October   Newsletter 2023
Club News

The club was pleased to be able to host the wake for Allan Crocombe. Club chairman for 7 years, fellow members provided the following tributes: 

Allan was a squash player through and through, a talented player with a sharp aggressive style and a ferocious and uncompromising opponent with no quarter given or asked for. Off court, and in life, he could be equally uncompromising, with strong views about what was right and wrong. Above all Allan was a loyal friend who looked out for his friends and offered his uncompromising loyalty and support to his club and his teams, always ready to help out, even if it meant, after a long day in work, driving to Teifi on a wet foggy night in December to help out a struggling team! He was a true individual who will be remembered with fondness and respect by all who knew him. 

Whilst ​A​llan will be remembered with fondness by all those who knew him at the club and the wider squash community in South Wales where he was a familiar face, he will especially be remembered by the Friday and Sunday night club night players where he was a regular, both on court and in the bar afterwards! A​llan was not only a club and squash historian with an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of his beloved sport, but a fascinating and well read conversationalist, his presence will be remembered with great affection by that group in particular. 

I’ll miss him flying around in his battered old Astra, his knowledge of squash and  his principled unselfish attitude to helping the club to develop such that others could enjoy it in the way he did.

Exchange Visits - June and August 2024 H Dougherty.

We have provisionally arranged to visit our Polish friends in Warsaw the weekend of the 15th/16th June 2024. Details are still to be finalised, and more information will be given in next month’s newsletter 

We have offered them the opportunity to visit us, the weekend of 10/11th August 2024

Lost property

There are over 24 water bottles awaiting collection outside the bar door. Also a number of items of clothing. These will all be disposed of at the end of the month. 

Tennis :-  Elinore Lightbody, Tennis Lead.

Club Tennis Championships report, winners and photos are already on the website. Read the full report here. Tennis championships 2023  report

Squash :- Tom Rosser,  Squash lead.

• Delighted that Squash, from 2028, will be an Olympic sport. 
• The A team is currently top of the Premier League. 👏. Congratulations to the squad led by captain Dan Webb. 
  • Quiz Qn: when was the last time the club was in the top spot? 
• Club Squash Championships will be held during Dec & January with finals in February. Details of all events to follow, all entries will be  on line.
• Squash Courts - there are brushes/vacuum to assist with keeping courts clean of dust. 

Table tennis.

Our new table is available for all members to use - but we request that all equipment is returned to storage after use. 

Ladies racketball sessions have started on Wednesdays 1pm. Anyone interested turn up or contact Wendy.

Guests of members are welcome to play at the club and their guest fee should be paid on line at the time of booking. 

Events:  Kerry Bowen-James 

Halloween night was held on Tuesday 31st Oct during social tennis.  

1. Nov 17th Poker night from 7pm £20 see Craig Jones 

2. Christmas party night Friday  Dec 15th from 7pm £20 a ticket to include Christmas finger food buffet ( provided by Dragonfruit caterers) and DJ Smithy. Online payment - link to follow. Please can all share dates with social groups and support this event. 

3. Dec 9th.  Club hosting Swansea University sport staff Christmas party. 

October thanks go to:

• Sponsors of trophies for the 2023 Tennis Championship. All Club trophies are now displayed in the club house. 
• Wendy Xu for donating Mimi’s tennis skirts and tops which were given as prizes. 
• Steve Tett for facilitating the send off for Allan.