We had a great evening at our spacious new venue: Cambridge Park Bowling Club.

You’ll find us just behind St Stephen’s Church in East Twickenham, ideally situated half way between Richmond and Twickenham town centres. You’ll see the bus stop (buses from Richmond) right outside.

Here’s the pedestrian entrance you’ll be looking for.

On the other side of the bowling green you’ll find our friends at Richmond Bridge Club. If you play bridge as well as chess do check them out.

Here’s our playing room. The area at the back can be partitioned off for matches.

Drinks are available in the bar, and there are also facilities for tea and coffee.

Our Chairman Alastair Armstrong outlined his vision for developing the club as an integral part of the local community.

The evening continued with Mike Healey and Maks Gajowniczek each demonstrating one of their recent games. There was then a brief introduction to the Chess Heroes books followed by Mike giving a simul.

I’ll post more about the talks very shortly.

If you live within reach of Richmond or Twickenham and enjoy playing chess, we’d love to welcome you any Thursday evening from 7:30 onwards.