News

Thanks to everyone who came to the above on 28th April at Lydd Golf Club. Congratulations in order to all of the winners on the evening!

In terms of registration, we now have 22 teams and following feedback from league members, it was agreed to take the league back to 2 divisions as it was felt that the season ended quite quickly with only 7 team divisions.
We took what were the top 11 teams across the 3 divisions and created the Premier Division with the remaining 11 teams making up Division 1. The fixtures are now created and the season will start on Monday 12th May!
The new season will also see the latest editions of the Roy Lambourne Cup/Plate as well as a League singles competition, which will be played on a Handicap basis.

Also, all teams should note that a courtesy 10 minute table time was agreed for visiting teams at 7-50 on match nights.

The current committee restood for election aside from Molly Mitchell and Ash Stephenson. Thanks to both for their service to the League. The committee were re-elected by the members.

Discussions were held on player safety and The Alison Graham Ladies (now an Invitational competition) before the meeting was closed.

The Inaugural Scotch Doubles Final was held on the evening and was well supported by the members of the league and the finalists' families. This was a tense affair and was won 8-5 by Matt Coleman and Chris Beale who recovered from an early deficit. Congratulations to both and also to the beaten finalists, Nick Brown and Austin Palmer who played some great pool on their run to the final.

Matt and Chris will receive their Trophy at the next presentation evening as well as the winners of the Alison Graham Ladies and the current Romney League Masters which is ongoing.

We, as a committee, look forward to seeing you all again this season!

Congratulations to Matt Coleman/Chris Beale and Nick Brown and Austin Palmer who have both won their respective semifinals on the Scotch Doubles.
Well played to Louis Stone/Ben Roberts and Bobby/Boz Bell on their runs to the semifinals. Fantastic efforts from all!
The final will take place at Lydd Golf Club on Monday 28th April @ 8-30pm.

There have been some changes to the management of the League.
Following an incident at The Bailiff’s Sergeant at a recent Interleague match, and subsequent investigation, Debbie Yates resigned her position with immediate effect.
The League now seeks a Chairman and will accept nominations at the AGM.
At the same time, Ash Stephenson resigned his position as League Secretary with immediate effect.
Mark Higgins accepted the position as acting secretary pending a vote at the AGM.
The rest of the committee remains unchanged.
The League would like to thank both Debbie and Ash for their time in their respective positions.

Please put Monday 28th April in your diaries as the date for the above.
The venue will be Lydd GC. New season Registration fee will be £45 payable on the evening.
This season’s meeting will also see the Scotch Doubles Final taking place as the highlight of the evening for those that wish to stick around and watch!

Congratulations to all winners in this week’s matches.
Wins for Nick Brown & Austin Palmer, Matt Coleman & Chris Beale, Louis Stone & Ben Roberts and Bobby & Boz Bell saw them progress onwards.
Highlight of the evening was the match between Nick Brown/Austin Palmer and Kenny Sharpe/Simon Hooton which went to a decider and a Break Dish for Nick and Austin! Great playing under such pressure.
Commiserations to the losing pairs.
The Semi-Final draw is now on the website.
Please note that due to the stage of the competition, walkovers will not be accepted. Both pairs to give two alternative dates if they cannot fulfil the scheduled date.

The field for the 2025 Masters (qualifying period seasons 75/76) is as follows;

1. Dave Dean
2. Len Sayers
3. John Bowden
4. Kenny Sharpe
5. Brian Carter
6. Tony Collins
7. Dave Clarke
8. Ian Jackman
9. Mark Higgins
10. Lee Jackman
11. Steve Dadson
12. Wayne Buckland
13. Jason Relf
14. Jayson Davies
15. Ian Kosta
16. Beckham Fender

The draw as per seedings;
1 vs 16
2 vs 15
3 vs 14
4 vs 13
5 vs 12
6 vs 11
7 vs 10
8 vs 9

Competition will start as a round of 16 knockout followed by a one day last 8 competition at Camber Castle on Sunday June 8th at 1pm.
All first round matches Best of 9, higher seed as home player to pick venue and arrange match.

