Altrincham & Hale Chess Club
Venue: Timperley Village Club, 268 Stockport Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7UT
Directions: From the traffic lights at the centre of Timperley village, head towards Stockport and the club is about 100 yards on the right-hand side. There is a small car park at the club; if you use this you must enter your car registration on the iPad in the entrance hall to avoid a parking charge.
If this car park is full there is a much larger one nearby on Thorley Lane (back to the traffic lights and turn left, then immediately right). To get into the club, press the button labelled ‘Club Room’ at the front door, and someone will let you in.
Match night: Monday 7:30pm.
Secretary: Reg Clucas
Treasurer: Nick Lowe
Team Captain: Tony Lane
Website: http://www.altrincham4chess.org.uk
Venue
We have sufficient digital clocks for home matches.
There is a portable ramp in the club which can be used to allow wheelchair access.
Separate male and female toilets. No disabled toilets.
The playing room has an adjoining kitchen area where people may wait, or analyse games.
Ashton Community Chess Club
Venue: Broadoak & Smallshaw Community Centre, Broadoak Rd, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RS
Directions: From the centre of Ashton follow Oldham Road towards Oldham with Ikea on your left-hand side. At the traffic lights turn right into Wilshaw Lane and at the roundabout carry straight ahead onto Broadoak Road. The centre is on the right-hand side about 250 yards ahead.
Match night: Wednesday 7:30pm.
Club night: 6.30pm – 9.00pm
Secretary: David Hardy
Treasurer: As secretary
1st Team Captain: As secretary
2nd Team Captain: As secretary
3rd Team Captain: As secretary
Website: http://www.ashtonccc.co.uk
Equipment & Facilities:
20 digital clocks
Ladies and disabled toilets.
Ramp for wheelchair users.
Venue suitable for all.
Refreshments available to purchase.
Free tea and coffee for away players.
Happy for away players to bring their own refreshments but no alcohol allowed.
Blue Club
Venue: The Blue Club, 19 Victoria Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0HH
Directions: M60 to junction 21; going onto Broadway A663. (If clockwise on M60 – at end of slip road go straight on at island and then left at lights. If anti-clockwise on M60 – at end of slip road turn right at lights and then right again at next lights). Go 1.5miles and turn right at crossroads with lights onto Middleton Road A669. Go past Asda on the left and then turn left (just past zebra crossing and just before Town Hall) into Victoria Street. Blue Club is 100 yards on left with parking opposite – entrance to car park is immediately on the right as you turn into Victoria Street).
Match Night: Mondays 7.30
Club Nights: Mondays 7.30
Secretary: Mark Taylor
Treasurer: As secretary
Team Captains
1st Team: Mark Taylor (As secretary)
2nd Team: Mark Taylor (As secretary)
3rd Team: Harry Altoft Tel: 07511 966399
4th Team: Dan Corbishley Tel: 07835 898724
Website: www.theblue.club
Equipment & Facilities:
16 Digital Clocks.
Ladies’ toilets available.
Juniors OK to play if they have basic knowledge.
Bar downstairs.
Please don’t bring own refreshments.
Bolton Chess Club
Venue: Victoria Hall (Back entrance), Ridgeway gates, Bolton, BL1 2AB
Directions: From the M60 take the M61 Preston then immediately take the A666 Bolton. Go down the A666 for about 3 miles and as you approach the first set of traffic lights on the A666 itself get into the inside lane marked M61 Preston and turn left. Stay in the inside lane and 400 yards later at the second set of lights take the second exit, signposted Wigan, into Marsden Road. At the next set of lights turn left into Deansgate. Go through the next set of lights Pass the YMCA rebuild, next left into Central St.
Parking: The Car park at the venue is closed at the moment there are 10 spaces to the left of the building. round the back. If that’s full, people will need to park outside the town hall on Le Mans Crescent and walk over to the venue. It’s a very short walk over.
Match Night:
1st, 2nd, 3rd teams: Thursday 7.30-10.40pm
4th, 5th & 6th teams (& Club night) Monday 7.30-10.00pm.
