Just a heads up that France are playing our Red Roses at 1:00 pm.  Everyone should be well tucked inside the stadium by 2.00 pm when it would be good for to arrive.

Wear what you like as long as you have your bowls shoes.

If you’re venturing outdoors for the first time, the bowls won’t travel nearly as far.  Unless  you’ve been weight training for the last 6 months or even fortnight, when you won’t have a problem, the rest of wll all be playing short until we get the rhythmn of our swing going, so don’t worry.  You just have to remember that we were all new to outdoors at one stage!

Mugs of tea and alcholic beverages will be available to purchase at the end.  Jane – you might get a run on Guinness!

Anyway, looking forward to seeing as many of you who can make it tomorrow afternoon!

Yes. We’re going outdoors this weekend!

Roy will set up the ‘bumper’ mats but we still need to avoid lobbing the bowls onto the green, dropping bowls from hip height and any other deliveries that might leave dents on the green!
The ground is still tender so we need to look after it until it begins to harden up.
thanks to Trevor for all the work he’s put in since the autumn to get the green ready.

if you’re coming on Saturday, please be there for 2:10 on so we can start at 2:30. We’re unlikely to play more than two hours as the green will be playing heavy. It’ll just be good to get going. Some of us have County matches and County competitions next week. Eek!

Alexa says it’ll be about 18c – ooh, almost shorts weather!  – and dry on Saturday. (Wet on Sunday). Met Office says dry on Saturday and Sunday and the 18c will feel like 15c!

Look forward to seeing some of you. Dress code casual.

Not only is it St George’s Day, it’s also the London Marathon,

Ray Verralls ran the London Marathon FIVE times (although not recently). That is a fantastic achievement !  Happy memories, especially when that theme music The Trap by Ron Goodwin tune starts playing.  It makes me think of Chariots of Fire.

The oldest person running today is 90. Perhaps some of us should start our training soon?!

Sarah has updated the Bowls Etiquette sheets.
Please help yourself when next at the Club.
Thank you!

Hasn’t the weather been great over the last couple of days? Spring is on its way with the blossom and flowers and, at long last, a bit of warmth in the sun.
hopefully less than 2 weeks until our green opens. Many clubs across the country are under way, with open day and men’s v ladies games.
Our Open Day is Monday 29th May from 12:00-4:00 pm and ties in with Bowls England’s Big Bowls Weekend.
Have you thought about who you could ask to come and have a go? Sarah’s got some fun games lined up for taster sessions.
Get your thinking caps on and, while doing so, start practising bending up and down as if you were going to deliver a bowl so your body starts to get ready!

Brian Noel has asked that anyone interested in playing in the Club Triples league sign up on the noticeboard by 30th April.  Please let Brian or Jane know

if you still want to enter the Richmond & Barnes Open Singles, Pairs, Triples or Fours, please complete a form and leave on the S pigeonhole at the club by next Sunday – 23rd April – or let Dawn know.

If you want to enter the MIddlesex County Indoor competitions for 2023-24, please complete  form and leave in the S pigeon hole and/or let Dawn know  by next Sunday 23rd April

Anyone else got any more urgent deadlines?!