News
AGM Update: The Club AGM and presentation was well attended with over 50% of the membership present. The elected officers were: Tom Keenan-President, Lesley Keenan-Secretary, Stephen McIntyre-Treasurer, Bobby Price, Jimmy Sansom and Clive McGreal, Committee members.
AGM: Just a quick reminder that the AGM is this Friday (25 November) at 7.00pm in the Archibald Knox Hotel (meeting room), followed by the presentation of trophies.
European Championships Update: The IOM flat green bowling team of Lesley Keenan, Clive McGreal, Bernice McGreal and Tom Keenan represented the Island at the 8th European Team Championships in Portugal..
In preparation for the tournament, the team, sponsored by Manx Gas, competed in the warm up event the "European Open Amateur Week" and took third position competing against members of the Portuguese national team on their home green. Each player received a handsome trophy presented by Amadeu Gil da Rocha, Managing Director of Vilamoura Lawn Bowls complex and Portuguese national team skip.
The team also took up the kind offer of the Santo Antonio Lawn Bowling Club for a warm up game and in a highly competitive match the IOM side won all 3 disciplines to run out 3-0 winners. The Santo Antonio club put on an excellent lunch for the team and their generous hospitality was much appreciated by all. President Tom Keenan was presented with a fine trophy from club representative Paul Johnson. A big thanks to Paul and all Santo Antonio members for a memorable days bowling and great hospitality.
In the main tournament the team had some mixed results, the star performers were the Ladies pairing of Lesley Keenan and Bernice McGreal who played 7 matches and lost only 2. The highlight for the Ladies was a well deserved draw against the defending Champions Scotland. In a fiercely competitive match the Island team won the first set, but Scotland managed to take the second for a share of the points.
The standard was extremely high, with most of the opposition fielding members of their 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games squads giving the IoM team, sponsored by Manx Gas, the opportunity to compete at the very highest level and gain valuable experience for future international events.
Below are photos of the team with Portugal and England.
Eighth European Team Bowls Championships 2011: Best of luck to the IOM team in the forthcoming Championships in Portugal. Our team of Lesley Keenan, Bernice McGreal, Clive McGreal and Tom Keenan face a demanding schedule against the top bowling nations in Europe.
The hectic schedule including approx 6 hours bowling on the majority of days is laid out below.
Eighth European Team Bowls Championships 2011
Fixtures
Sun |
09.30 |
12.45 |
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15.45 |
Mixed v Cyprus |
Men’s v Ireland |
Ladies v Ireland |
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Mon |
09.00 |
12.30 |
12.30 |
15.45 |
Mixed v Israel |
Men’s v Guernsey rink 4 away |
Ladies v Guernsey rink 6 away |
Mixed v Ireland |
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Tues |
09.00 |
12.30 |
12.30 |
15.45 |
Mixed v Portugal rink 2 away |
Men’s v Israel |
Ladies v Netherlands rink 12 home |
Men’s v Wales |
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Wed |
09.00 |
12.30 |
15.45 |
15.45 |
Mixed v Netherlands rink 4 home |
Ladies v Spain |
Men’s v Netherlands rink 1 home |
Ladies v Scotland rink 8 home |
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Thur |
09.00 |
12.30 |
12.30 |
15.45 |
Mixed v Presidents rink 8 away |
Men’s v Turkey rink 3 home |
Ladies v Cyprus |
Ladies v Turkey |
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Fri |
09.00 |
12.30 |
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Mixed v England rink 9 home |
Men’s v Germany rink 9 away |
Bill Moultrie Rinks: The final competition of the season was played on Saturday 17th September, see the "Competitions" page for full report and photos of the winners.
Storage Hut: A big thank you to Bobby Price and Jimmy Sansom for their tireless work in producing our new equipment store. The work is now almost complete and will be fully operational for next season. This should free up a lot of space in the clubhouse and make access to equipment much easier, well done Bobby and Jimmy.
