We (OK, then, our hard-working secretary) has started a project to digitise our photo archive, and the first results are now available at Photo Gallery 2005, which is reachable from our Photo Galleries heading. Unfortunately, there is no useful information on the reverse of the prints (or anywhere else, come to that) so the identies […]
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2024 Competition Update – Final
Following the reaching of the final dates for League matches, we have published the final versions of the League tables and the Marathon and Grand Prix. These can all be found on the 2024 Competition Results page at 2024 Competition Results. The Singles League in particular is becoming very popular with 18 players, with every […]
2024 Presidents Shield
The last competition day of the season is the Presidents Shield, which was played in surprisingly warm conditions on Saturday 5th and saw 13 players take part. Earlier in the season we’d had some days with matches taking a long time to finish, thus stretching the duration of the competition. This day, however, saw matches […]
2024 Mark Barlow Day
On the 15th, we welcomed 6 guests taking part in our annual celebration of former member Mark Barlow who was an early victim of Covid. He had always looked to get his colleagues and family playing the sport he loved and we are always happy to help make that happen. The day was won by […]
2024 Sid & Jean Hope
The 2024 Sid & Jean Hope Memorial competitions were played in fine (and warm) weather on Sunday August 18th. Twelve players took part in the main melee competition (the Side Hope) and all but 2 of those braved the Jean Hope Shooting competition. As in 2018, and last year, both competitions were won by Vischien, […]
London Cup
The 2024 London Cup was held on Sunday at Vauxhall. 6 clubs took part – Croydon, Hornsey, Islington, London, Parakeets and Richmond. With 6 teams, the competition could be played as a round-robin over 5 sessions, with each team playing a singles, doubles and triples against each of the other 5. Rankings would be decided […]
2024 Competition Update – 04
The Singles Knockout Cup 1st round has been completed, allowing us to perform the draw for the Plate. Our Founder’s Cup competition is being held on Saturday 18th, and the updated competition sheets will be produced on Sunday.
2024 Competition Update – 03 Club Singles
The Club Singles that was postponed on Sunday, due to the weather (see photos) has been rescheduled for Sunday June 1st. We’ve also almost completed the 1st Round in the Singles Knockout Cup, while several matches in the Leagues have been played. Updated sheets are on this year’s Competitions page.
2024 Competition Update – 02 Club Singles
The Club Singles was due to be played yesterday (Sunday) but, as you can see, the early morning rain rather scuppered that. With rain falling heavily and forecast to continue, the competition was abandoned. Once a decision has been made on rescheduling, we’ll post on here. We’ve also had some more Singles Knockout matches played, […]
2024 Competition Update – 01
The 1st few matches have been played in the Singles Knockout Cup and the updated draw sheet is on the Competition page. You can also find the (currently empty) league result sheets.
