West Midland Front Pin

There has been a change of heart and the Punch Inns Group have decided to keep the Royal Union open. A couple of teams have already moved after the closure was announced and I will update you more when the dust has settled in a few days

Fixture cards can be collected on 27th. August from 7.30 pm at the Victory Club.

Books may not be available on that date due to changes required

Draw for Men's Preliminary Round for the Charities Cup 2008/09

click here

Another great night was had by all those who attended at this years Presentation dance held at the Cheltenham Town Hall on June 27. The Skittlers of the Cheltenham Skittles League once again showed their generosity by donating £6300 to local charities and the list can been seen below. Over 600 people attended the presentations and afterwards danced until 1am to the 'Chip Shop Boys'

The presentations were made by Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood and all the team Captains pictures click here and still more to come.

Air Ambulance	£900
Whaddon Youth Club	£200
Sue Ryder Hospice	£250 this was used to sponsor a Golf Tournament that raised £3500
Samaritans	£500
Winston's Wish	£400
Cotswold Listener	£350
Cheltenham Community Projects	£350
Cotswold Hospital Radio	£350
Cheltenham Open Door	£350
Cheltenham Open Door	£500 a special Christmas gift 2007
Cotswold Riding for Disabled	£350
Gloucestershire Headway Trust	£350
Presentation Celebrity Charity	£150 MP donated this Cheltenham community transport.
Total	£5000 +£1500 + £1300

The Cheltenham Skittles League members are also the main contributors to the Annual Christmas 'Old Folks' Party held over two evenings in December with £1500

We also gave £1300 to the James Hopkins Trust from monies raised from raffles at the Front Pin Tournament held during May2008 and our thanks go to the sponsors Imperial Cars and Swindon Road MOT Centre who made this possible.

Photographs of the Charities receiving their cheques Click here

Perhaps our own local paper the 'Gloucestershire Echo' could start giving a bit of credit and coverage to what the skittlers of Cheltenham do for their local charities. With more members that play than Cheltenham Town supporters, more members than attend any Rugby match in Gloucestershire apart from Gloucester, with more members than all players that play five a side football at Bentham, more members that play skittles than people who watch Cheltenham play cricket. Come on Echo give a credit where credits due .....coverage please.

The fixtures for the coming season are now on the web site

Hon. Secretary's message at the AGM on 25th. June

click here

Our Front Pin Champions click here for photographs and write up

The match reports for both Ladies and Men's Charities Cup Finals

click here

New 2008/2009 alley availability list now on web click here

Individual Registration forms, transfer forms and under 18's signing on forms now available on the web

see column on left hand side.

Teams that have registered under 18's click 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