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Thursday evening pairs
Director: Julian
DupliCAKE
Director: Julian
Afternoon Duplicate
Director: Andy O
Scorer: Andy O
Sussex Pairs Heat
Director: Julian
DupliCAKE
Director: Julian
Afternoon Duplicate
Director: Andy O
Scorer: Andy O
Thursday evening pairs
Director: Julian
DupliCAKE
Director: Julian
Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025

Term Dates

Autumn 

22 September - 5 December.

Spring 

5 January 2026 - 20 March: half term 23 February - 1 March.

Summer

30 March - 12 June: half term 18 - 24 May.

The four/five-week-long course "5-card-Majors" will be offered again soon. If you are interested, contact AvenueLessons@gmail.com ...

Year 2 Term One by Andy Osborn - Ref AO6. Wednesday night at the Sacred Heart Parish Rooms, Norton Road: 5pm - 7pm. There will be a recap of responding to No Trumps with Stayman and Transfers, then some work on big-hands leading to bidding slams. This will revisit the end of year 1. Later, this course moves into year 2. Greater sophistication in developing the auction. Defensive guidelines. Competitive bidding. 

The venue for all other courses is  Saint Andrews Church Hall, Hove close to the large Tesco. All terms are 10 weeks long with a week for half term. Every course costs £120. There must be prompt payment of the £120 by 29th September 2025. Details of the courses are indicative.

Tuesday Tuesday   Wednesday Wednesday   Thursday
Thursday
 
             
10:30am - 12:30pm
Continuing
Ollie Powell - Ref OP6 (ref OP61 next term)
Starts in JANUARY
10:30am - 12:30pm 
Beginners (to 20th March)
Year 1 Term One
Andy Osborn - Ref AO2
       
10am – 12 noon
Improvers
Year 3 and beyond
Ollie Powell - Ref OP4 (ref OP41 next term)
10am – 12 noon
Beginners Year 1 Term 3
Dudley Edwards - Ref DE1 (ref DE11 next term)  Recap on last term. Stayman & Transfers over NT: stronger and pre-emptive openings: responses and competing: slams
           
noon - 2pm
Continuing Year 2 Term 1
Ollie Powell - Ref OP3 (ref OP31 next term)  Recap and diagnostic. SWOT: developing the auction: defensive guidelines. 
noon - 2 pm
Beginners Year 1 Term One
Dudley Edwards - Ref DE2 (ref DE2 next term)  Minibridge. Opening 1NT; responses to 1NT; raise partner; new suit bids: NT bidding: strong balanced hands.
             
 
7pm - 9pm
Year 2 Term One
Nick Goslett and Dudley Edwards - Ref NandD (ref NanD next term)
Recap last term. SWOT, Losing trick count, bid 4th suit, in defence - signalling, unblocking, 2nd hand, partner's suit, third hand play.
7pm - 9pm
 
Beginners 7/11 to 2/12 (to become Beginners+ at End of Term)
 
Ollie Powell - Ref OP8 (ref OP81 next term)
 
7pm - 9pm

Guided Play (Practice Play) - now charged at £6 per session (online payments, please use the reference GP)

     
 

 

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