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Visit our pages to find more about learning and playing bridge in South Nottinghamshire,
East Bridgford, Keyworth, Ruddington and West Bridgford.
And to learn more about the game of bridge.
East Bridgford, Keyworth, Ruddington and West Bridgford.
And to learn more about the game of bridge.
News
April 2022
Fast Track Bridge Course for Beginners
We are planning our 6th Fast Track Bridge Course over the 12 weeks commencing Wednesday,14th September 2022, 09:00 to12:00. The course will be held in the Centenary Lounge, Keyworth Village Hall, Elm Avenue, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5AN.There is ample parking and refreshments will be provided. The cost will be £65 including the course book and refreshments, and will also include (depending upon demand) a further 4 weeks of supervised play at the same venue in January 2023. The course will be limited to 20 attendees on a first come first serve basis.
If interested contact us through this website, southnottsbridge@gmail.com or to Mervyn Jones, jonesmervynb@gmail.com.
May 2021
Free Summer Beginner Bridge Drives
To be held on RealBridge, an online bridge platform which allows players to see each other, speak with each other and play as you would at a normal club session.
First session on Tuesday 8th June starting at 10.00 am and lasting 2 hours.
Playing up to 16 randomly dealt boards.
There will be Directors available to assist players at the table with hints on bidding and play.
After the session, Mervyn will distribute a commentary on the hands, with optimum contracts and best play techniques
To join, please email ... before June 7th, and we will send you instructions nearer the time. In the email, please tell us your partner's name, if you have one. You can register on your own and we will make up full tables of 4. This will be on a first come first served basis.
No charge for this session.
Second session on Tuesday 6th July; further sessions according to demand.
No charge for these sessions.
Further Bridge Training
We are looking to provide further tuition / supervised play for people who want to extend their learning and ability with Duplicate Bridge beyond the basic ACOL and Fast Track bridge syllabus. This depends on interest, so please let us know if you would like to join by email to ...,
6th FastTrack Bridge course
We are planning to hold a FastTrack Bridge course for beginners starting late winter 2021 and running for 16 weeks with supervised play sessions built in. Please tell friends and family who may be interested and email ... for more details.
March 2021
Supervised Play Sessions
Supervised play sessions for learners who have completed any of our FastTrack Bridge Beginners Courses.
These will be on RealBridge.
For more details, please email southnottsbridge@gmail.com
May 2020
Please note that all teaching and coaching is closed and unlikely to resume until 2021.
March 2020
Course Cancelled
Following the government and EBU advice received Monday 16th March, it is with regret, the South Nottinghamshire Bridge Group will have to cancel the remaining weeks of the current course from this Thursday 19th March 2020.
We hope that we will be able to offer a re-start of the programme later this year when the pandemic of COVID 19 is over or substantially reduced.
December 2019
New Supervised Play Sessions January 2020
Announcing a series of 6 tutored sessions for students completing the latest Fasttrack bridge courses and club "intermediate" standard players who wish to refresh their understanding. Reinforce your knowledge plus get a better understanding of EBU Modern Standard ACOL. Each session lasting 2 hours, provides tutor led practical bidding and play. Format will be 4 rounds, each of 2 boards with time for discussion after the play.
Full details here
New Beginners Bridge Course March 2020
Announcing a new Fasttrack bridge course for beginners, starting in March 2020 for 16 weeks.
Full details here
New Supervised Play Sessions December 2019
Announcing a series of 2 tutored sessions for students completing the latest Fasttrack bridge courses. Each session lasting 2 hours, provides tutor led practical bidding and play. Format will be 4 rounds, each of 2 boards with time for discussion after the play.
July 2019
Beginners Bridge Course
Update on the September Beginner's Bridge course.
Bridge Open Day
Saturday 27th July, West Bridgford Library, Central Avenue, West Bridgford
10:30 to 12:30.
Come to find more about bridge, register for lessons or find a club to play. If you can't attend
but want more information, please email southnottsbridge@gmail.com
May 2019
New Beginners Bridge Course
Announcing a new Fast Track Bridge course starting in September 2019 for 12 weeks.