Secretary: Gary Cresswell
Treasurer: Ian Lamb
Junior coaching: Monday 7.30-8.30 pm
1st team Captain: Ian Lamb
2nd team Captain: Ian Lamb
3rd team Captain: Paul Doherty
4th team Captain: Ruth Eccleston
6th team Captain (u1451 Rapidplay): Julian Clissold
Website: http://boltonchessclub.webs.com
Equipment & Facilities:
16 digital clocks currently for match use
The ladies’ toilet is clean
The venue is suitable for juniors and parents.
There are small selection of refreshments available
Wheelchair access and disabled toilet.
Bury Chess Club
Venue: Bury Sports Club, Radcliffe Road, Bury, BL9 9JX
Directions: From Manchester, heading north up the A56 towards Bury just after Gigg Lane (on the right), at the next lights turn left down Radcliffe Road. The club is on the right (down a narrow lane) immediately afterwards.
From Bury town centre heading south on the A56 (Manchester Road) turn right down Radcliffe Road. The club is on the right (down a narrow lane) immediately afterwards.
Match Night: Tuesday 7.30-10.45
Secretary: Jeremy Peach
Treasurer: Anthony Lee
1st Team Captain: Anthony Lee
2nd Team Captain: Jeremy Peach
Website: https://www.facebook.com/BuryChessClub/
Equipment & Facilities:
17 digital clocks.
Adequate toilets, ladies & gents.
Suitable for juniors and parents.
Chorlton Chess Club
Venue: Spread Eagle, 526-528 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9LD
Parking: Put your number plate into the car parking system, which is located in the bar area. Otherwise, you will be charged a parking fee.
Directions:
From Stretford:
Come along Edge Lane (A5145) Until the junction of Wilbraham Road. Take the left-hand fork towards the centre of Chorlton.
Via Metro:
Chorlton Metro Station is 7-8 mins walk away via Wilbraham Road. Getting off the Metro, turn towards Chorlton Village (Pass Morrison’s supermarket). Cross over at the lights, Barlow Moor Road junction In Village Centre. Walk on for 5 more minutes Pub is on the rights hand side of the road.
Match Night: Tuesday 7.30-10.30 p.m. (In basement, entrance at the bottom of the building)
Secretary: Phil Bennett
Treasurer: John Horner
Team Captains:
1st team Dan Lee
2nd team David Kierman
3rd team Iain Summers
4th team Phil Bennett
5th team (u-1451): Jack Donegan
6th team (Rapid): Lachlan Harding
Equipment & Facilities:
20 digital clocks for match use
Adequate Ladies’ toilets
Drinks are available for sale on the premises for sale – please use the bar
Eccles Community Chess Club
Venue: 6 Albert Road, Eccles, M30 9QJ
Directions: From M602 Junction 2. Head North along A576 signposted towards Salford Royal Hospital, keeping in the left lane. Turn left up Wellington Road. Go past the pelican crossing until reaching the traffic lights. Turn right. The Match Venue is on the right.
From Monton: Head East down Monton Road / Half Edge Lane. At the second mini roundabout take the second exit into Albert Road. The Match Venue is on the left.
From Seedley: Head West along A576 signposted towards Eccles. After passing Salford Royal Hospital on the left, turn right at the second set of lights along Half Edge Lane. At the mini roundabout, turn left. The Match Venue is on the left.
Parking on match nights: Park on the drive if you can in front of the garages. Street parking is
also available.
Match Night:
(A & B Division) Thursday 7.30-10.30pm – 6 Albert Road Eccles M30 9QJ
(C Division) Tuesday 7.30pm – 10.30pm 6 Albert Road Eccles M30 9QJ
(E Division) Tuesday 7.30pm – 10.30pm – 21 Church St, Eccles M30 0DF
Club Night: Monday and Wednesday 7.00-11.00pm.
Club Night Venue: 21 Church St, Eccles M30 0DF
Free parking Free Refreshments and rely on donations if possible
From M602 Junction 2 take A576 to Eccles. Continue onto St Mary’s Road and then to Church Road. Ample free parking available after 6 pm.
