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Latest News In May 2009 |
16/5/09.
End of season dinner, dance and presentation evening.
 Bude
town football club celebrated one of the most successful seasons in
recent times with their end of season dinner, dance and presentation
evening at Bude Golf Club. After a superb 3 course meal we got to the
presentations, starting with the trophies decided by the committee
members, 'Supporter Of The Year', second year running went to Gordon
Brown, 'Most Promising Player Under 21', was close and went to Billy
Hopcroft, and 'Club Person' was Julie Hodgson. Next up was the team
managers and they had a lot to celebrate with the 1st team getting
promoted from the East Cornwall Div 1 league on the last day of the
season, the reserve team were also promoted to the North Devon Senior
league and were two points from winning the league. The ladies
who had gone up a league last season had a superb season finishing a
creditable 5th. Ladies manager Aaron Westlake stepped up first
and presented the 'Ladies Players Player' to Leona Marsh who
also then won 'Managers Player' . Most improved player went to Reanne Westlake. Reserve team
manager Ian 'Oz' Marks said a few words before announcing the 'Reserve
Team Players Player' as striker 'Stevie Thompson with the 'Managers
Player' going to fellow striker partner John Clayton. The first
team manager Adrian Warburton congratulated all the senior teams on
their success and then presented Billy Hopcroft with the 'First Team
Players Player' and 'Managers Player' went to first team captain Wayne
Cornish. Goalkeeper Gary Dinshaw also came up to collect his
'Supporters Player' award. Richard Pinkus got up to present his
'Club Player' which this year went to Gary Hodgson. Thanks went
out to Jenny Prideaux for running the canteen, Ann Hill for her work
behind the bar, Esme Cornish for her kit washing skills and Julie
Hodgson for organising the night. The club would also like to
thank the Golf Club for hosting the evening and Dan Smith for his
superb disco. Hopefully next season will be just as successful. |
16/5/09.
1st team go and do a club double with promotion.
 Anything
the second team can do, the first team can match as they went and won
promotion to the East Cornwall Premier division on the last day of the
season. The second team won promotion last week and nearly
clinched the title with a draw against league champions Landkey.
On Saturday nothing less than 3 points would do for the first team as
they entertained Polperro. Polperro hadn't read the script for
the day as they took the lead inside the first few minutes, Bude
though were 2-1 up by half time, the second half was one way traffic
as Bude turned on the style and the celebration drinks were already
flowing when Tommy Statton netted Budes seventh in the last few
minutes to beat Elburton Villa and St.Stephens to that runners up
spot.
Well done to both teams in
gaining promotion and the celebrations continue this Saturday with the
end of season dinner 'n' dance and presentations, it's not gonna be a
messy one is it ??!!?? |
15/5/09.
1st team looking for the 3 points to gain promotion
The 1st team have put themselves just 1 game from promotion after
beating Roche 4-1 in last nights penultimate league game. A hard
fought game saw Budes Gary Hodgson grab one with Billy Hopcroft
grabbing a hat-trick.
Tomorrows last game of the season is home against Polperro with a 2.30
pm. We hope to get everyone up there supporting the teams
promotion charge. Only 3 points will do and expectation is now there
after seeing the 2nd team gain promotion last week. Come on the
boys !!!! |
9/5/09.
May 200 Club winner is club chairman
The May '200 Club' draw was for £300 of
Travis Perkins vouchers and the winner was our very own chairman Mr
Graham Hodgson with his lucky number 13. Helen Griffins' number
was drawn out for the £130 accumulator prize but she wasn't at the
draw so it rolls over to Junes cash draw. |
9/5/09.
Reserve teams' draw sees them consolidate runners up spot.
 Only
a win could see the reserves as champions of the league but were up
against the league leaders Landkey. A two all draw was enough for
Landkey to win the league but confirmed Bude as runners up and
promotion to the North Devon senior league next season.
Congratulations to both teams for getting
promoted from this division. Have added some pics on the site
here. |
6/5/09.
Reserve team looking to win the league in final game of season.
The reserve team have all but guaranteed promotion to the North Devon
senior league after beating Northam 5-0 in last nights penultimate
league game to put themselves up in to joint second place with North
Molton who have now played all their games, but Bude have better goal
difference. They now face league leaders Landkey who are 3
points ahead of Bude and the goal difference is level this Saturday. A
win or draw for Landkey will see them crowned champions, but if Bude
win they will have made an astonishing run to snatch the league
trophy. On 31st January Bude lost to Torrington Admirals at home
4-2 and it looked like promotion was just too far away. Since then
though they have gone on an unbeaten run winning 12 and drawing 1 of
their 13 league games to now put them in this position. If
Landkey put 12 goals past Bude, then Bude would come third, but this
is very unlikely with Landkey recently struggling in games, but both
teams will be desperate to come top and a great match is on the cards.
