Hard luck to our remaining Senior Fours team of Sarah, Lucy, Tricia* & Jean who lost out to the North London girls who beat our other senior fours.
After a nip and tuck game all the way through, they went into the final end all square and lost by one shot. Galling especially when the shot bowl approached the head as a ‘pineapple’!

We’ve probably all done one at some point but not usually to win a match!
*Apologies to Tricia on original post, I thought it was Nadine in the four

Anyway, we’ll done to North London in beating both our teams. We wish them well in the semi- final against Bush Hill Park who beat us last year.

The CP ladies are out in force again on Saturday morning away at Ashford in the National Top Club competition.

Returning to pineapples and cocktails, will you be celebrating HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a street party or the like? Please let us know.

Down in Eastbourne St Patrick’s Day was fairly quiet, although some of us were away in the land of nod by the time the party-goers returned!

Another win for the tourists by 15 shots although 3-3 in rinks. Top Rink of the day belonged to Steve G and team, with his no.3 Jacquie Quin taking Lady Player of the Week. Mike Horder from Bush Hill(?) took the top Man Player.

Back nearer to home there are competition matches this afternoon, tomorrow and Sunday morning, so did pop in and watch.
On Sunday afternoon, we take on Ember in a Mixed Friendly under Ann B’s captaincy.

Have a good Friday everyone. Hope there are plenty of roller-uppers this morning who can enjoy their post bowl pint out in the sunshine.

There was a very comfortable win v London Civil Service yesterday afternoon.  Good bowls and banter all round.  Thanks to Kevin L and Gordon who stepped in to fill the LCS team vacancies.  Thanks to Kevin for organising and to Jane on the bar.  The mixed friendlies are good fun and there will be more next year.

Peter J & Gym had a walking-on-water game v Laurence & Peter T yesterday morning in the 2020 Club Pairs.  It didn’t matter how close Laurence & Peter got to the jack because Peter or Gym just sneaked in with an even better shot!  Well done to them and also to Tricia & Teresa who outbowled Tina & Dawn in the National Ladies Pairs.  We held them for a while then dropped a 7 – not sure how that happened as our bowls had nudged some of theirs – obviously in the wrong direction!  Goodluck to them in the next round – another Egham opponent.

It was also a silver medal for Steve G, Norman, Laurie & Mike C in the L&SC Single Rink v Herts.  Hard luck chaps.

Despite winning the Potters tournament last week, all four of us couldn’t duplicate wins yesterday.  That’s bowls!

The next round of the London & Southern Counties Challenge Shield is on Saturday 18th December v Watford – 2 rinks home, 2 away starting at 10.00 am.

An early night for most of the tourists as they geared themselves up for this morning’s game.
More tight games which went down to the final end so anyone’s chance is still on.
Post bowls, the tourists have been flocking to the table tennis area.
Last year’s winner Dave P put out John D last year’s runner up in the quarters and then beat Carole K in the semifinals. Ange put out Laurence in the first round and a former contender Kevin K in the quarter finals. She is now taking on Birthday Boy Brian in the semis. What a battle!

She just took it 21-17 with Brian covering more steps behind the table than on the bowls green!

Final Dave v Ange   A battle of minds as much as skills!

Dave swept Ange into runner up place with a dynamic forehand drive!

Well done to Laurence for herding cats into the sports arena and keeping the competition flowing!

 

For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon

 

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,

England mourns for her dead across the sea.

Flesh of her flesh they were, spririt of her spirit,

Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal

Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,

There is music in the midst of desolation

And a glory that shines  upon our tears.

There went with songs to the battle, they were young,

Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.

There were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,

We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;

They sleep behyond England’s foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound

Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,

To the innermost heart of their own land they are known

As the stars are known the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,

Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;

As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkenss,

To the end, to the end, they remain.

 

Fields of Mud, Seeds of Hope

From John Harriyott – Vice Presdient – London & Southern Counties Bowling Association

Prior to the pandemic we at London & Southern Counties Bowling Association were building up our Indoor range of competitions.

The aim being to bring then up to the quantity and quality of our renowned Outdoor competitions.

Those of you that have been involved will know that our current President, Tony Plater, has been the driving force behind its growth.

However Tony’s health is such that this seasons competition may well be the last that he will be able to organise.

To put it bluntly, we need a man or woman that is keen on competitive Indoor bowls, to step forward and join us.

We do have an established framework for the competitions. We already have many clubs entering the competitions.

We also have active executives that work well together and do help each other.

What we do need is someone to take on the running of the Indoor competitions and develop them for the future.

It could be you be a person within your club

London & Southern Counties Bowling Association have been around for over 125 years and we want to extend our Indoor bowls competitions up to the lofty heights of our Outdoor competitions.

Please do what you can to help us succeed.

Thanks

John Harriyott

Vice President London & Southern Counties Bowling Association.

 

Interested, want to take the next step, good, then email or call me :

qualityman@quality-solutions.co.uk 01825 761108

The sun broke through mid morning (which it doesn’t like it will do today) and we had a good afternoon with the players from Chertsey, some of whom were new to indoor bowling.

Lots of banter on the Staples v Twells rink, not only that, they had some very close heads with both skips having to pull out many stops to wrestle the jack away from the opposition!

Gym’s rink had a slow start but after about 6 ends, they found their turbo jet and shot off into the lead with their opposition bravely chasing and reducing the shot difference over the last few ends.  Ann’s rink started well, then promptly dropped a 5 then a 4 (oops) and slipped behind.  We gave ourselves a good talking to in our heads and made our way back into the lead – thanks to Ann on quite a few ends – and ended up with top rink.

George’s team were bringing up the rear for the whole game on rink 2  and were 3 down going into the last end.  Someone shouted across “You only need 4 this end! Ha, ha!”  Eileen B, Steve P, Joan O’N saw that challenge and raised it by one to score 5, thereby winning 20-18.  The morale of the story … Never give up!

This morning, Peter T’s Mixed Four of Kevin K, Di and Ange take on Dawn’s Mixed Four of Laurence, Tina & Mke at 10.00 am.  If you’re reading this at the club right now – you’ve forgotten to put your clocks back.  We’ll be there in just under the hour!

Good to see Reg joining Bernard, Terry and Ann and later Steve and Norman in the spectator ranks along with Peter T’s brother and supporter.

Thanks to Jane for running bar all afternoon.  We’ll be doing it all again v Shopland Select at 2.00 pm today.