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March Newsletter

HESKETH ARMS NEWSLETTER – MARCH 2020

GREEN OPENING

The green will be open for use by members from Saturday 28th March.

WORKING PARTY

A pre-season working party will be held week commencing 16th March, the exact day will depend upon the weather. Help from as many members as possible would be greatly appreciated.

ROUND ROBINS

The popular Round Robins, hosted weekly by Peter and Lynne will commence on Tuesday 31st March and Friday 3rd April, 10.00 am start. These are an ideal way of meeting other members of the club and all are welcome, whether you are an experienced bowler or new to the game.

An additional Round Robin will take place on Saturday 4th April, starting at 2.00 pm.

CLUB COMPETITIONS

The Club will again run a full programme of club competitions during the 2020 season. There will be five singles, four doubles and a triples this year. For two of the doubles events, pairings will be drawn at random. The Chairman’s Shield and Vice-President’s Trophy will be non-random in 2020.

All these events, except the President’s Day, will start at 12.00pm. We ask that participants arrive by 11.45am so that the draw can take place at 11.50am to ensure a prompt start.

Saturday 25th April   Spring Pairs (pairings to be drawn)

Sunday 10th May       Rose Bowl

Sunday 7th June        Championship Cup & Ladies’ Championship

Sunday 21st June       Vice-President’s Trophy (non-random doubles – enter as a pair)

Sunday 5th July         President’s Cup NB – START TIME 11.00 AM     

Sunday 12th July       Chairman’s Shield (non-random doubles – enter as a pair)

Saturday 18th July     Club Triples

August  – TBC             Coronation Cup

September – TBC       Last Chance Cup (doubles – pairings to be drawn)

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Members are reminded that subscriptions for the 2020 season are now due and early payment would be appreciated. The rates set are :-

Full Membership – £45.00 / Social Membership – £25.00

Please forward to :- Mike Milne, 20 Coudray Road, Southport PR9 9NL

Alternatively, payment can be made online. Payment should be made to the following account :-

Account Number 01007849 / Sort Code 30-97-88

If paying online, please indicate clearly who you are paying for and let me know by text (07752352065) or email (michaelmilne66@outlook.com).

BURSCOUGH LEAGUE

As mentioned in the previous newsletter, 2020 is a special year for the Hesketh Arms Bowling Club as it is our turn to hold the Presidency of the Burscough League, with Chris Harding being elected to the position of League President for the forthcoming season.

The club holding the Presidency hosts the League President’s Day, the Steve Rimmer singles competition and the finals of the League Pairs and dates for these events have been set as follows :-

Saturday 1st August – President’s Day

Sunday 16th August – Steve Rimmer Memorial Shield (singles)

Sunday 30th August – League Pairs (qualifiers at various league clubs with the finals being held at the Hesketh Arms

Further details of all these events will be posted nearer the time.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Saturday 28th March – Green opens

Tuesday 31st March – Midweek Round Robins start

Saturday 4th April – Round Robin (2.00pm start) PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE

Saturday 25th April – Spring Pairs (Pairings drawn on the day – 12 noon start)

GREEN BOOKING

Please not that green will be unavailable for use by members on Saturday 27th June due to a private booking. We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.