Sports & Leisure

Team Leader: Wendy Richardson

We offer a full programme of sports and leisure activities
throughout the year - almost an A - Z !

We have 2 Kurling Sets and come out to WIs.

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2025 

MAY

We held our annual Bridge Day & Lunch at Rolleston Village Hall, a new venue for this event, which worked well for the catering side as well as for the players. Everyone seemed to be enjoying playing, but it was nice to hear a lot of the players saying they also came for the food! Thanks very much to the Sports & Leisure team for all your efforts. The winners were Mano Saravanamutta & Avis Norman (Eakring WI) with 4250 pts and the runners-up were Elaine and Michael Ackroyd with 2210pts. Thank you to everyone for your support.

The Darts league results will be sent out to the WIs who took part. I hope you are sending a team to the Kurling Competition on Wednesday 2 July at Lowdham Village Hall. Another great night of Bingo is planned, this time at Rolleston Village Hall on Friday 10 October.

I am saddened to say that this is my last Hornblower piece as the Chair of the Sports & Leisure team and also as a Trustee. I would like to thank everyone who has helped me along the way, especially the ladies who have served on the Sports & Leisure team with me over the last dozen or more years - you have all made my job so easy with your support. I would also like to thank all the members that have attended the different events we have put on over the years and it has been a pleasure to go out and teach you all Kurling and Rummikub. 

I would like to thank Heather Roberts who has worked so hard for the Federation while I have been the Chair of the Sports & Leisure team, Sue Sanderson the Federation Secretary who does a fantastic job of keeping everything together. I hope the move of our office to Kirkby doesn't mean the Federation loses them, as I am not sure the Federation will be able to run without them. So, thank you again.

APRIL

The results are in for the Darts League final played at the Waggon and Horses pub, Bleasbybetween Bottesford WI and Kneesall WI.  Congratulations to the new champions Kneesall WI with their winning team: Pat Hurst, Sue Carson, Robin Threlfall, Lisa Hollingworth, Jenny Taylor & Jenny Bladon whoplayed in the final. Sheila Poole, Kelly Makinson, Liz Greenland and Pauline Yeardley have been helping them get to the final throughout the winter months.

We have managed to organise another Nordic Walking session for our members to enjoy. It is at the park in Southwell on 17 July at 2pm. The poles will be provided, so all you will need is a sensible pair of shoes and a coat if the weather is bad. We are having another one of our popular Bingo evenings on Friday 10 October at Lowdham Village Hall. It’s a great night out – why not come and join us?

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