HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB
NEWS UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2021
GREEN CLOSURE
The green will close at 1900hrs on 4th of October 2021 for Winter Maintenance.
FLOODLIT TROPHY
Members are reminded that the Club’s final internal competition of the season will take place on Saturday 25th September and will start at 5.00pm. Please register by 4.45pm. The early stages of this competition will be played using a group format, guaranteeing every pair a minimum of two or three games. The length of the games will be decided when we know the number of pairs taking part. This is a non-random pairs, so members can choose their own partner for this competition.
CORONATION CUP
The semi-finals and final of the Coronation Cup, the early stages of which were played earlier in the season, will be played this coming Sunday, 26th September, starting at 1.00 pm.
The semi-final matches are :-
Chris Harding (+2) v. Roy Webster (+4)
Brian Sutton (+4) v. Fergal Wright (+2)
SOUTHPORT FEDERATION
The Southport Federation team completed their 2021 National League fixtures with a convincing 24-8 win against Fylde ‘B’ last Sunday.
The team had nine winners in the home leg, played at Hesketh Bank Bowling Club. Hesketh Arms’ successful representatives here were Chris Porter (21-16), Kez Adams (21-11) and sharing the sweep, Ali Adams, with an excellent 21-9 win playing at number 12.
The away team also did well, winning 7-5 at the Marton Institute in Blackpool. Among the winners were Hesketh Arms’ players Ray Atkinson (21-14), Mark Wilde (21-13), Mike Milne (21-16) and sweep winner Darren Edgerley (21-9). Fergal Wright suffered a rare Federation defeat against a strong opponent, just losing 21-16.
The Southport team has enjoyed an excellent season winning every leg home and away in the three matches they have played. This means they have won Division 7 of the National League, finishing a clear 21 points ahead of second placed Cheshire Parks. They will now be promoted to play in Division 6 for the 2022 season.
SOCIAL ROUND ROBINS
The last social Round Robin will be held on Friday the 1st of October 2021
END OF SEASON ROUND ROBIN. SATURDAY 2nd of October 11.00am
There will be a end of season round robin on Saturday the 2nd of October, open to ALL members. Please be there at 10.45 to register. £2.00 per entry
Please bring a Sandwich as it could go on a long time.
AWARDS EVENING 2021
We will be holding our annual awards evening in 20th of November 2021 at the Churchtown Conservative Club, St Cuthberts Road, PR9 7NN commencing at 7.30pm
Tickets will be £ 5.00 and will include a finger buffet.
Evening will includes Awards for the 2021 season, a quiz, raffle and Bingo.
We would hope you would support this event.
Green Tidy up and Repair
We will be looking for help during the close season to repair and tidy up the green and surrounds.
We will be sending out email request