Penrith win the Eden Trophy

by | Jul 7, 2025 | Results

Carlisle Castle was the venue for this year’s Eden Trophy match with a starting time of 12 noon with a time control of 1 hour and 45 minutes. The early start was intended to avoid being disturbed by the orchestra that was performing that evening. However, they...

C team crushed in final league match of the season

by | May 4, 2025 | Results

The final Open league match of the 2024-25 season, Penrith C v Carlisle A, would not affect the league table regardless of the result but that didn’t stop both sides trying. The games got under way a little after 1 pm as three of the Carlisle team were waiting...

Season ends on a low for B team

by | May 2, 2025 | Results

Maryport A captain, Gary Sharkey, couldn’t get the venue for the next few Saturdays so asked if we would come through on their club night, Tuesday. I said I would try to raise a team, which I guessed wouldn’t be easy but I did manage to get three willing...

Penrith A are champions 3 years running

by | Apr 22, 2025 | Results

Penrith A faced Maryport B in their final match of the season at the Crown. If we won then no other team could catch us. Maryport A, our nearest rivals, were playing Carlisle A at the same time at Carlisle and were, no doubt, hoping that their B team could pull off a...

Mixed fortunes for Penrith against Carlisle

by | Mar 23, 2025 | Results

Penrith A were away to Carlisle B on Saturday, with the hope that we could put some points between us and Maryport A at the top of the table. We arrived a few minutes late for a 2:30 pm start, due to all the road works in the town. Board 2 was first to finish when...

C crushed by A

by | Feb 23, 2025 | Results

The Crown Hotel, Eamont Bridge was the venue for our A versus C derby match. The games got under way about 1 pm, all except board 4. Michael was supposed to be playing Dave H but Dave was nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, Dave lives only 5 minutes away so, a quick...