Awards

Clubs

Altrincham and Hale

Secretary: Tom Tomkins, 260 Washway Road, Sale M33 4RZ tom.tomkins@gmail.com

1^st Team Captain: Tony Lane, 81 Broad Road, Sale, Cheshire M33 2EU (0161.969.2519) al@haroldsharp.co.uk.

Club Details: Tuesday 7:30-10:30

VENUE: The Navigation Hotel, 122 Manchester Road, Altrincham WA14 4PY

Directions: From Sale M60(J7) take A56 to Altrincham;turn left at lights just after B & Q on your right at the foot of the hump back bridge.Pub is on the corner of A56 and Navigation Road.From Altrincham turn right at The Mansion House.Playing area is in function room upstairs. Club night and time unchanged.

Website: New website

Atherton & Great Lever

Secretary: Simon Woodcock, 8 Donnington Close, Leigh, Lancs email: blitzchess2001@yahoo.co.uk

Great Lever Secretary: Tony Wilkinson, 77 Tong Road, Little Lever, Bolton BL3 1QG (01204 417184) email: WilkinsonA@totalise.co.uk

1^st Team Captain: Dave Martindale, 3 Wingates Square, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3PS (01942 810816), email: davemartindale@hotmail.com

2^nd Team Captain: Mick Connor, 28 Hardman Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 9JJ ( 01204 708362).

1^st Team match venue: Monday 7:30-11:00 , The Atherton Arms, 6 Tyldesley Road, Atherton.

Website: http://www.btinternet.com/~stevefanning/ChessClub.htm

Directions: From the A580 East Lancs Road take A577 to Atherton and The Atherton Arms is on your right before you reach the one-way system and facilities.

2nd Team match venue: Tuesday 7:30-10:50 The Ukranian Club, 99 Castle Street, Bolton

Directions: From Manchester and the South follow directions to Bolton via M60, M62 and M61. Take right hand lanes on M61, signposted A666 and follow for approximately 2.5-3 miles. Exit left at junction signposted ‘Bolton South and Bury’, but remain in outside lane to the traffic signals at top and ready to turn right on to the A579 Bradford Street (signposted Bury A58). Continue through another set of lights (approx. 200m) on to Castle Street (B6209). The Ukranian Club is approx. 75m on the left. There is a car park and on-street parking is available.

Please note that Atherton and Great Lever are actually separate clubs, but have joined together for the purpose of fielding two teams in the league.

Bolton

Secretary: Graham Ash, 6 Ravens Holly, Bolton BL1 5TN (01204.841516)

1st Team Captain: Harry Lamb, 134 Junction Road Bolton BL3 4NQ, (01204 63374) email: harry.lamb@onetel.net

2nd Team Captain: Julian Clissold, 4 Vale Street, Edgworth, Bolton (01204 852036) emailj.clissold@burnley.ac.uk

3^rd Team Captain: Alex Robinson, 67 Pine Grove, Monton, Eccles M30 9JW (0161 281 2901).

Match Night: Thursday 7:30-10:40

Club Night: Monday 7:30-10:00 YMCA, Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1HA.

Junior coaching Monday 7:00-8:00, but please contact Harry Lamb before attending as sessions are not held every Monday.

Directions: In Deansgate, Bolton Town Centre. 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 a set of traffic lights get into the inside lane marked M61 Preston and turn left.

Stay in the inside lane and at the second set of lights take the second exit, signposted Wigan. At the next set of lights (on the left is a large black of flats under construction) turn left. Go through the next set of lights when the YMCA is on the right and on the immediate left is a side street with a small free car park. Park there if you can. Arrive early. Thursday is late night shopping and parking can be difficult.

Bury

Secretary: John Grindrod, 4 Blackley Close, Unsworth, Bury Tel. 0161.280.5102

email: john.grindrod1@ntlworld.com

1^st Team Captain: Anthony Lee,22 Campbell Close, Walshaw, Bury BL8 3BB (0161 764 2243) anthonymlee@bigfoot.com

2^nd Team Captain: Jim Litherland, 17 Worcester Close, Bury BL9 9DB (0161 280 2541)

3^rd Team Captain: Jeremy Peach, 12 Knowsley Road, Ainsworth, Bolton BL2 5PZ (01204 394533) jpeach7@hotmail.com

Website: http://www.burychessclub.co.uk

Match Night: Tuesday, 7:30-10:45

Club Night: Monday, Tuesday, 7:30-10:45 Bury Sports Club, Radcliffe Road, Bury

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 tiwn centre, heading south on the A56 (Manchester Road), tirn right down Radcliffe Road. The club is on the right (down a narrow lane) immediately afterwards.

