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Friends of Arundel Castle Cricket Club Autumn Newsletter a Summer To the remaining staff of Joe and Vanessa, we can’t thank you enough for what you have done this season to keep everybody happy and the ship afloat – well done and we are grateful for your stalwart efforts. It would also be remiss of me not thank Annie Atkinson for all she does behind the scenes, especially for the coaching events, and of course Johnny for his advice, support and exuberance that help things along so well…. What a team they make. Friends of Arundel The committee are about to experience a number changes with the Club, and for Castle Cricket Club their help this year I say thank you but to John Knight, Alan Caffyn and our Trus- tee Bill Rice I wish to record my gratitude for their personal support and guidance. Autumn Newsletter To you all may I also thank you for your continued commitment. I look forward to by Alan Wadey, Chairman seeing you at the Christmas Lunch on Friday 14th December, and fingers crossed for better weather next year. Alan Wadey Enclosed with this Newsletter: Details of Incorporation of The Friends Christmas Lunch Application 200 Club Application Form 2013 Membership Renewal Christmas Lunch with guest speaker Mike Griffith - 14th December 2012 The Friends of Arundel Castle Cricket Club owes an awful lot to the Griffith family. From the outset of the Club Billy Griffith pioneered the setting up of Lavinia’s dream to keep cricket at the Castle, calling on his invaluable experiences as secre- tary and subsequently President of M.C.C. and so helping to create our iconic venue and cricketing experience. Now Mike Griffith, my long standing friend who has also helped me as a sounding board for ideas to keep things moving forward for the Club, has agreed to come and talk to us about what he has and is doing at Lords to focus M.C.C. with its modern image, especially in the cricketing arena, for the future. We should not forget that he gained much of his experience while captaining Sussex between 1968 and 1972, and playing in a total of 232 first class matches. Mike is the first person to follow in the footsteps of a father, to become this year’s President of M.C.C. and we welcome and thank him for finding the time, in his very A Summer when we were all Proud to be British! busy schedule,Cover photographto come and byentertain Joe Hudson and enlighten us. Back on the morning of our AGM in early April, the ground staff at Arundel felt necessary to go just a little bit further so as to get rid of the worst puddles on were watering the square because the grass needed help to make it grow! On that the outfield. We already know it works from the rain experienced in late Septem- evening I then said “this is a good omen for the coming season”, especially when we ber/early October but costs have risen slightly. There has been a wonderful dona- had such a spectacular calendar of celebrations and events coming up in the coun- tion from Nigel and Tess Wood for the drainage works and there are some funds try…. So you now know whose fault it could have been that we then had the best left over from the ECB Trust donation but it will still be necessary to dip into part of two and a half months of continuous rain. I therefore apologise for the some of our reserves this year. Everything else purchased prior to the start of the weather but as ‘True Brits’ it seemed to have made little difference, as we have all season has worked well and has met with all the First Class Cricket regulations enjoyed every festivity to the full and have fantastic memories. The list of things to and both Sussex and ECB are very happy with the results. Extra work on the remember is far too long to try and cover but the Diamond Jubilee has to rank up square this autumn will also help with the playing surface and again should please there with the ‘Best of Britain’ and puts the Royal Family into a class of their own. the players who grace our ground. We are very lucky to have these independent figureheads and it was so great to see the love shown to the Queen by everyone. Now I can’t wait for the Christmas glossy Sadly we have had a number of members pass away over the last nine months and picture books to recapture each and every moment of their unbelievably hard and they include Mr Michael Bull, who was the Treasurer that Lavinia Duchess of long trips to all parts of the country and also that long weekend of official Jubilee Norfolk chose to help set up the Club and who was a vice president, Mrs Diana celebration in London. Wouldn’t we all like to have some of their stamina! Pailthorpe, Admiral Sir Raymond Lygo, Mr John Teuten, Mr Charles Boughton- Leigh, Mr John Sherriff and Mr Ken Andrews. We send our condolences to their Then came the Olympics and three weeks of the feel good factor for us all. What families and thank them for their support and help over many years – they will be can one say that hasn’t already been said about the arrangements, the spectacular missed. ceremonies, the venues, the commentators, the media coverage and then the athletes themselves. I just want to repeat the comments made by others of well done to eve- Now on a practical note, many of you have been good enough to give us your rybody and a big thank you to them for all their dedication, effort and achievement email address already but there are still some 60% who have not. We do not in- and for their years of hard work - they are all British ‘Golden Heroes’ in my eyes. tend giving up sending mailings but want to be in a position to be able to update you of any re-arranged or extra fixtures as well as any relevant news that might This British theme of success has meant that from local street parties to the Last come in during the season. You can of course go onto the website to get up dates Night of the Proms we have been able to show off our pride for our country and as well as prospects of play on match days www.cricketatarundelcastle.co.uk. those who represent it. This was even more the case when the Paralympics took to the Stadium and their achievements and stories brought tears to the eyes day after Membership is now becoming a serious matter as figures are down to just over day. But they don’t want our tears, they want our support and joy at their successes one thousand with the balance of those joining to those leaving (due to a number and again this made everybody feel so proud. What a wonderful summer to remem- of reasons) not matching or rising. We are therefore again not going to raise the ber - and so what that it rained! subscription this year but we hope you will all continue to support us and please try to find new members – word of mouth is still by far the best way to promote Well it did rain at Arundel and when it rained it was often like a monsoon and regu- the Club and its membership. We will be working on this issue with a new mar- larly flooded the ground like never seen before. I can only sum up the frustration of keting person as a priority. the Groundsmen, office staff, teams and spectators by telling you who lost out on what; Five of the Duke’s matches were rained off, the Foundation lost three, Sussex This now brings me on to some more thank-yous after this difficult season; Martlets four and of the Representative games three and so in total some fifteen Fran Smith, of Food for Thought, found the first half of the season very disap- were lost but we were able to rearrange the 2nd XI County T/20 Finals matches. Of pointing with all the rain, it picked up and I thank her and her wonderful staff for the Duke’s games played, five were won, three lost and one drawn, which means it maintaining great standards with both food and service. Our raffle team of was the best season we have had for three years. I will now give some information Susan-Ann Dowle at our lunches and Jim and Doreen Birch who do our ground on some of the other games played during the season. However, at this point I must ‘walk round’ day events, who have all done a wonderful job this year and we give first give recognition, praise and thanks to Lee and Iain our unsung Groundsmen you our sincere thanks and gratitude for every pound raised. Rob Sisk, who who have had the worst year of any during their time at Arundel. The hours spent at mans the scoreboard at nearly all matches, has just completed his 30th season do- the ground have often been from 6.00am until 8.00pm due to rain, constant covering ing this job at Arundel and we cannot thank him enough for this remarkable achievement and loyalty to the Club. Peter our maintenance man has again been in the background quietly getting on with so many jobs and our thanks go to him as well.
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