Past Events

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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The Leasgill Trophy

Sunday August 3rd saw fourteen club members competing for the Leasgill Trophy. The shield was kindly given to the club by Maureen and Gordon Coleclough, former members and keen and successful bowlers. The competition is a mixed singles. Striking a blow for the equality of women in bowling three women were in the semi-finals and two in the finals. The semi-finalists were Mike Warwick v. Louise Tomlinson, (seen below on the left), and Susan Ellis v. Julie Wharfe, (seen below on the right). After a long afternoon’s bowling Louise and Susan went through to the final, with Louise winning the Trophy. Congratulations Louise!

On the left below is Susan receiving her prize as the runner-up from Vera Alderson the Club Captain; and on the right is Louise receiving the Leasgill Shield.

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July Round Robin

On Sunday July 27th sixteen club members took part in the July Round Robin. As he introduced the event John Smith once again gave a prediction – that tea would be taken at 3.10pm. As you can see from the photo on the right at precisely 3.10pm Vera was enjoying a chocolate éclair with her tea.

At the end of the afternoon Susan and Robin, on the left below, were the winners, while Margaret and George, on the right, took home the booby prize.

Thanks once again to John Smith for organising a pleasant afternoon of friendly bowling. If you click on the photos below they will open in a carousel.

Open Competition

Our Club Chair, Robin Wharfe, writes:

We did it again! The club should be very proud following our second ever Mixed Doubles Competition on Saturday 26th July.

Following last year’s inaugural event, this year’s was just as, if not, better than last year. For a start we were blessed with fine weather from the off and the matches got under way on time, with 7 couples from the club amongst the 32 entries, with some great local bowlers returning this year, and with some new faces.

3 of our couples, Vera and and John, Martin and Louise and Robin and Julie progressed to the second round, with Martin and Louise getting through to one of the semi finals.

The weather stayed fine and competitors, friends, family members and other supporters enjoyed a day of excellent bowling with some close games.

The semi finals were fought out between Will and Alex Harrison and Sam and Lesley Blackstone, with Will and Alex wining through to the final. The other game saw Martin and Louise Tomlinson fall to David Platt and Linda Valentine.

He then presented Will and Alex with their prizes and trophies.

Well done to everyone. Many favourable comments were received throughout the day, and since, with requests that we hold another competition next year.

On the left below you can see Linda and David, the runners-up, receiving their prize, and on the right is Martin awarding the semi-finalist prize to himself and Louise.

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VISIT TO SALTS B.C.

Robin, our Club Chair, writes:

On Sunday 20th July, 18 club members and partners paid a return visit to Salts BC, following last year’s successful days bowling at our club.

The day started damp and humid with light drizzle. 14 players were paired off for a morning of fun, competitive, but good quality bowling. The green was big, in good condition but with some quirky marks.

At the end of the morning session, Salts were victors winning 10 games to our 4. Our winners were Martin Tomlinson, 21 – 19, Mike Warwick 21 – 14, Alison Warwick 21 – 18 and Bert Suttie 21 – 20. Well done to Margaret Nelson who fought a tough game to fall short, losing 19 – 21. By the time it got to lunch the weather began to deteriorate and everyone was glad to get off the green for some well deserved refreshments supplied by our hosts.

During lunch the raffle was drawn with some of our own picking up prizes and Robin thanked Martin, Salts Captain, for their hospitality, friendship and fun bowling. A donation was handed over towards their cost of their refreshments. Martin, in return, thanked us for the visiting their club, and hoped we could continue our club’s great relationship.

The afternoon session consisted of 7 games of mixed club pairs in heavy rain on a now soggy green. This didn’t deter anyone from playing and despite the conditions some good bowling took place with humour and friendship overriding the Yorkshire weather!

We all assembled for a group photo, and bid our farewells until possibly, another meet up with Salts.

Thanks to everyone, players and supporters, who made the day enjoyable, memorable, and managed to produce some good bowling, despite the sometimes, atrocious conditions.

Robin

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Addendum from the Captain of Salts B.C.

Morning Robin Hope you all arrived home safe and sound yesterday. What another super day of bowls and fun we had. Not even the lousy afternoon downpour could dampen our spirits. Thank you again for your very generous donation to SCGBC. It is very much appreciated. We would be very happy to return to Heversham BC in a year’s time if you think that would be something your members would enjoy again too? Keep rolling! Best regards Val and Martin

The Jubilee Shield

Sunday July 6th was a pleasant afternoon, with the sun breaking through, to play for the Jubilee Shield, which is a doubles competition. This year fourteen players took part. As usual there was a break for tea and cake which sustained the players and helpers. The finalists were Peter Wightman and Bert Suttie v. Robin Wharfe and Colin James. Robin and Colin won through to win the shield which was presented by Vera Alderson, the Club Captain.

Below on the left you can see the finalists Peter and Bert, while on the right are this year’s winners Robin and Colin.

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