Author Archives: Chris Rolph

TOURISTS SUCCESS AT EAST PRESTON

The tourists entry at the East Preston Open Triples came home with the trophy and the cash. Congratulations to Gareth, Barrie and Franco.

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MATCH v PETWORTH BC on SUNDAY 4th AUGUST (posted on 8th July, updated on 23rd July)

Captain Roger has selected his side to play in this game. 4 x Triples, Burgundy & Greys, Tea & Cakes, 14:00 start. Derek BROCKHURST (half game), John BUSSELL, Paul CHIVERS, Jon CLEAR, George DUNHAM, Barrie FITCH (half game), Malcolm KEANE, … Continue reading

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MATCH v NORFOLK BC on TUESDAY 13th AUGUST

Captain Roger will select his side for this game in July. Please check back here soon to view. 4 x Triples, Burgundy & Greys, Tea & Cakes, 14:00 start

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MATCH v STORRINGTON BC on SUNDAY 25th AUGUST

Captain Roger will select his side for this game in early August. Please check back here soon to view. 4 x Triples, Burgundy & Greys, Tea & Cakes, 14:00 start

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MATCH v PULBOROUGH BC on Sunday 15th SEPTEMBER

Captain Roger will select his side for this game in early September. Please check back here soon to view. 4 x Triples, Burgundy & Greys, Tea & Cakes, 14:00 start

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2025 Club Tour (Monday 12th – Monday 19th May 2025) – Paignton

The management committee have made a decision to return to The Queens Hotel at Paignton in May 2025. With inflation rife at the moment the price offered by the Queens was such that we could not find anywhere that was … Continue reading

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Robert Anderson

Robert joined the club on 11th October 1993 and passed away during 2001. He toured with us on 4 occasions.

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Roger Ayling (Honorary Life Vice President)

Year Joined: 1995 Outdoor Club: Norfolk BC Indoor Club: None Number of Tours: 26 A tour regular and incumbent of the famous ‘back seat of the coach’ Roger was co-opted to the clubs General Committee when taking on the role … Continue reading

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Geof Armstrong

Geof was born on 1st January 1923 and passed away on 5th November 2009 aged 86 years. He joined the club on 29th October 1985 and toured with us on 23 occasions. Was club President in 1996 & 1997, Captain … Continue reading

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ANNUAL DINNER 2024

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ANNUAL DINNER 2023

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Ken Armstrong

Ken was born on 1st January 1923 and passed away on 27th May 2014 aged 91 years. A stalwart of the club having joined us in the spring of 1980. He travelled on tour every year from 1980 until 2014 a … Continue reading

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Gareth Beven

Year Joined: 2005 Outdoor Club: Unattached Indoor Club: None Number of Tours: 14 ‘Sheep Head’, toured for the first time in 2006. Seems to only drink, sleep and eat when on tour. Became tour champion (jointly) in 2018. Elected to the clubs … Continue reading

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Paul Blakemore

Year Joined: 2017 Outdoor Club: Unattached Indoor Club: None Number of Tours: 5 Paul was elected a member on 3rd February 2017. Paul joined us on tour for the first time in May 2017 at Bournemouth.

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Michael Booth

  Year Joined: 2015 Outdoor Club: Petworth BC Indoor Club: None Number of Tours: 8 Michael joined the club in February 2015 and travelled with us for the first time to Exmouth in May of that year.

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Derek Brockhurst (Honorary Life Vice President)

Year Joined: 1994 Outdoor Club: Norfolk BC Indoor Club: None Number of Tours: 15 Derek has been a member for 30 years joining the club in 1994. Amazingly it took him 14 years to start touring but has been ever … Continue reading

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Barry Brown

Year Joined: 2023 Outdoor Club: Bognor Regis BC Indoor Club: Arun Indoor BC Number of Tours:2 Barry joined the club in February 2023 and toured with us the same year when travelling to Paignton. Took on the role as club … Continue reading

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Norman Burchfell

Year Joined: 2011 Outdoor Club: Bognor Regis BC Indoor Club: Arun IBC Number of Tours: 9 Norman was accepted as a member at the Committee’s Spring 2011 meeting. Toured to Weston-Super-Mare with us in 2013 and was elected straight into the … Continue reading

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John Bussell

Year Joined: 2018 Outdoor Club: Unattached Indoor Club: Worthing Indoor BC Number of Tours: 4 John was elected a member at the committee meeting on 8th February 2018. ‘Uncle John’ made his first tour with us in May 2018 to … Continue reading

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David Bain

David joined the club in February 2017 and quickly became a popular tourist travelling with us in both 2018 and 19. He passed away after a short illness on 8th May 2020 just one day short of his 68th birthday. … Continue reading

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