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Play Bridge – It’s Fun!

Exercise your wits at the world’s most popular card game. Teams of two vie to come out on top. Gain a new social skill and meet like-minded people.

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.

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. Nearest tube Chalk Farm or 274 bus to Regents Park. Click to Playing Opportunities for more info about the venue. The host is Kit Jackson. Kit also writes a weekly blog.
  
  
• Social bridge games and practice every Wednesday at Reebok Sports Club London, Canada Square, London E14 5ER from 6.30pm. This is in the heart of Canary Wharf. 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. 2012: 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.
  
  
• Gentle duplicate bridge suitable for newer players every Thursday at The Victory, 4 Brendon Street,W1H 5HE from 7.15pm. This is 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.
  

• Duplicate bridge, the most popular form of bridge in clubs. We are linked with two 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. The venue is close to Earls Court underground station. Email for a registration form or click lessons for more information.

Next available dates:

• Learn Bridge in a Weekend - June 30th/July 1st 2012 (Earls Court, London SW5)

Weekly Classes. Please enquire for next available dates. 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
We run an extensive programme of daytime bridge games for improvers. Partners guaranteed for all sessions:

• Mondays 10.30am-12.30pm Bridge at Gazette, Balham SW12 9AA. 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 Gazette, Balham SW12 9AA. 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. Gentle duplicate bridge. 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 1st and 3rd Thursdays 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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