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CLUB HOUSE Tuesday Assisted Duplicate
Director: Lyn Poole
CLUBHOUSE - Tuesday AM Gentle
Director: Alan Mawdsley
CLUBHOUSE - Tuesday PM
Director: Vaughan Bishop
CLUBHOUSE - Monday Afternoon
Director: Maxine Julius
CLUBHOUSE - Monday Eve
Director: Pip Smitham
BBO - Monday Gentle Duplicate
10:00
RealBridge - Swiss Pairs
17:30-18:30
CLUBHOUSE - Friday Gentle
Director: Vic Martin
Calendar
9th Jul 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Bidding and Play Workshop & Learning Duplicate
10:00
9th Jul 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Gentle Duplicate
13:30
Host: Colin Gardner
9th Jul 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Supervised/Learning Duplicate
19:00
9th Jul 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Teams - cancelled
19:00
Director: Richard Banbury
Host: Wanted
9th Jul 2025
RealBridge - Supervised Play
10:30
Host: Wanted
9th Jul 2025
BBO - Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate
14:00
10th Jul 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Host: Wanted
10th Jul 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Supervised Play
19:00
Beginners’ Course Syllabus
Terms & lessons comprising the Beginners' Course

The Beginner’s Course is designed for those who wish to learn the game from scratch, with no prior knowledge assumed.  We closely follow the English Bridge Union recommended path to learning, starting with MiniBridge.

Students are encouraged to start playing in 'Supervised Play' sessions towards the end of Term 1 onwards.  When they feel comfortable students are encouraged to play in the other sessions aimed at Beginners and Improvers (click here to find out more about these sessions).

The lesson schedule is shown below the cost is £180.00 per term which includes all course materials.

 

Beginner’s Term 1

Beginner’s Term 2

Beginner’s Term 3

Beginner’s Term 4

01. Getting Started with Minibridge

11. Responding with a New Suit or NT Bid

21. Attitude Signals and Discards

31. Opening 2NT

02. Playing Minibridge with Trumps

12. Opener’s Minimum Rebids (when Unbalanced)

22. Overcalling a Suit

32. Opening 2 Clubs

03. Introducing Declarer Play

13. Opener’s Strong Rebids (when Unbalanced)

23. Making a NT Overcall

33. Slam Bidding

04. Introducing Defence

14. Opener’s Strong Rebids (with a Balanced Hand)

24. Take-Out Doubles

34. Vulnerability, Doubling and Introducing Pre-empts

05. Recap on Declarer Play and Defence

15. Recap on Opener’s Rebids

25. Recap on The Competitive Auction

35. Three Weak Twos

06. The Auction, Opening 1NT and Balanced Hand Responses

16. Uncontested Bidding Revision

26. 4-4-4-1 Hands

36. Coping with Opposition Pre-empts and Weak Twos

07. Responding to 1NT with an Unbalanced Hand

17. Declarer Play Techniques in NT Contracts 1

27. The Stayman Convention

37. Recap On Pre-empts and Weak 2s

08. Recap on 1NT Responses

18. Declarer Play Techniques in NT Contracts 2

28. Defensive Cardplay vs. NT Contracts

38. Review of Declarer Play Techniques

09. Opening 1-of-a-Suit and Limit Raises

19. Declarer Play Techniques in a Trump Contract

29. Defensive Cardplay vs. Suit Contracts

39. Review of Defensive Cardplay

10. Term 1 Revision

20. Declarer Play Revision

30. Revision

40. 5332s and Bending the Rules