Month: April 2020

FROM THE ARCHIVE 3 – 2009

This time we are taking a look back at our club competitions held in 2009. For the second year running we were able to stage four singles handicaps and a random pairs, the Chairman’s Shield. It was the second playing of the doubles and it attracted a bumper turnout of 44 players (22 pairs), which still stands as a record entry for a Hesketh Arms club competition to this day. The winners and runners-up can be seen below :-

2009 Chairmans Shield

2009 Championship Cup

2009 Coronation Cup

2009 Presidents Cup

2009 Rose Bowl

Thanks to Mike Milne for the write up and Photographs

Stay safe, Stay well

Round 3 – Sport and Popular Culture

1. Three points are up for grabs here. Red Rum, the famous racehorse that trained on Southport beach, won the Grand National 3 times. Name the three years and as a little clue they are all in the same decade. A: 1973, 74 and 77. Came second in 75 and 76.

• 2 Who is the current manager of Southport Football Club? A: Liam Watson

• 3 Southport singer Marc Almond was part of the synthpop duo Soft Cell. Who was the other member of the band? A: Dave Ball

• 4 What museum in Southport has the postcode PR8 5AJ? A: The Lawnmower Museum 

• 5 In what year was Southport Rugby Football Club founded? Is it (A) 1872 (B) 1882 or (C) 1892? A: It’s A – 1872 one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world

• 6 Indie band Gomez hail from sunny Southport and won the prestigious Mercury Prize in 1998 for what album? A: Bring In On 

• 7 Two points are available for this question. Southport is a mecca for golfers and has some amazing courses throughout the town. The Open Golf Championship was last held at Royal Birkdale in 2017. For one point who won it and for the other point, who came second? A: Jordan Speith was triumphant with Matt Kuchar second

• 8 Actor Miranda Richardson hails from our great town. What character did she play in Blackadder series 2? A: She played Queen Elizabeth I or Queenie

• 9 What month of the year is the 24 Hour Yacht Race on Marine Lake usually held? A: September

10:       And finally, two points available here. Southport swimmer Fran Halsall claimed two individual gold medals in the pool at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. What disciplines were they in? So I need to know what strokes they were in. A: 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle

Thanks to Chris Harding for the quiz

Well done to John McCabe with 100% correct.

Thanks to our Chairman Chris Harding

Round 3 – Sport and Popular Culture

1. Three points are up for grabs here. Red Rum, the famous racehorse that trained on Southport beach, won the Grand National 3 times. Name the three years and as a little clue they are all in the same decade. .

• 2 Who is the current manager of Southport Football Club?

• 3 Southport singer Marc Almond was part of the synthpop duo Soft Cell. Who was the other member of the band?

• 4 What museum in Southport has the postcode PR8 5AJ?

• 5 In what year was Southport Rugby Football Club founded? Is it (A) 1872 (B) 1882 or (C) 1892?

• 6 Indie band Gomez hail from sunny Southport and won the prestigious Mercury Prize in 1998 for what album?

• 7 Two points are available for this question. Southport is a mecca for golfers and has some amazing courses throughout the town. The Open Golf Championship was last held at Royal Birkdale in 2017. For one point who won it and for the other point, who came second?

• 8 Actor Miranda Richardson hails from our great town. What character did she play in Blackadder series 2?

• 9 What month of the year is the 24 Hour Yacht Race on Marine Lake usually held?

10:       And finally, two points available here. Southport swimmer Fran Halsall claimed two individual gold medals in the pool at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. What disciplines were they in? So I need to know what strokes they were in.

My thanks to Mike Milne for the memories of 2008

Following the report on the year 2007,we now look at 2008

In 2008, we were able to play for all four singles cups and a new pairs trophy, the Chairman’s Shield.

