Congratulations to Jacqui and Karen who had a comfortable win in the Middlesex Ladies Pairs quarter-finals Rita & Dot from Staines in yesterday morning’s blistering heat.
After a short break when plenty of water was taken on board, they went on to play Sue B & Catherine from West Ealing. The match started very closely but with Karen playing more consistently against the lesser experienced Catherine, it set up a good head at each to allow Jacqui to consolidate and draw or play positional shots making it hard to Sue to get in.
Great play by both girls puts them not only into the final against Sue A & Hannah from Bush Hill Park but also a place in the Nationals at Leamington in August!  Brilliant!

Dave & Gary went down to former and now current finalists Glen & Norman from Hendon who went on to play a thrilling semi-final v the boys from Poplar in a repeat of the 2024 final

Meanwhile on rinks further down the green, the Tony Alcock team battled away v North London who had beat us by 1 shot  in the same semi- final  in 2023.
With Tricia under the weather, Ann H was brought into Dave P’s team (which included Peter J as lead and Elaine at 2) from her Pairs spectator seat. With borrowed clothes, shoes and bowls (2 sizes smaller than her own) she played a lot better than some of us had we been thrown in at the deep end!
On the other rink, Steve G, Brian Le M, Tina and Dawn all played well with each player putting in some shots worthy of running down the green and “ high- fiving”. However we are much more reserved than that!
We won overall by 9 shots putting us into the Area Final v Bush Hill Park on a neutral green within the next fortnight. Eek!

North London were great hosts for the day and their greenkeeper should also be very proud! Thanks

 

Good luck to Dave P & Gary B in the Men’s Pairs quarters this morning v Glen & Norman from Hendon. If (when) successful , they’ll be playing again at 1:30 when Karen & Jacqui take to the green against Staines.
Matches are at North London B C.
( On one of the houses visible from the green, there is a chute from a bedroom down into the swimming pool. I bet that will be in use today!  Very cool!)
Good luck to all of them. Stay very hydrated!

Tonight, our Tony Alcock Over 60’s Mixed Double Rink play North London   Good luck to them too .

 

Thank you for all the work you’ve put into the competitions. You’ve done a great job.

 

Update: As of this morning, Sunday, Paul Scullion & Karen are now Competition Coordinators. Thanks to both of them for taking this on.

Keep hydrated , keep up the suncream and wear a hat!

Friday Night Leagues tonight. Elaine & Paul are playing Mixed Pairs, Tina, Marie & Dawn have Mdx Triples at CP. Ann H’s Triple are playing away.

Karen & Elaine are through to Area semi finals of the Over 60s Singles; Karen, Tina and Dawn have Mdx Singles on Monday.
Jaqui & Karen play the quarterfinals (and hopefully semifinals) of the Mdx Pairs on Sunday at North London where Dave P & Gary B will also be trying to get to the semifinals in the Mdx Men’s Pairs. When they’ve come off the green, Steve G, Dave P, Peter J, Brian LeM, Tina, Tricia, Elaine & Dawn play North London in the Area semifinals of the National Tony Allcock Over 60s Mixed Double rink. All players will be melting in the proposed 34C!

 

Dave P is through to Area semifinals of the National Over 70s Singles where he plays Attilio C  the play on the same side the Area Semi Final of the National Over 60s Pairs v Kevin K & partner

On Saturday, the Club team is out away at Teddington in the Richmond & Barnes League. Good luck to the them. It’s been a few weeks since our last league game.

 

Enjoy playing, watching or whatever you’re up to?

Due to assorted cancellations, the only evening rink needed for Tuesday evening is Steve G’s Mixed Pairs.
So, if you can any club comps in, jump in!

(Rinks can’t be cancelled online less than 24 hours )

Nail-biting match!

The away team skipped by Dave Pitt held on to a lead and the home team were close most of the way but it all came down to the final end being played at Ashford.
Cambridge Park won by 1 shot  Whoopee! Well done chaps!

Happy Birthday to Gerry Swan who is 97 today!

Sadly, he is no longer able to bowl but he likes to keep in touch with all the bowls’ news from the club so keep on winning club matches/club competitions/county & National competitions as he likes the updates!

 

If you’ve entered the Club 75 shots competition, it’s tomorrow.
Please check at club or with Peter C for timings.
All day!  Good luck!

Message from the Board

To all members:

We have recently had an EPOS (till) system upgrade, necessitating the replacement of all existing Membership Cards, because we have changed from magnetic stripe swipe cards to a touch card system and the old cards are incompatible with the new hardware.

This will be a simple and seamless swap of your current membership card with your new membership card, which will have the same number and the same balance (if any). Membership card functionality remains unchanged. Old cards have the black stripe on the back, new cards do not.

We are also taking this opportunity to implement a deposit scheme for locker keys, member cards and door fobs.

Because we have had to replace a lot of these due to members losing them, or not returning them when they leave the club, we require a single, refundable deposit of £10 for these items to help cover the cost of replacements. The £10 deposit will be refunded on return of the three items.

When you swap your member card, we will request that you pay the deposit using your new member card – you can top this up using cash or payment card in the normal way.

Thanks to those members who have already paid their deposit!