Sport for all
The 2013-14 season starts with our first club nights on Monday 2 September from 7.30 till 10.00 with 4 courts and Wednesday 4 September 7.30 till 10.00 with two courts.
We are look forward to welcoming back re-newing members and would be pleased to welcome new faces. Our club night fees are £5 for seniors and £2 for juniors.
Please note the new finish time for Monday club nights!
For those of you who were unable to attend the Club’s AGM in May I am précising below the main changes that take effect from the start of the new season.
New club night hours – having reviewed the court usage on club nights and the increased cost per hour we have reduced Monday club nights from 3 hours to 2½ hours. Club nights will therefore finish at 10pm
New fees – due to the rising costs we have had no choice but to increase costs for the first time in three years. Annual subscriptions for seniors will rise to £90 (£80) and for juniors to £45 (£40). Visitor fees will rise to £5 (£3) for seniors and £2 (£1) for juniors. Match fees will also rise to £5 (£4) for seniors and £2 (£1) for juniors. We have been fortunate in being able to keep the increases to a modest level.
Committee – the committee for the coming season is:
Chairperson – Daphne Snook
Secretary – Sheila Moore
Treasurer and District Representative – Nigel Coombs
Fixture Secretary – Claire Struthers-Semple
Events Co-Ordinator – Julia Eatwell
General Committee – Craig Beamson, Paul hardy, Robin Elliott and Richard Cooper.
Teams – the teams that we have entered will be playing in the following divisions:
Mixed A – Division 1; Mixed B – Division 1; Mixed C Division 3.
Ladies A – Division 1; Ladies B – Division 1.
Men’s A – Division 1; Men’s B – Division 2; Men’s C – Division 3.
League – The District is using a site called League Republic for the management of fixtures this season. Once any corrections have been made to the provisional list a link will be made available so that you can check on up-coming matches not just on our website but also the District’s
Mixed A Div 1 P 12 W 9 L 3 position 3rd equal on points with 2nd placed St Mary’s
Mixed B Div 2 P 10 W 6 L 4 position 2nd promoted
Mixed C Div 3 P10 W 1 L 9 position 6th
Ladies A Div 1 P 8 W 7 D 1 L 0 Champions
Ladies B Div 2 P 8 W 5 D 3 L 0 Champions and promoted
Men’s A Div 1 P 10 W 5 L 5 position 3rd
Men’s B Div 3 P 10 W 7 L 3 position 2nd promoted
Men’s C Div 4 P 8 W 5 L 3 position 2nd promoted
As in previous years we are running our summer club on Wednesday nights at Trinity School.
Summer Club will run for 9 weeks and the first night is 1 May and the last on 26 June.
Summer club nights are slightly shorter than our regular club nights. Sessions start at 7.30 until 9.30 and cost £4 per session for seniors and £1 for juniors.
If you would like more information please use the contact form within the website.
Result: Newbury (-5) 373 points Hurst (+7) 354
Team: Angela Gearing, Julia Eatwell, Suzy Mugford, Dan Woolley, Nigel Coombs, Pedro Cosa
The first round of the Blackford Cup got underway at Trinity School last night with Newbury entertaining Hurst in the first leg of their tie. Newbury started slowly trying to get to grips with the handicap and it wasn’t until the sixteenth end that the scores were only one point apart. The home side won 14 of the 20 ends but due to the handicap and slow start were only 19 points ahead at the end of the evening. Most of the success was in the ladies and mixed doubles and it was only the singles and mens doubles that dropped games.
The second leg takes place on Thursday at Hursts temporary home at Theale Green Community School. This may reduce the “home advantage” but with the handicap and potential team changes who knows?