2012 World Cup Indoor Singles Event: "The playing dates of the World Cup to be staged at Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club, NSW, Australia have been agreed as being 27 March- 4 April 2012 (subject to final entry level details) and the official arrival date will be 25 March 2012 and official departure date will be 5 April 2012. "
Anyone interested in attending this event. one male, one female and who believe they have reached the required standard in Singles as per the "Selection Criteria" should contact the Secretary. Copies of the "Selection Criteria" are available on request from the Secretary and a copy is attached to the Club notice board.
Any expression of interest must be received by Friday 14th October.
Island Championships Finals Day: Unfortunately the weather was not kind for the finals but a grand day out was enjoyed, see the "Competitions" page for full report and photos of the winners.
End of Season: The green keeping staff have asked if they could start early to carry out essential end of season maintenance as they intend to top dress the green again this close season and need reasonable weather to carry out this labour intensive process successfully.
As this procedure made a significant improvement to our green last year the Committee has agreed to end the season early to allow this to take place.
The season will now end after the Bill Moultrie Rinks Tournament on Saturday 17th September.
Members are reminded to remove any belongings that they require from the clubhouse on or before Saturday 17th September as access may not be available after that date.
The Commissioners will be informed that they may start their winter maintenance program after the 17th September.
Trophies: Can anyone still holding trophies from last year please return them to the Club house before Finals Day Saturday 3rd September.
Finals Day Saturday 3rd September: The Men's and Ladies Singles finals will start at 1.00pm followed by the Men's Pairs and Ladies Pairs. No other play will take place on the green during the finals. The Mixed Pairs will be played at a date to be arranged by the finalists.
Come along and support your Club and team mates, an excellent day's bowling is guaranteed and refreshments will be provided for spectators and players alike.
The Ladies Singles will be contested by Lesley Keenan and Bernice McGreal. Stephen McIntyre will defend his Singles title against the winner of the match between Tom Keenan and Phil Smith.
The Ladies Pairs will be Lesley Keenan and Wyn Kewley against Diane Moore and Flo Price. Michael and Clive McGreal will contest the Men's Pairs against the winners of Bobby Price and Harry Shaw v Ken Edwards and Alistair Irving.
The Mixed Pairs will be Clive McGreal and Joyce Ogden against the winners of Lesley Keenan and Stephen McIntyre v Jimmy Sansom and Diane Moore.
Onchan Commissioners Triples: Phil Connolly, Michael Estella and Alistair Irving won the trophy, see the "Competitions" page for full report and photos.
Pairs League: Alistair Irving and Ken Edwards of ARK took the title on the last league night of the season with a hard fought victory over TwoPhil, the Tartan Terrors came second.
Alistair and Ken were delighted with their win and asked for a special mention for the third member of their squad Ray Osborne.
Club Newsletter: Copies of the club newsletter for August will be available in the Club House from Saturday 20th August and all members with e-mail addresses registered with us should have received their copy by e-mail.
Saturday: A quick reminder that the Onchan Commissioners Triples competition takes place on Saturday 20th August at 1.00pm. If you wish to compete in this competition get your name down quick. Draw for partners will take place on the day.
President's Cup Final: Lesley Keenan won the trophy, see the "Competitions" page for full report and photos.
Indoor Lockers: Just a reminder to all members who have lockers and belongings at the NSC to clear them as per the following notice from the NSC:
Notice of removal of personal belongings for Commonwealth Youth Games
Dear Customer, the National Sports Centre is hosting the Commonwealth Youth Games in September of this year. Due to the heightened security provisions all lockers must be cleared of personal belongings.
It would be gratefully appreciated if you would please ensure that your belongings are removed from this locker by 1st September 2011.
If you are unable to achieve this request by the above date, the management reserve the right to remove your belongings which will be responsibly stored elsewhere on site. The belongings would still be held under the terms and conditions of the locker hire agreement i.e. at your own risk.
