From Captain of the Day, David Hale:

On a lovely sunny May afternoon, a very enjoyable game of bowls was played at Imber Court. Unfortunately, the result was not quite what we wanted with a 54 – 59 loss overall, two rinks losing and one rink winning.

The rink scores were

 

                                 CP.            Imber

 

Roy Ebinezar        14              17

David Hale            12              20

Dave Southey        28             22

We look forward to playing Imber Court again on 30th July

Team will be on the noticeboard by Tuesday  – check your name for selection.  There were plenty of people signing up for this match.

it was nip and tuck all the way but Mid Surrey managed to pip us to the post by 1 shot!

Lovely game, the green was good at Mid Surrey, the company fine – chatty yet competitive – and the post match meal was delicious!

Captain Terry has vowed to turn the tables when we play again at home!

Top rink this week was Laurence, Reg and Dawn.

Following their win on Saturday against Grovelands (16-17 at home but 23-10 away), the teams will be back this Saturday morning playing West Ealing in the second round.  Good luck!

Home team (tbc):  Audrey, Corale, Cathy & Ann H

Away team (tbc):  Ange, Dawn, Nadin & Jean S

Supporters and spectators welcome home and away.

Well done to all who played and a big thank you to Scott who stepped at the last minute in as Laurence was poorly.

It was an 8 shot win for the club under Captain Terry.  The green played well – the rolling that Trevor did on it on Sunday morning has certainly helped.

Thanks to everyone who helped putting the equipment out, making tea and serving behind the bar.

The changing refurbishments are well under way but the new lockers will not be arriving before 24th May, so please could you continue to take your bowls to and from the club, or put somewhere safely – ask Jane if you’re unsure of the best place.

At weekends, you can change in the changing rooms but just not leave anything in there after the match.

The new carpets will go in tomorrow (9th) and the painting in the entrance hall should also be done this week.

Will keep updating you as and when we have more information.

There was a very good turnout for the Races on Friday Night and we were all glad to be indoors, rather than standing outside as it was rather nippy to say the least!

Benjamin from Royale Racing set up his system and we set off for 8 races over the evening.  A total of £399 was raised (with £142 from Ann M’s raffle going to the Indoor Carpet Fund).

Thanks to Ange, Sue (her twin sister) and Ann M who did a great job in buying and setting out the Ploughman’s Meals which were thoroughly enjoyed at half time.  Thanks also to Jane behind the bar – racing is very thirsty work!

We shall have another either later in the year or early next year, so keep an eye out for Social Night events posted on here and at the Club.  Next is a Murder Mystery Event on 10th August.

We’re looking forward to bowling and entertaining Windsor & Eton at home on Saturday.  Teams are up on the noticeboard.  Please tick your name off so the captain knows you know you’re playing!

Thanks

From Match Captain, David Hale:

                                                            CP                         NPL

Rink 2    Jean Staples                       11                           16

Rink 3    Norman Chart                    22                           11

Rink 4    David Hale                          21                           12

Total                                                    54                           39

This was a win for Cambridge Park. It was nice to see our friends from NPL, having been playing indoors with most of them just a few weeks ago.  The evening start was good, allowing some people who work to play a friendly match in the evening. The weather could have been a little warmer for May, but it was not too bad and the sun was out for most of the evening. On Jean’s rink, Cambridge Park actually won most of the ends but it was by ones and twos, whereas NPL was getting higher scores when they won. Norman’s rink was ahead early on and it stayed that way, whereas David’s rink was neck and neck until the halfway point, after which Cambridge Park pulled away. Still, it wasn’t the scores that were important, it was just a good social game of bowls which was very enjoyable.

From Match Captain, David Hale:

                                                            CP                    Masonians

Rink 4    David Hale                          17                           18

Rink 5    Gym Brown                        17                           22

Rink 6    Ann Halliday                       18                           30

Total                                                    52                           70

This was a lovely afternoon’s game against what proved to be a stronger Masonians side. On my rink, we lost on the last end having led for practically the whole game. Gym’s rink was a close match, but Cambridge Park were just behind for most of the game. Ann’s rink unfortunately got off to a slow start, but was actually a draw for the second half of the match so, underlying, a good recovery. The match was fun and played in a good spirit. The match also had a degree of poignancy for me as my late father used to play for Masonians and in that week would have been his 100^th birthday, so I was really pleased to be captain that day and able to share some memories with some Masonian members who were there when he was