CUTwC and tiddlywinks news

Latest notices

Stew Sage, former Senior Treasurer and President, had a heavy fall at the start of January, and is now in Askham Grove (room 17) if anyone wishes to visit; we all wish him a speedy and complete rehabilitation.

Dave Lockwood, long-time American winker and former world champion, is recovering from a serious surgery, delaying two world title matches (since he cannot fly). We likewise wish him a speedy and safe return to form.

Andy Purvis (Secretary 1987) has been granted an O.B.E. in the king’s birthday honours. Sadly for services to biodeversity science, not winks.

Please fill in the form (see email) by the end of Wednesday if you want a Club Scarf or Quarter Blue Scarf.

The Cherry Hinton pub crawl will be held on Friday 19th of June, starting in The Red Lion (Cherry Hinton, not Grantchester) — time TBA.

The The Muscovy Duck will be held on Saturday 20th of June, traditionally meeting in The Mill (TBC).

The SEPTIC Garden Party will be held in Ely at Harley and Katherine’s house from 12:30pm on Sunday 21st of June. Hopefully anyone who’s invited has received an invitation.

The Letchworth Invitational will be held in Hilary’s house (in Letchworth Garden City) on the weekend of the 11th-12th of July.

The Deep Somerset Invitation will be held at North Down Orchard (in/near Crewkerne) on Saturday 1st of August.

NATwA has announced a schedule for 2026:

Saturday, July 18th
Pairs, Rockville, MD
Saturday, September 19th
Rockville, MD
Saturday, October 17th
Teams of Four, New York
Saturday, November 14th
Columbia, MD
Saturday, December 12th
Holiday tournament, Florham June, NJ

Latest results

The AGM happened and Finley Walsh is the new President; see the awards, Committee and Constitution for updates.

The Jubilee Trophy (ETwA singles challenge) was retained by Patrick Driscoll over Jack Murphy (May 11th).

The ETwA National Singles was won by Tim Hunt; the Plate was won by Finley Walsh and the Geoff Thorpe Trophy was won by Dominic Seymour (April 25th-26th).

The NATwA Singles was won by Prabhas Pokharel (April 11th).

The Jubilee Trophy (ETwA singles challenge) was retained by Patrick Driscoll over Edward Brown (April 11th).

The National Handicapped Singles was won by Finley Walsh (March 21st-22nd).

The Nick Ashley of Lent 2026 was won by Finley Walsh (March 20th).

The Relle was won by Tara Doherty (March 18th).

The NATwA Annapolis Springy Individual Pairs was won by Rick Tucker (March 14th).

The Varsity Match was won by Oxford, 59½-52½ (March 8th).

Nick Ashley League

Latest updates:

The Nick Ashley of Lent 2026 was won by Finley Walsh.

  • Agnes Jardin unsuccessfully challenged Finley Walsh, 8½-5½ (2026-03-20).
  • Ameena Miah unsuccessfully challenged Finley Walsh, 3-11 (2026-03-18).
  • Ameena Miah received a walkover from Agnes Jardin (2026-03-18).
  • Alice Horton unsuccessfully challenged Ameena Miah, 1*-6* (2026-03-14).
  • Finley Walsh successfully challenged Ameena Miah, 12-2 (2026-03-14).
  • Finley Walsh successfully challenged Alice Horton, 14-7 (2026-03-12).
  • Caie Akinla successfully challenged Joey Wee, 6-1 (2026-03-08).
  • Ameena Miah successfully challenged Agnes Jardin, 9-5 (2026-03-01).
  • Ameena Miah successfully challenged Kathryn Arnott, 11-10 (2026-03-01).

The Nick Ashley of Lent 2025 was won by Jack Murphy.

Cuppers

Cuppers 2025 was won by Tiddlen Tepid.

Links

There is a YouTube video on World Singles 77.

British Comedy Guide has a piece on the Goons match.

Emmy, our President, was on Radio 5 Live (from ~1:56:30) on Tuesday January 14th re. the Club’s 70th birthday.

There is a PA Media article on the start of modern tiddlywinks, featuring the founders and the current President. It has been picked up by the Telegraph and the BBC. The PA Media article has been replicated to the Sun, Mirror, Express, iPaper, Daily Star and Telegraph, and the online Independent, Evening Standard, Mail Online. It’s now hosted on the web sites of Christ’s and Cambridge. The founders were on the BBC Today Programme (2:56:10 in).

Vernon Kay’s radio 2 show played an archive clip of Southampton University playing MIT in 1972 (starting at 45 minutes).

An introductory video has been posted by Ex-Prezzy B.

There is now a CUTwC YouTube channel.

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