Hesketh Arms Bowling Club

HESKETH ARMS NEWSLETTER – MARCH 2020

GREEN OPENING

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

WORKING PARTY

A pre-season working party will be held week commencing 16^th 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 31^st March and Friday 3^rd 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 4^th 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 1^st August – President’s Day

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

Sunday 30^th 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 28^th March – Green opens

Tuesday 31^st March – Midweek Round Robins start

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

Saturday 25^th 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.

HESKETH ARMS NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2020

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Many thanks to all those who attended the Club’s AGM, held on Tuesday, 4^th  February at the Churchtown Conservative Club. We are grateful to the Conservative Club for allowing us to use their excellent facilities.

At the meeting the Chairman thanked our outgoing President, Sue Davies, for the service she has given to the Club over the last two years. Chris then announced that the Committee’s nomination to be Club President for 2020 was longstanding member John Hughes, who was duly elected. Congratulations to John, we hope that he enjoys a successful year as President.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Annual General Meeting decided that there would be no increase in subscriptions for the 2020 season. 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).

AWARDS EVENING – 2019 SEASON

The Club’s eighth annual Awards Evening was held on Saturday 1^st February at the Churchtown Conservative Club, when members celebrated a successful 2019 season. The evening was again hosted by Club Chairman, Chris Harding, who congratulated the members present on another excellent season.

Awards were made to the winners and runners-up of the Club’s nine internal competitions and team merit winners, details of which have been reported during the course of the season and in the 2019 Season Review. These were followed by the Club’s special awards, presented to the Team of the Year and the Club Member of the Year.

The team award deservedly went to the Owls, our Monday evening Maghull League team. This mixed team, captained by Sue Davies had another outstanding season. Having only been promoted to the 3^rd Division the previous year, they again achieved a league and knockout cup double. Well done to Sue and all her team.

The Club Member of the Year award was this year won by Mark Rowlinson. In addition to captaining the Ospreys in the Burscough League, Mark represents the Club as Delegate for this league as well as being one of the Club’s two Auditors. No organisation can operate without it’s members taking on volunteer roles and the Committee was pleased to recognise the work that Mark has contributed to our Club over a number of years.

The final presentation of the evening was made to Sue Davies, who has completed a very successful two-year term as our President. The Chairman thanked Sue for the excellent way in which she has carried out this important role and presented her with an engraved watch as a momento of her time in office.

We would also like to thank the Churchtown Conservative Club for allowing us to use their excellent facilities once again and in particular Gill, the Club Steward, for her hard work on the night.

Many thanks to Sue Davies, Janice Hobson, Kevin Leddy and Mark Rowlinson for their help selling the raffle tickets.

A special thank you must also go to George Hitchmough for co-ordinating the arrangements for the whole evening and to Sue Andersen, who helped George with the catering.

Finally, thank you to all those who supported the event by attending on the night and providing prizes for the raffle. Final proceeds came to £330.97, which will go towards Club funds.

BURSCOUGH LEAGUE

2020 is a special year for the Hesketh Arms Bowling Club as it is our turn to hold the Presidency of the Burscough League, the first time we have had this honour. Club Chairman, Chris Harding, has been nominated by our Committee to be Burscough League President for the forthcoming season. Chris has played in the Burscough League for many years and is currently captain of the Vultures in the 1^st Division of the league.

The club holding the Presidency hosts the League President’s Day, the Steve Rimmer singles competition and the finals of the League Pairs, so this season is going to be busier than ever at the Hesketh Arms. Dates for these events will be publicised when confirmed with the league.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Week Commencing 16^th March.

WE WILL BE HAVING A GREEN CLEAN UP DAY THIS WEEK. WE HOPE YOU CAN AFFORD SOME OF YOUR TIME TO HELP.

WE WILL LET YOU KNOW THE DATE DEPENDING UPON THE WEATHER

Saturday 28^th March – Green opens

Tuesday 31^st March – Midweek Round Robins start

Saturday 4^th April – Round Robin (2.00pm start) 

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE

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

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TUESDAY 4th FEBRUARY 8.00pm

Churchtown Conservative Club

Thanks to everyone who attended and supported the awards evening. Some photographs of the presentations :-

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TEAM OF THE YEAR:- HESKETH OWLS

CLUB MEMBER OF THE YEAR:- MARK ROWLINSON

PRESENTATION TO SUE DAVIES< OUTGOING PRESIDENT

HESKETH ARMS NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 2020

AWARDS EVENING

The Club’s annual Awards Evening will take place on Saturday, 1^st February at the Churchtown Conservative Club, starting at 7.30 pm. As well as presentations to the successful players from the 2019 season, there will be a finger buffet, quiz and raffle.

