I wish to attend theweekend29th & 30th March 2014and I enclose my payment:

Bridge fees / lunches / tea + coffee £95

Bed + Breakfast (single room) £65

Bed + Breakfast (sharing) £40

Saturday evening dinner £20

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Total payment enclosed

(all prices are per person)

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Please enclose a cheque payable to Robert Bakerand send to:

Robert Baker, 17 Holly Close, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 1QT

(entry forms to arrive by20.3.14, but an early indication would be appreciated)

What is included:

  • All bridge fees (both days)
  • Buffet lunch on Saturday
  • Carvery lunch on Sunday
  • Tea/Coffee each session £ 95

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For those wishing to stop overnight on the Saturday, there is a special rate for

  • Overnight accommodation
  • Full English Breakfast
  • Single Room (subject to availability)

Additional cost £ 65

If sharing a double/twin room £ 40

Please indicate if you require a ground floor room

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Saturday evening 3-course dinner £ 20 (if required)

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There is ample free parking at the hotel. Guests (including those attending the bridge course who choose not to stay overnight) are able to enjoy complimentary use of the extensive leisure facilities offered by the hotel

A friendly weekend of bridge run by Bob and Jacky Baker

The formatis a series of seminars (each with comprehensive notes provided)with discussion and prepared hands designed to consolidate your understanding of the various topics

There will also beaChampionship Pairs competition(with prizes) running throughout the weekend and an optional bridge session after dinner on Saturday evening

If you would like further information about this or other bridge weekends please contact Bob via

The Programme:

On Saturday we shall be looking at opening leads, an area of the game where even the best players find problems. On Sunday we shall turn our attention to signals and discards and look at some of the common mistakes made when defending

Saturday

Tea and Coffee as you arrive

10.00Opening Leads at No trumps 11.00 Prepared hands on No trump leads 11.45 Coffee Break 12.00 Championship Pairs (1) 13.00 Buffet Lunch 14.00 Championship Pairs (2) 15.00 Leads against a suit contract 16.00 Tea/Coffee Break 16.15 Prepared hands on suit contract leads 17.30 end 18.30 Dinner (for those who have booked) followed by an optional Bridge session

Sunday

10.00Signals and discards 11.00Prepared handson signals and discards 11.45Coffee Break 12.00 Championship Pairs (3) 13.00 Carvery Lunch in the Hotel Restaurant 14.15 Championship Pairs (4) 15.15 Common Defensive Mistakes 16.00 Tea/Coffee Break 16.15 Championship Pairs(5) 17.45 Prize Presentation and depart

The Venue

The Brook Redwood Country Club Hotel in Bristol is set in 16 acres of woodland countryside on the edge of Bristol,creating the ideal setting for a leisurely stay over in Bristol and its surrounding area

All bedrooms are en-suite and traditionally designed with sleek and stylish furnishings and many feature scenic views of the Brook Redwood hotel grounds

Brook Redwood Hotel & Country Club, Beggar Bush Lane,Failand, Bristol, BS8 3TG

About Bob and Jacky

Bob has been playing competitivebridge since the age of sixteen. At 23 he became a Life Master of the English Bridge Union, and he is now a Premier Life Master. He has had success at National Level in various bridge competitions

Bob is also a Professional Member of the English Bridge Union Teachers’ Association (the highest level of qualification)

For the last ten years he has been teaching bridge in the West of England. He has developed a unique series of PowerPoint presentations on all aspects of the game

Jacky is a Life Master of the EBU and, with Bob, has been helping to run bridge holidays and short breaks in this country and abroad