14 September 2025
Fixtures
The fixtures for the Open League have been made.
South League and Whitaker will follow.
8 September 2025
Cumbria 5 Round ChessTeam Rapid Play
There is to be a 5 round one day team rapidplay at the Crown Hotel, Eamont Bridge, Penrith.
Saturday October 18th.
Full details, and an Entry Form, can be seen here.
9 August 2025
Peter Hanks - ECF Award for services to chess
We
are delighted to announce that Peter Hanks of Ulverston Chess Club has
been awarded the English Chess Federation Award for “Contribution to
Chess in the Community”. This reflects the many hours he gives each
week to chess in schools, the local covered market and other locations.
He also regularly organises individual competitions for juniors and for
adults, with the support of Ulverston Town Council and local pubs.
You can read the full citation in the attached document.
Yours
Neill Cooper
Following Neill Cooper's successful nomination of Hanksy for an ECF Award for services to chess, Peter won the prestigious national award for chess in the community: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ECF-Awards-2025.pdf
Well done Hanksy. Many thanks to Neill for nominating him, and supplying the citation above.
17 July 2025
Cumbria Chess AGM
John Lydon receiving the Whitaker Trophy from Jonathan.
Neill Cooper receiving the South Division Trophy for Ulverston A.
Links
Many thanks to Jonathan for all his dedicated service.
Monday 7 July 2025
Carlisle v Penrith Eden Trophy
28 June 2025
Cumbria Chess AGM
Dear
CCA Officers, Club Secretaries and Team Captains
I attach the agenda for this year's AGM to be held at The Crown Hotel, Eamont Bridge in two weeks time on Saturday 12th July commencing at 2pm.
I also attach the minutes of last year's AGM and the current version of the CCA Constitution.
I
hope you will encourage as many of your members as possible to attend
the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Jonathan Rashleigh - Secretary
Links
2023 Constitution ( this is the latest)
County Champion of Champions proposals for 5(h) of the Agenda
20 June 2025
Carlisle v Penrith Eden Trophy
Please note the new start time is now 12 noon.
The Carlisle v Penrith Eden trophy event is taking place in Carlisle Castle (Clash of the Castles) on Saturday July 5th.
17 June 2025
South Lakes Congress 2025
The winners can be seen here.
Full results can be seen here.
15 June 2025
Cumbria Chess AGM
This is advance notice that the 133rd Annual General Meeting of the Cumbria Chess Association will be held at 2pm on Saturday 12th July 2025 at the Crown Hotel, Eamont Bridge. Please pass this information to your club members.
I will send out an Agenda two weeks before the meeting and would request that you give me any items or proposals that you or your club would like to be included on the Agenda no later than 28th June.
On a personal note, after ten years in the role, it is my intention not to stand for re-election as County Secretary at the AGM so we need a volunteer to take my place. The role is not that demanding with most of the work carried out for the AGM. We need some new, and ideally younger, blood on the County Committee so I would be grateful if you could sound out the members of your club.
Best wishes
Jonathan Rashleigh - CCA Secretary
