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Week commencing 19 Jan 26 - SECTION A
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       Skimmers  v  Half Pints       Fri  Victoria Hotel
       Heathens  v  Woodmen          Fri  Trinity Club 3
        Hammers  v  Breakaways       Fri  Trinity Club 1
Goldies Wurzels  v  Essentials       Fri  Goldies
       Patriots  v  Swan Abbots      Thu  Goldies
  Colliton Imps  v  Barmy Army       Fri  Colliton Club 2
      Wide Boys  v  Legionaires      Thu  Colliton Club 2
 Pudd Wanderers  v  Vic Reeves       Fri  Bladen SC, Briantspuddle

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Week commencing 19 Jan 26 - SECTION B
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            Bye  v  Yokels             
       Plodders  v  Hartstoppers     Thu  Trinity Club 2
   The Wafflers  v  Green Giants     Fri  Tom Browns
      Ship Apes  v  Steamers         Mon  Victoria Hotel (moved from the Ship)
   Country Boys  v  Bullocks         Fri  Royal Oak, Bere Regis
       Alcotops  v  Swankers         Fri  Trinity Club 2
       Monsters  v  Allsorts         Fri  Royal Oak, Milborne St Andrew
    Magpie Imps  v  Muckspreaders    Thu  Colliton Club 1

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Week commencing 19 Jan 26 - SECTION C
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Any Pin Will Do  v  Untouchables     Wed  Tom Browns
     Easy Beats  v  Colliton Spares  Tue  Victoria Hotel
   Ship Wrecked  v  Brewers Bees     Thu  The Old Ship, Upwey
         Jokers  v  Strugglers       Thu  Victoria Hotel
       Chuckers  v  Pudd Nomads      Thu  New Inn, West Knighton
        Misfits  v  Ladettes         Fri  Wool Legion
       Flingers  v  Trinity Mix Ups  Fri  Colliton Club 1
     Funseekers  v  Bye 

Please would all trophy winners from last season return all team and individual trophies either to Brian Newton, Terry Gosney or drop them into the Colliton Club by the 31st of January at the very latest.

The AGM was held at the Colliton Club yesterday evening, here’s a brief round up.

1. There will no longer be a Ladies League, The Hon. Secretary thanked all the ladies who have played over the years.
2. The league entry fees were increased to £60
3. There were no major rule changes, just wording on rules to bring the rules in line now that we have no Ladies League.
4. Trinity Mix Ups have joined Section C meaning we have 46 teams, 16 in Section A and 15 in Section B and C.
5. The committee are to review the Presentation Evening.
6. The committee will consider the idea of sponsorship for the league for the 26-27 season.

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

All of the photos from this years Presentation Evening can be found by clicking on the Photo’s & Press Cuttings in the menu at the top of this web-site and then navigating down to Presentation Evening 2022. All photo’s were kindly supplied by Chris Whitefield Wedding Photography.

Please would all captains be reminded of rule 14

Games shall commence between 8.30 p.m. and 8.45 p.m. Any team short of players must commence the game with the players available. If there are no representatives of a team present on the alley by 8.45p.m. that team will be deemed to have cancelled and the match awarded to the opposing team.

Check out the history pages on the website. This is an ongoing project which will be updated to give you all an insight on the past history of the league. If anyone can help with any missing teams/years or mistakes please contact terry.gosney@btinternet.com , especially any information about league winners from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s as the skittle fixture books only started putting in the previous seasons tables from 1980.

The Dorchester & District Skittles League accepts no responsibility or liability in respect of any material relating to Dorchester skittles posted by any team or person on social media.

It is the responsibility of both captains to ensure that the stickers up operate in a competent and safe manner at all times. The use of mobile phones, ipads, headphones etc whilst the game is in progress is not permitted.