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Wednesday Apr 14th, 2010 will see the Pot Boys at The Mermaid hosting the Wednesday Boys from Shepherdswell.Remember... this is an early (8pm) start!
Early St Valentine's Massacre
Wednesday, February 3rd, The Bell, Shepherdswell...In between snow storms and ice, the Pot Boys trekked into the foggy depths of Shepherdswell for the first match of 2010. Before the game started, a £1 stake was put in by each player, the pot going to the highest hand of the evening. Not wanting to keep people on tenterhooks, Terry decided inthe very first game that he ought to seal it with a 28 hand! (Three 5's and Queen in his hand with a 5 turn). Obviously this rankled the home team, so they went all out to build a substantial lead by the time lunch was called. As is becoming the pattern, after lunch, the Pot Boys played much better, but the early lead was too much to overcome and the Wednesday Boys ended up one point closer to the Pots Boys' tally.
Thank you to Tony and John for organising it and to the staff at The Bell for good beer and good food.
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| 17 | 19 |
2010 Annual Dinner
The twenty-seventh annual dinner was held on Friday 8th January 2010 at the White Horse Inn, Bridge.The menu was the traditional fare of soup, steak & kidney pudding, apple crumble & cheese, in such portions that eating on Saturday would not be neccessary.
15 Pot Boys sat down for dinner - a few were unable to get through the snow... which certainly lay deep and crisp and even for the walk home. There was a welcome visit from country member Ray Dixon all the way from Devon. The only other country member to make it through was Father John.
The Big Board game was won by the President's team.
Many thanks to Tim and his staff for putting up with us and providing a great dinner.
European Golf Champions
The Pot Boys Golf Society finally came of age. Click here for the full report
Rest in Peace, Jim
The saddest news that could hit the Guild - the passing of our "President", Jim, on 21st June, 2005.Jim was cremated at Barham Crematorium on 30th June with 14 guild members in attendance. Afterwards, at the Plough and Harrow a Big Board game was held in his honour, with his grandson, also called James, leading the President's team to victory.
Underwater Cribbage
Yes, that's right! 4 intrepid pot boys - Dave, Viv, Peter M and Mark - led by Dave are going to play Cribbage in scuba gear at the bottom of the swimming pool in Shornecliffe.We want to raise lots of money for charity (Macmillan cancer relief) doing this, so if any pot boys have ideas for sponsors or publicity, let's hear them. We'll be using special magnetic playing cards supplied by Spirit Games
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World Series Match, 3rd February, 2010
With £24 at stake on a sweepstake for highest hand, Terry Wilmshurst gets a 28 in his very first game - Three 5's and a Queen in his hand, with a 5 turn.
Friday 6th Nov 2009
Terry Wilmshurst, to partner Viv Pritchard:"Are we actually winning?." (They weren't)
Friday 5th June 2009
Viv Pritchard, on seeing Dave Heap at Crib for the first time in ages:"Oh, hullo Dave. I thought you were dead."
Friday 11th July 2008
Clive Medhurst (an accountant, would you believe?):"So that's 15-two, 15-four, four's eight plus the right Jack makes six"
Friday 22nd February 2008
"Even I can't lose from here" Frank Whitten needing 16 to win in the last hand against 61 his opponents needed.... he lost
Friday 1st December 2006
Franks says "Sorry" to his partner... Friday 2nd January 2009, he did it again!
Friday 9th September 2006
Under new landlady, Gill, chips for "lunch", for the first time at the Plough in 15 years.
Annual Dinner, 9th January, 2004
Clive Medhurst scores a 28 on a single hand. Holding three fives and the Jack of Spades in his hand, a five of clubs turned up, providing Clive with a perfect hand, but with the wrong Jack!
Friday 14th March 2003
Atkins and Fairweather win every game.
Weekend of 8th June 2002
Atkins agrees with Walder six times.
For further information about our Cribbage guild, please contact: Mark Esdale
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