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Beginners and Intermediates
Bridge School - Beginners and Intermediates

Bridge Tuition is organised by the Pall Mall Bridge Circle Committee, and centres around courses for Bridge Beginners and Intermediates.  

NB: all lessons have to be booked in advance, and courses are booked and charged for by the term.

Bridge tuition is provided by Mike Eden (Beginners) and Anne Catchpole (Intermediates) --  both bridge wizards!  Their objectives are to prepare players to participate in the main duplicate section in a friendly environment.Mike Eden

 

 

Beginners Tuition

We hold a weekend introductory course every year in September which is designed to give people who have never played bridge before an introduction to the game.

There will be another course for beginners starting in September 2024, this is held on Wednesday evenings from 19:00 to 21:00 and the charge is taken by the term.  The course is taught by our new wonderful teacher Mike Eden.

We follow a course designed by the English Bridge Union and students are expected to attend regularly and do homework. This finishes in July and students then move onto the Intermediate group.

 

 

Intermediate TuitionAnne Catchpole

Intermediate lessons are held on a Thursday evening along side the Duplicate.  Our teacher for this course is Anne Catchpole. 

Anne has taught many of our players Bridge in the past and is always a firm favourite!

Students  are then given a Mentor to play with once a month in our Bridge Duplicate, this is very helpful for students in order to get used to playing on Duplicate Club nights. 

 

Last updated : 22nd Dec 2024 14:22 GMT
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Lesson Schedule for Intermediate students

Schedule for April to July 2025

April

3rd       Slam bidding

10th       Rule of 20

17th      Gentle duplicate

24th       Stayman and transfers – bringing it all together

May  

   

1st       Using trumps wisely

8th        Blackwood

15th      Gentle duplicate

22nd      Cue bidding for slams

29th      Why opening leads are so important

June

5th        Ducking/holding up

12th      Landy

19th      Gentle duplicate

26th      Strong jump shifts

 

July

3rd         Bidding strong balanced hands

10th       Splinter bids

17th      Gentle duplicate

24th        Helpful defence

31st       Revision

Last updated : 9th Apr 2025 10:31 BST
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