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Minutes of the AGM held Monday July 15th 2024, 7.30p m

Committee in attendance – Nigel Pope, (Thanet), Gerard L’Aimable, (Park Langley) Gloria Riley, (Dover) Baz Hodson, (Hythe), Baz Prescott (Poultwood)

Clubs in attendance – Paul Roberts, Bexley Lawn Tennis, Dave Cook Park Langley, Charlie Stow Biddenden, Luke Penna Mote Squash, Jim Bloomfield Thanet Club, Lukasz Kondratowicz Sundridge Park , Glenn Mousley Hythe, Danny Blackheath

All reports presented tonight can be found

www.kentsra.co.uk/home-articles/kent-squash-agm-2024

1) Apologies - Tom Swain (Biddenden), Joe Magor (Canterbury), Katy Bridges (Biddenden), Tom May (Kings)

2) AGM minutes 2023 - any noted amendments and approval – minutes of the 2023 AGM.  There were no…

Entries are now open for The Kent Junior Closed 2023 being held at The Mote Squash Club on the 21st/22nd September 2024

Enter online at: www.bit.ly/KJC2024

Kent Squash AGM 2024

Monday July 15th at 7.30pm

The committee invite all Clubs to attend a zoom AGM on Monday July 15th, at 7.30pm. The agenda for the evening is as follows:

1. Apologies
2. AGM minutes 2023 - any noted amends and approval
3. Chairman Report
4. Treasurer Report -vote on League fees and re-election on auditor
5. Director of Sport and Head Coach Report
6. Election of Trustees & Officers
7. League & Cup Competitions
8. Website/Marketing Report
9. AOB – England Squash membership

If anyone would like to stand for the roles of Chair, Treasurer or Secretary, or any items for the agenda please let Gloria Riley know before June 23rd 2024

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

Zoom link …

Kent Junior Closed 2023

57 players competed across the two days over the 8 categories.

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of each category!

Thank you to Mote Squash Club for hosting the event and to Kent Coaches, Tom May and Alisdair Shapcott for running the event

The finalists of each category can be found below and full results can be found at:

https://kenttournaments.leaguemaster.co.uk/cgi-county/icounty.exe/showtournamentlist?tgroupid=143

Boys Under 11

Winner - Matteo Grunow
Runner up - Ben Richards

Boys Under 13

Winner - Aran Shipley
Runner up - Ethan Hu
Plate Winner - Theo Adoki
Plate Runner up - Jack…

by Alan Thatcher

Kent Squash has lost one of its most loyal and distinguished servants following the sad passing of Mary Scott-Miller.

Mary served the Kent SRA as county development officer and junior girls’ organiser and was also renowned as an international-standard referee.

She introduced hundreds of girls to the sport, including the current Commonwealth Games women’s singles champion, Gina Kennedy.

Mary and her husband, Alan, were members of Tunbridge Wells Squash Club.

As a referee, Mary officiated at numerous world-ranking tournaments, including the Commonwealth Games and British Open, and was a solid supporter of the Kent Open Championships when it moved to Tunbridge Wells.

As a former Kent chairman and president, I worked with Mary on numerous projects and her enormous contributions to the…

Entries are now open for The Kent Junior Closed 2023 being held at The Mote Squash Club on the 7th/8th of October 2023

The Boy's events will take place on Saturday the 7th of October 2023

The Girls events will take place on Sunday the 8th of October 2023

Enter online at: www.kentsra.co.uk/kjc23

Kent Squash is seeking a new Head Squash Coach to lead a team of coaches for the forthcoming 2023/24 season. This role is a part-time paid position requiring a few
organisational hours a month. Ideally suited to an existing club coach and someone with time outside of their main employment.

To view the full job spec please click here

by Katy Bridges (Kent Squash Women's Representative)

On the 30th of June 2023, Kent saw Biddenden Squash Club, 2022 winners of England Squash ‘Club of the Year’, host Kent Ladies’ first-ever inter-club Kent MATS match.

The club hosted 20 ladies from six different clubs, a record number coming together for the county’s first ladies Mixed Ability Team Squash match 💪🏻

Players from Biddenden, Rodmersham, Hythe, Poult Wood, Mote, and Hawkhurst all battled it out on court during their two sessions of nine minutes of continuous play, the idea being to score as many points for their team as possible. The biggest scorers of the match were Aimee Butler from Biddenden on 61 points, closely followed by…

Kent Squash AGM 2023

Sunday July 2^nd at 7.30pm

The committee invite all Clubs to attend a zoom AGM on Sunday July 2^nd 2023, at 7.30pm. The agenda for the evening is as follows:

1. Apologies
2. AGM minutes 2022 - any noted amends and approval
3. Chairman Report
4. Treasurer Report -vote on League fees and re-election on auditor
5. Director of Sport and Head Coach Report
6. Election of Trustees & Officers
7. League & Cup Competitions
8. Website/Marketing Report
9. A.O.B - England Squash. Update - London and the South East Regional Forum

If anyone would like to stand for the roles of Chair, Treasurer or Secretary, or any items for the agenda please let Gloria Riley know before June 18^th…

Enter online at www.cmstringers.com/kc23

Enter online at www.cmstringers.com/kc23

Men's Championship (24 places) – (Squash Levels: 5000+ ) - PSA Players and County Level Club Players .

Ladies Championship (16 places) – (Squash Levels: 1000+ ) - PSA Players and County Level Club Players .

Mixed B Grade (16 places) – (Squash Levels: 2500-4999) - Players in a County League 1st/2nd Division League Team

Mixed C Grade (16 places) – (Squash Levels: 1200-2499) - Players in a County League 3rd/4th Division League Team

Mixed D Grade (16 places) – (Squash Levels: 400-1199) - Players who…