SOUTH PERTH BRIDGE CLUB

We at South Perth Bridge Club know how important it is to bring new players into our club. We therefore place much emphasis on providing a comprehensive teaching programme for new players and improving players.

Our two experienced teachers have over sixty years teaching experience between them.

Fiske Warren is recognised as one of Australia's top bridge teachers and is an Honorary Teaching Fellow of the Australian Bridge Federation. He has been teaching bridge for over forty years, most recently in Perth since moving here in 2008. He has been the principal bridge teacher at SPBC since that time and has inspired many new bridge players through his fun and enjoyable lessons. He is stepping back a little but will be still running classes for developing players at our club.

Jan Howell is an ABF accredited teacher with over twenty years experience, starting out at Mandurah then at Melville and now South Perth Bridge Club. She particularly enjoys helping new players understand how to play the cards to make their contracts.

BEGINNERS LESSONS

Lessons are suitable for people who have never played cards and for those who have previously been to beginners classes and wish to brush up their understanding of bridge. You will learn how to bid and play hands and at the end of the course will be able to play a simple game of bridge.

Lessons are held in the daytime and also evening, to suit people in the workforce. The eight week course is followed by two weeks of structured practice after which you will be able to join our supervised sessions.

NEXT LESSONS

Monday 7 September to 2 November 9.30-11.30am (no lesson Public Holiday 28 September) followed by Structured practice sessions on 9 & 16 November

and Wednesday 9 September to 28 October 7.30-9.30pm followed by Structured practice session on 4 & 11 November

Cost $100 payable at the first session preferably by cash.

For any information or to enrol in the lessons please email Diane.

TUESDAY MORNING LESSONS IN SEPTEMBER 2026 WITH FISKE WARREN

No need to book in advance. Cost is $15 per lesson.

2 WEEK COURSE ON RESPONDING TO 1NT

Learn how to discover your Major suit fits and continue on the second round of bidding.

8th September, 9.45 to 11.45am STAYMAN

15th September, 9.45 to 11.45am TRANSFERS

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FRIDAY MORNING LESSONS IN OCTOBER 2026 WITH JAN HOWELL

Friday 2, 9 & 16 October at 9:30 - 11 :30 am DECLARER PLAY IN NO TRUMPS

Learn the techniques for cashing and establishing winners

Please book via email with Jan

Cost $30 payable in cash at the first lesson

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SUPERVISED BRIDGE SESSIONS

Supervised sessions are short sessions played in a relaxed atmosphere for people who have just completed beginners' lessons to help them develop basic skills and confidence to progress towards playing in intermediate sessions and ultimately in open sessions.

Players may ask for help with bidding and card play and may also consult their notes until such time as they feel able to play without support during the game.

It is anticipated that players will progress from supervised sessions to intermediate sessions within one or two years.

Members who have started playing in intermediate sessions would not be expected to continue playing in supervised sessions.

Cost:- General Members $7, Youth Members (under 26) $4 - - - General Visitors $10 and Youth Visitors $5

Players may come to all supervised sessions without a partner if they don't have one. We can provide a partner for the session.

Mondays 9.15 am to 12.00 noon Supervisor: Jim Willetts/ Alfred Leung

Wednesdays 7:00 pm to 9.30 pm Supervisor: Sue Shadbolt/ Hilary Stilling

Thursday afternoons 12.45 to 3.45pm Supervisor: Bill Symons