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The latest club competition took place on Saturday evening when we played for the Floodlit Trophy. For this event, pairs are divided into groups, with the highest placed pairs progressing to the knockout phase. The four qualifying pairs were Kez Adams and Darren Edgerley ; Jason Chapman and Mike Milne ; Derek and Sue Wignall ; Debbie Barnes and Jeff Brown. In the semi-finals, Kez and Darren comfortably overcame Debbie and Jeff, whilst Jason and Mike narrowly got through against Derek and Sue.

The final was won convincingly by Kez and Darren with a 15-3 winning scoreline.

THE LAST CHANCE CUP

The final one-day club competition will be held this coming Sunday, 17^th September, when we will be staging the Last Chance Cup. This is a random pairs, with pairings being drawn out on the day. To enter, please report at the green by 11.45 am in time for a 12 noon start.

CORONATION CUP

The Coronation Cup, which has been taking place throughout the season, has now reached the final, where the holder, Darren Edgerley, will take on Chris Porter. Both players are playing off scratch, which should make for a great final. We hope to hold the final on a weekend date before the end of the season. We will notify members when a date has been arranged so that spectators can come along to enjoy what should be an excellent finale to the Club’s programme of internal competitions.

HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB

NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 2023

CLUB COMPETITIONS

There are still two more internal doubles competitions to be played before the end of the season.

The first of these will be the Floodlit Trophy, which will be played on Saturday, 9^th September. This is a non-random pairs and will start at 5.00pm.

The final club event of the season will be held on Sunday, 17^th September. This will be the Last Chance Cup, which is a random doubles, with pairings drawn on the day. There will be a plate competition for pairs losing their first game. To enter, please report at the green by 11.45 am, for a 12 noon start.

Saturday 9th September – 5.00 pm start – Floodlit Trophy – non-random doubles

Sunday 17th September – 12.00 pm start – Last Chance Cup – random doubles with plate

SOUTHPORT FEDERATION

The Southport Federation team’s August fixture resulted in a 22-10 win against Fylde which was enough to see them clinch second place in Division 6 of the National League and therefore gain promotion to the 5^th Division for the first time in their history.

The home leg was played at Tarleton Bowling Club, where the team had a convincing 11-1 win. Amongst the winners were Andy Draper (21-5), Chris Porter (21-10), Ali Adams (21-16) and Kez Adams (21-19).

The away team travelled to East End Bowling Club in Lytham St. Annes and came away with a decent five winners on a tricky green. Of the Hesketh Arms’ players, there were excellent wins for Darren Edgerley (21-14) and Fergal Wright (21-19).

FINAL TABLE

Menai 85 points

Southport 72

Warrington 62

Fylde 58

Bradford ‘B’ 43

GREEN CLOSURE

Please note that the green will close for the season on Monday 2^nd October, following the final Southport Veterans’ League match of the season. This is to allow for the important annual maintenance work to be started as soon as possible.

GREEN BOOKING

Due to Maghull League Knockout Cup matches taking place, the green will be unavailable for use by members on Sunday 3^rd September, between approximately 10.30 am and 4.30 pm. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

GREEN SUUROUNDS & WEED CLEARING

We would like to thank ANDY DRAPER for clearing and tidying up the green surrounds. He’s made an very good job of it’

CHURCHTOWN CONSERVATIVE CLUB – B.J.P.O’MALLEY PRESIDENT’S CUP

Congratulations to Alan Lloyd on winning the Churchtown Conservative Club’s B.J.P. O’Malley President’s Cup, playing with Conservative Club Chairman, George Wilson.

OPEN SINGLES 2023 – SPONSORED BY THE BIRKDALE INSURANCE GROUP
The Club held it’s fifth Open Singles competition last weekend when we welcomed bowlers from St. Helens, Wigan, Chorley, Liverpool and Preston, as well as members from the Hesketh Arms and other local clubs.
The top half of the draw saw Mark Holden, who plays for Scarisbrick NSC, reach the semi-finals with wins against Paul Culley (21-10), Andy Prescott (21-13) and Chris Harding (21-7). His opponent in the last four was Peter Tilley from Chorley, a first-time visitor to the Hesketh Arms for our open competitions. It was Mark who reached the final with a 21-12 victory.
In the bottom half of the draw, Michael Heap, who won our Open Doubles in April with Paul Culley, had a close game against Brian Fairclough in the first round, eventually coming through 21-20. Michael was then able to reach the final with comfortable wins against David Charlesworth (Preston), Aaron Backhouse (Ormskirk) and one of former members, Liam Gregson (Skem Park Rebels). The final was close in the early stages, with Mark starting strongly but it was Michael who was able to maintain his form to win 21-13 and claim the £200 first prize. 
Many thanks to the Birkdale Insurance Group, for their support again in sponsoring this competition and everyone who came down on the day and helped with marking and measuring. A special thank you also, to our referees, Peter and Mary Fishwick, who helped to ensure the smooth running of the competition. Finally, thank you to our Club President, Peter Smith, who presented the prizes.
We look forward to running our open competitions again in 2024. 