Well done to all the winners this week!
The draw for the Quarter Finals is now online. Gentle reminder that higher division pairing start -1 in matches it applies.

Draw made for last 16…

Molly/Bob Mitchell vs Mark Higgins/Brian Carter @ The Royal Oak.
Austin Palmer/Nick Brown vs Ricky Piper/John Sansom @ Lydd GC
Kenny Sharpe/Simon Hooton vs Clive Halliwell/Tony Collins @ Bailiff’s Sergeant.
Len Sayers/Jayson Davies vs Bobby Bell/Boz Bell @ Captain Howey.
Karl Golding/John Stone vs Alastair Gardiner/Steve Davies @ Levin Club.
Darren Masters/Rob Thomas vs Matt Coleman/Chris Beale @ Lydd Institute.
Les Percival/Shane Cooley vs Harry Hanniford/Cohen Laker @ Dukes Head.
Dave Dean/Craig White vs Louis Stone/Ben Roberts @ Newchurch Club.

Best of 9 Racks.
Handicap in play, higher division team -1.
All matches to be played @ 8pm Monday 3rd March. Levin Club @ 8-15.
Good luck to all!

Well done to all players last night! One or two minor hiccups but all matches complete.
Congratulations to those progressing to the Round of 16 to be drawn Tuesday 11th February .
Round of 16 to be played at 8 venues, 8pm starts. No changes of venues will be permitted!
Gentle reminder that handicap applies and higher ranked team starts match -1.

The George B in Division One have unfortunately withdrawn from the league.

As the Geroge played exactly half of their fixtures their results will stand.

If any of the George player's wish to remain in the league they are welcome to join another on the basis they confrim with me 24 hours before playing for the new team.

This season has seen an unusually high mount of games being postponed, therefore the committee reviewed
rule 3.d and have made the following amendment to be applicable from June 1st.
(The wording in this rule is very ambiguous and needed amending regardless)

- Any team cancelling a game will be subject to minus 4 points. The game can will be re-arranged.

- If a team cancels on the day of the game then that team will be subject to minus 8 points and the game awarded 15-0 to the opposing team. POS stats will be added to opposing team.

Only games that have been postponed after June 1st will be subject to the above.

Morning All,

Thank you to those that attended the Presentation Evening yesterday, it was very well attended - thank you for your continued support towards the league.

Fixtures are now live for Season 76, same teams as last season so the same format of 2 divisions.

The committee held a meeting after presentation and below is a summary of the outcomes

League Rules Vote
International Rules - 14
World Rules - 7
Resulting in the league switching over to International Rules with immediate effect.
The committee fully understand that this will result in a learning curve for many and will try and support such transition as best we can.
I will share a very useful video on the rule differences in the next coming days.
The committee also agreed that for the first half of the season it is perfectly acceptable to ask your opponents what the ruling is in any given situation. This does not mean coaching is permitted - it means a player can ask what the impact of the rule is at that given time (They cannot ask which shot they should play).
I will be happy to take calls about the rules to help as much as I can - if there are players/captains in the league already comfortable with the rules and wouldn't mind taking calls on the rules then please contact me so I can share your details.
We aim to also get printed versions of the rules to each venue.

League Set up
Confirmed as 2 divisions

Masters
The method for calculating the order of participants was discussed and a method agreed. The list of qualifiers will be announced shortly alongside details of the event.

Alison Graham
It was bought to my attention that the winners and runners-up of the event would usually receive a trophy each to keep. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware and as such the trophies weren't ordered.
My sincere apologies to both Molly and Debbie, I will order the trophies for you both as soon as possible.

