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| David Walters wins Northern Week | Steve Moores wins Novices' Tournament | Coaching
Achievement
Award for Ian |
Bowdon wins League Trophies at NWF AGM | Centenary Gates installed at the club | Dinner & Dance | |
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| Paddy Chapman wins June Advanced W/E | Bowdon Players in Cheshire Team at Inter-Counties | Jubilee Fun Day at Bowdon | Barbeque | Bowdon Team at Southport Festival of Croquet | Cheshire wins 8th Alternative Counties | |
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| Removal
of
Tree from Lawn 4 |
Hot Pot Supper | CA Silver Course at Bowdon | David Walters wins Heaton Park Millennium Adv. | Barry Keen wins May Handicap W/E. | Neil Thompson Runner-up at Millennium Short | |
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| Hot
Pot
Supper |
Lawn
Maintenance |
Bowdon
Saints
win NW Fed. Advanced League |
AGM |
Annual
Dinner |
New
Features
at Clubhouse |
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| David Maugham wins North of England Champ. | Barry Keen wins Wild Wednesday | Andrew
Kenyon
wins Novices |
Ian
Lines
wins Sandiford Salver at Southport |
Adam
Swinton
wins All-England Handicap title |
Jim
Potter
wins Sheila Black Salver |
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| Clubhouse
undergoes
refurbishment |
Ken Cooper wins May Weekend Handicap | Paddy Chapman wins June Advanced W/E | Centenary Day Celebrations | Cheshire SE win Alternative Counties | Ken Cooper wins A Class in Northern Week | |
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| Jane
Wilkinson
wins Wild Wednesday |
Keith Aiton wins North of England Champ | Brian Rust wins Novices' Tournament | Elmyr Hughes wins Bowdon B Adv. Tournament | Bowdon wins Mary Rose | John Saxby gets CA Diploma | |
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| David
Maugham wins Peterson Cup in June Adv. W/E |
Ken Cooper wins A Class in Northern Week | David
Walters
wins Plate in Welsh Open |
Bowdon
players
in NW Fed. team v. Australia |
MacRobertson
Shield
Test Series |
Mark
Lloyd
wins Southport Super B tournament |
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| Ian
Lines
is a Championship Referee |
Ian
Lines
wins Lancs Golf International |
Ian
Lines
wins Jubilee Tankard at S'port Open |
John
Lucas
wins May Weekend Handicap |
Martin
Granger
Brown wins Dbls Budleigh Salterton |
Richard
Smith
wins Pendle B Adv. Weekend |
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| Ken Cooper wins A Class in Northern Week | Ken Cooper wins Wild Wednesday | Ian Lines wins North of England Championship | Derek Watson wins Novices Tournament | Mike Sandler wins Bowdon B Level Adv. W/E | Bowdon
win NWF Midweek & Adv. Leagues |
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| Ian Lines wins Pendle Advanced | David
Maugham
wins British Men's Championship |
Bowdon win Southport Jamboree | Francois Garcia wins Bath Handicap Singles | John Lucas wins Heaton Park H'cap Tournament | Scotland win Alternative Counties Comp. | |
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| Margaret Russell wins May Weekend H'cap | Mike & Sylvia Steer win at Budleigh Salterton | Patrick Cheyne wins Millennium Trophy | 7 Bowdon players in Florida World Champs. | Cheshire
Runners-up
in Inter-Counties |
David Maugham wins June Adv. W/E (10th time) | |
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| Elmyr Hughes wins Heaton Park H'cap W/E | Short Croquet team are champions | Mark Lloyd wins Bowdon B Competition | Steve Lewis wins overall Wed. Competition | AGM | Annual Dinner | |
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| Ian Lines wins Crake Valley Adv. Weekend | Ian Lines wins Musk Cup | David Maugham wins the Faulkner Cup | Richard Griffiths Bournemouth Bowl | Ian Lines wins the Chairman's Salver at Nailsea | Ian Lines wins Southport Advanced | |
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| Bowdon win Club Champs. | Bowdon beat USA!! | 3 club members in Solomon Cup Team | Ian
Lines
wins Northern Week A Class |
Margaret Russell wins Wild Wednesday | Golf Croquet comes to Bowdon | |
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| Ian Lines wins the Coles Champs. | David Maugham wins June Adv. Weekend | Ian Lines wins Pendle Advanced Weekend | Martin Granger Brown wins CA Vets. Champs. | Mark Lloyd wins B-Level Adv. W/E at Bristol | David Walters Heaton Park June Adv. W/E | |
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| Renovations
over
the Winter |
Andrew Winn wins in South Africa | Ian Lines wins Plate in WGC Champs | Andrew Winn wins Millennium Trophy | Hot Pot Supper | Ian Lines wins Southport Adv. Weekend | |
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Reg Bamford
NofE Champion |
Mary Rose Semi-Final
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Inter Club Final
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Annual Dinner
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Barry McKenzie
Novices Champ |
John Lucas
Silver Box |
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Colin Irwin - June Adv.