Train: From Eccles train station cross the road onto Church Street and The Station Bar is on the left (30 seconds walk).
Tram: From Eccles tram station cross the main road and proceed up Church Road towards Eccles station (2 minutes walk).
Secretary: Antony Mills
Treasurer: Barbara Farrar
Captain (1st team) Dave Toole
(Other teams): Barbara Farrar
Website: http://www.eccleschess.com
Equipment & Facilities:
12 digital clocks
Glossop Chess Club
Venue: Bradbury Community House, Market Street, Glossop, SK13 8AR.
Directions: Arriving in Glossop from the west on the A57, drive up the High Street and just as the hill levels out after a pedestrian crossing turn right into Market Street. Bradbury House is 40m on the right immediately before the right turning into Chapel Street. The Market Place Car Park is 40m beyond on the left and is free after 6pm.
If arriving from a different direction, at the main crossroads (with The Norfolk Arms on the corner) head west down the High Street taking the first left turning into Market Street and follow the directions above. We meet on the first floor, please ask at Reception if unsure. A lift is available.
Match Night: Mondays 7.30 – 10.30 pm.
Secretary / Team Captain : David Fowler
Equipment & Facilities :
10 DGT Clocks.
Venue is suitable for all, with the necessary facilities.
Free tea and coffee available (and sometimes biscuits !), but anyone may bring their own
refreshments.
There is a second room available for social chess, analysis, waiting parents etc.
Heywood Chess Club
Venue: Hopwood Sports Club, Manchester Road, Heywood, OL10 2AP
Directions:
The club is on the LEFT side of Manchester Rd going into Heywood from J19 of M62.
i Get to J19 of the M62
ii Take A6046 into Heywood. After 100 yards go straight over first mini-roundabout.
iii At the second mini-roundabout,100 yards later, turn left onto Coronation Avenue.
iv After 100 yards come to traffic lights at T-junction.
v Turn right towards Heywood on Manchester Road (the A6045.)
vi Follow the road for 300 yards where it will turn sharp left.
vii IMMEDIATELY after this bend (so have your left indicator on as you round the bend) the Hopwood Sports Club is on the left-hand side. Pull into the lane and immediately turn right into the car park. Enter the club via the double doors, which are 30 yards to the left of the car park. Take the right-hand door which leads to the function room.
Match Night: Wednesdays (7.30pm)
Secretary: Steve Flaherty
Treasurer: Dave Almond
Fixtures Diary Manager: Peter Hurn
1st Team Captain: Steve Flaherty
2nd Team Captain: Donna Chadwick
Equipment & Facilities:
The club has 20 digital clocks available for matches.
Ladies toilets are available.
The premises are suitable for children and their parents with chess being played in a room away from the bar areas.
The bar provides a full range of drinks but limited food (nuts, crisps but no sweet foods).
Disabled access: Access to the club is via the main entrance, with three steps up to the playing area in the function room, which can be accessed directly from the car park by prior arrangement with the club.
There are no stipulations regarding bringing your own food and non-alcoholic drinks but alcoholic drinks are expected to be purchased from the bar areas.
Manchester Social Chess Club
Venue: Waldorf Manchester, 12 Gore St, Manchester, M1 3AQ
Club Night: Wednesdays 6pm to 11pm
Secretary: Aidan Rawlinson
Informal relaxed casual chess.
Open to everyone (including members of league clubs).
Free. Great for fun, socialising and learning.
Manchester University Chess Club
Venue: Room 2.1 (on the second floor), Manchester University Students Union, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR
Match night: Wednesday 7.30pm
Club night: Wednesday 7:15pm – 11pm.
The booking ends at 10:30 pm which might not be enough time to accommodate for the longer games so opposition teams will be asked if they are able to accommodate a 7:15 pm start
Number of digital clocks available: At least 10 clocks are available for home matches.
Accessibility: Ladies and disabled toilets.
Ramp and lifts for disabled users
Venue suitable for all.
Refreshments available to purchase.
Happy for away players to bring their own refreshments.
