The National Civil Service Squash Singles Championship 2015 was again held over 2 days in November at the Nottingham Squash Club. A successful event, both competitively and socially, it attracted players from all over the country to compete in a graded event, aimed at players of all standards.
The prestigious Nottingham Squash Club was once again the venue for the 2015 CSSC Squash Masters Singles Championships and the CSSC Racketball Championships. A favoured venue for many CSSC squash events, the club and its staff once again gave a warm and friendly welcome to the players and guests.
Seven teams of three men and two ladies recently attended this year’s CSSC Team Squash Event held in Nottingham on the 5th and 6th February. Last year’s winners Defence (DSRA) arrived having doubled up to two strong teams and not to be out-done so did the HASSRA representatives. Hoping to spoil all the fun for both of these outfits were teams from Revenue and Customs (RCSL), Land Registry and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
The Nottingham Squash Club was once again the venue for the National Civil Service Squash Singles Championship. Held in November 2014, it attracted players from all over the country and of all playing standards for a graded event which was both competitive and social in nature.
Our webmaster, Mark, created the CSSC-Squash website in 2006 and has managed and enhanced it since that date. In recognition of his important contribution, the Squash Committee applied to the CSSC for a Certificate of Recognition for Mark. This is awarded to volunteers within CSSC who “have made a noteworthy difference in his or her voluntary contribution to CSSC”
The reason for requesting this award is because of the effort that Mark has put into the website, both in creating it and continuing to develop it. We have all been impressed by what Mark has achieved and grateful for the benefits we have received by better communication with our membership. Its success is obvious and we feel it has made an incredible difference to us.
Regrettably, because of Mark’s work commitments, we were unable to present the Award to Mark at one of our events, so CSSC Squash Chairman, Linda Parsley, visited Mark in London one lunchtime to present Mark with his well-earned Certificate.
It was a welcome return to the prestigious Nottingham Squash Club on the 28/ 29 March for the 2014 CSSC Squash Masters Singles Championships. A favoured venue for many CSSC squash events and the club and its staff as always gave a warm and friendly welcome to the players and guests.
Entries were spread across all the categories on this occasion with the number of total entrants remaining about the same as in previous years. There were also several new players to the competition. By combining some categories it ensured that all entrants played at least three matches over the two days. Each competition was hard fought and played in a sporting and fun-like manner.
Seven mixed squash teams of all standards came to the Nottingham Squash Club on 6/7 February 2014 for the 2013/14 CSSC Squash Team Championships. Many of the main Departments were represented with 35 players from all over the country competing in a friendly, though competiveness atmosphere.
SPARTA, last year’s Champions, were unable to raise a team this year, but we saw the welcome return of the RCSL (Revenue and Customs) team along with a new team from the NW Region. The seven teams of 3 men and 2 ladies played on the Thursday in 2 groups. The winners and runners-up of each group would progress to the semi-finals on the Friday with a Plate competition for the other teams.
Squash was once again invited to participate in this year’s CSSC Multi-sport Games held at Loughborough University on 12th and 13th September 2013. It was the turn of the National Open Singles Graded event, for all standards of player.
The Men’s “A” event had attracted all but two of the “elite” Civil Service players - James Hodson had returned to defend the title he had won the previous year whilst Tim Burrell, last year’s losing finalist (and previous winner), was out to avenge that defeat. The remaining field of players included three previous winners of the event – Merv Davies, Marc Aldridge, and the veteran Champion John McFarlane – looking for his 12th title. Also along to “spoil the party” was John Ashton – relative newcomer to the top flight game.
On 26th/ 27th April it was a welcome return to the prestigious Nottingham Squash Club for the 2013 CSSC Masters Singles Championships . The club as usual giving a warm and friendly welcome to participants and guests.
Entrant numbers were up for a third consecutive year, slightly boosted by the introduction of a new one day Racketball tournament on the Saturday. This year also saw the introduction of a new O65 Squash Event to give the more mature players competition against their contemporaries.
