SOUTH PERTH BRIDGE CLUB

Our principal teacher is FISKE WARREN, who is recognised as one of Australia's top bridge teachers and is an Honorary Teaching Fellow of the Australian Bridge Federation. Since learning bridge from his grandmother as a child in England, he has been playing competitively for over 50 years and has been teaching the game for 40 years. He moved to Perth in 2008 and now inspires new bridge players in WA through his fun and enjoyable lessons.

LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS

Our next 8 week courses will be on:

MONDAY mornings starting Monday 3rd February 2025, 9.45 am to 11.45 am. The last lesson will be on 31st March (There will be no lesson on 3rd March which is a Public Holiday).

WEDNESDAY evenings starting Wednesday 5th February 2025, 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. The last lesson will be on 26th March.

All these courses run for 8 weeks at a cost of $100. Participants can switch between Mondays and Wednesdays in any given week.

You are very welcome to come on your own or with a partner/friends. Tea, coffee and biscuits are included.

These lessons are suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to refresh their basic knowledge. Fiske will first teach you how to play the game and then provide you with the knowledge and skills to bid and play the cards. Each week, you will build on your knowledge from previous weeks and full course notes will be provided. By the end of the courses, students will have learnt the basics of the Standard American Bidding System. In the following two weeks, participants will be invited to attend two supervised free sessions to practice with their fellow beginners. Then they will be ready to play either among friends or in supervised sessions at the bridge club.

To enrol or make enquiries

Please contact Fiske Warren, either by email: [email protected] or by telephone: 0435 152 003

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NEXT STEP LESSONS

These lessons are designed to develop the skills of players in Supervised and Intermediate sessions.

THREE LESSONS WITH FISKE WARREN on Tuesday mornings in May 2025

Tuesday 6th May (9.45am to 11.45 am): DOUBLES

Learn how to make better use of these invaluable bids and help describe your hand to partner.

Tuesday 13th May (9.45am to 11.45 am): STAYMAN

Probably the most useful convention in bridge! Learn how to investigate possible 4-4 fits in a Major after your partner opens 1NT or 2NT.

Tuesday 20th May (9.45am to 11.45 am): TRANSFERS

Learn how to use transfer bids to investigate the best contracts after your partner opens 1NT or 2NT.

The cost of each lesson is $15 or $40 if you come to all three. Come with or without a partner. No pre-booking needed.

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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:-Members $7, Visitors $10, Youth (under 26) $4.

People who have just finished lessons at SPBC will be invited to attend two free special supervised sessions to introduce them to playing duplicate bridge and use of the Bridgemates for scoring. Hands will be set to provide revision of lesson material.

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: Lyndall Steed

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

Thursday afternoons 12.45 to 3.45pm Supervisor: Bill Symons