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A few dates for your diaries

general view of bredon cricket club
It’s summertime and there’s a packed programme of games and social events at Bredon Cricket Club

It is shaping up to be a very busy summer at Bredon Cricket Club.

As well as our usual schedule of league senior and junior matches, we have several Sunday friendly matches.

Sunday games are always popular with spectators, and our bar at Hill Close is open whenever we play at home. There is a warm welcome for anyone who wants to come along to spend a relaxing afternoon watching a game.

A couple of derby games have just been added to our Sunday home fixtures. On July 24 we play a team from the Crown Inn at Kemerton, then take on Bredon Star Rugby Club on August 7. Better make sure the bar is well stocked for that one!

Nearer at hand, some of our younger players are taking part in an Under 9s Festival on Sunday (June 19).

There are also some exciting social events planned.

On Saturday, July 2, we have a Charity Race Night. All the fun of the racecourse without leaving the comfort of the clubhouse!

Then on Saturday, July 23, it’s our Eighties and Nineties School Disco Night. Roll back the years, enjoy all those old tunes, and buy selected drinks at 1990s prices.

Other dates for your social diary include our Family Fun Day on Sunday, July 31 (more details soon), and annual club dinner on Saturday, September 24.

As well as all that, we welcome some sides for mid-week games at Hill Close in July.

On Tuesday, July 19, Worcestershire Over 60s will play Gloucestershire Over 60s at our ground (start 1pm), while on Tuesday, July 26, we will put out a team against Stanton-by-Dale (start 2pm).

Oh, and don’t forget we now have a wide-screen TV in our clubhouse. It’s a terrific place to watch the Euro 2016 football (we’re open Thursday and Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons, and most Sunday afternoons throughout the summer).

 

Lively night in clubhouse, despite stoppage time upset

There was a terrific atmosphere in the clubhouse last night as members and guests watched England’s opening game of Euro 2016.

Children played happily on the pitch outside while parents and other adults watched the match on our new wide-screen telly.

If only England hadn’t conceded that stoppage-time Russia equaliser it would have been a perfect evening!

 

Watch the England v Russia Euro 2016 match at Bredon Cricket Club

England manager Roy Hodgson
Watch Roy Hodgson’s England play Russia in their opening Euro 2016 match

Why not come along and watch the England v Russia Euro 2016 match at Bredon Cricket Club?

We have a new wide-screen TV in our refurbished clubhouse and a fully licensed bar.

There is a warm welcome for members and non-members alike.

If you arrive early enough there will be some cricket to enjoy first (weather permitting) because our Second XI are at home to Kempsey.

The England game kicks off at 8pm and is being shown live from the Stade Velodrome in Marseille by ITV.

Check out our highly competitive bar prices below:

England manager Roy Hodgson
Enjoy a drink at our clubhouse bar while you watch England take on Russia at Euro 2016

 

Engineering firm’s £500 boost for our junior cricketers

cheque presentation at bredon cricket club
Club chairman Neil Hall, left, is presented with £500 by Future Advanced Manufacture boss Craig Peterson

Engineering support firm boss Craig Peterson has presented Bredon Cricket Club with £500 to buy gear for its junior cricketers.

Club chairman Neil Hall said he was delighted by Mr Peterson’s generosity.

He said: “We have a thriving junior cricket section at Bredon, and it is wonderful for our children to receive support like this from local businesses.

“The money will certainly help our young players develop their game.”

Mr Peterson is managing director of Future Advanced Manufacture, which is based at Staverton Technology Park, Gloucestershire.

The company supports the world’s best engineers and designers, turning their ideas, concepts and designs into prototypes and getting them ready for  production.

 

 

Blooming lovely touch for the clubhouse

One of the colourful floral displays that are helping brighten up our clubhouse
One of the colourful floral displays that are helping brighten up our clubhouse

Many thanks to Martyn and Dawn Draper for donating the beautiful flowers that are brightening up our clubhouse.

Our new kitchen is being fitted, the parquet floor is gleaming, there’s a new colour scheme and even talk of buying new blinds for the windows!

