Category: HBC

On Tuesday 10th March our ladies met up for lunch at Levens Hall. Good food and great company was enjoyed by all. They are all looking forward to this coming season.

The Dominoes & Hotpot Supper was held at the Athenaeum on Saturday 7th March at 7pm.

Once again this was a well supported evening by members, family and friends.

Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped with the organising and running of the evening.

We are hoping to arrange another later in the year.

The Club’s Annual Pre Season meal was held on Sunday 8th February, at the Longlands Hotel. 

Twenty two members enjoyed good food and great company.

Vera Alderson, Club Captain presented Peter Wightman with the Most improved player award for 2025. 

Congratulations Peter.

Over the ‘off season’ months, members of HBC have enjoyed various social activities.

This started with our Autumn fundraiser ‘The Dominoes and Hotpot Supper’ held on Saturday 18th October. Once again this was a successful evening. A good time was had by all!
Thank you to all the members who supported this event.

On Saturday 15th November, members enjoyed the ‘Fish n’ Chip’ supper and games evening. Thanks again to Martin and John ‘HBC Deliveroo’ for collecting our supper and to Colin for organising the games. What a wonderful night!

Some of the ladies met in the bowling club on Monday 1st December to make Christmas wreaths. The club house was full to the brim with various greenery. A beautiful array of Christmas wreaths were made.

Sunday 7th December, members gathered in the club house for our Christmas social. Mulled wine, minced pies and other festive treats were enjoyed throughout. Mike entertained us with Christmas music and songs followed by a Christmas Quiz. Another successful event in our social calendar.

‘Lets go for Coffee’
Since October our Heversham Ladies have met up once a month at various venues for a coffee and a catch up.

HBC AGM took place on Sunday 25th January in the Bowling Club.
The elected offices are as follows:
Chair person – Martin Tomlinson
Secretary – Tom Grindey
Treasurer – Margaret Nelson
Club Captain – Vera Alderson
Committee – Joyce Hayton, Alison Warwick, Colin James, Adrian Tayler
Green keepers – Ian Telford and Mark Hutchinson

September Round Robin

Vera, our Club Captain writes:-

On Sunday 21st September, a bright and sunny day, we held our last Round Robin of the season. Following the random selection of the teams each pair played four matches of eight ends. They scored two points for a win and one point for a draw. There was some excellent bowling resulting in some close matches.

The final winners, by one point, were Susan Ellis and Martin Tomlinson. Runners-up were George Handley and Mike Warwick.

The afternoon was enjoyed by all and the cakes, sausage rolls, and nibbles were much appreciated.

Below on the left are Susan and Martin receiving their prizes and on the right are Mike and George.

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Ladies’ and Men’s Singles

Vera Alderson, our Club Chair, writes:-

On Sunday 7th September we held the Ladies’ and Gent’s Singles competitions. The green was in excellent condition, but sadly the weather was very wet. Despite the persistent rain the standard of bowling was very high in such challenging conditions.

The Ladies’ final was between Louise Tomlinson and Julie Wharfe with Louise winning with a score of 21/9. Louise was presented with the Rose Bowl Trophy, along with some roses and a bottle of sparkling wine, by Margaret Nelson. Margaret is the sponsor of the Ladies’ Trophy.

The Men’s final was between Colin James and Adrian Tayler – Colin won the game with a score of 21/14. Margaret also presented Colin with the trophy of a decanter and a bottle of whisky. Peter and Gillian Shaw, previous members of the club, sponsored the Men’s Trophy.

The runners-up, Julie and Adrian, were each presented with a bottle of wine.

The afternoon was enjoyed by all, despite the weather, and the cakes provided by Louise were much appreciated. This was the last trophy competition of the season and now we can look forward to next season.

Below on the left you can see Louise being awarded with the Rose Bowl and on the right is Colin James receiving the decanter and whisky.

Below are Julie and Adrian receiving their prizes as runners-up.

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August Round Robin

The winners were Susan and Charles Ellis with Joyce Hayton and Mike Warwick the runners up. Thanks once again to John Smith for organising the event. Pictured below are Susan and Charles receiving their prizes from Vera Alderson, our Club Captain.

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End of Season Fun Evening

AKA What do we do now? Or, What did he say?

On the evening of Thursday 21st August members from our teams in the Kendal League, the South Westmorland Seniors League, and the Rural League gathered for an evening of extraordinary bowling challenges devised by Ian Telford. Ian himself kept out of the challenges under the pretext of keeping the scores. Members were subjected to playing the jack with the non-dominant hand and then the bowls with the dominant hand; playing the jack with the dominant hand and the bowls with the non-dominant hand; sending the bowls first and then sending the jack; and bowling one bowl with the dominant hand and the other with the non-dominant hand – I think!! The mental gymnastics were as difficult as the games. No wonder the most often heard questions were, “What do we do now?” “What did he say?”

At the end of the evening Robin Wharfe gained 10 points and Louise Tomlinson 9 points. Everyone else was pleased to forget their score as they returned to the club house for refreshments.

Thanks to Ian and the team captains for organising things.

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