Secretary: Radwan Rizvi
1st Team Captain:
Marple & District Chess Club
Venue: Navigation Pub, Stockport Rd, Marple, Stockport, SK6 6BD. (Upstairs function room)
Directions: From Stockport along A626 to Marple. At traffic lights in Marple (by Texaco garage) take middle road – Stockport Road B6101 – and continue straight on through two sets of lights. The Navigation pub is at the top, on the right, almost opposite the Regent cinema. Car parking is adjacent and to the rear, with other car parks nearby. Stairs to the function room are just inside the front entrance. Please announce your arrival at the bar before going to the function room as there are
private rooms upstairs.
Match Night: Thursdays 7.30pm.
Secretary: Terry Cowling
Treasurer: Neil Dainty
Team Captain: Neil Dee
Team Captain Division E: Neil Dee
Equipment & Facilities:
A minimum of twelve digital clocks are available for match play.
There is no special access for disabled players.
Separate gents, ladies and toilets for disabled customers are downstairs.
Shared toilets are upstairs opposite the playing room.
The venue is suitable for juniors and their parents as the room is upstairs.
Refreshments are available for sale but, as a public house, the venue manager requests that any consumables are purchased on the premises.
Northenden Chess Club
Venue: Northenden Social Club 408-412 Palatine Rd, Manchester, M22 4JT
Directions:
Entering Northenden from the north, crossing the river Mersey, the social club is on the right-hand side of Palatine road approaching the end of the village after Tesco which is also on the right. The entrance to the car park is just after the row of shops past Tesco. Sharp right at the phone box.
Entering Northenden from the other side, coming off the motorway or Princess Parkway or up Sale road, you go up Palatine road, past the Britannia Airport hotel on your left, the entrance to the club car park is just before the first row of shops on the left, past Moor end road, sharp left at the phone box.
NB: Anyone visiting the club will need to register their car number at the bar otherwise a parking fine may be charged
Match Night: Mondays 7.30-11.00 p.m.
Secretary: John Henessey
1st Team Captain: Alex Benner
There is a Ladies’ toilet.
The club and venue are suitable for juniors and parents.
There is a bar available selling drinks and snacks.
The club doesn’t allow non-members to bring their own food or drink to consume in the club.
All players enter for free.
Parents of children who are playing enter for free.
Observers pay a £1 guest fee to enter.
There is wheelchair access.
Clocks 10
Stockport Chess Club
Venue: Ladybrook Hotel, Fir Road, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 2NP
Directions:
From Bramhall and the south travel along Bramhall Lane South. After the railway bridge Fir Road is the second turn on the right. The Ladybrook is at the far end of Fir Road on the left.
From Stockport and Manchester on the A6 take Bramhall Lane, which becomes Bramhall Lane South, as far as Bramhall Park roundabout. Go straight across this and Fir road is the first turning immediately after it on the left. The Ladybrook is 500yds on the right.
From Hazel Grove and Poynton turn off Macclesfield road into Dean Lane which becomes Jacksons Lane and then Bridge Lane at the end of which is Bramhall Park roundabout. Take the first exit left and then immediately turn into Fir Road as above.
There is a large car park.
Bramhall Station is 20 minutes and Davenport Station 25 minutes away on foot
Match night: Tuesday 7.30-11 p.m.
Secretary: Gareth Griffiths
Treasurer: Jeff Mason
1st Team Captain: Joshua Pink
2nd Team Captain: Jeff Mason
3rd Team Captain: Phil Clare
Website: stockportchessclub.org
Equipment & Facilities:
10 DGT3000 digital clocks are available for match use; a small number of DGT2010 are
available as backup.
Separate ladies’ toilets are available.
Venue is above a bar so juniors should be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Refreshments can be purchased at the bar downstairs.
Players should not bring food or drink bought elsewhere (bottled tap water OK).
No disabled access
Swinton & Worsley Community Chess Club
Venue: Fletcher Hall, Vicarage Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 OWA
Directions: From Junction 13, M60 take the A572 towards Swinton. After crossing the East Lancashire Road, turn left onto Partington Lane and then left into Vicarage Road after about 500. The venue is on the right towards the end of the road.
