But it will be open on Saturday morning for setting up the green in readiness for next weekend including markers, mats in ditches, tables, chairs and a little light weeding!

Saturday 19th – from 09:30 – help needing getting tables and chairs out, putting mats and rink markers out, light weeding. Tony O’B is looking forward to seeing everyone. Tea/coffee and a drink for the workers! (Bring gloves to protect your hands – you don’t want blisters before the season starts. Practice a few bowling moves at home so your legs get used to bending at the knees again!)

Saturday 26th – green opens hopefully with warm spring weather to boot. Informal roll up starting at 2:00.

Bank Holiday Monday 26th May – Bowls Open Day. – Bring your family, friends and neighbours and let them try out a sport which we love. See Karen for more details.

For current and new or potentially new members, the Spring Meeting relating to the outdoor season is tonight at 7:00 pm in the Clubhouse.
Hopefully we’ll get some news when our green will open.
(Please let it be soon. One of our National opposition has offered this Thursday – 17th April – as a potential comp date. Strangely enough, we’re declining that one!)

Congratulations to

Jacqui – Middlesex Ladies Champion.

Tina & Teresa – Middlesex Ladies Pairs Champions.

Tina, Tricia, Mike & Steve – Middlesex Mixed Fours Champions.

What a brilliant end to the Indoor Season for them and the club like it too!

When you’ve finished entering all the outdoor comps for this summer (phew!), the entries for next indoor season’s National Competitions are open!

For individual comps e.g. singles, pairs, triples, fours, mixed pairs, mixed fours – all age groups, please log in (or register if you haven’t already) to your own account at eibacomps.co.uk

I will put all the team entries in for Cambridge Park e.g. Denny, Yetton, Masons, Over60’s Men’s Double Rink, Egham Trophy, Top Club.

The London & Southern Counties Indoor Comps are now open too.  Again, I will put in the Challenge Shield, two Single Rink entries.  If you want to enter Mixed Pairs, Mixed Fours, Mens Pairs, Ladies Pairs, please let me know

Thanks
Dawn

If any of you would like to enter the South West Middlesex Outdoor Competitions, please select from those below and let Karen know by 11th May.
entry fees – please either pay the CP bank account direct with ref SWMComps*** where *** = your name

The other option is put the entry fees in an envelope clearly marked with your name and SWM Comps and give to Karen or to Jane to pass to Finance Director Wendy.
Thanks

Thanks to Angela F for running the Middlesex Indoor Comps again this year.

Please note that Tina has not brought in a celebrity partner for the Ladies Pairs.  She is actually playing with Teresa French!

If you can get along to support the CP players, I know they would appreciate it.

Thanks to Kevin K, Men’s Captain for this info.

A huge thanks to Stella for organising the competitions with her strong support team of Dave R ( whizz on spreadsheets); Brian Cr both in organising and his baking and kitchen skills; and to Jaqui L on assisting both on the Triples and Finals weekends.
Stella is handing over the Competition Organiser to Jacqui for next indoor season and Brian and Dave will be there to assist

Thanks to Alasdair and Karen for manning the bar over the weekend too.

Mike, Jimmy, Sean & Dylan – The Elkin-Smith Ruils Finalists

Brian & Gary – Drawn Pairs R/U

Colin – Men’s Championship

Andy H – Men’s R/U

Tina – Ladies Champion

Di – Ladies R/U

Peter J – 2 Bowls R/U

Dave P – 2 Bowls Champion

Pat, Andy & Will – Triple

Ange & Dave (without Dawn) – Triples R/U

Ann & Peter – Mixed Drawn Pairs R/U

Jimmy & Mike Ruils Pairs Champions

KevinPresident’s R/U and Paul – Presidents Champion

Dave & Ange – Mixed Pairs Champions

Ann & Peter – Mixed Pairs R/U

Teresa & Tricia – Ladies Pairs Champions

Jacqui & Stella – Ladies Pairs R/U

Dave & Peter – Pairs Champions