South West Regional News

HASSRA South West Ten Pin Bowling Report

• There seems no stopping the popularity of this sporting event increasing as the attendance record was blown away yet again. An amazing 77 bowlers participated, up from 59 the year before and it was fairly split, 44 Men and 33 Ladies. I never thought, in 2000, when there were just 6 participants, I may have to consider capping the amount of entries next year, as the maximum the bowling alley can cope with under the current format is 84.
• The day began with a short presentation to recognise those bowlers who have, in the past 11 years, joined the exclusive “200 Club” (scored 200 in one game) and the prestigious “600 Club” (averaged 200+ over a 3 games series).

Other members who were not in attendance this year -

Other members who were not in attendance this year -

To celebrate the 75^th anniversary of HASSRA the following bowlers were presented with 75cl bottles of wine.

• Emma Lyle Bristol 75^th entry this year.
• Adrian Heckford Poole 75^th entry overall (2005)
• John Goodall CSAC Passed 75 games during event ( 78)
• Tim Topham St Austell Passed 75 games during event ( 78)
• Adrian Heckford Poole Passed 75 games during event ( 83)
• Mike Terry Plymouth Passed 75 games prior to event ( 91)
• Paul Tope Crownhill Passed 75 games prior to event (199)
• Jeff Griffin Bristol Passed 75 games prior to event (204)
• Pete Batten St Austell Passed 75 games prior to event (206)

Once the presentations were over it was down to business.

Open Singles

• The surprising leader after game 3 was Jeff Griffin (Bristol) who averaged 191, followed by last year’s champion Paul Tope (Crownhill) with 177. During games 4 to 6, Jeff’s form dipped to allow Paul to forge ahead and Pete Batten, (St Austell) with the aid of the highest score of the day (227) to come within 11 pins.
• Matt Kerrigan (CSAC) bowled really well to hold 4^th place after game 6, especially when you take into account he was recovering from a recently broken thumb (bowling hand) and toe!
• Neither Paul, (142) or Jeff (130) bowled particularly well in game 7 which allowed Pete (185) to threaten the lead fleetingly and make 2^nd place almost guaranteed. Paul, to his credit, pulled out a 211 in game 8 to virtually seal victory, bar a disaster, which didn’t happen. Jeff did claw back 19 pins in game 8, but it still left him 25 more to overhaul Pete to attain 2^nd place and entry into the National Event.
• As hard as Jeff was trying to exert some pressure on Pete he just wouldn’t buckle and Pete stayed as composed as ever. It came down to the last frame, with Jeff needing to bowl 3 strikes to win by one pin. “Strike!” First hurdle cleanly taken, “Strike 2!!” What’s happening here? Before anybody could decide what happens in a tie? “Strike3!!!” In only the 2^nd time in 11 years Pete found himself in 3^rd place and not going to the Nationals for the 1^st time in 8 years.
• Matt Brooks (Plymouth) must be congratulated for finishing 4^th with a creditable 154 average, thanks to a final game of 201. Matt becomes the 17^th member of the exclusive “200 Club,” well done!
• You may notice, it is now called the “Open Singles” rather than the “Men’s Singles” and that is because of Maggie Gaughan of Gloucester. Maggie has shown ladies are quite capable of competing against Men at bowling and this year was no different by finishing 6^th, only 13 pins behind 4^th place.

Ladies Singles

• A more sedate competition was played out in the Ladies section as a record 33 bowlers competed for top spot. In reality it was more like Maggie was always going to win bar injury and the rest to battle it out for 2^nd and 3^rd. There were no injuries and Maggie duly won the competition by 160 pins and picking up on the way the Ladies high game of 164. (Maggie did bowl a 191 later but that was in the Open Competition).
• The fight for 2^nd and 3^rd was far tighter as no fewer than 8 bowlers were in contention going into the final game. Lucy Davis (Bristol) was as surprised as anybody to find she had captured 2^nd place from Hayley Williams (Taunton) by the narrow margin of 9 pins. Tracy Black (CSAC) tried really hard in the final game (158) but could not recover sufficiently from an uncharacteristic 87 in game 5 to overhaul the other 2 and finished 4^th.

Team Event

• A much larger team from Crownhill CSA entered this year, but it was the same 3 bowlers who ensured they retained the Team Trophy. Paul Tope, the Open Singles Winner, was ably supported by Tim Varcoe and Stuart Southam and between them they knocked over 2660 pins.
• The huge team (30) from CSAC Plymouth were a close 2^nd (2630) thanks to Matt Kerrigan, Andrew Trott and Bob Coates.
• Not far behind in 3^rd, (2602) came the trio of bowlers from St Austell, Pete Batten, Tim Topham and Mark Godwin.

