Author: Paul Ivinson

Administrator of the Hungerford Club website

2023

Subscription rates – 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024

Post author By Paul Ivinson
Post date 4 January 2023

Everybody is welcome to join the Hungerford Club. You don’t have to live in Hungerford to join!

All members join one of three sections.

The indoor sports section is for those interested in using the facilities of the club house. Click here for more details.
The Bowls section is formally known as the Hungerford Bowls Club and is affiliated to The Royal County of Berkshire Bowling Association. Click here for more details.
The Tennis section is affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Association and so members get LTA benefits such as entry into the ballot for Wimbledon tickets. Click here for more details.

Subscriptions run from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024. However if you join, or renew, after 1st January and before 31st March your membership will not expire until the end of the following March giving you over a years membership.

Each section has different subscription rates.

Indoor Sports

Single	£52.00	Couple	£88.00
Over 65	£41.00	Couple – one over 65	£82.00
Full Time Student	£30.00	Couple – both over 65	£71.00
Temporary Member	£25.00

Payment for membership to the bar. Indoor Sports Membership Forms are available from the bar.

More on Indoor Sports membership on the membership pages (opens in a new tab)

Bowls

Single	£89.00	Couple	£164.00
Over 65	£78.00	Couple – one over 65	£158.00
		Couple – both over 65	£147.00

Note: additional charges for competition entry and a green use levy. Bowls Membership Forms are available from the bar.

Couple – one a member of Bowls section, one a member of Indoor Sports

Bowls & Indoor Sports	£127.00
Bowls over 65 & Indoor Sports	£121.00
Bowls & Indoor Sports over 65	£121.00
Bowls & Indoor Sports – both over 65	£110.00

Note: additional charges for competition entry and a green use levy. Bowls Membership Forms are available from the bar.

More on Bowls membership on the membership pages (opens in a new tab)

Tennis

Single	£133.00	Couple	£238.00
Family	£261.00	Full Time Student	£63.00
Junior (12-17 years)	£40.00	Junior (under 12 years)	£28.00

Membership via Clubspark: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/HungerfordTennisClub (opens in a new tab)

Tags Bowls, Indoor Sports, Tennis

2022

Email addresses

Post author By Paul Ivinson
Post date 7 November 2022

When sending out the most recent newsletter and the papers for the forthcoming A.G.M. we have noticed a number of emails returned as “address unknown”.

We ask members to provide their email address at the time they apply for membership. Using email as a means of communicating is a significant saving for the club compared to postage.

Occasionally the email address provided is not legible and on other occasions members change their email address.

If you have not received any emails from the club recently then please use the comments page (linked from the home page) to give us your correct email address.

Thank you

P.S. We use a separate comments page to cut down on the amount of spam received.

Tags Bowls, Indoor Sports, Tennis

2022 AGM

AGM – November 2022

Post author By Paul Ivinson
Post date 2 November 2022

The committee of The Hungerford Club announces that the Annual General Meeting of the committee and members will take place on Thursday, 24th November 2022 starting at 7pm.

All members are invited to attend the AGM which will be held in The Snooker Room, The Hungerford Club, 3 The Croft, Hungerford, RG17 0HY.

Agenda

Welcome by Chairman
Remembrance of Members deceased
Apologies for absence
Minutes of previous AGM as circulated
Matters Arising – (from the minutes, not otherwise covered by the agenda)
Treasurer’s Financial Report as circulate
Subscriptions 2023
Section Reports: Bowls, Tennis and Indoor Sports all as circulated
Election of Officers and Committee to 2022/2023 Committee
AOB

Election of Officers to the Committee 2022/2023

Nominations are open for officers of the committee. Completed nomination papers should be handed into the Hungerford Club, 3 The Croft, Hungerford.

Closing date and time for all nominations is Saturday 19th November 2022 at 12 midday.

Nomination papers can be downloaded by clicking on the following button.

Download Nomination papers – Nov 2022

Minutes of the previous AGM held on 24th November 2021

Minutes of last year’s AGM can be downloaded by clicking on the following link.

Download minutes of last years AGM – 24th Nov 2021

Treasurer’s Financial Report

The Treasurer’s Financial Report comprises the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2021 and Notes on the Accounts to year ended 31st March 2022.

Download Notes to the Accounts year ended 31st March 2022

Download Signed Accounts year ended 31st March 2022

Tags AGM, Bowls, Club House, Indoor Sports, Tennis

2022

Autumn opening times – 2022

Post author By Paul Ivinson
Post date 4 October 2022

Hungerford Club bowling green, pavilion and tennis courts

Please note: From 9th May 2023 the club will move to summer opening times which you may see here.

The autumn opening times will take effect from 8th October 2022.

