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WELCOME

Welcome to the website of Charnwood Bridge Teachers, a teaching club affiliated to the English Bridge Union (no. 520240). 

We are a group of seven experienced teachers from the Loughborough, John Storer House and Bradgate Bridge Clubs, who are offering courses of bridge lessons for beginners and improvers in the Charnwood area of Leicestershire. 

Lessons take place at the Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley.  Contact richard.rees227@gmail.com for term dates and further details.

Welcome to Charnwood Bridge Teachers
STRATFORD 2027

CBT  Spring Bridge Break 2027

“Avoiding a Comedy of Errors”

6th - 9th May 2027 at the Doubletree by Hilton Stratford-upon-Avon

We can’t guarantee error-free Bridge but can be certain of a good laugh with friends over the Bridge table and at the Bar.

For further details and to book your place visit

Stratford 2027 information

under ‘Bridge weekends away’, on the contents bar on the lefthand side, where you will find Ruth’s details and how to book.

Stratford 2026
Stratford 2026
IMPROVE YOUR DUPLICATE

Now that the Rothley Centre has reopened, we have finalised the plan for our “Improve Your Duplicate” sessions.    

These will be run by Brian and Richard; they are aimed at those who have completed the Charnwood Bridge Teachers course and are already playing Club or Teams duplicate, and regular club players who want to improve their game. 

As the return to the Rothley Centre has been delayed, we will only be running five sessions this summer.  These will be held on Thursday mornings, running from 10.00 to about 12.20.

You don’t need to pre-book.  You don’t need a partner – we will pair up those who come as singletons. 

We will have a sign-up sheet at the first session where you can let us know (without commitment) whether you plan to attend on future dates. This helps us to plan how many pre-dealt boards we need for each session. 

Each of the topics is stand-alone, so you can dip in and out as you please.  They will be the same price as last year - £7.50 per head.  We don’t yet have a card machine, so (at least for the first session) the table money will be payable in cash on the day – please bring the right change with you.

The current plan is for five topics:

June 11       Negative doubles

June 25       Simple endplays

July 9          Avoidance plays

July 23        Planning at trick 1

August 6     Better use of trumps in defence

BACK AT THE ROTHLEY CENTRE

We are delighted to tell you that all of our teaching sessions will now be back at the Rothley Centre. 

The first of the Summer sessions will be on 18 May (Year 1 will be a refresher session in Meeting Room 1 and Year 2 & 3 will have a combined duplicate session in the Lounge).  The Improve Your Duplicate sessions for Club players will start in June.

Notes will go out to each Year group in due course but all the details are on the Calendar on the website.

Results
Y2/Y3 DUPLICATE
Teacher: sm
Scorer: bridgemate
Farewell Pairs
Teacher: Brian Stockdale
Scorer: Ruth Johnson
Teams
Teacher: Brain Stockdale
Scorer: Ruth Johnson
Calendar
1st June 2026
YEAR 1 REFRESHER 2 - DEFENCE v NO TRUMPS
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Richard/Ruth
1st June 2026
Y2/Y3 DUPLICATE - MERCURY TROPHY
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Brian
8th June 2026
Y2/Y3 DUPLICATE
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Anne
11th June 2026
IMPROVE YOUR DUPLICATE - NEGATIVE DOUBLES
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Richard
15th June 2026
YEAR 1 REFRESHER 3 - PLAYING SUIT CONTRACTS
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Richard/Ruth/Gail
15th June 2026
Y2/Y3 DUPLICATE
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Stuart
22nd June 2026
Y2/Y3 DUPLICATE
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Ruth
25th June 2026
IMPROVE YOUR DUPLICATE - SIMPLE ENDPLAYS
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Richard
29th June 2026
YEAR 1 REFRESHER 4 - DEFENCE v SUIT CONTRACTS
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Ruth
29th June 2026
Y2/Y3 DUPLICATE
ROTHLEY CENTRE 10.00
Teacher: Gail