On Thursday 15th Feb. EHHPS hosted a third round Rosebowl fixture as a hybrid, with EHHPS in the hall at the Brentham, and judge Micki on Zoom. The other clubs were welcome to join us in person or via zoom. Here is Amanda Wright’s report:

Last night EHHPS played hosts to the mighty Amersham and Watford in our 3rd and final round of the Rosebowl Competition. Very ably and expertly judged by Micki Aston on Zoom. I was, it has to be said, expecting total annihilation but the final outcome surprised us all I think.

As I mentioned last night we now have to sit and wait until all the other clubs (there were 27 competing this year in total) have finished their rounds and Kathy has totalled up all the scores. The last of the rounds, 3 of them, will be held on 27th Feb so we should know if EHHPS have made it to the top 12 clubs by early March. We have come 1st, 2nd and 3rd in our rounds but have done well with starred images so it all hinges on how the other clubs have fared.

The turnout, it has to said was shocking. Only 11 EHHPS members in the hall and a measly 4 on Zoom which would have included the two other Competition Secretaries!

Our top scorers last night were

Homage To It by Emmanuel scoring 20 and being awarded one of the two allocated stars
Lady Of The Manor by Paul Mason scoring 19

Scoring 18 were:

Sea Fret by Kristin Mason
After The Show by Dennis Durack
A Moment Of Peace by Annie Hackett
Christmas Shopping by Jenny Fenton
On Balance by Shaun Hodge

Very well done guys!!

Totals for the night were:

Amersham 1st Place 264
Watford 2nd Place 262
EHHPS 3rd Place 260

Despite coming 3rd I was actually thrilled that we were a mere 4 points behind the winners Amersham!! A very close run thing.

Four of our normally very high scoring images scored 16 which was a bit of a shock but it’s all about the images on the night as Micki said and the overall standard was exceptional. I was proud.

(Amanda Wright)

For background on the Rosebowl, please look at the CACC website

Rosebowl Day for 2024 is Sunday 24th April and includes the Final.