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Newsletters &
Information
Newsletter No. 1 – August 2010
To all players of the DMC Leisure Saffron Walden & District
Snooker League
First of all the Committee would
like to welcome you all to the new season, and wish you all the
best of luck, whether that be in individual events, or as a
team.
COMMITTEE
For those of you not yet aware,
Tony Webber retired from his role on the Committee at the end of
last season after many years of service to the league. We all
wish him the best for the future. John Monk has also stepped
down from his role on the Committee, which includes his role as
Internal Auditor. John is still playing for the Takeley
Chipmunks however and again we wish him all the very best.
That as you can imagine left
quite a void on the Committee, but we are happy to say that we
got support from the members with some new faces, and some old
ones returning to the Committee. Cathy O’Neill is the new
League Secretary and we hope she will stay in the role for many
years to come.
Stewart Hart and Nigel Ginn have
also joined the Committee and we welcome them and hope that they
will enjoy their time in the hot seat. Russell Huxter was voted
in at the AGM as the new Internal Auditor and we thank him for
taking on this role.
TEAMS AND CLUBS
This season sees a new club in
the league, Whittlesford Social Club. However, the team is not
a new one as the Bandits will be playing from there having moved
home again, their third club in 5 years, must be a new league
record!
We also welcome a new team and
new players to the league in the shape of Newport ‘C’. We hope
that they enjoy their snooker with the league in their first
season. Good luck also to Widdington Warriors who have decided
to play in both the 3 Player and the 4 Player Leagues this
season. And finally, Bishop’s Stortford WMC is now going by the
name Bishop’s Stortford Social Club, so please don’t be confused
by this when you see the fixtures list.
SPONSORS
Again this season we have many
of the tournaments in the league sponsored, although we are
still looking for some new sponsors so if you know any company
that might be interested in sponsoring a tournament please let
the committee know. We would also like to say a big thank you
to those sponsors who are supporting us again this season namely
DMC Leisure, Hexagon Consulting, Britsec Security, A. Lamb
Associates, Bullet Brickwork (UK) Ltd, Bushwood Accountants, and
DAS Business Furniture.
CAPTAINS MEETINGS AND
REFEREES COURSE
Again this season we hope to try
and host at least two Captains Meetings, one in each half of the
season. These are in place for you to give your thoughts and
ideas to the Committee as the season unfolds, as well as give
you the chance to ask questions and try to resolve any problems
that either you or your team may have. The Committee will
announce the dates of these meetings well in advance and we hope
to see you all there.
We also hope to run another
Referees course this season, however this is not certain as it
will depend on interest and available time. However if you are
interested in this idea then please do not hesitate to let the
Committee know.
ENGLISH ASSOCIATION OF
SNOOKER AND BILLIARDS (EASB)
The league has again this season
paid a small fee to join the EASB as an Associate League. This
entitles league members to play in the national tournaments and
allows the league to enter representative sides into national
team events. If you require any information on the events that
the EASB has to offer please contact Adam Ingram as he will be
our leagues liaison with the EASB. Last year many of the
leagues players took
part in these events with some
great successes, we hope our members can go even further this
season.
LEAGUE
CONSTITUTION, RULES AND HANDICAPS
A list of all registered league
players together with their handicap for this season has been
issued to all team captains. The handicaps are also on the
league website, as are the current League Constitution and Rules
as agreed at the AGM in June. If you would like a paper copy of
the League Constitution and Rules please contact the League
Secretary.
LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS
We hope this season as many of
the leagues members as possible will take part in the leagues
various tournaments, so please remind all your players that if
they enter the tournaments, that is the responsibility of both
the home and the away player to make contact with
each other and arrange a mutually agreeable date to play there
match, the home player must give 3 dates when the match can be
played, and matches must be arranged a week prior to the
deadline for the round as per the new rule brought in at this
years AGM. Enclosed in the packs handed to each team captain at
the start of the season are the entry forms for the Handicap
Singles, Handicap Doubles and the Scratch Plus Tournaments.
Please could these be returned to Adam Ingram no later than
Friday 24 September 2010.
LEAGUE CONTACTS
If you have any queries during
the league season, please could you ensure that you contact the
relevant League Officer. Primarily this will be either;
League Secretary - Cathy O’Neill
All matters concerning the
general running of the league on a day-to-day basis, league
match results, player registrations and handicaps, cancellation
and/or rearranging of league matches. Any queries concerning
league rules and regulations etc.
Tournament Secretary – Adam
Ingram
All matters relating to all
tournament and competition entries, results and draw sheets.
Also any matters relating to the President’s Cup, Memorial Cup,
Saffron Walden Challenge or League Cup. Any matters relating to
the EASB.
Treasurer – Peter Saville
All matters financial.
Many thanks and again may we
wish you a very enjoyable season,
The Committee
As a result of the Annual General Meeting held on 22nd
June 2010 the following are the league officers and committee
for the 2010/11 season.
Officers
President Dan Lewis
Chairman Paul Capdeville
Secretary Cathy O’Neil
Treasurer Peter Saville
Tournaments Adam Ingram
Committee
Fixtures
Steve Banks
Ian Croxford, Nigel Ginn,
Stewart Hart,
Bob Lovell, Kevin Rule
Auditor Russel Huxter
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