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BGA Clubs List for BGJ
Aberdeen
Venue: Kilau coffee shop, Little Belmont Street Meets: Friday 18:15 to about 22:30
Contact: Aidan Karley Tel: 07808 581 890 (doesn't work if offshore) Email: aberdeen-go-owner@yahoogroups.com
Abergele
Venue: The Departure Lounge, 9 Market Street, Abergele, North Wales Meets: Thursday evenings
Contact: Michael Vidler 01745-870353 Email: michael_vidler@hotmail.com
Arundel
Venue: 1 Town Quay, River Rd, Arundel, West Sussex Meets: Sunday - last in month, but please ring first to confirm
Contact: Sue Paterson Tel: 07549 898376 Email: suepat812@btinternet.com
Barmouth
Venue: Meets: Tuesday
Contact: Baron Allday Tel: 01341 280365Philip Ward-Ackland Email: wardackland@yahoo.co.uk
Bath
Venue: The Dolphin Inn, 103 Locksbrook Road Meets: Tuesday 19:30
Contact: Paul Christie Tel: 01225 428995 Email: paul@widcombe.me.uk
Belfast
Venue: Function Room, Belfast Boat Club, Table Top North society Meets: Monday 19:00
Contact: Ian Davis Tel: 07597 070201 Email: ian.davis29@REMOVE.btinternet.com
Billericay
Venue: 42 Mons Avenue, Billericay, Essex Meets: Monday 19:30 in term-time
Contact: Guy Footring Tel: 01277 623305 Email: Guy@Footring.net
Birmingham
Venue: Starbucks cafe in the International Convention Centre (ICC) Meets: Saturday 14:30
Contact: Mark Winters Email: brumgo@onewingedangel.co.uk
Borders
Contact: Ron Bell Email: ronbell@REMOVE.silverhow.me.uk
Bournemouth
Venue: 24 Cowper Road, Moordown Meets: Tuesday 20:00
Bracknell
Venue: The Green Man, Crowthorne Road Meets: Tuesday 20:00
Contact: Ian Marsh Tel: 01344 422296
Laurence Anderson Tel: 01276 686333
Email: ianmarshgo@REMOVE.aol.comlaurence.anderson@REMOVE.ntlworld.com
Bradford
Venue: The Noble Comb, Quayside, Salts Mill Road, Shipley Meets: Wednesday 19:30
Contact: Ewen Pearson Tel: 01274 598980 Email: ewen_pearson@hotmail.com
Brighton
Venue: Swan Inn, Middle Street, Falmer Meets: Wednesday 20:00, but please check by email first
Contact: Jil Segerman Tel: 07920 865065 or 01273 470346Sue Tel:07549 898376https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/brightongo Email: brightongo@googlegroups.comjil.segerman@gmail.com
Bristol
Venue: King George VI, Filton Av, (Corner of Station Road) Filton Meets: Wednesday 19:30
Contact: Paul Atwell Tel: 0117 9861206 (home), 07811 195364 (mobile)Bob Hitchens
Email: Paul5Bristolgo@aol.combob@hitchens10.freeserve.co.uk
Cambridge City
Venue: CB1, 32 Mill Road Meets: Friday 18:00-21:00Saturday 17:00 onwardsSunday 18:00-20:00
Contact: Simon Mader Email: mader.simon@gmail.com
Cambridge Junior Chess and Go
Venue: St Augustine's Church Hall, Richmond Road Meets: Wednesday 18:00-19:30
Contact: Paul Smith Tel: 01223 563932 Email: andreapaul@ntlworld.com
Cambridge University
Venue: The Buttery, Clare College Meets: Monday from 20:00 during University terms
Contact: Brook Roberts Email: br297@cam.ac.co.uk
Venue: 3rd floor, the University Centre, Mill Lane Meets: Thursday 19:00-21:00
Contact: Brook Roberts Email: br297@cam.ac.co.uk
Cardiff
Venue: Ocean Palace Chinese Restaurant, 48 Tudor Street, Riverside Meets: Tuesday 19:00-23:00
