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Welcome to the February 2022 Hungerford Club newsletter for all members.
All members should have received a copy via email. If you did not receive your copy please check your spam folder. If it isn’t there then please update us with your correct email address.
We hope you enjoy reading The Hungerford Club newsletter and catching up on the news from all sections of the club.
Recent visitors to The Hungerford Club can’t fail to notice a defibrillator box has appeared to the right of the club entrance.
We are pleased to announce that, as of 13:00 on Tuesday 18th Jan 2022, the defibrillator went live with the emergency services.
If you recall there was a fundraising campaign, via The Good Exchange, that completed in July. The club ordered the defibrillator and it was delivered late last year.
The cabinet that protects the defibrillator requires an electric supply. This is used to charge the batteries and to power a small heater that regulates the temperature within the cabinet. The supply circuit was connected last week paving the way for the cabinet to be mounted on the outside wall of the club. The unit went live after commissioning tests and updates to the emergency services database were complete.
As a piece of life saving equipment, the defibrillator has to be ready for use 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. To ensure this is the case weekly and monthly checks have to to be completed. After use, there has to be a more thorough check and the replacement of parts.
Should the defibrillator be needed dial 999 and ask the responder.
Importantly, while the defibrillator is owned by the club, it is there for the benefit of any member of the public.
The Hungerford Club wishes all members a Happy New Year.
There’s no formal newsletter this month but we have two things to pass on.
Firstly, the bar will be closed from Monday 10th January 2022 to Friday 14th January 2022 inclusive. The bar will open on Saturday 15th January with the normal winter opening hours. We are taking advantage of the quiet spell after New Year to carry out some maintenance in the bar area.
Secondly, we have decided that we will offer the members the opportunity of playing the game of table bowls through the winter months.
Table bowls is a game played on our snooker tables usually with two teams of two players. The game consists of rolling small bowls down a chute at a jack. The team with the nearest bowl to the jack gains a point and if the team has more than one bowl near the jack then that bowl will also score. Clearly the team with the highest score wins the game.
The simplicity of the game is that of the four bowls played each one has a different bias with the player using the bias to guide the bowl to the jack. Two or three ends will usually be enough to *Get your eye in*. The game is a fun game and has been played at the Club for a number of years. There are a number of members who will be only too pleased to give any member a quick demonstration of the game.
So this year we have a small committee who are prepared to restart the competition, so here we go!
Good Luck!
Please Note: No food is allowed in the Snooker Room
The winter opening times will take effect from 1st November 2021.
After Christmas and New Year opening hours revert back to the winter times.
Thank you
| Day | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 1pm – 11pm |
| Tuesday | 2pm – 11pm |
| Wednesday | 12 noon – 10pm |
| Thursday | 2pm – 10pm |
| Friday | 12 noon – 10pm |
| Saturday | 12 noon – 5pm |
| Sunday | 12 noon – 5pm |
Address: The Croft, Hungerford, RG17 0HY, England
Phone: 01488 682357
Originally posted on 29th October 2021 and republished on 5th January 2022
We are all living under the umbrella of COVID but the Club wishes to try to carry on as normal as possible so we have decided that we will offer the members the opportunity of playing the game of table bowls through the winter months.
Table bowls is a game played on our snooker tables usually with two teams of two players. The game consists of rolling small bowls down a shoot at a jack.
The team with the bowl nearest to the jack gains a point. If the team has more than one bowl near the jack then that bowl will also score.
Clearly the team with the highest score wins the game.
The interesting part of the game is that of the four bowls played each one has a different bias causing it to travel is a slight curve. The players use the bias to guide their bowl to the jack through the pack of previously played bowls.
Two or three ends will usually be enough to “get your eye in”.
The game is a fun game and has been played at the Club for a number of years. There are a number of members who will be only too pleased to give any member a quick demonstration.
This year we have a small committee who are prepared to restart the competition. Here we go!
The games will be open to all members of the Club. Teams can be Mixed, or Ladies or Gentlemen teams.
The competition will start in January 2022.
The first games are to be played on a Tuesday evening starting on the 18th January at 8.00 pm and every Tuesday evening until 12th April.
Team names will need to be registered on the Team sheet on the notice board by noon on the 15th January 2022.
Each team will consist of TWO members, one being the Captain (who will be the contact for the team). Please give an email address or a phone number on the team sheet.
Substitutes are allowed for games. If a substitute pays more games than the original player then only they can play in any semi final or final
Each Team will have a Name and will play in a rotation system so that all teams play each other. (Look on the sheet for you next game.)
The games will consist of 10 ends to be played on the Clubs SNOOKER TABLES
There will be a small charge for each team of £10. ie. the cost is £5 per person for the whole season plus table lighting.
Each team will be able to accrue scores throughout the competition. Win 2 points Draw 1 point.
There will be Prizes for the winning teams at the end of the season. So Good Luck
Please Note: No food is allowed in the Snooker Room
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.
Subscriptions run from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023. 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 |
More on Indoor Sports membership on the membership pages
Bowls
| Single | £86.00 | Couple | £158.00 |
| Over 65 | £75.00 | Couple – one over 65 | £152.00 |
| Couple – both over 65 | £141.00 |
Couple – one a member of Bowls section, one a member of Indoor Sports
| Bowls & Indoor Sports | £124.00 |
| Bowls over 65 & Indoor Sports | £118.00 |
| Bowls & Indoor Sports over 65 | £118.00 |
| Bowls & Indoor Sports – both over 65 | £107.00 |
More on Bowls membership on the membership pages
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 |
The Hungerford Club wishes all members, past, present and future a very Happy Christmas and offer our best wishes for the New Year.
We hope you and yours are safe and well.
Welcome to the December 2021 Hungerford Club newsletter for all members.
All members should have received a copy via email. If you did not receive your copy please check your spam folder. If it isn’t there then please update us with your correct email address.
We hope you enjoy reading The Hungerford Club newsletter and catching up on the news from all sections of the club.
See the event details here
A reminder that the Tennis Section AGM will take place on 8th December at 7.30pm in the Main Club. Do come and feel free to ask anything – either on the night or contact Phil Brown beforehand if there’s anything you would like to discuss. There will be presentations to the promoted teams. Nibbles will be provided.
The committee would love new members so please step forward if you would like to contribute. Particularly we need help with communications and Juniors but whatever your thoughts we would love to hear from you
The committee of The Hungerford Club announces that the Annual General Meeting of the committee and members will take place on Wednesday, 24th November 2021 starting at 8pm.
All members are invited to attend the AGM which will be held in The Croft Hall, 24 Parsonage Lane, Hungerford, RG17 0HY.
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 Friday 19th November 2021 at 12 midday.
Nomination papers can be downloaded by clicking on the following button.
As I write this we are going through hopefully the last winter of Covid. We have lots to look forward to. However we must look back at a time like no other. We have had lock down and the concerns of our very survival as a Club.
May I compliment all involved who have, in the background, worked so hard to maintain Our Club?
During lock down we decided, with our furlough grants, to employ Debbie Hutchins as our Bar Steward. This has proved inspired and as we moved out of lock down we have developed a strong base to move forward.
It is good to report a successful Beer Festival and Tennis and Bowls leagues taking place.
Debbie and Gary are now offering a variety of food options which have proved very successful. Increased membership has also pushed our success further.
As we go into the Winter period please support your Club.
Thank you again for your support and remember the success of the Club is in your hands.
Minutes of last year’s AGM can be downloaded by clicking on the following link.
The Treasurer’s Financial Report contains the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2021 and Notes on the Financial Statement. The Club’s accountants have also provided a statement regarding the accounts.