Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will be held on FRIDAY, JUNE 19th, 2026 at 8 p.m. in the
Dorset Room at the Colliton Club, Colliton Park, Dorchester. Only one team member is
allowed to attend.
Any Rule changes or nominations for the Officers of the League and the Committee
shall be submitted to the Hon. Secretary 14 days prior to the date of the Annual General
Meeting.

Please would all teams note Rule 2 paragraph three: The failure of any team to attend
the Annual General Meeting irrespective of whether their apologies have been
tendered shall result in a £20 fine. Late entries will be subject to an administration
fee of £5.

Please would all teams return their entry form for next season to Brian Newton by June 5th, 2026

Presentation Evening 2026

A big thank you to Andrew and Nikki Fowler who presented the trophies at the league’s presentation evening in memory of their dad Roy Fowler who sadly passed away during the season. Roy was a longstanding member of the league, and would rarely miss a Wide Boys match long after he stopped playing, keenly chalking the board. Our Vice Chair-person Sally Childs-Slade presented Nikki with a bouquet of flowers.

Thank you to the Colliton Club and all of it’s staff for their hospitality.

Thank you to our committee for all their hard work throughout the season and on making sure Friday ran smoothly, especially Adam Barnes who took the photos.

Lastly thank you to all of you skittlers who supported the evening.

Enjoy your summer and we’ll see you all back on the alley for the 26-27 season.

Vic Reeves win the pairs

The Pairs Competition was won by Lloyd Wilson and Freddie Beale of Vic Reeves beating Sam Rose and Tommy Prior of Heathens in the final on alley two at the Trinity Club.

In one of the best finals in recent years it came down to the final player to win the match. Vic Reeves raced into a 8-pins lead after three hands with Freddie starting with two 13 stick ups. But a 14 stick up from Sam Rose helped the Heathens pull it back to 3-pins on the fourth hand. Two 9’s on the last hand from the Heathens pair, Sam and Tommy left Vic Reeves 16 to win, Lloyd hit 8 to leave Freddie 8 to win, and he wrapped it up getting his 8 with a ball to spare.

Final standings

Section A
Champions – Breakaways
Runners up – Barmy Army
Relegated – Swan Abbots and Puddletown Wanderers

Section B
Champions – Dewlish Monsters
Runners up – Trinity Allsorts
Relegated – Hartstoppers and Steamers

Section C
Champions – Ladettes
Runners up – Strugglers

Knockout Cup
Winners – Patriots
Runners up – Breakaways

Plate
Winners – Vic Reeves
Runners up – Swan Abbots

Most oxo’s
Misfits

Wooden Spoon
Trinity Mix Ups

Singles
Winner – Andy Fowler of Colliton Wide Boys
Runner up – Matthew Slade of Colliton Wide Boys
Third place – Andy King of Jolly Green Giants

Secretaries Shield
Winner – Luke Short of Barmy Army
Runner up – Matt Green of Breakaways

Sticker up Cup
Winner – Samuel House of Alcotops
Runner up – Dan Stevens of Dewlish Monsters

Pairs
Finals to be played on Tuesday

Highest score – Josh Fowler of of Colliton Wide Boys
Ladies Highest score – Maggs Edwards of Plodders

Finals results

Knockout Cup: Breakaways 427 (James Akers 61), Patriots 434 (Martin Coward. Wayne Goff 60)

Plate: Swan Abbots 445 (Jack Churchill 73), Vic Reeves 455 (Owen Taylor 70)

Entry forms for season 26-27

All teams should have received an entry form via email from Brian Newton last Wednesday. If you did not get the email please contact Brian ASAP. All entry forms need to be returned to Brian by Friday 5th June. Anyone wishing to enter a new team should contact Brian on on either 01305854783 or 07909753467. Any current team that do not intend to enter next season please contact either Brian or Terry Gosney.

Secretaries Shield

The Secretaries Shield was won by Luke Short of Barmy Army beating Matthew Green of Breakaways in the final. Two 8’s and two 9’s left Luke needing just 3 to clinch the victory. Luke beat Steve Crewe of Misfits in the semi finals, while Matthew beat Stuart Montgomerie of Swankers.

Sticker up Cup

Samuel House retains the trophy

With only 13 entries the Sticker up Cup was run on the alternative format with five players ending up at the final stage, Samuel House of Alcotops won the competition with a score of 42 over the five hands. Dan Stevens of Dewlish Monsters was runner up with a score of 39. The other three players in the final stage was Joseph of Alcotops, Max from Colliton Flingers and Henri from Colliton Imps.

Advertising on website

Thank you to the following company’s who have placed an advert on the league’s website


MB Builders
Valet2U Dorchester
JAIC Ltd
Sash Window Joiners
SJR Carpentry
B A Gosney Ltd painter & decorator
Kev Holbrook Ceramic wall & floor tiler
Manor Park Flooring
Artiscapes Ground Maintenance Ltd
Albert Goodman Chartered Accountants
Bathroom Inspirations Ltd
Sam Scaffolding Dorset Ltd
All In Interiors 
Barry Knight Building and Maintenance  
Fox Typesetting Services 
Case & Brewer Fish and Chips
The Colliton Club & Bar

If you would like to advertise your business on the website for the price of £25 a year please email a PDF of your advert/business card to terry.gosney@btinternet.com

Presentation Evening 2025

A big thank you to Ben and Sam Rose who presented the trophies at the league’s presentation evening in memory of their dad Colin Rose who sadly passed away before the start of the season. Colin was a longstanding member of the league, and was an original member of the Heathens team. Our Vice Chair-person Sally Childs-Slade presented Colin’s sister Carolyn Hallett with a bouquet of flowers for Colin’s wife Kim who unfortunately could not be present.

All photos were taken by Chris Whitefield Wedding Photography, as always a big thank you to Chris.

Thank you to the Trinity Club and all of it’s staff for their hospitality, the security team on the door and Sound Star for the entertainment.

Thank you to our committee for all their hard work throughout the season and on making sure Friday ran smoothly.

Lastly thank you to all of you skittlers who supported the evening. Enjoy your summer and we’ll see you all back on the alley for the 25-26 season.