PLEASE NOTE THE GREEN HAS BEEN BOOKED ON MONDAY AFYTERNOON the 28^th of August FOR A VETS CUP MATCH from 1.00pm until 5.00pm

WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVIENECE CAUSED

CLUB COMPETITION DATES

Dates have been set for the final club competitions of the season. The first of these will be the Floodlit Trophy, which will take place on Saturday 9^th September, starting at 5.00 pm. This is a non-random pairs and the early stages will be played using a group format. The Club’s programme of internal competitions will be completed with the Last Chance Cup on Sunday 17^th September, which will be a random pairs with a plate for pairs losing their first game. For this competition, please register at the green by 11.45 am for a 12 noon start.

Saturday 9th September – 5.00 pm start – Floodlit Trophy – non-random doubles

Sunday 17th September – 12.00 pm start – Last Chance Cup – random doubles with plate

SOUTHPORT FEDERATION

The Southport federation team play their final National League fixture of the 2023 season on Sunday 13^th August, when they take on Fylde. The team selection and home venue have yet to be announced but can be found using the link below when the details are published on Monday 7^th August. The match will start at 2.00 pm and spectators will be welcome to support the team in a game crucial to their chances of promotion to the 5^th Division.

https://bowlsresults.co.uk/federation/

CHURCHTOWN CONSERVATIVE CLUB – B.J.P.O’MALLEY PRESIDENT’S CUP

The new date for the Churchtown Conservative Club’s President’s Cup is Saturday 19^th August. Any of our members who are also members of the Conservative Club are invited to take part. To enter, please report to the green at 12 noon. Pairings will be drawn on the day and there will be a £1 entry fee.

GREEN BOOKING – JOHN BERRY TROPHY

Please note that the green will be unavailable for use by members on Sunday 6th August as we are hosting the second staging of the John Berry Trophy. This is a Town versus Country challenge match and is held in memory of John Berry, who was a highly respected bowler in Southport and the surrounding area. Several of our members will be taking part in the match and spectators will be more than welcome on the day. The game gets underway at 12.30 pm.

CHAIRMAN’S SHIELD

Congratulations to Alan Hatton and Graham Meadow on winning the Chairman’s Shield, overcoming Mark Rowlinson and Mark Wilde in the final. The two Marks had beaten the strong pairing of Steve McManus and Fergal Wright in the semi-final and started the final well, scoring two at the first end but Alan and Graham were too consistent on the day and ran out 21-9 winners. Well done to Tess Newton and Sue Wignall, who enjoyed a notable 21-16 win against Darren Edgerley and Chris Harding before losing out to Alan and Graham in the other semi-final. This was a first Hesketh Arms competition win for both Alan and Graham. 

The Hesketh Arms Open Singles for 2023, sponsored by the Birkdale Insurance Group, will take place on Saturday 26^th August. We have been very pleased with the response so far with a good mix of local bowlers and players coming from Preston, Wigan, Liverpool and the Wirral, set to compete for the £200 first prize.

At the time of writing, there is still one available space in the competition at 10.00 am. If anyone is interested in taking this place, please contact Chris Harding (07761733024) or Mike Milne (07752352065). Once we have a full entry, we will be taking names for a reserve list in case we have anyone dropping out. The entry fee for the competition is £10.

We are going to organise a raffle on the day so any donations of prizes would be gratefully received. We are also looking for volunteers to help as follows :-

• If anyone is able to help with providing refreshments, please contact any Committee member and we can discuss our options in further detail.

• We will require help with marking and measuring on the day. If you can help with measuring, please make yourself known to Chris or Mike. If we get sufficient volunteers coming forward, we can organise a rota so that one person is only helping with this for an hour or so at a time.

• Please let us know if you would be able to help organise the raffle on the day.

NEWS UPDATE

CHAIRMAN’S SHIELD

The next club competition will take place this coming Sunday, 30^th July, when we will be playing for the Chairman’s Shield. This is a non-random doubles, where you can choose your own partner. There will be no plate at this event. To enter, please register at the green by 11.45 am for a 12.00 noon start.

PRESIDENT’S DAY

Many thanks again to all those members who supported Peter Smith’s second and final President’s Day. The final proceeds from the raffle and the sale of refreshments amounted to £182.80.

BURSCOUGH LEAGUE PRESIDENT’S DAY

Congratulations to Mark Wilde on winning the Burscough League President’s Day, winning 21-14 against Harry Caunce, from the host club Holmeswood, in the final.

SOUTHPORT FEDERATION

The Southport Federation team’s July fixture resulted in a 20-12 defeat against a strong Menai side. The Hesketh Arms hosted the home leg and achieved an 8-4 win, which included victories for the home representatives Ali Adams (21-14) and Andy Draper (21-11). The away side faced the long trip to Criccieth Bowling Club and they had two winners, one of which was Chris Porter with a 21-16 success.

With just one match left to play, Southport are in 3^rd place and play fourth placed Fylde in the final game. A win in this game will see Southport promoted to the 5^th Division of the National League for the first time.

