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Last updated 10/4/2024

The veterans final between Brian Bell and Colin Whittle that was scheduled for Wednesday May 15th has been rearranged for Tuesday 30th April due to Manchester United v Newcastle United being played on May 15th

Jubilee have decided to drop out from the rest of this season due to a lack of players. All of the results from there games this season will be removed from the league table tomorrow when I put tonights results up.

The league meeting scheduled for the 3rd April has been cancelled. The semi finals of the league singles will now be drawn tonight instead of tomorrow.

East end liberal have confirmed that they will be playing their remaining home games at the bottom club

28th February Meeting 4 at Wallsend Buffs
Present: Allan Adams, John Craig, Terry Douglas, Kenny Wilson, Alex Brown and Billy Flamson
Draws were completed by Allan, Terry, Kenny and Billy
Due to the liberal closing down a new venue for the doubles final was drawn between the clubs that had only received one venue this season. Gosforth, Springbank, Forest Hall and Westholme. It was decided by those in attendance that Whitley Bay Comrades would be too small to host the final. Springbank were the club drawn to host.
After a miscommunication over whether the game was arranged or not there is an extension to the whittle/craig v hunter/hall doubles match. The winners will play Mick Flett/Chris Dees at Westfield.
Because of this it was decided that when a competition match is arranged the league committee should be informed by either the players involved in said match or their team captain.
The contact date for the singles is Tuesday 12th March with deadline of Tuesday 2nd April.
The Division 1 rearranged game between whitley comrades and jubilee is set for 19th March.
The Division 2 rearranged game between Bentinck and liberal has also been provisionally arranged for 19th March and the game between Westholme and Forest Hall will be arranged as soon as possible.
All other match scores and player results have been handed in.
The next meeting will be on April 3rd at Wallsend Buffs.

17th January Meeting 3 at Wallsend Buffs
Present: Allan Adams, John Craig, Alex Brown and Colin Whittle
All draws were completed by Allan Adams, Alex Brown and Colin Whittle.
In doubles an extension was granted to Ingles/Anderson v Best/Brown(playing 21/1) and Hunter/Hall v Fleming/Fleming jnr(playing 22/1) for the next round I have put 1 player from each team as a pairing until the results come through.
For the singles an extension was granted to Shipley v Leach(playing18/1) and Best v Hall(playing 23/1) I have put the current home player through to the next round until the actual result comes through.
For the singles, doubles and veteran competitions the deadline is Tuesday 27th February to play games while the contact date for the home players is upto and including the 30th January otherwise the away player can claim the home tie.
As always any problems in contacting players or arranging games please inform the league committee as soon as possible.
In the Division 2 knockout cup Round 1 Forest Hall are at home to the winner of the preliminary round tie between Heaton Buffs A and Heaton Buffs B. I have put Heaton Buffs A in fr this fixture as they are the current home player.
It was accepted that the fixtures in Division 1 would be edited due to the refitting of Wallsend Buffs in April, I will inform the captains of the teams affected today of the small amount of fixtures this involves.
Missing match cards
Division 1
14/11 Whitley Comrades v Jubilee (game was postponed)
Division 2
21/11 Dunston v Heaton Buffs B
16/1 Dunston v Forest Hall
Next meeting February 28th at Wallsend Buffs

Meeting 3 will be held tonight at Wallsend Buffs starting at 7.30.
Draws will be made forthe following competitions:
Division 1 knockout cup quarter finals
Division 2 knockout cup prelim and quarter finals
Veterans quarter finals
Doubles quarter finals
Singles last 16
There is some results still not sent through for the singles/doubles and veterans comps. I know some are due to be played today before the meeting but can players involved in other games please get in touch with me today or attend tonights meeting to say what is going on.

