Hello everyone, Happy Easter everyone. Hope your clocks sprang forward last night and that you’re not an hour behind! Roger Fry has asked me to post the finals information.He and Gill have worked hard on this but he is aware that there may still be some changes to be made. It’s not easy – each […]
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Newsletter Issue 186
Hello everyone, 21st March may well be the official first day of Spring but we seem to have reverted to Winter! We went to see our elder daughter and family in Guildford yesterday. Not only did we drive through hail on the way but walking from their house to lunch out was freezing in the […]
Newsletter Issue 185
Hello again, Well done to Fin last week for winning a nice amount of money in the Open Singles Circuit. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be this week as he was knocked out this morning (Sunday). However, the last I heard, Lee, his Dad was still in it and about to play his third game. Let’s […]
Newsletter Issue 184
Hello again, Let’s see if I can get everything right this week! First of all – congratulations to MidGlos for beating GVPBA on Saturday afternoon. But, last Sunday, we had a young MidGlos lady winning both the pairs and singles in our U18 competition. Erin Burke, along with Dylan Williamson won the pairs and Erin […]
Newsletter Issue 183
Hello everyone, We’re all back safely from potters after a lovely few days, despite various illnesses. As a group, we did really well. There were four MidGlos teams and three of us qualified for the last sixteen of eighty-eight teams in all. Our team got knocked out in the last sixteen, Mike Prosser’s team was […]
Newsletter Issue 182
Hello, As promised – the newsletter before we go away. Yet more good news for our youngsters – Finley Williamson won the Loddon Vale Open Singles last week-end winning seven games! Quarter Finals 2-1 against Scott Evans Semi Finals – 2-1 against Barry Jenkins Final 2-0 against Mikey Titcombe All three opponents are multiple winners […]
Newsletter Issue 181
Hello again, I’ve just returned home from walking Molly and I’m delighted to announce that we saw our first six lambs of the season in a field in the village. What a lovely sight! More good news! Our Wessex A team beat Cotswold A this afternoon. One home rink won while both away rinks won […]
Newsletter Issue 180
Hello, More exciting news about our youngsters – a week last Friday Dylan Williamson and Louie Hodges played an under 18s singles match where, this time, it was Louie’s turn to come out on top. Well played both of you. This now means that Louie has qualified and will join Finley Williamson to play in […]
Newsletter Issue 179
Hi again, I’m feeling quite pleased with myself since I’ve just spent a few hours in the back garden tidying up, doing what I should have done at the end of last season but the endless rain made it impossible. The sad thing is that most of our garden lies at the front of our […]
Newsletter Issue 178
Hello everyone, I can’t believe that a twelfth of the year has almost gone! But at least the days are lengthening. Our summer outdoor bowlers are already talking about the coming outdoor season. It’s really sad for those of us who choose to play indoors all the year round to have to say “au revoir” […]