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Clubs in and around Oxfordshire

Abingdon School

Club night -
Venue Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. OX14 1DE
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Website www.abingdon.org.uk
Contact Andrew English
Notes This is solely a school club at present, but in future we'd like to form a joint school and town club. Please contact me if you might be interested in joining.
Last updated 20 Jun 2007. The owner of this entry is Andrew English.

Banbury

Club night Tuesday
Venue Old Reindeer Inn, Parsons Street, Banbury. OX16 5NA
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Website www.banburychessclub.com
Contact Stephen Rumsby
Notes
Last updated 30 Sep 2004. The owner of this entry is Stephen Rumsby.

Bicester Rodney House Chess Club

Club night Tuesday 7.30 PM
Venue Rodney House Sports and Soc. Club, Rodney House, Aylesbury Rd., Bicester. OX26 6HD
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Website www.freewebs.com/bicesterchess
Contact Colin Cheesman
Notes The map that is generated automatically from the postcode is misleading: use this map instead.

From A34/M40 Junction 9, follow signs to Bicester. At First roundabout with large Esso garage on left, take 2nd exit (A41 Aylesbury). Up and over Bicester by-pass to next roundabout. Take 4th exit signposted "Rodney House Sports & Social Club". Turn Right almost immediately and drive around football pitch. At end of pitch turn left and road leads into car park. The Chess club meets in the lounge which is the first door on the left in the club main building. The club is open all the year round with the exception of the week between Christmas and New Year. All OCA players are welcome to visit.

Last updated 09 Jul 2008. The owner of this entry is Colin Cheesman.

Cowley

Club night Monday 19.15
Venue Rose Hill Methodist Church, Rose Hill, Oxford. OX4 4JP
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Website www.geocities.com/cowleychess/
Contact Lester Millin
Notes The map that is generated automatically from the postcode is misleading: use this map instead.

The church is on the fairly steep section on the way up Rose Hill itself (or down the hill if you've come past the Rose Hill shops from the ring road), somewhat over 100 metres above the traffic lights where Henley Avenue becomes Rose Hill. Off-road parking is available, the entrance to which is at the top of the service road on the same side of the road as, and a very short way down from, the church itself. There should be no difficulty if you are using public transport in Oxford. Just take a No. 3 bus (Stagecoach) or a No. 4 (Oxford Bus Company) from Queen Street in the very centre of town, ask the driver for the Westbury Crescent stop, and walk back down Rose Hill to the Church. The entrance to the Chess Club is round at the left hand side of the church as you view it from the road. You can see a picture of the church here.

Last updated 23 Jan 2008. The owner of this entry is David Robson.

Cowley Workers

Club night Monday
Venue Cowley Workers Social Club, 19 Between Towns Road, Cowley, Oxford . OX4 3LX
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Contact Dave Buckland
Notes Tel: 01865 772920 club, or Dave Buckland on 01865 453884
Last updated 08 Oct 2007. The owner of this entry is Adrian Riley.

Cumnor

Club night Thursday 19:00-21:00 Match fixtures start 19:30
Venue Cumnor Old School, High Street, Cumnor, Oxford. OX2 9PE
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Website www.cumnorchessclub.com
Contact Steven Bennett
Notes Telephone 01865 862788 or my mobile, 0771 424 4029, or email westfs@aol.com On match nights, after 6:25 pm, call my mobile. Our venue is next to Cumnor Post Office, on High Street. Access the building from the rear, where there is ample car parking. Wheel-chair access and disabled toilets. Refreshments provided. Please note that we do not play at Cumnor Primary School. If you click on our map link, the arrow on the map showing our position is slightly incorrect. We are positioned half way in-between the fork of Appleton Road and High Street and the fork of Oxford Road and Abingdon Road, on the South side of the street. If you have difficulty finding us on match nights, then please call my mobile. The club is open throughout the year with the exception of August and the last two weeks in December.
Last updated 05 Mar 2007. The owner of this entry is Steven Bennett.

Didcot

Club night Monday 19.30
Venue The Marlborough Club, 227 Broadway, Didcot. OX11 8RU
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Website www.didcotchess.co.uk
Contact John Harvey
Notes From A34 Milton interchange head for Didcot Station on A4130. At second roundabout turn right up Foxhall Road. Turn left at roundabout at top of road (Shell garage) and Marlborough club is 100m on your right.

The club continues to meet on Mondays (except Bank Holidays) throughout the summer.

Last updated 06 Apr 2008. The owner of this entry is John Harvey.

Dragon School

Club night -
Venue -.
Contact Mark Edwards
Notes
Last updated 08 Oct 2007. The owner of this entry is Roger Thetford.

Emmanuel Christian School

Club night
Venue Emmanuel Christian School, Littlemore.
Contact Jenny Cooke
Notes
Last updated 07 Sep 2004. The owner of this entry is Jenny Cooke.

Harwell School

Club night Wed (lunchtime)
Venue Harwell Primary School, The Styles, Harwell. OX11 0HX
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Website www.harwell.oxon.sch.uk
Contact Sue Greatbanks
Notes
Last updated 07 Sep 2004. The owner of this entry is Sue Greatbanks.

