The Stechford Club
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The Stechford Club is a private members club in Stechford, Birmingham
. It was established in 1907 and past members of the club include World snooker champion
Joe Davis
.
, the St George's Day
lunch and the club lunch, which is always held on the second Saturday in December. The club lunch is followed with several competitions.
MP and Tommy Docherty
. The following Saturday a dinner dance was held at which Barroness Morris of Yardley
was the guest of honour. Between the two event over £2000 was raised for local charities.
has always been a key part of the club's life. The club has three tables and holds occasional matches with other like minded clubs. Six annual snooker and billiard
competitions cater for all from the novice to the experienced players using a handicap system for all but the Club Championship.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. It was established in 1907 and past members of the club include World snooker champion
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
Joe Davis
Joe Davis
Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....
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History
The Stechford Club Ltd was registered on October 4, 1907 although the first meeting was not held until October 9, 1907. For the first seven years operated from leased premises which were part of the old Masonic Hall in Station Road. In 1914, the present club building was completed. The land cost £236 15s 6d and the building cost £1160, the funds were raised by a debenture scheme. The first club President was M.L. Lancaster JP who was Birmingham's only ever independent Lord Mayor from 1929 to 1930.Traditional events
The club has traditionally held several events each year including a Burns supperBurns supper
A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day or Burns Night , although they may in principle be held at any time of the...
, the St George's Day
St George's Day
St George's Day is celebrated by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. St George's Day is celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in AD 303...
lunch and the club lunch, which is always held on the second Saturday in December. The club lunch is followed with several competitions.
Centenary Celebrations
The club celebrated its 100th anniversary on the October 12, 2007 with a gentlemen's charity dinner, which was attended by The Lord Mayor of Birmingham Randal Brew OBE, John HemmingJohn Hemming (politician)
John Alexander Melvin Hemming is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley and Group Chair of the Liberal Democrats on the city council of Birmingham, England....
MP and Tommy Docherty
Tommy Docherty
Thomas Henderson "Tommy" Docherty , commonly known as "The Doc", is a Scottish former footballer and football manager.-Playing career:...
. The following Saturday a dinner dance was held at which Barroness Morris of Yardley
Estelle Morris
Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, PC was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley from 1992 to 2005, and served briefly in the Cabinet as Education Secretary.-Early life:...
was the guest of honour. Between the two event over £2000 was raised for local charities.
Snooker
SnookerSnooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
has always been a key part of the club's life. The club has three tables and holds occasional matches with other like minded clubs. Six annual snooker and billiard
Billiard
-Games:* A , a type of shot in cue sports * Billiards: cue sports in general, including pool, carom billiards, snooker, etc.; the term "billiards" by itself is also sometimes used to refer to any of the following more specifically:...
competitions cater for all from the novice to the experienced players using a handicap system for all but the Club Championship.