Inn On The Prom 29th September 2025

Name: Bridge UK Break - Seminar Event
Start: 29th September 2025
End: 2025-10-01

11-17 South Promenade, Lytham Saint Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1LU

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Open Event

Event Type: Seminar Event
Event Topic: Splinters & Cue Bids
Host: Gwen Beattie
Length: 2 nights

Event Return Date: 1st October 2025

Prices from: £345pp

Boutique & Sea View Rooms

Boutique rooms and Seaview room upgrades may be available. Please call us on 01344 205 120 if you would like to enquire about availability. Boutique rooms hold a £45pp supplement and Seaview rooms hold a £35pp supplement, based on 2 people sharing, and a £90pp supplement for single occupancy for Boutique rooms and £70pp supplement for single occupancy for Seaview rooms

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Gwen Beattie

Event Topic Introduction

Ready to sharpen your bidding arsenal? Learn these useful techniques and watch your results soar!

Cue bids and splinters are powerful tools that help partners communicate strength, controls and fit with accuracy and precision.

A cue bid (also called a control bid) shows potential slam interest by indicating a control in that suit. Used when a fit has been found, they allow partnerships to explore slam potential safely and avoid getting into dangerously high contracts.

Cue bids, i.e. a bid of the opponent's suit, can also ask a question, e.g. 'partner, do you have a stopper in this suit? If so, NT might be on.' or simply 'partner, please describe your hand further'. Obviously it's forcing as you wouldn't want to leave partner in opps suit!

A splinter bid (a kind of cue bid) is a dramatic jump in a new suit showing a singleton or void while confirming support for partner's suit. It's game-going with possible slam interest.

By mastering these bids you'll bid slams with confidence, your results will improve and your partner will be happy!

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Event Itinerary

A standard seminar event is full board, with two seminars and set hands, 4 duplicate sessions as well as a bidding quiz to reinforce your learning. All sessions are optional and partners will be found. Other event types may differ in format.

Itineraries can be subject to change.

Day 1

15.00 – 17.30
Welcome Desk Open
You are able to check into your rooms from 3pm onwards. Tea or coffee, with biscuits, will be available.
17.45 – 18.30
Welcome Reception
Complimentary glass of house wine or fruit juice. To be held in the bar on the ground floor.
18.30 – 20.00
Dinner
20.00 –
Bridge session

Day 2

07.30 – 09.30
Breakfast – Please note that Day Guests are not entitled to breakfast on either day.
10.00 – 12.30
Seminar & supervised play of set hands.
Tea & coffee at 11am.
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
14.00 – 16.40
Bridge Session
18.15 – 20.00
Dinner
20.00
Bridge Session

Day 3

07.30 – 09.30
Breakfast
Note: the hotel asks guests to check out before 10.30am. It is therefore advised that you check out after breakfast.
10.00 – 12.30
Seminar & supervised play of set hands.
Tea & coffee at 11am.
12.30 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 16.00
Bridge Session
With tea and coffee available after.

All depart. Have a safe journey.