THE Paulton & District Skittle League 2024-25 season concluded with three cup finals in three days. The outcome of these finals were: Knock Out Cup winners, Large and in Charge; runners-up Happy Wanderers. Nomination Cup winners, Purnells Cricket Club, runners-up Chewton Exiles. KO Plate winners, Wobbly Pin Heads, runners-up Nobby’s Nuts.

After a long 30 week league season, our congratulations go to Purnells Cricket Club, who are champions of Division One. Their victory went down to the very last match, clinching the title from Chewton Exiles, who took the runners-up spot. Indeed, congratulations go to all teams who won promotion and commiserations to teams who felt the cold grip of relegation.

Pin Busters’ player Ivan Stinchcombe won the individual tournament ‘Skittler of the Year’ for a second time, and this season’s top score of 69 pins went jointly to C Knowles and J Davis. It is a well done to all of them.

All trophies and prizes were given out at the league’s AGM on Friday, June 13. Our nominated charites this season were NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) and the Bath RUH & Dorothy House Hospice, Winsley. The chairman of the league Paul Derrick presented representatives of both charities with a cheque for £600 each.

Currently the league has one spare place for a new team to join next season. If you are interested please contact Keith Parsons or Graham Whittock. May we remind all teams to return their registration forms to the general secretary or league manager ASAP. Online registration plus much more can be found on the league’s website www.p-d-s-I.com.

We wish to thank all our members and our sponsors for their continued support thorughout the past season and hope for many more seasons to come.

Keith Parsons

League manager