Items may be replaced week commencing 19th September when the bowls annual ticket season will recommence on the anticipated new carpet.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Home Internationals: David Quirk and Jimmy Sansom won the trophy, see the "Competitions" page for full report and photos.
Re-Arranged Matches
Several members have sought a ruling in regards to re-arranged matches and have asked for clarity in this regard.
It is impossible to accommodate all members with different priorities much as we would like consensus to decide these matters.
So, the Committee have decided that the only fair way to resolve these conflicts is to adhere strictly to the League Rules that cover this eventuality, therefore: in accordance with Rule 10 of the Singles League:
10. Players wishing to re-arrange a match must seek agreement from the opposition and fill in the “Match Rearrangement Form” signed by both players. Matches should be played before, or a maximum of 3 weeks after the scheduled date. Failure to do so will result in the match being awarded against the player who sought the rearrangement.
and Rule 11 of the Pairs League:
11. Teams wishing to re-arrange a match must seek agreement from the opposition and fill in the “Match Rearrangement Form” signed by both skips. Matches should be played before, or a maximum of 3 weeks after the scheduled date. Failure to do so will result in the match being awarded against the team who sought the rearrangement. Where possible, re-arranged matches should be played on the original allocated rink.
How does this ruling affect matches?
In essence although we would like all matches to be played as soon as possible the following are the absolute cut off points for matches with regard to the League Rules.
Original Match Date:
Singles Game 10 11th July must be played by 1st August
Game 11 18th July must be played by 8th August
Game 12 25th July must be played by 15th August
Game 13 1st August must be played by 22nd August
Pairs Game 10 13th July must be played by 3rd August
Game 11 20th July must be played by 10th August
Game 12 27th July must be played by 17th August
Game 13 3rd August must be played by 24th August
Game 14 10th August must be played by 31st August
Game 15 17th August must be played by 7th September
Any matches prior and subsequent to these dates not having been played within the 3 week deadline the points will be awarded against the Player/Team who sought the rearrangement.
John Ramsey Pairs: Eric Maddocks and Alistair Irving won the trophy, see the "Competitions" page for full report and photos.
Club Championships: The draws for the Club Championships have now been made and full details can be found on the notice board. Would all first named players please arrange their ties with their opponents and for singles matches they should arrange a marker.
Harrison Barometer: Stephen McIntyre lifted the trophy, see the "Competitions" page for full report and photos.
Club Newsletter: Copies of the club newsletter will be available in the Club House from today (Saturday 18/6/11) and all members with e-mail addresses registered with us should have received their copy by e-mail.
Saturday: A quick reminder that the Harrison Barometer 2 bowl singles competition takes place on Saturday 18th June at 1.00pm.
Season Tickets: The season tickets have now been collected and can be found on the left hand notice board.
Pairs League Announcement: Diane Moore has with regret withdrawn the Smugglers from the Pairs League. Could all teams playing the Smugglers please treat that fixture as a night off. All previous results of matches involving the Smugglers have been removed from the League tables. Diane will continue in the Singles League.
Honours Boards: The new honours boards for the Singles and Pairs leagues are now on display in the Club House, thanks to Bobby Price and Jimmy Sansom for their production.
Club Championships: If you wish to compete in the Club Championships please add your name to the lists displayed on the Club Notice Board by 22nd June. A draw will then take place and the first named player will be responsible for arranging their first round matches on a date suitable to themselves and their opponents. We would request that ties are played as soon as possible to allow for subsequent rounds to take place.
8th European Team Bowls Championship: The Isle of Man has committed to send a team to the above Championships, held in Portugal in November. The team will comprise two men and two women bowlers playing a number of Mixed Fours, Men’s Pairs and Women’s Pairs matches. Currently England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Isle of Man, Cyprus, Israel and Switzerland have confirmed they will be entering a Team. Full details can be found on the Club notice board.
Leagues Update: Both league tables are now up to date and can be viewed along with match reports on the "Leagues" pages.
