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18 EAST
HANNINGFIELD

CHARITY

TRIPLES

Once again East Hanningfield
SMBC arranged their annual
Charity Triples to raise money
for the worthy cause “Hearing
Dogs for Deaf People”.
Twenty teams lined up to
try & win the charity trophy & in
Triples winners Paul Bax, Rachel Cordy the process helped to raise £625
and Steve Killington for the dog’s charity.
The teams that entered
consisted of sixteen teams from Essex & four who travelled from London & Kent.
The day got off to a flyer for the triple from East Tilbury who started the day with two
wins of 12-2 & 11-3, but they could only manage 1 point from their remaining two games in
group C, in the same group one of the home club teams Horseshoes won their first game
11-2 then lost their next game by the same score but came storming back in their next games
to win 7-2 & 14-3 to win the group with East Tilbury grabbing 2nd place.
In group A Burham from Kent came first with six points winning their final two games
13-3 & 13-2 with Warren Heath coming in second on shot difference from their nearest ri-
vals.
Group B finished very close
with 3 teams tied on 6 points each
but the other home team Windmills
coming out on top with plus 14
shots with O.C.B.C finishing 2nd
with plus of 8 shots.
In group D the finish was
even closer with Ramsden Bell-
house & Stonyhill Greys going into
the last game against each other
on 6 points apiece but even the
game could not produce a winner
as they drew 7-7 which meant Triples runners-up Rita Blackhall, Tom &
Ramsden went through as winners Tony Ealham with Club Chairman Paul Cairns.
with a plus 14 shots compared to
Stonyhill’s plus of 13 shots.
In the quarter finals East Tilbury beat Burham 10-7, Stonyhill Greys beat Windmills 6-
4 after being 1-4 down, Horseshoes saw off Warren Heath 6-4 & Ramsden beat O.C.B.C 9
-6. The Semi-finals saw Horseshoes beat Stonyhill Greys skipped by Chris Coates by 8 shots
to 5, while in the other semi Ramsden Bellhouse beat East Tilbury skipped by Pauline Childs
9 – 5.
In the final the Horseshoes which consisted of Rachel Cordy, Steve Killington & skip
Paul Bax took a 2 on the first end but Ramsden skipped by Tony Ealham along with Rita
Blackhall & Tom Ealham came back with a 2 on the next end. It was nip & tuck all the way
through to the 8th & final end with only singles being scored which left a final score of 5-5.