Below are the winners and runners-up of each competition

WELCOME TO ANOTHER WEEK OF LOCK DOWN

QUIZ 2 ANSWERS, Thanks to Chris Harding

1. Name the railway station on Merseyrail’s Northern Line between Birkdale and Ainsdale. A: Hillside

• According to Wikipedia, how long is our wonderful Southport Pier?
• A: – 1,108M

• Five points are up for grabs here! Name 5 secondary schools in Southport. You can’t have schools that are now closed like Ainsdale or Kingswood. A: Stanley High, Meols Cop, Christ The King, Birkdale High School, Greenbank High School and Presfield High School and Specialist College

• Name the business group that owns the Scarisbrick Hotel, Prince of Wales Hotel, both on Lord Street, and Pontins in Ainsdale. A: Britannia Hotels

• What is the name of the artist that painted the amazing Red Rum mural at the top of Scarisbrick Avenue and also the one on the side of the Bold Hotel? A: Paul Curtis

• If you stood looking at the front of Southport Town Hall, what is the name of the church to the left of it? A: Christ Church

• What was the name of the 1982 film predominantly set in Southport directed by Roy Battersby about an amorous gardener? A: Mr Love

• This is a question you have to visualise and it’s worth 2 points. If you are at the top end of Lord Street by the Fire Station and you travel the whole length of Lord Street by any vehicle, how many sets of traffic lights do you go through? A: 7 – 1st one by the Bold Hotel, 2nd one by Hill Street, 3rd set by the Monument, 4th set by Remedy, 5th one by Eastbank Street, 6th set by the Prince of Wales Hotel then the final one is by the Mecca bingo

• What piece of agricultural machinery is on the big roundabout in Crossens that links Rufford Road, Banks Road, Water Lane, Preston New Road and the start of the Coast Road. It’s named after a former pub located there. A: Plough

1. What type of aircraft is the gate guardian at RAF Woodvale? That’s the plane by the main entrance you see on the ByPass. A: BAE Hawk T1A It used to be a Jet Provost but that was replaced in 2017.

1. Name the railway station on Merseyrail’s Northern Line between Birkdale and Ainsdale.

• 2 According to Wikipedia, how long is our wonderful Southport Pier?  B – 1,108M

• 3 Five points are up for grabs here! Name 5 secondary schools in Southport. You can’t have schools that are now closed like Ainsdale or Kingswood.

• 4 Name the business group that owns the Scarisbrick Hotel, Prince of Wales Hotel, both on Lord Street, and Pontins in Ainsdale.

• 5 What is the name of the artist that painted the amazing Red Rum mural at the top of Scarisbrick Avenue and also the one on the side of the Bold Hotel?

• 6 If you stood looking at the front of Southport Town Hall, what is the name of the church to the left of it?

• 7 What was the name of the 1982 film predominantly set in Southport directed by Roy Battersby about an amorous gardener?

• 8 This is a question you have to visualise and it’s worth 2 points. If you are at the top end of Lord Street by the Fire Station and you travel the whole length of Lord Street by any vehicle, how many sets of traffic lights do you go through?

• 9 What piece of agricultural machinery is on the big roundabout in Crossens that links Rufford Road, Banks Road, Water Lane, Preston New Road and the start of the Coast Road. It’s named after a former pub located there.
• 10 What type of aircraft is the gate guardian at RAF Woodvale? That’s the plane by the main entrance you see on the ByPass.  .
• Thanks to our Chairman Chris Harding for the quiz
• STAY SAFE

Hope you enjoy some information from yesteryear.

My thanks to Mike Milne for the write up and photographs.

More to follow in future weeks

FROM THE ARCHIVE 1 – 2007

As we are unable to bowl at the present time, we thought it was an opportunity to take a look back at some of our club competitions from years gone by.

2006 had been a difficult year for the club, with a membership of fewer than 40 bowlers and just two teams playing in the Southport LV League. A fire towards the end of the year caused serious structural damage to the clubhouse and destroyed equipment used to maintain the green and it’s surrounds. However, thanks to the efforts of a group of volunteers, funds were raised and repairs carried out.

The Club thus approached the 2007 season with a sense of renewed optimism and it was decided to try and resurrect the Club’s internal competitions, which had last been staged in 1996. 