First Trophy of Season: The first trophy of the season, the "Gladys Francksen Cup" Yard Stick Competition was won by Jimmy Sansom and Diane Moore, see the "Competitions" page for full report and photos.
manx2.com Pairs League: The second round ties of the 2011 Pairs League took place on Wednesday evening, see the "Pairs League" page for a full update.
Singles League: The second round of the Singles League went ahead on Monday evening despite the terrible conditions, see the "Singles League" page for a full update.
For Sale: Size 3 and size 5 medium Taylor Lignoid bowls for sale, offers. See Tom Keenan.
manx2.com Pairs League: The opening ties of the 2011 Pairs League took place on Wednesday evening with some fiercely contested matches taking place, see the "Pairs League" page for a full update.
Singles League: The first round of the new Singles League took place on Monday evening with some excellent matches taking place, see the "Singles League" page for a full update.
Maintenance: The green will be closed today ( Wednesday 4th May) for essential maintenance. It should be ok by this evening.
Opening of Green 2011: Fantastic weather was enjoyed by members and guests alike as Onchan District Commissioner Terry Black got the 2011 season underway by rolling the first bowl of the season. He was joined by colleagues June Kelly, Derek Crellin and Ray Kniveton. Terry was able to tell Club members that he also rolled the very first bowl of the season when the Club was first established in 1977.
Members and guests enjoyed a fantastic buffet lunch and thanks go out to all those who provided the catering. After lunch some fun events got underway and Club member Wyn Kewley won the "spider event".
The "drawing and driving" competition was fiercely contested, with Jimmy Sanson just pipping John Wilcock in the final.
A great day out was enjoyed by all and we hope the weather continues for the rest of the season.
Official Opening of Green: This Saturday 30th April at 2.00pm sees the the official opening of the green for the 2011 season. The first bowl of the season will be delivered by Mr. Brian Stowell, Chairman of the Onchan Commissioners.
A buffet lunch will be provided and we will have various fun events and raffle prizes. A challenge for bowlers and non-bowlers alike, will be the target mat and driving range, with a prize for the highest recorded score on the day.
We encourage members to bring along family and friends, for what will be an informal fun day out. Lets all hope the weather will be kind on the day, but we intend to go ahead whatever the conditions.
Would any members providing catering for the event, deliver to the clubhouse around 1.00pm. We look forward to seeing you all there on the day!
First Club Day: After some poor conditions at the start, the weather gradually improved and by the end we were all playing in short sleeves in the brilliant sunshine. The first round robin of the season was won by Alistair Irving and Tom Keenan, who narrowly beat Brian Doherty and Wyn Kewley to lift the Easter prizes provided by Committee member Joyce Ogden.
Pairs League: The 2011 Pairs League fixture list is now available, participating members with e-mail should have received their copy and hard copies will be available in the clubhouse from Saturday.
2011 Competitions: Details of this seasons competitions can now found on the "Competitions" page.
Printing Error: The fixture cards have a printing error for the Sat 18th June it should read: "Harrison 2 Bowl Singles"
Green Update: Monday 11th April, the green is now ready for members to use, the water and power have now been restored and all equipment has been returned to the hut. There may still be times when the green will be closed for short periods outside Club meeting times for specific maintenance, eg. Billy intended to cut the grass this afternoon weather permitting. Any new members requiring a key to the Clubhouse should see Tom.
Green Update: I have been up to the green this afternoon, Monday 4th April 2011 and spoke directly to the greenkeeper Billy, he informs me that in his estimation the green will not be ready for play for a further 2 weeks as essential maintenance is still being carried out. Members are reminded that season tickets run from May to September and that play before that date is a concession to IOMFGBC members and is conditional to the completion of the maintenance program. I would hope that the green should be ready for play by Saturday 16th April. Check back for updates.
