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250,000 Free Chess Sets for Schools
By Sophie Hare
Feb 15, 2008, 17:01

250,000 FREE CHESS SETS FOR SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND:

Just once in a lifetime, if you are very fortunate, something happens which is bigger than anything you ever imagined.

To say that I am delighted to be actively involved with a chess opportunity which has arisen over the past 7 months or so would be an understatement ...

click here for more http://www.englishchess.org.uk/national/2008/chess-sets_feb08.htm

250,000 FREE CHESS SETS FOR SCHOOLS - FANTASTIC RESPONSE:

In 2 days the ECF have received over 230 requests from schools for these chess sets. Holloid Plastics who are supplying the sets estimate that the first batch will be ready for delivery in early April.

To find out more about this generous sponsor please click here (http://www.holloid-plastics.co.uk).

Negotiations are well under way for free delivery of these sets.

Michael Foster MP for Hastings & Rye has done a superb job in contacting all of the MP's for England in the House of Commons, (as reported in the January/February issue of ChessMoves) to come on board and contact the schools in their constituency.

Our thanks go to those MP's who have already done so.

2nd WHITBY WEEKEND STARS BARRED CHESS CONRESS:

For details on Whity Weekend Congress (12-14 September 2008) please click here - http://www.englishchess.org.uk/calendar/whitby_feb08.doc