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May 300 Club Draw

The May Draw was held at our first Friday League evening of the Summer Season, but only after everyone had finished their delicious sausage and bacon rolls. 

The £100 first prize was won by Liz Franklin, who as luck would have it was in the building to celebrate the news. Paul Howkins won the first £50 on the prize list, then Dave Holland, also present for the Draw, won the other £50 prize. The holidaying Deirdre won the final prize on offer of £20. 

If everything goes as planned, the June Draw will be held after Friday League on the 26th. 

April 300 Club Draw

The final draw of the 2025-2026 300 Club year coincided with the Competitions Draws on 24th April.   Chris ‘Lucky’ Trainer won £75, while Ray Lewin and Felicity Ashworth each took home £50.  Adrian Wilcox, freshly back from Oz, secured the £20 prize, which unfortunately wasn’t enough to cover his airfare home.

We’re incredibly grateful for everyone’s fantastic support.  This means the 300 Club can donate approximately £3,750 to the Sports Club. This donation will help cover the general running costs of the clubhouse, mainly substantial loan repayments to Thame Town Council.  The loan was taken out six years ago to help fund the new building.

Starting in May, Jamie will join me in running the 300 Club with the goal of Jamie eventually taking over. We’ll be emailing everyone soon to ask for their continued support for another year.

A huge thank you to everyone who had a number or numbers this year. We truly appreciate your support!

If you don’t have a number and would like one, please let me or Jamie know so we can add you to the waiting list. Numbers always come up at this time of year, so don’t hesitate, or you might miss out.

With thanks again, Ian 

March 300 Club Draw

It’s was a joy to be able to tell Jill Jenner and John Timms they had won money in the March 300 Club Draw. Both have been with us in the 300 Club from the very beginning and have had occasional wins over that time. On this occasion Jill won £200 and John the £50 3rd prize. 

Second prize winner Hilary Devaney won £75 and last but not least, Paul Spencer won back his 300 Club investment with a £25 win. 

The final draw of this 300 Club year will take place on 24th April, which is also the Competition Draws night and the first night of this Spring’s Chicken & Egg competition. Now that’s a night not to be missed! 

February 300 Club Draw

Chris Trainer thought himself a lucky chap to win the first prize of £100 as it coincided with a Club request for his Membership Fee. The £50 second prize went to Tom Devaney (who was miraculousy both in the country and in the Club to receive the good news). Jane Kimber claimed the remaining £50 and the final prize of £20 went to Tony Bradford. 
We're nearing the end of our 300 Club year with just two more draws to go. In March the prizes will be £200, £75, £50 and £25. 
 

January 300 Club Draw

The start of a new year and it was a busy Friday night when we held the January Draw.
 
Maggie Gibbons won the £75 first prize. While enjoying a drink at the bar, tennis club member Fran was pleasantly surprised when her number came up next to win her £50 prize. One of John Hurley's numbers popped up for the other £50 prize, then Bill Slade secured the consolation prize of £20 for fourth place. 
 
Next month we have £100, £50 x2 and £20 to give away.
 

Christmas 300 Club Draw 2025

The Christmas 300 Club Draw was held on the 19th and Gordon Taylor, the winner of the £500 top prize was there to hear the cheers! Piri took the raffle machine button pressing very seriously and carried on with the £100 2nd prize which went to another long time 300 Club member and friend of the Club, Catherine Jones. We then had two remaining £50 prizes and Tony Adamson and Olly Provan got one each.

Thanks to everyone who took part and a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2026 to all! 

300 Club November Draw

This month’s 300 Club Draw took place on Friday 28th November. Kevin Hearn’s number was drawn first, winning him £100. Irene Park, who was present at the draw, then won £50.  Peter Michaelis claimed the next £50 prize and John Timms’ number, drawn for the second month running, secured him £20.

Next month’s draw will feature the annual bumper prize bundle of £500, £100, £50 and £50. This exciting draw is scheduled for the evening of 19th December. Surely can't be missed!

