BIG BONFIRE and FIREWORK DISPLAY: Our annual Big Bonfire and Firework Extravaganza is on Saturday November 5th. We open the gates at 5:30pm and light the bonfire at 7, with the firework display beginning at 7:45. Food and liquid refreshments - warm or cold and including mulled wine - are available throughout the evening, as well as a range of fun glow novelties and sparklers. A jazz ensemble from St Pauls’ s School will also entertain. Before arriving children can make their own Guy and bring it to the clubhouse for 6pm where the Masked Judge has the unenviable task of selecting the best. The Judge will have the help of singer and actress Anita Harris who has volunteered her services taking time off from rehearsing for panto in Windsor to be there. You can buy tickets on the gate or in advance from retail stockists in Barnes High Street (Seals, Charles Banks or Les Petits), Church Road (Focalpoint or Two Peas in a Pod) and Castelnau (Spoonful). Prices: Adults £10, Children £5, Family Tickets(2 plus 2) £20. More information: 020 8876 1270 or 07702 82 32 87.

TENNIS CAMPS
The mornings of July 25 to July 29 & August 29 to September 2 will see Holiday Tennis Camps for juniors aged 5-12. Run at our Lonsdale Road Courts by LTA qualified coaches, the camps start at 10:00am (until 1:00pm) each day. The cost is £90 for the week with the option to do days at £20 each. Drinks and snacks are included. Rackets can be supplied if necessary.
In the afternoons of these weeks (2:00pm until 4:00) there will be camps for older children (‘teen tennis’) aged 12-16 – these will be charged at £80 per week.
For more information about any camp and enrolment,
phone Jane Bonner on 020 8876 1270 or email her at jane.bonner@esheen.plus.com or Paul Spalding at coachingbtc@yahoo.co.uk

JUNIOR TENNIS COURSES taken by LTA-qualified coaches and lasting 6 weeks will start on Sunday May 29 as follows.
Age 5-8 Beginners Sunday 9-10am
age 5-8 Improvers Sunday 10-11am
6-week courses for older children start on Monday June 6 as follows.
Age 8-9 all abilities Monday 4:30-5:30pm
Age 10-12 all abilities Monday 5:30-6:30pm
Contact Paul Spalding on 07946 542 106 or email coachingbtc@yahoo.co.uk.

Former Barnes allrounder, Darren Sammy, has replaced Chris Gayle in leading the West Indies against Sri Lanka for the 3-test series in November 2010.

Darren played for Barnes' 1st XI in 2003, averaging 29.50 with the bat and 25.35 with the ball.

Barnes Sports Club wishes Darren the very best of luck in his new job and looks forward to seeing him in England on the next Windies tour.

Fraser Stewart, Barnes' Skipper in 2003 and now working for the MCC, said 'We were very lucky to have Darren as a Barnes player in 2003. He was a miserly bowler and he was the main reason for Justin Brown and Mark Price taking lots of wickets at the other end. Lonsdale Road wasn't big enough for his batting, where he cleared the boundaries on many many occasions. He was hugely popular with the team. I have bumped into him a few times over the years, and he always asks about the club and its players. Darren may be known as St Lucia's first Test player but, in my eyes, he'll always be Barnes' first Test player.
Ed Craig, Deputy Editor of Wisden magazine added 'It has got to the stage where all members of the magazine's team know Darren as "Barnes' Darren Sammy".'

Coaching is available for Juniors in Hockey.
The Hockey courses aim to introduce children to hockey through structured coaching in a relaxed fun atmosphere.
Sessions are on Sunday mornings from 10am to 11:30 at our Olympic-standard all-weather pitch on the Chiswick side of the river, near Barnes Bridge. Contact Jenny George (email: jennyageorge@aol.com Mobile:07798 65 20 88).

Afghanistan and former Barnes all-rounder Mohammad Nabi was named Cricket World® Player Of The Week after topping the wicket-taking charts during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates. The off-spinner took 13 wickets at a strike rate of a wicket every 9.69 balls to help Afghanistan win the tournament and secure their place in the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean in May. Nabi, who played for Barnes in 2008, turned in match-winning performances against Ireland with a brutal innings of 43 and versus the UAE with a mean spell of 3-17. The draw means Nabi could come up against another former Barnes player, the West Indies' Darren Sammy, who in 2003/4 also played for the Lonsdale Road club. But to do that Nabi must first help his team get past South Africa and India!

Martial arts training at Barnes Sports Club: GUKWOONE Classes run Monday evenings from 7pm. Learn Self Defence, Keep fit and Build confidence! Train in a safe and friendly atmosphere. Children and Adults welcome. Please contact Dr Krishna Rao for further details, or phone Dr Krishna on 07932 53 25 02.

You can hire our sports facilities or clubroom with or without our bar service.
We have a recently refurbished bar/clubhouse plus an extensive lawn area available for outside events up to 300 300 People, and a selection of Lawn Games. Our rates are very competitive.
Whatever your entertaining needs we can normally provide a solution, whether its for a Private Function (with or without the bar), Birthday and Children’s Parties, Summer Events, Corporate Functions, Quiz Nights, or Groups/Classes.
We can offer a wide choice of catering options including
Canapés, Hog Roasts, Traditional Barbeques, Finger Buffets, Self Catering.

Contact Jason Pior on 07896 00 30 44 or Mike Thomas on 07946 75 57 03.