Is Bredon Cricket Club getting in touch with its feminine side?

Join us for the Bredon Cricket Club charity golf day

golf club and ball
Tee off with Bredon Cricket Club’s charity golf day

Catch up with friends and enjoy a relaxing day out at our charity golf day.

It is being held at the Tewkesbury Park Hotel on Friday, August 12, and proceeds will be split between our club and the Midlands Air Ambulance.

The day starts with coffee and bacon baps at reception, and ends with prize-giving (and perhaps refreshments).

There will be teams of three, and the competition will be an 18-hole Bowmaker with full handicaps (best single Stableford over the first six holes, best two over the second six, and all three scores count over the last six).

A nearest-to-the-pin prize will add a little extra interest to the day, which is being organised by Gareth Allen.

Cost is £75 a team (£25 a person).

To reserve a place email Gareth, as soon as possible and let him know sharing names, handicaps and team names.

If you wish to reserve a particular tee time (they run between 10am and noon) let him know and he will do his best to sort it out.

Good luck to all taking part!

Your committee: hard at work at England’s best cricket ground

Bredon Cricket Club committee meets outdoors
It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it!

Your committee works really hard to make Bredon Cricket Club even better… honestly, it does!

Balmy temperatures meant tonight’s monthly meeting was held outdoors for the first time anyone can remember.

There were, of course, refreshments at hand and one of Worcestershire’s loveliest views to enjoy.

But despite those distractions some useful work was done tonight.

Exciting improvements to our clubhouse are under way, a packed programme of social events arranged, and more Sunday games booked.

Over the next few days we’ll update you in more detail about what’s happening.

Any questions/suggestions for the committee? Use the form below:

You can bet our race night is going to be a blast!

 

horse racing at Worcester
And they’re off! Bredon Cricket Club is re-creating the excitement of race-going on Saturday, July 2. Picture: Worcester News

You are under starter’s orders for another great night out at Bredon Cricket Club.

We are hosting an exciting evening of racing at our Hill Close clubhouse on Saturday, July 2.

You will be able to stake money on the outcome of recorded races played on a large TV screen. The selection is purely dependent on chance. There are no odds or form to complicate your selection.

The evening’s organiser is a firm that specialises in this sort of event. It brings along all the equipment needed, including eight recorded races, betting slips as well as an experienced master of ceremonies.

There is a proper commentary with each race, and numbers appear on screen to show the audience the position of their horse as the race progresses.

Our bar will, of course, be open throughout.

It all makes for an evening that re-creates the thrilling atmosphere of a visit to the racecourse, and will be a valuable boost to the club’s coffers.

Admission is free, non-members are welcome, and the fun gets under way at 7.30pm.

Contact us using the form below if you have any queries:

 

Follow the rules and stay safe when you use our nets

cricket nets
Stay safe. Enjoy using our nets to polish your skills, but please follow the rules

We love to see people using our nets to polish their skills.

We are making an extra effort this season to keep them in tip-top condition, and hope you have noticed the difference!

Be aware, though, that anyone using the nets has a responsibility to keep themselves and others safe from harm.

Please take a few minutes to read these guidelines, and pass them on to anyone who may not understand the risks involved in misusing this facility.

Eighties and Nineties school disco night at Bredon Cricket Club

Turn back time to those glory days of the Eighties and Nineties at Bredon Cricket Club!

We’ll be playing some of the biggest hits of the two decades at our school disco retro night on Saturday, July 23.

But it won’t be just the music from the past you’ll be enjoying… we’ll be selling selected drinks at 90s prices too (though we can’t guarantee to have Hooch, Lambrini, or Skol lager in stock).

Why not really let your hair down and come in fancy dress? The theme is 1980s and 1990s school disco. There’ll be a prize for the best male and female outfits.

Bredon Cricket Club has an idyllic rural setting at the foot of Bredon Hill, and is just four-and-a-half miles from Tewkesbury and seven miles from Pershore.

On a warm night in July it’s the perfect place to remember those  uh, oh summer nights!

Tickets cost £5 on the door, and the bar opens at 7pm.

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