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Modern Acol Bidding
Two
nine-week courses given by Tony Staw designed to cover many of today’s
modern bridge conventions starting in October 2009.
Modern Acol – Part 1:
Constructive Bidding
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Wednesday
2pm
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Thursday
7:30pm
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Lesson
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Topics
Covered
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07/10/2009
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08/10/2009
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1
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Benjaminised Acol: Weak Twos and Strong Twos
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14/10/2009
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15/10/2009
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2
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Responses to Weak Twos, defence to Weak Twos
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21/10/2009
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22/10/2009
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3
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Red suit transfers over NT
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28/10/2009
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29/10/2009
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4
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More on transfers: transfers and Stayman, the 2ª
response
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04/11/2009
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05/11/2009
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5
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Supporting Partner’s suit: Pudding 3NT,
pre-emptive game raises Splinter bids
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Break
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18/11/2009
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19/11/2009
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6
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Extended use of Splinters
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25/11/2009
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26/11/2009
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7
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Slam
Bidding: Gerber, Roman Key Card Blackwood; Dealing with Interference
(DOPI)
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02/12/2009
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03/12/2009
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8
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Slam
Bidding: Cue bids
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09/12/2009
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10/12/2009
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9
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Game trial bids in a major suit and in No Trump
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Modern Acol – Part 2:
Competitive Bidding
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13/01/2010
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14/01/2010
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1
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The Law of Total Tricks; The Unassuming Cue Bid
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20/01/2010
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21/01/2010
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2
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Bidding over the opponents double; redouble
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27/01/2010
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28/01/2010
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3
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Weak jump overcalls;
unusual NT overcall
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03/02/2010
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04/02/2010
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4
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Michaels Cue Bid; competitive bidding practice
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10/02/2010
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11/02/2010
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5
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Doubles: takeout or
penalty? Negative
doubles
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17/02/2010
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18/02/2010
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6
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Double of artificial bids; lead-directing
doubles; Lightner doubles
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24/02/2010
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25/02/2010
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7
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Defence to 1NT: Landy
and ASTRO
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03/03/2010
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04/03/2010
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8
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1NT X runout (Halmic); Gambling 3NT
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10/03/2010
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11/03/2010
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9
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5 card Majors / Standard American
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Each
lesson will be given on Wednesday afternoons at Pinner Bridge Club
(2:00-4:00pm) and again on Thursday evenings at the Oasis Lounge,
Northwood Methodist Church (7:30-9:30pm)
Prices are: £10 per lesson or £65
for each course of 9 lessons.
A complete set of class notes is £15
Please
contact Tony Staw 020 8868 7205 or tonystaw@blueyonder.co.uk for further
information or to register your interest.
The
lessons are aimed at players who know basic Acol, but would like to learn
some popular modern conventions.
Wednesday
afternoons at Pinner Bridge Club, 103 Marsh Road, Pinner HA5 5PA
Thursday evenings at Oasis Lounge,
Northwood Methodist Church, Oaklands Gate,
Northwood HA6 3AA
(near ASK restaurant) |
Bridge for Beginners
No prior knowledge is required. The courses combine lessons in all aspects of bridge with "Minibridge",
which allows beginners to start playing bridge from day one - before they have
mastered all the bridge bidding sequences.
The only requirement is the ability to count. Familiarity with a deck
of cards would be an advantage.
 | Class Times: Afternoons 12:30-2:30pm, Evenings 7.30-9:30pm |
Beginning Bridge - 1 (13 lessons)
| Shuffling and dealing |
| Introduction to bridge via minibridge |
| Introduction to declarer play, defence and bidding |
| No Trumps and suit opening bids |
| Responder's bid and openers rebid with a strong and weak hand |
| Getting into No Trump |
| Revision and competition |
Beginning Bridge - 2
(13 lessons)
| Declarer play |
| Defence and the opening lead |
| Overcalls in a suit or No Trump |
| Doubles, and bidding after doubles |
| Competitive bidding |
| Stayman convention |
| Strong opening bids: 2NT and 2 of a suit |
| Bidding Slams: Cue bidding and Blackwood |
| Revision and competition |
Continuing Bridge
Suitable for those who have completed the Beginning Bridge 1 and 2 classes,
or those with some experience of basic bridge.
Continuing Bridge - 1 (13 lessons)
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Date
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Lesson
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Topic
of Lesson
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Focus
of Lesson
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08/01/2009
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1
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Review
the uncontested auction; Suit Bidding
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Bidding
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15/01/2009
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2
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Review
the uncontested auction; Responding to 1NT, 2NT
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Bidding
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22/01/2009
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3
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Review
the contested auction: overcalls and doubles
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Bidding
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29/01/2009
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4
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Review
Slam Bidding - Blackwood; Cue Bidding
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Bidding
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05/02/2009
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5
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Pre-emptive
bidding and responses
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Bidding
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12/02/2009
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6
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Competing
against pre-empts
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Bidding
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19/02/2009
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7
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Protecting
Partner and Practise defence
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Bidding
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26/02/2009
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8
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3rd
Hand Play
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Defence
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05/03/2009
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9
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2nd
Hand Play
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Defence
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12/03/2009
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10
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Defensive
signals (att and suit preference)
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Defence
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19/03/2009
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11
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Defensive
signals (count) and discarding
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Defence
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26/03/2009
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12
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Trump
promotion
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Defence
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02/04/2009
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13
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Forcing
defence
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Defence
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Continuing Bridge -
2 (13 lessons)
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Lesson |
Topic
of Lesson |
Focus
of Lesson |
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16/04/2009
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14
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Planning
the Play
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Declarer
Play
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23/04/2009
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15
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Planning
the Play
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Declarer
Play
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30/04/2009
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16
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The
Danger Hand
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Declarer
Play
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07/05/2009
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17
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Counting
and Deception
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Declarer
Play
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14/05/2009
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18
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Negative
Doubles
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Bidding
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21/05/2009
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19
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The
Law of Total Tricks: how high to bid in competition
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Bidding
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28/05/2009
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20
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Hand
evaluation, pre-emptive game raise
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Bidding
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04/06/2009
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21
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Losing
Trick Count
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Bidding
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11/06/2009
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22
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Showing
shape, 4441
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Bidding
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18/06/2009
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23
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Fourth
Suit Forcing
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Bidding
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25/06/2009
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24
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Bending
the rules
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Bidding
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02/07/2009
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25
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Red
Suit Transfers
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Bidding
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09/07/2009
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26
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Practise
transfers
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Bidding
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Locations:
ØThursday
lunchtimes: 12:30-2:30pm
ØPinner
Bridge Club, 103 Marsh Road, Pinner HA5 5PA
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Thursday evenings: 7:30-9:30pm
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Northwood Methodist Church, Oasis Lounge, Oakland's Gate,
Northwood HA6 3AA
Rates: Each course of 13 lessons costs £110, which
includes the Bridge for All ‘Continuing Bridge’ book and membership
of the English Bridge Union. Half
price rates for returning students who are re-doing the same unit.
Contact Tony Staw
020 8868 7205 for further information
Each Beginning Bridge and Continuing Bridge course of 12 lessons costs £100, which includes the Bridge for All
training material and membership of the English Bridge Union. Continuing members pay their
initial rates.
Each course include all the English Bridge Union (EBU) supporting material:
| course book
| membership of the EBU and your county association
| a bi-monthly members magazine English Bridge
| an 18-month EBU diary
| an EBU students' publication The Ruffian |
| Information about Beginner's bridge events |
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