SpadeHeart 
West Malling Bridge Club
 DiamondClub
Release 2.19r
Bridge for Improvers
2025 Improvers Workshops Schedule

All workshops held in Committee Room. Offham Village Hall usually
on second Monday and second Friday of each month (November is the exception), starting in May

 

PLEASE BOOK IN USING THE "Find A Partner" FUNCTION 

 

FRIDAYS 10am - 12noon

9th May                  Trial Bidding and 4th Suit Forcing  (Stronger Hands): getting to game

13th June               Tricks v Points  (Hand Assessment): NT hands, the Losing Trick
                                Count, winners, intermediates 

11th July                Pre-emptive Bidding and Bidding to the Level of the Fit
                               (Competitive Bidding): responses to overcalls and weak openings

8th August             All About Overcalls (Competitive Bidding): Including Bidding to
                               the Level of the Fit and The Unassuming Cue Bid  
 

12th September     Doubles (Competitive Bidding): penalty, takeout, negative,
                                lead-directing, responsive  

10th October          Leads (Defensive Play): choosing the suit, leading the right
                                card; v. NTs, v. Suits

21st November      More on Declarer Play: Timing and Sequencing; Reading the Defence;
                                Communication and Entries

MONDAYS 7pm - 9pm

12th May               Tricks v Points  (Hand Assessment): NT hands, the Losing Trick
                               Count, winners, intermediates

9th June                All About Overcalls (Competitive Bidding): Including Bidding to
                               the Level of the Fit and The Unassuming Cue Bid  

14th July                Slam Bidding (Stronger Hands): NT slams, trial bids, cue bids, 
                               splinter bids, Blackwood 

11th August           Doubles (Competitive Bidding): penalty, takeout, negative,
                                lead-directing, responsive

8th September       Leads (Defensive Play): choosing the suit, leading the right
                                card; v. NTs, v. Suits

13th October        Pre-emptive Bidding and Bidding to the Level of the Fit
                               (Competitive Bidding): responses to overcalls and weak openings

17th November Trial Bidding and 4th Suit Forcing  (Stronger Hands): getting to game

8th December      More on Declarer Play: FINESSING; Timing and Sequencing;
                              Reading the Defence: Communication and Entries
 
 
*** NOTE THIS WILL BE A 3-HOUR SESSION STARTING AT 6PM ^^^^