CLUB COMPETITION DATES

Saturday 9^th September – 5.00 pm start – Floodlit Trophy – non-random doubles

Sunday 17^th September – 12.00 pm start – Last Chance Cup – random doubles with plate

GREEN BOOKINGS

Please note that the green will be unavailable for use by members on the following dates due to private events or competitions. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Saturday 29th July – all day

Sunday 6th August – all day until 6.00pm

PRESIDENT’S DAY 2023

The Club’s President’s Day was held on Sunday to mark Peter Smith’s second year as our President. Fortunately, the weather was much better than had been forecast, allowing us to enjoy a successful day.

In the main competition for the President’s Cup, Darren Edgerley reached the semi-finals with wins against Barry McArthur (21-14), Pat McArthur (21-11) and Derek Wignall (21-15). His opponent in the semi-final was Peter Smith who had overcome Gareth Taylor (21-14), Sue Davies (21-12) and George Hitchmough (21-17). The semi-final was close in the early stages and after 16 ends the scores were level at 14 across. From here, however, Darren scored three 2s in the last five ends to run out a 21-15 winner. 

The bottom half of the draw saw Alan Hatton reach the semi-finals with comfortable wins against Tony Wakefield and Len Southworth. His semi-final opponent was Laurie Townson, who had narrow wins against Alex Rimmer (21-19) and Fergal Wright (21-17). The semi-final between Alan and Laurie was close all the way through but it was Alan who reached the final with a 21-19 win. 

The final saw Darren conceding a handicap of 6 against Alan and it was Alan who got off to the better start, carrying on his good form from the earlier rounds. Alan won eight out of the first twelve ends to open up an 18-7 lead but Darren fought back, winning seven consecutive ends to close the gap to 16-18. Alan got back in with a couple of singles but it was Darren who won the final end to win an exciting final 21-20. Congratulations to Alan on reaching his first final at the Hesketh Arms and to Darren on winning the President’s Cup for the first time since 2008. 

A plate competition was held and this was won by Tony Wakefield with a 15-13 win in the final against Alex Rimmer.

Many thanks to all those who helped on the day, serving refreshments and selling raffle tickets. Also, thank you to everyone who donated prizes and bought raffle tickets. The proceeds from the day will be notified in the next news update. Finally, congratulations to Peter and Lynne on hosting a successful and enjoyable event. 

NEWSLETTER – JULY 2023

PRESIDENT’S CUP – SUNDAY 16^th JULY

The next club competition will be the President’s Cup, which will be held on Sunday 16^th July. Our Club President is Peter Smith and as this is his second and final President’s Day, we are hoping to see a good turnout.

We will be holding a raffle on the day to raise money for club funds and any donations of prizes for this would be greatly appreciated. It would also be welcome if people could bring cakes to sell on the day and if anyone is able to offer any assistance with selling raffle tickets or serving refreshments, please make yourself known to any member of the Committee.

The President’s Cup will be a singles handicap with a plate competition for those players losing in their first game. To enter, please register at the green by 10.45 am for a prompt start at 11.00 am. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLIER START TIME OF 11.00 AM FOR THIS EVENT

LADIES’ PAIRS COMPETITION

Congratulations to members of the Buzzards team for staging a successful doubles competition on behalf of the Southport Ladies’ League. The sale of refreshments and a raffle on the day raised £200 for club funds. Many thanks to all those who helped at this event.

SOUTHPORT FEDERATION

The Southport Federation team’s next fixture will take place this Sunday, 9^th July, when they take on Menai in Division 6 of the National League. We are hosting the home leg at the Hesketh Arms, which will start at 2.00 pm and spectators will be very welcome to come along and support the team in what is a crucial game for their chances of gaining promotion to Division 5.

Ali Adams and Andy Draper are the home representatives, whilst Kez Adams, Darren Edgerley, Chris Harding, Chris Porter, Mark Wilde and Fergal Wright have been selected to play in the away leg, which is being held at Criccieth Bowling Club.   

CHURCHTOWN CONSERVATIVE CLUB – B.J.P.O’MALLEY PRESIDENT’S CUP

The green will be unavailable for use by members on Saturday 22^nd July, when the Churchtown Conservative Club will be staging the B.J.P. O’Malley President’s Cup competition. Any bowling club member who is also a member of the Conservative Club is invited to take part. To enter, please register at the green at 12 noon. The competition will be a random doubles, with pairings drawn on the day.

LANCASHIRE COUNTY CGBA

Congratulations to Kez Adams and Darren Edgerley on making their debuts for Lancashire in the BCGBA County Championship, both playing in the away leg against Warwick & Worcester at Thimblemill Rec in Smethwick.

CLUB COMPETITION DATES

Sunday 30^th July – Chairman’s Shield – non-random doubles – no plate (12.00 start)

TBC – Floodlit Trophy – non-random doubles

TBC – Last Chance Cup – random doubles with plate

GREEN BOOKINGS

Please note that the green will be unavailable for use by members on the following dates due to private events or competitions. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Saturday 22^nd July – all day

Saturday 29^th July – all day

Sunday 6th August – all day until 6.00pm