We’re delighted to announce that Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club will be moving to a new venue next month.
This means our club night will change from Tuesdays to Thursdays.
We’ve greatly enjoyed our four years at The Adelaide. It’s a lovely pub and we hope to stay in touch with them, but we’ve now outgrown the room there and have found a venue that offers more space and better facilities for our members.
Our new venue
Cambridge Park Bowls & Sports Club
Cambridge Park
East Twickenham
TW1 2PG
(Click here for maps and directions.)
Our meeting time remains 7:30–10:30pm.
Why we’re moving
The Committee considered this carefully, and the new venue offers several advantages:
- A much larger space, allowing us to improve facilities and services for members
- A central location, midway between Richmond and Twickenham town centres
- Excellent public transport links (six bus routes nearby and St Margarets Station 10 minutes walk away)
- On‑site car parking
- Full accessibility: no steps and excellent lighting
- Kitchen facilities available for our use
- A bar with drinks below pub prices (subject to our finding someone to run it)
- An excellent pub directly across the road
- The option to start earlier and potentially launch a junior section
- Opportunities to collaborate with other local leisure organisations, including Richmond Bridge Club just across the green as well as the Bowls Club
- Comparable cost to our previous venue, so no impact on club finances
Please spread the word to any friends or colleagues in the Richmond and Twickenham area who enjoy chess. We look forward to welcoming everyone to our new home.