Hard luck to Nadine, Cathy & Ann who went out in the quarter-finals to Ashford’s Kerry, Vicki & Lisa this morning, but well done to Dave P, Peter J & Gary who won their quarter-final and join Ashford and Brentham and ANO in the semi on Thursday (11th) at West Ealing at 6:00 pm.
West Ealing are also hosting the semi-finals of the Men’s and Ladies Pairs on Tuesday evening (9th), where Ann & Cathy will be on the green again!
Good luck!
Barry J (he of Egham IBC fame) has been hard at work this week installing new LED light panels above the indoor green. WOW. They look great!
He’ll be shinning up the ladder and addressing those lights in the dining room soon.
Another item to look out for is the plumbed-in water dispenser which can be used to fill and re-fill your own containers. It’s just waiting for a suitably qualified maintenance person to check in the installation is safe, then it will be ready to use.
Thanks to the Board for arranging.
Barbara Parson’s funeral will be on Monday 22nd July at midday at Mortlake Crematorium and afterwards at The Alexander Pope (opposite Strawberry Hill Bowls Club).
Please could you let Ann Bamber know if you will be able to attend.
annbamber88@gmail.com
Ann’s phone number is in the Members’ page if you prefer to phone her.
Congratulations on reaching Four Score Years and Ten to Joan O’N!
Joan doesn’t have the internet, so if you would like to post your messages on here, we can print them out and pass them on.
We welcome the Middlesex and Surrey ladies at Cambridge Park for the final league match in the National Inter-County Johns Trophy match starting at 12:30
Supporters and spectators are very welcome.
Reminder from Peter C that 1st rounds of club competitions are due to be played by 21st July.
Fix up those games now!
Well, we’re slap bang in the middle. However we have played one more game than everyone else.
We play Putney Town on Sunday 14th, so please put your name down in the sign-up sheet if you’re available. Thanks.
Sadly we heard that both Barbara Parsons and Rob Clements lost their health battles on Monday. Neither had been well enough to play for the last few years unfortunately.
Barbara played outdoors at Strawberry Hill and indoors at Cambridge Park. She never felt over confident indoors but she was a lot better than she believed. A good indoor member who regularly came along to the weekend roll ups armed with a tin of homemade Rock Cakes. Delicious!
She will be sadly missed by her family and long time friends Dick & Di, (with whom she also played badminton), as well as one of her best friends Pat S. Pat and Barbara came with us on the Potters Christmas Tour for 3 or 4 years, joining all the extra curricular events as well as the bowls
Ron Clements played both outdoors and indoors at CP. Another good member who turned up regularly and we have missed him in the outdoor friendlies for the last few years.
Ron along with Reg H and ‘little’ Jimmy Parker could be found every Thursday morning in one of the Twickenham coffee shops enjoying coffee and cake and putting the world to right!
Ron was a good sketcher and turned various characters at the club into cartoonish drawings. He came with us to Potters for a couple of years and was a kind, gentle man with a good sense of humour.
He will be missed by his daughter, Linda, and family as well as very much by Reg, who kept in touch weekly by phone when Ron was so poorly he was unable to leave the house.
We send our deepest sympathies to both families and friends and will let you know funeral details once they have been received.
Sad news received by Jacquie Elkin. Dot was a former President of Middlesex Ladies and has played for many years as a member of Staines and Middlesex. She stepped down from the Johns squad and many county matches this season to look after her husband, Stan, who had always been a great supporter for Dot and the Middlesex Ladies. Some of the older members of Cambridge Park will have played against Stan.
We send deepest condolences to Dot and her daughters.
Well done to Tina, who had to play Ann H in the last 16 of the Middlesex Two Bowl Singles and won. Then, blow me, she came up against Cathy in the quarter finals! Cathy took the win and then went on to win the semi, earning her not only a place in the County Final, but also a place in the Nationals at Leamington. She has been before , but not in the Two Bowl Singles.
Karen had a great match in the last 16, losing on the final end. It could have gone either way.
Cathy & Ann played the quarter finals of the Middlesex Ladies Pairs at Ashford today and, after a nip and tuck-ish sort of game, they took a 7 on the 15th end which made it very hard for their opponents from Broomfield to close the gap, but they had a jolly good try! Cathy & Ann play Sue B & Bev from West Ealing in the semi on 9th July.
Dave P and Peter M also appeared in the Middlesex Pairs quarter finals – for the Men of course – but went out to a strong pair from Poplar who now play another Poplar pair in the semi, also on 9th March.
Ann & Dawn both won their Middlesex Single ties last week and are in the quarter finals on 13th July.
Ann & Dawn had a lengthy 30-end, 2.5 hour Senior Singles game last Tuesday which Dawn came away 21-20.
Dawn lost her Champion of Champions match v Lisa on Monday.
On Thursday, Karen, Marie & Caroline went out to Ann, Cathy & Nadine in the County Triples and Jean, Elaine & Tricia lost to Ashford. Tina, Ange & Dawn scraped a 21-20 win on the 18th end v Sunbury. It was Dawn’s best shot of the day as the Sunbury girls were holding match at that point!
The CP girls play each other this Thursday.
Ange & Dave P play Elaine & Paul tomorrow night at CP in the Middlesex Mixed Pairs whilst Tina & Cathy play Ashley play Anna M & Flo from Ashford away. Tina & Ashley play Sue & Barry at West Ealing in the Nationals on Tuesday, I think that one is.
Dave P faces Paul C in the next round of the National Over 55s. I think he is still in the Over 55 Pairs with Atilio from Uxbridge. If that is correct, they are just awaiting their opponents in the Area Final.
Dave P, Gary & Peter J are through to the quarter-finals of the Middlesex Triples. The result of the Senior Fours for Dave’s team v Kevin K’s team still isn’t on the website.
In between all these, there are the Richmond & Barnes competitions. Peter T, Norman & Dawn won their triples last week and are awaiting dates from North Sheen. Shaf & Alasdair were playing this morning before the Club friendly v Teddington. I haven’t had any updates from those two matches. Peter J, Elaine & Paul alongside Tricia, Dawn & Steve play West Ealing on 15th July in the 3-2-1 knockout.
As well as those, there are the South Middlesex competitions of which Karen and friends seem to have many! I know she has just had a walkover in the Aussie Pairs but I’m not sure about the others.
Good to see Jacqui L back at the Club yesterday. She was keeping busy in the afternoon, once all the lunches had been done, as she was trying to stay awake and not let the Aussie jetlag hit her before UK bedtime!
George H is still bedbound in a care home following his hospital stay. His mind is in top form but his limbs are suffering from inactivity so he won’t be back on the bowls green for a while. We watched the second half of the Switzerland v Italy match last night. (He told his daughter as she left “Oh, Dawn isn’t interested in football”. He’s right but I’ve watched snooker and now football with him. Maybe it will be the Olympics next!). He would have been very relieved to see England’s last minute win today. I am sure he is watching the Spain match as I type. He’s looking forward to Wimbledon starting tomorrow and watching whatever sport he can that is on terrestial tv. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have internet to keep up with us that way. Anyway, he says hello and sends good wishes to everyone at the club and is looking forward to being able to get down when he is able.