Martin Watts, left, and Peter Bridgeman are leaving their roles after three and five years respectively. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0611238)

DESPITE all the problems with King’s Club, Peter Bridgeman has said he will look back at his time in the island with fondness.

In the next couple of weeks the 49-year-old is stepping down as the island’s director of squash. The Welshman took up the role in 2003.

In the last year there has been a well-publicised spat between King’s Life, who are the owners of the island’s traditional home of squash, King’s Club, and Bridgeman’s employers the Guernsey Squash Rackets Association.

Bridgeman is leaving Guernsey for his native Cardiff where he is going to take stock before going travelling.

Watts is also stepping down from the role that he has had for three years. The 29-year-old is returning to his former club in Essex, Kingswood, where he will become their racket sports manager.