To order your ticket, priced at £5.00, please contact any club officer or your team captain. All proceeds from the night will go towards club funds.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Members are reminded that the Club’s Annual General Meeting will be held at the Churchtown Conservative Club on Tuesday 4^th February, 8.00 pm start.

Any proposals should be with the Secretary seven days before the meeting.

CLOSE SEASON WORK & MAINTENANCE

The Club is again indebted to our Honorary Vice-President, Bernard O’Malley and Nationwide Produce for their generous help in funding the end-of-season work, which is essential in providing the quality playing surface which we have become accustomed to at the Hesketh Arms. This is undertaken as early as possible in October once the green has been closed. Any delay in carrying out this vital work out would result in it not being as effective.

Thanks should also go to Graham Meadow and George Hitchmough for their ongoing work in co-ordinating the jobs which need doing around the green and the surrounds, which continues throughout the close season.

CLUB COMPETITIONS

The Club will again run a full programme of club competitions and weekend events during the 2020 season, starting with a Round Robin on Saturday, 11^th April, 2.00 pm start.

The dates set so far are as follows :-

Saturday 11^th April  –  Easter Round Robin 2.00 pm start

Saturday 25^th April  –  Spring Pairs (random doubles) 12.00 pm start

Sunday 10^th May  –     Rose Bowl (singles handicap) 12.00 pm start

Sunday 7^th June  –       Championship Cup (men’s singles) &

                                    Ladies’ Championship (ladies’ singles) 12.00 pm start                                                                                                  

Sunday 21^st June  –     Vice-Presidents Trophy (random doubles) 12.00 pm start

Sunday 5^th July  –        President’s Cup (singles handicap) 11.00 am start

Sunday 12^th July  –      Chairman’s Shield (non-random doubles) 12.00 pm start

Dates for the remaining competitions will be notified in due course.

HESKETH ARMS BOWLING

Notice:-

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING is to be held on Tuesday 4^th February 2020 @ 8.00pm At Churchtown Conservative Club

Any proposals to be with the secretary 7days before the AGM

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HESKETH ARMS BOWLING CLUB

SEASON REVIEW 2019

Welcome to the Hesketh Arms Bowling Club Season Review 2019. The  Club has enjoyed another successful year, with both the Eagles and the Owls again winning their respective championships.We were again able to complete a busy programme of internal club competitions, as well as staging open singles and doubles events. Membership remains strong and we look forward to another enjoyable season of bowling in 2020.

SOUTHPORT LV LEAGUE

Premier Division             Pts

1.     Hesketh Eagles               216

2.     Fleetwood Hesketh ‘A’  171

3.     Scarisbrick NSC ‘A’       146

4.     Mere Brow                    145

5.     Victoria Park                 133

6.     London Tigers                125

7.     Zetland ‘B’                      116

8.     HeskethHarriers           114

9.     London Lions                  105

1^stDivision                                Pts

1.   Zetland ‘A’                        182

2.  Sandbrook Park                168

3.    Crowlands                        147

4.   Hesketh Falcons              146

5.    Scarisbrick B.C. ‘C’                    139

6.    Fleetwood Hesketh ‘B’    138

7.    Zetland ‘D’                       131

8.    Scarisbrick NSC ‘B’        108

9.    Tarleton                           102

Congratulations to the Eagles on convincingly retaining the Premier Division championship they had won in 2018. Losing only two games, they finished a clear 45 points ahead of runners-up Fleetwood Hesketh ‘A’.

Having won the 1^st Division the previous season, the Harriers were playing in the top division for the first time and competed well, eventually finishing in 9^th place. Special mention must go to Jim Halsall, who topped the divisional merit with 14 wins and an aggregate of +134.

In the 1st Division, the Falcons had a good season, winning 10 games out of 16 to finish in 4^th place.

