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THE BOWDON CALENDAR


The 2010 Calendar for Bowdon Croquet Club has now been published and a copy can be obtained by clicking here.


This not only shows the lawn usage for the coming season but also where our league and cup teams are playing and what events are taking place at the club and in the region.
SOME LAWNS WILL BE USABLE AFTER THE REFEREES' EXAMS


Christine Irwin and Barry Keen are holding a referees' examination day at the club this weekend.
All four lawns have been marked out and holes cut. Hoops will be put out for the course and they will be left out so that members will be able to play some croquet from Monday, 15th March.

MINUTES OF NW FEDERATION


To see the minutes of the AGM, held last week at Culcheth, please click here.

MAY HANDICAP WEEKEND, 1st-3rd May
 
The allocation date for this event has now passed and the following people are confirmed entrants
Ken Cooper
Bowdon


Michael Haytack Ashby 10
Alan Mayne
Bowdon
½

Steve Reynolds Bowdon 10
John Wastell
Bowdon


Howard Bowron
Penrith 11
Andrew Webb Pendle & Craven
Robin Delves Pendle & Craven 11
Lorna Frost Bowdon 6
David Holland   Bowdon 12
Janet Guthrie Bowdon 7
Margaret Russell  Bowdon 12
Malcolm Daines
Huddersfield Syngenta 8

John Larmouth
Bowdon 14
Francois Garcia Bowdon 8
Barry McKenzie  Bowdon 14
Barry Keen
Bowdon 9

Sue Cooper Bowdon 16
John Lucas Bowdon 9
John Saxby
Bowdon 16
Derek Buxton
Ashby 10
Carol Steinberg Bowdon 16

There are still 2 places left so contact Ian Lines if you wish to enter.
THE FLYING CIRCUS IS IN TOWN
The North West Federation of Croquet Clubs invited all of the clubs in the area to request any CA-based course that they thought might be useful to their members. A number of experienced croquet coaches have kindly volunteered their services to put on these 1-day courses.

Bowdon has chosen to hold a Silver-Gilt course on Sunday, 16th May, for experienced players with handicaps in the range 4 - 8.  The course is concerned entirely with advanced play and is intended for those players who have reached a good standard in handicap play but have little or no experience of advanced play.  There are a limited number of places available for attendees, the allocation of which will be made on a first-come-first-served basis, and is free of charge. Tuition will commence at 10.30am and will last for most of the day; please bring your own lunch.  If you would like to attend then please
send an email to Ken Cooper to see if there is a vacancy.

Please log on to the NW Fed. website to find out what other courses they are running which might be of interest for your level of play.

THE BOWDON BLOG
No doubt we are all now looking forward to the new season but to whet your appetite even more the Bowdon Blog is back with a brief report on what happened in 2009.  January to May can be found by clicking here and July-December will be published over the next three weeks.
(Remember that you can get more detailed information of  2009 by clicking here ).

JUNE
David Maugham won the Bowdon June Weekend trophy for the tenth time.


Richard Smith was runner-up in the Bath Advanced tournament.


Ian Lines won the Pendle Advanced and Brian Storey won the Cumbria Cup at Crake.
There were two more tournament wins for David Maugham, the Men's and the Easterns.

Wednesday Competition
Mike Steer, Steve Lewis, Ros Pimlott and Keith James all won a Wednesday Comp. each.





Team Matches
St. Mary's lost two home matches to Crake (5-2) and Southport (4-3) in the NW Handicap League but managed to beat Bury away 5-2.
Also in the NW Handicap League the Firs managed a good 5-2 win at Bury.
In the Advanced League the Saints had a close encounter with Crake Valley, winning 5-4.
The Short team lost 11-5 at Southport and the Griffins beat Southport 4-3.

Other Highlights
Martin Granger Brown had the honour of meeting Prince Charles to be presented with his MBE.

Bowdon won the Southport Jamboree Trophy, open to all NW Federation clubs.


Ailsa Lines and David Maugham (E), Keith Aiton (S) and David Walters (W) all played for their country in the Home Internationals. David Walters had a 4/4 record but could not stop England from winning the tournament.

Colin Irwin got out his cooking utensils to provide another superb barbecue.




See where you finished in the end of season club ladders (compiled on 18th October)
by
clicking here.




View all the winners of the internal club competitions played in 2009 by clicking here

NORTH-WEST FEDERATION LEAGUE TEAMS
Bowdon will again be playing their league games next season in the NW Federation League. Apart from the usual teams that the club puts out, there will be a new team playing in the Golf League, captained by Alan Mayne.
League
Team
Captain
Advanced
Bowdon Saints
Ken Cooper

Bowdon Canons
Lorna Frost
Handicap
Bowdon St. Marys
Ros Pimlott

Bowdon Firs
Steve Reynolds
Short League
Bowdon
David Holland
Midweek
Bowdon Griffins
John Saxby

Bowdon Earls
Francois Garcia
Golf
Bowdon
Alan Mayne
If you want to play in any of these teams then you simply have to tick the appropriate line on the entry form for internal competitions that you received with the January Clang.
YOUTH CLUB

The next 'Youth Club' will be on Friday, 19th March.


You are invited to come along to the club house at around 7pm to play pool, shove-ha'penny, cards or just have a sociable drink.

Please contact Pam Sword if you require more details.

See you there!

CANASTA AND SCRABBLE AT THE CLUB
To take the place of croquet over the winter months, why not come down and play Canasta and/or Scrabble? Even if you've never played before, there will be people there who can teach you.

On Tuesdays, Canasta sessions will be held in the afternoon.
Bring your own lunch down to the club at around 12.00pm; play begins at 1pm and goes on until about 4pm.


On Thursdays Scrabble is played. Bring your own lunch for 12 to start playing at around 1pm.

Welcome to the Bowdon Croquet Club 2010



where croquet is played on most days of the year.
W
e are a thriving active club and welcome new members (see New Members section for an application form or just come and visit).


The club has room for four superb full size lawns maintained to a high standard providing first class playing facilities to all members.

A six-week beginners' coaching course is to be held this summer from May until June, at a cost of £35.
Bowdon members who joined during the last year can also attend, if they so desire,
free of charge .
 To book, or for more details, please contact Tim Dennis on 01625 523140.
Coaching is also available free on a one-to-one basis at all times.

The 2009 croquet season will run from March until October when three full size lawns and two short lawns are laid out.

Bowdon hosts several Croquet Association tournaments each year.

In 2010 these will be:


The May Handicap Weekend
(1-3 May)

The June Advanced Weekend
(5-6 June)

The Northern Week
(17-22 July)
MacRobertson Shield Test Match: GB v. USA
(5-10 August)
The North of England Championship
(27-30 August)
The Bowdon 'B' level Tournament
(25-26 September)

Spectators are welcome at all these events.

The club was founded in 1873 and has been located on the present site since 1911.
The club is affiliated to the Croquet Association and the North-West of England Federation.
 
  Contact Information
Secretary: John Saxby (Tel. 0161 928 4692)
       Club House: Bowdon Croquet Club, St. Mary’s Road, Bowdon, Cheshire,  WA14  2P
L:   Tel: 0161  929 1109

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