300 Club October Draw

At the end of a lengthy AGM this year, we did the October Draw. Luckily the major prize winner Frank Woolley was still with us, so was pleased to be told in person that £75 would soon be in his bank account. 
 
Then three people who were the very first to join the 300 Club in May 2017 won the remaining 3 prizes. And that hasn't happened in a very long time! One of Derek Goodyear's numbers came up to win him £50, then John Timms also won £50 and our friend Ken White the remaining £20.
 
Congratulations to the winners. We're going to have £220 to be won in November Draw, scheduled for Friday 28th.
 

300 Club September Draw

The September Draw was done after the annual Chairman v Secretary match and it was good to see so many present to witness Leonard Grimshaw win £200, Trevor Watkins get his first win in the 300 Club with £75, then Maggie Gibbons £50 and Marion Keal £25.

Next month's the total prize pot drops to £195 as we then start the build up to December's big money prizes.
 

300 Club August Draw

We did the August Draw at week 1 of the Aussie Triples Competition on a soggy Friday 29th.
 
Sue Targus won the £100 1st prize, followed by Peter Dawe £50, John Rawson £50 and Ann Green the 4th prize of £20. Unlike last month, when all winners were present at the draw, this month none of the winners were there; not that this makes any difference to the winners of the £££s which will still make their way to their new home.
 
Next month the prizes will be £200, £75, £50 and £25 and all being well, will be drawn after the Annual Chairman v Secretary Match. 
 

300 Club July Draw

The July Draw was somewhat unusual, and at some point I wondered if the raffle machine was having a dizzy spell, because all four winning numbers were in the 1-50 range. To prove we had set the machine up correctly I pressed the button a few more times to satisfy myself that higher numbers up to 300 would pop up eventually! 
 
It was also unusual that all four winners were present in the room as their numbers came up, I'm sure that's also a first!
 
Anyway, first prize of £75 went to Chris Roberts, then Philippa won £50, followed by Brooksie also winning £50 and finally Colin Vickers with the £20 4th prize.
 
Next month we have £220 to give away, including the first prize of £100.
 

300 Club June Draw

It was a real treat to host the June Draw on the 27th and see Terry Emberson’s face light up when his number came up to win him £200! Jackie seemed quite pleased too!

The Tennis Club’s Fran Ray and Neil Morgan also won prizes of £75 and £50 respectively - they’ve both contributed much to the Sports Club over the years so it was great to see them win something in the 300 Club.

Ian Griffiths also won the 4th prize of £25, and he’s one of the unsung heroes regularly lending a hand to keep our lovely green surroundings in good shape.

Well done to all the winners! The July Draw will be held on the 25th, with a total of £195 being given away.  

300 Club Draw May

It’s a new 300 Club year and many thanks to everyone who have renewed their numbers or taken up new numbers. Thanks for supporting the 300 Club!

This year's first draw was delayed a touch and took place on 6th June. And turned out to be a Ladies' Night celebration!

First prize £100 went to Jean Miller, 2nd prize £50 to Sandra French, 3rd £50 to Sarah Mathews and 4th £50 to Diane Pomfret. Congratulations all. 

June’s draw will be on 27th June with a top prize of £200.

300 Club Draw April 2025

We had the final draw of the 300 Club year on the same evening as the Competitions Draws. The lucky winners this time around were John Rawson £75 with number 60, Tony Adamson £50 with no.129, Maggie Gibbons £50 with no.81, and Catherine Jones £20 with no.3! Congrats to all of you lucky winners!

Thanks to all your fantastic support, the 300 Club was able to donate £3,768 to the Sports Club on 30th April. This money will help cover the running costs, including next year’s loan repayments to Thame Town Council. And since this time last year, the loan the Sports Club had from Oxfordshire LTA is now fully repaid, a huge step forward!

I’ll be emailing everyone very soon to ask for their continued support of the 300 Club for another year.

