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9th July 2010
Trophies from Pendle
the Pendle Midweek Tournament ran for four days.
Peter won the B class trophy beating Chris Donovan in the final.
Ian won the Handicap Doubles trophy playing with Paul Rigge from Bury, beating Fylde's Ken Harper and Neil Kellet in the semi-final followed by the holders, John Filsak (seen presenting the prizes) and Howard Bowron in the final.
9th July 2010
GARSTANG ROTARY CLUB PLAY GOLF CROQUET
Alan reports from his outing.
Alan and Cath gave a presentation of Golf Croquet to members of Garstang Rotary Club at The Pickerings Country House Hotel. Members played Golf Croquet doubles and everyone enjoyed the evening. The President and Secretary took copies of our hospitality nights and they saw an opportunity for social interaction and fundraising whilst using FCC facilities. One member took details of the forthcoming Tuesday Night sessions for newcomers to Croquet and Club members.
1st July 2010
Jamboree
Liz reports from Southport
The advanced double team of Peter and Lee showed Fylde the way at the Jamboree.
The handicap team of Ken (c) and Ian and Terry won both matches on Saturday beating Bowdon and Bury on the difficult lawns in the cage.
On Sunday Alan replaced Terry and they lost 3 – 0 to Bury in the morning and narrowly to Chester when Alan had an easy win. Ken lost and Ian lost +1 on time.
The short team of Betty or Liz, Philip and Catherine did well on Saturday beating both Bury and Southport with Philip winning all five games!!!
On Sunday the team was Liz, Martin and Geoffrey and they unfortunately lost to Chester. The golf team finished 2nd overall in a field of 7 teams with Abdul and Philip winning all their games.
Overall Fylde finished 2nd to Chester in the short, golf and handicap.
Chester won the overall event with Fylde very worthy runners–up. Of Fylde’s 16 playing members 14 took part and all played in good spirit and without complaints. Man of the match Philip - 9 wins out of 9 over two days. And to the rest of us - Well done the blues!
| Advanced Pts | Handicap Pts | Short Pts | Golf Pts | Total Points | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
18 |
1 |
| FYLDE | 4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
2 |
| Bury | 2 |
2.5 |
1 |
3 |
8.5 |
3 |
| Southport | 1 |
2.5 |
2 |
1 |
6.5 |
4 |
| Culcheth | 0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
| Bowdon | 0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
27th June 2010
The Midgeland
Ten members entered this one day Golf Croquet tournament managed by Lee.
Abdul Ahmed beat Ken Harper in the semi-final
Ian Theakstone beat Alan Morton in the semi-final.
Ian Theakstone beat Abdul Ahmed in the final.
6th June 2010
1stTP
FCC Lawns were graced with their first triple peel today. Lee playing a NW Federation Leage match produced this fine finish agaist Abdul Ahmed from Pendle.
5th June 2010
Time Lapse Experiments
The Sheep come over the hill at 0:50 and the clouds are interesting over the houses. Apart from that the experiments are rather disappointing. Perhaps the Mac will offer a better view?
3rd June 2010
The counties
After selection for this event, Lee reports back from the lawns.
The Inter County Championships were held as usual at Southwick/Compton over the bank holiday weekend. Lancashire made a slow start, and after 2 days they had only 2 wins out of 6 matches leaving them perilously close to the relegation zone. An improved performance, and weaker opposition, saw 3 wins out of 3 on day 3, putting the team comfortably in mid table. Lancashire’s sole game on the final day saw them become the only team to beat Somerset, who regained the title from 2nd placed Nottinghamshire, which left the team with 6 wins out of 10 and 3rd place overall courtesy of beating Glamorgan in their head to head match. The undoubted stars of the team were the 3rd pairing of Lee Hartley and Paul Rigge (Bury) who finished with 9 wins out of 10, which is possibly a Lancashire record.
3rd June 2010
Ian nails it
Ian has converted an old set of balls into useful targets by adding a spike which, when driven into the ground, prevents the target ball moving if roqueted. By practicing at a constant target players may establish a better understanding of the chance of hitting a ball at various distances.
3rd June 2010
Ken at the peels
Playing at Southport, Ken renewed his doubles partnership this weekend with Gail Curry reaching the final round.
9th May 2010
Alexandra's Palace
A handsome donation to our club found by Martin, transported across the ground by Philip and erected by Ian together with a squad of willing helpers.
Feedback from the first version suggested it was too long. A shorter version has been created.
21st April 2010
Lee grabs Lancashire hot spot
The Lancashire team for the AC Inter County Championships selected by playing captain David Openshaw is Dave Nick, Ailsa Lines, Bob Burnett, Paul Rigge and Lee. Lancashire will take on twenty other Counties plus a Chairmans Select team at two venues in Sussex between 29th May and 1st June.
Lancashire are in Division 1 and consequently will play ten matches of three games of doubles.
See the results from last year here.
8th April 2010
Longman cup news
Fylde have drawn Pendle in the first round of the Longman Cup .
Our last game with Pendle in this competition was in 2003 which we won 5-2. It was a home match for us but actually played at Pendle. Therefore this match will be at Pendle and must be played before 11th July 2010.
1st April 2010
Internal tournaments
With the lawns opening in just a few days, our tournament manager has been planning the season ahead. The latest news is that the date for the Midgland One Day Golf Tournament has been set for 6th June. We hope all members will play this year. Please keep the day free and let Lee know you intend to play as soon as you can. The long range weather forecast is very good.
26th March 2010
The mac's in the NW
The MacRobertson Shield is the World Team Championship for Association Croquet. Between Fri 6 and Tue 10 August Bowdon hosts GB v USA and Heaton Park hosts Aus v NZ.
FCC will be organising trips to these venues and we urge you to take this rare chance to see the top tier play on our doorstep. Both venues will be encouraging spectators to attend and will be providing excelent facilities and light lunches.
See more at the MacRobertson Shield website.
Contact Liz for details of FCC trips.
12th March 2010
What lies around the corner this year?
Well these new Fylde Corner Pegs (FCPs) for a start.
Designed and hand crafted in wood and metal by Ian, the FCP is easy to place while keeping lawn damage to a minimum. FCPs are also very easy to pick up and put away. The high gloss finish of the FCP ensures they can be seen, even from the opposite corner and the carefully rounded top will prevent major injury in case of falling on one.
Rog Barnford says: "FCPs are the nicest corner pegs I've ever seen"
£240 per set of four. Free delivery to any NW Club.
Please note when ordering that two sets are required per lawn.
11th March 2010
It drives like a dream!
Ian & Philip reassembled the scrafier. They report from the workshop at dusk.
New drive sprockets (4 in total) New drive chains (2 in total) New pulley cover (finished in a very attractive battleship grey). New main drive shaft with three new support bearings (replacing the dodgy clutch). New drive pulley. New pulley belt. Rotor blades removed, flatened, sharpened and reset on the rotor. Engine 'lower-end' stripped and crankshaft mounting bolts tightened.
She's a beauty!
31st January 2010
2010 fixtures arranged
This year the lawns will open on 28th March 2010. Explore the calendar on the fixtures page for an overview of the season ahead.
12th January 2010
Website's tenth anniversary
The club's first web pages were created ten years ago. Why not celebrate by visiting the archive section?
9th January 2010
ARCHIVED
The 2009 news was archived.
31st December 2009