Good luck on Saturday boys and supporters come and cheer on the boys.
The 1st team are away to Elburton Villa with both teams still in
contention for the second spot in the East Cornwall league.
Again good luck on Saturday to you. |
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Latest News In April 2009 |
18/4/09.
1st team go out in semis again.
The 1st teams 'nail biting' second leg encounter against Plymouth
Parkway completely came undone by half time after possibly their worst
45 minutes of the season. Although Bude had players out and a few
partially fit players having to play, they couldn't cope with a fully
charged Parkway team which took a 4 nil half time lead. Bude showed
some brief moments of their normal form early in the second half with
Tommy Statton finishing off a good Bude move, but when Parkway scored
their fifth after 70 minutes they knew there was no coming back and
they were out of their second semi final cup in the space of 10 days.
The plus side is they can now concentrate on promotion with just 6
league games to go, but will need to be looking to win them all to
guarantee promotion. |
15/4/09.
Gary Dinshaw wins newly donated 'Supporters 'Player Of The Year'
trophy.
 1st
team goalkeeper Gary Dinshaw is the first name to go on the newly
donated George 'Tubby' Gilbert Memorial Trophy.
Tubby Gilbert who passed away in the summer of 2008 was an avid
supporter of the football club and ex-player and rarely missed a
match, his motto being 'If I can get there, I'll be there!'.
Andrew 'Wizzer' Wise kindly donated the trophy to the club in memory
of Tubby and thought it would be fitting if the supporters could have
their vote for Player of the Year. It was a very close call with
just 1-2 votes splitting four players but Gary got that extra vote and
was presented with the trophy during the home game against Lifton last
week. |
14/4/09.
April '200 Club' draw made.
The April '200 Club' draw on Saturday was for £300 of Woolacotts vouchers and
has gone to Mr Rex Braund. The
accumulator was £120 but the winning number drawn wasn't
at the draw so rolls over again to next months May draw. |
12/4/09.
1st team go out in one semi final but still in another.
The 1st team went out to Holsworthys
first team in the Thursday night semi final Torridge Cup fixture
losing one nil against their higher league opponents, Levi Landracombe
scoring Holsworthys goal in the first half.
Two days later the 1st team drew one all in the 1st leg of the
Supplementary Cup semi final against Plymouth Parkway with Gary
Hodgson scoring Budes' only goal and Parkway tucking away a penalty
with minutes left and should set up a nail biting 2nd leg return away
next Saturday. |
6/4/09.
2nd team win cup semi final but are then ejected from the cup.
The 2nd team won a hard fought game
against Northam Lions in the semi final of the North Devon Cup after
taking the game in to extra time and then winning on penalties only to
see themselves thrown out after new signing James Watson was not
signed on for this competition. The game also saw some foul
abuse being thrown at players and Bude supporters throughout and the
club are looking in to taking the matter further. |
 5/4/09.
Liam Sandercock out for the season with a broken leg .
After just coming back from a cracked
collar bone, Liam Sandercock broke his leg in the home game against
Elburton Villa. The leg, broke in two places will now see Liam out for
the season and possibly much of next season. Liam who has also been a
regular for Cornwall Under 18's will also miss their cup final in May.
It's understood all the
nurses in the hospital were cueing up to give Donks a bed bath, not
got a clue why.
We all wish Liam the best in his recovery and hope to see him back on
the pitch as soon as possible, good luck Liam. |
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Latest News In March 2009 |
15/3/09.
1st team go through to Torridge Cup semis in cup shock.
The 1st team have made it through to the
semi final of the highly regarded Torridge cup after an enthralling
5-3 victory against Appledore. Appledore who are two divisions
above Bude took the lead early in the first half but Bude played well
to take the game in to extra time after Billy Hopcroft equalised in
the second half from the penalty spot. Bude went 3-1 up in the
first 15 minutes with goals from Hopcroft and Stevie Thompson, but
Appledore dug in to bring it back level. With minutes remaining
Hopcroft grabbed another two to win the game just before penalties
were looking likely. |
14/3/09.
Great night at the clubhouse for horse race night & 200 Club draw.
 A horse race night was held at the
clubhouse on Saturday for this months 200 Club draw and a busy night
saw over £300 raised for the club plus bar takings. Eight races were
shown and lots of betting was made on the races. Ollie Smith,
Dan Balsdon and Jenni Prideau were among the lucky horse owners but it
was Liam Anderson who came away the biggest winner of the evening
paying just £5 to be the owner of 'Manes A Double' in the final race
which saw him win over £46 along with another £4 for betting on that
horse. Congratulations to all the winners. The March 200 Club
draw was also made which saw £300 of Wroes vouchers went to a Mr & Mrs
Kinsman. Roger Hunter was drawn out for the accumulator draw but he
wasn't at the evening so missed out on the £110 prize which now rolls
over to next months draw.
