The 8th JEANNIE WALKER MEMORIAL 2024
Wednesday 26th June 2024 – 7:45pm
Ellenbank Bar

Congratulations to Ann Rigden (Athletic A) on winning the Jeannie Walker Memorial trophy after beating Billy Riddell (Club Metro) in the final 9-6! Well done, Ann!

Hard luck Billy, but runner-up in a field of 34 is a great performance. Also well done to the two losing semi-finalists, Sally Hodge (Athletic) and Derek Williamson (Ellenbank).

What a great night of dominoes at the Ellenbank Bar, with 34 players taking part in the 8th Jeannie Walker Memorial! It would have been the 10th, but two years lost due to COVID!

Alice Noble & Ray Duncan were there to represent Jeannie`s family, plus 32 players representing nine of the Hilltown League teams. This was better than expected as the Taxi Club Summer league started tonight as well!

The format was first to 9 chalks for all matches, including the final. The draw was made with the two prelims and the first round, keeping players from the same teams apart. After that, it was just a straight draw to the finish line!

There were some great battles, team mate bragging rights and wow is me stories, but no whitewashes!

The Jeannie Walker family thank you all for your support on the night. We would also like to thank the Ellanbank Bar (Chris McKinlay) & Mo (Bar staff) for there support on the night, especially the mince rolls, and James Hendry for his kind donation to the competition!

Once again congratulations Ann Rigden (Athletic B) on her successful nights dominoes!

UPDATE – 29/06/23

The money raised at the 1st Moria Sharp Memorial Trophy held on Sunday 16th April 23, in the Taxi Club was presented this week by Norma Rodger & Benny Sharp (Athletic) to a local Dundee charity, “TOGS for tots” The cheque was for a fantastic £850!

"Togs is a non-profit organisation serving Dundee and the surrounding areas. They aim to be the ‘go-to’ service for families struggling to provide essential clothing and equipment for their children (any baby or child classed as a dependant).

They run similarly to a food-bank – they receive donations from the public and distribute them to children suffering from the effects of poverty. Their service is for anyone struggling to afford what they believe is an ‘essential’ after food and fuel for the healthy development of children pre-birth to 18, Including items for expectant mothers."

(Checkout their website for more info, link below).

Once again a big thank you to everybody involved on the night and before hand. Special thanks to Norma, Benny and the rest of Moria`s family for all their hard work leading up to and on the night.

It was worth all the effort!

TOGS for Tot`s website