Singles KO
The League will run a singles KO alongside the league fixtures this season. There will be a competition for each division. The committee agreed upon a small cost of £1 per person for entry into the event. Usual league rules apply (All entries must be part of the league to participate).
All entries and monies should be with the league secretary by 27th May (it would be easier if each captain could collate their team's entries and money).
Singles KO matches will be played on Monday evenings as part of the League season.

Cross Pairs event
The committee also discussed the need for pairs/doubles event. Unfortunately the League calendar makes it difficult to schedule such an event on Monday evenings but did agree that the following event will take place:
£5 entry per pair, all money in will be paid out to the winners and runners-up. There will be no trophy for this event.
There will be no set date for the fixtures, but a deadline as to when the fixture needs to be played by - it will be up to both pairs to arrange a mutually agreeable day/time to play.
The pair drawn our first can chose which venue to play at.
All entries and monies to be with the league secretary by 30th April.

Thanks once again for the continued support towards the league it is very much appreciated.
Good Luck to all teams for Season 76.

Best Regards

Kenny

Congratulations to Molly Mitchell of Camber Castle A on winning and retaining the Alison Graham Trophy on Monday (18th) at the Bailiff's Sergeant.

Molly overcome Debbie Diffey in the final, with the deciding frame being a rather tense affair not helped by the
Eight Ball sitting in the jaws of the middle pocket from quite early in the frame.

The event was well supported with 10 ladies in attendance and played in great spirit.

Well Done once again to Molly.

At The Bailiff's Sergeant on Monday 25th March 2024.

Registration from 7:30pm

Presentation to begin at 8:15pm.

Please note, due to the feedback received their will be a vote on whether to introduce International Rules into the League.

Look forward to seeing you all.

Best Regards

Kenny

The Alison Graham knock-out will be played on the 18th March 2024 at The Bailiff's Sergeant.

Registration 19:30 for a 19:45 start.

All ladies that have participated in the league during Season's 74 and 75 are welcome to enter.

Format will be decided once numbers are confirmed on the day.

Good Luck All

Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.

Wishing everyone a great time!

Kenny

Friday 15th December - 13:30pm
Charing Crematorium

Followed by the wake at Newchurch Social Club.

There will be a collection box at both venues for people to donate towards Macmillan Cancer research and Pancreatic Cancer.

No Black tie to be worn, dress code optional. The family have requested no flowers as they cannot be left at the Crematorium.

Members of the pool league are welcome to attend either (or both) events to celebrate and remember Derek.

It brings me great sadness to report the passing of Derek Read of The Newchurch Club X team. Derek passed away on Sunday morning after a short illness.

Derek played in the league for around 20 years with his son Darren, representing The Fleur De Lis, The Bell Inn and in more recent seasons the Newchurch social club.
Derek played nearly 1400 frames in the league, spanning 35 seasons and nearly 500 matches making him a long standing member of our league.

Having played in the same team and against Derek, my long standing memory of him will undoubtably be the cheer of 50p when one of his team-mates potted the cue ball.

On behalf of the league, my condolences and thoughts to Derek's family and his Newchurch team.

Derek Read, Rest in Peace Sir!

Hi Everyone,

The Fixtures for Season 75 are now live on the website, with the first fixtures kicking off on Monday 14th August.

This season the league will run a Team Knockout alongside the League fixtures, further information will be shared in due course.

I will also aim to get the usual fixtures grid on the site before the season starts.

Please remember to print out the result sheets (now online under the Files menu), the winning team is to submit the result sheet in the Captain's WhatsApp groups (all captains should be added to the relevant group for the coming season - if you are a captain and are not in the group please message me privately and I will sort).

Good Luck to all teams for this season.

Kenny Sharpe
League Secretary

Hi All,

Just to clear up the rumour's about a break away league being formed.
Discussions did take place, but went no further than that.

No new league is being formed.

Darren / Skippy

Hi All,

Registration, Presentation & AGM will be held at the Bailiffs Sergeant on the 7th August.
Registration from 7pm and the fee will be £45 per team.

