THE Melksham And District Skittles League Presentation Night 2013/2014 was held at Melksham Assembly Rooms on Saturday 7th June.
The Men’s Premier Division was won by Seend ‘A’ for the first time in their history. Stan Wiltshire is pictured holding the cup. Stan has been a player since 1948. The team who won the Front Pin First Cup and the Nomination Cup to complete the treble.
Liberal C won the Ladies’ Premier for the second year running.
The season’s results
Ladies’ Premier Division: Winners, Liberal C. Runners-up, Semington A; Division 1: Winners, Cons D. Runners-up, The Young Ones; Division 2: Winners, Lacock Ladies. Runners-up, Breakaways. Men’s Premier Division: Winners, Seend A. Runners-up, Cons C; Division 1: Winners, The Good, Bad & Ugly. Runners-up, Spencers A; Division 2: Winners, Staverton B. Runners-up, Forest Rangers.
Ladies’ KO Cup: Winners, Comrades. Runners-up, Awdry’s Angels; Ladies’ Front Pin First Cup: Winners, The Royals. Runners-up, The Young Ones. Men’s K.O. Cup: Winners, Cons C. Runners-up, Holt Slick 50’s; Men’s Front Pin First Cup: Winners, Seend A. Runners-up, Staverton B; Men’s 8 A Side Cup: Winners, Cons D. Runners-up, Cavaliers; Men’s Nomination Cup: Winners, Seend A. Runners-up, Avon A.
Ladies’ Captain Cup: Winner, Mrs E Hargreaves – The Young Ones. Runner -up, Mrs A Cranham – Georgians. Men’s Captain Cup: Winner, T Scammell – Spencers A. Runner-up, P Windsor – Avon D. Ladies’ Singles: Winner, Mrs J Richards – Comrades. Runner-up, Miss S Rosling – Semington A. Men’s Singles: Winner, S Cottrell – Saracens. Runner-up, J.D. Wiltshire – Seend A. Ladies’ Pairs: Winners, Mrs A Steggall & Mrs B Deacon – Better Halves. Runners-up, Mrs F Scammell & Mrs J Fowler – The Young Ones. Men’s Pairs: Winners, D Clark & D Morris – Staverton A. Runners-up, M Wiltshire & T Carter – Seend A; Vic Missen Cup: Winner, P Webb. Runner-up Mrs J Randall; Vic Missen Ladies: Furthest Mrs J Randall; Mixed Pairs: Winners, Mr T Cooke & Mrs M Cooke. Runners-up, Miss P Rankin & Mr A Salmon.
Highest Averages – Ladies’ Premier Division: 35.66, Mrs S Kearns – Liberal Castaways. Division 1: 32.88, Mrs B Deacon – Better Halves. Division 2: 32.50, Mrs S Mills – Lacock Ladies; Highest Score – Premier Division: 48 pins, Mrs S Pearce – Liberal Castaways. Division 1: 47 pins, Mrs W Wagstaff – The Royals. Division 2: 46 pins, Mrs S Roberts – Hilperton;
Highest Averages – Men’s Premier Division: 27.50, D Clark – Staverton A. Division 1: 27.55, A Hallett – Steeple Ashton. Division 2: 28.60, S Tucker – Seend B; Highest Score – Premier Division: 44 pins, M Bray – Semington B. Division 1: 49 pins, T Walker – The Good, Bad & Ugly. Division 2: 43 pins, S Pearce – Seend B.
![Melksham Times Past
A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
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A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.")