Dates, times and venue will be announced shortly.
To reserve a place please contact us by e-mail southnottsbridge@gmail.com
New Tutored Sessions
Announcing a series of 6 tutored sessions for students completing the latest Fasttrack bridge course. Each session lasting 2 ½ hours, providing tutor led practical bidding and play. Format will be 4 rounds, each of 2 boards with time for discussion after the play. Printed copies of hands will be available
Full details here
February 2019
Bridge lessons starting February 2019. Course is now full.
To register interest in future courses please email southnottsbridge@gmail.com.
November 2018
Announcing a Bridge Open Day and a Beginners' Bridge Course in February 2019.
Bridge Open Day:
Trent Library, 10:00 am to 12:30, Saturday 9th February 2019.
New Road, Radcliffe on Trent, NG12 2AJ
Beginners' Bridge Course:
Tuesday mornings, from Tuesday 26th February 2019
Radcliffe on Trent Methodist Church
June 2018
2 beginners' bridge courses have now completed. The first, over 14 weeks, with classes held every Tuesday morning for absolute beginners onwards, and the second, held over 4 days in the first 2 weekends in June, for people who already play card games. Courses were based on the EBU Fasttrack system. 26 people have completed a course and will now develop their understanding of the game by attending club sessions or new practice sessions providing an opportunity to discuss bidding and play and allowing more time per hand.
March 2018
New beginners bridge course announced.
Weekend course to be held over 4 days at Edwalton Golf Centre
on Saturday / Sunday 2nd / 3rd June and Saturday / Sunday 9th / 10th June..
February 2018
Our Beginners Bridge course starts Tuesday 6th February.
We are planning another beginners bridge course to be run over 4 days in June, Saturdays and / or Sundays. If you are on our contact list, you should have received an email asking for your interest. If you haven't had an email or you are not yet on our contact list, email us at southnottsbridge@gmail.com.
January 2018
We held 2 open sessions in January, where people could find out about bridge, register for lessons or find a club to play. Over 70 people attended; we'll be emailing you all soon with next steps. It was great to see people start to play bridge; there were 2 tables in play during each session.
As a result, the first course of lessons is full. So we will be arranging more courses, to fit in with your preferences for evenings or weekends.
April 2022
Fast Track Bridge Course for Beginners
We are planning our 6th Fast Track Bridge Course over the 12 weeks commencing Wednesday,14th September 2022, 09:00 to12:00. The course will be held in the Centenary Lounge, Keyworth Village Hall, Elm Avenue, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5AN.There is ample parking and refreshments will be provided. The cost will be £65 including the course book and refreshments, and will also include (depending upon demand) a further 4 weeks of supervised play at the same venue in January 2023. The course will be limited to 20 attendees on a first come first serve basis.
If interested contact us through this website, southnottsbridge@gmail.com or to Mervyn Jones, jonesmervynb@gmail.com.
May 2021
Free Summer Beginner Bridge Drives
To be held on RealBridge, an online bridge platform which allows players to see each other, speak with each other and play as you would at a normal club session.
First session on Tuesday 8th June starting at 10.00 am and lasting 2 hours.
Playing up to 16 randomly dealt boards.
There will be Directors available to assist players at the table with hints on bidding and play.
After the session, Mervyn will distribute a commentary on the hands, with optimum contracts and best play techniques
To join, please email ... before June 7th, and we will send you instructions nearer the time. In the email, please tell us your partner's name, if you have one. You can register on your own and we will make up full tables of 4. This will be on a first come first served basis.
No charge for this session.
Second session on Tuesday 6th July; further sessions according to demand.
No charge for these sessions.
Further Bridge Training
We are looking to provide further tuition / supervised play for people who want to extend their learning and ability with Duplicate Bridge beyond the basic ACOL and Fast Track bridge syllabus. This depends on interest, so please let us know if you would like to join by email to ...,
6th FastTrack Bridge course
We are planning to hold a FastTrack Bridge course for beginners starting late winter 2021 and running for 16 weeks with supervised play sessions built in. Please tell friends and family who may be interested and email ... for more details.