A big thank you to
everyone who came to the evening and made the night an entertaining
and enjoyable night and hopefully we can put some different events on
200 Club nights in the near future. If you have any ideas please let
the club know. |
10/3/09.
2nd team go out in semis as 1st team beat league leaders.
The 2nd team were knocked out of the
league cup semi final against Woolsery on Saturday going down three
goals to one, John Clayton being the sole scorer for Bude who's
players admitted they didn't play as well as they have been and it
cost them a chance in the final.
The 1st team had an encouraging victory as they beat league leaders
Plymouth Parkway two nil with goals from Wes Pugh and Dan Middleton
which keeps them in contention with the promotion chasing teams.
Unfortunately defender Liam Sandercock was taken to hospital after 20
minutes with a broken collar bone and looks likely to miss most of the
remaining games of the season. We wish Liam all the best in his
recovery. Get well soon bud. !!
The 1st team also meet
Plymouth Parkway in the semi final of the Supplementary Cup. The two
legged tie will take place on 11th (home) and 18th of April (away). |
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Latest News In February 2009 |
24/2/09.
February 200 Club winner finally known.
Last weeks February '200 Club' draw was for £300 of Woolacotts vouchers and went
to Mr Gordon Bate of Bude and he was at the draw to hear his win. The
accumulator was £100 and wasn't won so now rolls over to next month.
The March draw will be for £300 Wroes vouchers and the evening will
also be hosting the Horse race night. £110 is also up for grabs
in the accumulator. Be there !!! |
 22/2/09.
Ladies team help raise over £1000 for Cancer Research.
The ladies team joined Bude hockey team
to compete for the new Gosling Cup in memory of the late Sandra
Gosling who played for both clubs. In fancy dress the hockey
team were in combat gear and the footie players were hippies. Forty
minutes of hockey was first on the astro which the hockey players won
7-0. It then turned to football which the ladies footie team won 7-1,
so on aggregate the hockey team won by the odd goal and were presented
with the trophy at the after party at Inn On The Green. The main
reason for the day though was to raise money for Cancer Research UK
and through a lot of generosity the clubs managed to raise over £1,000
for the charity, well done girls. !!
Some pics from the game
are now on the
Photo Gallery. |
16/2/09.
Horse Race Night being held at the club next month.
 A
fun horse race night is being held at the football club on 14th March.
There will be 8 televised horse races shown through the evening and
you will be able to bet on each race. You can currently buy a
horse for just £2, you get to name your own horse and if it wins you
will be guaranteed £8 back. To buy a horse, there is a racecard on the
notice board at the clubhouse, just write your name down in what race
you want a horse, name it and give the £2 per horse to Ann behind the
bar. The betting will be very easy on the night and all will be
explained in more detail on the night for those who haven't been to
one of these nights before. Various other games will be played on the
night.
The same night will be the March ' 200 Club' draw for £300 worth of
Wroes vouchers along with the accumulator which is now up to £ 110 and
you will need to be there to win it.
Come and join us, bring your friends, for what promises to be a superb
night of fun and entertainment and hopefully raise some much needed
funds for the club in the process. Put it in your diary now. |
16/2/09.
Bude Ladies FC V Bude Ladies hockey team in charity match
A charity match is being held this
Saturday 21st February between Bude ladies footie team and Bude ladies
hockey team. The match has been organised to help raise money
for cancer research in memory of the late Sandra Gosling, a much loved
member of both the football and hockey clubs. The first half will be
hockey and for the second half they will be playing football and to
make it harder and more enjoyable the match is being played in full
fancy dress. The game is being played at Budes Astro pitch with
a kick off time of 2.30pm.
Refreshments and
presentation of the 'Gosling Cup' will be made afterwards at Inn On
The Green followed by a disco. Try and get there is you can, it's all
for a great cause, if not, perhaps try and join up afterwards at 'Inn
On'. |
14/2/09.
Bude Reserves go through in league cup tie
The reserve team cruised through their
2nd round league cup tie against Park United. Strikers Stevie
Thompson and John Clayton both grabbed two each and player manager Ian
Marks chipped in with the fifth and progress through to the next
round. |
10/2/09.
Bude 1st team through to Supplementary Cup semi final
Bude have gone through to the East
Cornwall Supplementary cup semi final after a convincing win against
higher league opposition Wadebridge winning 3-1 on Saturday. Bude went
one up with Billy Hopcroft scoring for Bude, only for Wadebridge to
pull one back just before half time. Bude scored two in
the second half through with the two Dans, Middleton and Balsdon,
finding the back of the net.
Can they now go on and win
the same cup they won in the 1994-95 season, this team are certainly
capable of winning it but will be up against some tough opposition in
the final four.
For some actions shots of
the Wadebridge game go to the
Photo Gallery. |
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Latest News In January 2009 |
27/1/09.
