Season greetings to all our members and a happy new year to one and all. Two events that are coming up in the near future are:

Christmas Quiz (in January) – Available to members of the public

Steve will be donning his Santa costume and giving presents out to everyone that comes to his annual Christmas quiz (held in January – don’t ask!). Teams of 4 pay just £6 per head and are treated to a night of questions, fabulous food, rounds of sticky 13 and a great raffle. To enter the quiz,  which takes place on Saturday 12th January at 7.30 pm, just put your team’s name on the notice which is on the bar in the club. A great night out and open to members of the public as well.

Burns Supper – Available to members of the public

Wee sleekit tim’rous member, a ye awready for neeps an’ tatties and a wee dram or two,

It doesnt seem a year since our last Burn’s Supper which was thoroughly  enjoyed by all who came. Enjoy a marvellous feast of haggis, neeps and tatties and dance the night away at the Celeidh in fron of a live highland band. If you’re feeling brave, perform a poem from the great bard himself and earn yourself a wee dram of whiskey. Our Burn’s Night is on Saturday 26th January at 7.30 pm. Tickets cost £20 for adults and £15 for ages 10 – 15. Tickets may be purchased from the club, Oakwood Fisheries, Preston’s of Oakwood and Jack Rabbits of Oakwood. Hurry now before they’re all sold out.

Congratulations to one of our Junior members, Casey, who has recently taken part in the EASB National Championship qualifiers held at Leeds Northern Snooker Centre on November 10th. Casey actually won all his matches, ensuring that he now qualifies for the last 16 of the National Finals to be held next year on May 25 at the Northern Snooker Centre. This is a tremendous achievement considering that Casey is 11 and is playing against other players up to 3 years older than him. He is the youngest player to qualify this season for the finals and was only one of five players that scored a break over 30.

As a reward Casey was taken by his family  to meet Ronnie O’Sullivan in Halifax at “A sporting life story with Ronnie O’Sullivan” at the Victoria Theatre

A roller coaster of a month for the club with 18 games won and 14 lost.  The club is sitting in 7th position (out of a possible 14)

Here are the results for November

Nov 28th v  New Wortley  L 6-2

Nov 21st v Moor Allerton B D 4 – 4

Nov 14th v Leeds Deaf Social W 7 -1

Nov 7th v Rowland Road W 5 – 3

Our next game is home against Pudsey Liberal A  on Wednesday 5th December

You can follow the fortunes of the our team, Oakwood Parochial & Home Guard Snooker Club (the longest name in the league!), by clicking here. Select league G  and Submit to see  the latest table of results. Click on our club’s name to see individual fixtures, results and  score cards

A great night was had by all when Steve and Jan put on our annual Halloween Quiz. Raffles, a picture quiz, questions and rounds of sticky 13 (a card based bingo game) made for a memorable evening and prizes were shared out amongst a 40 strong audience. The next quiz night will be on January 12th 2019 and for some reason is called our “Christmas Quiz”

We’re very worried about Steve!

… but the food went down very well …

…. and sticky puddings were  followed by Sticky 13 …

… and the snooker room will take some clearing up!

Head over to the Events section of the website to see some highlights of upcoming events within the club, including:

• Surprize Pairs
• Halloween Quiz
• President vs Vice-President Select
• Alan Jackson Memorial Night
• AGM & Presidents Final
• Fur & Feather
• Burns Night Ceilidh

The team continues to have mixed success but are slowly moving up the league.

Recent results are

v Swarcliffe WMC 4 – PHG 4    24 Oct

v Pudsey Liberal Club B 4 – PHG 4    17 Oct

v Chapel Allerton 2 – PHG 6     10 Oct

v Northern Snooker Centre 6 – PHG 2    3rd Oct

v Rowland Road C 6 –  PHG 2   26 Sept

v Guiseley Factory Workers 2 – PHG 6  19 Sept

v.  East Leeds Sc 4 – PHG 4        12 Sept

Our next game is away against Leeds Postal Sports Association on Wednesday 31st October

You can follow the fortunes of the our team, Oakwood Parochial & Home Guard Snooker Club (the longest name in the league!), by clicking here. Select league G  and Submit to see  the latest table of results. Click on our club’s name to see individual fixtures, results and  score cards

The club is pleased to congratulate one of its Junior Academy members on success in league snooker run by The Northern Snooker Centre.  Casey Ratcliff and members of his family had a fabulous time at the Presentation Night at The Northern Snooker Club  where Casey was presented with 3 Trophies for Winner of the Thursday League, Winner of the Friday League and Runner up for the Saturday Premier League. The highlight of the evening for Casey though, was meeting two-time World Championship finalist Matthew Stevens and, even better, getting to play a frame against him. Fantastic effort Casey, well done!

On  Wednesday 5th September our newly named league team played Pudsey Liberal Club (A) at Pudsey. A very warm welcome was given to the players by the home team in this first game of the season and a tightly fought match ensued. The long lay off certainly became apparent with all members of the team displaying match nerves and rustiness. Fortunately the same could be said for the home team and the night ended in a 4-4 draw with everyone winning one game and losing the other.

Our next match is against East Leeds Snooker Club on Wednesday 12 September, starting at 7.30 pm

You can follow the fortunes of the our team, Oakwood Parochial & Home Guard Snooker Club (the longest name in the league!), by clicking here. Select league G  and Submit to see  the latest table of results. Click on our club’s name to see individual fixtures, results and  score cards

Monday 10th September saw the start of Junior Academy with a full house of 6 youngsters eager to learn the ins and outs of the game. Lionel Payne, our World Professional Snooker Coach is looking forward to working with the pupils to improve their basic skills and knowledge of snooker.

If you are interesting in joining the academy then please contact Lionel directly on 07767 636646. Although there are currently 6 students in the academy, the maximum for the numbers of tables, we will consider running a second night of Academy during the week to accommodate new pupils

Two free taster sessions open to boys and girls of all abilities between the ages of 8 and 16. Session 1 starts at 1.00pm and lasts for 90 minutes. Session 2 is also 90 minutes and begins at 4.00 pm. Coaching led by Lionel Payne, World Professional Snooker Coach. Call 0113 2120194 between 5 pm and 11.00 pm (Mon – Fri) to book a place.

Read more about the Academy here.