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Barrington Parker Memorial Trophy

By on 7th April 2025 in Competition News, Newsletter, Special Events

TOMORROW Saturday 3rd May 2025

The Barrington Parker Memorial Trophy.

At Abingdon Conservative Club

Aunt Sally Singles, £5 per player, 5 legs, who ever gets the highest score
wins the Barrington Parker Trophy

All Money raised goes to Sobell House Hospice

Registration at 1.30pm to pay your fiver and Aunt Sally to start at 2pm

Come and enjoy a day of Aunt Sally and remembering one of the greatest Aunt Sally players.

This event has been organised by Barry’s team mates raising money for
 Sobell House Hospice a local charity that provides compassionate care to people in Oxfordshire
facing life-limiting illness, and support to their family and friends.

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Banbury Invitation Inter-League 8’s Knockout Match Friday 21st March

By on 9th March 2025 in Competition News, Newsletter

Once again the Abingdon & District Aunt Sally League has been invited to take part in the annual Banbury Interleague 8’s Knockout competition. Last year, as the first year entered we had a baptism of fire, not least because Banbury rules state the doll is a further 6 inches away – 30ft to doll, not to iron like AASL and most other leagues. 

So we are up for a challenge once again so if you want to take part do get in touch with Paul Stone or via chairman@ email address to express interest. Of course we’ll need to coordinate travel arrangements as soon as we can so it might be best if you bring some good players with you!

Last year we needed to be in Banbury for 7pm start and with travel it was a long night so be prepared for that, expecially if we get to the final!

Let’s hope we can show Banbury and the other leagues we still can hold our own. 

Paul Stone
Chairman

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1994 Aunt Sally Finals Night!

By on 6th February 2025 in Competition News, Newsletter

Our President John Simmons passed a recording to me last night of the 1994 Finals Night. He got it transferred from a VHS tape. 

There’s 2.5 hours of footage using a mirror setup so you can see both the player and the doll so the players are reverse handed!

I can recognise a few of the players like Graham Barguss, Graham Brown and Alan ‘Titch’ Bell (to be fair I had to be told it was him as he had dark hair and a tasche!) so if you can name them please do so in the comments and note the time they appear so others can gawp! 🙂

Watch it on AuntSallyTV now ! 

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Update from 2025 AGM

By on 27th January 2025 in Newsletter

Key points/decisions taken

  1. Registration
  • Registration night will be held on Monday March 17th
  • At Abingdon Conservative Club from 7.30pm
  • League Registration fees for 2025 will remain unchanged
  • The Association is in good financial shape with a current bank balance of £6100
  • Thames Cable has, once again, kindly committed to sponsor both the League and the Team and individual Competitions in 2025.
  • The season will start on April 30th with the 1st round of the 8’s Skol Trophy
  • The League will start on Wed May 7th and close on Wed September 4th
  1. Competitions
  • Singles/Pairs/Captains and Secretaries will be held on a Sunday
  • Team 3’s, 4’s and 5’will be held on Thursdays
  • Additional Competitions will be introduced exclusively for teams in the lower sections
  • All Competitions will require a minimum entry level of 8
  • Entry fees for Competition will remain as £1 per entrant OTHER than the team 3’s, 4’s, and 5’s which will be FREE entry for each team. Any additional entrants from the same team will be £1 per player
  1. Beer, Match Start, Rule Changes and Committee
  • Lots of discussion took place about the beer leg and some advisory guidance will be provided by the Committee for 2025 in an endeavour to retain the long-held practice of playing a “fourth leg”
  • League matches will continue to be scheduled for an 15pm start on Wednesday’s
  • The League and Competition rules are currently being revised (simplified) and the key changes proposed were outlined at the AGM. Copies of the revised rules will be circulated with every registered team 2025 fixture packs in April
  • Geoff Lee (Berinsfield SSC) was elected to the Committee and the existing 4 Committee members were all re-elected en-bloc

   A copy and  full set of the Minutes of the AGM will be available on this website shortly.

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Social Media!

By on 25th January 2025 in Newsletter

If you didn’t know we have a social media presence on Facebook and X as well as AuntSallyTV on YouTube.

If you want to follow us take a look at our social media page to get the links.

Thanks to the chap at the AGM that gave me the nudge to republicise these!

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REMINDER: Aunt Sally AGM starts at 8pm

By on 20th January 2025 in Newsletter

Hope you’ve not forgotten but the 2025 AGM is tonight at 8pm at The Croft Bar, Peachcroft, Abingdon.

Please come along and support your League. 

We are also looking for Committee members if you feel you want to contribute in a small way to help.

Paul Stone
Chairman

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Season’s Greetings and the AGM!

By on 24th December 2024 in Committee Meetings, Newsletter

Firstly, compliments of the Season and I hope however long or short a break you get it’ll be enough to start you thinking about summer and next year’s league season!

So from me, the Summer committee and also the Winter organisers, 

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

secondly the AGM! 

The AGM is on Monday 20th January 2025 at 8pm at The Croft Bar, Peachcroft, Abingdon.

Book your diary now!

Don’t forget motions for the meeting can be submitted to any of the usual email addresses (support, secretary or chairman) up to 14 days in advance. 

There are of course important topics to discuss such as competitions, deadlines and timings based on what happened this year. 

Plus, if you believe you can spare some time to help out on the committee please put yourself forward. 

 

Best wishes,

Paul Stone
Chairman

Abingdon & District Aunt Sally Association

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