Bude meet St.Dominick in Launceston Cup
Bude will play St.Dominick in the quarter
final of the Launceston Cup. St.Dominick are currently going well in
the Duchy league division 1 so this will be a big test for Ian Marks'
side. The winner of this game will then meet either Bere Alston
or local team Week St.Mary in the semi finals, This match has
been scheduled for Sunday March 22nd |
27/1/09.
Bude Town Girls Under 15's going well in first season
Managed by
Bude School A-level students Jordan White and
assistant Tom Gerry, Bude girls have completed the
first half of the season in fourth place in the East
Cornwall League.
On target for the team so far this season are Courtney
Ward (five goals), Lola Thorpe (four) and Katherine
Bryant (two).
Coach Claire Gifford said: "The girls have had such a
great start to the season, recovering really well from
a heavy defeat in their first game. They are playing
really well together and are improving all the time.
"I am really pleased that the girls are enjoying it so
much."
About 20 girls, aged nine to 15, train every Wednesday
on the grass at Bude Junior school or on the Budehaven
Astroturf from 4 to 5pm.
For more details about girls football, call contact
Jane Cann, community development officer at Budehaven
Community School, on 07974 348 468.
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17/1/09.
Senior teams have good weekend in the cup
The 1st team have gone through to we think the quarter finals of the
Torridge Cup after a comfortable 4-1 win over North Devon Premier
league side Shamwickshire. The visitors took the lead but when they
got going Bude banged in four with Billy Hopcroft grabbing 2, Liam
Sandercock getting on the score sheet & Dan Balsdon taking Budes
fourth.
The reserve team also had
a comfortable win the day before in the league cup beating Sporting
Barum 5-2, Bude were four nil up at hald time and soon increased their
lead in the second half, Sporting grabbed two goals later on but not
enough to get back in the game. Budes' goals coming from Steve
Thompson (2), John Clayton (1), Twister (1) and Hodgson (1).
Just a reminder for those
interested in seeing darts professional Wayne Mardle at the Lucky Kiss
this Friday coming, the 23rd. Get your tickets now at just £10.
Enquire at the footie club, any that we sell will be going to the
club. |
10/1/09.
January '200 Club' winner is.......
The January and first draw of the new year was for £300 of Holiday vouchers
and has gone
to Mr Steve Congdon. The
accumulator was £90 and wasn't won so rolls over to next month. Be
there in Feb.
Also yesterday the second
team beat High Bickington in the North Devon cup 4-2 and progress
through to the next round, well done boys. |
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Latest News In December 2008 |
31/12/08.
Footie Club beat Cricket club in thrilling pool match.
The football club came out triumphant in last nights 'friendly' pool
match hosted by The Lucky Kiss. A good spirited and even match
throughout saw the cricket club going 15-12, needing 17 to win but the
footie club upped their game to win the final 6 games. In form
for the cricket club were Sean Parish and former international Tony
Holgate who both came away with 3 wins each. Equally though the
football club saw Greg Snowden and Glen Bickle win 3 out of 3 and it
was Greg who clinched the decisive winning frame and Steve Bickle
brought up the rear winning the final fame of the evening. A
Christmas draw followed which both the clubs received the proceeds for
an over £90 was raised for each club. The night was enjoyed by
both clubs with some players not leaving the club until 3am, and one
or two not leaving til 6am. (Hope they didn't have to work the next
day). The return match is already being lined up soon and
perhaps some joint ventures with the cricket club. Thanks to Tony for
donating prizes for the Christmas draw and allowing us to hold the
event at his club. |
 21/12/08.
Thanks to Bude DIY for sponsoring the reserve team.
Thanks go to Bude DIY for sponsoring the reserve team this season.
Bude DIY have been kind enough enough to sponsor the new training
jackets for the team along with post match polo shirts.
Bude DIY offer customers a
range of DIY materials for all your building projects and are based at
the bottom of Broadclose Hill in Bude. If you are looking for
some building materials don't forget to pop in to their shop and see
what they have. |
21/12/08.
Lineup announced for Christmas pool grudge match versus cricket club.
Glen 'The Bottler' Bickle has announced his 11 man line up for the
mouth watering Christmas pool match versus local rivals 'The Cricket
Club' on 29th December. Bickles' well anticipated squad includes
ex county player James 'The Bomber' Bromell along with current
Cornwall player Gary 'Luckypants' Hodgson. A couple of shock
choices in the squad include Josh' London' Allen and Ollie 'I Could
Beat You With A Chopping Board' Smith. The cricket teams squad
is still to be announced but is expected to include ex world pool
commentating champion Tony Holgate and Gordon 'Safehands' Wint.
The full line-up is as follows:
1.Glen Bickle. 2.Ollie Smith. 3.Gary Dinshaw.
4.James Bromell. 5.Phil Constable. 6.Gary
Hodgson. 7.Liam Sandercock. 8.Greg Snowden.