Leagues Reminder: Just a quick reminder to all members who have still to return their league entry forms for the 2011 season that the closing date is the 2nd April, get your forms in quickly. Maintenance is still being carried out on the green and it is anticipated that it will not be completed till mid April.
2011 Season News: The first Club meeting of the season will be Saturday 23rd April 2.15pm. We will try and keep the program for Saturdays varied and interesting and we would appreciate any ideas from members on how best to achieve this. Initially we will have a mixture of Round Robins and Australian Pairs and we will play one Competition a month on Saturdays.
All members should have received their new season letters by now outlining the plans for the coming season in detail. Any member wishing to enter the pairs league but who does not have a partner should let anyone on the Committee know and we will attempt to team them up. We hope to see you all on the 23rd. We will update the website regularly so check back for the latest updates and keep an eye on the "Courier" for Club announcements.
Rule Change 2011 Season: The law enabling the winner of an end to have the option of giving away the jack has been scrapped for the coming season. This follows a similar move for the Indoor game.
An exception will be when an extra end is required, this will result in a toss of the coin giving the winner the choice to give away or retain the jack.
AGM: The Club AGM was well attended with 50% of the membership participating. The elected officers were: Tom Keenan President, Stephen McIntyre Treasurer, Lesley Keenan Secretary, Joyce Ogden Publicity Officer, Jimmy Sansom Fixtures Secretary, Bobby Price Committee Member. A big thank you to outgoing Committee members Anne Marie Munro, Eric Maddocks and Phil Smith for all their efforts on behalf of our Club.
After the meeting a presentation of trophies took place. New for this season was a "Most Improved Player of the Year" award voted for by all members attending the AGM. After the votes were counted Flo Price was declared the winner and she was delighted to receive her award against some stiff competition.
AGM Update: Copies of the annual accounts will be made available on the night, but anyone requiring a copy beforehand should contact the Treasurer.
Notice of Annual General Meeting: The AGM will be held on Friday 19 November 2010 at 7.00pm, Archibald Knox Hotel, Onchan. Members should send any Motions for consideration to the Acting Secretary by Friday 12 November 2010. All members are encouraged to attend and the presentation of trophies will be held after the meeting.
End of Season: The last Club day of the season will be Thursday 30th September, with the last Saturday round robin being 25th at 2.00pm weather permitting. Members are reminded to remove any belongings that they require from the clubhouse on or before 30th September as access may not be available after that date. The Commissioners will be informed that they may start their winter maintenance program after the 30th September.
Trophies: To all who have won trophies this season, could they return them to Tom Keenan for engraving.
Finals Day Results: Congratulations to Stephen McIntyre and Joyce Ogden on lifting the singles titles. Both players put on a fine display of bowling to take the trophies.
In the Men's Pairs Alistair Irving and Ken Edwards triumphed in a closely contested match.
See the "Competitions" page for a full report.
Sat 4th September Finals Day: The men's and ladies singles finals and the men's pairs will be played starting at 1.00pm. All matches will start at 1.00pm with the men's final being contested by Stephen McIntyre and Tom Keenan. The ladies final will be between Lesley Keenan and Joyce Ogden and Ken Edwards and Alistair Irving will play Matt Quayle and Phil Smith in the Men's Pairs final. No other play will take place on the green during the finals.
Onchan Fair: A big thanks to all members and their friends and families and the good people of Onchan who contributed to making this event so successful for our Club. The target mat was very popular and the cake and candy stall completely sold out. We raised some money for our Club, but more importantly we raised awareness of what we have to offer and I am sure we have attracted new members through our efforts. Some new as well as experienced flat green bowlers expressed a strong interest in joining us next season and the indoor in October. We may even have a few playing with us till the end of the season, well done all!
Ladies Pairs Final: Congratulations to Lesley Keenan and Joyce Ogden on winning this competition. See the "Competitions" page for a full report.
