After some ten years of hosting the Warwickshire County Darts Organisation home games the Bishopsgate Club, Foleshill Road, Coventry closed on the 27th July.
The Warwickshire players and officials have said “We would like to place on record our major thanks to Steve Crowther as manager of the club over the past ten years who has worked tirelessly to ensure so many things are ready for us to use within Warwickshire Darts events including County and Super League. We must also thank Steve for his many contributions to all local leagues within the city of Coventry where he has housed the leagues and put forward funds to assist the leagues in giving the dart players of Coventry the best facilities possible. Also the many open competitions that have taken place over the years where without the contribution from Steve they would not have been the major success that they have become, the Coventry Open, the Coventry Christmas Opens and the Warwickshire Invitational Event. We also wish to thank all the bar and catering staff along these years who have also worked tirelessly to keep everyone watered and fed. We wish to place on record our best wishes to Steve, Liz and all the staff at the Bishopsgate”.
In view of the news of the closure the county Executive Committee have had to move swiftly to ensure a venue for the forthcoming BDO Inter County Championships season which gets back underway in September, Warwickshire kicking off the season with a home tie against Yorkshire, and to that end the new home venue has been named as the Hen Lane and District Social Club and Institute, 6 Beacon Rd, Holbrooks, Coventry, CV6 4DS.
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