Contact: Neil Moffatt Tel: 029 2041 2539 Email: neil.moffatt@ntlworld.com
Charlton Chess Club
Venue: Charlton House, Charlton Road, London Meets: Tuesday 19:30
Contact: Tony Stebbings Email: charltonchess@yahoo.co.uk
Cheltenham
Venue: Meets: Thursday 19:30
Chester
Venue: Ye Olde Custom House Inn, 65-67 Watergate Street Meets: Wednesday 20:00
Contact: Tony Pitchford Tel: 01925 730583 Email: tony@REMOVE.towbarsdirect.co.uk
Cork (UCC Weiqi Club)
Venue: Boole 5, Boole Basement, UCC (University College Cork) Meets: Thursday 19:00
Contact: Email: goclub@umail.ucc.ie
Dublin
Venue: Larry Murphy's, Corner of Baggot Street and Fitzwilliam Street Meets: Monday about 20:30-21:00 except Bank holidaysWednesday about 20:30-21:00
Contact: Email: dublin@REMOVE.irish-go.org
Dundee
Venue: Mennie's, aka the Speedwell Bar, 165-167 Perth Road Meets: Monday from 20:00
Contact: Rich Philp Tel: 01382-666129Peter Clinch Tel: 01382 665322 Email: richphilp@hotmail.comp.j.clinch@REMOVE.dundee.ac.uk
Durham
Venue: The Bar, Ustinov College, Howlands Farm Meets: Monday 20:30
Contact: Andrew Thurman Email: a.m.l.thurman@durham.ac.ukgo.club@dur.ac.uk
Venue: The Elm Tree pub, Crossgate Meets: Thursday 19:30
Contact: Andrew Thurman Email: a.m.l.thurman@durham.ac.ukgo.club@dur.ac.uk
Edinburgh
Venue: Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street Meets: Monday 19:00
Contact: Phil Blamire Tel: 0131 663 0678 Email: contact@REMOVE.edinburghgoclub.co.uk
Epsom
Venue: Paul and Yvonne's house Meets: Friday 19:30-22:30
Contact: Paul Margetts Tel: 020 8393 2627 Email: Paul.Margetts@cognex.com
Essex
Billericay
Exeter
Venue: upstairs at Georges Meeting House, South Street Meets: Monday 19:00
Contact: David Storkey Tel: 01392 461182 Email: DaveStorkey@netscape.net
Galway
Venue: Westwood House Hotel bar Meets: Wednesday 20:00
Contact: Richard Brennan Email: richardkbrennan@eircom.net
Glasgow
Venue: Aragon Bar, 131 Byres Road Meets: Thursday 20:00
Contact: John O'Donnell, Computing Science Dept, Glasgow University, Glasgow, G12 8QQ Tel: 0141 339 0458 (home), 0141 330 5458 (work) Email: jtod@dcs.gla.ac.uk
Gregson
Lancaster
Grimsby
Venue: Meets: Thursday
Contact: Scott Tyrrell 01472-314911 Email: sdtyrrell@REMOVE.hotmail.co.uk
Guildford
West Surrey
Hinstock
Venue: Meets: By arrangement
Contact: Roger Huyshe Tel: 01952 550361
for details of local players Email: roger.huyshe@REMOVE.btinternet.com
Hull
Venue: 12 Fitzroy St, Beverley Rd Meets: Thursday 20:00
Contact: Mark Collinson Tel: 01482 341179 Email: micollinson@REMOVE.micollinson.karoo.co.uk
Hursley
Winchester
Isle of Man
Venue: Meets: Sunday 20:00
Contact: Leo and David Phillips, 4 Ivydene Ave, Onchan IM3 3HD Tel: 01624 612294, 07624 473688 Email: leo@manx.netcelia@manx.net
Lancaster
Venue: Gregson Community Centre, 33 Moorgate Meets: Wednesday 20:00
Contact: Adrian Abrahams Tel: 01524 34656 Email: adrian7k@live.co.uk
Leamington
Venue: 22 Keytes Lane, Barford, Warwickshire Meets: Thursday 19:30, not Easter Thursday
Contact: Matthew Macfadyen Tel: 01926 624445 Email: matthew@jklmn.demon.co.uk
Leeds University
Venue: The Faversham, 1-5 Springfield Mount, Leeds Meets: Tuesday 17:30-20:00
Contact: Jitse Niesen Email: jitse@maths.leeds.ac.uk
