The Club plays Chicago and Duplicate Bridge; Rubber Bridge is no longer played as it has become an unpopular format at this and many other clubs. Monday evening is for cut-in and pairs Chicago, alternating each week. Wednesday evening is Duplicate for pre-arranged partnerships (owing to its popularity, non-members may not attend). Friday afternoon is cut-in Chicago but with an emphasis on tuition where players are encouraged to ask for help and guidance with their bidding and card play.

 

Each year we offer a variety of courses, open to all. Tuition is given in a very relaxed and informal manner by an enthusiastic and very knowledgeable Terry Wood. This year — 2012 — the last course in the ‘Back to Basics’ series is being held. It is designed to reinforce proper bidding and card play technique for those who may have recently learned Bridge, or who have played for some time but feel their Bridge needs improvement.

 

Other courses have already been held covering Stayman and Transfers, Opening Leads, Competitive Bidding, and Slam Bidding lasting two evenings each, and Beginners and Improvers course lasting 12 evenings. It is likely these some of these courses will be run again in the future in line with demand, so keep an eye on this web site for details. Tuition fees for attending courses depend on the length of the course and are inclusive of course notes and refreshments.

 

Membership from 1st April 2012 is £38.00 per annum with table money of up to £1.50 for members and £2 for non-members including tea and biscuits during evening play. Although the section is currently open to a limited number of new members who can already play Bridge, it is likely that the section will be full once again and so a new waiting list is in operation.