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.
Our new members have been undergoing some very beneficial coaching under the guidance of Dennis Hawkings. One of the most popular parts of the programme has been a series of short fitness sessions from local instructor Steve Lawson. Such was the interest and feedback regarding this, that Steve has produced a video for us. Each…
Community Bowls 2021 For those people, young and not so young, who have wondered if bowls might be the sport or pastime to suit them, there’s an opportunity to find out. The popular Community Bowls programme will start on Monday 1st February and continue each Monday night until the 8th March. It’s open…
The men’s junior pairs was taken out by Allen Hutchinson and Mike Hunter (S) who defeated Laurie Flynn and Ron Olivecrona (S). All four are in their first seasons. Quite an achievement for those that have also featured in other championships finals.. Well done chaps
This is a story of how Harry met Kathy. Kathy, from Wanganui, New Zealand and Harry, from Dundee, Scotland had both been living in Canada for around 40 years. Sadly, they each lost their partners, became widowed and life became rather lonely. Harry Meechan’s daughter decided to buy a house with the intention of getting…
The Junior Women’s Singles, which was unfortunately played in windy conditions. First year player, Sue Veart, seemed to struggle in the early ends but then fought back to put pressure on Kathy Edney- Meechen (also a first year player) before Kathy scored the win. Another win for first year players. Well done,
In the singles it was a case of the determination and skill of experienced player Ted Marshall just giving him the edge over Mike Harvey. It was a thrilling match during which neither player could gain any ascendancy. There were just two points separating them at the end. Congratulations Ted.
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