Membership of Bognor and Arun Chess Club costs only £47 per annum and just £24 for juniors.

This includes entry into all of the club tournaments and makes the fee one of the cheapest for chess in the south. The chess club plays all year round so it works out at well under £1 a week. New players are very welcome to try us out for a couple of free evenings before paying a membership fee.

The competitive season runs from September until May, when the club's annual meeting and distribution of prizes is held. A summer tournament runs in between.

Grades for 2007/08: Celia Buckley, 24; Donald Close 88; Keith Davies 139; Ashley Eaves 48; Martyn Eaves 90; Paul Herby-Rainer 85; Ray Hunt 103; Romauld Kotkiewicz 105; Richard Lilly 41; Keith Mansfield 24; Nick Mansfield 94; Paul O'Brien 114; Bill Partridge 139; Mick Plumb 113; Laszlo Sagi 78; Jaimie Wilson 137.