March 2021
Supervised Play Sessions
Supervised play sessions for learners who have completed any of our FastTrack Bridge Beginners Courses.
These will be on RealBridge.
For more details, please email southnottsbridge@gmail.com
May 2020
Please note that all teaching and coaching is closed and unlikely to resume until 2021.
March 2020
Course Cancelled
Following the government and EBU advice received Monday 16th March, it is with regret, the South Nottinghamshire Bridge Group will have to cancel the remaining weeks of the current course from this Thursday 19th March 2020.
We hope that we will be able to offer a re-start of the programme later this year when the pandemic of COVID 19 is over or substantially reduced.
December 2019
New Supervised Play Sessions January 2020
Announcing a series of 6 tutored sessions for students completing the latest Fasttrack bridge courses and club "intermediate" standard players who wish to refresh their understanding. Reinforce your knowledge plus get a better understanding of EBU Modern Standard ACOL. Each session lasting 2 hours, provides tutor led practical bidding and play. Format will be 4 rounds, each of 2 boards with time for discussion after the play.
Full details here
New Beginners Bridge Course March 2020
Announcing a new Fasttrack bridge course for beginners, starting in March 2020 for 16 weeks.
Full details here
New Supervised Play Sessions December 2019
Announcing a series of 2 tutored sessions for students completing the latest Fasttrack bridge courses. Each session lasting 2 hours, provides tutor led practical bidding and play. Format will be 4 rounds, each of 2 boards with time for discussion after the play.
July 2019
Beginners Bridge Course
Update on the September Beginner's Bridge course.
Bridge Open Day
Saturday 27th July, West Bridgford Library, Central Avenue, West Bridgford
10:30 to 12:30.
Come to find more about bridge, register for lessons or find a club to play. If you can't attend
but want more information, please email southnottsbridge@gmail.com
May 2019
New Beginners Bridge Course
Announcing a new Fast Track Bridge course starting in September 2019 for 12 weeks.
Dates, times and venue will be announced shortly.
To reserve a place please contact us by e-mail southnottsbridge@gmail.com
New Tutored Sessions
Announcing a series of 6 tutored sessions for students completing the latest Fasttrack bridge course. Each session lasting 2 ½ hours, providing tutor led practical bidding and play. Format will be 4 rounds, each of 2 boards with time for discussion after the play. Printed copies of hands will be available
Full details here
February 2019
Bridge lessons starting February 2019. Course is now full.
To register interest in future courses please email southnottsbridge@gmail.com.
November 2018
Announcing a Bridge Open Day and a Beginners' Bridge Course in February 2019.
Bridge Open Day:
Trent Library, 10:00 am to 12:30, Saturday 9th February 2019.
New Road, Radcliffe on Trent, NG12 2AJ
Beginners' Bridge Course:
Tuesday mornings, from Tuesday 26th February 2019
Radcliffe on Trent Methodist Church
June 2018
2 beginners' bridge courses have now completed. The first, over 14 weeks, with classes held every Tuesday morning for absolute beginners onwards, and the second, held over 4 days in the first 2 weekends in June, for people who already play card games. Courses were based on the EBU Fasttrack system. 26 people have completed a course and will now develop their understanding of the game by attending club sessions or new practice sessions providing an opportunity to discuss bidding and play and allowing more time per hand.
March 2018
New beginners bridge course announced.
Weekend course to be held over 4 days at Edwalton Golf Centre
on Saturday / Sunday 2nd / 3rd June and Saturday / Sunday 9th / 10th June..
February 2018
Our Beginners Bridge course starts Tuesday 6th February.
We are planning another beginners bridge course to be run over 4 days in June, Saturdays and / or Sundays. If you are on our contact list, you should have received an email asking for your interest. If you haven't had an email or you are not yet on our contact list, email us at southnottsbridge@gmail.com.
January 2018
We held 2 open sessions in January, where people could find out about bridge, register for lessons or find a club to play. Over 70 people attended; we'll be emailing you all soon with next steps. It was great to see people start to play bridge; there were 2 tables in play during each session.
As a result, the first course of lessons is full. So we will be arranging more courses, to fit in with your preferences for evenings or weekends.
