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School Holiday Programme
“The club was buzzing- and quite noisy- during the week when we hosted 50 local primary school chidren as past of a school holiday programme. With normal sized bowls being quite heavy and uncomfortable for many of the smaller children, we made use of the club’s supply of indoor bowls. Some of these youngsters looked quite…
Fitness Videos for Bowlers
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…
Dorothy Franks – in Memorial
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…

Junior Pairs 2020
Junior Pairs – Noeleen Smith Memorial Event 2020 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…

Mens Fours Champs in Winter Frost
A frost covered green greeted players for the first qualifying day of the club championship men’s fours, but a beautiful clear, sunny day emerged and some superb matches were played. Neal Pritchard’s team scored three wins, while 2 winners included Euan Hubbard, Dennis Hawkings, Steve Sargent and Gill Lowry. The championships continue this weekend alongside…

Junior Mens Pairs 2021
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