A dedication to excellence and an unrelenting commitment to the sport have seen Anne and David Burrage honoured as the 2019-2020 Bowls New Zealand Summerset Awards umpires of the year.
It’s deserved recognition for the Wellington based duo, who have constantly impressed with their work ethic and passion for Bowls.
The husband and wife duo qualified as level 1 umpires in June 2016, graduating to level 2 national umpires the following April.
Across the 2019-2020 season the Burrages umpired some big regional events, including the Wellington Open Fours and Triples and the Bowls Specialist mixed 242 pairs. They also officiated at the Clubs New Zealand national Fours.
The Burrages have also gone beyond the call of duty with their willingness to assist Bowls Wellington to train other umpires.
The Burrages are also keen bowlers. They previously belonged to Tawa bowling club – and David was club secretary up until recently – but have joined Raumati Bowling Club since their move north.
It was an all- Raumati Bowling Club final in the Kapiti Centre Year 1 and 2 singles which was played this weekend. The club is chuffed, as too are those who featured.
Centre Junior 4X2 Winners 2021 The club is buzzing with the recent success of our junior players. Not only did a Raumati team win the Centre Junior 2 x 4 x 2 Pairs, but a Raumati team was also runner up. Four teams from Raumati were among the 14 entries. Three qualified for post…
Handbook 2020 & Opening Day The club’s handbooks are ready for collecting. We thought that having the cover in Covid Yellow would continue to remind us of what we’ve gone through so far and how we still need to be careful. Opening day is this Saturday, the 5th September, with the Hyder Cup at stake. Discs must be…
A new member of the Raumati Bowling Club, in fact a new bowler, is Mike Simeonoff. Lower Hutt born, Mike has lived in Kapiti for the last 44 years. He attended Wellington High School where his life-long interest in sport was developed. He dabbled with a variety of codes before eventually settling on football which…
Members testing the new Green 2 on a roll-up day
The Barlow Green was full for the annual playing of the Franks Cup over Easter. This is a Mixed Pairs 2x4x2 competition and has been contested for many years.
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