The club’s inaugural Junior Winter Pairs (Noeleen Smith Memorial Event) attracted 14 teams with many of the competitors being first year players.
Congratulations to Stewart Wilson and Mike Harvey (Four wins out of four games!)
Photo shows the competitors before play began.
Question: Can you name them all? No! Then come along to the Wednesday and Saturday rollups to get to know the newer players.
Gavin Muir Gavin Muir Gavin Muir has been our Treasurer for five years and hopefully he will continue to fill that role for a few more years. Although he was an accountant throughout his working life, there was a period during which Gavin ‘broke out’. He was working for Unilever in Petone at the time….
Read about the VC Cup played each year as a memorial to the Rev Keith Elliott VC. Go to this page
Miserable weather kept away all but the most determined club members on the Opening Day of the 2020-21 season. Still, over 40 people turned up for a brief message from President John, the raising of the flag and the first bowl indicating the season has started. Long-serving member, Glyn Phillips, was all smiles…
Two wonderful days featuring 28 teams, some high class bowls and a nail biting final, plus great food and company. On the final end, Duncan drew the shot with the final bowl of the tournament to grab the title. It was a worthy final for a terrific event.
Club members, especially the older ones, are very sad to learn of the death of Dorothy Franks. She and her husband, Leicester, were vital members of the club from 1987. Dorothy won many club titles, including the singles three years in succession, and also represented the Kapiti Centre on numerous occasions from 1993- 2000. She…
Okay here’s a question: How many of you had a father who was a whaler?Answer: One, Les Roberts. That’s right, while Les was growing up first of all in Kaikoura and then Nelson, his father was among the last of New Zealand’s whalers. What’s also quite remarkable is that Les became a cowboy in Canada…