Bridge
Dates: Mon 26 – Fri 30 March, 2012
9.30am – 12.30pm or 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Cost: £135 for 5 morning or afternoon sessions.
Please select required sessions and course.
Bridge is an absorbing game enjoyed by millions world-wide. Fascinating, frustrating, exciting by turn it even has the approval of the medical world – studies in the USA claim that Bridge both boosts the immune system (!) and aids the brain generally. Certainly you may feel sceptical about reports originating in (where else?) California, but the fact remains that the game of Bridge can get you hooked for life. You are never too old to learn, and never too young either. The English Bridge Union has a membership in excess of 300,000 and an age range of about 8 to 98. With sessions led by England international Paul Bowyer this is your opportunity to learn this remarkable game, the most skilful card game on Earth.
Bridge for (absolute) Beginners
Mon 26 – Fri 30 March 9.30am – 12.30pm £135
Would you like to play bridge but really have little idea of where to start? This course on minibridge gives a gentle introduction into the game and leaves you well placed to go on and learn the game of bridge. It is ideally suited for those people who are either unfamiliar with card games or who haven't played cards in a long while. Minibridge is promoted by the English Bridge Union as the best way to familiarise yourself with the mechanics of playing the cards and is an fascinating game in itself.
Bridge for Beginners
Mon 26 – Fri 30 March 1.30pm – 4.30pm £135
Never played bridge but interested in giving it a try? Have you played a whist-based game before (that is, any game based on the idea of tricks and trumps)? Then this is the course for you. Paul will introduce you to this fascinating game, giving you the rudiments of what the game is about, and a brief introduction to its rules and techniques. From here you will have a solid base on which to develop further if (or when!) you get hooked.