The club decided to try out an informal Rapid Play competition to promote chess at the the Red Bull pub. On the 20th July the weather allowed the group to play on the benches outside the pub by the canal. The competition attracted players from several clubs as well as a few Kidsgrove. Special thnkst to Gary the landlord for providing a meal for two winners prize and to Andy Crosby and Dave Price for organizing the games. 14 people played a series of 10 minute rapid play games. The weather held out until the final where Alan Paling of Newcastle won by an intensely watched final indoors as the rain started. The competition was a success and it hoped to repeat this next year.