2008
NEWS ITEMS
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4th
December |
Photo Archives
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4th
December |
Lawns are still unplayable
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1st
December |
Pendle
& Craven
C.C. Party Invitation
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22nd
November |
Annual Dinner
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22nd
November |
AGM
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8th
November |
2008 NW Federation AGM |
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22nd
October |
John Leckie wins first Winter One-Ball
Competition
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15th
October |
Steve
Lewis is overall
Wednesday Competition 2008 winner while
Sue Cooper wins Wednesday Comp. No.
26 |
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13th
October |
End of
Season Ladders:
David Maugham wins Level Ladder &
Patrick Cheyne wins Handicap Ladder
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8th
October |
John
Leckie wins Wednesday
Comp. No. 25 |
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8th
October |
Mystery
Sheik buys
Bowdon Griffins
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5th
October |
League
wins for Bowdon
St.Marys & Short teams
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1st
October
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Lorna
Frost wins Wednesday
Comp. No. 24 |
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29th
September |
A new
vision of 'Lady
Justice' arrives in Altrincham |
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28th September
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Mark Lloyd wins Bowdon B
competition
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27th September
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NW Fed. Advanced League:
Pendle 6 Bowdon 3
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27th
September |
Bowdon
does the double!
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27th September
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Griffins are Midweek
champions after
5-1 win at Pendle
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27th September
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Short Croquet team win
at Llanfairfechan and are champions
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26th September
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NW Fed. Midweek League:
Pendle 1 Bowdon Griffins 5
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26th September |
Mary Rose: Pendle 4
Bowdon 3
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23rd September
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NW Fed. Handicap League:
Pendle 4 Bowdon 2
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24th September
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Sue Cooper wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
23
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21st September
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Elmyr Hughes wins Heaton
Park Handicap Weekend
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21st September
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NW Fed. Handicap League,
Bowdon St.
Mary's 2 Chester 4
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17th September
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Chris Lewis wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
22
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14th September
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Roy Edwards wins East
Dorset Handicap
Doubles
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14th September
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Ian Lines wins Southport
Advanced
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14th September
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David Maugham runner-up
in South of
England Champs
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14th September
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NW Fed. Short League,
Bowdon beat Bury
13-3
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11th September
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NW Fed. Midweek League,
Griffins beat
Chester 4-2
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10th September
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Steve Lewis wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
21
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7thSeptember
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Robert Fulford win
President's &
Ian Lines the Chairman's
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31st August
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Richard Griffiths wins
Bournemouth
Bowl
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31st August
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David Tunbridge wins All
England Handicap
Area Final
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31st August
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Bowdon Firs draw with
Bury
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27th August
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Ken Cooper wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
19
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25th August
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David Maugham wins the
Faulkner Cup
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19th
August |
NW
Fed.Handicap League, Griffins away to
Pendle rained off
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17th
August |
Edgbaston
Advanced Tournament
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17th
August |
Ian Lines
wins Musk Cup
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17th
August |
NW
Fed.Advanced League, Saints beat Crake
5-4
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17th
August |
Alan
Mayne &
Margaret Russell play Southwick
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12th
August |
Water-Logged Bowdon Lawns
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10th
August |
Ian
Lines wins Crake
Valley Advanced Weekend
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10th
August |
Bowdon
Canons beat
Bury 4-2
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7th
August |
Golf
Croquet comes
to Bowdon |
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6th
August |
Ros
Pimlott & Alan Mayne share Wednesday
Comp. No.16
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3rd
August |
Bowdon players in Southport 'B'
Level Advanced Weekend |
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3rd
August |
Bowdon
beat Chester
in Short League
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3rd
August |
David Walters plays in the Welsh
Championship |
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3rd
August
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David
Maugham wins Tyneside Advanced
Tournament |
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30th
July |
Margaret
Russell wins
Wild Wednesday
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28th
July |
Bowdon
Griffins beat
Fylde
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27th
July |
David
Maugham wins
The Eastern Championship
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27th
July |
Bowdon
Canons beat
Southport Sandgrounders
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24th July
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Northern Week
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20th
July |
Latest
Ladders
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19th July
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Bowdon St. Mary's
draw at Pendle
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16th July
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Alan Mayne and Lorna
Frost share Mars
Bars
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13th July
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Canons beat Fylde
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12th July
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Inter-Club team lose to
Surbiton
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6th July
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Bowdon Saints beat
Southport Duke's
Follies 6-0
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5th July
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Bowdon Short team
draw 8-8 at Fylde
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5th July
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Bowdon Canons game at
Pendle is a
wash-out
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5th July
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Solomon Cup
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3rd July
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Alan Mayne wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
12
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2nd July
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Bowdon beat USA!!
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1st
July |
Lawn Maintenance
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30th June
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Bowdon win Club
Championship
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30th June
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David Maugham wins the
East Midlands
Championships
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26th
June |
Bowdon
Griffins lost 4-2 at Southport
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25th June
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Lancs are Alternative
Counties Champions
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22nd
June |
Pendle
& Craven Millennium Handicap
Tournament |
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22nd
June |
Mark Lloyd
wins B-Level Advanced Weekend at Bristol
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22nd
June |
David
Walters wins Heaton Park June Advanced
Weekend
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22nd
June |
Bowdon Canons lost 6-0 to
Southport Duke's Folly in Advanced
League
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22nd
June |
Bowdon St.Mary's lose 4-2 to Bury
Peelers in Handicap League
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22nd
June |
Martin Granger Brown wins the CA
Veterans Championship |
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18th
June |
Barbeque a
great success!
