Lessons

Introduction to Bridge

New players start with the 6-week “Introduction to Bridge” which is designed to teach participants the mechanics of playing Bridge, as well as give them an understanding of basic bidding and play. Click here for starting dates and lesson fees.

The 10-week "Bridge Basics" follows, expanding on the basic concepts taught in the first 6 weeks, and introducing some new ideas.

5 Essential Conventions and And for your next trick!

With this beginner program complete, ideally, players now spend some time playing Supervised Bridge and consolidating what they have learnt so far. When they are ready, their next set of lessons “5 Essential Conventions”.  By the end of “5 Essential Conventions”, most players have moved up to play in the Rookie game.

Already playing regularly?

Transition Lessons are short, subject-based sessions crafted for players who’ve done the basics and are ready to level up—but without diving off the deep end.

They’re designed to help you confidently move from Rookie to Restricted, and maybe even start dipping a toe into Open. Each lesson zeroes in on a specific concept that trips up developing players—and shows you how to handle it with style.

🧩 Want to understand when not to draw trumps?
🧩 Confused about which finesse to take first?
🧩 Struggling to make sense of the defence while still planning your own play?
🧩 Learn Bergen Raises or Michael's Cue Bid.

These aren’t generic lessons—they’re practical, real-world problem-solving for the kinds of situations that cause good players to crash and burn. You’ll learn how to think under pressure, how to adapt, and how to keep your cool (even when the opps are being, let’s say... enthusiastic with their doubles).

Lesson Formats to Suit Every Learner

Whether you prefer learning at your own pace, face-to-face table talk, or a full day of deep diving—we’ve got you covered:

🕑 2-hour Online Lessons – Learn from the comfort of home with replay access via our Education Hub.
🤝 2-hour Face-to-Face Lessons – Join your teacher and fellow players for a live, interactive experience.
📅 Full-Day Workshops (10am–3:30pm) – A whole day of focused learning with lunch and laughs built in.

For our up-to-date Lessons Schedule - please click here.

Director Teaching

Talks are given by the directors before some of the sessions, more details below.

Here is what our previous students have said...

Director Teaching pre-game

Tuesday	East Lindfield	1:30pm	4:00pm	Rookies	John Newman
	This East Lindfield session will be run by John Newman. There will be a free 30-minute lesson from 1.30pm till 2.00pm. Then 18 boards will be played, finishing around 4.00pm. John is a very experienced bridge player and a great presenter of lessons, so do come and join him on Tuesdays at 1.30pm at East Lindfield.

Wednesday	East Lindfield	10:00 am	1:00 pm	Open	Sue Crompton
	Sue Crompton will be running a 15-minute free lesson at 9.45am on Wednesdays at East Lindfield, before the duplicate game at 10.00am. All attending will receive notes on the lesson to take home and study at their leisure. Please come along. All players will get something out of the lesson to improve their game.

Monday	East Lindfield	7:00pm	9:30pm	Supervised	Jenny Barnes
	This East Lindfield session will be run by Jenny Barnes.  There will be a free 15-minute lesson from 6:45 to 7pm, prior to the Supervised and Rookie games at 7pm. Notes on the lesson will be emailed to all attendees.    All welcome, with or without a partner.

Supervised Play Sessions

These games are ably led by directors Jenny Barnes and Allan Pike, and their team of helpers (Ann Pettigrew, June Straw, Sandra da Silva, Kay Moyes and Liz Wilkinson).  New players are most welcome, no partner needed.  Here, our newest players can enjoy playing duplicate Bridge in a fun environment, with the safety of knowing that help is always at hand.