FOR 97-year-old Florence Slattery, bridge is more than just a card game - it's a way of keeping sane.

Ms Slattery, who turns 98 in June, was a foundation member of the Warwick Bridge Club when it was established in May 1985.

A Warwick resident since 1941, Ms Slattery has played the popular card game with the club twice a week for the past 28 years.

"I've been playing bridge for as long as I can remember," she said.

"I love it - it keeps me sane."

Warwick Bridge Club president Rosalind Hart said there were few bridge clubs in Australia who could claim to have a member like Florence Slattery.

"Not many clubs in the country would be able to say they have an active 97-year-old member," she said. "Our average age is 75 to 80 years old."

For Ms Slattery, every day is a bonus.

"The Bridge Club has a lot of friendship," she said.

"It's made a lot of people happy, who would have otherwise been at home, sad and lonely."

Fellow bridge player Claire Duggan said there was a real sense of community at the club.

"Bridge is a very strategic game," she said.

"There's lots of rules - you never finish learning."

The Warwick Bridge Club meets for games on Monday and Friday from 1pm until 4.30/5pm.

"We have an average of eight tables," Mrs Hart said. "There are two teams at each table."

Mrs Hart said the club was always looking for new players.

"The game is so unknown and attracting new players is getting more difficult," she said.

"It's difficult to tap into that resource with technology around."

For more information or to join the Warwick Bridge Club phone president Rosalind Hart on 4661 8660.