| WELCOME |
Charnwood Bridge Teachers are a group of experienced teachers from the Loughborough, John Storer House and Bradgate Bridge Clubs, affiliated to the English Bridge Union.
We are offering courses of lessons for beginners and improvers in the Charnwood area of Leicestershire.
Lessons take place at the Rothley Centre in Rothley. Contact Richard Rees - richard.rees227@gmail.com for term dates and further details.
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| Lesson notes |
For lesson notes for 2026/27 click on the relevant year.
| ♣ YEAR 1 |
♦ YEAR 2 |
♥ YEAR 3 |
♠ IYD |
These notes will be available when term starts.
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| 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.
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| MERCURY TROPHY |
The results from the Mercury Trophy are now on the LCBA website
https://www.bridgewebs.com/leicestershire/
There was a record field of 52 pairs, with CBT very well-represented.
This year's winners were Chris Barlow & Rob Wright with an excellent 71.3% - congratulations to them.
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| Masterpoint promotions |
Congratulations to the following current and former students who reached the following Masterpoint grades in May:
Liz Kitchen Area Master
Sally Lee Club Master
Cate Alexander Area Master
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| IMPROVE YOUR DUPLICATE |
The feedback from last year’s lessons was very positive so this coming year we intend to increase the number of IYD sessions to 10, approximately one per month. They will be held at the Rothley Centre on a Thursday morning.
The sessions will be run by Brian and Richard and 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.
You don’t need to pre-book. You don’t need a partner – we will pair up those who come as singletons.
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.
To see the proposed topics and dates for the 26-27 series of IYD lessons click below:
IYD 2026-27
These will be posted when available
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| 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.
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| CHARNWOOD BRIDGE TEACHERS - CONSTITUTION |
We have grown significantly (and beyond our initial expectation!) from the small class we started in Autumn 2019 to well over 100 Teachers, Buddies and students.
As a result, we recently decided to codify CBT's aims, management and structure. We now have a formal Constitution (click anywhere in this note to download a copy).
CBT's Committee comprises all six teachers, and the Officers are Chairman (Stuart), Treasurer (Gail) and Secretary (Richard).
All students are members of the Club and by virtue of membership, are treated as having accepted this Constitution. They most relevant segment for student members is:
OBJECTS
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3. To provide and maintain an enjoyable and friendly atmosphere in which to learn.
4. To promote and uphold the game’s etiquette so that the learning experience remains enjoyable for everyone.
By paying their term fees, student members automatically agree to abide by the Constitution and the aims of CBT, in particular objects 3. and 4. above, and accept they too have a vital role in helping the Club to achieve these aims.
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