Members of Cumbria squash have been saddened by the news of the sudden death on 28th May 2020 of Trevor Austin of our AustinWren trophy provider of Maryport. Tom Armstrong, chair of Cumbria Squash and Racketball, said “Trevor has provided a great service to our organisation over many years – in fact as long as […]

Alan Dodd died peacefully at home on Friday 1 May 2020. Alan had been an active member of Brampton Squash club for well over 30 years supporting its local activities and the county in County League and other competitions. He stopped playing Team Squash about 7 years ago when he had a cardiac arrest after

England Squash, as part of their support for clubs during the coronovirus crisis, have launched a fund called the “Bounce Back grant” This is a £200 grant any club can apply for to basically spend on what you want as long as you run a ‘Bounce Back’ Event.As an example, a club in Merseyside are

Given the government’s latest advice on Monday 16th March on non essential social contact, Cumbria Squash Exec has decided to suspend all county activities with immediate effect, including the cup finals at Windscale and the last scheduled league matches. It is intended to finish off any unfinished league matches and the two cup finals before

Adam Goad and Victoria Bell retained their Cumbria County Closed titles in the tournament at Carlisle. Adam beat Paul Bell in the men’s A final, with Victoria defeating Eve Driver. This is Adam’s second win, whilst Victoria has been champion now for 11 successive years. There was a strong entry this year, with over 60

The preliminary rounds will take place between 12 noon and 2pm, when the first of the finals will commence (timings subject to change): 2.00pm – O70’s Final2.45pm – O60’s Final3.30pm – O55’s Plate Final4.15pm – O65’s Final5.00pm – O55’s Final

The exact format will depend on the number of entries, but it is likely to be graded. Closing date Saturday 18th April.

CUMBRIA SQUASH & RACKETBALL MARKING & REFEREEING AWARENESS WORKSHOP TO BE HELD AT CARLISLE SQUASH CLUB SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2020 13.00h – 16.00h INSTRUCTOR: JOSS GARVEY ES M&R STAFF COACH THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES: BASIC KNOWLEDGE & INTERPRETATIONS OF THE RULES, CORRECT RESULTS RECORDING PROCESSES, MARKER CALLS & PRACTICAL DECISION MAKING CANDIDATES All Adult and Junior

This year’s County Closed Masters will be at Penrith on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th February. There will be 5 age groups – over 45, over 50, over 55, over 60 and over 65. If successful, the County will look at broadening the number of age groups next year. If there are too few in