The complete way for beginners to learn bridge using the Bridge For All scheme from the English Bridge Union. No experience needed.
£10 per person per lesson. The book that accompanies this course – Beginning Bridge is £25.
Here are some of the questions I am sometimes asked about bridge lessons:
The beginners course consists of about 25 lessons plus another 6 practice sessions. Most people are unable to attend every lesson so we do quite a bit of revision and recapping as we go. Most of the time you will be learning by playing so you should enjoy yourself and be able to play right from the very first lesson. This course will give you a good grounding in bridge.
No! The only mathematics you need is the ability to count.
No! you will find that as learn more about bridge, your memory for which cards have been played will improve automatically.
No you just pay per lesson each time you attend. The course book will be available to purchase at the first lesson.
Yes. I give the same lesson twice each Thursday, so you can switch from one time to the other as you wish.
The next Continuing Bridge Class will start in December 2016.
£10 per person per lesson. The book that accompanies this course – Continuing Bridge is £25.
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Lesson |
Topics |
Area |
Book Pages |
Exercise |
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07/12/2016 |
08/12/2016 |
1 |
Review the uncontested auction |
Bidding |
p3-7 |
p15 |
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14/12/2016 |
15/12/2016 |
2 |
Review overcalls and doubles |
Bidding |
p8, p14 |
quiz |
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21/12/2016 |
22/12/2016 |
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Break |
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28/12/2016 |
29/12/2016 |
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Break |
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04/01/2017 |
05/01/2017 |
3 |
Planning the Play |
Declarer |
p21-24 |
quiz |
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11/01/2017 |
12/01/2017 |
4 |
3rd Hand Play |
Defence |
p41-43 |
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18/01/2017 |
19/01/2017 |
5 |
2nd Hand Play |
Defence |
p44-48 |
p49 |
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25/01/2017 |
26/01/2017 |
6 |
Protecting Partner and defence |
Defence |
p12-14 |
p17 |
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01/02/2017 |
02/02/2017 |
7 |
The Danger Hand, holding up |
Declarer |
pp 77-80 |
p85 |
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08/02/2017 |
09/02/2017 |
8 |
Showing shape, 4441 |
Bidding |
p90-91 |
p97 |
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15/02/2017 |
16/02/2017 |
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Break |
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22/02/2017 |
23/02/2017 |
9 |
Losing Trick Count |
Bidding |
p129-130 |
p141 |
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01/03/2017 |
02/03/2017 |
10 |
The Law of Total Tricks |
Bidding |
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08/03/2017 |
09/03/2017 |
11 |
Slam Bidding: Cue Bids |
Bidding |
p29-36 |
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15/03/2017 |
16/03/2017 |
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Break |
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22/03/2017 |
23/03/2017 |
12 |
Negative or Sputnik doubles |
Bidding |
p55, 57-60 |
p71 |
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29/03/2017 |
30/03/2017 |
13 |
Fourth Suit Forcing |
Bidding |
p92-93 |
p99 |
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05/04/2017 |
06/04/2017 |
14 |
Bending the rules |
Bidding |
p94-95 |
p101 |
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12/04/2017 |
13/04/2017 |
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Break |
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19/04/2017 |
20/04/2017 |
15 |
Defensive signals |
Defence |
p107-9 |
p118 |
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26/04/2017 |
27/04/2017 |
16 |
Signals and discarding |
Defence |
p110-112 |
p119 |
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03/05/2017 |
04/05/2017 |
17 |
Defence against suit contracts |
Defence |
p113,4 |
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10/05/2017 |
11/05/2017 |
18 |
Lead of king vs NT |
Defence |
p115-6 |
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17/05/2017 |
18/05/2017 |
19 |
Red Suit Transfers |
Bidding |
p134-135 |
p145,147 |
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24/05/2017 |
25/05/2017 |
20 |
Weak Twos and Landy |
Bidding |
p136-140 |
p149,151 |
The current beginners' course started in Feb 2016. If you know some bridge, you can join in, part way through the course.
