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NEWSLETTER: I am grateful to Bryan Gilbertson for sending in a summary of the highly successful "Captain's Dinner" of last month. Thanks Bryan. If anyone took photos that night you know what to do. Please remember this is your newsletter, not mine. I cannot cover everything (and I don't intend trying). Results, photos, write-ups of anything relative to our members would be most welcome. OPENING DAY: This coming Saturday sees the start of the summer bowling season. In past years attendance has been outstanding so we look forward to seeing another bumper turnout. Names are to be in by 12.30 pm, the dress code is "whites" and there is a charge of $3 per person
NEW CHUMS ON THE BLOCK: Here are some of the many new faces you will see on our greens this year. Since the close of last season no fewer than 19 members have signed up to play bowls for Bowls Taradale. We know each of you will enjoy the friendship that our club demonstrates and we wish you well. "Old members" please go out of your way to introduce yourself to anyone you see who is new (and if you have a memory like some of us you might find yourself doing it several times!!)
10 Week Twilight 2 Bowl Hetero Triples Tournament: Keep this in mind. Starting date is only a month away (Oct 3) and the event promises to be a challenging one. Entry details are further down this page. |
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| Bruce welcomes everyone | Alex rolls the first jack | Kevin delivers the first bowl | Typical of the many close results. Russell measures while Colleen watches on |
Etiquette - Bowls is a friendly game. Consideration for others, courtesy and being a good sport will add enjoyment to a skilful and rewarding pastime. If all bowlers were familiar with what their responsibilities are as players and as club members many of the little unpleasantries that crop up would be avoided. Etiquette means the carrying out of prescribed rules in a seemly manner and this is easily achieved by those who are acquainted with the rules.
People play bowls for enjoyment and it will be more pleasurable if they are mindful of their opponents. Be ready. Always be on time for the start of play and for the start of each game. Start and finish a game with a handshake.
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COMING UP:
Open mini hetero triples, Friday 14th at 12.30 pm
Secondary Schools Regionals, Saturday/Sunday
BUY / SELL: If you have anything to buy or sell (bowls-related) I don't mind putting it in our newsletter. You provide the wording.
Here is an advertisement for an activity which our Mother Club is hosting this coming weekend
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The following extract appeared in the local newspaper this week
BOWLS: Taradale club scores award - 10.09.2007
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CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING
THE TOWER CLUB OF THE YEAR AWARD
Factors considered:
• The board/executive structure and practices
• Practical application of good management techniques
• Sound planning
• Alignment of a formal and published strategic plan with a
strategic direction to national objectives. Application of resources
to implementing the strategic plan.
• Activities undertaken to increase participation and membership
such as the introduction of new game formats, youth bowls
initiatives, a no exceptions policy (disability action plans),
effective data capture of all members and participants.
• A formal business plan that includes strategic, operational,
financial, health & safety and risk management plans.
• Club development that addresses customer service, a communication
plan, volunteer management and development, succession planning and
community involvement.
• Development of a high performance culture that promotes and
supports coaching, talent development, player selection,
professional governance & management and the maintenance of high
quality greens, including green-keeper training.
• Active support for the Regional Advisory Committee and the
Community Development Officer.
• Active support for the national talent development pathways
• Active umpire recruitment
• Active coaching plan involving everyone from novice to experienced
bowlers.
• Overall management, commitment and input to the development and
playing of the sport in clubs, and guidance of clubs in management
practice.
• Commitment to upskilling of its own officers, and the provision,
sourcing and promotion to clubs of upskilling opportunities for all
aspects of club management.
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They came Brenda, Lois, Barbara, Maureen, Noeline |
They saw Joyce, Marie, Val |
They conquered Jim Small, Arthur Sneddon |
SECONDARY SCHOOLS REGIONAL BOWLS TOURNAMENT:
(thanks to Wilma for this contribution)
Saturday
Sept. 15th. saw Region 3's Qualifying tournament held on our greens.
It was disappointing that we had no entries from either Wairarapa or
Gisborne/East Coast but we witnessed some very good bowls from all
of the Centre (Hawke's Bay and Manawatu) representatives. It was
really great to see some of our members come to watch and support
our young folk. Results from the Hawke's Bay participants are as
follows:
Girls' singles - Mandy Boyd 1st
Boys' singles - Alex Jones 2nd.
Girls pairs - Tessa Hocking & Malia Begley 2nd.
These four students will represent Region 3 (and of course Bowls Taradale) at the National finals in Wellington, December 9,10.11. Congratulations to them all and we wish them well.
