The time was 05:30 Hrs and myself, Hustler, Jackie Williamson and Kellie Barn set off for Bridlington in time to watch the Rangers v Celtic match in the Greyhound!. We arrived in Bridlington in plenty of time to get settled into the Hemsley Holiday Flats and set off to watch the football, along with Alex McDowell, Gary Skene and Malky Cowan to name but a few. The week started off brilliantly (from our point of view) with Rangers securing a 1-0 victory, I must say though, I didn’t think the “slightly grazed by Alex’s fist” overhead projector would recover after Rangers scored – great first day.

The opening ceremony was at 14:00 Hrs on Sunday 30th March with the Scotland teams matched into the inspiring sound of “Scotland the Brave – Rave version”, upbeat and very Scottish. We were proudly wearing our new team t-shirts with our sponsors emblozoned on them, Zenith (£2,000), Colins Tyres, Aberdeen (£500) and Stonehouse Tyre & Exhaust Centre (£500) – thank you very much to these sponsors, we really do appreciate your help.

Event No. 2 of this seasons Blackball Ladies Tour is being held on Saturday 24th May, 2008 in Pennies Bar, Falkirk.

An increased entry for this event, something which im delighted about - the future of ladies pool in Scotland looks good.

Players are reminded that the event starts at 11:00 Hrs sharp and the dress code remains as trousers, shoes and polo shirt.

A list of players is attached for your information.

Forty one players had registered their intention of playing in the 2008 Blackball Ladies Pool Tour which is once again being held in Pennies Bar, Falkirk.  The tour is mandatory for all Scotland Ladies International Players with the World Masters Championships in Bridlington just around the corner a good turnout was expected. Again this year a few new players have entered the tour and I am pleased to see new talent continuing to emerge throughout the ladies game in Scotland, long may this continue.