getting started
Come and learn to play bridge - the world's most popular indoor game - at the world-famous Acol Bridge Club! You will be made to feel very welcome and will thoroughly enjoy the start of your journey learning this exciting game.

Beginners Refresher
Seminar
Saturday, 9th September: 11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £75 (includes lunch)
Non-Member Price: £90 (includes lunch)
Beginners Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 30thSeptember/1stOctober
11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £150
Beginners Course
Wednesdays 7 - 9pm
Seven weeks
4th October - 15th November
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £150
Beginners Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 11th/12th November
11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £150

getting better

Next Step Course
Tuesdays 11am - 1pm
Six weeks
3rd October - 7th November
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
Next Step Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 21st/22nd October
11am - 4.30pm
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180

The Improvers Course aims to consolidate what you have learned on our Beginners and Next Step courses and to prepare you for Gentle Duplicate by introducing more advanced bidding topics such as Stayman, Transfers, Opening 2♣ and 2NT, Weak Twos and 3-level pre-emptive openings.
Improvers Course
Tuesdays 2 - 4pm
Six weeks
3rd October - 7th November
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
Improvers Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 18th/19th November
11am - 4.30pm
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
getting clever

Six of the Best
Thursdays 2.30 - 4.30pm
Six weeks
5th October - 9th November
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150 for whole course; £30 per individual lesson
Non-Member Price: £180 for whole course; £35 per individual lesson
Lesson 2: Control-showing Cue Bids
Lesson 3: Roman Key Card Blackwood
Lesson 4: Splinters
Lesson 5: Jacoby 2NT
Lesson 6: Fourth Suit Forcing
Declarer Play Course
Thursdays 6.30 - 8.30pm
Six weeks
5th October - 9th November
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150 for whole course; £30 per individual lesson
Non-Member Price: £180 for whole course; £35 per individual lesson
Lesson 2: Counting losers (suit)
Lesson 3: Playing with trumps (more on how to use your trumps to your advantage)
Lesson 4: Finessing
Lesson 5: Finesse or Drop? Guideline on when to reject the finesse
Lesson 6: Putting it all together. Playing a lot of boards where you must use the knowledge from previous lessons. Retaining the Finesse Position.
Competitive Bidding Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 2nd/3rdSeptember
11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
Advanced Conventions Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 7th/8th October
11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
The Trouble with Doubles
Seminar
Saturday, 4th November: 11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Ollie
Member Price: £75 (includes lunch)
Non-Member Price: £90 (includes lunch)
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Takeout doubles with an emphasis on how to respond to them;
Negative doubles;
Reopening doubles;
Penalty doubles.