Eagles Merit Winner :

Kevin Leddy – 14 wins

Harriers Merit Winner :

Jim Halsall – 14 wins

Falcons Merit Winner :

Peter Jozwik – 13 wins

SOUTHPORT PARKS LEAGUE

The Kites continued under the captaincy of John Unsworth andenjoyed another good season in the 1^st Division of the Southport Parks League. Last season they finished in 4^th place but this year went one better to end the season in 3^rd place. Hopefully, 2020 will be the year the Kites finally gain promotion to the Premier Division after several top four finishes.

Congratulations to Kez Adams, who was the Kites’ team merit winner with 17 wins out of 20 games played.

1^st DIVISION                         Pts

1.   Fleetwood Hesketh ‘A’              186

2.   Tarleton                                       159

3.   Hesketh Kites                             137

4.   Zetland ‘A’                                   136

5.   Scarisbrick NSC ‘B’                   127

6.   Fleetwood Hesketh ‘B’              112

7.   Crowlands                                   111

8.   Holmeswood ‘B’                                103

9.   London Sphynx ‘A’                     101

10. Ainsdale ‘B’                                          95

11. Scarisbrick B.C. ‘B’                    85

KitesMerit Winner :

Kez Adams, 17 wins

BURSCOUGH LEAGUE

Having only been formed two seasons ago, the Vultures were competing in the top division  of the Burscough League for the first time, having gained back-to-back promotions in 2017 and 2018. This is one of best divisions in the area and the team did extremely well to finish in 4^th place. They will now look to challenge for a top three position in 2020.

1st Division

1.   Banks St. Stephens                     173

2.   Burscough RBL ‘A’                    149

3.   Bretherton                                   146

4.   Hesketh Vultures                       127

5.   Fleetwood Hesketh                     118

6.   Zetland ‘A’                                 115

7.   Longton VM ‘A’                         110

8.   Croston Subscription                            104

9.   London                                        97

10. Crossens ‘A’                               79

11. Mawdesley ‘A’                             75

12. Holmeswood ‘A’                          72

Merit Winner :

Chris Porter, 14 wins

In the 2^nd Division of the Burscough League, the Ospreys enjoyed a much-improved season, winning eleven out of their 24 matches to finish in a respectable 10^th place.

The team was pleased to welcome Kevin Leddy back into the fold after a break from bowling and Kevin won 16 games to claim the team merit award.

2^nd Division

1.   Mere Brow                         194

2.   Croston Black Horse                  154

3.   Longton VM ‘B’               153

4.   Zetland ‘B’                         150

5.   Hoole Village Hall ‘A’       146

6.   Tarleton                                      134

7.   Mawdesley ‘B’                            127

8.   Burscough RBL ‘B’           124

9.   Hoole Village Hall ‘B’       107

10. Hesketh Ospreys               101

11. Holmeswood ‘B’                 82

12. Botanic Gardens                  76

13. Crossens ‘B’                       66

Merit Winner :

Kevin Leddy , 16wins

SOUTHPORT VETERANS’ LEAGUE

In 2018, the Merlins finished in 4^th place and it was hoped that they would challenge for promotion in 2019. They very nearly achieved this, finishing in 3^rdplace, just six points behind runners-up Formby Park ‘A’. Maybe next season will be the year the Merlins make it to the 1^st Division.

The Hobbies were also competing in the 2^nd Division and they finished in a comfortable 7^th place, winning nine of their matches.

Individually, two players ended the season with 18 wins, Brian Sutton winning the Merlins team merit and captain Roger Van Beever leading by example for the Hobbies.

2^nd Division                     Pts

1.   Ainsdale ‘A’                        184

2.   Formby Park ‘A’          168

3.  Hesketh Merlins         162

4.   Freshfield ‘A’              150

5.   Hesketh Bank            150

6.   Scarisbrick B.C. ‘A’    130

7.   Hesketh Hobbies                129

8.   The Northern             128

9    Botanic ‘A’                  122

10. Fleetwood Hesk. ‘B’    112

11. Our Lady’s ‘A’             107

12. Hoole Village Hall ‘B’    89

Merlins Merit Winner :

Brian Sutton, 18 wins

Hobbies Merit Winner :

Roger Van Beever, 18 wins

AUGHTON & DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS’ LEAGUE

We continued to run two teams in the Aughton and District Senior Citizens’ League on a Wednesday afternoon and in 2019 both our teams were competing in the 1^st Division following the Hawks’ promotion from the 2^nd Division.