Chorlton

Secretary: John E. Horner, 29 Lime Road, Stretford, Manchester M32 8HX (0161 286 7128)

1^st Team Captain: as secretary

2^rd Team Captain: David Kierman, 36 Meadowbank, Chorltonville, Manchester (0161 881 1755)

email: d.kierman@umist.ac.uk

3^rd Team Captain: Khalid Khokar, 94 Homewood Road,Northenden (0161 902 0295h) (07940 393074w)

4^th Team Captain: Gwilym Morrison, 6 Rockdale Avenue, Hulme (07890605039)

Club Details: Tuesday 7:30-10:45 St. John’s Social Club, Chequers Road off High Lane, Chorlton.

Directions: St. John's is situated on the corner of Chequers Road and High Lane.

From the west (Stretford), drive along Edge Lane until the junction of Wilbraham Road and HIgh Lane, then continue straight on at the lights as Edge Lane become High Lane. Chequers Road is 6th on the right. From the north (Manchester) or east (Fallowfield), find the junction of Wilbraham Road and Barlow Moor Road at the centre of Chorlton-Cum-Hardy. Proceed along Barlow Moor Road until just before the bus terminus taking main junction (right) into High Lane. Chequers Road is 3rd left and is just on the corner. Ample car parking is available.

Clayton Eagles

Secretary: Bill Booth e-mail

Club Details: Thursdays at The Manchester Climbing Centre, St Benedicts Church, Bennet Street, Ardwick, Manchester M12 5ND (0161-2307006)

Directions: The centre is just off Hyde Road near to Devonshire Street Bus Depot.

Adult League Team Contact: John Dwan, Tel: 07796 338768. e-mail

Junior League Team Contact: Bill Booth (as above.)

Didsbury Dynamos

Juniors: U-12s, Meet on Mondays at 6-15, at Beaver Road Primary School, Didsbury. (Coaching for groups 4-8, by county and international players.)

Seniors: Meet at 7-00 on Wednesdays at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club. (Weekly coaching for teenagers by David Hulmes.)

Eccles

Secretary: Des J. Perryman, 18 Rutland Road, Eccles, Manchester M30 9FA (0161.788.9240)

1^st Team Captain: Neil Pickering 25 Grange Park Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9YA (01204 592206): neil.pickering1@ntlworld.com

Club Details: Wednesday 7:30-10:30 Monton Bowling Club, Hawthorne Avene, Monton, Eccles

Directions: From Manchester to Monton Road, Monton first right after Monton House. The Park pub on corner, up Hawthorne Avenue'., at brow of hill, turn right down signposted small lane.

Great Lever

For details see above: “Atherton & Great Lever”

Although Atherton and Great Lever are separate clubs, they have joined together for the purpose of fielding two teams.

Heywood

Secretary: Bill O’Rourke, 101 Queens Park Road, Heywood OL10 4JR tel: 01706 627874 e-mail

1^st team captain: Bill O'Rourke details as above.

2^nd team captain: Steve Flaherty, 9 Stainforth Close, Bury BL8 3DQ tel: 0161 761 3650) e-mail

Club details: Tuesday 7.30 – 11.00 Hopwood Unionist Club, Manchester Road, Heywood. OL10 2AP.

Directions: The club is on the west side of Manchester Rd., on your way into Heywood. You will find it on the other side of the road to the entrance to Green Lane from Manchester Road. The club is behind the Bowling Green. Take the M62 from Liverpool to Leeds to J19. Come off and follow A6046 into Heywood. After 100 yards straight over first mini-roudabout onto Coronation Ave. After 100 yards come to T-junction. Turn right towards Heywood on Manchester Road (the A6045.) Follow road for 100 yards where it will turn sharp left. Immediately after this bend the Hopwood Unionist Club is on the left hand side. Pull into lane and turn right into car park. Press buzzer on the door on arrival.

