Bridge Lessons
Our Bridge courses are designed to be an enjoyable and social experience to give players of all levels an insight and understanding of this increasingly popular game. You will be taught the Acol system and the course will guide you through a progression of principles and conventions at the relevant level with plenty of practical play.
The Hub offers a range of courses, explained below, and our tutors are John Bevan, who teaches our Beginners Blitz Bridge in a weekend course and Beginners Next Steps on Wednesdays, Improvers on Tuesdays, and John Spiers who oversees Supervised Play on Mondays.
John Bevan is a regular club bridge player who has taught beginners and improvers for several years, with his student age groups ranging from his 4 year old grandson to U3A members. A retired NHS consultant, John finds the game of bridge endlessly fascinating and enjoys sharing his passion for it with all his students.
John Spiers has been playing bridge for over 50 years and plays competitively in local clubs and increasingly online. He has many years’ experience teaching bridge. John is now retired after a career in IT and lives in Fernhurst.
Intermediate
A course of supervised play for players with around 2 years of experience and familiar with common conventions. Anyone who has attended a Hub Bridge course this year would be welcome to join these sessions. If in doubt, please speak to your tutor.
Day & Time:
Seven week term - Monday 28th April - 23rd June 2025
4:15pm - 5:45pm
Bank Holiday & Half Term Holiday: No classes 5th May and 26th May 2025
Cost: £105 per 7 week term
Improvers
Develop confidence in bidding and play
Designed for recent learners and those wanting revision of the principles of bidding and play. A run through of each week’s chosen topic will be followed by playing set boards with plenty of time for questions and discussion afterwards. A good way to increase in confidence and practise bidding and playing hands.
Day & Time:
Seven week term - Tuesday 22nd April - 24th June 2025
3.45pm - 5:15pm
Bank Holiday and Half Term Holiday: There will be no classes on 6th May; 20th May and 27th May.
Cost: £105 per 7 week term
Beginners - Next Steps
Teaching and Play in Small Classes
This new course is specifically designed for people new to the game of Bridge or who have some limited experience. and want to take the next steps in understanding and playing the game.
The course content will include the principles of the game, the basic rules and conventions, some limited tactics and plenty of practise in a fun and informal environment. Class sizes are limited to 12 to enable a strong relationship between Bridge theory and play in the hands of an experienced and empathetic tutor.
Day & Time:
Seven week term - Wednesday 23rd April - 25th June 2025
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Bank Holiday & Half Term: There will be no classes on 7th May; 21st May and 28th May
Cost: £105 per 7 week term
Beginners
Blitz Bridge in a Weekend
An intensive course of 12 hours teaching spread over 2 days suitable for complete beginners. The intention is to enable individuals to play ‘social bridge’ as quickly as possible. The course will comprise a methodical run through the basic principles of bidding, card play and scoring in a way that can be picked up quickly to allow for rapid improvement with an emphasis on learning by playing the cards. The numbers will be limited to ensure individuals will be able to ask questions in a friendly informal atmosphere. Participants will be able to sign up to a bridge site which offers online tuition at no cost for 3 months.
Date & Time
Saturday 7th (09.30 - 3.30pm) & Sunday 8th June (10.00 - 4.00pm)
Cost: £135