All Committee positions will become available, although most are happy to continue in their roles.
Anyone wishing to apply to be on the Committee or to add an item on the AGM Agenda, please send me an email.
My Email address is [email protected].
All emails must be received by the 31st July.

Kind Regards

Darren / Skippy

Hi All,

Congratulations to this season's KO winners.

Premier Division
Terry Pepper (Dukes Head) who beat Dave Dean (Bailiff RMA) 7-3 in the final.

Divsion 1
Michael Laker (Royal Oak B) who beat Robert Thomas (Camber Castle B) 7-6 in the final.

Thank you to those who went to support each final, I'm sure each player appreciated it.

Regards
Darren / Skippy

Hi all,

Congratulations to John Bowden (Bailiff RMA) on winning this years event.
John beat Ian Jackman (Sandy Bay) 7-6 in a thrilling final, which could of gone either way.

John's route to victory

Round 1 Jason White 5-2.
Q Final Lee Jackman 5-3
S Final Dave Dean 6-2
Final Ian Jackman 7-6

Regards
Darren / Skippy

Hi All,

It has been brought to my attention, that female players are receiving sexist comments and remarks against them, either during matches or private messages after the game.

This is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated any longer. Anyone found to be doing this will be banned from the league indefinitely.

Regards

Darren / Skippy

The pool league would like to offer it's sincere condolences to the family and friends of Nick Bishop, who sadly passed away last week.
Nick who played for The Warren, had played in the league for over 20 years.
He will be missed by us all. RIP Nick.

Regards
Darren / Skippy

Hi All,

Fantastic turn out for the ladies event, 12 in total. The highest number for many years.

Some great pool played during the night.

Congratulations to Molly Mitchell (Camber Castle) on winning this years event, beating Dawn Jones 2-1 in the Final.

The full draw and results, are under the Competition tab.

Thank you Debbie and Wendy at The Bailiff, for letting us use their table.

Regards
Darren / Skippy

Hi All,

Thank you to those that attended Registration & Presentation last night.
Congratulations to all trophy winners.

New Season is now live and will start next week.
If you wish to download a copy of the fixtures,
Go to: Menu --- Files--- Season 74 Fxtures
Result sheet can also be found there.

Covid can no longer be used to cancel matches.

We ask all venues to do food again on match nights.

After a lengthy discussion the Committee decided that we will not be having the Doubles KO anymore.
Singles KO will start at the end if January, please get all names to me by the 16th January.

A date for The Alison Graham (Ladies KO) will be set in the New Year.

No date as yet has been set for The Masters, as we are trying to arrange a Venue for this event.

Good Luck to you all for the new season.

Enjoy and play well.

Regards
Darren / Skippy

H All,

Another season comes to an end, hope everyone has enjoyed it.

Registration & Presentation will be on 28th November at The Bailiff Sergeant.

Registration will be from 7.15pm, followed by the presentation.

Registration fee will be £45.

We are expecting a few more teams to enter next season. If anyone knows of any other teams wishing to enter, please pass them my number - 07921977081.

New Season will start 5th December.

Regards

Darren / Skippy

Hi All,

This will be held at The Bailiffs Sergeant on 11th April, from 7.30pm.

If anyone wishes to have an item discussed at the AGM, please put this in an email to me ASAP.
My email address is [email protected]

There are few things to discuss and vote on, so I ask for as many of you to attend as possible please. 1 vote per team.

The Registration fee is £40.

I look forward to seeing you all on the 11th.

Regards

Darren / Skippy

Congratulations to Kevin Miles, Paul Vant and Frank Sargent for winning the 3-man National Silver Cue competition and the £2000 prize in Yarmouth this weekend.
Full details can be found at epa.org.uk

I wish to convey my Thanks to the committee and members for their splendid gift upon my 'Retirement'. It was totally unexpected and much appreciated.
Although I will be taking no part in the administration of the League, I will continue to play.
I wish the new Secretary all the very best in his new role and will assist in making the change over as smooth as possible.

Regards
Roy