Season 2025/2026
Pre-season social evening @ the Malthouse @ 8pm
Please note there will be a pre-season social evening on Tuesday 23rd September at the Malthouse arranged by Graham Spawton on behalf of a number of skittlers from the Melton League that had expressed an interest in playing on the competition alley at the Malthouse.
There is also an open invitation from Graham to anyone from the Syston League wishing to have a night out pre-season, maybe have a practice throw and take the opportunity to collect their team's allocation of fixture books.
Teams will be decided on the night according to numbers present and the intention is to provide a supper at the end of the evening. Feel free to come along and loosen up the throwing arm ahead of the season or just have a social evening out with no pressure to play .. all welcome.
New season just a few weeks away !
Sadly, since my last post it has emerged that Syston Cons A have had to withdraw from the League for this coming season. Several issues surrounding player availability, particularly through the early part of the season meant that they felt unable to commit to fulfilling their fixtures and were left with no alternative but to withdraw.
Unfortunately, this news came 24 hours after the fixture books for the new season had been printed which means that all Syston Cons A fixtures will be replaced with a Bye. The season still begins with the two matches scheduled for the 26th September as part of the Porter Cup Preliminary Round. Details of these games can be found below.
The full calendar and fixture list are available on the website and can be shared with the relevant landlords and stewards in order to try and ensure alley availability through to Christmas and beyond. As always, if you have any issue with an alley being unavailable on a particular date, please let me know asap and we will try to find you an alternative venue. We will endeavour to get all the fixture books and requests for score books circulated during the first few rounds of matches.
Please enjoy what is sure to be another competitive season and I look forward to seeing everyone again soon.
Porter Cup Preliminary Round
Matches to be played on Friday 26th September
Syston Cons B vs Sileby WMC
Barrow Cons vs Carington Cons
Porter Cup Quarter Finals are scheduled to take place on Friday 5th December .. the draw for which will take place at the October Committee Meeting
Charity Collection Boxes
Ahead of the new season, can I take this opportunity to remind everyone of the League's continued commitment to provide annual charitable donations to the LOROS organisation. Our donations to the cause continue to be much appreciated and last year's commitment brought the cumulative total donations from the League over recent years to around £15,000.
We are in the process of designing new labelling for the boxes to remind everyone of what we do and why we do it. Your support reflects well on the League and we should rightly feel proud of our continued contribution. The new labels will hopefully be available alongside the new Fixture Book. Anyone not in possession of a box can contact a member of the Committee to arrange delivery.
History of the League
A new addition to the website over the Summer is a series of pages dedicated to the recent history of the League. As you scroll down the website you will find numerous pages with data stretching as far back as 35 years to the 1990/91 season for all League, Cup and Individual honours. Note on the League pages the reference to the number of teams contesting the various Divisions. It makes for sobering reading how quickly the numbers have dwindled. We hope you find the data interesting and that it provides a little nostalgia for some of our longer serving playing members.
LOROS Donations
Please see below a copy of a letter we have received from LOROS in June 2025 and the Donation Certificate - thanks to everyone!
