Happy. Birthday to Indoor Captain, Kevin K. We hope you’ve had a lovely day.

This morning 15 of us travelled through the rain to have the first indoor roll up of the season. There were remarkably few “draw “ bowls in the ditch. Good start. Apart from the weekday morning roll ups, some of us will be down next Saturday starting at 2:00 for another roll up. Those wanting to stay on for the bingo, it’s an ideal time to get to know some more members. Bingo starts at 5:00. Bring your own snacks.
6th October – Club AGM – come along to find what has been happening in the background now that the new Board have been in office for a year and have been working jolly hard on our behalf.
It’s also to chance to elect or re-elect new officers for the Club as a whole as well as the Indoor and Outdoor Sections.
There are sign up sheets for nominations and decoders on the bar.

Yeaterday was the last of the Middlesex outdoor finals for this year held at Bounds Green. Unfortunately, Dave P & Gary lost on the final end, clinched by the opposition’s final bowl.
Meanwhile, down in Chertsey, an intertwined team took the Open Fours having scraped into the semi final by 1 point. They then won their semi-final and final relatively comfortably as all four played well.

Peter T plays with Peter I at Chertsey. Peter T plays Mixed Pairs with Dawn in the National indoor comps and Dawn plays outdoor National Mixed Pairs with Paul C at West Ealing. A nice end to the outdoor season!

Now, for all you quizzers who happen to be doing one in the Chertsey hall, you might to need know that Peter T and his team won the British Isles Tug-o’-War Championships.  He also represented England in no less than three World Championships!  He’s kept that quiet!

Norman & Jean popped in to see George which was a lovely surprise for him. He wishes everyone well for the indoor season.
Did you know that during army service based in Egypt, George climbed up the outside of the Pyramids? That must have been some climb and not one that is permitted now.

Reg hopes to be back on the indoor green in the new year as he is getting his hip sorted. Great news!

King George Field, whom we are playing on 5th October, are doing a 24 hour bowling marathon in aid of Motor Neurone disease. This will be in February  There’s a poster and more details on the Club noticeboard. If you fancy taking part, they will be pleased to hear from you.

Have a good week and see some of you on Saturday afternoon.

 

Despite the now warmer weather as the outdoor season comes to a close (doh!), we are heading to indoors.
There will be a roll up from 10:00-12:00 this Sunday 22nd and from 2:00-4:00 on Saturday 28th. Dress casual.
If you can aim to arrive 15 mins early, we know how to spread the rinks.
As you may remember, there is Bingo from 5:00 on 28th so a chance to have two varieties of entertainment at the Club on one day!

Sign up sheets on the board ready for tomorrow morning.

When booking rinks, remember to use the Indoor Green Bookings tab, not the Outdoor one!

Well done to Gary B & Dave P who were successful in quarters and semis last Saturday and are now through to the final of the Middlesex Whisky Pairs to be played on Saturday 21st September.
Good luck, chaps!

Congratulations to Tricia, Kacqui, Andy & Steve Winners of John Gardner Trophy – South Middlesex Bowling Association

Hard luck to Karen & Jacqui runners up in the Ladies Pairs.

Congratulations to:

Jacqui Ladies Champion; Karen runner up.

Anthony H & Peter T (not pictured) Mixed Drawn Pairs Champions. Paul A & Elaine G runners up

Anthony H 75 Shots winner. Peter C runner up

Paul A & Peter J Men’s Pairs Winners. Brian Cr & Peter C runners up.

Not pictured. Allan G Men’s Champion. Peter J runner up

The first version of the Indoor Fixture List is now on the Calendar page. and a copy for quick reference belwo.

Thanks to Bob D for taking on the Fixture Secretary role and producing this.

There are sign up sheets for the first few matches on the noticeboard and we’ll put some evening and weekend roll up sheets up for those wishing to come inside and get going – probably starting last weekend of the month.

Good luck to everyone playing today.

As I can’t be there, please could someone or a group of you send me some write ups and photos so I can post on the website.

WhatsApp is good for photos or emails to my gmail account.

Thanks

Dawn

Congratulations to Peter J & Paul A who beat Competition Organiser Peter C & Brian Cr this afternoon in the Club Men’s Pairs.

Updated Finals Schedule below with (hopefully now) the correct players in the Mixed Drawn Pairs on Saturday morning!

As some of you know, Jane had a fall recently.  Several members have been asking after her and she wanted to say thank you for your support and good wishes.  She is recovering, albeit a bit slower than she would like, but is getting there.  She is hoping to get down on Finals Day to watch a couple of the games.

Mike Cooper is again running our teams for the Middlesex Indoor League.  It’s mixed with two teams at home and two away for each match.  He hasn’t all got all the dates yet.

There is a sign up sheet if you would be interested in playing in these games.  Mike has already contacted those who played last year so wants to catch anyone who didn’t play last year but would like to join the squad.

 

There are also sign up sheets for the first few indoor mixed friendlies on the noticeboard, so as you drift indoors in the next few weeks, please sign up!

Indoor fixtures to be published soon.