The Hull and East Riding Chess Association is a charity registered with the Charity Commission, and as such is managed by a group of trustees whose job it is to ensure the furtherance of our charitable aims – promotion of the game of chess, and provision of facilities for learning and playing the game. The current group of nine trustees meet as an Executive Committee five times each year, and as individuals take on particular tasks concerning the various aspects of our work as a charity.
If you care about the development of chess in our region, have skills of any sort that you can offer, and would like to give a little time to support our work by becoming a trustee, please contact Graham Chesters or Keith Porteous for an informal chat in the first instance – with no obligation.
The events below are all aimed at promoting the game of chess in some way. Some are organised by the Hull and East Riding Chess Association, others are managed by other chess groups that HERCA aims to support. Anyone who can help by offering an hour or two on any of these dates would be very welcome – please contact Keith Porteous for further information.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Malarkey (school days) | Tues–Wed 16th–17th June | 12.00-1.15pm | East Park |
| Big Malarkey (public) | Sat–Sun 20th–21st June | 10.00am-4.00pm | East Park |
| Armed Forces Day | Saturday 27th June | 10.00am-4.00pm | Queen Victoria Square |
| Central Library Chess Session | Saturday 4th July | 11.00am-1.00pm | Hull Central Library |
| Junior Rapid Play Championship | Sunday 12th July | 10.00am-4.00pm | Princes Quay |
| East Yorkshire Show | Sunday 19th July | 10.00am-4.00pm | Brantingham |
| Hull Pride | Saturday 25th July | 10.00am-1.00pm | Princes Dock St (tbc) |
| Sesh | Saturday 1st August | 10.00am-4.00pm | Pier Head |
| Central Library Chess Session | Saturday 8th August | 11.00am-1.00pm | Hull Central Library |
| Beverley Chess Fest | Sunday 9th August | 10.00am-4.00pm | Flemingate |
| Pearson Park Summer Event | Wednesday 26th August | 10.00am-4.00pm | Pearson Park |
| HERCA Summer School | Wed–Fri 26th–28th August | 10.00am-3.00pm | Hymers College |
| Freedom Festival | Sat–Sun 5th–6th September | 10.00am-4.00pm | Trinity Square (tbc) |
| Hull Chess Congress | Fri–Sun 25th–27th September | University of Hull |