9.Billy Hopcroft. 10.Chris 'Butterbean' Hudson.
11. Josh Allen.
If anyone is unavailable
Bickle does have a strong bench and they could be called up should
anyone be forced to drop out. Be there on the 29th to support
the footie club and maybe have a festive drink or two. |
 19/12/08.
Happy Christmas everyone !!!.
The club would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and hope
you don't drink too much over the holidays, especially players, and
have a great new year.
Good luck to all the teams both senior and junior and here's to
a prosperous second half to the footie season. |
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13/12/08.
December 200 Club winner.
The December '200 club' winner for the £300 of Co-Op vouchers has gone
to Mrs Pauline Worth. The
accumulator was £80 and wasn't won
so it rolls over to next month.
N.B - If you would like to join the '200 club' there are a few numbers
currently
available and anyone can join. The cost is just £ 50 a year or £ 1 week.
You have the chance of winning £300 a month or the accumulator which
goes up by £10 each month if the person isn't present at the draw.
To join or for
more information just contact Clive or Sue Cornish on 01288 352354. |
9/12/08.
Pool head to head between footie & cricket club over festive period.
A date for your diary, the 29th December
sees the football club playing the cricket club in an 11 a side head
to head and being staged at The Lucky Kiss. The footie clubs
team is being organised by Glen 'The Bottler' Bickle and will include
the elite hustlers from the club. The crickets team will include
ex-professional Tony 'The Basher' Holgate. Come and watch the
team knock the cricketers for six. |
 9/12/08.
Wayne Mardle now coming to Lucky Kiss in January.
The Lucky Kiss have announced that professional darts player Wayne
Mardle will now be giving an exhibition at the Kiss on 23/1/2009.
The exhibition was originally scheduled for this coming Saturday but
will now be in the new year, after having Shy TV commitments this
weekend. It is ticket only and the football
club have 20 tickets to sell with proceeds from these tickets being
kindly donated to the football club by Tony Holgate.
If you would like a ticket or ten then just enquire at the club, they
are just £10 a ticket. |
9/12/08.
Home matches admission charges amended.
After a discussion at this months
committee meeting about admission charges it has been agreed to make
some slight amendments.
1. All committee members will now no longer have to pay and will
be allowed FREE entry in to all home games.
2. Club players who are just there to watch will no longer have to pay
full price to watch the match, they will be allowed to pay HALF PRICE
to watch the game.
These amendments come in
to effect now, and any future home games. |
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Latest News In November 2008 |
15/11/08.
New youth website set up for Unders 8's & 9's
A new youth website has
been set up.
www.budetownyouthfc.com
has been created by Andrew Slade and gives all the latest news,
fixtures, results etc for the clubs Under 8 and Under 9 teams.
The link to their site will be available under the youth section or
the links page, so check it out for more information. |
4/11/08.
Wine & Wisdom Night at this months 200 Club draw
The November 200 club draw will take
place this Saturday 8th November and will include a Wine & Wisdom
event. It will be teams of 4 with each person paying £4 to enter and
this will include wine for your team and your entry in to the quiz
being organised by resident quiz master Micky Rushbrook. Get
your team ready now for the weekend. Have you got what it takes
to be Budes answer to the Eggheads. The night will obviously include
the 200 club draw for £300 Brooks garden centre vouchers and the
accumulator. Don't miss it!!! |
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Latest News In October 2008 |
24/10/08. 1st
team meet Sticker in 2nd round of Senior Cup
The 1st team have been drawn away in the
2nd round of this seasons Cornwall Senior Cup against East Cornwall
Premier league team Sticker. This difficult draw will be played
on Saturday 6th December with a 2pm kick off. A tough draw but
one I think the young 1st team will relish. |
24/10/08. Billy
Hopcroft & Liam Sandercock make the Cornwall Under 18's Squad
 Congratulations
to 1st team players Billy Hopcroft and Liam Sandercock who have been
selected to represent Cornwall Under 18's this season. Bill and
Liam both got to through the various trials to make the squad and have
already played one game in the FA County Youth cup, beating Berks &
Bucks FA 5 goals to 4, with striker Billy having a 'man of the match'
performance scoring two second-half goals and Liam having a sound game
at centre back. They will now meet Worcestershire in the second
round at Saltash on 15th November. Before that though Cornwall
will be playing in the South West Counties Youth championship against
Somerset and will be played at Penryns superb ground on Saturday 1st
November with at 2.30pm kick off. Congrats again boys.
Also well done to Lisa Cornish who is in the Cornwall squad to face
Devon next Tuesday and the match is being played at Wadebridges'
ground with a 7.30 kick off. |
21/10/08.
Race night now in the new year. Wayne Mardle comes to the Lucky
Kiss.
