Simon will run a Refresher and Improvers series of seminars on the more common aspects of the game during the summer .

These will consolidate what is taught on the Beginners course and take one or two areas a little further.

All will be held on Wednesday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

-  cost £10 charged to members cashless accounts

The topics will be

1 Opener's rebid to show their strength and shape. - Wednesday 29th July

2 Responder's second bid - Wednesday 5th August

3 Doubles and their meaning beyond the basic take out - Wednesday 12th August

4 Coping with 1NT openings both by your partner and by the opposition - Wednesday 19th August

5 Playing in No trump contracts - Wednesday 26th August

6 Playing in suit contracts - Wednesday 2nd September

7 Important thoughts when defending - Wednesday 9th September

8 Looking to see if a slam might be possible - Wednesday 16th September

it is not essential to attend all sessions although obviously some are better taken in pairs.

Simon may be able to add a couple more topics so if you have a suggestion please email him - simon.bloomfield789@gmail.com

The Hitchin Bridge Club plays both online and face to face.

Full details of our regular sessions are listed in the schedule below.

Face to face sessions and bridge lessons are held in the church hall

of Our Lady's R C Church 16 Nightingale Road Hitchin SG5 1QS

F2F in the Church Hall

Monday afternoon - duplicate pairs at 1.15 p.m. 

Monday evening - supervised play  at 7.15 p.m. - for less confident and less experienced members and course graduates, partners not required.

Tuesday afternoon -  duplicate pairs at 1.15 p.m. 

Wednesday afternoon - restricted duplicate pairs at 1.15 p.m. . This is a shorter session playing usually 18/21  boards and finishing at 4 p.m. Players are restricted to a partnership NGS of 16 or less.

Thursday evening - duplicate pairs at 7.15 p.m. 

Real Bridge

Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.

All events are free at the point of entry, members are invoiced monthly. F2F sessions £3. Online sessions £2.50. Supervised play £4.

For f2f sessions please turn up at least 10 mins before the start time.

Members only but new players are able to have 2 free sessions before joining.

Bridge players who would like to become members can apply by completing the application form on the website - Membership Application Form.pdf