So many things to report on for the last week!
On Wednesday, the 14th of June we hosted our monthly Halfway Toyota Drawn Trips/Pairs competition with quite a full field. A big thank you to Halfway Toyota for their sponsorship of cash prizes and well done to the winning team of Colin Norris & Sindi Hlongwane, as well as Ed Speed, Pat Norris & Jo Boonzaier who came second.
On Friday morning we celebrated Youth Day by teaming an adult with a child for two sessions of pairs games. It’s such an amazing experience to watch someone who has never rolled a bowl take to the greens and settle into the game and absolutely love it; some of the natural talent in the youngsters was phenomenal! After bowls we all enjoyed a lunch of burgers and cheesedogs on the braai and enjoyed the winter sunshine. All of the youngsters who played were treated to a prize, but special mention of Paige Smith and Aya Molefe who tied for 3rd place, Jordi Taylor who came 2nd and Dale Spires who was the ultimate winner. Thank you to everyone who was involved in making the day a success and to all the bowlers who got their children and grandchildren involved; what a fabulous way to spend a public holiday!
On Saturday we played some of the first rounds of the club singles competition where there were some very challenging games played with quite a few of them exceeding 21 ends. We’ve also had some brand-new novices take up the challenge and enter for the first time. There’s a huge difference between tabs in and playing a singles game so for a bowler who’s been playing for only a short amount of time, it’s quite daunting to go onto the green with no team mates to back you up. Well done to all who played on Saturday, and good luck to those who have made it through to the next round.
Events to keep an eye out for…
The planning for our first ever inter-club poitjie pot competition has started, and we’ve set the date for Saturday, the 5th of August. The day will start at 10am, with cooking starting at 11am and judging and tasting taking place between 5 and 5.30pm. It should be a great way to spend a day watching or playing some bowls with the wonderful aroma of poitjie pots cooking and come fires going. For more information contact Wendy Smith on 071 353 2866.
Tuesday, 20 June: J Leslie Smith & Co Nominated Pairs 2-4-2. Tabs In 08h15 (Book with Lisa on 084 586 6984)
Friday, 30 June: Dormehl Nominated 2 Bowl Trips. Tabs In 08h45 (Book with Pippa on 083 467 8140)
That’s all for this week… see you on the greens!
Regular tabs in times are:-
Tuesdays at 08h45
Wednesdays at 13h15
Saturdays at 13h15.
Visitors are always welcome. For more information contact Wendy on 071 353 2866
Coaching by registered coaches is available: Contact Colin or Bernice on 071 164 3162 for further information.
Pictured here: Our Youth Day participants.
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