Early summer has seen members old and new shine in recent congress events. A trio of Telepost Juniors grabbed a spectacular hat trick of wins at the recent Shropshire Megafinal. Rudi Bedford was unbeaten with six wins to take the U10 event. Merry Curtis was also unbeaten, with his 5.5/6 giving him joint first in …
Christmas cheer heralds Anniversary Arena 16/12/22 David Hodge and Fred Bench (front) go halves at the Telepost Christmas meal as organiser Steve Wilson (rear) basks in a deserved halo. A great turnout of 13 members enjoyed the annual club Christmas dinner held at the recently re-opened and renamed Coleham Tap. Organiser Steve Wilson kept proceedings …
Festivities dampened by pandemic pause 20/12/21 Sadly the reboot of over-the-board activity has paused with the current Omicron Covid situation leading to a suspension of the Shropshire League. SCA President Matthew Clark had received requests for an urgent debate on the matter from a couple of club secretaries, including Telepost’s Dennis Bonner, and a Zoom …
Busy busy 1/12/20 With the Shropshire League well under way, Five Counties approaching the endgame, and Dark Knights activity increasing as the nights darken, it’s been a busy time across the virtual boards. The first club derby of the new league season saw Telepost B secure a convincing 2.5-0.5 win over Telepost C in Division …
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Minutes of Telepost Chess Club AGMHeld on Monday 23rd August 2021, 7.30pm at the Clubhouse Present: Martin Ayres, John Bashall, Fred Bench, Paul Billington, Dennis Bonner, John Casewell (via Zoom), Matthew Clark, Oliver Elphick, David Hodge, Nick Holmes, James Holyhead, Graham Shepherd, Shane Sweeney, Keith Tabner, Kate Walker, Steve Wilson Apologies: John Westhead, Phil Zabrocki 1. Acceptance of …
Minutes of Telepost Chess Club AGMHeld Monday 29th July 2019 at the Clubhouse. PRESENT: Martin Ayres, John Bashall, Paul Billington, Dennis Bonner, John Casewell, Nick Holmes, Charles Micallef, Graham Shepherd, Shane Sweeney, Keith Tabner, John Westhead, Steve Wilson, Phil Zabrocki APOLOGIES: Matthew Clark, Paul Officer 1. Acceptance of Minutes of AGM on 13/8/18 – agreed. 2. A team …
Minutes of Telepost Chess Club AGM held 13/8/18 at Telepost Present: John Bashall, Dennis Bonner(DB), John Casewell(JC), Matthew Clark(MC), Peter Crean(PC), Trevor Everall, Nick Holmes(NH), Steve Kempsell(SK), Graham Shepherd(GS),Steve Wilson (SW), Shane Sweeney(SS), Keith Tabner(KT), John Westhead(JW) Also present as prospective new members: Geoff Coram, Guy Holmes Apologies: Martin Ayres, David Neale, Charles Micallef Agenda …
Nick Holmes, with contributions from John Casewell and Dennis Bonner, reports on our experience of lockdowns in an article which first appeared in the February 2022 edition of the English Chess Federation ChessMoves newsletter 10 March 2020 – teams from four Shropshire clubs, including one from Telepost Club in Shrewsbury, are squeezed into a small, airless …
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Club founder Bill Clarke, from his home in Paris, reflects on rejoining the club and changes in chess Earlier this month I re-joined the club after an absence of around 25 years. How the chess world has changed since I formed the NALGO club in 1978. There has been a massive improvement in communications and …