President's Cup Singles: Stephen McIntyre was the first winner of this new singles competition. David Quirk and Diane Moore battled hard in the difficult conditions to ensure that the outcome had to be decided by chalks, with Stephen having to beat David by four or more chalks to lift the trophy. Congratulations to Stephen on his fine victory. See the "Competitions" page for a full report.
Monday 23rd August: There is a ladies invitation only bowls try out evening on this date, so all gentlemen are requested to not arrange matches on this night. This will allow the ladies free run of the clubhouse and green for their recruitment event.
President's Singles Final: The final will be Wednesday 18th August at 6.30pm sharp. The qualifiers for the final are: Stephen McIntyre, Diane Moore, David Quirk and Tom Keenan. Good luck to all in the final!
Wednesday 11th August: Will see the second group matches of the President's Singles competition at 6.30pm. Stephen McIntyre and Diane Moore have already qualified for the final group matches and await the winners of the other 2 qualifying groups.
Official clubhouse opening: Commissioners June Kelly,Terry Black and Keith Watterson officially opened our new clubhouse on Saturday 7th August. Commissioner Derek Crellin was also in attendance and joined in on the days proceedings.
June, Terry and Keith performed a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the handing over of this fabulous new facility to the Club. The Club takes great pride in our new clubhouse and President Tom Keenan thanked everyone involved from the Commissioners Office and Parks staff for providing the new facilities.
The Club had provided an extensive buffet and everyone enjoyed an excellent lunch. A big thanks to all the members (and others) involved in the catering. The new facilities made this sort of event much easier to organise and we look forward to using our new clubhouse for many more events.
After lunch we had a "spider" event with everyone attempting to get one bowl nearest the jack, the prize was won by Diane Moore who also did very well in the raffles and the tournament.
Later in the day we played the Onchan District Commissioners' Triples competition and 4 teams battled for this fine trophy. There was some excellent bowling from all the players involved, with the eventual winners being the team of, Jimmy Sansom, Diane Moore and Brian Doherty, well done all!
A big thanks to all involved in making this important day for our Club such a great success.
Saturday 7th August 1.00pm: Onchan Commissioners triples and new clubhouse official opening. All members are encouraged to attend and support this event. There will be a buffet and raffle and other activities on the day. Come along and try the new bowls practice system from Australia.
President's Singles Tournament: Wednesday 4th August 6.30pm sharp. All players who entered this competition should attend, the groups have been drawn and 2 groups drawn randomly will play on the first night. The others not playing in the first week will be required for marking and the favour will be returned the following week. The final will take place on the third week with the winner from each group making up the final 4.
Official Opening of New Clubhouse Saturday 7th August 1.00pm: June Kelly, Onchan District Commissioners representative will officially open our new Club premises. We will have a ribbon cutting ceremony and various fun and fundraising events will take place throughout the day. We also intend to play the Commissioners Triples competition on this day.
We aim to start proceedings around 1.00pm and we hope to firm up the details on when we will start the competition after discussions with the Commissioners, who normally put up individual trophies for this competition.
We encourage all members to try and make room in their diaries to enable them to attend this important event for our Club. Any contribution you can make in time and effort would be greatly appreciated. Lets all pull together to make this event a great success.
Tartan Terrors win League: Tom Keenan and Stephen McIntyre won the inaugural manx2.com Pairs League, congratulations Tom and Stephen.
Hollingsworth & Yeoman Shield – Mixed Pairs: A light drizzle could not spoil an excellent days bowling with some evenly matched pairs battling for the trophy. Joyce Ogden and Tom Keenan finally taking the trophy having won all their matches. See the "Competitions" page for a full report.
Saturday 24 July: Members are reminded that the Hollingsworth & Yeoman Shield – Mixed Pairs will be played on this date at 1.00pm. There will still be plenty of rinks available for play, for members who are not involved in this competition.
John Ramsey Quaish Cup Pairs: Stephen McIntyre and Eric Maddocks triumphed in difficult conditions to take the trophy. A good turn out despite the weather made for an excellent days bowling for all who competed. See the "Competitions" page for a full report.