After
previously saying the December 200 club draw will feature a race
night, this has now been moved to probably March 09, reasons being the
same weekend Friday 13th Tony Holgate and the Lucky Kiss will be
hosting a ticket only darts exhibition evening from world professional
Wayne ' Hawaii 501' Mardle. The footie club will be having 20
tickets available at £10 each and Holgate has kindly agreed to give
the proceeds from the 20 tickets sold back to the club.
Look on Tonys' site
www.luckykiss.co.uk for more info.
The second and possibly more importantly reason is the Saturday see's
Billy Hopcroft hosting his 18th birthday.....you'll soon be able to
have a drink then Bill, I know you been dieing to have that first
drink.
It's looking like the best
date for the race night will be the March 200 club draw night, but
watch this space for confirmation. |
21/10/08.
Reserve team cup win & 2nd round Junior Cup draw made.
The reserve
team are through to the second round of the Hansen cup after a superb
5-1 win over Equalizers on Sunday after drawing to them in the league
the day before. John Clayton had a superb day scoring four of
the five goals.
In the second round of the Cornwall Junior cup Bude have been drawn away
to Launceston and will be played on 1st November. |
13/10/08.
October '200 Club' winner and events for the next 2 draws.
The October 200 club winner was Mr Ian Lamble, our ex-treasurer and
Ian picks up £300 worth of Woolacotts vouchers, well done Ian.
The accumulator rolls over to the November draw after not being picked
up this month, so £70 up for grabs in November.
The November '200 Club' draw will be seeing a wine & wisdom quiz
night, for all you budding Eggheads out there, which I believe some of
the women's team are organising, so get thinking about your teams now.
The December '200 Club'
Christmas draw was going to see a horse race night, but will now be in
the new year, but still come up to the 200 club draw.
Two great evenings coming
up over the next two draws so put them in your diary now, Saturday 8th
November and Saturday 13th December. Look out for more details
soon. |
6/10/08.
Reserve team go through in two cups over weekend.
The reserve team are through to the next round of two cups after this
weekend. On Saturday they faced a tough tie against Duchy Division 1
team Mevagissey and won 4-2. The game was one all at full time and
went in to extra time, the reserves upped their game and scored three
times to Mevagisseys' one to avoid a reply and progress through in the
Cornwall Junior Cup. They could have done without the extra time
as the following day they were at home again with a local derby
against neighbours Stratton in the Launceston Cup but again they were
too strong for their opposition cruising through with Stevie Thompson
bagging two goals against his former team, Josh Allen scoring a superb
long range effort and Phil Constable and John Clayton adding one
apiece. Well done boys and good luck in the next rounds. |
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Latest News In September 2008 |
13/9/08.
September 200 Club draw goes to Colin Stevenson.
The September 200 club winner for the £300 of Woolacotts vouchers has gone to
Mr & Mrs Colin Stevenson. The
accumulator was £50 and Jimmy Finn was drawn out but was not present
so it rolls over to next month. |
8/9/08.
Bad news for 1st team, reserve team, but good news for the ladies.
The
1st team were left gutted after hammering St.Newlyn East last week 11
goals to 1 and then see them pull out of the league last Friday which
sees the teams' points and all 11 goals removed from the stats.
St.Newlyn lost their manager at the beginning of the season and many
of their players went and signed for other clubs leaving St.Newlyn
with a thread bear squad which couldn't cope with this league.
In other 1st team news, manager Adrian Warburton was omitted to
hospital after having headaches and a cyst was found in his head, he
was released on Saturday evening so hopefully it's not too serious,
and the club wish him well in his recovery. His missed the 3 nil win
over Nanpean, but is hoping to be back this week.
The reserve team will be looking for their 1st win this Wednesday at
home to Hartland after losing their opening 3 games. With players back
from holidays and suspensions the two teams should now be looking much
stronger from this week.
Better news though and the womens team opened up their league campaign
with a superb and possibly a shock home win over the strong opponents
of Plymouth Argyle reserves winning one nil through a Katie Horstmann
goal. |
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Latest News In August 2008 |
31/8/08.
Greg Cook wins the 2008 Bude Town FC duck race
 The
Bude FC 2008 duck race took place on Sunday evening with over 500
ducks sold and going in to the river at Nannymoors bridge and
intending to make the long trip to the roundabout bridge. Some
very determined ducks worked their way to the front of the pack, but
then half way through the course the tide decided to change (early
than scheduled) and the finishing line was quickly changed and it was
the first duck back to Nannymoors bridge. A very close finish
saw duck number 509 win which was owned by the new club treasurer Greg
Cook. The Dobson family, on holiday from Warminster (pictured,
bought a ticket on the night and came second with number 597 winning
£50 and third place was won by duck number 272 which long time Bude
supporter Doreen Cornish owned and collected £25. Well done to
everyone who made this annual event happen and thanks to everyone who
bought a ticket with profits going towards much needed club funds,
thanks again. |
27/8/08.
