CRICKET: The Shed to be renamed Ricer’s Shed in memory of Tony Rice
Posted: 30th October 2016
ILMINSTER Cricket Club has announced that its ever-popular bar, The Shed, is to be renamed in memory of one of the club’s greatest servants. Club chairman Paul Knight revealed on Friday (October 28, 2016) that The Shed will be known from now on as Ricer’s Shed in memory of Tony Rice who died earlier this month. The bar facilities on Ilminster Recreation Ground are…
CRICKET: It now looks like The Chalet rather than The Shed
Posted: 15th October 2016
ILMINSTER Cricket Club has thanked everyone for their ongoing support in the refurbishment of The Shed. The popular and well-used bar on the Recreation Ground in Canal Way has been very much in need of some TLC and that has been top of the agenda for the club after it took sole responsibility for the building with Ilminster Town FC moving to its new headquarters at the…
FOOTBALL: Ilminster Town Ladies will learn from the experience
Posted: 15th October 2016
ILMINSTER Town Ladies FC could hold their heads high last weekend even though they fell out of the Women’s FA Cup at home to visiting Plymouth Argyle. The weather was perfect at the Archie Gooch Pavilion for the Third Qualifying Round match and it encouraged a crowd of around 150 to cheer on The Blues on Sunday, October 9, 2016. Ilminster battled hard at the start of the…
FOOTBALL: Ilminster Town want three-point hauls rather than 3-3 draws!
Posted: 15th October 2016
ILMINSTER Town FC are back in action this afternoon (Saturday, October 15, 2016) at the Archie Gooch Pavilion and looking to return to winning ways. The Blues have drawn their last two fixtures in Division One West with both of them being six-goal thrillers. Last Saturday’s (October 8, 2016) 3-3 draw at the Archie Gooch Pavilion saw Ilminster come from 3-1 down at…
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Ilminster Ladies want big support in FA Cup
Posted: 9th October 2016
ILMINSTER Town Ladies will be hoping for big support later today (Sunday, October 9, 2016) when they face Plymouth Argyle Ladies in the Third Qualifying Round of the Women’s FA Cup. The match takes place at the Archie Gooch Pavilion at Britten’s Field off Canal Way in Ilminster with a 2pm kick-off. Ilminster manager Craig Stuckey has said it would be great to have a big…
CRICKET: Another good year for Ilminster Youth CC
Posted: 30th September 2016
ILMINSTER Youth Cricket Club had another fantastic season with lots of success among the teams and celebrated during the annual presentation night at The Shed. The Under-10s had an enjoyable season and showed massive improvement throughout the year and thanks go to Darren Grinter, Mark English and Paul Sainsbury for all their hard work. The Under-11s finished in…
FOOTBALL: Chard Town holds official Groundhoppers Day at Zembard Lane
Posted: 28th September 2016
CHARD Town FC is inviting all football fans and enthusiasts to its official Groundhoppers Day for the forthcoming local derby clash with newly-promoted Bishops Lydeard. The game takes place at 11am on Sunday, October 9, 2016, with an 11am kick-off and will be Chard’s first-ever Toolstation Western League fixture to be held on a Sunday. Groundhopping is a hobby that…
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Ilminster Ladies march on in FA Cup
Posted: 19th September 2016
ILMINSTER Town Ladies kept their nerve to win a tense penalty shoot-out to march into the next round of the Women’s FA Cup. The Blues travelled to Middlezoy, near Bridgwater, on Sunday (September 18, 2016) for the Second Qualifying Round match. Middlezoy started as favourites as they ply their trade in a league above Ilminster and had already beaten The Blues…
CRICKET: Ilminster CC hope for County Ground success
Posted: 11th September 2016
ILMINSTER Cricket Club will be going for cup final success today (Sunday, September 11, 2016) at the County Ground at Taunton. They take on Lansdown CC in the final of the Somerset Cricket Board’s Major Cup at the home of Somerset County Cricket Club. The game is scheduled to start at 1pm and Ilminster will be backed by a large and noisy contingent of travelling…
GLOVERS NEWS: Yeovil Town sink into the relegation zone
Posted: 3rd September 2016
THE corresponding weekend of the League Two last season saw Yeovil Town fall to a defeat at Huish Park and with it a drop into the relegation zone. Twelve months on and the Glovers slipped to another home defeat and now this evening (Saturday, September 3, 2015) sit once again in the bottom two of the table. Last season they threw away a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 against…
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