Headington School

Club night Can play double matches together with St Andrew's
Venue Headington Preparatory School, 26 London Road, Oxford. OX3 7PB
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Website www.headington.org
Contact Heather Lang
Notes U11 team in Oxfordshire Schools League. Would also like to play friendly matches against other schools. (For pupils at Headington School only. Website link is to the school website, not a chess-speific one.)
Last updated 14 Oct 2006. The owner of this entry is Heather Lang.

Marlborough School

Club night
Venue The Marlborough School, Woodstock. OX20 1LP
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Website www.marlborough.oxon.sch.uk
Contact Gordon Lloyd
Notes
Last updated 08 Oct 2007. The owner of this entry is Gordon Lloyd.

MCS (Schools League and ODCL)

Club night Afternoons
Venue Magdalen College School, Cowley Place, Oxford. OX4 1DZ
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Website www.mcsoxford.org
Contact John Place
Notes For MCS pupils only.
Last updated 20 Mar 2008. The owner of this entry is John Place.

MCS Blackbirds

Club night MCSB 1 matches 7.30pm; MCSB 2 at 7.15pm
Venue Magdalen College School. OX4 1DZ
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Website www.oxfordfusion.com/mcschess
Contact John Place
Notes This club is the merger between North Oxford (formerly Blackbird Leys) and MCS. New members are welcome. Please see www.oxfordfusion.com/mcschess for club evenings. Home ODCL matches are accessed through a door facing the tennis courts (half way up the teaching block; ground floor). Access to the school via Cowley Place. E-mail: JPlace@mcsoxford.org for further details.
Last updated 08 Oct 2008. The owner of this entry is John Place.

Milton Junior Chess Club

Club night Friday 19.30-20.30
Venue Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Milton, Abingdon. OX14 4EJ
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Contact Cheryl Brightwell
Notes Mainly 6- to 12-year-olds. £1 per session.
Last updated 13 Dec 2004. The owner of this entry is Cheryl Brightwell.

New College School

Club night Tuesday 4:00-5:00
Venue New College School, 2 Savile Road, Oxford. OX1 3UA
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Contact _unknown
Notes Currently inactive?
Last updated 20 Oct 2006. The owner of this entry is Roger Thetford.

North Oxford / MCS Blackbirds

Club night -
Venue -. OX4 1DZ
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Contact John Place
Notes Club is now part of MCS Blackbirds and no longer meets in its own right.
Last updated 20 Mar 2008. The owner of this entry is John Place.

North Oxford Association Juniors

Club night U11 Mon 4:00-5:15 term time; over-11s Fri 5-7pm
Venue North Oxford Community Centre, Summertown.
Contact Tamal Matilal
Notes The club has two nights: Monday for primary school age children and Friday for over-11s. We are looking for more people.
Last updated 08 Oct 2007. The owner of this entry is Tamal Matilal.

Oxford City

Club night Monday
Venue St. Margaret’s Institute, Polstead Rd., Oxford. OX2 6TW
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Website www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/oxfordcitychessclub/index.phtml
Contact Ian Brooke
Notes
Last updated 16 Aug 2005. The owner of this entry is Graham Chapman.

Oxford High School

Club night U9/11: Thu (or Tue poss) U13/18: Tue (or Fri poss)
Venue Junior Department - 1 Bardwell Road, Oxford, OX2 6SU or Senior Department - Belbroughton Road, Oxford, OX2 6SA. NB: Sometimes junior teams play matches at senior dept and vice-versa. Schools coming for matches should confirm venue, time and day for each match..
Website www.cheekychess.org.uk
Contact Heather Lang
Notes Only for children who attend Oxford High School.
Last updated 13 Oct 2006. The owner of this entry is Heather Lang.

Oxford University

Club night Tuesday 7:30
Venue Balliol (1st-team matches); Worcester Coll. (2nd/3rd/4ths).
Website users.ox.ac.uk/~chess/index.html
Contact University President / Secretary
Notes President 2007-08 is Michael Healey
Last updated 16 Nov 2007. The owner of this entry is University President / Secretary.

St Andrew's

Club night -
Venue St Andrew's School, Headington. OX3 9ED
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Contact Caro Hunt
Notes
Last updated 02 Sep 2006. The owner of this entry is Caro Hunt.

Wantage

Club night Tuesday 19.30
Venue Charlton Church Hall, Charlton Village Road, Wantage. OX12 7HG
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Website www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/wantagechessclub
Contact George Spalding
Notes All players welcome.
Last updated 30 Sep 2004. The owner of this entry is Gordon Brown.

Witney

Club night Thursday
Venue Ducklington Village Hall, Ducklington. OX29 7UX
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Website www.witneychess.org.uk
Contact Alan Kennedy
Notes Matches and club nights Visitors and beginners welcome. Parking is just off the A415 and Village Hall is far side of the pond from the Bell public house.
Last updated 17 Sep 2008. The owner of this entry is Alan Kennedy.