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County Teams Christmas Social 2024

Players from the 1sts and 2nds gathered for a Christmas social on Wednesday 18th December. With 12 in total and only two courts the decision was to do a doubles round robin for the Squash part (single PAR-15 games, with a deciding point at 14-all), before everyone headed for the Banyers Hotel in Royston for food afterwards.

Some pre-planning on pairings was thrown into the air by staggered arrival times, but we mostly managed to get even teams. Three pairs were competing to top the table, with the crown eventually going to Matt S and Gareth.

 

M & J

Ms & G

M & K

C & M

Mx & S

C & J

Total

Mike & Jan

n/a

8

10

15

14

15

62

Matt S & Gareth

15

n/a

15

15

15

15

75

Miles & Kate

15

12

n/a

13

15

15

70

Chris & Moises

13

13

15

n/a

15

15

71

Matt W & Sean

15

14

11

10

n/a

15

65

Colm & James

13

10

6

13

10

n/a

49

However with both of these guys still at the club and up for another game, and second-placed pairing Chris and Moises still around it was decided to play off for the overall crown.

A bad move from the table-toppers as opened the door to Chris and Moises taking the overall honours, the final shot of the event a proper bit of Squash genius from El Bandido Moises as a fade-away backhand overhead volley found a rolling nick out of the front backhand corner, something that not even club no.1 Matt could retrieve.

And after that it was off to dinner

But enough talk, here are some images from the Squash part of the evening:-

Kate & Miles

Match action: Mike & Jan vs Matt W & Sean

Chris on the balcony

Chris and Moises check out their opposition

Colm & James take on Matt S & Gareth

Later in the same game

And again

Another shot from Mike & Jan vs Matt W & Sean

And a third shot from this match

The decider - Chris & Moises against Matt S & Gareth

Colm & James take on Matt W & Sean

More from that match

Another shot from the deciding clash

And one more - El Bandido winds up

Miles & Kate take on Mike & Jan

Matt S & Gareth against Matt W & Sean

Kate (mostly your photographer, so someone else took this one)

Kate Nankivell – in Memoriam

Melbourn Squash Club are very sad to hear of the recent passing of Kate Nankivell.

Kate was a significant presence in Sport in the Royston and Melbourn area. She made an enormous contribution to Melbourn Squash Club in particular, where she was a member since our founding in the mid-1980s. As well as playing to a high level Kate undertook various leadership roles: she was the club Coach for many years, teaching both Club Members and pupils at Melbourn Village College, she captained the Melbourn Ladies team, and also sat on the Squash Club Committee as Membership Secretary for over a decade.

Kate was less involved in the club in recent years, but she was back on court with her young granddaughter in 2023 and leaves a lasting legacy. She will be fondly remembered by many in the local area, including numerous Melbourn Squash players who she taught to play the game, some current committee members amongst them.

Her passing is sudden, a shock, and a terrible loss. The club wishes to express our condolences to Guy, Matt and the entire Nankivell family.

Subscription Renewal Notice

All membership come up for renewal at the end of this month (September). Members have a month's grace to renew, but at the end of October the club will need to suspend accounts and for GDPR reasons delete details of any member who has not renewed.

Please complete the attached membership form and email it to Jan, the Club Secretary, if you wish to renew. We need a new form each year even for renewing members as this is our record of your GDPR permission to us to store your details.

Following the substantial hike in our electricity unit price the AGM voted to rise both annual subscriptions and court fees. The AGM minutes will be shared in due course, with further details on this.

Attached are membership forms for 24-25, and the new subs and fees schedule. Copies will also be posted in the club.

Club Bank Details for online payment are available on request - please contact the Club Secretary for these.

Please contact the committee if you feel exceptional circumstances may apply to your membership application.

MVCSC Committee