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15th
June |
Bowdon beat
Bath 4-3 in the Mary Rose Trophy
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15th
June |
Bowdon lost
6-1 to Fylde in the 2nd Round of the
Longman Cup
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14th
June |
Bowdon
St.Mary's lost Fylde 5-1 in the NW Fedn.
Handicap League |
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14th
June |
Bowdon
Saints beat Fylde 4-2 in the NW Fedn.
Advanced League
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12th
June |
Beginners'
Course comes to an end
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8th
June |
NW
Handicap League,
Chester 3-3 Firs
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8th
June |
Pendle
& Craven
Advanced Weekend
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8th
June |
Men's
Championship
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6th
June |
Latest Bowdon Level and Handicap
Ladders |
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4th
June |
John
Saxby wins Wednesday
Comp. No. 9
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1st
June |
High Speed
Footage of Ian Lines
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1st
June
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The June
Advanced Weekend
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29th
May |
The Greek
Open Croquet Tournament |
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28th May
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Frank Moir wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
8
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28th
May |
Southport
Handicap Weekend managed by Barry Keen
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24th
May |
Cheshire
finish second in County Championship
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21st May
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Steve Lewis wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
7
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19th May
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NW Midweek League:
Griffins draw 3-3
with Bury
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18th May
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Ros Pimlott wins at
Ripon
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18th May
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NW Handicap League:
Bowdon St. Mary's
win 4-2 at Crake
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18th May
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NW Handicap League:
Bowdon Firs win
6-0 at Southport
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18th May
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NW Short League: Bowdon
beat Southport
10-6 at home
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18th May
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Ian Lines wins the
Cheltenham Advanced
Tournament
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14th May
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Frank Moir wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
6
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11th May
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Janet Guthrie and Philip
Hunter win
2007 Doubles Competition
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11th May
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Mary Rose: Bowdon win
5-1 at Wrest
Park
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11th May
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NW Handicap League: Firs
2 Fylde 4
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10th May
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NW Advanced League: Bury
1 Bowdon Saints
5 (but lose on points)
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7th May
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Record attendance at
beginners' course
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7th May
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Ken Cooper wins
Wednesday Comp. No.
5
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5th May
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Ian Lines wins the Coles
Championship
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5th May
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Keith Aiton wins
Westerns beating Marcus
Evans in final
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5th May
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Ros Pimlott wins May
Weekend Handicap
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30th April |
Lorna Frost
& Patrick Cheyne were joint winners
of Wed. Comp. No.4
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30th April |
Access the
Bowdon Crosswords that were set up over
the winter
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27th April |
NW Fed.
League Matches: Southport Sandgrounders
v. Saints (Adv.), Firs v.
Bury Peelers (H'cap)
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23rd April |
Sue Cooper
wins Wed. Comp. Week No.3 |
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20th April |
Ros Pimlott wins Pendle Golf
Croquet Handicap Tournament
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20th April |
Ian Lines
wins Southport Advanced Weekend
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20th April |
Saints
narrowly beat Canons in North West
Advanced League
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16th April |
Margaret
Russell wins Wed. Comp. Week No.2
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15th April |
What's your
aim?
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13th April |
St. Mary's
draw with Firs in NW Handicap League
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12th April |
Hot Pot
Supper
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12th April |
Training
Day
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9th April |
John
Wilkinson wins first Wed. Comp
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6th April |
What a
difference a day makes!
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6th April |
Neil
Williams Millennium Trophy, Heaton Park
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5th April |
Lawns
officially opened
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5th April |
New cleaner
at the club
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1st April |
To whet the appetite for
the new season the Bowdon
Blog is again bringing
you a potted history of
what happened last year.
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1st April |
Congratulations go to club coaches Lorna
Frost and Ken Cooper who have recently
been awarded their C.A. Grade 1 Coaching
badges and to Ian Lines who got
his Grade 3 award. |
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1st April |
It was reported
that croquet heads the list of new
events for inclusion
in the London Olympics
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1st April
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See Paddy Chapman of New Zealand do some
amazing break
play |
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22nd March
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John Lucas wins first
comp. of the
season
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16th March
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Ian Lines wins Plate in
World Golf
Croquet Championships
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28th February
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The Scrabble Group
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24th February
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Andrew Winn wins in
South Africa (again!!)
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17th
February
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Club
Renovations over
the Winter period
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17th
February |
End of
Barlow Balls
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14th
February
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A Few
Facts to Emerge
after the Recent World Championship
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10th
February
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2008
World Championship,
New Zealand
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30th
January
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Jenny
Williams and
Chris Clarke marry
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26th
January
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Want to be a coach?
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20th January
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Keith Aiton gets to NZ
Open Quarter-Finals
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19th January
2008
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Renovations
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24th
November |
Annual Dinner Raffle Prize Winners
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24th
November |
AGM Prize Winners
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11th November 2007
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NW Federation AGM
Minutes
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