Uckfield Chess Club

We meet weekly at the Luxford Centre in Uckfield, club nights are Wednesdays at 7.30;  next night is 24th April.  

Our membership year runs July to June, membership is £15 for adults and £5 for juniors, plus please also contribute £2 (£1 for juniors) per session you attend.  Thanks.  

The club meets throughout the year except over Christmas and the New Year in the Tyler Room, on the left after you go in, at the Luxford Centre in Uckfield.  You will always get a game.  It's 7.30pm to 10.30pm for adults though we normally get there about 7.15 pm when you can help set up and Junior members normally pack up about 9 pm, though later is OK too. If there is no-one there when you arrive, we will be there soon.  Get some chairs out!

The Luxford Centre  remain cautious of covid because their members are over 55's and instructions for hirers are that sanitiser should be used on entry (and we supply some too). We will not use the kitchen as that would require another level of cleaning to be carried out. 

All standards are welcome, from beginners to experienced players, any age, and we run a number of internal club competitions as well as playing friendly games.  We decided not to enter a team in the Sussex Chess League this season but we had a team in the league's knockout competition and a team in the Sussex County Chess Association knockout.  We might well entr in 2024-25 which will give the opportunity for members to play competitive chess.

We also have an online club on chess.com, playing against teams from around the world.


The Luxford Centre, Uckfield

There is plenty of parking adjacent to the club, which is free, and a lot of '10' hour spaces  around the back of the club. As the parking is shared with the nearby cinema it is likely that most of the nearby spaces will be full anyway.  There are a few 'accessible' spaces right next to the centre itself should you be a badge holder and there are no steps to navigate.