· Wednesday and Thursday 2:00-4:00pm Pinner Bridge Club, 103 Marsh Road, Pinner HA5 5PA
· Thursday only 7:30-9:30pm St John's Church, Hallowell Road, Northwood HA6 1DN (Near Green Lane)
£9 per person per lesson. The book that accompanies this course – Beginning Bridge is £25.
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Wednesdays |
Thursdays |
Lesson |
Topic |
Book Pages |
Exercise |
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10/02/2016 |
11/02/2016 |
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Minibridge NT - Free Taster |
p7-8 |
p16 |
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17/02/2016 |
18/02/2016 |
1 |
Minibridge Trumps |
p9-10 |
p18 |
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24/02/2016 |
25/02/2016 |
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Break |
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02/03/2016 |
03/03/2016 |
2 |
Declarer Play |
p11 |
p20 |
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09/03/2016 |
10/03/2016 |
3 |
Basic Defence |
p12-15 |
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16/03/2016 |
17/03/2016 |
4 |
Minibridge Practice |
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23/03/2016 |
24/03/2016 |
5 |
1NT, responses |
p24-27 |
p32 |
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30/03/2016 |
31/03/2016 |
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Easter Break |
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06/04/2016 |
07/04/2016 |
6 |
1NT, responses |
p28-31 |
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13/04/2016 |
14/04/2016 |
7 |
Opening 1 of a Suit, limit raises |
p35-38 |
p50 |
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20/04/2016 |
21/04/2016 |
8 |
New Suit responses |
p39-44, 52 |
p50 |
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27/04/2016 |
28/04/2016 |
9 |
Practice Hands |
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04/05/2016 |
05/05/2016 |
10 |
Openers rebids |
p45-46 |
p35-44 (read) |
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11/05/2016 |
12/05/2016 |
11 |
Getting into NT |
p46-48, 53 |
Read handout |
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18/05/2016 |
19/05/2016 |
12 |
Declarer Play Techniques |
p58-61 |
p73 |
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25/05/2016 |
26/05/2016 |
13 |
Declarer Play in NT |
p62-66 |
p75 |
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02/06/2016 |
14 |
Practice Hands |
Thursday only due to Pinner Fair |
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08/06/2016 |
09/06/2016 |
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Break |
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15/06/2016 |
16/06/2016 |
15 |
Declarer Play in a suit |
p67-72 |
p77 |
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22/06/2016 |
23/06/2016 |
16 |
Defence - leading |
p81-88 |
p93 |
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29/06/2016 |
30/06/2016 |
17 |
Defence - play |
p90-92 |
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06/07/2016 |
07/07/2016 |
18 |
Defence - discarding, rule of 11 |
p89 |
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13/07/2016 |
14/07/2016 |
19 |
Suit Overcalls and responses |
p97-99 |
p109 |
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20/07/2016 |
21/07/2016 |
20 |
Takeout doubles |
p100-103 |
p111 |
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27/07/2016 |
28/07/2016 |
21 |
Practice Hands |
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03/08/2016 |
04/08/2016 |
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Summer Break (6 weeks) |
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14/09/2016 |
15/09/2016 |
22 |
Takeout doubles and overcalls (review) |
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21/09/2016 |
22/09/2016 |
23 |
1NT overcall and Revision |
p104-107 |
p113 |
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28/09/2016 |
29/09/2016 |
24 |
Stayman |
p119-121 |
p122 |
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05/10/2016 |
06/10/2016 |
25 |
2NT opening |
p125 |
NT Ladder |
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12/10/2016 |
13/10/2016 |
26 |
2C/2D/H/S - opening |
p126-129 |
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19/10/2016 |
20/10/2016 |
27 |
Practice Hands |
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26/10/2016 |
27/10/2016 |
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Break |
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02/11/2016 |
03/11/2016 |
28 |
Slam Bidding |
p130-132 |
p133 |
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09/11/2016 |
10/11/2016 |
29 |
Pre-empts and responses |
p139-140 |
p143 |
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16/11/2016 |
17/11/2016 |
30 |
Competing against pre-empts |
p141-142 |
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23/11/2016 |
24/11/2016 |
31 |
Practice pre-empts |
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