VOLUNTEERS HARD AT WORK
If you every wondered what went on at the club in the winter months - this is it! All the ditch boards on the left hand side of the green have had to be replaced and in order to do that all the paving slabs have had to be lifted as well and then re-laid. A huge undertaking with the winter weather not helping. Huge thanks go to Clive, Ian, Mick, Gordon, Pauline & John and Tracey (and sometimes myself!) for turning up every week to carry out much needed maintenance work at the club.
CHARITY DONATION TO SENSORY SOFT PLAY
On Monday it was my pleasure to hand over a cheque for £266 to Lisa and Jamie Henderson who run Sensory Soft Play based in Hastings. The money was raised by the club at a Charity Bowls Day in the summer and a charitable donation given to the club for some old equipment that was no longer required. Sensory Soft Play is a Sussex-based charity that supports parent carers’ of children and young people with SEND in Hastings and the surrounding areas. They provide respite sessions on a Saturday, Holiday Clubs, funded trips out, and an on-line support Facebook page. Their activities include multi-sensory experiences, arts and crafts activities, forest school and soft play. They also have a Sensory Room and Soft Play Area that can be hired out by the hour.
https://www.sensoftplay.co.uk/about-us/
PRESENTATION LUNCH:
This year's Presentation lunch was held at The Robin Hood public house in Icklesham. And what an excellent lunch it was. We would like to thank host Phil and his team for an excellent 3 course lunch and for looking after us so well. (For pictures please see Photo Gallery)
SEASON 2024:
At the end of another season we have played 18 Rother League games with 8 wins and 9 loses and one game abandoned due to heavy rain. Unfortunately we won't be retaining our title but it has been another excellent season with some of the loses being by small margins. We congratulate Westfield for winning this year's title and to newcomers Pett for finishing runners up. On top of the League games we played 27 friendlies, winning 13, losing 10, drawing 1 and 3 games were lost due to weather conditions.
FINALS DAY:
Well, all I can say is "what a finals day it was"!! With torrential rain all day we were only able to complete one game - and how Duncan and Chris S did complete their game I'll never know. The 6 other finals were completed through the week and most of those games were some of the best finals I have seen in all the years I have been at the club. One in particular will go down in the folk law of the club!! The eventual winners were:
Junior Cup: Bob Sewell; Handicap: Chris Simmons; 100 Up: Duncan Archbold; Drawn Pairs: Dave Smith & Darren Wells; Men's Championship: Ian Grant; Ladies Championship: Pauline Lippitt; Club Championship: Colin Rist. Congratulations to you all.
TROPHY WINNERS IN 2024:
The winners of this seasons internal Trophies were:
Monday Night League: Ian Grant, Pat Wilson, Tony Pincombe and Dave Farrell
Eddy Oliver Trophy: Phil Wells, Linda Farrell, Gordon Downey
Ken Spears Trophy: Alan Mercer, Colin Rist, Mary Forsythe
Cock of the Green: Dave Renno
Bob Cooper Two Woods Trophy: Ian Grant
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS WITH THE CLUB:
On Friday, July 12th the club celebrated the 50th (yes 50!) anniversary of our beloved President, Doreen, joining the club. What an achievement. It did come as a bit of a surprise for her as we had managed to keep the whole event a secret from her. The inaugural Doreen Swain Triples Tournament was played for by 12 clubs from all over Kent and Sussex and was won by Staplecross. Doreen was presented with a number of gifts to celebrate and remember her 50 years. (For pictures please see Photo Gallery)
AMERICAN PAIRS:
Saturday, June 1st saw another brilliant day for the club with 32 players from all over Sussex and Kent competing for the annual Tony Monk American Pairs trophy. The winner was Dave Ward from Hastings BC. Huge thanks go everyone at the club who "volunteered" on the day and made it such a huge success.
Please see the Gallery page for all the photos.
SEASON 2024 COMMITTEE:
The Committee for the 2024 season will be: President: Doreen Swain; Chairman: Malcolm Sealby; Vice Chairman: Chris Simmons; Secretary: Pauline Lippitt; Captain: Ian Grant; Vice Captain: Phil Wells; Treasurer: Stan Woolford; Fixture Secretary: Jean Stammers; Competitions Secretary: Peter Knight; Head Greenkeeper: Mick Burt; General Committee Members: Tracey Greenfield, Dianne Jefferson, Karen Lambrechs.
WEB SITE:
If you have any suggestions for improving the site please let me know.
SPONSORSHIP:
As always the club is still looking for a major sponsor(s). If you know of any individual or company that may be interested please let someone on the Committee know.
Malcolm Sealby (Chairman)