6th December Meeting 2 at Wallsend Buffs
Present: Allan Adams, John Craig, Alex Brown and Kenny Wilson.
Draws were made by the 4 people present for all competitions.
In the singles Rob Drane v Richie Hurst were granted an extension(playing 13th Dec) due to illness on the originally arranged date of the match.
The contact date for the singles, doubles and veterans is Tuesday 19th December, after this date the away player can claim the home venue if no contact has been made. Any problems making contact please inform the league committee.
The Peter Heron final will be held at Wallsend Buffs on Tuesday 9th January.
There was an incident before the Engineers v westholme match that ended up with two players fighting a decision will be made in this when we have more information.
After hearing of some instances when a referees decision has been questioned can I remind players that the referees decision is final however it is the players in said frame that are allowed to question decisions and it should not descend into other team members shouting at the referee
The only player results for matches not received is for Dunston v Heaton Buffs B on 28th November
Meeting 3 will be held at Wallsend Buffs on Wednesday 17th January 2024 at 7.30

The league meeting is tonight at wallsend buffs starting 7.30pm
Draws will be made for peter heron semi finals, singles last 32, doubles last 16 and veterans last 16.
There is still the following matches where I have not received a result.
Veterans
Russell Powell v John Shipley
Davy Walker v Jim Taylor
Doubles
Senior/Senior v Hunter/Hall
Singles
Tony Lambert v Thomas Blackman
Rob Drane v Richie Hurst
Scott Rogan v Connor Flett
If we are not informed of the score before or at the meeting or given a reason why the game has not been played both players will be removed from the draw.

Quick reminder that there is no games league matches scheduled for tonight due to psg v newcastle in the champions league.
Can I also remind players to send competition results through to me as there is still a lot of games still to be played ahead of the Tuesday 5th December deadline.
Singles
16 games left to play of which there is 2 I know that have been arranged with 1 game reporting problems being arranged
Doubles
5 games left to play of which there is 3 I know that have been arranged with 1 match reporting problems being arranged
Veterans
8 games left to play of which there is 1 I know that has been arranged with 1 match reporting problems being arranged
If anybody is struggling to contact opponents or arrange games please get in touch with either myself or Terry Douglas as we will be able to give you contact details of your opponent or there team captain.

I'm sorry to have to tell you this but I was told last night that Chris Gill from Gosforth A tragically died on Tuesday. His funeral will take place on Friday 10th November at 12pm at West Road crematorium.

18/10/2023 Meeting at Wallsend Buffs
Draws were all made by Jimmy Dreyer and Gary Grieveson for the Peter Heron quarter finals on October 31st. Draws were also made for the veterans last 32, doubles last 32 and singles prelim round(1 tie) and last 64 which all have a deadline of Tuesday 5th December.
Home players have until Tuesday 14th November to contact there opponent otherwise the away player may claim the home venue.
The winner of the singles prelim tie John Best v Alan McMullen will host Joe Fleming in the last 64 with both matches having to be played by the December 5th deadline.
Any difficulties in contacting players or arranging games please inform John Craig as soon as possible.
It is the responsibility of the winning player to ensure the result is passed on to John Craig.

