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Sunday
20th of May
(Rearrange competition)
Now At
Priors Marston Warwicks CV47 7RP
600K,
660 4+4. 680 K 600 4+4. 640K & (C/W or 720K) decide on the day.
WI. 11-00am FP. 12 noon
New
Style medals on offer, ( think they may become the norm;)
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Just to confirm that the cancelled event for Milton
Keynes on 27th May will now be hosted by Totham Bull at the
following address:
YFC Centre, Whitbreads Farm, Whitbreads Lane, Chatham Green,
Chelmsford, CM3 3LQ.
It is being run as a charity event (yet to be nominated) and the
weights will be the same as at Priors, 600, 640, 680, one of the
heavies (720 or c/w to be decided at the scales) and the two 4+4
weights. WI 11.00 FP 12.00
and thanks Totham Bull for their willingness to help out at such short
notice in providing the venue.
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The Inter-Counties at
Hedingham Sunday 3rd June.
Dave has asked me to remind
you all that you need to be affiliated to the Federation to compete,
and your pullers registered.
You can borrow on the day,
but only from your own county.
Would you also please
indicate to Pam Prosser if you intend going.
There's a super B-B-Q
afterwards, but let Dave know if you would like some of that, so
that he knows how much to order
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 Clare
There were a lot more pullers there, but they
had all gone off to look at the show
Saturday
12th of May an Invitation event at Newark Show
What a
Fantastic time we all had.
Sounds as
if they had another great day at the Newark Show on Sunday with York
doing very well.
Reports and pictures
on the Results Page
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 Clare
Plumstead
Church
House tug of war club
A
cool but sunny day greeted the Pennine team as they arrived at the
Church House competition on Sunday, it is a shame more teams didn’t
turn out to enjoy the sunshine and banter as the weather & ground
were very favourable.
A
report with pictures to follow are up on the results page
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A message from Dave Ling
The Intercounties is on Sunday
3rd June at the Hedenham Mermaid Norfolk NR35 2LB. As you know this
is a Bank Holiday and you are welcome to camp, we have got limited
facilities for this. As other years we will have tea, coffee, rolls
etc, after the pulling we will do a B.B.Q. if there is enough
interest .You will need to book for this and I need to know numbers
by May 20th . Come and have a good weekend.
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Change
of Venue for the 20th of May.
Whittlesy are unable to hold their competition, the event will now
be held on the Shires ground at Priors Marston.
The
weights will be 640 Kilos, 660 4+4, 680 Kilos, 600 4+4, &
Catchweight.
if
teams would like a 600 Kilos we will add it on the day
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Ref
Saturday Newark Show May 12th/13th.
Hi to the four teams pulling on the Saturday at the charity event
for the lincs air ambulance.
Just to let you know that due to only having four teams now and not
five to make it easier for you all travelling i have changed the
weigh in time to 12noon instead of 11am.
The
order of pull will be, 680 kilo, 6oo kilo, charity sponsored steam
engine pull, 5 aside ladies or mixed we can decide on the day, and
the last weight to be the 640 kilo.
There is winning trophies for all the weights and the steam engine
pull, and 12 medals for overall winners, r/up, and third for the
680,600, and 640.
Entry fee is £5 per weight with the five aside been free entry,
there will also be a raffle on the day so if your teams can bring
any raffle prizes i would be most grateful.
The event is fully sponsored by Mr Trevor Wilson of the Duke of
Wellington Midville and i would like you all to thank him for is
generosity as he will be there on the day to present the all the
trophies.
All proceeds will go to the lincs and notts air ambulance and i look
forward to all your support, also the sunday is also going to be a
good day as there is eight teams entered.
If any of you don't agree with any of the above please let me know.
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Well it looks as if the
Southern League managed to turn on a display for the public at The
Game Fair on the Royal Norwich Show Ground
Report on Results Page.
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Floods hit the Final week of
The Northern League
This was the pulling area at
midday.
report on results page.
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The
Points Table for the Northern Training League are now up on the
Results page
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A report from Dave Ling our
Chairman still doing good work for Young Farmers
I judged the Bedfordshire Young
Farmers Event at Manor Farm Stagsden which was hosted by the Bedford
Y.F.C.
The day started with the Juniors with four teams teams taking
part.Silsoe A and B,Leighton Buzzard and Biggleswade,pulling with
six a side mixed teams and after some good pulling Silsoe A won with
Silsoe B as Runners Up.
Next came the ladies with five teams Woburn, Leighton Buzzard,
Bedford,North Beds and Silsoe. This started with the weather
lookinga bit black and threatening .Winners Silsoe with Woburn
Runners Up.
The mens pulling took place with the weather getting worse and six
teams entered, North Beds, Bedford, Biggleswade, Leighton Buzzard;
Silsoe and Woburn. This finished in a torrential downpour with
lightening and hail. Woburn won this without dropping an end
and Leighton Buzzard Runners Up. During this competition a lady was
holding an umbrella for me it was hit by the lightening twice
with sparks coming down the handle. Apart from the weather it was a
very good and even competition and I look forward to the Rally in
about a month.