Day	Opening hours
Monday	1pm – 11pm
Tuesday	1pm – 11pm
Wednesday	12 noon – 10pm
Thursday	1pm – 10pm
Friday	12 noon – 11pm
Saturday	12 noon – 5pm
Sunday	12 noon – 5pm

Opening hours from Saturday 8th October 2022 to 8th May 2023

Address: The Croft, Hungerford, RG17 0HY, England

Phone: 01488 682357

Tags Bowls, Club House, Indoor Sports, Tennis

2022

Hungerford Club closed for Queen’s funeral

Post author By Paul Ivinson
Post date 12 September 2022

12th September 2022 - The Union Flag flies at half-mast at The Hungerford Club to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II — The Union Flag flies at half-mast by The Hungerford Club bowling green to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

It is, with sadness, that The Hungerford Club marks the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 8th September 2022.

As a mark of respect for our late Queen the Hungerford Club and all grounds will be closed on Monday 19th September 2022. There will be no tennis or bowls played. All coaching will be cancelled.

Hungerford Town Council have opened a Book of Condolence. It is open from 9.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday and will remain open in the foyer of the Town Hall/Corn Exchange until 6pm on the day following the funeral. Floral tributes may be left on the balcony of the Town Hall steps.

Tags Bowls, Club House, Indoor Sports, Tennis

2022

Hungerford Town Council Footways Survey

Post author By Paul Ivinson
Post date 11 August 2022

For many members the easiest way to complete the Hungerford Town Council footways survey is to fill in the online version via Surveymonkey at the following address: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SPZQLGL

Alternatively download the paper version and print off a copy. The questions are exactly the same. There are a few copies in the bar at the club.

Return to Hungerford Town Council office, The Library, Church St, Hungerford, RG17 0JG (survey closes 30^th Sept)

Click to download the HTC Footways survey

Tags Bowls, Club House, Indoor Sports, Tennis

2022 Food

Beer Festival 2022

Post author By Paul Ivinson
Post date 19 July 2022

The main attraction of a beer festival is, of course, the beer! There will be twelve cask ales. Some will be from local brewers and others will come from afar! To cater for all there will be two craft lagers and three ciders.

As well as the guest beers we will be providing entertainment and food for you to enjoy while sampling beers from around the country.

Guest beers

We will have guest beers catering for a diverse range of tastes. Here’s the list with tasting notes.

Name	ABV %	Tasting Notes
Skinners Cornish Knocker	4.5%	The taste of the delicate floral hops trails citrus with a slight pine bitterness and leaves you with a mild biscuit finish.
Bass	4.4%	English hops and dry hopping. This ale is described as a classic ale with a malty, fruity, nutty aroma and a complex satisfying flavour
Vale English IPA	3.7%	A light copper English IPA that packs far more flavour than its abv would suggest. A three hop blend with dry planet malt creates a real sessionable thirst quencher.
Old Hooky Premium Ruby	4.6%	A subtly balanced, amber bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate – the classic session beer, eminently drinkable.
Hobsons Champion Mild	3.2%	A British classic crafted to our brewers special recipe makes this a nutty mild and, despite being only 3.2% abv, it is packed full of flavour
Bitter & Twisted	3.8%	A superbly balanced, refreshingly lively beer. It has a malty sweet aroma with a floral, fruity hoppiness.
Dinga Dinda	4.0%	Australian inspired pale ale full of Pacific hops for a fruit flavour packed summer beer.
Clutch	4.6%	Aromatic and tangy hops from the other side of the pond to give this red a fresh hit that compliments the caramel flavours of the malts.
Fork Handles	4.2%	A malty blonde ale with aromas of lemon and honey with a gentle spicy finish.
Sheep dip	3.8%	An easy-drinking amber ale with aromas of grassy hops and malt with a long bittersweet finish.
Black Hama	4.8%	Porter – This packs a chocolate and coffee punch with a creamy head and a liquorice undertone. Using cascade hops and a blend of malts to produce a smooth, rich and delicious traditional Baltic porter.
Wayland Smithy	4.4%	Fire at its heart and balanced with buckets of aromatic hops, it’s enough to give other brewers the hump.
Baldrick	3.4%	A very smooth and more-ish mild ale that delivers plenty of malty flavours.

Food

We will be rolling out the barbeque serving the usual BBQ food over the three days. There will be fresh filled rolls on offer also.

Entertainment

For your entertainment there will be live music on all three days.

Saturday – De Mugg Puggs followed by Matt Russ
Sunday – Kat Jayne followed by The Crofton Stokers (Facebook page)
Monday – Hungerford Town Band followed by Blue Paradise Duo.

Tags Bowls, Club House, Indoor Sports, Tennis