The first meeting of the season will be held at wallsend buffs tonight Wednesday 18th October starting at 7.30 we will be drawing the Peter Heron quarter finals and the prelim/round 1 draws for the singles, doubles and veterans competitions will be made. If there are any additional entries to these competitions John Craig must be informed today.
These are the entries I have so far.
Singles sponsored by Precision Joinery and Tiling
1. Brandon Hall
2. John Best
3. Billy Hunter
4. Chris Gill
5. Cyle Pringle
6. Scott Rogan
7. Brian Hall
8. Andrew Robson
9. Tim Taylor
10. Josh Williams
11. Phil Didsbury
12. John Taylor
13. Gerry McInally
14. Rob Drane
15. Bob McDonald
16. Decka Carroll
17. Russell Powell
18. John Woodley
19. Peter Drane
20. John Shipley
21. Ronnie Temple
22. Tom Jackson
23. Declan Weston
24. Richie Hurst
25. Dean Riley
26. Adam McConville
27. Derek Hodgson
28. Phil Smith
29. Andrew Beale
30. Thomas Blackman
31. Micky Flett
32. Kyle Flett
33. Connor Flett
34. Terry Douglas
35. Graeme Barton
36. Alan Woodhead
37. Mark Falcon
38. Brian Bell
39. Derek Armstrong
40. Terry Glover
41. Chris Baldwin
42. Jordon Kidd
43. Simon Anthony
44. Peter Renwick
45. Joe Fleming
46. Mick Fleming jnr
47. Mick Fleming snr
48. Billy Flamson
49. Matty Southall
50. Jordan Balmer
51. Paul Davison
52. Dave Metcalf
53. Fred Walker
54. Malcolm Drinkheld
55. Ryan Walker
56. John Craig
57. Colin Whittle
58. Paul Sanderson
59. Lloyd Ingles
60. Ryan Anderson
61. Wes Fiddler
62. Ian Balmain
63. Darryl Leach
64. Alan McMullen
65. Tony Cochrane
66.Tony Lambert
Doubles sponsored by LW Carpet Fitting
1. Brandon Hall/Billy Hunter
2. Chris Gill/Cyle Pringle
3. John Best/Alex Brown
4. Dan Patterson/John Woodley
5. Tim Taylor/Josh Williams
6. Phil Didsbury/Davy Walker
7. Rob Drane/Russell Powell
8. Bob McDonald/Decka Carroll
9. Ronnie Temple/Declan Weston
10. Tom Jackson/Adam McConville
11. Phil Smith/Andrew Beale
12. Micky Flett/Craig Dees
13. Kyle Flett/Connor Flett
14. Terry Douglas/Graeme Barton
15. Brian Bell/Mark Falcon
16. Kevin Brown/Mick Cryan
17. Joe Fleming/Mick Fleming jnr
18. Billy Flamson/Peter Renwick
19. Kevin Bentham/Louis Turner
20. Ray McCartney/Joe Maloney
21. Malcolm Drinkheld/Tony Stoves
22. Ian Senior/Adam Senior
23. David Stoves/Scott Younger
24. Alan McMullen/Liam Webster
25. John Craig/Colin Whittle
26. Darryl Leach/Paul Sanderson
27. Derek Bell/Allan Adams
28. Fred Walker/Dean Riley
29. Mal Clemo/John Kirby
30. John Taylor/Jim Taylor
31. Ryan Anderson/Lloyd Ingles
32. Derek Curtis/Jordan Balmer
Veterans
1. Bob McDonald
2. Rob Drane
3. Decka Carroll
4. Russell Powell
5. John Shipley
6. Peter Drane
7. Alex Brown
8. John Sanderson
9. Simon Ord
10. Davey Pedersen
11. Phil Didsbury
12. Davy Walker
13. Jim Taylor
14. Rob Oliver
15. Phil Smith
16. John Kirby
17. Dave Robinson
18. Thomas Blackman
19. Terry Douglas
20. Brian Bell
21. Mark Falcon
22. Alan Woodhead
23. Norman Nixon
24. Malcolm Drinkheld
25. Colin Whittle
26. Allan Adams
27. Alan McMullen
28. Micky Flett
29. Gerry McInally
30. John Taylor
31. Derek Curtis
32. Simon Anthony

Unfortunately Steve Hope from Forest Hall passed away on Sunday evening. When i find out about any funeral details I'll put them on here for anybody wishing to go.

There is two mistakes on the dates on fixture sheets handed out at the meeting.
The games scheduled for November 7th will be played on November 14th and the games scheduled for 28th November will be played on 5th December.
The fixtures on the website has the correct dates.

Registration
26th September 2023 at Engineers

Teams not present: Bentinck, Throckley

Our sponsors for this season
Borderline Taxis � League Sponsor
Precision Joinery & Tiling � Singles Sponsor
LW Carpet Fitting � Doubles Sponsor

The following teams have confirmed that under 18s are unable to play games in their club.
Throckley, Wallsend Buffs, Heaton Buffs A&B, Forest Hall. Some clubs were unable to confirm tonight and will get back to me as soon as possible.

The offer from Wallsend Buffs of �150 in exchange for hosting the Peter Heron Memorial Trophy final was accepted.

The singles final/presentation night was drawn out and will be held at Dunston.

All other final and semi final venues were also drawn out as follows:
Singles
Final: Dunston. Semis: Whitley Comrades and Westholme
Doubles
Final: Liberal. Semis: Westfield and Dunston
Veterans
Final: Heaton Buffs. Semis: Wallsend Buffs and Engineers
Division 1 KO Cup
Final: Westfield. Semis: Gosforth and Gateshead
Division 2 KO Cup
Final: Engineers. Semis: Springbank and Forest Hall
Peter Heron Trophy
Final: Wallsend Buffs. Semis: Heaton Buffs and Gateshead(Forgot to draw semis out at the meeting so semis were drawn randomly from those who had not already been selected for a second venue by Andrew Skilling)
These venues will not change if a player/team gets drawn at their home venue however there may be a slight edit of venues if a team that is due to host a semi final is drawn into the other semi final.

