1930 Men's British Open Squash Championship 1930 Men's British Open Squash Championship The 1930 Squash Rackets Open Championship of Great Britain was the first edition of the British Open Squash Championships inaugurated in 1930 so that both professionals and amateurs could play each other. The champion could be challenged by another player, normally either the professional or amateur champion for the right to earn the title of champion of Great Britain. The designated champion in 1929 was Charles Read and the challenger was the much younger Don Butcher. The first leg was held on Sunday 7 December at the Queen's Club, West Kensington, home club to
Champion Creek, British Columbia in 1937 following the demise of the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood. By 1963, the villages had been abandoned and the land sold. Champion Creek, British Columbia Champion Creek is a ghost town located in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. It is a former Doukhobor settlement. The town is near Champion Creek on the east side of Columbia River, between Trail and Castlegar. A 920-acre area at the confluence of Champion Creek and the Columbia River was purchased in 1912 by Doukhobors from Saskatchewan. They named the area "Blagondatnoe" and established five unnamed communal villages, which included barns,