Year: 2012

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Annual awards Evening 2012

“Many thanks to all those members and guests who attended the Club’s first ever awards and social evening on Saturday 20th October. Thanks must also go to the Churchtown Conservative Club for the use of their facilities and to Jill and Alan Lloyd for providing the catering.
In addition to presenting prizes for the Club’s competitions, which have been reported on this website throughout the season, awards were also presented to the Merit winners for each of the Club’s teams. These were :-
Eagles (LV Premier Division) – Dave Bannister
Falcons (LV 1st Division) – Bill Nowell
Harriers (LV 2nd Division) – Geoff Rimmer
Ospreys (Burscough 3rd Div) – Neil Coulton
Hawks (Aughton 3rd Division) – Ron Rimmer
Kestrels (Aughton 3rd Division) – Dave Pennington
The awards element of the evening was completed by an announcement by the Club Chairman, Chris Harding, of two new awards. The first award was for the Club’s Team of the Year, which for 2012 went to the Kestrels. This team, captained by Richard Rawcliffe, had an outstanding season, winning the double of 3rd Division Championship and also the 3rd Division mini-league cup. Congratulations to Richard and all his team.
For the final award, Keith Robinson, the Secretary of the Burscough and Lathom Bowling League and a long-standing member of the Club was invited to make the presentation to the Club Member Of The Year. This award was made to Jim Finnimore in recognition of all the voluntary work he has done for the Club over the past few years.
The evening continued with a Raffle, Quiz, Bingo and Pie & Peas supper.
The money raised was in excess of £300 which will be used for maintenance  and repair to the green and surrounds over the Autumn and Winter to ensure the facilities will be up to members expectations for the 2013 season.”
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Aughton League Presentation 2012

Hesketh Kestrels. Aughton League Div 3 Winners 2012 Richard Rawcliffe Captain
Heskth Kestrels, Winners Div 3 Mini League Cup Richard Rawcliffe Captain
Dave Pennington Winner "Top Block" Aughton League Div 3
Hesketh "Kestrels" Captain Richard Rawcliffe with Aughton League Trophies

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KESTRELS “STOOP” TO CONQUER.

KESTRELS “STOOP” TO CONQUER.
The Kestrels added to their success in winning Division 3 of the Aughton league by beating Promenade in the final of the Aughton Mini League cup at Aughton Institute on Wednesday 10th October.
The final is decided on the number of wins unless it finishes “five across” and then the aggregate comes into play. Starting with a strong first four yielded three winners and an aggregate lead of forty five. Two winners in the second four put the game beyond the reach of Promenade giving five winners and an unassailable aggregate lead of thirty five with only two games to play.The final two games saw one win and one narrow defeat leave the Kestrels overall winners with six wins and an aggregate margin of plus forty one.
Well done the Kestrels.
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Information

AUGHTON LEAGUE
Congratulations to Richard Rawcliffe and his Kestrels team on winning the 3rd Division of The Aughton Senior Citizens League.
GREEN BOOKINGS
Please note that the green will be unavailable for use on the following dates :-
Tuesday 28th August – 6.30pm onwards (LV Cup game)
Tuesday 4th September – 6.30pm onwards (LV Cup game)
Thursday 6th September – 6.00pm onwards (St.Cuthbert’s private booking)
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Rolls of Honour Singles Handicap Competitions

We have added a “Roll of Honour” to the web site in respect of the clubs’ four singles handicap competitions.
We have a number of gaps in the lists and it would be of great assistance if any member can help us to fill in the blanks.
You can do this by email to:- secretary@hesketharmsbowlingclub.co.uk or hesketharms21@yahoo.co.uk
Or by fax to 01704220044 or by letting any member of the committee know.

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Championship Cup 2012

Championship Cup 2012 Winner Mark Rowlinson

Sunday 12th August saw 26 members compete in the last Club competition of the season, The Championship Cup. Despite a shower at the starting time of 1.00pm, play got underway promptly and there were some close games in the preliminary round, the most notable of these being a narrow 21-20 win for Richard Rawcliffe against new member Steve Mann.

The top half of the draw saw Eagles player Mark Rowlinson producing the form that won him The Rose Bowl in 2010, reaching the quarter-finals with wins against team-mates Keith Jones (21-7) and captain Chris Harding (21-17). This was followed by a titanic struggle against last year’s winner Jim Finnimore, who was determined to retain the title. However, following a high quality game, it was Mark who progressed to the semi-finals, winning 21-20. In the semis Mark overcame a strong challenge from Richard Rawcliffe to win through to the final, the score being 21-18.
In the bottom half of the draw, Joe Parker was in fine form, easily overcoming Barry Coates in his first game, followed by a 21-18 success against Jayne Eustace. These wins put Joe through to the semi-final where he was to face Mike Dunlop, who had reached this stage with wins against Len Mann (21-10) and Sue Davies (21-6). Despite these comfortable wins for Mike, it was Joe Parker who was able to maintain his form to reach the final with a 21-15 victory.
In the final, Mark was having to concede a handicap of +4 to Joe and although he won five out of the first 8 ends he found it difficult to claw the 4 chalks back, trailing 13-7 after 12 ends. At this stage, Joe looked to be the favourite but Mark suddenly hit top form to win 8 successive ends, makng a break of 12 to lead 19-13. Although Joe scored a single to make it 14-19, Mark was able to score the two he needed at the next end to win the final 21-14.
Many thanks to all those members who have taken part in the Club’s competitions during 2012, all of which have been well-supported.
The final event of the season will be a Round Robin on Bank Holiday Monday, 27th August, starting at 2.00pm.