A Successful Centenary Open Tournament
Added: Wednesday 19th August 2026 11:03 am
Match Reports, Centenary
Herne Bay held a 2 day £2000 open pairs competition celebrating the centenary of the club. The format was a group stage on day 1 with the 10 group winners and 6 best runners up playing on a knockout basis on day 2. The final was between pairs from St. Lawrence with Ken Weyand and Dex Weyand beating Darren Burton and Sam Bellem in the 11 end final by 13-6. The winners received £500 each and the runners up £200 each. There was also prize money for the defeated quarter and semi finalists.
In the Forest of Blean league Bay were surprisingly beaten by 9 shots away at Boughton and only picked up 3 of the 8 available points. Bay go into their final match against Birchington needing 4 points to be sure of retaining their league title.
Boughton 104 Herne Bay 95 (Forest of Blean League)
Ged Higgins, Russell Cooper, Brian Bridges 21-13 Peter Hogston, Mo Tipper, Bob Day 15-16 Rob Davis, John Offer, Bill Robb 10-27 Dave Knight, Dave Harris, Tony Knibbs 13-12 Chris Twyman, Jim Watson, Chris Dawson 20-21 Ray Chipperfield, Terry Kelly, I Robb 16-15
Birchington 126 Herne Bay 80 (East Kent Mixed Triples League)
Mary Watson, Marianne Offer, Russell Cooper 18-12 Peter Hogston, Joyce Whitlock, Tony Bishop 19-14 Edie Nicholls, Clive Hollingsbee, Roger Markwick 13-23 Anita Harding, Peter Nash, Bob Day 10-23 Dave Knight, Lyn Phillips, Bill Robb 11-24 Jacqui Cooper, Sylvia Sweeting, John Offer 9-30
Westbrook 90 Herne Bay 72
Janet Procter, John Grogan, Pam Head 6-26 Lesley Brown, Sue Grogan, Roger Markwick 13-17 Howard Liptrot, Joyce Whitlock, Lyn Phillips 20-10 Andy Brown, Edie Nicholls, Marianne Offer 8-23 Sheila Ball, Howard Cohn, Mike Head 25-14