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The club had two teams playing on our own green this afternoon, two games each and they recorded four wins. A good achievement on our cotula. Playing at the Waitarere Club, Joe and I didn’t do very well, achieving only one win. Diana, Jim and I started well against a local team for three ends but then didn’t do any …

A pity really as it was quite a good day for the 2x4x2 Gala, but for one reason or another, we only had ten teams in action.  Came the last round and it looked as though three teams were targeted for first and second place, but as things turned out, only Murray and Joan won all four games. The two …

A busy day started this morning so that our Men’s and Women’s Pairs Championships could get completed. The finals were reached firstly by Susan Boxall and Dianne Short playing Margaret MacKay and Christine Ryan. It was a close game throughout and with only one end to go, the score was level at 14 all. Margaret and Christine played in out …

Tuesday saw our Men’s Pennants teams played at the Paraparaumu Beach Club against the Waikanae Red teams and our men won their four games. Great result. Our Division Three teams played at the Kapitit Club against their two Kapiti teams. Our A team skipped by Neville, played quite well, that is until near the end of the game. A drive …

This afternoon we were to have a Horowhenua College class so that we could introduce Bowls to them.   We set out the required gear and then waited….but no show up! On checking, we found the staff had a special meeting this afternoon and pupils had been dismissed at lunch time. Pity was, they forgot to let us know. As it …

Over the weekend our bowlers who entered the Centre Pairs did well by qualifying for post section play. Our ladies playing their games at the Waikanae Club, Dianne and Hazel went down to Janet Monteith from Central in their first game. Margaret MacKay and Joan Hayward won their first round game but went down to a Waikanae Beach team who …

Once again, Margaret Griffin sponsored a gala in memory of her parents, Selby and Jean Hammond. There will not be too many club members who were with us when  they were active bowlers of the club but they can be seen in photos, one in the lounge near the bar and the other in the Women’s Lounge. Selby joined the …

Late yesterday afternoon we held the first round of this seasons Corner to Corner competition, sponsored by Grants Whiskey. Margaret MacKay is once again the organiser and she would have been pleased by the enthusiastic number who stayed after the Roll-Up to take part. Bit by bit contestants were whittled down, those with skill or luck going on until the …

Condolences to Hazel on the passing of Max Carter yesterday. Max became a club member in 2005 when he joined us from the Foxton Club, playing as a lead. He was a keen bowler until recent times when his health prevented him from being active on the green but he always took a keen interest in club affairs and joined …

Today at our club, ComfitPro Bowls and other bowling equipment was on show for any interested bowlers from around the Centre. I popped in for a short time to see what was available from the company. Australian sales manager Bernie Melville from Sydney, had set out in the clubrooms for display, the latest bowls available and as well, shoes, jackets, …