Attached are the full results for 2010 and everybody’s current standings.

Representative Team Selection

National Finals Venue: Stoke-on-Trent Date: 15^th October

1. Paul Tope (Crownhill CSA) Average to be used 175

2. Jeff Griffin (Bristol) 161

3. Maggie Gaughan (Gloucester) 152

4. Lucy Davis (Bristol) 114

There are two other opportunities for you to represent HASSRA South West:

• Inter-regional competition v. East Midlands and West Midlands – date tbc. (Sep/Oct).

• CSSC Regional Qualifier – date tbc. (Sep/Oct)

Experience has taught me that anybody who has participated in the HASSRA regional qualifier can be called up to represent their region in the above events. The list below is only a provisional one and those on it should respond back to me to confirm availability:

Regional Match

Paul Tope Crownhill

Jeff Griffin Bristol

Pete Batten St Austell

Matt Brooks Plymouth

Andrew Trott CSAC

Maggie Gaughan Gloucester

Matt Kerrigan CSAC

Mike Terry Plymouth

CSSC Regional Qualifier

Paul Tope Crownhill

Jeff Griffin Bristol

Pete Batten St Austell

Matt Brooks Plymouth

Tim Varcoe Crownhill

Stuart Southam Crownhill (Required to join CSSC)

Steven Worth Crownhill

Matt Kerrigan CSAC (Required to join CSSC)

Andrew Trott CSAC

Bob Coates CSAC (Required to join CSSC)

Jeff Griffin

Regional Organiser

Friends & Family can join HASSRA Too!

HASSRA Associate Membership is open only to those aged 18 years and over. It is available to anyone who has taken early severance from the Dept of Health or Dept for Work & Pensions. It is also available to contractors, other Civil Servants, partners, family & friends of full members.

As an associate member you will be eligible to:

• Take part in any Regional or local events, competitions or activities
• Purchase discount Cinema or other tickets available from HASSRA South West
• Benefit from other offers & discounts organised by HASSRA South West
• Serve as an ordinary member on a local HASSRA club committee

Associate members, however, cannot:

• Compete in National HASSRA events, competitions or activities
• Purchase discount Theme Park or other tickets available from National HASSRA
• Benefit from other offers & discounts organised by National HASSRA
• Purchase tickets in the National HASSRA Lottery
• Serve on the Regional HASSRA committee
• Vote at the Regional Annual General Meeting
• Serve as an Official on a local HASSRA club committee

Costs £25.00 per annum

If you wish to apply for Associate Membership please complete the attached Associate Membership application form

If you have any further queries contact HASSRA South West by email

hassrasouthwest1@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

Or tel 01752 886 601

HASSRA to Celebrate 75 Years

Dear All,

HASSRA South East are planning to have photos on display at our 2010 Special event: Viva Las Vegas

These are to celebrate 75 years of ‘HASSRA’ (and its previous incarnations).

With this in mind we would like every region to delve into their supplies of photos and newspaper clips from the past! Ideally, we would like something showing:

• Particular moments of triumph (A national win possibly)
• At least one photo showing a regional team in the regional colours (whatever they were at the time!)
• Funny moments
• Fondly remembered faces from the past.
• Special Event memories
• Sports day memories
• Something recent
• An assortment of events
• Anything you think fellow HASSRA members would be interested in!

When you find items you think will be appropriate please label the back of photos and enclose newspaper clippings in plastic wallet with label.

The label should include:

• The name of the person and region they came from so we can get them back to you.
• Date of item (if known).
• Enclose any details you think would be interesting and send items to:

Andy Nash,

South East HASSRA

Broadstairs BDC

Alan Ballinger Foundation

The HASSRA South West Alan Ballinger Foundation has been set up to give individuals and teams funding for coaching, training, team development, and achievement, with a view to improving performance at Regional/National HASSRA competitions or Special Event. Individuals/team members should all be HASSRA members and have a genuine expectation of continuing membership after completion of the event for which the award is made.

There is no limit to the number of applications per individuals/teams per year. Applications should be submitted using the attached foundation form.

For more information please contact by email CSD HASSRA South West

Claim Form

Don’t forget that HASSRA South West members can claim a refund on the following benefits:

Beach Huts

Learn to Dive

College course

Spa Treatment

All you have to do to claim your discount is fill in the attached HASSRA South West claim form.