The top division of this league is a high standard with some tricky away greens to be negotiatedbut the Hawks performed well playing in the top division for the first time, winning eleven games to finish in a decent 8^th place. The Kestrels won eight of their games to end the season 11^th.

Congratulations to Bill Bloor and Dave White who won the league’s end-of-season pairs competition.

1^st Division                              Pts

1.       Zetland                           233

2.       Burscough CC Vets       211

3.       Mere Brow ‘A’               210

4.       Burscough RBL             157

5.       Victoria Park ‘A’           156

6.       Hurlston Hall                 148

7.       Freshfield B.C.               133

8.       Hesketh Hawks             129

9.       The Northern                 125

10.     Stanley Arms                 115

11.     Hesketh Kestrels           114

12.     Aughton Institute ‘A’    108

13.     Crossens                        90

Hawks Merit Winner :

Peter Smith, 16 wins

Kestrels Merit Winner :-

Jim Halsall, 14 wins

MAGHULL BOWLING LEAGUE

Congratulations to the Owls on repeating the success of 2018 by winning both the 3^rd Division Championship and Knockout Cup in the Maghull and District League.

Captained by Sue Davies, the team only lost two league games all season, despite playing in the higher division and completed the double by defeating Meadows in the Knockout Cup final, played at the Northern Club.

Individually, the team’s merit award went to Tony Wakefield, who went undefeated all season, winning all 14 games played.

3^rd DIVISION

1.      Hesketh Owls               142

2.      Meadows                       116

3.      Brooke Hotel 2             104

4.      Ormskirk B.C.                101

5.      Formby Holy Trinity    97

6.      Hightown                      95

7.      Netherton Park 2         80

8.      Formby S & S                77

9.      Dog & Gun           71

OWLS MERIT WINNER :-

Tony Wakefield

14 wins

CLUB COMPETITIONS

The Club continued to run it’s programme of internal competitions for club members during the 2019 season and these were once again well-supported.

The successful competitors were :-

                                                Winner(s)                               Runner(s)-Up

Rose Bowl                              Terry Corfield                       Peter Croston           

Rose Bowl Plate                     Sue Davies                              Lynne Smith                                     

Spring Pairs                           Mike Dunlop /                        Chris Harding /

Les Miller                               Dave White                                       

Spring Pairs Plate                 Barry McArthur /                 Bill Bloor                                          

                                                Peter Smith                            Lynne Smith             

Championship Cup               Wayne Graham     Derek Wignall                      

Ladies’ Championship          Pat McArthur       Lynne Smith                         

Championship Plate              Peter Croston                     Roger Van Beever

Vice-Presidents Trophy        Peter Croston / Sue Davies /               

                                       Norman Simpson Fergal Wright                                   

Vice-Presidents Plate            Mike Dunlop /        Alex Rimmer /                      

                                           Derek Wignall Roger Van Beever                            

Chairman’s Shield                Barry Lowe /             Jason Chapman /                 

                                      Richard Rawcliffe              Mark Rowlinson                  

Chairman’s Plate                  Sue Davies /                            Jeff Brown /              

                                  George Hitchmough              Roger Van Beever                

President’s Cup                     Bill Bloor                    Fergal Wright                       

President’s Day Plate            Sue Davies                          Les Miller                  

Coronation Cup                    Jim Halsall                             Dave White                                       

Diamond Jubilee Plate          Roger Van Beever            Sue Davies                 

Last Chance Cup                  Lynn Burrow /                      Alan Lloyd /              

                                               Mike Milne                  Fergal Wright                       

Last Chance Plate                 Laurie Townson /                  Peter Croston /                                 

                                                Roger Van Beever                 Barry Pursall

OPEN COMPETITIONS

The Club again ran two open competitions in 2019, both of which attracted entries from all over the North West, as well as local bowlers and our own members. The winners were:-

Winner(s)                               Runner(s)-Up

Open Singles                          Andy Draper                         Fergal Wright

                                                (Fleetwood Hesketh)              (Hesketh Arms)

Bernard O’Malley                 Ray Bevington&                    Alan Catterall &

V-P Trophy                           Paul Clegg                              Roy Webster

(Open Doubles)                      (Golborne Sports)    (Scarisbrick NSC /Banks SS)

We wish SUE DAVIES our president a Happy Birthday