Author: Dawn Slaughter

GDPR Policy

For those of you who have collected your envelope with details of subs etc, it refers to our GDPR policy.  This has now been uploaded to the Updated Policies tab on the website.  You need to have read this to be able to tick the box on the Membership Form.

Other policies will go up over the weekend when I have a bit more time!

Saturday 17th February – Middlesex League v The Lawns

The Club team is out again this Saturday in our next Middlesex League match and we’re hoping for a win this time!

10:00 at the Club or at The Lawns – 2 rinks home, 2 away.  Mixed – it used to be men only so we girls are very happy to be included!

The rinks are getting filled up as the next deadline for the Club Competitions looms.

Well done to Andy H who had a real battle with Peter J in the Middlesex Singles (not Club Championships as previously reported).  A tight game and two brave chaps who each ditched the jack to take the end – Peter to keep in the game and then Andy to finally secure the match.  When the target is small, you have to feel confident to play that sort of shot especially if the jack is 4 yards from the ditch!

On Rink 4 Peter C & Teresa were fighting it out against Ann B & Dave B in the Drawn Mixed Pairs.  Good shots by all four players, but Peter C seemed to settle in well getting bowls nearer the jack than Dave’s and Teresa tidying up, despite Ann’s best efforts.  All four played well.  Some days it goes  your way, some days it doesn’t!

It didn’t go our way in the National Over 50’s Triples with Di, Dawn & Ann H going down to Isobel, Barbara & Ann R from Egham.  Whatever we did, one of the opposition had a better bowl.  Barbara had never played at CP before but she was on it every end.  A bit galling when the opposition find the green and the home team don’t!  All three Egham girls played really well and deserved their win,  Good luck to them in the next round.

Subscriptions and Membership Updates from the Board

Subscriptions and Membership Renewal

This year we have updated the membership form to comply with GDPR and to collect data requested by Bowls England and the EIBA.

From now on, we will require existing members to complete a renewal application form every year, to ensure that we keep your contact details up to date.

For Full, Outdoor, Junior, Student and Social members, subscriptions are due by 1st April 2024. Indoor only subscriptions are due by 1st October 2024

The costs of running the club have increased substantially over the last few years, and the current operating deficit is unsustainable. Therefore, the board has taken the decision to increase subscriptions in line with inflation to help address the shortfall.

In your pigeonhole you will soon find a named envelope. This envelope contains an application form and a Code of Conduct form. Please complete and sign both forms and replace in the envelope. It would be helpful if you could add your locker number to the form.

Place the envelope in the box provided.

In March you will be emailed an invoice. Our preferred form of payment is by bank transfer.

If anyone would prefer a printed invoice, please write “printed invoice required” at the top of the form.

If any Full, Outdoor, Social, Junior or Student members did not receive an envelope please let Sarah know.

A copy of our GDPR policy and Privacy policy are available at the club and in the members area of the website (and will be available to view online shortly)

Any queries please contact Sarah Hall

Wet, Wet, Wet!

Unless it eases off by the time you leave your house, be prepared. It is very wet indeed and the gutter puddles are huge which makes pedestrians vulnerable for getting soaked as cars go past!

Still, if you’re waterproofed up, walking in the rain is very refreshing and energising so enjoy it if you can.
Some of you will enjoy the benefits as you head out to this morning’s roll up or this afternoon’s leagues

Play well!

 

A Friendly Win for CP

Lovely to see our friends from Ladygate yesterday, most of whom we see on the outdoor greens during the summer.
We all got off to a good start then the opposition got into the swing. Before the game started no one thought to mention that Ladygate have two Short Mat Bowls rinks that come into play during the closed season. That meant on the occasions we brought the mat up didn’t always go our way, despite there being no block of wood in the way!

Gym, George , Bernie W & Dave W kept the jacks long and came out as our top rink – well done. In fact all four rinks won after the 21 ends and a tea break and there were only two wrong biases during the game!

A good afternoon with friendships renewed and made and we look forward to seeing them in the summer.

This afternoon we play Teddington in the first of our three indoor matches with them. Play well everyone.