THIS SEASON
The 2008-09 season has now ended. The 2009-10 season will begin in September - exact date to be promulgated. We play every
Tuesday night, starting around 1800. Please address any questions to Harry at
harry@theakermans.com or his mobile 07779 156332.
We have a full programme of fixtures - see the Fixtures page. Moreover, if you would like to play in a particular match, please make early contact with the Match Manager.
The Letchworth Bowl.
Our annual club competition too place on Tuesday 21st April. More than 30 players took part. The winners were Hal Mohamed and Alex Burns, who beat Will Ellison and his partner Paul Pietrangelo in the final. Afterwards players retired to the Wykeham Arms for supper. Warm thanks to Frank Akerman and Harry for managing a successful evening.
Barnes Bridge at Malvern 15th March 2009.
LOSS OF A LONG-STANDING CLUB MEMBER - NEVILLE TAYLOR
For over 20 years Neville Taylor played Fives regularly at Winchester College. Frank Akerman has written this about Nev: -
Neville died on Sunday 8th March. As you probably know, he left hospital after a bout of pneumonia in the Autumn of 2007,complicated by a rotten underlying diagnosis. Despite this, he has remained remarkably well until the last few weeks and his final decline was unexpectedly rapid.Neville played his first game of Fives in 1986 at Winchester and, whereas quite a number of us are quite rapidly declining, Neville managed to go on improving every year and had never played better than in his last season 07/08 to the extent that the trajectories of our performances were rapidly approaching a cross over point! His gentle manner and complete sportsmanship has been, and will continue to be, much missed.
We shall all miss him and his wide smile. Many club members attended a Thanksgiving Service for Nev at Romsey Abbey on Friday 3rd April.,
Last updated 4th May 2009
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