Club Newsletter: All members with e-mail should have received the first edition of the Club newsletter by now. Printed copies are also available in the Clubhouse.
Harrison Barometer 2 Bowl Singles: Congratulations to Bill Jones who won his first trophy of the season taking the Harrison Barometer in an exiting final against Jimmy Sansom. Both finalist beat some quality opposition on the way to the final and the standard of play was excellent despite the scorching heat.
Bill however mastered the conditions better during the final and he was the deserving winner of the fine trophy presented to him by Club Publicity Officer Joyce Ogden. See the "Competitions" page for more details.
Competitions List: Now ready, see the "Competitions page", also full finals match reports.
Official Opening of new Clubhouse: Saturday 7th August 1.00pm.
The Committee has invited the Onchan District Commissioners to send a representative to officially open our new Club premises. We will have a simple ribbon cutting ceremony and various fun and fundraising events will take place throughout the day. We also intend to play the Commissioners Triples competition on this day.
We aim to start proceedings around 1.00pm and we hope to firm up the details on when we will start the competition after discussions with the Commissioners, who normally put up individual trophies for this competition.
Any ideas from members would be appreciated and we will put a list on the notice board requesting volunteers to help with the event. Initially we could have a finger buffet and refreshments but its down to the membership as to what they want. We will bring up the target mat and also have a traditional “spider” type event where everyone stands all round the green and attempts to get nearest the jack. We could have a raffle and we could use the dartboard for various games and fundraising, nearest the bull, highest score with 3 darts etc. That’s just a few ideas get your thinking caps on!
We encourage all members to try and make room in their diaries to enable them to attend this important event for our Club. Any contribution you can make in time and effort would be greatly appreciated. Lets all pull together to make this event a great success.
Pairs League: The pairs league resumes on Wednesday 16th June after the TT break.
Bill Moultrie Trophy: The final of the rinks tournament took place on Saturday 12th June with a closely contested match finally being won by the rink of Pam Hooper, Lesley Keenan, Alistair Irving and Harry Shaw. They led all the way but where never able to pull too far ahead of Brian Doherty, Diane Moore, David Quirke and Matt Quayle. See the competitions page for full report and photos.
Steps: Many thanks to Matt Quayle for painting the Club Hut stairs.
Sat 5th June: Unfortunately due to several call offs on the day, there where insufficient numbers to play the Bill Moultrie competition. We will endeavour to play this tournament at a later date. The draw for the Ladies Singles Championship was made, with Alistair Irving making the draw, full details can be found on the "Competitions" page.
We still had a roll up and one very interested spectator obviously thought the standard of bowling was much higher on rink 2!
First trophy: The first trophy of the season was won by James Teare and John Wilcock who beat Alistair Irving and Cliff James in an enthralling final. The weather was superb and 8 teams of pairs battled for the trophy with some very competitive matches being won by a single point. See the competitions page for full report and photos.
Competitions: Can all members please check the Competitions page on this site or the notice board in the hut for all news on competitions for this season. Anyone wishing to compete should add their name to the list in the hut for that particular competition by the closing date.
New "old" photos unearthed: Thanks to Jimmy Sansom we have come into possession of some old colour photos of the visit of David Bryant and Willie Wood in 1985. Have a look at our "History" page to view them, the crowd of spectators is amazing!
First Trophy of the Season: See the "Competitions " page for full details of the first trophy of the season to be played on Saturday 22nd May.
League Results: The Pairs League table can now be viewed on the "Pairs League" page.
First League Meeting: The weather was kind and we had a great evenings bowling on the inaugural meeting of our pairs league. A full turn out saw all 6 rinks playing competitive bowls which was a great sight to behold.
A great atmosphere as well as a competitive edge meant old and new members had a fine evenings bowling with some fiercely contested matches.
As soon as the results are collated we will put post the league table on the "Pairs League" page.