Runner-up
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Colin Irwin
BBQ |
Alternative Counties
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Inter Club v Cheltenham
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Francois Garcia
Wild Wed. Champ |
Rutger Beijederwellen
NofE Runner-up |
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Andrew Winn in South Africa
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Millennium Champ Ian Lines
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Hot Pot Supper
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May Weekend Champion - David
Holland
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Cheshire Inter-Counties Team
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David Maugham June Advanced
Champion
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| The Blueberry Challenge | 'Open' winner - Colin Irwin | 'B' Class Winner - Andrew Winn | 'C' Class Winner - Sheila Sandham | H'cap Doubles Winners-Messrs Larmouth and Widger | 'E'
Class & 'Short' Winner - Paul Widger |
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| Golf Winner - Andrew Winn | Silver Box Winner - Jenny Dennis | NW Short League Winners | Wild Wednesday Winner - Chris Lewis | The AGM | Novices Winner - Margaret Russell | |
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| Ian Lines on his way to third place in the the Australian Open | NW Handicap Lge St. Mary's v. Chester | 'E' Class Finalists - Jane Wilkinson and Paul Widger | NW Advanced League - Bowdon v. Crake Valley | Ian Lines wins at Heaton Park | ||
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| Messrs Leckie & Webb line-up a peg out in the H'cap Doubles | Steve Lewis sharing
out the Wednesday Mars bar |
Alternative Counties
contestants |
Alternative Counties
Winners - Cheshire |
Winner of Plate N of E champs. Sam Tudor |
N of E Champs. Runner-up Peter Death |
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| N of E Champs
Winner - Keith Aiton |
Winner - Edgbaston
Open- Martin Granger Brown |
Winner - Southport
'B' - John Wastell |
Winner - Southport
Plate - Dennis Graham |
Wild Wednesday
Winner - Chris Lewis |
Swinging Sunday
Winner - Margaret Russell |
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| Northerns H'cap
Doubles Winners - Messrs Lines and Larmouth |
Northerns Handicap
Singles Winner - David Turner |
Northerns Advanced
Doubles Winners - Messrs Lines and Linton |
Northerns 'A' Class
Winner - Brian Storey |
Northerns 'B' Class
Winner - Dennis Graham |
Northerns 'C' Class
Winner - John Larmouth |
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| Wednesday Seasonal
Champion - Steve Lewis |
Colin Irwin does the
BBQ |
'B' Class winners Mark Lloyd - Bristol, Sylvia Steer - Sidmouth, Richard Griffiths - Parkstone | Edgbaston 'B' Class
Winner - Andrew Winn |
June Advanced
Egyptian Winner - Brian Storey |
June Advanced
Runner-Up - Ian Lines |
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| June Advanced Winner
- David Maugham |
The Cheshire
Counties Team |
The Inter-Club match
- Bowdon v Bristol |
Beginners Course -
Week 1 |
Beginners
Course
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Week 2 |
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| May Weekend - Winner
- Mike Steer |
May Weekend -
Runner-Up - Sylvia Steer |
Rupert Webb in
typical action |
May Weekend -
Egyptian Winner (and Manager) - Lorna Frost |
Swinging Sunday |
Lawns ready for
action - 31/03/06 |
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2005
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The AGM |
Ian Lines Open |
Mike Sandler B Class |
John Larmouth D Class |
David
Tunbridge
E Class |
The AGM | |
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| Lorna Frost Wednesdays |
Sue Cooper Wild Wednesday |
Griffins
Midweek Champs |
Paul Widger Novices |
The Coopers Doubles |
Sam Tudor Spencer Ell |
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| Keith
Aiton
Presidents Cup |
Surbiton's
lawn
1 on Selectors Day 1 |
Robert
Fulford
Northerns Champion |
David
Maugham
Northerns
Runner-Up |
Richard
Smith Welsh CA Handicap |
Steve
Lewis
N. of Eng Week A Class |
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| Richard
Griffiths
N. of Eng Week B Class |
Ian Lines N. of Eng Week Handicap |
Jenny
Williams/Ian
Lines N of Eng Week Adv. Doubles |
Rupert
Webb/Jerry
Guest N of Eng Week Handicap Doubles |
Roger
Deacon
N. of Eng Week C Class |
N. of Eng. Week Referees at Work |
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| Steve
Lewis
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National Seniors Champion |
The Alternative Counties Competition |
Richard
Griffiths
Cripps Memorial Trophy |
Colin
Irwin
The Barbecue |
Jenny
Williams Ladies Champion |
Jonathan
Kirby Egyptian June Weekend |
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| Chris Clarke June Advanced Weekend |
Martin Granger Brown Budleigh |
Jenny
Williams/Chris Clarke Cheltenham |
Richard
Smith
May W/e Egyptian |
Jonathan
Toye
May W/e Runner-up |
John Wastell May W/e Winner |
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| Andrew Winn (left) -
winner of the 'B' Class |
Ian Lines - winner of the Chairman's |
Steve Gibson - winner of the Novices |
Janet Guthrie - winner of the Wednesday Season award | Wild Wednesday | Jane
Wilkinson winner of Wild Wednesday |
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| Bowdon team
play at Pendle's college lawns |
Ground improvements |
Steve Lewis &
Barry Keen - Doubles Winners |
World Champion Robert
Fulford at the N of E Champs |
Messrs.
