Southport & Birkdale Croquet Club
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Congratualtion to Mary Warren Who with her partner, came first in the consolation doubles event in 3rd Golf Croquet Handicap Tournament held at Pendle last weekend (19/20th April). Ros Pimlott won the main 2008 Golf Croquet Handicap Tournament event. The East wind gave Pendle a distinctly wintry and cold feel this weekend. The players came attired in multi-layers of clothes to keep the chill out. They looked more like spacemen than croquet players in their bulging wind proofs. The conditions didn?t deter them from finishing a heavy schedule. They all deserved a medal for braving the elements. Ros Pimlott from Bowdon won the main event. She beat Pendle?s flu ridden Barbara Dutton in the final. David Harkness (Ilkley/Pendle) and Mary Warren (Southport) walked away with the consolation doubles event.
Block 1 1st Ros Pimlott
5/6 beat Barbara Dutton 7/4; Bob Flemington 7/6; Hugh Armitage
7/4; Mary Warren; 7/3 Games between Barbara Dutton & Geoff Whitaker; Ros Pimlott & Geoff Whitaker were unresloved.
Block 2 1st Eileen Buxton
6/7 beat Patricia Kelly 7/1; Dawn Speer 7/1; Maureen Whitaker
7/5; Jean Nolan 7/1; Walter Flattery 7/6; Ken Pimlott 7/4 Eileen Buxton, Walter Flattery, Maureen Whitaker and David Harkness qualified for the knock-out stages. Main Event Knock-out Quarter-Finals Ros Pimlott
beat David Harkness 10/7 Semi-Finals Ros Pimlott
beat Walter Flattery 7/6; 7/4 Ros Pimlott beat Barbara Dutton 7/4; 7/3 3rd & 4th Places Play-off Eileen Buxton
beat Walter Flattery 10/8 1st David Harkness
& Mary Warren 4/5 Bob Burnett wins the Easter Sunday Charity One Ball It will
come as no surprise to anyone that Bob Burnett won Easter Sunday's
one ball competition (should his one ball handicap be looked at?
- a question for the handicap committee!!). The competition was
followed by a Jacob's Join
and a good day was had by all. The Club Needs You The committee have been asked to organise a volunteer presence during weekdays at the clubhouse. The times and days can be flexible to suit availability. Our volunteers have two important roles - one to give a sense of security to any member who may turn up alone and secondly to ensure every one present gets a game or activity of some description. If you are interested in volunteering some time as a 'Club Host' then please contact John Taylor (07866 597 030) or Tony Thomas (07841 538 676). Alternatively, simply add your name to the notice in the clubhouse. Last chance to get details right in the Handbook! Please check that the membership information in last year's Handbook was correct and complete - particularly titles (ladies) and postcodes. . If you have changed your address, your mobile number or have a new e-mail address DO tell the Secretary. keithandshelda@aol.com 01704 875529 April/May League Fixtures The early season fixtures are: The Sandgrounders Advanced team is home to Bowdon Saints on 27th April and away to Fylde on 10th May, the same day that 'The Dukes Folly' team is away at Pendle & Craven. Although the fixture book will show that the Follys have games against Sandgrounders and Crake Valley in April these matches are unlikely to be played until later in the season following agreement between the captains. Handicap team is away at Bury on 12th April, home to Crake Valley on 11th May and away to Bowdon Firs on 18th May Short team: home to Fylde 13th April away to Bowdon 18th May The Golf team is at home to Llanfairfechan on 12th April and plays away to Pendle on 26th. The golfers are also at home to Fylde on 17th May. If you are hoping to play for the Midweek team then you need to know that your first match is not until June. We are hosting our CA Open Event over the weekend of 19th & 20th April so please use the North Lawns for your games on Friday 18th and over the weekend. Charity One Ball - Easter Sunday 23rd March 2008, starts 12pm The winner of
this handicap competition will receive a place in the Championship
Finals at Winchester on 19th April. As is usual at the start of the season, we shall be taking our annual photograph of members. If you wish to appear in this group photo call (and we really want every member in the picture) please would you attend dressed in whites. The picture will be available to members and probably used in club publicity. Winter Dinner The Annual Winter
Dinner was, by general agreement, a big success. News 2007 |
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