INFORMATION FOR CUMBERLAND NEWS FRIDAY 26TH APRIL
OPENING DAY SUNDAY 21ST APRIL
Opening Day was once again attended by a sizeable number of members and a warm welcome given to a number of new members who were welcomed tro our club.
As per the opening words from Ric Gallagher , can we firstly thank everyone for their involvement and support of our Opening Day ; there was a lot of voluntary work undertaken to get the club looking so good for Opening day by a lot of members and their work is greatly appreciated as was all the very generous contributions to the Faith Tea and the Raffle and the tireless - and generally unseen - work in the kitchen and clubhouse to make our Opening Day such a success.
Can I also thank all of our members , old and new , for their tremendous support on the day and I think everyone is looking forward to a positive and enjoyable season.
In terms of upcoming events for your diaries I would advise :
> Our weekly Jumble starts this Tuesday , 23rd April with a 2pm start , and we ask that everyone who wants to play be at the club no later than 1.45 pm which is when we take the names and draw for the teams
> We hold our monthly Coffee morning on Saturday 4th May at 10 am and everyone is welcome
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On Sunday 12th May we are hosting our Open Triples competition , and am pleased to advise that we have a full entry of 24 teams from across the County and South West Scotland for what should be a very enjoyable event. Refreshments are available throughout the day , with Bacon sandwiches waking us up for a 9.30 start of the Bowling and spectators are very welcome throughout the day.
We then have our next Club Social event kicking off at 2 pm on Saturday 18th May , with a combination of a “ Famous catchphrase “ quiz ; a TV themed music quiz and Bingo , all washed down with Tea and Biscuits and something stronger if you wish !
FLASH NEWS
Grant Application Success - March 2024
The Club are very grateful to have been awarded a grant of £890 from the Cumbria Community Foundation / Thomas Graham Community Grassroots Fund for the purchase of new Bowl Collectors , some second hand woods for new starters to practise with plus some additional external lighting.
Particular thanks go to Alison Hullock and Laurie Inglis for getting the application over the line.
FURTHER INFORMATION ADDED
I am pleased to let members know that following a lull in our hosting visiting teams due to Covid, we have being actively talking to various parties and are happy to advise that we have been able to arrange a number of friendly fixtures for 2024 and the dates for your diary are :
Tue 14th May Home fixture v Honorary Vice Presidents 5 Triples ( Open )
Sun 25th May Home fixture v Hartlepool Old Boys 6 Rinks ( Open )
Sat 15th June Home fixture v Linton BC 6 Triples (Open)
Wed 26th June Away fixture v Penrith Friars BC 5 Triples ( Open )
Sun 15th Sept Home fixture v Scottish Touring Team 6 Rinks ( Male )
As usual we will be seeking members who are available to play in any of the above fixtures , and notices asking for those who are interested will be displayed in the usual way within the Bower shortly.
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The picture above is of the Subscription opening day April 2023 some of the participants wearing their new shirts.