Beijderwellen, Cordingley and Fulford |
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| The Northerns Jenny Williams 'A' Class |
The Northerns Sylvia Steer 'B' Class |
The Northerns Barry Keen 'C' Class |
The Northerns Messrs Linton & Keen Handicap Doubles |
The Northerns John Wastell Handicap |
The Northerns Messrs Lines & Elwell Advanced Doubles |
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| The Northerns -
Managers - past and present |
The Northerns |
The Northerns - The Heavens Opened |
Mik Mehas at the Solomon Trophy match at Heaton Park | Jeff Soo and Robert Fulford hold the Solomon Trophy | ||
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| The Solomon Trophy
Contestants |
B-B-Q Collage |
Ken Cooper Runner-up at Nottingham |
Sylvia Steer Winner at Edgbaston |
The Pennine Cup
participants |
Cheshire Counties Winners |
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| Advanced Week-end -
Pendle |
Ken Cooper Winner June Egyptian |
David Maugham Winner June Advanced |
Ian Lines
Heaton Park Challenge |
Rupert Webb -
Runner-up May Week-end |
Andrew Winn - Winner May Week-end |
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| Richard Smith Winner May Week-end Egyptian |
The May week-end
contenders |
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2003 |
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The Big Dig |
Canasta Takes Over |
Colin Irwin Winner Open |
Richard Griffiths Winner 'E' Class |
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Tim Dennis Winner 'D' Class |
Steve Reynolds Winner Novices |
Colin Wild and Brian Medley share the 'B' Class | Mike Steer | The AGM |
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| Novices Trophy |
Last Wednesday Competition of the Season | Cecil Davies Winner Wild Wednesday |
John Wilkinson's team
win the Secretary's Shield |
Tony Camm's Short
Croquet team win NW League |
Andrew Winn &
Chris Lewis Winners Doubles |
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| Ken Cooper Runner-Up Ramsgate |
N of E Champs David Goacher Runner-Up |
N of E Champs Jonathan Kirby Winner |
The Northerns - The Ball was In!! |
The Northerns - Ian Lines Winner 'A' Class and Handicap |
The Northerns - Roy Edwards Winner 'B' Class |
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| The Northerns - Marcus Evans & Peter Dyke Winners Advanced Doubles |
The Northerns - Winner 'C' Class Peter Dyke |
The Northerns - Manager Phil Eardley |
The Northerns - Martin Granger Brown & Ros Pimlott Winners Handicap Doubles |
Sylvia (B
Level) and Mike Steer (C Level) both win at
Sidmouth |
Colin Irwin Winner - June Advanced |
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| Colin Irwin Winner - Heaton Park Challenge |
Richard Griffiths Winner May Week-end |
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2000-2002 |
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2000
Cooper
& Wastell
win Northerns Doubles |
2001
Tim
Dennis
wins
the Novices
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2001 Bowdon win Mary Rose (Walters, Keeble, Cooper, Sandler) |
2001 'Los Steers' |
2002 Ken Cooper Winner Sidmouth |
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1989
David
Maugham
wins President's Cup |
1993
Colin
Irwin
&
David Maugham with the MacRobertson Shield |
1999
Andrew
Keeble
wins the Novices |
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