1st team get
bye through to 1st round of Cornwall Senior Cup
The preliminary round of the Cornwall Senior Cup to be played on 27th
September has seen a lucky draw for the 1st team as they have been
given a bye through to the 1st round. The South West Peninsula
clubs will enter the competition in the 2nd round.
The reserve team have been drawn against Mevagissey who play in the
Duchy League Div 1, at home in the Cornwall Junior Cup. |
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12/8/08.
Big August draw for £3,000 goes to local resident
The August 200 club winner for the big prize of £3,000 has gone to
Mrs Pauline Worth of Widemouth Bay, congratulations. The
accumulator was £60 and new chairman Graham Hodgson was drawn out so
won the money, but generously gave £20 back to the club, cheers
Graham. The accumulator now goes back to £50 for next months draw. |
 5/8/08.
Graham Hodgson named as new club chairman
A new chairman has been elected at the
football club. With previous chairman Keith Marshall stepping down due
to work commitments, the club have been quick to bring in previous
chairman Graham Hodgson.
His third spell now at the club was warmly
welcomed by the committee (apart from myself, obviously) who voted
Graham in and he will be hoping to bring in some fresh ideas and help
to the club and hopefully get the club
'bouncing' again. |
5/8/08
Bude Town girls win foundation bid
Bude Town Football Club and Budehaven Community School have been
working closely together to develop girl’s football.
They were delighted to hear that they have been successful in
a bid to the Football Foundation for a three year programme to be
developed at the club. Part of the development is to have girls’ teams
at Bude Town who will play in a girl Football League in Cornwall.
Jane Cann, Community
Development Officer from Budehaven who completed the bid said, "There
are a lot of girls who play football but don’t have any opportunities
to play competitively with a club, we are really pleased that the bid
has been successful and are now working hard to get everything in
place."
A successful 'open
evening' was held at the football club on 1st August with some keen
girls ready to show what they could do and the scheme will hopefully
continue to grow over the next 3 years. |
5/8/08.
Events happening this month - 200 Club draw & Duck Race
The big prize draw is this Saturday for the '200 Club' draw with the
winner collecting either £ 3,000 in cash or £ 4,000 towards a car from
County Garage. The draw will be made at around 8.30 pm, the
accumulator draw is also at £ 70 so you must be there to win that
prize. For anyone who still owes money, please note that if you
are not up to date with your payments by this Saturday you will not be
legible to win the big draw, so don't miss out.
 If
you would like to join the 200 club then it's just £50 a year and
there are 11 monthly £300 vouchers up for grabs along with the main
£3,000 draw in August. An accumulator draw is also made each
month which you must be present to collect.
Also on Sunday 31st of this month the annual duck race on the river
will be held with a 6.30 swim off. With 500 ducks going in you could
be in with a chance of a prize with the winner taking away £100 cash.
Tickets will be available from this Saturday at £1 each, so get your
money out, it all supports the running of the club.
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Latest News In July 2008 |
12/7/08.
July 200 Club winner goes to Anne Dexter
The July 200 club winner for £300 worth of Congdons vouchers has gone to
Mrs Anne Dexter. The accumulator was back to £50 and Mrs J
Hemmerle was drawn out but not at the draw so rolls over to the August
draw which will be £60.
Be there for next months
big August draw which is the main draw of the season and will see the
winner collecting £3,000 cash or £4,000 towards a car. Don't miss it. |
11/7/08.
Ian 'Oz' Marks named reserve team manager
 At
this weeks committee meeting the reserve team managers position was
discussed and Ian Marks was named the manager. Oz has a wealth of
football knowledge playing in the area for over 10 years and also
being a previous Bude Town player. After having a spell playing at
Bridgerule, he has decided he wants a new challenge and having earned
his FA level 2 coaching badge wanted to put his skills to good use and
we are all glad he has chosen Bude to develop his skills and hopefully
help push the reserve team to the top of their league this season.
Pictured on the right is the new manager Oz along with the 1st team
manager Warby who will be running the 1st team again this season and
with a couple of training sessions already completed it looks like
there is going to be a lot of competition for the two teams.
Also, the 1st team fixtures for the season including friendlies have
now been added to the site. Look at the 1st team section for more
info. |
 6/7/08.
Ollie Smith gains 1st trophy of the season
With pre season training not due to start until this Wednesday it
seems our very own Ollie Smith started his training early. The
annual fancy dress Bude Bike race took place on Saturday and half way
round the event the prestigious 'Vegetable Eating' competition took
place. Ollie Smith took up the challenge against a gutsy female
competitor. They had to start by eating a whole raw onion,
followed by some ginger, next was 2 cloves of garlic and then 2
chillies, all washed down with a cap full of chilli sauce. Both
competitors ate the lot apart from the chilli pips which only Smith
could eat. With the competition too close to call it was going
in to the decider, they had a choice to eat either dog food or cat
food. Smiths quickly shouted bring him the dog food, whilst the
female challenger wimped out and Smith was crowned Vegetable Eating
Champion Of The Year 2008.
