Preston Chess Club

Hi Everyone,

Latest copy of the bulletin from Lancashire Chess Association President, Richard Walsh (Lancaster Chess Club).

He asks if players interested in playing County Chess please make themselves known to the captains, so we can organise teams for the forthcoming season.

Also a reminder for the Lancashire Clubs Championship at Blackburn Crusaders on Sunday 14th September.

E-mail from the Acting Secretary again asking for players who are interested in County Chess to let him know.

Regards,

Carl

Papers for the AGM on Wednesday 6th August.

I hope they attach properly!

1) Agenda for AGM
2) Minutes Last Meeting
3) My report from last year

The next Annual General Meeting of Preston Chess Club will take place on WEDNESDAY 6th AUGUST, starting at 19:45.

Agenda and minutes of last meeting will be available shortly.

If any members have anything to raise for the agenda, please let me know by Wednesday 30th July, so I can update the agenda and issue ahead of the meeting.

Standard Agenda Items are:

Latest copy of the bulletin attached.

Summary:

a) Change of date for the Club Championship - now September 14th.
b) Report and Link to Nigel Short Simul
c) Lancaster Congress in August
d) Leyland Congress in August
e) Update on Team selection for County Chess Championship

If interested in playing County Chess, please let Richard know.

Thanks.

Carl

See attached

From Wednesday February 5th 2025 onwards we will be playing at New Meadow Street Labour Club. 193-195 North Rd, Preston PR1 1YQ. It is 5 minutes walk from Preston bus station. The entrance is on the right hand side of North Road (A6) heading south towards the bus station. To reach the car park, turn at the traffic lights onto Melling Street. Parking is free - but you must enter your car registration number into the machine at the end of the corridor as you go in. The bar is on the right, we play in the large function room to the left.

For the next three Wednesdays (Jan 15th, 22nd, 29th), Chess Club will take place in the Holiday Inn Hotel next to the bus station. Usually it will be in a room upstairs to the right of reception reached by a door on the right hand side of the bar called "Ribblesdale". However for Jan 15th we are in a downstairs room. Car parking is on a first come first server basis - enter your registration number at reception to avoid being fined. But due to the limited number of parking places you will probably not get in.

There will be no chess club on Wednesday December 25th ( Christmas ) or Wednesday January 1st ( New Years Day ). The next Chess Club will be on January 8th in the Holiday Inn Hotel next to the bus station. There is a meeting room upstairs past reception somewhere near the bar area which I have booked to try out. Car parking is on a first come first server basis - enter your registration number at reception to avoid being fined.

Wednesday 18th we will be meeting in Harry's Bar on Fishergate at 7.30pm, which can be accessed via the Bull and Royal and turning left when you get inside. You can park at Jalgos and walk up or on Church st and walk back.