BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there all……

I think that myself and the staff were quite happy to have a little breathing space in the last week….After the hustle and bustle of the Hockey Masters, it felt decidedly quiet here over the last week…With the soccer players having a bye and the cold weather forcing many people to rather stay indoors…the crowds of the previous week, dwindled to a trickle…but surprisingly, our Members came up with innovative ideas and were able to make use of the time to have braai’s and initiations…get-togethers and fancy dress…the beer garden played host to some interesting sights as the cold weather still played it’s part…and kept some people indoors….Those who did venture up to the North, we able to watch some old favourites, Billy and Martin playing on Friday night and danced and sang the night away with Coyote…

Another week of draws and we still have not been able to find a winner for the Joker draw….but it looks like the Athletic team of Cordier and Smith is the group to join….over the last five draws, one of the their number has been drawn three times…so Chantal, I think you can start charging royalties on the number of people asking you now complete their tickets….so with no winner as yet, our Joker draw crawls over the R134 thousand level for this week. Our Members draw also moves up and is now at R3 000…remember the Members draw and the Friday night raffles are held at 19h00 whilst the last joker draw tickets are sold by 19h20, with the draw being held at 19h30. Tickets are just R5…the more tickets you buy, the greater your chances are of being drawn…and all remember to ask Chantal Cordier to fill in your lucky tickets…. Tee-hee!!

Also, this week is the last Friday of the month, so there will be a night market held. A variety of food stall and crafters will have their wares on display. We are also trying a new idea….”Movies in the Park” makes its debut this Friday evening….(we are wanting to create a family picnic atmosphere, whilst watching movies)…as a starter this month, we will be showing kids movies and shows, to see the best positioning for the screen and speakers…there will not be any charge this month…so bring the kids along, with their blankets and pillows and try something new….as summer rolls in, I’m sure this will be a great attraction… The Zimmer Twinz are also playing in the Scimitar…so we are trying to satisfy everyone’s needs…from young to old, movies and music, raffles and draws, gourmet food and delicacies, hopefully you will find something at the North this week to tickle your fancy…

Our men’s hockey players are back in the swing of their second round of fixtures, while the girls are coming to the end of their season…but rest assured the girls will still be supporting all the matches being played…

The second soccer side have a bye this weekend, while the first team are off to Balfour Park to play Highlands Park…in what should be a cracking match. Good luck to Jannie and his charges…please bring back all three points.

The Benoni Country Club (BCC) had their AGM last week…where a special vote of thanks was extended to Benoni Northerns and its Members for all their support in their battle with the Council regarding the long term future of their facility. The BCC are currently in the final throes of negotiation and preparation of their lease, which should be completed by the end of September. This rental agreement now places a line in the sand and augers well for other Sports Clubs in Benoni with particular regard to their and particularly our, long term future in the City and Metro. We are currently busy with preparations for our submissions to the Council regarding our lease, with all the sub-sections sending the relevant information through to the Main Club that we may collate and ready this for final presentation. Please hold thumbs that we land up with a favourable outcome….but this will obviously affect our costs and we will need to recover these from new fundraisers and events, either additional subscriptions or refreshment pricing…at the end of the day, we as Members will land up contributing in one way or another toward the funding of these costs.

Our renovations and additions are really starting to take shape, even the change rooms have proceeded along nicely, well ahead of schedule….and everyone present is really starting to see the benefits…I, for one, can’t wait to see what has been completed daily…I see that today the paving has started in the passage…that is going to be stunning and will give the continuity from one are to another…and we are going to have everything inside on one level….the potential problem of scuff marks down the passage has already been addressed and this will hopefully not affect us in the future.…and now I am awaiting the new front door and the entrance will almost be complete….also with the new glass door as access to the patio, the chilly wind of last week was not as issue, as it couldn’t channel its way down the passage……a welcome improvement…. I’m sure everyone is fervently waiting for the day that we can say that phase one is complete….and the next question to be raised…when are we starting with phase two?

