SOCIAL AFTERNOON SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER
Quiz afternoon with Bingo start time 2.00pm nibbles etc
FINALS DAY RESULTS JUST ARRIVED
Congratulations to the Winners - commiserations to the Runners-up, but they did very well to get to the Final, after all.
Competition Winner Runner-up
Men's Championship Johnny Baird Barry Milgate
Nelson Handicap Johnny Baird Gary Lightfoot
Tom Wallace 3-Wood Barry Milgate Kevin Lightfoot
Chalker Trophy Ian Gallagher Terry Hullock
Restricted Singles Brian Lightfoot Colin Reed
Veteran's Trophy Terry Hullock Barry Milgate
W&I Spencer Pairs Alison Hullock Ken Graham
& David Whitfield & Gary Lightfoot
Ladies Championship Val Graham Lyn Wallis (this was played earlier to allow the champion to take part in the Champion of Champions)
IMPORTANT MESSAGE RESETTING UP OF WHATSAPP CHAT GROUP
Club Member only Social Media chat Group
Hopefully the majority of members will have received the email from Suzie Balfour , our Club Secretary , advising that at our August committee meeting we discussed the setting up of a members only private information and communication social media account , and after some discussion it was agreed that we would use Whatsapp as the platform and form a member wide group ( or whatever feasible / possible ).
This is now in the process of being set-up , and will be useful in enabling news and information to be shared across all members much quicker and more consistent than current methods , and will be used for items of news and information such as results ; upcoming games; social events ; weekly team selections ; major milestone birthdays etc and generally whatever members would like to share with each other .
For those of us who may need a little help and tuition is setting things up I am assured that there are enough volunteers prepared to help us through the process , so hopefully we will be able to introduce this in the coming weeks , but if you have any doubts, concerns or general questions please feel free to talk to any member of the committee
STAN PALMER HONDA OPEN DOUBLE'S TOURNAMENT
Last sunday the club hosted its annual Stan Palmer Honda ( Cumbria ) Open Pairs Bowls Championship , with the entrants capped at 28 teams .The finalists were teams from Eastriggs and Lockerbie , with Cameron Houliston & Robin Kirk of Eastriggs winning a closely contested final, with Gary Lightfoot & John Brown progressing the furthest of our club teams through to the semi-final
The club was bouncing ; 56 players from various clubs - 7 rinks in constant use - lots of supporters - glorious sunshine - great atmosphere - and a very good boost to club funds into the bargain.
Many thanks to our kind sponsors Stan Palmer Honda, and also to the numerous volunteers , players and spectators who made this a hugely successful day , with the beautiful weather being an added bonus. The club would like to thank David and Jaqueline Lee for all their preparation , organisation and hard work in pulling things together , plus everyone who helped on the day in numerous areas such as the kitchen , selling raffle tickets , working behind the bar ( amazing the profit upturn with the amount drunk due to such a warm day ! , ) those donating raffle prizes and providing some wonderful baking , and getting the green and the club generally in such a good shape etc … again , without everyone's support and input these days are not possible , it shows how well we operate as a collective unit and this will surely come across to all of our guests , quite a number of whom have already commented on how much they enjoyed the day . so a big thank-you to all those members who made the day such a success.
COUNTY MATCH SUCCESSES JULY 2024
Well , what an outstanding achievement - we had two club teams competing in County Finals on Saturday and both playing at Wigton at similar start times , which gave the travelling support ( which was appreciated by the players ) a bit of a challenge to stay focussed as the two matches played out.
Unfortunately although Alison , Jaqueline , Lynn and Val played really well they lost the Final of the County Ladies fours competition to a very strong Workington team and although they will be disappointed not to make it to Leamington this time , can be rightly proud of their achievements this year
I am pleased to advise however that our Senior Fours team - Tom Prescott , David Lee , Laurence Kelly and Johnny Baird - had a great win and became County Champions and once they finish their lap of honour ( still going strong around the Bower I think ! ) will now have to prepare for Leamington in August .
A great result , a fantastic achievement and well deserved and taking the two results together , along with our progress in the Tony Alcock tournament , makes this one of the strongest performances by our Club teams at County level for many , many seasons so congratulations to everyone who has been part of these teams successes . ( see photos below of both teams)
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The picture above is of the County Senior Mens Fours Winners 2024, and Ladies County Fours Runners Up, congratulations to them all.