club news (90th Birthday update 5-9-25)

Please make sure you read the whole email as it contains some very important information

Timeline

Friday 12th September

Club night will take place as usual starting at 5.20pm until late ……….Following the conclusion of club night all general squash will be suspended until Monday 15th September

Saturday 13TH September 2025

MSC 90th Birthday Celebration where squash has been played in this building for 90 years under the banner of “The Kent County Club” and then to “Maidstone Squash Rackets Club” before being re-named “Maidstone Squash Club” ultimately that all adds up to a lot of Squash being played in our club building over the last 90 years, a milestone that many “Squash only” clubs cannot boast about or will achieve.

Would like to thank all the members that have signed up to take part in the club’s 90th celebrations squash and racket ball competition, with a confirmed start time of 12pm (midday) Could all the following players please make sure that you are here at this time and ready to go on court so we can get started promptly.

Please note the success of this competition relies on everyone that has signed up below, to turn up on time and ready to play.

Full list of participants

GEORGE FRAY, GARY FINCHAM, DINESH BANSAL, MIKE WATSON, JOHN HOGWOOD, JOHN AIREY, TOM PARNHAM, MARTIN TOWNEND, VAL CRAY, PHIL FRAY, SIMON ASHBY, NIGEL COX, KATIE HALL, CLARE GRIMBLY,

CHARLIE EMERY, MATT FINCHAM, IAN WATSON, HELEN CASTLE, GREAEME DOHERTY, BRENDAN TOUHEY MBE, ANDREW KNATCHBALL, PAUL FINCHAM, BRUCE WILTON, BRIAN DANIELS, BARRY CLARK, JOHN O'MAHONEY

VAUGHAN HILL, CALLUM HATHWAITE, IQBAL BAINS, HARRY WITT and GREAME APPLEBY

Carparking

Carparking is a first come first serve basis and would respectful ask all those members that do bring their cars to park correctly, unfortunately if there are no carparking spaces available outside the club, members will have to find alternative parking.

There will be a couple of spaces coned off specifically for Deliveries during the course of the day

9am

Bar will be open from the moment Hurty arrives and pours the first complimentary sherry (while stocks last)

11.59am -5pm

Squash and racquetball competition will start with a expect finish time of 5pm

3.30pm – 5.45pm

B-B-Q food will be available outside

6pm (or sooner if competition has finished)

Laying of the squash court floor protection

7pm – 12pm (midnight)

Party celebration and dancing the night away to sounds from Kent Discos

Sunday 14th September