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The sun shone, we were put into teams and played on the artificial green, overlooked by our club and the All Black flags. Yesterday’s gala was played on the cotula green which was running quite well for this time of the year But not so this afternoon – a decision had been made to water the green and this was …

Yes, believe it, we lost our last game without scoring, 22-0 I told them I wouldn’t be writing about todays Balloted Triples Championship after such a big loss but just to show them that after all, it is just a game and not the end of the world – even though I think in some ways it was!! The weather …

It certainly has been a busy week for the club and its members – Tuesday afternoon, Club Captains and Aggregate Triples, Rotary on Wednesday, a funeral on Thursday morning and the first round of 2x4x2 Pairs in the afternoon, this morning, Waiopehu College class continuing with its bowling lessons and this afternoon, the first round of Horowhenua 5’s is to …

It was Farewell Dennis Day and one that was special to so many people. I arrived well before the service to find so many people already there, not just bowlers but also family and friends. As part of the service some people spoke about Dennis – a family member, a neighbour, and from our bowling side, Brian. Our thanks to …

It was with sadness that I received news this morning of the passing of our club member DennisJoining us in 1999, Dennis was a regular player on the green, noted for his enthusiasm of the game and his play, especially as a lead, using a set of small bowls.                       …

Today saw the beginning of the summer  championships – the Balloted 2x4x2 Pairs. As expected, the cotula green was not quite ready so all games were played on the Dales carpet. Three games of 10 ends were played, starting at 10.00am In the Women’s competition, two teams won all three games and the decision of who the winner would be …

Cool, but at least it was fine for the Waiopehu College pupils this morning. Because others in the group were otherwise engaged, Margaret and I had only four to have on the green so we decided that they would play Singles – four bowls each gave them more playing time. I was impressed how well they were delivering their bowls …

Today was the first Men’s Triples Gala rFo the season and it was disappointing that there were only 4 teams entered, and these were only from our club. Certainly the event has not been a common one for us but it was hoped that members of other clubs might join in the gala; teams from our club do take part …

The early rain cleared and we were able to gather at the club this afternoon to get the new summer season underway. There was a really good turnout and the match committee got the names sorted out for the afternoon games – Men v’s Ladies. Because the numbers in the sexes were not even, some ‘gentlemen’ were selected to play …

A class from Waiopehu College came to the club this morning to experience our game. We have been given a list of the skills the college expects their students to cover in two main areas – 1  Delivery, covering Bias, Weight and Hand with each area listing specific skills they are expected to cover. eg.”usually always judges bias correctly when …