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I think the use of real names is one of the most important parts of this forum - hiding behind made up names is a barrier to intelligent debate

Mick Norris Fortunately, we have the ECF who I am sure we can rely on to issue comprehensive guidance that all chess clubs and counties can rely on :D As it happens I raised this issue with Chris Majer last Friday, and understand that CCPR is expected to provide advice on the subject which the ECF ...

I thought there were some positives in the article - it clearly is stupid for, say, Sean to obtain CRB clearance for football and then have to obtain clearance again for chess, so one central register would be good Also, it defines how often the contact with children would need to be before clearanc...

There has been a Greater Manchester Congress mailing list for years - David should know, he's probably on it!

Entry form here:

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U171 and U141 - over £500 in prizes

Don't wish to sound morbid but, in a situation where trustees are individuals, what happens if one or all of the trustees pass away? Who controls the funds then? Their next of kin? Curious that's all. If there were 4 trustees and one dies, the surviving 3 are in control (unless the Trust says there...

The PIF does indeed have trustees, but is not a charitable trust (which may or may not make a difference - this is starting to pass outside my area of expertise!) A charitable trust would make a differnce i.e. there are more rules, but all trusts are subject to the Trustee Act 2000 (and any other l...

You would need a copy of the relevant Trust Deed If they have been appointed as individuals (i.e. the Deed says Gerry Walsh) then losing any ECF position would not affect their role of Trustees I think it is unlikely that the Deed would say e.g. the chairman of the ECF, but if it did, the trustee wo...

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I also supply lions to Keith

I'll get this discussed at tonight's AGM of the Manchester Chess federation and see if the MCF will nominate Nigel

... professionals like Nigel and Keith Again, for the record, I'm no longer a professional player (actually I've only ever been a semi-pro at most) and have not played in a weekend tournament since last year. You may describe me as a 'gentleman Grandmaster' if you wish! I don't wish to be a party p...

Jon

Hope your grade keeps going up

"Ray has a very interesting talent for getting sponsors – once. They never come back. He has a history of making people unhappy ." - Mohammed Amin, talking to the Sunday Times, 1990. London WFW, 1988-1991. Meanwhile you might care to check out Mr Amin's record of tournament organisation... N Actu...

I would like to nominate any of the following for position of ECF President - all are avid chess players : Freddie Flintoff (along with Monty Pansar and Mike Atherton) or Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (The owner of Manchester City football club) If nobody asks them, then how do we know they wo...

Thanks to everyone who has worked hard on this