A big thank you to everyone who had a number or numbers this year. We truly appreciate your support!

IanR 

300 Club March Draw

The March Draw was done on Friday Night in the writer's absence, so for once no blame can be placed at my door by non-winners!
 
Peter Hughes is a happy man having won £200 this time around, Denise Manger bagged the £75 2nd prize while Diane Pomfret won herself £50 (strange, but exactly one year ago in March 2024, Di won £200 with the same number) and Willemien Barnes took the £25 4th prize.
 
Thanks to everyone who supported the 300 Club this past year and I will be writing in a few weeks' time about the new May 2025 - April 2026 300 Club year when I hope you will support us again.  I have a 'waiting list' on the go for anyone wanting any numbers that become available, so please contact me if that applies to you.

300 Club February Draw

I missed Phil Reed chirping in my ear to remind me to do the 300 Club draw on Friday 28th., so we did it at Monday night’s short mat session instead.  Wendy Rawson won the £100 first prize, Byron won £50, Les Canfield got the other £50 prize, and Pat Wills won £20. 

Next month, the prizes will be £200, £75, £50, and £25, drawn in my absence (I hope) on 28th March.

300 Club January Draw

We did January’s 300 Club Draw on Friday 31st.  After last month’s bumper prize money we had more modest sums to give away this time.

Nikki Jackson won the first prize £75 with number 93, then our Competitions Guru Adrian Wilcox won £50 with his number 72.  Norman Hyde, who a few minutes earlier told me confidently that he’d win that night, did just that, winning £50 with number 112.  And Chris Bennell won £20 with number 33.

Top prize is £100 next month when the Draw will be on 28th Feb.  You might want to come along and see if you’re the lucky one!

Christmas 300 Club Draw

The December 300 Club Draw was held at the Bowls Club’s Christmas Social evening, with about 70 people watching the event. Phil Reed pressed the raffle machine buttons, and one of Ian R’s numbers came up to win him the £500 first prize (much to Ian’s embarrassment and many people’s amusement)! Liz Franklin won the second prize of £100 with her number 249. Tony Adamson won another £50 with his number 129, and finally, John Rawson won £50 with number 60.

Thanks to everyone who took part, and we’ll share more winnings again in January.

A very Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2025 to all our members! 

300 Club November Draw

We did this draw on Friday night 29th November in between our short mat games and prizes were split between ourselves and Tennis members this time around.
Willemien Barnes won £100 with her number 203, our own Tony Adamson picked up £50 with number 189, Alan Cornish, a regular winner and long time member also won £50 with 217 and known to us all, Janet Shannon won the 4th prize £20 with 101.
Next month, on 13th December at the Christmas Social we will draw the biggest prizes of the year - £500, £100, £50 and another £50.  Be there or be square ;-)
 

300 Club October Draw

We delayed the October draw so we could hold it at the Bowls Club AGM in front of a packed house of around 70 members.
 
Two of the prize winners were there but not first prize winner John Hurley who won £75 with his number 156.  Jill Jenner was not with us either, she won £50 with number 98.  Retiring Bowls Club President Les Canfield however did see his number 105 pop up on the raffle machine and he also won £50.  Last, and indeed least, in terms of money anyway, came Chris Shannon's number 284, winning him £20.
 
November's Draw on the 29th we will be giving away a total of £220 in prizes and just before Christmas we will be giving away £700! 
 

300 Club September Draw

The September Draw resulted in a first prize £200 win for great friend of the Bowls Club Mr Tony Freeman with his number 178, Phil Reed who just happened to be pressing the raffle machine buttons magically managed to win the 2nd prize of £75 with number 185.  John Walker was also present to witness his number 153 come up to win a £50 3rd prize and Tennis Club Treasurer Ann Green's number 255 won the final prize of £25.
 
Next month's prizes return to more modest amounts given we will have a total of £195 to be won.
 
Thanks everyone who has numbers and therefore continues to support our club.
 

