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28 GREAT
GREAT
HOUGHTON NEWS
HOUGHTON NEWS
South Northants
South Northants
Village League
Village League
After the NSMBA Winter Leagues fin-
ish in February some of the South
Northants SMB Club's come together
to play in the Village League.
This year 7 Clubs entered, which
Great was a very healthy turnout, to play in a
Great
Houghton new format which would make playing
Houghton
more interesting while playing different
Sarah Watts, Gordon Watts, Denese Watts, players as well.
Sarah Watts, Gordon Watts, Denese Watts,
Mark Canavan, Winifred Knight, Martin Watts, The new format was 2 Mats of
Mark Canavan, Winifred Knight, Martin Watts,
Sheila Evans, & Sally Canavan Triples playing 3 Woods for 8 ends.
Sheila Evans, & Sally Canavan
Then after the tea break the away
team remained on the same Mats
The scoring was 2pts for a mat win, or 1pt each for a
draw, and then an extra 2 pts for the winning team. But while the home team swapped mat
if it was 2 mats all at the end of the match, the team with
the most shots would pick up the extra 2pts.
This new format and scoring system went down
well with the teams in the league, and meant that every
mat had its part to play in the result. In the end the
Champions were Great Houghton on 81 points and a
shots difference of +175. The Runners-up were Sher-
ington on 65 points and +74 shots

Cancer Research
Cancer Research
Charity event
Charity event
Back in May last year I was diagnosed
with Pancreatic Cancer! If that wasn't a
big enough shock, then the news that my
best chance of surviving this was to have
a nine-hour stomach op (known as Whip-
ple procedure) followed by six months of
chemo was even greater!

The Finalists Pytchley and Old Stratford
The Finalists Pytchley and Old Stratford
The chemo finished in December and then in
February I was told that my bloods were normal
and a CT Scan showed all was clear! It's now
blood tests, scans, & reviews for the next 5 years.
So, while I was going through chemo, I de-
cided to put on a Charity Fours tournament at
Great Houghton Village Hall, Northants in aid of
Cancer Research UK.