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CHELTENHAM SENIOR CITIZENS

CONCERT & TEA PARTY

Christmas Tea Parties for Cheltenham Senior Citizens, have been in existence since around 1948, when the first one was held to ensure that the seasonal celebrations started for pensioners in the area. They have continued ever since under the guidance of the Cheltenham Senior Citizens Welfare Committee, with members of that Committee ensuring that the parties take place.

Throughout this time, Cheltenham Skittles League has been one of the two sponsors of these parties, ensuring their continued future, by taking one week in November and asking that teams make a donation to the OFXMP – the current acronym for what we all know as the Tea Parties. It has, along with the Football Association enabled the tea party organisers to shop, and book local entertainments from year to year. The collection this year in 2009 ensures that there is a budget for 2010, and it is a rolling programme of support. The parties are open to the over 60’s with the tea starting at 5.00pm, followed by entertainment, the whole evening ends around 8.00pm when there are free coaches, two of them each going to the four corners of Cheltenham, offering a journey to a point near to people’s homes. Every coach has a guide, to ensure that travellers not only get on the right bus, but also get off at the appropriate stop, and seeing them across the road if necessary. These volunteers come from the current membership of The Lions.

This is the background to the collections or raffle donations which you make – and the parties are enjoyed by many of our senior citizens.

This year we are asking ALL HOME TEAMS for week commencing MONDAY NOVEMBER 16th

to ensure that either you make a collection, or donate some of your raffle proceeds to this CHRISTMAS PARTY FUND and return all monies to me

HON. SECRETARY: MRS C.SHEPPARD, 191 ALSTONE LANE, CHELTENHAM, GL51 8JA

As soon as possible after your game. Please return with the slip below completed. Cheques should be made payable to CHELTENHAM SKITTLES LEAGUE.

Thank you so much – this collection means a lot to so many – and if you need tickets, or know someone who would like tickets then give me a ring and I will send them out.

Thank you

CHARMIAN

In the match between the Pluckers and the Hustlers £40 was raised towards our charities collection.

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Questions and Queries

TO TRANSFER OR NOT TO TRANSFER

If you are signing on a new member of your team, and they have come from a team which has disbanded – they do not need a transfer form, they do however need to sign a registration form for your team. If you have not signed on 20 players already, (that fee you paid at the start of the year entitles you to 20 team players ) – any person joining your team and tipping you over that magic number of 20 has to pay the £1.25p registration fee.

ALLEY CHANGES

Brolly Boys have moved to the Midland Inn as from now.

Mavericks – St. James Hotel as from 27.10.09

Jets – Robins Club as from 14.11.09.

D’s Lrns Robins Club as from 24.11.09

Springers onto Pheasant Inn, as from 30.11.09

Could Be’s onto Beehive Inn as from 21/10

Crazy Chicks onto Parklands as from 19.11.09

Ex Pats Ladies, no notification from them whatsoever.

Black Abbotts onto Shutter in as from 7.11.09

 

More old team photographs have been put on to 'Those were the days' page. click here

Stickers available click here

I was asked to attend a surprise presentation on behalf of the Cheltenham Skittles League at the Brown Jug, Bath Road. The presentation was made Dennis Selley who has just sign on for his 60th. season with the Norwood 'A'. Dennis,87, was demobbed from the RAF in 1949 and joined the Norwood 'A'. In 1949 the Cheltenham Skittles League went from just 2 men's divisions to 5 divisions with 48 teams joining in that season. The presentation was made by his team Captain Mark Hope. Mark said 'you can always rely on Dennis along with his brother Eric, who has a mere 55 years under his belt, to be on the alley in good time to play'.
Roger Thompson, the teams secretary explained that it was our way of showing how much he is appreciated by the team. A cut glass bowl engraved with the words 'Dennis Selley of Norwood Arms 'A' 1949 - 2009 60 years ... Still playing' A friendly skittles match with the Brown Jug was arranged for the evening.                                                                  The Echo published this article on Monday 31st August



Well the season has come to the end with our Annual Presentation Dance once again held at the Town Hall. The night was danced away to The Chip Shop Boys and a Disco. The Charities received their cheque ranging from between £750 and £250 from local MP Martin Horwood. The Charities and the amount can be found on the News page. Many more photographs taken on the night can be found by clicking here.

Did you know that the first reference to a skittle alley in Cheltenham was in 1768  situated in Albion Street  at the rear of Marks and Spencer.

While on the subject of oldie things and I'm not talking about the committee...the league is trying to complete its history and is looking for old fixture books and team photographs from the 1950's or even the 1940's as below, they will be returned after being copied....so look in Grand dads cupboards and draws please. contact webmaster

I'm still looking for old team photographs  for  'Those were the days' page,  just send it by e-mail to webmaster

send mail to webmaster@cheltenhamskittles.co.uk

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