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Diary Date: 11 September 2024 
FESTIVAL OF BRIDGE DUPLICATE BRIDGE SESSION IN AID OF CANCER RESEARCH UK
Bridge with afternoon tea. Please contact us for details.

Diary Date 14 September 2024

FESTIVAL OF BRIDGE "DROP IN" OPEN DAY AT HULL BRIDGE CLUB  10 am - 1 pm
117 Spring Bank, Hull HU3 1BH. Car park at rear 
See what's behind the green door.....
Find out what it's all about and  why bridge is such a wonderful game!
Have a chat, a cup of coffee, get some info. 

BRIDGE CLASSES

Beginners courses and Consolidation course (now finished) started in October 2023, together with an Intermediate class in November 2023.

We're already compiling a list for the next Beginners' course and the next Consolidation course starting in October 2024.

So get in touch and let us know if you would like to join us for our next courses.

Lesson topics can now be found under "Bridge Courses"

Practice play in conjunction with Hull Bridge Club

Now on Wednesday pm at Hull Bridge Club and most Tuesday evenings at our Ferriby venue.

Please keep an eye on the calendar!

Recent message from first timer at "Stepping Stones" dupLicate play:

"Thanks Penny - I was very apprehensive about going last night but really enjoyed it - (The leader) was brilliant support".

Contact us for further details

 
Bridge Courses

This page has information and news of interest to the members. For a full list of forthcoming events, see "Calendar" on the menu and for a list of results see "Results".

"SNIPPETS for beginners" - Get ahead of the class!
Beginners Course

1st module

OCTOBER 2023
24th  Lesson I 1ntroduction & Opening 1NT
31st  Lesson 2  Opening 1NT & 2NT

​​​​NOVEMBER
 7th  Lesson 3  Declarer play in NT
14th  NO CLASS
 21st Lesson 4  Leading agaInst a NT contract TBC
 28th Lesson 5  Trumps

DECEMBER 
NO CLASSES

JANUARY 2024
 16th Lesson (free)  Revision of bidding so far 
 23rd Lesson 6        Ways of winning tricks 
 30th  Lesson 7       Opening one of a suit & responses part 1 
 
FEBRUARY
13th  Lesson 8     Opening one of a suit & responses part 2 
 27th Lesson 9    Opening one of a suit & responses part 3 

MARCH 
12th  Lesson 10   Stayman 

2nd module

26th  Lesson 1 Limit bids

MAY
  7th  Lesson 2  Reverse bidding  
14th  Lesson 3  Simple overcalls   
21st   Lesson 4  Opening one of a suit - which suit to choose 
28th  Lesson 5   Pre-emptive bidding 

JUNE
 18th  Lesson 6  2-level openers part 1 
25th  Lesson 7 2-level openers part 2    

JULY
 9th   Lesson 8  Making Enquiries
24th  Lesson 9 An Introduction to Take Out Doubles
31st  Lesson 10 Red suit transfers

  (Dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on the website for changes)
 

 



 

 
Consolidation Course

1st module 

OCTOBER 2023
25th Lesson 1 Opening & responding to 1NT/2NT opener 

NOVEMBER 
1st  Lesson 2 Opening at the one-level
8th   Lesson 3  Continuing the bidding when partner opens at the 1-level, part 1 
15th  Lesson 4 Continuing the bidding when partner opens at the 1-level, part 2  
22nd  Lesson 5 Pre-empts 
29th Lesson 6 Opening with a  2-bid Part 1 

DECEMBER 
NO CLASSES

JANUARY 2024
3rd   Lesson 7 Opening with a 2-bid Part 2  
10th Lesson 8 Simple overcalls
17th Lesson 9 Looking for slams 
24th Lesson 10 Take out doubles 

2nd module

FEBRUARY 
7th    Lesson 1 What everyone else does after a take out double 
14th  Lesson 2 Signals
21st   Lesson 3 Leading & Defence 
28th   Lesson 4 Defeating Trump Contracts

MARCH
6th     Lesson 5  Which suit to open & where do declarer's tricks come from? 
13th   Lesson 6   Bidding to show shape & points 
20th   NO CLASS
27th  Lesson 7  Doubling & overcalling a 1NT opener  

APRIL
3rd  Lesson 8    More about Red Suit transfers & other stories 
10th  Lesson 9  The Halmick Convention
17th  Lesson 10 Making your plan


 (dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on this page & the website calendar for changes)
Intermediate Course

1st module

November 2023
4th     1 Introduction /  Doubling 1NT & Halmick 
18th   2  Negative doubles
25th   3  Transfers over 1NT & 2NT openers  

January 2024
6th    4    Much more about Stayman 
20th  5    Signals 

February
3rd    6    Playing your honour or not 
10th  7    2-level openers - weak or strong?  Part 1
17th       Reprise: 2-level openers - weak or strong? Part 1

March
2nd    8    2-level openers - weak or strong? Part 2 
9th     9    4th suit forcing  
16th  10    5-card Stayman over 2NT openers

2nd module 

April
13th  1   Countering an overcall 

May
11th  2  Jump overcalls - what sort?

July
6th    3  Defending in 2nd seat (TBC)
27th  4  Defending in 3rd seat 

August
10th  5      Take out doubles
         6      Opener/responder's actions over TOD
         7      "Asking" Part 1
         8      "Asking" Part 2
         9      Splinter Bids
       10    Convention Cards

(dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on the website for changes)
 
OTHER POSSIBLE TOPICS:
Overcalls, sacrifices & phantoms; Bending the Rules Losing trick Count        

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