Leicester
Venue: Stephen Bashforth's house, Mayfield, Station Road, Kirby Muxloe Meets: Thursday 19:45
Contact: Richard ThompsonToby Manning Tel: 01530 245298 Email: richard@leicestergoclub.org.uk
Lincoln
Venue: The Wig and Mitre, Steep Hill Meets: Monday 19:00-22:00 (1st Mon)
Contact: Richard Leedham-Green Email: richard.leedham-green@REMOVE.ntlworld.com
London City
Venue: Melton Mowbray pub, Marlborough Court, 14-18 Holborn Meets: Friday 18:00
Contact: David Carter-Hitchin Email: dch888@REMOVE.gmail.com
London, Central
Venue: Nippon Club Salon, 2nd floor, Samuel House, 6 St Albans Street, (off Jermyn Street) Meets: Saturday 14:00-21:00
Contact: Jonathan Turner Tel: 07968 538881 (mobile). Email: je_turner@hotmail.com
London, East
Venue: Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead Meets: Thursday 19:00 except August
Contact: Francis Roads Tel: 020 8505 4381 Email: sec@wansteadgoclub.org.uk
London, Nippon Club Igo Kai
London, Central and London City
Contact: Kiyohiko Tanaka Tel: 07956 594040 KGS: matta Email: tanaka@REMOVE.gokichi.co.uk
London, North
Venue: Gregory Room, Parish Church, Church Row, Hampstead Meets: Tuesday 19:30
Contact: Michael Webster Email: nlgoclub@gmail.com
London, South
Venue: The Balham Bowls Club, 7-9 Ramsden Road, Balham Meets: Monday 19:30
Contact: David Cantrell Email: david@cantrell.org.uk
London, Twickenham
Venue: The Alexander Pope Hotel, Cross Deep, Twickenham, West London Meets: Wednesday 19:30
Contact: Colin Maclennan Tel: 020 8941 1607 Email: colin.maclennan@btopenworld.com
Maidenhead
Venue: Meets: Friday 20:00
Manchester
Venue: The Shakespeare pub, 16 Fountain Street Meets: Thursday 19:45
Contact: Chris Kirkham Tel: 0161 903 9023 Email: chris@cs.man.ac.uk
Mid-Cornwall
Venue: Glenview Farm, Wheal Buller, Redruth, Cornwall Meets: Tuesday 20:00
Middlesbrough
Contact: Matthew Holton Email: M.D.Holton@REMOVE.tees.ac.uk
Milton Keynes
Venue: The coffee bar in the Catering Hub, The Open University, Walton Hall Meets: Tuesday 12:15-13:15
Contact: Tim Hunt Tel: 07850 119939 Email: T.J.Hunt@open.ac.uk
Venue: Wetherspoons, 201 Midsummer Boulevard Meets: Tuesday 18:15
Contact: Tim Hunt Tel: 07850 119939 Email: T.J.Hunt@open.ac.uk
North Shropshire
Hinstock
Northampton
Venue: Blackcurrent Centre, St Michaels Avenue, Abington, Northampton Meets: Wednesday 19:00
Contact: Thomas Streamer 07926357826 Email: tommyst@REMOVE.gmail.com
Nottingham
Venue: The Last Post, Chilwell Road, Beeston Meets: Wednesday 19:30-22:00
Contact: Brent Cutts Tel: 0115 959 2404 Email: brent.cutts@boots.co.uk
Nottingham University
Venue: Portland or Trent building, University Park Meets: Monday 19:30-22:00, term-time
Contact: Ben Haines Email: ben-haines@hotmail.co.uk
Open University
Milton Keynes
Oxford City
Venue: (Maybe temporarily) Freud's Cafe Restaurant, 119 Walton Street Meets: Tuesday 19:00-23:00 also Thurs 19:00-23:00, also at Freud's Cafe!
Contact: Harry Fearnley, 38 Henley Street, Oxford OX4 1ES Tel: 01865 248775 (day/eve) Email: harryfearnley@REMOVE.gmail.com
Venue: Freud's Cafe Restaurant, 119 Walton Street Meets: Thursday 19:00-23:00 also Tues 19:00-23:00 at Freud's cafe, for now!
