CHRISTMAS PARTY ON AFTERNOON SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER 24'
Thank you to everyone who attended and / or supported the clubs annual Christmas Social - whether it was by helping to get the Bower ready in a Christmas theme ,attending , supporting the annual Raffle , providing the tremendous range of food for the faith tea and prize's for the raffle , organising - and taking part - in the various activities and choir , manning the bar and the kitchen etc so many thanks to you all for making it such a an enjoyable afternoon.
We had a superb turnout , who hopefully enjoyed the afternoon which included a few Christmas firsts , including both a live singer and also the club choir
We had a brilliant range and number of Raffle Prize,s donated by members - and many thanks to you - and I thought it would be helpful to let everyone know the Raffle Prize winners , which were :
LIST OF RAFFLE PRIZE'S FOR XMAS SOCIAL
Main Prize ... Cash of £150 Rachel Mitchell
Large Xmas hamper Ian Gallagher
Bottle of Jameson whisky 1 Litre Rubin Kent
Bottle of Bacardi 1 Litre Harriet Jamieson
Bottle of Gin 1 Litre Selby
Bottle of Baillys 1 Litre David Lee
Bottle of Glenfiddich D .Hodgson
Bottle of Pommery Champagne Janice Atkinson
Small Xmas hamper Pat Jackson
Xmas Cake Suzie Balfour
Gift Tower of Biscuits Rubin Kent
Wine Kitty
wIne Julie Grant
Wine Niomi
bottle of Cider Danny
Half bottle of Jack Daniels Ken Holmes
Bottle of Port Gary Lightfoot
Bottle of Mulled Gingerbread wine Marie
Bucket of Cadbury's Chocolate Alan Glendinning
British Scenes Diary Selby
Fox's Biscuits David Bues
Box of Milk Tray Lynn Wallis
Pouch of Hero's chocolates Alan Glendinning
Pouch of Hero's chocolates Ronnie Burrell
Pouch of Quality Street Jack Bowker
Bottle of Wine Sophie
Bottle of wine John / Jo Bell
Bottle of wine Mary Davis
Bottle of wine P. Luckton
Bayliss cosmetics Laurence Kelly
Miniature Whisky 3 bottle set Neil Baxter
Rington's Tea Chest Jenny
Small tin of Celebration chocolates Mary Davis
Utopia Bath Cosmetic set Colin
Tin of Shortbread Kitty
Mystery donated wrapped prize Margaret
Prosecco chocolates Jacqueline Lee
Bottle of Gin John Buxton
Mystery wrapped prize Julie Grant
Ringtons shortbread Tom Prescott
Ringtons gold tea Laurence Kelly
Chocolate mints Helen Kerridge
Biscuits Christine Whitfield
Luxury preserve's M.Lupton
Calendar Jacqueline Lee
Box of Quality Street Charles Williamson
Fox's Biscuits Rubin / Houghton Hall
Viennese biscuits Jenny
2 Bottles of Santa's beer Charles Williamson
Box of After 8's Marie Davidson
Bottle of Wine Roy Williamson
REPORT ON AGM HELD ON 20TH NOVEMBER
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 20th November . After pausing to think about those members unable to attend due to illness or incapacity and receiving any Apologies for Absence , the meeting then received the Reports and Accounts from the Treasurer followed by the reports of the club Secretary and then the Club President ( the main details of the reports will follow once the minutes of the meeting have been approved )
One of the main actions of the meeting was the appointment of the club Officers . and I am pleased to advise that we appointed and welcomed our new President Janice Atkinson and Vice-President Bryan Steel , along with the election of the full committee for 2025
I am pleased also to be able to advise that there was no change proposed to the annual subscriptions , which will remain at £70 per full member and £15 per social member
FULL LIST OF ALL WINNERS FROM THIS YEARS COMPETITIONS
The annual club presentation night was held on Saturday 26th October ; it was extremely well attended and after the Award Presentations we had some Social activities and hopefully a good night was had by all.
May I say Congratulations to all of our winners and competition participants , and the Winners and Runners-up of the ( quite numerous ) Club competitions were as follows :-
Competition Winner Runner-up
Mens Champion Johnny Baird Barry Milgate
Ladies Champion Val Graham Lyn Wallis
Chalker Trophy Ian Gallagher Terry Hullock
Robson Cup Pairs Ken Graham / David Balfour Bryan steel / Terry Hullock
Hodgson 2 Wood Laurence Kelly Neil Baxter
McReadie / Jessiman triples David Bues; Suzie Balfour
Emma Bues Laurie Inglis
David Balfour Colin Reed
Spencer Mixed Pairs Alison Hullock / David Whitfield Ken Graham / Gary Lightfoot
Jimmy Armstrong Mens Pairs Gary Lightfoot / Tom Prescott Kevin Lightfoot / David Balfour
Nelson Handicap Johnny Baird Gary Lightfoot
Restricted Single's Brian Lightfoot Colin Reed
J Bell Veteran trophy Terry Hullock Barry Milgate
Tom Wallace 3 Wood Barry Milgate Kevin Lightfoot
Plus Handicap Emma Bues Kevin Lightfoot
Jumble Bryan Steel
Jumble wooden spoon Neil Baxter
Most improved player Emma Bues
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The picture above is of the County Senior Mens Fours Winners 2024, and Ladies County Fours Runners Up, congratulations to them all.