An update from the Secretary
Dear Player, Member, Supporter or Neighbour
With the 2023 season now on the horizon please review the following information:
Membership 2023
Membership for the 2023 season are now due
Players both Senior & Junior note if subs remain unpaid at 30/4/2023, then you will be ineligible for selection at any level for the club
New Members are welcome and include:
a. Entry to all 11 1st X1 League Home League Games (normal £44)
b. Free Room Hire
c. Discounted Bar prices ranging from 20p to 40p per item on our range of bar drinks
To become a member please visit here.
AGM & NY Draw
The Clubs AGM is scheduled for 7.30pm Thursday 30th March 2023
All members are invited to attend
The clubs New Year Draw will take place after the AGM please make every effort to return your sold tickets asap
Lowerhouse Draw
The Lowerhouse Draw was instigated in late 1999, by June 2023 the total draw pay-out will have passed £120,000., and the money raised for the club and Junior section will not be far behind that amount. Great work by everyone involved, not least the members who contribute to such a great cause in supporting the club and winning a few quid along the way.
Entry is only £5 per month with the prize money currently at £4000 per year. Please contact jezahope@gmail.com to join
Groundwork in build up to 2023 season
If any member of friend has any time available to help Stan’s Ground Teams
In the build up to the 2023 season, if we can get some dry weather there will be plenty of
Opportunity to keep you busy with a paint brush etc
Events Calendar
Clarets Live:
Hull City v BFC Wednesday 15th March 7.45pm
Doors Open 6.30pm #UTC
Good Friday 7th April 2023
Lowerhouse are pleased to confirm that following our successful 2022 Charity Cricket game, the Deccan Chargers will again our opponents
The match will be on Good Friday, 7th April 2023 with an aim to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of former Northamptonshire & England cricketer David Capel.
The Clubs bar will open at 11.00am and Its likely the cricket will aim to start about 1.00pm along with an Easter Egg Hunt
Following the cricket at around 5.00pm our old friends Spark will be live in the club house.
Then Live at 8.00pm on Sky Sports is Middlesborough versus Burnley
Clarets Live:
BFC v Sheffield United
Monday 10th April at 8.00pm
Doors Open 7.00pm
Clarets Live:
Blackburn Rovers v BFC
Tuesday 25th April at 8.00pm
Doors Open at 7.00pm
All Stars & Dynamos
Our All Stars programme aimed at 5-8 year old will start on Wednesday 10th May 2023 for more info and to book
Please visit ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/Course/1ecd0cd3-ee90-4212-bb42-7b56e6d1941b
Our Dynamo programme aimed at 8-11 year olds will start on Wednesday 10th May 2023 for more info and to book
ecb.clubspark.uk/Dynamos/Course/88c6609b-8f6d-4682-8d40-9ede01f8b80f
Twenty20 Bands for 2023
Lowerhouse are pleased to confirm their fixtures and bands for the forthcoming 2023 season:
• On Friday 19th May Lowerhouse will visit neighbours Padiham in a reverse of our 2022 friendly fixture – more details to follow once finalised.
• On Friday 26th May House entertain Rishton at 6.15pm in the first group game of the JW Lees T20 campaign after the game ‘The Outside’ will be live in the bar at approx. 9.00pm.
• Friday 2nd June 2023 House visit East Lancs CC 6.15pm.
• Friday 9th June House entertain neighbours Nelson CC at 6.15 after the game ‘Steeros’ will be live in the bar at approx. 9.00pm.
• Friday 16th June House are on the road at Clitheroe 6.15pm.
• Our final group game takes place on Friday 23rd June 2023 with Darwen CC the visitors 6.15pm start after the game ‘Electric Neon ’ will be live in the bar at approx. 9.00pm