A start was made in 2007 by holding the President’s Cup. The competition attracted 21 entries, including several members of the Botanic Gardens Ladies’ teams, which were using the Hesketh Arms green at the time. It was perhaps fitting that the winner of this event was Jimmy Langley, who had done so much for the club over many years.

2007 PRESIDENTS CUP WINNER Jimmy Langley

2007 PRESIDENTS CUP Runner Up Mike Davidson

We would like to wish all members a HAPPY EASTER

STAY SAFE & WELL

1. QUIZ ANSWERS
   What did the impressive Vincent Hotel building on Lord Street used to be before it became a hotel?  A: It was a Cinema. The Picture Palace opened on 29th May 1911 with “A Tale of Two Cities”

• Over what years was Southport Town Hall constructed? (A) 1852-53 (B) 1862-63 or (C) 1872-73 Answer: A – 1852-53    

• A famous Southport landmark vanished from the town’s landscape in 2009. Based in the Blowick area, what was it? A: The Gas Tower

• Who was elected as Southport’s MP in 1987? A: Ronnie Fearn, now Lord Fearn. He contested it 4 times in the 70s coming runner up to Ian Perceival. 

• What was the name of the famous white knuckle wooden roller-coaster at Pleasureland that first opened in 1937? A: The Cyclone 

• Which monarch has a statue of her at the top of Nevill Street by Funland? A: Queen Victoria

• This question is worth 2 points. What year did Southport FC get to the final of the FA Trophy held at the old Wembley stadium and who did they sadly lose to 1-0? A: 1998 and it was against Cheltenham Town

• Sir Henry Seagrave made the world land speed record on Ainsdale beach in 1925 in his Sunbeam Tiger vehicle. How fast was he going? (A) 142.33 MPH (B) 152.33 MPH or (C) 162.33 MPH  A: B 152.33MPH

• Southport’s Maternity Hospital opened in May 1932 by the General Infirmary. Who was it named after? A: Christiana Hartley Later became Mayor of Southport.
• Which car and commercial vehicle manufacturer was based in Crossens in a factory on Rufford Road built in 1907? A: Vulcan Motor and Engineering  

We are trying to keep in touch with our members.

We are going to try a number of things which we as a committee hope you enjoy.

We will be sending out a quiz with the answers within 48 hours and also a all our yesterdays’ feature.

We hope you enjoy

Best regards from your committee

QUIZ,             Courtesy of Quizmaster Chris Owen and our Chairman Chris Harding

1    What did the impressive Vincent Hotel building on Lord Street used to be before it became a hotel

2 Over what years was Southport Town Hall constructed? (A) 1852-53 (B) 1862-63 or (C) 1872-7

3 A famous Southport landmark vanished from the town’s landscape in 2009. Based in the Blowick area, what was it?

4 Who was elected as Southport’s MP in 1987?

5 What was the name of the famous white knuckle wooden roller-coaster at Pleasureland that first opened in 1937?

6 Which monarch has a statue of her at the top of Nevill Street by Funland?

7 This question is worth 2 points. What year did Southport FC get to the final of the FA Trophy held at the old Wembley stadium and who did they sadly lose to 1-0?

8 Sir Henry Seagrave made the world land speed record on Ainsdale beach in 1925 in his Sunbeam Tiger vehicle. How fast was he going? (A) 142.33 MPH (B) 152.33 MPH or (C) 162.33 MPH 

9 Southport’s Maternity Hospital opened in May 1932 by the General Infirmary. Who was it named after?.

10 Which car and commercial vehicle manufacturer was based in Crossens in a factory on Rufford Road built in 1907?

QUIZ MASTER

CHRIS OWEN

Hello Members,

I hope you are all managing the lockdown.

I just wanted to say your committee are available if you wish to ask us any questions during this current time.

The green is being cut on a regular basis and it is looking excellent.

It’s very frustrating that we can’t use it but forever the optimist I’m sure we’ll get on later in the year.

Take care

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