It was cool, but the sun was shining on the Waitarere Beach Bowling Green this afternoon so it was ‘Go’ for this seasons start of the 5’s. Our team of 5 – Fred Adams, Margaret Griffin, Alice Spicer, Liz Galloway and Ian Upston were in quickly in action with Fred winning his game of Singles but the 4’s went down. …

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Dedicated! Our two men’s teams surely were dedicated today, playing their first round of Pennants at Kapiti in gusty wind and off and on rain. Six clubs were involved with two teams each and in Levin’s case, we played against Paraparaumu Beach Club. Though we lost our four games, it was an experience for the players, …

By the starting time of 10.30am, the weather had begun to clear and play got underway in this previously postponed event. This was an opportunity for the men to try out the new Dales surface in competitive play and all were pleased with how well it performed.  I didn’t detect any straighteners and players’ bowls kept their line very well. …

It was great to see both greens at the club being used this afternoon. Green2, the cotula green, had all eight rinks being used for the Mixed 2x4x2 Gala and in the afternoon, club members not involved in the gala, including some of the newly signed up members, were in action on the new Dales surface. This coming Saturday will …

It was  a busy day at the club today with the Women’s Handicap Singles being completed, and in the afternoon, a chance for locals to try out bowls. The semifinals played this morning saw Liz Galloway go down to Ra Walker and in the other game, Coral Mills lost to Dianne Short. By the 12th end in the final, the …

Blow and blow and blow, that is what the westerly wind did today, something to make playing in the Handicap Singles more difficult for our ladies. A couple of heavy early showers also made it look as though the day would be a wash out but in the end, five players qualified. It was interesting how some games went. In the first …

Another lovely day which brought closer the last of putting down the new carpet. As well, although the Men’s Triples Gala had to be put off because of a lack of entries, a roll-up was well attended on the cotula green which is really running well, the best I have played on at this time of the year for some years. It’s …

Shoota Ballinger v’s Dave Walker It certainly was a great final played this afternoon between Shoota and Dave Walker, here shaking hands before the start of their game. Post Section got underway this morning with a close game between Stafford and Paul Gardner with the former taking the win 21-19.  Stafford kept on with his good form and liking for …

How things change!  The weather on Thursday was terrible with heavy rain flooding the green, but today, the sun was out and the green was all ready for play in today’s Men’s Handicap Singles. The last 2 games played were the final chance for Ken Hayward and Brian Cooper to qualify if they won their respective games – Ken had …

It’s been a while since I have done a ‘blog’ and in that time, quite a lot has happened at the club. I went along to the roll-up on Tuesday, a fine afternoon and the first major change was evident as I walked through the gate.  Instead of the artificial green, there was a grey area, a start had been …