Author: Dawn Slaughter

Club 75 Shots Competition

After a very disappointing turn out for the Club 75 Shot Competition last Saturday, it was decided to re-arrange for later in the season when maybe there aren’t so many other competitions and distractions going on.

Thanks to Peter C and team for organising it and arranging the lunches and to those who did turn up.

Social Events up to the end of December 2024

Karen has organised some socials for everyone.  Watch out for posters and sign up sheets on the noticeboards.

 

Friday, 26th July -7pm
Curry Night

Saturday, 31st August, 3pm
Hawaiian BBQ

Saturday, 28th Sept. , 5pm
Outdoor Presentation Dinner

Friday, 25th October, 6pm
Race Night

Friday, 22nd November, 6pm
Skittles Evening

Sunday 15th December, 3pm
Christmas Dinner

National Carers Week

To all of our members who are carers or are be cared for, it’s National Carers Week so we can raise a mug or glass in thanks for all you do.
If any new or established carers are looking for a bit of extra support, please go to https://carers.org

 

One Good Turn Deserves Another …

The local branch of Mind is made up of staff and carers who help, advise and care for those in need of help.
Those staff and carers are coming to Cambridge Park on Thursday from 6;00-8:00 pm to enjoy a social evening which includes having a go at playing bowls. Hooray!

We are looking for a few members who could come along and show them some basic skills such as how to hold the bowl, how the bias works and the aim of the game etc.

We all enjoy playing and it’s a chance to share our skills for others to enjoy as well as welcoming them to the club. Someone helped us all when we started , so it’s a good opportunity to give something back.  We may find some who would like to come and join us  and play on Tuesday evenings in the regular Try Bowls sessions with Julian and Karen.  You never know!

There will also be two Middlesex Ladies Pairs matches going on at the same time so games to watch and fun to be had across the whole green and the bar will naturally be open to quench the thirst!

Please let Karen know if you can come along even if it’s only for the first hour to help everyone get going

 

Club Competitions

From Peter C, our organiser:-

The preliminary rounds of the 75 SHOT Competition will take place as notified On Saturday 15th June.
The draw will take place at 9-45  SHARP ,and  all members wishing to take part  MUST Be  at the clubhouse at that time.
Matches will start as soon as the draw is complete.
A notice regarding refreshments etc will be found on Outdoor Competition Board on Monday 10th June.
The draws for the Outside Competition took place on the 5th June,2024, in the presence of Julian and Brian Cr.
The  draw sheets are now on the Outdoor Competition Board.
There are some spelling mistakes to certain names for which I apologize and I will correct later
List of members phone numbers to follow
Peter

Saturday & Sunday

First of all, don’t forget there’s rugby on today, Saturday, at Twickenham so if you are heading off anywhere towards the club or RIchmond, allow some extra travel time.

At 10:00 this morning, the Ladies face Ashford (yet again!) in the semi-final of the Middlesex Ladies Double Rink.  One team at home, one away.  Supporters welcome at both venues.

Shaf & Marie are playing Mixed Pairs at Ashford this morning so they would welcome support too!

Tomorrow, we play West Ealing in the Richmond & Barnes League with John Q and (the other) Gordon M making their debut for the club.

The match v Hurlingham Club has unfortunately been cancelled but we’re hopeful the Hampton match will go ahead on Wednesday afternoon at Cambridge Park.  We are looking for about 3 more players.  Karen will be very pleased to take your names if you can play.

There was a hard fought Men’s Triples last night between Alasdair, Alan & Shaf v Dave P, Peter J & Gary.  The latter were well ahead when I left but the score wasn’t truly reflecting the standard of play.

Jean & Nadine won their Middlesex Pairs during the week and Dawn won her National Champion of Champions match and faces Lisa (from Ashford) who knocked Cathy out (not at boxing) last night.

Deadlines for various rounds of multiple competitions are coming up in the next 10 days, so please let us know how you get on.

Saturday 8th – Match v Sunbury Cancelled

Message from Alasdair:

This Saturday’s friendly against Sunbury has been cancelled due to us being unable to field enough players. Next week we have two friendlies on Tuesday 11th June Away at the Hurlingham Club then on Wednesday the 12th at Home against Hampton. At present we are well short of required teams for both matches. We’ll wait until Friday 7th before deciding if we can fulfill these fixtures.
Understandably with commitments to National, County and Local competitions we appear very stretched when it comes to fulfilling all our friendly club fixtures. In recent times Home fixtures have been less of a problem than Away but now our last two home friendlies have been cancelled by us. I will now look at the possibility of reducing the frequency of our remaining friendlies well in advance. I welcome any feedback or advice so please get back to me.
Thank you. Alasdair. alasdairmcwhinnie@gmail.com