I was told that someone has cut the fence at the Astro and we have had some bricks being removed that are alongside the fence…could I please ask all members that if the see anything that is suspicious around the Club, or that they think could cause potential problems, please phone one of the sub-section Chairman or the Office to report this. If you believe that an e-mail would suffice, please send these through to rod.karoe@gmail.com. You may also use this e-mail address for any suggestions, compliments or complaints too….

That’s everything for this week…take care and keep warm

Cheers Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 18th August 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  John Mitchell (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R2 800.00:  Lourens Smit (Rugby) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 3 000.00. for 25th August 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Darren Quency (Guest)

Matts Meat Voucher: Darren Quency (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

“ZIMMER TWINZ” – WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 25th AUGUST FROM 18H30 ONWARDS

Martin Cordier drew the Ace of Spades. Joker Draw another turnover!!!! Now sitting on

R134 421.00 for Friday 25th August. Be there to win it! !

Bokke vs Argentina Sat 26th at 10h40. Come to “The North” and get R5.00 off all Quartz the duration of the game

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ATHLETICS

Training times:

Tuesday:         Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Wednesday: Club run – 05:00 from the club 8km

Wednesday: Club run – 17:45 from the Club 10km

Friday:           Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Saturday:      Starts at 7am until the end of August

Walking times:

Wednesday: 17:30 from the Club

Sid’s Gold/silver medal for 1st Great Grand Master completing the 52.2k walk from Memel to Newcastle in 7h09mins

BASEBALL

Correction 18u trainings will be 5:30-7:00

CRICKET

Senior Trials 2017-18

FOOTBALL

Last Game Match Results:  

Super League – bye

2nds – bye

3rds beat CBC 3-1

4ths walkover to Alberton 2-0

Colts 1st beat Sister Monica 2-0

Colts 2nd drew with Vosloorus United 0-0

For all the League Standings visit http://playerpassport.xpac.co.za/Public

Derby Day! 9th September 2016

HOCKEY

LAST WEEKEND RESULTS

1st Team thrashed UJ C 13-0 with Michael Faulds scoring 4, Dale Griffiths scoring 3 and Kenny Bruggeman, Des Sanders, Dave Fink, Chris Tucker, Raymond Lindsay and Michael scoring a goal each.

2nd Team had a walkover as MCC could not field a team.

1ST TEAM FIXTURES

SUN 27-Aug   09:45   BENONI NORTHERNS A vs UJ B at  JEPPE BOYS

MENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: SUNDAY 27th AUGUST 2017

08:00 POOL B 4 vs POOL B 2

08:00 POOL A 5 vs POOL A 6

09:20 POOL B 5 vs POOL B 1

09:20 POOL A 3 vs POOL A 2

10:40 POOL A 1 vs POOL A 4

10:40 POOL B 3 Bye

WOMENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: SATURDAY 26th AUGUST 2017

POOL B Benoni Northerns – Eagles vs Old Bens B – Stompers EGHA Field 11:30

POOL A Benoni Northerns C – Ya Ya’s vs Benoni Northerns E – Falcons St Dunstans 12:50

POOL B Benoni Northerns A – Fossils vs CBC A – Chargers EGHA Field 12:50

POOL B CBC Ladies B vs Reiger Park A St Dunstans 14:10

POOL B Benoni Northerns D – Angels vs Kempton Park A – Cougars EGHA Field 14:10

POOL A Old Bens A – Chirpettes vs Old Dunstonians A St Dunstans 15:30

POOL A Benoni Northerns B – FTC vs Old Dunstonians B St Dunstans

POOL B Bye vs Eagles E.G.Jansen

RUGBY

Junior Practice sessions is on a Monday and Wednesday night at Brandwag Rugby Stadium from 18:00-19:00. Club fees will be R400 for the whole season. Season is from May to mid October. 1st League games starts last weekend in July. We also have rugby jerseys +-R280 and play with a black rugby shorts.