Oldham

Secretary: Mike J. Abbott, 9 Penrhyn Avenue, Middleton, Manchester M24 1FP (0161.643.6706) email: MikeJAbbott@bulldoghome.com

1^st Team Captain: Tony Aspin, 12 Winslade Close, Watersheddings, Oldham OL4 2SG (0161 626 1484) (mobile: 07834 738026)

2^nd Team Captain: David Aspinall, 23 Cemetry Road, Royton, Oldham. 0161 652 0554

3^rd Team Captain: Malcolm Hurst, 3 Lichfield Close, Denshaw, Oldham (01457 876469)

Match Night: Monday 7:30-11:30

Club Night: Monday & Thursday 7:30-11.30 North Chadderton Social and Bowling Club, Burnley Lane, Chadderton, Oldham

Directions: Head towards Chadderton to the large roundabout at the junction of Broadway and the A627M. Leave roundabout at exit for Manchester (A663 Broadway) and take immediate left into Burnley Lane before joining Broadway. Club is on first road on right. NB it is the Burnley Lane on the East side of Broadway. (Please note that the venue is a Private Members club. People are not allowed to bring in their own drinks (or food) to consume on the premises. Juniors cannot be served at the bar, but can ask adults to get non-alcoholic drinks and snacks for them.)

Rochdale

Secretary: Stephen Cropper, 22 Thorneylea, Whitworth, Rochdale OL12 8QY (01706 854098

h) ( 01706 350432w) email: info@shepherdprinters.com

1^st Team Captain: Mark Taylor 25 Mountain Ash, Rochdale OL12 7JD Tel. 01706 655847 mobile: 07050252574 email: mutau@totalise.co.uk

Club Details: Monday 7:30-11:00 Rochdale Transport Club, 23 Baron Street, Rochdale OL16 1SJ (01706 646596)

Directions: From M62 Junction 21, head towards Milnrow Road (A640). Go past the old venue and head towards town. Turn right at traffic lights onto Molesworth Street (A671). As you go down the hill you will see Travis Perkins on the left. Just past it on the bend is Hill Street Car Sales. Turn left on to Hill Street. At the end of Hill Street turn right on to Baron Street and you should see the building on the right.

Salford

Secretary: Bill Lowe, 7 Valdene Drive, Worsley, Manchester M28 7HA (0161.799.3921)

1^st Team Captain: J Edwards, 30 Church Meadow, Unsworth, BL9 89F (0161.796 7157)

Club Details: Tuesday 7:30-10:45 University of Salford, Maxwell Building, The Crescent, Salford , Check at Security desk for room number.

Directions: The venue is on the A6 opposite the police station.

Stockport

Secretary: Stuart Murray, 41 Heaton Moor Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4PB e-mail: dagmarvillas@btinternet.com

1^st Team Captain: Richard A. Beach, 3 Bankside Close, Marple Bridge, Stockport SK6 5ET (0161.449.0669) richardbeach@uwclub.net

2^nd Team Captain: Michael Crowther, 38 Cherry Holt Avenue, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3PS (0161.286.3029), michaelcrowther@aol.com

3^rd Team Captain: Ian Anderson, 80 Claremont Road, Great Moor, Stockport,SK2 7JT. 0161-483-6137.

Website: http://www.geocities.com/mjtunstalluk/

Club Details: Thursday 7:30-10:45 The Ladybrook, Fir Road, Bramhall, Stockport.

Directions: South from Stockport (A6), turn right at Blossoms Pub into Bramhall Lane (A5102). After 1.5 miles you reach a roundabout. Take the second exit turning left straight away into Fir Road. Hotel is 150 yards on the right. North on Macclesfield Road, turn left into Dean lane (A5143) signed to Bramhall Hall. Go straight to mini-roundabout. At next roundabout, turn left and left straight away into Fir Road.

Three Cs

Secretary: Stephen Rigby, Christ Church Junior School, Crawley Way, Chadderton, Oldham 0161 624 0907 (school terms only), mob. 078500 15163 Email: nippy50@hotmail.com

Web site: www.cccs.chess.btinternet.co.uk

1^st Team Captain: : Dale James, Tel: 0161 2902176.

