25 Years Life Member: Pete Roden

Pete helped get the league off the ground and up and running after they both had the idea of a County league that had failed a few years earlier. He helped formed a “Document for Change” with Andy and Malcolm to be given out to clubs and leagues and this helped break down the barriers that some leagues had regarding change. He was given a donation from the league for all of the hard work and travelling he had done to spread the idea around the county. He became our first Competition Secretary in 2005 when the post was first created, for three seasons. He, like Andy and Ian, started at Donnington Wood in the league, but moved to Wrockwardine Wood for two seasons in 1996 and 1997. However he had two poor seasons there, so moved back to Donnington, where he remained till 2003, winning two Alan Mayhew Trophies with them. He also was best winner in the 2001 Pool B final to help them win that trophy. He moved to Bowring with his son Rob and helped try to get them in the league. But their path was blocked by St Georges’ second team, and he helped the club make the brave decision of replacing the ladies they had in their team with youth, and it paid off as they won the 2008 Mid Shropshire League They comfortably beat his former club Donnington Wood in the final, and played a part in the team every season until 2018, when he moved closer to home and played at Trench.