The present Cheshire Polo Club dates from 1952 but it is the successor to a number of clubs that have played in the North West for over a hundred years. The earliest of these was the Manchester Polo Club that can rightly claim to be the oldest club in England, after the game had been brought to this country from India in the 1860’s.
In 1906 the Manchester Club moved to Ashley where it remained until 1939 when it amalgamated with the Wirral Club and moved to the mid-Cheshire Club. When the war broke out the club had reached the finals of two Hurlingham Polo Association Official Tournaments - The County Cup and The Junior County Cup. The cup we play for today in the National 8 Goal every July is The Junior County Cup.
Play did not start again after the war until 1951 when the newly formed Cheshire Polo Club leased an additional ground from Captain Gordon Fergusson and began to play the traditional club tournaments.
Cheshire Polo Club today has over 80 playing members, five grounds and is famous in the world of polo for its fantastic parties and fun atmosphere
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It has been great to experience such an enthusiastic and upbeat atmosphere at the Club this year and I have really enjoyed all the events and tournaments. It has been especially good to hear that, through lots of hard work from all the team, more new members have joined the Club.
This has resulted in the largest membership certainly since I became Chairman, so I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ for your efforts.
One of the biggest changes we have seen this year, has been the involvement of the Stobart Group. The terrific support received from them and their management of the hospitality has produced some vibrant events, so a ‘thank you’ must go to William Stobart and his team and I look forward to working with them again throughout the 2010 season. William has also improved greatly on the field and I hope to see him play in more tournaments this year.
I am delighted to say that after being defeated in 2008 by TRH Princes William and Harry, the Stobart Team finally beat them 6-5 this year at Beaufort, and this has to be one of the highlights of the year! Visiting a number of different Clubs around the UK, gave me the opportunity to meet some new contacts and players and I hope to see some new teams visiting CPC in 2010. Another highlight of the year was presenting the achievement awards again at our Awards Dinner. All were well deserved by the winners but it was particularly nice for Hugo Taylor to win the Best Young Player under 12 Award.
The Committee and Social Committee Members have immersed themselves into improving all aspects of the Club and I very much appreciate their enthusiastic support this year and going forward. Once again, I request that all members and players continue to market and promote Cheshire Polo Club and the facilities we have to offer, as, in the current climate, we cannot afford to relax our focus on this.
I look forward to an energetic and enjoyable 2010 season.
David Irlam,
Chairman, Cheshire Polo Club