Match Nights: Thursdays – All teams
Club Night: Thursdays
Coaching is available for beginner and junior players on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please contact Adam Scoular swintonchessacademy1@gmail.com
Secretary: Damien McElvenny
Treasurer: Yin Chu
Captain (All teams): Adam Scoular
Website: http://www.worsleychessclub.org/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/worsleychessclub/.
Equipment & Facilities:
We have 18 electronic clocks.
The venue is a members-only club.
Access is via an intercom (mention you are a visiting chess team).
There is a bar facility. Please do not bring your own drinks.
There is disabled access to the ground floor. Matches can be arranged here for anyone who has difficulty with stairs. Please let us know in advance if this is required.
Three Cs Chess Club
Venue: St. Edwards RC Parish Hall, Spring Lane, Lees, Oldham, OL4 5AJ
Directions:
A From M60 (anticlockwise) or A62 (Manchester)
Proceed to Hollinwood (M60 anti-clockwise – At junction 22 turn right onto A62)
i. From M60 Junction 22 (Hollinwood) or from Manchester follow the A62 towards
Oldham for about 2 miles until you start approaching a large roundabout with traffic
lights and a bridge above it.
ii. Approaching the bridge, go in the extreme right-hand lane, which will go under the
bridge and bend right as it does so.
iii. Immediately after bending right is another set of lights. Stay in the right-hand lane and
go straight on to the by-pass (A62 Huddersfield/Saddleworth). (i.e. do NOT go back
under the bridge to your right).
iv. Follow the by-pass to 2nd set of traffic lights (about ¾ mile) and turn right onto A669
(Lees/Saddleworth).
v. Follow A669 for about 1.5 miles until you go down a long steep hill and through the
traffic lights, Lees Brook Mill is on your right at the bottom of the hill.
vi. Just after the mill (and as the road begins to rise again) take first right into Burton St.
vii. Go up Burton Street and turn first left into Spring Lane and then immediately left
through the gates of the St Edwards Church Parish Hall to the car park which is at the
rear of the building.
viii. The entrance is through the double doors at the far end of the stone building.
B. From M62/A627(M) Junction 18
i. Exit the M62 on to the A627 (M) and head in direction of Oldham.
ii. Take second exit (Elk Mill Shopping Centre will be on left at the traffic lights)
iii. Take 2nd exit on to Chadderton Way (dual Carriageway). Go along the dual
carriageway to large roundabout and take the third exit on to Oldham By-Pass.
iv. (Then follow the directions from “4” in “A” above).
Match Night: Wednesday 7.30-11.00 pm for all teams
Club Night: Thursday 7.00-9.30
Team Captains:
1st, 2nd: Phil Adams
3rd: Jonathan Miller
4th, 5th, 6th: John Walton
Secretary: Alan Burke
Alternate Contact: John Walton
Treasurer: Stephen Rigby
Website: www.3cschessclub.com
Equipment & Facilities:
i. Sufficient digital clocks for 4 x 6-board matches
ii. There are adequate ladies and disabled toilets
iii. Venue has wheelchair access and is suitable for juniors and their parents
iv. Hot drinks and tap water available on the premises
v. There are no stipulations for visitors bringing their own food and drink
vi. If playing upstairs there is a lift available
Urmston Chess Club
Venue: Urmston sports club, Moorside road, Urmston Manchester, M41 5UU
Directions: The club is on the main road on Moorside Road and you can’t miss it. Parking is on the main run up and getting there early is advised
Match night: Thursday 7.30-10:45 p.m.
Secretary: John Reyes
Treasurer: Grant Randall
Captains: John Reyes
Web page: https://www.urmstonchessclub.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UrmstonChess
Equipment & Facilities:
10 digital clocks available for match use (DGT 3000, 2050 and 2010)
No special disabled access; matches will be in the main room at the front
Adequate ladies’ toilet downstairs next to the gents
Venue is suitable for juniors and their parents
Refreshments are available at the bar
Please use the bar but no problem with bringing water