The proposal to split the singles and doubles competitions between divisions 1 and 2 was rejected however I will run a singles competition at the end of the season in this manner to see what interest there would be ahead of next season.

As there is no monthly meetings this season can I remind all captains that a picture of the completed scorecard should be sent to John Craig or posted to the facebook group to collate results. If this is not possible the result itself can be sent to John with the physical scorecards either handed to John, Allan Adams or Terry Douglas. Also for all cup games it is the responsibility of the winning player/team to ensure the result is given to John Craig before the given deadline.

The draws for the Peter Heron prelim round and Round 1 took place
Prelim Round 3rd October
Gosforth A v Gateshead
Round 1 10th October
Gosforth A/Gateshead v Westholme
Throckley v Engineers
Heaton Buffs B v Liberal
Dunston v Jubilee
Bentinck v Westfield
Wallsend Buffs v Heaton Buffs A
Whitley Comrades v Springbank
Forest Hall v Gosforth B

Next meeting will be held on Wednesday 18th October at Wallsend Buffs starting at 7.30pm

AGM
5th September 2023 at Wallsend Buffs

Teams present: Wallsend Buffs A, Wallsend Buffs B, Westfield, Dunston, Whitley Comrades, Liberal, Engineers, Throckley, Gosforth Cons A, Gosforth Cons B, Bentinck, Westholme, Heaton Buffs, Newcastle Golf Club, Jubilee

Teams not present: Forest Hall

New teams: Heaton Buffs B
Teams changing venues: Newcastle Golf move to Springbank, Heaton Buffs moving to Gateshead SC, Jubilee moving to Heaton Buffs A. The Jubilee are still attempting to sort a team at the jubilee if this happens Heaton Buffs A would be a new team
Teams lost: Wallsend Buffs B. Have had no word on Forest Hall at this moment if they are entering the league this season

The league format was agreed to 2 leagues of 8 playing eachother 3 times
Division 1
Gosforth A
Gateshead SC
Wallsend Buffs
Whitley Comrades
Gosforth B
Jubilee/Heaton Buffs A
Throckley
Division 2
Bentinck
Liberal
Springbank
Engineers
Dunston
Westholme
Forest Hall
Heaton Buffs B
If Jubilee do have a team then Heaton Buffs A would drop into Division 2 and Bentinck would be placed in division 1 giving one league of 9 and one of 8

The league will begin with Round 1 of the Peter Heron trophy on Tuesday 3rd October and the first league game will be on Tuesday 10th October

For the Newcastle United champions league group games being played on Tuesdays there will be no fixtures that week.

The teams have agreed to carry on buying the 6 drinks for the opposing team on league matches however we decided to just do this for Rounds 1 and 2 on the fixtures.

Players under the age of 18 will now be allowed to play in league matches in clubs that they are allowed in. Would each captain please find out whether their club allows this before the registration meeting.

Monthly meetings now all be held at Wallsend Buffs but will no longer be mandatory to attend, the dates will still be published on the fixtures for when competition draws will be done for anybody that wants to be there. To reflect this we have changed the league fees to the following
League Entry: �90
Player Registration: �2
Singles Entry: �3
Doubles Entry: �4
Veterans Entry: �2
With attendance not being mandatory for handing in the match cards if it has been posted to the facebook group, sent to me or handed to me that will count as being received and no fine will be given. Preferably I will receive these on the night of the game.
For any competition the winning player must inform me of the result when the game is played as soon as possible.

At the registration meeting we will be drawing the venue for the singles final/presentation night out it was decided that for being able to see the game, having space to fit the amount of people expected to attend and parking availability this would be between Dunston, Engineers and Westholme.
All other finals will be drawn from clubs who wish to host one and will not be changed. For semi-finals a suitable neutral venue will be sought when the draws are being made.

Regarding sponsorship of the league I am delighted to announce that Borderline taxis will be the title sponsor of the league this season and that Precision Joinery and Tiling has agreed to sponsor the league singles. If anybody has there own business they would like to promote or knows somebody that would be interested in doing so please get in contact with me.

Can all teams please bring completed registration forms and any applicable fees to the registration meeting which will be held at the Engineers on Tuesday 26th September starting at 7.30pm