Competition survey – November 2020 – Hesketh Arms Bowling Club

HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB

Competition survey – November 2020

Since the present committee re-started the running of club competitions at the Hesketh in 2007, we have staged 92 internal competitions for club members to take part in. Of these, 56 have been singles and 36 have been doubles. 62 different members have won a Hesketh competition in that time.

We started in 2007 by staging the President’s Cup, won by Jimmy Langley. In 2008, we were able to play for all four existing singles trophies and added a doubles, the Chairman’s Shield. Since then, several extra competitions have been added to the programme :-

2010 – The Spring Pairs

2013 – Vice-Presidents Pairs Trophy

2018 – The Ladies’ Championship and Last Chance Cup

The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 meant that we were unable to bowl at all until the end of May and competitive bowls wasn’t permitted until July. Even then, only six people were allowed within the confines of the green which meant that we were unable to stage one day competitions in the usual way. It was decided to play the Coronation Cup on the basis of players arranging their games between themselves and using the online booking system. The competition ran very smoothly and concluded with a well-attended finals day, as the permitted number at the green had increased to 30 by the beginning of August.

Subject to the limit of 30 players, the rest of the Club’s competitions were held on a weekly basis and were very well supported, with record numbers participating and most being fully subscribed.

At the beginning of October, we even held an extra competition on the final Friday evening of the season. This attracted 18 members and Phil Richards and Brian Sutton were the inaugural winners of the Floodlit Trophy.

As it is some time since we sort formal feedback on the Club’s internal competitions, this seemed an appropriate time to undertake a survey to find out what members like or don’t like about the way our competitions are run and what format people would prefer. Please complete the attached survey and return to an officer of the Club. All views and suggestions will be considered when planning next season’s programme of events.

Please return completed surveys to Mike Milne, either by e-mail ( michaelmilne66@outlook.com ) or

( secretary@hesketharmsbowlingclub.co.uk) or post to 20 Coudray Road, Southport PR9 9NL.

SURVEY ON CLUB COMPETITIONS

1. Do you think the number of competitions run by the Club is :-

a. Not enough

b. The right number

c. Too many

2. Do you think the Club should run one of the singles competitions off scratch ? i.e. no handicaps

a. Yes

b. No

3. Which format do you prefer for pairs competitions ?

a. Random (drawn on the day)

b. Non-Random (enter with a partner of your choice)

4. Do you think plate / consolation competitions should be run ?

a. Not at all

b. At some competitions

c. At all competitions

5. Are there any other competitions, events or formats which you would like to be considered for inclusion in the Club’s programme of events? Please detail below :-