2^nd Team Captain: Phil Adams,Tel: 01457 870024 Email: phil@adamsfam.demon.co.uk

3^rd Team Captain: John Walton, Tel: 0161 652 5813 E-mail: jofrawal@btinternet.com

4^th Team Captain: Stephen Rigby Mob: 07850 015163 E-mail: nippy50@hotmail.com (Alternative contact: John Walton.)

Match Night: Tuesday: The Blue Club, Victoria Street, Chadderton; Monday 07:30-11:00

Club Night: Thursday: Christ Church Junior School, Crawley Way, Chadderton, Oldham (school terms only) Thursday 7:00-10:00

Directions: a) To the Blue Club: From Broadway (A663) take Middleton Road in easterly direction towards Chadderton centre and Oldham. Pass ASDA on your left and turn left after baths and library, just before Chadderton Town Hall, into Victoria Street. Venue is on left, shortly after the police station. Parking opposite (preferably) or round the back.

b) To Christ Church School: Travelling from Manchester along Oldham Road turn left onto Broadway (A663) heading to the A627(M) until you come to the traffic lights at the junction with B6189. The Sportsman pub is on the right. Turn right into Eaves Lane and then immediately left into Denton Lane. Proceed for a quarter mile and Crawley Way is a cul-de-sac on the left just before the off licence on the right. Go through the school gates and park in the playground.

From the A627(M) carry on to Broadway heading to until you come to the traffic lights at the junction with B6189. The Sportman, pub is on the left. Turn left into Eaves Lane and follow the directions above.

From M60 take the exit for Chadderton Broadway (A663) in direction of A627(M) and travel to the Sportsman pub which is on the right (then see above.)

Urmston

Secretary: Keith Johnston Tel. 0161 2918643, e-mail: i.johnston50@ntlworld.com

1^st Team Captain: Tony Smith,Tel. 0161 6131041 e-mail: asmith381@msn.com

2^nd Team Captain: Keith Johnston, as above.

Club Details: Tuesday 7:30-11:00 Flixton Conservative Club, 193 Flixton Road, Flixton, M41 5DF.

Directions: The club is on a mini-roundabout, and is located within two minutes walk from the Bird i'th Hand pub opposite Flixton High School for Girls.

Enquiries:Tim- timothy.plunkett@kerrylogistics.co.uk 0161 8654673.

Bert- bert.jbholdings@ntlworld.com 0161 9690177.

Keith- (as above)

Website: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/russellhalifax/index.htm

Warrington East

Secretary: Joe Chambers, 5 Kenilworth Drive, Padgate, Warrington WA1 3JT (01925 812711)

1^st Team Captain: Damien McCarthy (07851 019587) damo@crydee.wanadoo.co.uk

Club details: Wednesday 7.30-11.00 Padgate Community Centre, off Station Road, Padgate, Warrington.

Directions: From M62 J11. Take 1^st exit, A574, Warrington. At the 5^th roundabout turn left. Take the next left (sign Padgate train station), Club car Park is 50 yards on the right.

From M6 J21/A57. After motorway roundabouts continue on the A57 towards Warrington. At traffic lights (junction has car dealership on the left, post office on the right) turn right into Holes Lane.Continue for 1.5 miles. Road becomes Green Lane. At roundabout turn right. Take next right into Station Road. Club car park is 50 yards on the right.

Website: www.padgatechessclub.co.uk

Worsley

Secretary: Damien McIlvenny E-mail: dmm64@btinternet.com

1st Team Captain: Dr Simon Wright 12 Davyhulme Road, Davyhulme, Manchester M41 7DS Tel. 0161 746 8758 Email: simon&suewright@hotmail.com

2nd Team Captain: Damien McElvenny E-mail: dmm64@btinternet.com

Bolton League Captain: Dave Bellis 0161-7470285

Club details: Wednesday 7.30-11.00, Walkden Cricket Club, Harriet Street, Walkden, Worsley.
Directions: From M60, Jn13, head north on the A575 (Walkden Road). Cross the East Lancashire Road at the traffic lights, and continue straight on for about 1/2 mile until a railway bridge at the mini roundabout. Take the left hand fork. At the traffic light junction with the A6, goes straight across onto a short dual carriage way. Where the road narrows, turn right at Divardi's pizza place (opposite Tesco). Harriet Street is then the first turning on the left

Website: www.worsleychessclub.btik.com