This page provides a repository of all the archived news items for 2009, in reverse chronological order. If you really have a desire for the older or newer entries, then the links below will get you access to all those that I’ve saved over the just over ten years that the site has been in existence.

• 21 Nov 2009:   2009 Presentation Dinner
• 1 Apr 2009:   Indoor Nets
• 30 Mar 2009:   Reunion Dinner
• 26 Feb 2009:   Notice of AGM

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Presentation Dinner details

The annual presentation dinner will take place at a new venue this year, in the shape of the South Hatch Restaurant (in whose grounds some Badgers will have played a cricket match or two back in the early Nineties). The establishment can be found on Burgh Heath Road in Epsom and the event will take place on Saturday 21st November. The bar will be open from 19:00 (7pm) with dinner slated for 20:00 (8pm) and carriages at midnight. The cost per head is £25 but there will not be a disco this year in an attempt to address some of the criticisms of recent dinners, as highlighted by Foxy’s pre-AGM survey.

I have added the exact location of the restaurant to the Google Map showing the grounds we play on and you can obtain slightly less accurate indications of the location using this postcode-based link to a map of the area in Multimap or this rather more accurate one using Streetmap.

Indoor Nets Season 2009

This season’s indoor nets will, as in every year this millennium, be held in the sports hall at Nescot College, Reigate Road, Ewell, Surrey (Tel no. 020 8394 3133).

There will be six sessions, on the following dates:

Reunion Dinner – 30 Mar 2009

Hopefully all interested parties will have received an email from Alan about this event, or at least picked up one of the flyers that were circulating at the fiftieth event, but if this is the first you’ve heard of it then please either or use the good old telephone and talk to him on 01306 880634.

To build on the tremendous work undertaken by the Committee in reuniting the Badgers for the 50th Anniversary celebrations, the club is planning to hold an annual get-together for all its past and present members. This will provide a perfect opportunity to meet up again on a regular basis and reminisce over a few drinks and a good meal. The date for the first reunion is Monday 30th March 2009 at Betchworth Park Golf Club in Dorking. For those interested in playing there will be an optional round of golf before the meal. The cost of the meal and golf will be just £29.50 and Alan will provide a few bottles of wine to kick things off.

Can you please let Alan Tickner know as soon as possible if you would like to attend and also if you would like to play golf. It is anticipated that the golf will start around 1.30pm with the meal following at around 6.30pm.

Notice of AGM – 26 Feb 2009

This year’s AGM will take place on Thursday 26th February at 19:00 (that’s seven in the evening for those that don’t speak 24-hour clock). The venue will once again be Mark Gordon’s house at 57 Great Tattenhams, Epsom Downs, Surrey, KT18 5RE. All members should have received written notification via email, along with the 2008 accounts and details of revised club rules. Please make every effort to attend as everybody’s views are valuable and welcome.

For those of you that have lost or not received the letter in whatever form, the agenda for the meeting will be: