Brecks & Valleys is built on the belief that every member matters.

Playing strength, experience or ambition should never determine the respect someone receives here. Whether you're an experienced competitive player or finding your way into club chess for the first time, everyone gets the same consideration and the same sense that they belong.

The club belongs to its members, and that will always guide how it's run — the detail is in our Principles.

Chess brings us together, but the club is more than the games: social evenings and other activities help members build real relationships around the chess as well as through it.

We want Brecks & Valleys to be a club in which people have a voice, feel part of something, and are proud to belong.