After drinking water for the next 8 hours, Bude FC managed to get an
exclusive interview with the champions.
Q: 'How does it feel to win this event?'
Smith - 'For me this is the pinnacle of my career. I've
been training for this event all my life. It just shows, if you
put the work in kebab, chip and Indian takeaways you can achieve
anything. I'm hoping this is an inspiration to all the players at the
club, and that this trophy is just the first of amny for the club this
season.'
Q: 'What are your plans for the future?'
Smith - 'Well, I've already had Pedigree Chum on the phone
wanting me to sign a lucrative sponsorship deal, and Simon Cowell
wants me to fly over to America to front a new television show called
Vegetable X Factor, the phone just isn't stopping at the mo, but I
also have to weigh this up with the commitments at the football club
which I also take seriously. My other aim will be to work harder
so I can come back again next year and retain the title, I'm sure
there will be younger and fatter opponents who think they have what it
takes to snatch my title.
Ollie Smith has kindly agreed to waive his fee for this interview.
What a man!!! |
6/7/08. 1st
team to meet Roche on the opening day.
The 1st team will meet fierce rivals Roche away in the opening league
game of the season on August 16th. The full fixtures will be out and
added on here soon for all the teams.
In other East Cornwall news, Premier league side Tamarside have had to
resign from the league. After winning the league cup last season
their manager had to step down due to work commitments with the
assistant having the same problem, after an urgent meeting they still
couldn't find a manager to take over a lot of the previous players
have decided to move on so they had no alternative but to pull out of
the league. |
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Latest News In June 2008 |
24/6/08.
1st team meet rivals Morwenstow in 1st round of cup
It had to be.. Rather than the Champions league style league cup
format last season, this coming season will revert back to a straight
cup knockout for the 1st team and with the draw now having been made
sees Bude drawn at home against local Premier league rivals Morwenstow.
The cup will be played on Saturday September 27th. Don't miss it.
The East Cornwall leagues AGM has been and sees the top three from
last season ( St.Stephens, Tavistock and Bere Alston) being promoted
to the Premier division with Padstow and Bodmin remaining in the
Premier league. The 1st division sees Duchy Premier league
winners St.Stephens Borough and runners up St.Dominic joining,
along with the reserve teams of Plymouth Parkway, Plymstock United and
Elburton Villa to give a total of 16 teams in each division.
The league kicks off on Saturday August 16th, just 8 weeks away boys!! |
 13/6/08.
Exclusive Wayne Rooney & Coleen Wedding Photo
Forget Hello! magazine, OK!, and Reader's Wives, Bude Town
FC is the only place to see the best pictures from the wedding of the
summer - exclusively non-exclusive to Bude FC and everyone else for
that matter we bring you Mr & Mrs Wayne Rooney.
The
betting is now open for the next Bude Town FC player to get hitched.
The current odds are:
1. Stumpy & Katie - 3/1
2. Wayne Cornish & Amy - 4/1
3. Chris Ward & any bloke - 4/1
4. Gary Dinshaw & Charlotte - 10/1
5. Ollie Smith & Ginsters - 25/1
Smith's odds have dramatically come down from 500/1 after some bloke called Statton put a £1,000 on him at the bookies. |
13/6/08.
June 200 Club winner goes to Wayne Cornish
The June 200 club winner for £300 in cash has gone to Wayne Cornish &
girlfriend Amy Hayes, the 3rd time their number has been drawn in the
last 2 years. The accumulator was £60 and standing next to Wayne
was the winner, Mr Oliver Smith, (I'll have that tenner you owe me now
Smith G.H ). The accumulator will go back to £ 50 for
next months draw, be there.
P.S - Sorry Zoe
West, I was told you were Reanne Westlake and put that in the report.
Have changed it now. I'm sure Reanne improved aswell. |
3/6/08.
Some of the main points made at the AGM
Some of the main points at this years AGM
were that Adrian Warburton will again be in charge of the young 1st
team, Richard Pinkus has stepped down from the 2nd team job, and the
position was not filled on the night so if you know anyone who would
be interested get in touch with Rich. After a good season by the
ladies team, it has been confirmed that they will be moving up a
division in to the South West Womens League where they will meet the
likes of Plymouth Argyle reserves and apparently means they are now
the most senior team at the club now. Aaron is looking for new
quality players so if you think you have what it takes contact Aaron.
The committee were re-elected with Wizzer Wise was voted on to the
committee and immediately set about discussing the improvement of the
pitch which hopefully will see a good invest soon put in to the pitch.
Senior match fees have been increased to £ 3.50 per game but there will
be no charge for training this season. Training was discussed at
the meeting and pre season will start on 9th July, about 1 month to go
then everyone!!! |