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" Mud Glorious Mud "
The wettest muddiest pulling I can remember, but what pulling, A
real thriller from start to Finish.
Report and Pictures on the Results Page
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Change
of name,
Lutterworth are now Gilmorton all other details stay the same
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Change of Venue
The Forth Week of the Northern
Training League will now take place at Barton-under-Needwood on the
Holland TOWC ground.
I'm sure you all know your way there.
But for those that don't set your Sat Naves to DE13 8BB
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Pennine get the best of a very
equal days pulling
Back row Lt to Rt David Hammer, Will Noble,
James Baldwin, Jack Butterworth, Wez Aldridge, Nathan Aldridge,
Harry Butterworth, Lewis Brooks.
Ft row Lt to Rt George Clapham, Verity Hyland,
Charlotte Marshall, Adele Middlebrook, Hannah Noble, Hatti Noble,
Josh Burton.
A jubilant young Pennine Team
full Report and Picture on the Results Page.
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Maurice Simon has asked me to remind you all that you
have to get your team tickets for the Newark Show from him before
the end of this month as he will be going into hospital on the 4th
of May, he will be out and hopefully at the show on the day.
Four teams have been invited to a closed competition
on the Saturday, if yours is one of those teams or your team is
going on the Sunday, get your order in for tickets NOW.
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A Page out of Jenny's Book
 photo
fossil
Jenny is the official photographer for the Federation.
She is the Mum of the anchorman for Holland ( Pylon)
This is the start of a new season and I have photo's coming in that
I can hardly use, no one expects you to become a professional
photographer, but a few simple rules from Jenny's book will give us
all a great deal of pleasure. Especially in the winter when you want
to look back over the year.
Here are a couple of examples
Three ways TOWC pulling at Leicester
Photo Jenny.
The first one is a good clean shot from the front of the team
showing everybody. even though the team are all over the place.
there's good background too. It says who they are and where, and who
took it.
They say a photo; is a second out of time, and sometimes that is all
you get to capture it.
The second is a picture taken by an excited fan who took a picture
of what they were looking at, not what the camera sees, it's over
blown and grainy, The crowd in the middle of the field don't help,
there is nothing to say who it is, where it was, or who took it.
To encourage you to give the
pictures you send in a little more thought, I'm going to award a little prize
each month for
The Picture of the Month,
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Meeting of the Joint Committee Association / Federation
Saturday 26th January 2012 – Roman Way Hotel, Three
Hammers PH, Chiswell Green
Present: P. Dyer A. Ludkin D. Ling G Corden Apologies: Maurice
Simons
At the opening of
the meeting Dave (Ling) introduced Gavin (Corden) as the new Vice
Chairman of the Federation. Pete and Alan had previously been
informed that Steve Gardner had stood down in his role as Vice
Chairman and fixture secretary due to personal problems with the
health of members of his family. He was also standing down from
Holland Sports. Pete and Alan said Steve would be missed and wished
him and his family well.
With Gavin now
onboard with the Joint Committee Dave, Pete and Alan reiterated some
of the objectives we had set out to achieve and where we thought we
were. One of the key objectives was for the two organisations to
work together for the benefit of tug of war, and to resolve any real
or perceived issues between the organisations. All concerned felt
that we had moved a long way forward from where we were a couple of
years ago when we first met.
We discussed the
joint events from last year at Ashbourne Highland Gathering and
Kessingland. It was felt both of these went well, and should be
repeated again this season. It was suggested that the Kessingland
event should be a ‘true’ joint event over the two days and not one
day the Association and one day the Federation. This was agreed by
all present.
Dave said that at
their AGM they had voted in a change to their rules that would now
allow them to start with seven pullers. Pete and Alan commended this
as it brought our rules another step closer.
A discussion took
place on each of the organisations rules and, not withstanding that
the Association AGM had just ratified the resolution to continue to
pull under TWIF rules (adapted appropriately), it was felt that
there was probably not that big a difference between the rules. All
agreed that it would be a useful exercise to compare the two sets of
rules in detail and establish where the differences were.
It was confirmed
that we should also try and work together to get some alignment of
fixtures which would support the Associations objective in the
Forward plan to develop a ‘3 zone’ fixture list as presented at the
2011 AGM.
All agreed the
meetings were still fruitful and to have the next meeting in around
six months.
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www.ukgamefair.co.uk
Please
note changes to Rule 9a
which now means teams can weigh-in with Seven pullers
ALSO
A reminder
to teams that they must invite Judges & recorders for their Club Competitions.
The Fixture Secretary only invites officials to
those competitions put on by the Federation. i.e. Training
Leagues, Intercounties, and Premiere Leagues ext.
Please do it in good time to avoid
disappointment.
Pam Prosser
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