300 Club August Draw

The August draw took part without your correspondent who was away at the time, so was orchestrated in my absence by Phil and Chris, aided by Jacob. 

Bowls Club members again managed a clean sweep with Sharon Heafey winning the £100 first prize with her number 119, Deirdre Page's number 97 came next winning her £50, Tony Freeman won again, this time £50 with his number 271 and finally Roger Blackburn picked up £20 with number 102.

Next month's prizes are £200, £75, £50 and £25 and if I don't forget, we will do the draw after the annual Chairman v Secretary match on 22nd September!   

300 Club July Draw

The July draw was delayed so it could take place after the official opening of the Bozier bar on 4th August and therefore be witnessed by more 300 Club members than usual from the Tennis Club.  Unfortunately for them, on this occasion all 4 winners were Bowls Club members!
 
Barbara Lewin, who had been cooking sausages all evening deservedly won the £75 first prize, Dave Hickman, at the time sunning himself on holiday won £50, Mike Ralls who wasn't sunning himself won £50 and good friend of the club Tony Freeman won the £20 4th prize.
 
The August 300 Club draw will take place on 30th August unless I can persuade someone to do the draw after the Ladies v Gents match on 23rd!  Prizes up for grabs on this occasion will be £100, £50, £50 and £20. 
 

300 Club June Draw

We did the 300 Club Draw for June in front of a crowd after the Friday League matches on 28th June.

Lucky winners this month were Robert Fieldsend for £200 with his number 92, next Beryl Wright's number 42 came up to win her £75, followed by Tony Adamson's 189 for £50 and Maxine Plested's 193 won her £25.

The July Draw is planned to take place at 8pm on 2nd August when we will also be officially unveiling the Bozier Bar!

300 Club May Draw

It’s a new 300 Club year and very many thanks to everyone who have renewed their numbers or taken up new numbers. 

The good news is that we have names against all 300 numbers which is amazing by the end of May.  Thanks for supporting the 300 Club!

So, who won the May prizes drawn in the Clubhouse on Friday 31st May?  Well our Ladies Captain Jill Brooks won the £100 first prize, followed by £50 each to Johnny Wilkinson, £50 to Jean Miller and £50 to Olly Provan.  As always, congratulations goes to all 4 winners. 

June’s prizes totalling £350 will be drawn on 28th June.

  1. 300 Club April Draw
  2. 300 Club March Draw
  3. February 300 Club Draw
  4. January 300 Club Draw
  5. December 300 Club Draw
  6. November 300 Club Draw
  7. October 300 Club Draw
  8. September 300 Club Draw
  9. August 300 Club Draw
  10. July 300 Club Draw
  11. June 300 Club Draw
  12. May 300 Club Draw
  13. 200 Club April Draw
  14. 200 Club March Draw
  15. 200 Club February Draw
  16. 200 Club January Draw
  17. 200 Club Christmas Draw
  18. 200 Club November Draw
  19. 200 Club October Draw
  20. 200 Club September Draw
  21. 200 Club August Draw
  22. 200 Club July Draw
  23. 200 Club June Draw
  24. 200 Club May Draw
  25. 200 Club April Draw
  26. 200 Club March Draw
  27. 200 Club February Draw
  28. 200 Club January Draw
  29. 200 Club Christmas Draw
  30. 200 Club November Draw
  31. 200 Club October Draw
  32. 200 Club September Draw
  33. 200 Club August Draw
  34. 200 Club July Draw
  35. 200 Club June Draw
  36. 200 Club May Draw
  37. 200 Club April Draw
  38. 200 Club March Draw
  39. February 200 Club Draw
  40. January 200 Club Draw
  41. Christmas 200 Club Draw
  42. November 200 Club Draw
  43. October 200 Club Draw
  44. September 200 Club Draw
  45. August 200 Club Draw
  46. July 200 Club Draw
  47. June 200 Club Draw
  48. May 200 Club Draw
  49. April 200 Club Draw
  50. March 200 Club Draw

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