A wholly appropriate mark of respect to honour Mr D&DB&SL, Vic Hartley.
Sunday, 31 March 2019
Closing date for Club Competitions is today!
Last call for WCC Competitions Entries. Forms available behind the bar.
Friday, 29 March 2019
RIP Vic ‘The Legend’ Hartley
It is with great sadness & a heavy heart that I post this. Sadly in the evening of Thursday 28th March 2019, Vic Hartley passed away surrounded by his daughters, Ann Palmer & Dawn Saunders & their families at the JR after being taken ill earlier in the day.
It has been an honour & privilege to know & spend time with you & to have you as a friend. Sleep tight Mr D&DB&SL, Vic 'The Legend' Hartley. 💔🥃
PS. Enjoy donning the white gloves for all the other Legends up there on the green baize... & good luck trying to keep Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins in line! 😉💪
It has been an honour & privilege to know & spend time with you & to have you as a friend. Sleep tight Mr D&DB&SL, Vic 'The Legend' Hartley. 💔🥃
PS. Enjoy donning the white gloves for all the other Legends up there on the green baize... & good luck trying to keep Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins in line! 😉💪
Thursday, 28 March 2019
D&DB&SL Tables - Week 25
Congratulations to Wallingford A Team who secured the Premier Division Title last night with a week to spare, winning 3-2 v Abingdon RBL.
Also congratulations to Wallingford C Team who secured the First Division Title last night with an emphatic 5-0 win v Fawley... just before they face each other in 2 weeks time in the Chairman's Cup Final!
Well done A & C Teams - wholly appropriate in the Wallingford Comrades Club Centenary Year.
Also congratulations to Wallingford C Team who secured the First Division Title last night with an emphatic 5-0 win v Fawley... just before they face each other in 2 weeks time in the Chairman's Cup Final!
Well done A & C Teams - wholly appropriate in the Wallingford Comrades Club Centenary Year.
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
D&DB&SL Fixtures, Venues & Winners 2018/19
With all the Solo & Pairs Competitions now complete, just the 3 Team Cup Finals remain to be played.
Already a very impressive year for the Wallingford Comrades in our Centenary Year.
Already a very impressive year for the Wallingford Comrades in our Centenary Year.
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Monday, 25 March 2019
Last call for WCC Members for Steve Davis Snooker Exhibition Night
This is the last call for all Wallingford Comrades Club Members for the Centenary Event, Steve 'The Nugget' Davis Snooker Exhibition Night on Sunday 23rd June 2019.
There are still tickets left for this event, but you only have until the end of this month (Sun 31st March) before these tickets are put on general release & available for non-Members.
You have been warned - book now or be disappointed!
Click the link to buy your tickets.
WCC House Competitions 2019
Closing Date for WCC House Competitions 2019 is THIS SUNDAY, 31st March!
Get your entries in this week... or be disappointed.
Saturday, 23 March 2019
WCC Centenary Post #10
Can you identify the person in the picture?
Ok, so the big fella on the right is quite easily identifiable for those who know their darts. None other than the first winner of the World Professional Darts Championship back in 1978, Leighton 'Marathon Man' Rees. Leighton was from Glamorgan, Wales & sadly passed away in June 2003.
The picture was taken some time in the late 1970s at the ABM (Associated British Maltsters) Sports Club, when the moustachioed young dude on the left was playing Darts 5 nights a week & in his mid 20s. He is a long-standing member of the Wallingford Comrades Club & is also an ex-C Team player (during the Kevin Pickworth/Adam Beasley Captaincy era). Any guesses?
As always, feel free to message me with any contributions of your own which you may have (photographs, newspaper cuttings, etc.) & I'll add them to the feeds.
Snooker Rep.
Friday, 22 March 2019
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Monday, 18 March 2019
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Thursday, 14 March 2019
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Monday, 11 March 2019
WCC Centenary Post #9
WCC Centenary Post #9 is a lovely nostalgic black & white picture from back-in-the-day. It shows a very young, fresh faced John Spencer when he came to the Comrades to do an Exhibition Night at our Club.
John Spencer was born on 18th September 1935 & sadly passed away on 11th July 2006. He was an English Professional Snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt (1969), was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, the inaugural winner of the Masters & Irish Masters & was the first player to make a 147 break in competition (sadly not televised as the Camera Man had famously gone on a 'break' & missed the break!). He won the World Championship again in 1971 & 1977.
In the picture are (L - R), Ron Brewer (holding cue), Unknown male (looking over shoulder), 'Jimmy' James (Father of Alan), John Spencer, Unknown male (in chequered jacket), Bill Billingham (holding cue), 3 Unknown males (all holding cues) & Harry Aldridge (Comrades Chairman, 1960-71).
If anyone can assist with identifying the year or any of the unidentified people in the picture, please feel free to comment or contact me. It would be nice to commit these memorabilia to print for future generations.
And again, feel free to message me with any contributions of your own which you may have (photographs, newspaper cuttings, etc.) & I'll add them to the feeds.
Snooker Rep.
John Spencer was born on 18th September 1935 & sadly passed away on 11th July 2006. He was an English Professional Snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt (1969), was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, the inaugural winner of the Masters & Irish Masters & was the first player to make a 147 break in competition (sadly not televised as the Camera Man had famously gone on a 'break' & missed the break!). He won the World Championship again in 1971 & 1977.
In the picture are (L - R), Ron Brewer (holding cue), Unknown male (looking over shoulder), 'Jimmy' James (Father of Alan), John Spencer, Unknown male (in chequered jacket), Bill Billingham (holding cue), 3 Unknown males (all holding cues) & Harry Aldridge (Comrades Chairman, 1960-71).
If anyone can assist with identifying the year or any of the unidentified people in the picture, please feel free to comment or contact me. It would be nice to commit these memorabilia to print for future generations.
And again, feel free to message me with any contributions of your own which you may have (photographs, newspaper cuttings, etc.) & I'll add them to the feeds.
Snooker Rep.
Saturday, 9 March 2019
Friday, 8 March 2019
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Tuesday, 5 March 2019
Monday, 4 March 2019
WCC Club Comp Entry Forms are available now!
Entry Forms are available from behind the bar now. Get your entries in quickly to avoid disappointment.
I'm pretty sure that the Partnered Snooker is the Drawn Pairs(?), so just put your £2.00 on & await your drawn partner.
WCC Centenary Snooker Post #8
As you can see, Wallingford A Team won the inaugural Premier Division Title, fending off their arch rivals Wantage A by a very healthy 12 points!
Wallingford B were a very respectable 4th in the 12 teams-strong Premier Division.
Wallingford C kept their seat in the First Division, consigning QAD A (ask Vic Hartley!) & Harwell RBL B to the drop to the Second Division.
Wallingford D also had a 4th place finish in the Second Division, sandwiched between Wantage Police A & AERE Police A - far too easy for me to make a comment on that.
Abingdon Con A won the Jim Taylor Cup & Marlborough A won the John Evans Cup.
In Singles & Pairs events, Gerald Francombe won the Singles, Dave Alton & Len Pickett (Wantage A) won the Doubles & as mentioned in WCC Centenary Post #6, young Stuart Mogford secured the Under 23s Title!
Thank you to Phil Hall for supplying me with the copy.
Again, feel free to message me with any contributions of your own which you may have (photographs, newspaper cuttings, etc.) & I'll add them to the feeds.
Snooker Rep.
Saturday, 2 March 2019
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