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Aces
Hi! is a
lively London-based network for learning and playing bridge. Beginners, refreshers
and more experienced players all catered for. We meet in different parts of
London currently including Primrose Hill (Camden),
Canary Wharf and Marylebone in the evenings. We
think bridge should be fun – we use congenial venues where you can get a
drink while you play. We offer classes for absolute beginners – see below
– but if you know the basics, even at a most rudimentary level, just show
up at one of our games and you will be made welcome and we will soon get you improving
and having fun.
If
you’ve recently done beginner lessons, with us or elsewhere, or learnt some
time ago, feel a bit rusty and want to brush up your bridge, we are the group for
you. We will help you learn and progress; advice is available when needed at all
times. More experienced players are equally welcome. Many of our players graduate
to regular club games. Singles,
couples and groups all welcome. Single players can come without a bridge partner
and are always guaranteed a game. |
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Our
weekday evening programme includes [for daytime
bridge scroll down]: - Bridge
practice night at the Princess
of Wales, 22 Chalcot Road, NW1 8LL every Wednesday from 7.15pm
onwards. Just turn up for an informal game, join an available table and receive
help and advice as required. The Princess of Wales is in the Primrose Hill area
of Camden, just north of Regents Park. Click to Playing
Opportunities for more info about the venue. The
host is Kit Jackson. Kit also writes a weekly
blog.
- Gentle
duplicate bridge for newer players every Thursday at the Wargrave
Arms, 40-42 Brendon Street,W1H 5HE from 7.15pm. This is very close to
Edgware Road underground station (Circle & District lines). No partner required,
all standards welcome, incl. first-time duplicate players. We play till about
10.00pm ish. Click to Playing Opportunities
for more info about the venue. The host is Ned
Paul. Just come or email,
text or phone Ned first if you prefer - 07792 715517.
- Social
bridge games and practice every Wednesday at Reebok
Sports Club London, Canada Square, London E14 5ER from 6.30pm.
Join an available table and receive help and advice as required. We play till
about 9.30pm. Click to Playing Opportunities
for more info about the venue. 2011: Space in the Reebok
Club has become more limited and you need to contact us in advance: if you would
like to come please email, text or
phone Ned by Tuesday evening - 07792 715517.
- The
chance to try duplicate bridge, the most popular form of bridge in clubs.
We are linked with two novice friendly duplicate bridge clubs, the Ruff
Club in Camden NW1 (Fridays) and Putney
Bridge Club SW15 (Mondays). You will need to know the basics to join these
games – ask for guidance if you are unsure. Partners found for single players.
- Want
to start a new group in your area? If you can help us find a pub or bar that
would welcome a table or two of bridge players, we have the experience and bridge
expertise to get you going. If you think your locality has potential to support
a small informal evening bridge group please email
or phone Ned - 07792 715517.
Bridge
Lessons for Beginners?
We
offer both weekly and weekend classes for absolute beginners. Our courses will
furnish you with all the basic knowledge you need to start playing. No partner
necessary, no previous experience required. Learn
Bridge in a Weekend. This is our absolute speciality for beginners. We have
taught this very successful course since 2002. We run the course several times
a year in Earls Court SW5. Hours are Sat/Sun, 10.30am-5.30pm both days. The course
is an intensive but fun way to learn, it gets all the basics out of the way at
one time and after the course you will be welcome to join any of our playing groups.
Fee £85 per person. Email
for a registration form or click lessons for
more information. Next
available dates: - Learn
Bridge in a Weekend - March 3rd/4th 2012 (Earls Court, London SW5)
- Learn
Bridge in a Weekend - April 28th/29th 2012 (Earls Court, London SW5)
Revise the Basics. This is a one-day basic revision course for near beginners. The course concentrates on the basics of Acol bidding. You get to learn and practice Opening & Responding to 1NT and Opening & Responding to One of a Suit. In the afternoon you play a Gentle Duplicate tournament in which to try out your new knowledge and confidence. Fee £25 per person. Email for a registration form or click lessons for
more information.
Next
available dates:
- Revise the Basics at Bridge - Sunday February 19th 2012 (Earls Court SW5)
Weekly
Classes. Please enquire for next available dates.
For
weekday evening lessons, email
for further information. Even if we don't have a course scheduled we may be able
to tell you who has. Intermediate
Classes
We
recently ran a series of Sunday morning intermediate seminars and practice sessions
in Earls Court, SW5, and will do more soon. Email
for more info. Daytime
Bridge
Bridge
tutors in the Aces Hi! network run an extensive programme of daytime bridge for
improvers. Partners guaranteed for all sessions: - Mondays
10.30am-12.30pm Bridge at Harrisons,
Balham SW12 9EX. Social bridge for improvers/refreshers with advice or
supervision available as required. Suitable for newer players. Host Kit Jackson.
Click link for more
address and more info.
- Tuesdays
10.00pm-12.30pm Bridge at Harrisons,
Balham SW12 9EX. Introductory duplicate bridge. Play around 12-15 boards.
Host Kit Jackson. Partners guaranteed for single players. Click link
for more address and more info.
- Wednesdays
11.00am-1.00pm Bridge at the Plough, West Ealing W5 4XB.
Bridge, usually duplicate bridge, for improvers/refreshers with advice available
as needed. Suitable for newer players. Singles guaranteed partners. Host Ned Paul.
- Thursdays
9.30am-12noon. Bridge at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Sheen
Road, Richmond TW10 5AN. Social rubber or chicago bridge with advice available
as required. Short formal lesson each week at 10.00am. Tutor Ned Paul. Long established
friendly group. Always welcoming to new members who have some knowledge of the
basics and are wishing to improve.. No partner needed.
Click link for more address and more info.
- Thursdays
1.00pm-4.15pm approx.Duplicate bridge at Our Lady Queen
of Peace, Sheen Road, Richmond TW10 5AN. Full 24-board duplicate tournament
suitable for intermediate/near intermediate standard players. Partners guaranteed
for single players. Instant electronic scoring; results placed promptly on web.
NB Currently limited to 3rd Thursday of the month only.
Click link for more address and more
info.
Who's
Who?
Ned
Paul, Aces Hi! Bridge Director, is a well-known London-based bridge teacher
and director. Ned also runs The
Ruff Club in Camden and Putney
Bridge Club. Ned writes regularly in Bridge
magazine. He was bridge advisor to the Oscar-winning film Gosford
Park in 2001 and has also advised on other films and plays featuring bridge.
Images on this website are mainly taken from Ned Paul’s extensive collection
of historic postcards and ephemera featuring bridge and other card games. Kit
Jackson, who joined Ned in 2008, is a highly experienced player and teacher
and a committee member of the London
Metropolitan Bridge Association. He sends his students a weekly blog and
you can access an archive of previous weekly articles at www.basementbridge.blogspot.com *
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details of session dates, times and venues, etc. For more information about anything
on this site, please email or
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