| 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.
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10:30am - 12:30pm
Continuing
Ollie Powell - Ref OP6 (ref OP61 next term)
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Starts in JANUARY
10:30am - 12:30pm
Beginners (to 20th March)
Year 1 Term One
Andy Osborn - Ref AO2
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10am – 12 noon
Improvers
Year 3 and beyond
Ollie Powell - Ref OP4 (ref OP41 next term)
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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
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noon - 2pm
Continuing Year 2 Term 1
Ollie Powell - Ref OP3 (ref OP31 next term) Recap and diagnostic. SWOT: developing the auction: defensive guidelines.
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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.
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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.
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7pm - 9pm
Beginners 7/11 to 2/12 (to become Beginners+ at End of Term)
Ollie Powell - Ref OP8 (ref OP81 next term)
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7pm - 9pm
Guided Play (Practice Play) - now charged at £6 per session (online payments, please use the reference GP)
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