Quiz Night

Was Hitler a vegetarian?’ Half the 42 players at our first social of the season thought so, but they were wrong.  

Dressed in black and white the teams engaged in tasks, cheese tasting, identifying flowers, objects of interest and the ever-popular grocer’s feely bag that also became a centre of great laughter and inuendo. Never has a large courgette in a pillowcase caused so much fun.


Terry and Rob fuelled the players with a good night at the bar. Rita supported by Brenda and Alfie provided a superb Ploughman’s Supper of complexity and taste.

The prize awarded for best dressed black and white contestant went to Trudi. The prize for best imaginary pop group name was given to Dot, Anne, Marion and Elaine known as the ‘Dames’. They were also the night’s runners up being beaten by The Swinging Sisters. Their first prize was a banana themed bag!

A splendid raffle including brandy, champagne, marmalade and Marmite concluded the evening.

The quiz night bought together new and old players and social members for the benefit of the club. These events take time and effort to get off the ground and make for a great atmosphere. The next event in August will be a pairs Tiddlywinks Tournament, flipping’ heck.

If you would like to help in future, please contact Mike Squire.

Wednesday 16th

The match in the afternoon will be an inhouse friendly as Eastover Park have cancelled. Please attend if your were selected to play. There are two County Singles matches starting at 6.15pm.  Bar Open and Spectators very welcome.

Tuesday 22nd July – Turnbull Cup

An availability sheet has just been added to the website and to the noticeboard for the Men’s Turnbull Cup .This will be an away match against Taunton Deane on Tuesday evening, 22nd July. Please add this fixture to your diary. Spectators more than welcome!
 
Men playing members:  If would like to play please put your name on one of these sheets by Sunday evening (13th), as selection for the match will be on Monday morning (14th).

Competitions

The Club will be hosting two more friendly mixed in house competitions as follows:

Australian Pairs – Saturday, 19th July

The Yardstick – 1st round Sunday, 27th July, 2nd round Sunday, 10th August

All playing members are invited to add their names to the availability sheets. More detailed information can be gained from the the noticeboards or from Club Competition Secretaries or Club Captains.

 

 

Hepa Triples 29th June – Report

The afternoon was a great success. The competition was well supported, enjoyed by players and spectators alike and the sun shone. Thanks go to all involved in the planning and organisation of this event. The bar staff team worked hard to keep everyone hydrated!  Food was kindly provided by Trish Turner, which was a welcomed addition.

Results:

Winning Team – L Lismore, I Augar and K Sexton

Runners Up Team – D Jenkins, D Ridley and A Collett.

Sunday 29th June

The HEPA Triples club mixed competition will start at 2pm. If you wish to play please add your name to the list on the Club noticeboard by or let Vince know by Friday evening. This should be a fun afternoon and all full members are encouraged to join in. Spectators are always welcome. The bar will be open! We have arranged sunshine 🌞

Chesney Triples

The afternoon was fun and enjoyed by all who took part and hopefully made good viewing for those who came along to support. We had lovely weather and the added bonus of music supplied by the acts playing at the Manor Gardens!
The results were:
Winners –  Terry Cookson, Karl Dorman and Lenny Lismore
Runners Up – Andrew Collett, Vince Ford and Andrew Ashfold
Thankyou to everyone involved in organising the competition and to the bar staff for doing such a grand job!