The outdoor season finished in September, and serious preparations immediately took place to set up the Ground for 2023. As well as the regular ‘end of season’ works to the Squares, as part of our on-going ‘Wickets Improvement Project’, specialist Contractors arrived to completely relay three wickets on the Main Square …

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What a start to the season! As I reported last month we started the league season with two victories, including the much cherished defeat of Clifton. Following that we moved across the city to play our old friends and adversaries Old Reds in the second local derby. A very hard fought game delivered another win for …

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Do you ever feel lacking in enthusiasm to get outside when the skies are so grey and the wind begins to bite? As we head towards the darker, colder months of the year, sometimes you have to dig a bit deeper to find your motivation to get outside. It’s usually worth the effort and the extra layers of clothes. To begin …

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The Women’s Rugby World Cup is set to be staged in New Zealand in October, having been postponed from 2021 due to Covid restrictions. The opening ‘pool stage’ matches, including England v. Fiji, will take place on Saturday 8th October, and will eventually lead to the Final, which is to be played at Eden park, Auckland …

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My tennis journey I started playing tennis 5 years ago when I was asked to join a beginners group by a friend. It was an hour a week, on a Sunday, and meant that I escaped the preparation for the school week and bath-time! I really enjoyed it and when the club moved to their new location decided that I would continue …

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The season is well under way after a hectic and testing pre-season campaign. The league started on September 3rd with a home fixture against Luctonians from Herefordshire, our first competitive encounter against them. We won 29-17, gaining a try scoring bonus point. This was followed up by a greatly savoured win in the …

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If you are a regular reader of our Just Run articles, you’ll know we are a local ladies running community. We bring women of all ages, backgrounds, and fitness levels together in a social, fun environment and help them reap the benefits of increasing physical activity through jogging, walking, and running. For more …

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2022 has been rightly described as the most successful season in the history of the Cricket Club, with all four Saturday ‘Senior’ Teams achieving promotion, three as ‘Champions’ of their respective Divisions. The 1st XI (shown below) became Champions of the Bristol and District League for the fourth time, while the 2nd …

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As this is written, the Club as a whole looks in good shape. The Seniors are in good form, the Youth has waiting lists at most age groups, and that with already having one of the largest youth systems around, ranging from 5 years up to 18s. For ‘Saturdays’, the 1st Xl have its destiny is in our own hands, the 2nds and …

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First Day by Lesley The minibus collected eleven DFTC members from the Bristol Golf Centre at 9.30am. We chatted and laughed to our first comfort stop and then chatted and drank prosecco to the second stop where we had our packed lunches. We were having so much fun the driver had to remind us that there was still a …

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