Frosty start so decided that today I would put on my thermal singlet! By 2.00pm I was wondering why, as the sun was out and it was quite warm ..but it didn’t last and the cold air was soon back and I was again happy with my decision. Only 10 teams today but good competition for all. A nice afternoon …
Hello U2
Hi Martin, Shirley and others The first two mentioned, I know read my blogs – Martin, a club member on holiday in England and Shirley, an ex member who has moved to Auckland, special greetings to you both…and to others who read my stuff. Roll-up afternoon today, another fine but cold day, but still the keen bowlers were on the …
A Big Day
Saturday 26 June saw the club hold its AGM. There was a good turn out of members in spite of the cool conditions. Although the meeting wasn’t to start until 10am there were lots of things to be organised and by the time I arrived soon after 9.00, there were the usual band of helpers getting things sorted out. Kitchen …
Hardy Bowlers
Heavy rain overnight so there was no chance of the final qualifying game being played this morning and I was notified that my team wouldn’t have to worry about any play later in the day. I’ve just now heard that a game was played, I presume sometime this afternoon, and Ken Hayward won the game against Paul Skilton, 19-10. It …
Mixed Fours – Day 1
A nice winter’s day for our Mixed Fours Championships – perhaps a pity that only 7 teams had entered but this did not stop a day of good competition from all the bowlers involved. The early morning sun made it difficult to see where one needed to send their bowl – a handy excuse if things didn’t go well, but …
A Lunch Enjoyed
Special thanks got to Dennis and Margaret Gee for organising the Mid-winter lunch we had at the club today. The torrential rain that we had over night left the greens covered with water but as the afternoon progressed the sky brightened and added to the day. The meal produced by Raewyn’s Restaurant was really good and meant that there was …
A Day to Remember
This afternoon saw the signing of a contract to replace our present artificial green with a new surface produced by Dales NZ. Ken Hayward, a member of the team involved with getting the club to this stage, has given me a report for my Blog. The report follows and gives a clear insight on the amount of work that has …
3 then 2 then 1
Originally it was to be three day tournament, then because of insufficient entries, it was reduced to 2 days, but it eventually turned out to be just a one day event. At least it was a really nice morning on Saturday when we got started at 9.00 am, sixteen teams in four sections, playing 18 ends of three bowl pairs …