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Venue: Wolverhampton West End Working Men's Club, 71-73 Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton, WV3 ORW.
Tel:01902 772465
Meets on: Thursday from 7.30 pm.
Contact: Barry Lewis. Tel: 01922 479845.
Parking:
There is a private car park opposite the venue.
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Website: www.wolverhamptonchessclub.org.uk
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Facilities:
- No smoking in the playing area.
- The playing room is on the ground floor and has disabled access.
- The venue has a Licensed bar.
- Already has Junior players, and welcomes more.
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Directions to the new venue
By road
From the Wolverhampton Ring Road (Penn Rd island), take the A449 south (Kidderminster).
Immediately get into the right-hand lane and take the first right (Lea Rd).
From there, take the second right (Upper Zoar St), then first left (Merridale St) - beware speed bumps.
The club is on the left immediately after the first turning on the left.
There is a private car park opposite the venue.
17 or 514 bus
Starting from Wolverhampton bus station, travel to Great Brickklin St, and get off at Kimberly St (on the left).
Walk up Kimberly St to the end and turn left.
The club is about 50 yards/metres along on the right hand side.
511, 511A or 512 bus
Starting from Wolverhampton bus station, get off at MacDonald's and continue along Lea Rd, Turn right into Bristol St, and take the third turning on the left.
The club is immediately on the left.
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| County Honours |
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Staffordshire Club of the Year 2007
Jackson Trophy Winners 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999 (Grade 120 or under)
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| League Honours |
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Wolverhampton League
Division 1 (& League) Champions 1953/4, 1960/1
Division 2 Champions 1965/6, 1979/80, 1983/4, 1989/90, 1991/2, 1995/6
Division 3 Champions 1982/3, 1985/6, 1999/2000
Division 4 Champions 1991/2, 1993/4, 1996/7
Division 5 Champions 1991/2
Division 6 Champions 1976/7
Pittaway Cup
Winner 2003/4
Runner-up 1989/90, 2002/3
Team Lightning tournament
Trophy Section winner 1984/5, 1996/7, 2001/2, 2003/4
Major Section winner 2000/1
Minor Section winner 1995/6
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Wolverhampton Summer League
Division 2 Champions 1990
Division 3 North Champions 2000
Division 3 South Champions 1994, 2008
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Staffordshire "Club of the Year" 2007.
Awarded to Wolverhampton because of recent league success, and because so many of their players regularly participate in County events
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| League Involvement |
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Wolverhampton have been continuously involved in the Wolverhampton League since 1952, and the Cannock League since it was founded in 1999.
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