Contact: Harry Fearnley, 38 Henley Street, Oxford OX4 1ES Tel: 01865 248775 (day/eve) Email: harryfearnley@REMOVE.gmail.com
Oxford University
Venue: Stapledon Room, Exeter College, Turl Street Meets: Tuesday 19:00-23:00 - wks 1-8 Oxford Univ term
Contact: Chris Hydon Tel/Text: 07948 448287 Email: christopher.hydon@st-annes.ox.ac.uk.REMOVE
Penzance
West Cornwall
Portsmouth
Purbrook
Purbrook
Venue: Mostly at Peter Wendes's house Meets: Thursday evenings - most weeks
Contact: Peter Wendes Tel: 02392 267648 Email: pwendes@hotmail.com
Reading
Venue: Eclectic Games, 36 Market Place Meets: Monday 18:30 except bank holidays
Contact: Jim Clare, 32-28 Granville Rd, Reading, RG30 3QE Tel: 0118 950 7319 Email: jim@jaclare.demon.co.uk
Sheffield
Venue: Hillsborough Hotel, 54-58 Langsett Road, Hillsborough Meets: Sunday 19:45
Contact: Phil Barker Tel: 0114 255 1440 (home) Email: pandjbarker@virginmedia.com
Skye
Venue: Givendale Guest House, Heron Place, Portree, Isle of Skye Meets: Tuesday 19:30
Contact: Carel Goodheir Tel: 01478 612909.
Jurriaan Dijkman Tel: 01478 612183, 07554 434215 Email: carelgoodheir@REMOVE.gmail.com givendale@REMOVE.gmail.com
South East Wales
Cardiff
St Albans
Venue: The White Lion, 91 Sopwell Lane Meets: Wednesday 20:00 - players normally present from 19:30, please phone to confirm meeting
Contact: Secretary: Alain Williams Tel: 0787 668 0256, 01923 676157 (home)
Mike Cockburn Tel: 01727 834035
Alan Thornton Tel: 01442 261945 Email: cockburnm@yahoo.co.ukaddw@REMOVE.phcomp.co.uk
St Andrews
Venue: Aikman's Cellar Bar, 32 Bell Street Meets: Tuesday 19:30-23:00
Contact: Edwin Brady Email: edwin.brady@gmail.com
Sussex University
Brighton
Swindon
Venue: Running Horse, Wootton Bassett Road, Swindon, Wiltshire Meets: Tuesday 19:30
Contact: David King, 21 Windsor Rd, Swindon Tel: 01793 521625 Email: secretary@REMOVE.swindongoclub.org.uk
Venue: The Beehive, Prospect Hill Meets: Sunday evening
Contact: David King, 21 Windsor Rd, Swindon Tel: 01793 521625 Email: secretary@REMOVE.swindongoclub.org.uk
Teesside
Middlesbrough
Wanstead
London, East
Warwick University
Venue: Room B2.03 on campus (see website for directions) Meets: Wednesday 17:00-20:00 during University term
Contact: Anees Ahee Email: go@uwcs.co.uk
West Cornwall
Venue: John Culmer's house, Rose-in-Vale, Gweek, Helston Meets: Thursday 20:00
Contact: John Culmer Tel: 01326 573167 Email: johnculmer@btinternet.com
West Surrey
Venue: Meets: Monday 19:30-22:00 first in month except bank holidays
Contact: Pauline Bailey, 27, Dagley Farm, Shalford, Guildford GU4 8DE Tel: 01483 561027 Email: pab27@stocton.org
West Wales
Barmouth
Winchester
Venue: The Black Boy Public House, 1 Wharf Hill, Bar End Meets: Wednesday 19:30
Contact: Alan Cameron, 7 Benedict Close, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 8PN
Tel: 01794 524430 Email: alan.cameron@iname.com
Worcester and Malvern
Venue: 27 Laugherne Rd, Worcester Meets: Wednesday 19:30
Contact: Edward Blockley Tel: 01905 420908 Email: ed_go_2004@yahoo.co.uk
Yeovil
Venue: Mason's Arms, 41 Lower Odcombe, Odcombe Meets: Thursday 19:45
Contact: Julian Davies Tel: 01935 423046 Email: GoStone@gmail.com
York
Venue: El Piano, 15 - 17 Grape Lane, York Meets: Tuesdays 19:30
Contact: Chris Maughan Email: goclub.york@REMOVE.gmail.com