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SHORT REPORT ON THE AGM:
(thanks to Wilma for this contribution) Apart from the fact that we were awarded the title of Bowls New Zealand Club of the Year (congratulations everyone), this year's A.G.M. and Conference was head and shoulders over last year's. Don't get me wrong - last year's was good but this was "a few notches" better. There were excellent addresses from very knowledgeable speakers. The main message to come through was that we are a declining sport with regards to numbers of new members. We are fighting for the recreational time and dollar available to our prospective participants. We are facing the demise of many bowls clubs throughout the country purely because we are literally a dying membership. So what are we going to do about it? Queenstown have done something about it and made a profit of $35,000 last year! There were some very good suggestions, some of which your committee will investigate fully. We realise that some members probably don't really want to see youth on our greens, BUT they are our future. We probably have members who wouldn't really welcome the new "MATES IN BOWLS" National inititiative, but I certainly can see a beneficial offshoot to our club should the committee agree to follow this idea up. Do we really have to have such a strict dress code for sessions other than Championships or Representative games? These are some thoughts to ponder - any ideas, please contact a committee member.One thing that I am sure you all understand is that we all have only "so much discretionary time". It would be great if each member could at some stage offer some of their time to a project that your committee wishes to organise / run. We will need helpers should we uplift the new programme - only 2 hours, once a week for 8 weeks - not a huge ask! But the financial benefits to our club would be really good. Have a look at the blue folder in the shed - you will see a sample of some of the keynote sessions held at the AGM. Some were too difficult to get a clear copy of and one was nearly 20 pages long! |
ETIQUETTE – Remember the mat belongs to the player who has just delivered a bowl. He/she has the right to stay on the mat until the bowl stops. When you are on the mat waiting to play your bowl please check no one is delivering a bowl on the adjacent rink. There should not be too much talking behind the mat – it can disrupt the player’s concentration.
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MAKING LAWN BOWLS – Lawn bowls today are made from a hard plastic called Phenolformaldehyde, they are perfectly round one way and oval shaped the other. The bias is produced by making the bowl lopsided, however it is so minute that it can't been seen with the naked eye. When the bowl is delivered along its running surface, there is sufficient momentum to keep it running straight along its course. As the bowl slows down it attempts to find its true centre of balance, forcing it to curve. The running surface of the bowl is the part of the bowl which is in contact with the green when in motion. Lawn bowl sizes range from size 00 through to size 7. Only 1 to 2 millimetres in diameter separates the sizes of bowls, the differences are small but considerable when gripping various sized bowls. Every bowl has an emblem engraved on each side. One side has a small emblem with the bowl's size, weight, serial number & the manufacturer's stamp around it. The other side has the same emblem, but larger. The small side is the bias side. This means it is the side that it will turn towards when in motion.
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REMINDER:
10 Week Twilight 2 Bowl Hetero Triples Tournament: Keep this in
mind. Starting date is only weeks away (Oct 3) and the event
promises to be a challenging one. For more information click here
Entry Details
THIS COMING WEEK:
Sunday 23 September - Club Progressive Triples, 10.00 am
There is still time to get your name down for this event but you
will need to hurry
The following
article was on the Bowls NZ website. It is relevant in light
of our recent award.
You might get a tap on the shoulder and be asked to share your
skills!!!!!
HOW TO RUN YOUR CLUB SUCCESSFULLY: - The need for good leadership and a host of volunteers was the key to good club administration, according to leading businessman and sports enthusiast, Trevor Johnston, at the 2007 club conference in Auckland over the weekend.
Johnston proved to be a highly amusing and informative keynote speaker and his no-nonsense approach gave a simple outline on how bowling clubs should be run. A highly rated business CEO with Riverlands, Johnston has a string of successful club transformations to his credit, having been asked to revitalize several clubs from differing sports codes, over the last couple of decades.
Johnston intimated that all clubs have potential volunteers in their ranks – all that is needed is for the leaders to ask them to assist. Too often, he said, too few members are left to do too much work and that the work load could be shared between more members.
Clubs should list a job breakdown of all duties and then approach members with the necessary skills and enthusiasm to cover these needs.
Johnston listed a typical job breakdown for clubs as – President, secretary, treasurer, publicity coordinator, junior coordinator, fund-raiser, repairs and maintenance coordinator, player activity, club membership promoter, player development, masters , facilities development, statistician, national events coordinator, bar manager, social coordinator, business house activities and a refereeing coordinator.
It is important for clubs to identify members with leadership qualities and, if necessary, train them in whatever role the might wish them to fill. Johnston stressed the fact that successful clubs were not those with lavish facilities. “Clubs with great flash facilities but are poorly led, fail, where-as clubs with average club facilities but with good leadership, win,” he told conference members.
CLUB PROGRESSIVE TRIPLES:
How lucky are we? We must have the best climate in the
country. Yesterday was the first "Sunday" event of the summer
season and it proved very popular with a large number of
players. Brilliant sunshine, no wind and balmy temperatures
made for ideal bowling conditions. Thanks to Bruce Mitchell
and Val Ives for organising a great day's bowling. Time and
again I heard people say "Isn't this a great format. We have
different bowling mates each game and it gives us a chance to
get to know a lot of people, especially the new members to our
club". Results were as follows:
Skips: 1st - Jack Budge, 2nd - Allen Boardman, 3rd - Colin
Salmon
Two's: 1st - Diane Mitchell, 2nd - Chris Downing, 3rd - Julie
Haslett
Leads: 1st - Dave Jones, 2nd - Colleen McLaughlin, 3rd - Betty
Boddington
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SOME WIVES JUST CAN'T BE
TRUSTED: One of our members, who shall remain
nameless, asked his wife to bring him lunch during
yesterday's progressive triples. His wife was only too
pleased to help. When the lunch box was
eventually opened our bowling friend was a little amused
to find all it contained was 1 kg of uncooked bacon! Nice one, Agnes! |
THE YOUNG AND THE YOUNG AT HEART:
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Mandy - last weekend qualified for the National Secondary Schools Singles |
Don’t be deceived by the smiles - Bert and Scotty ask no favours and take no prisoners! |
Mike Madden and HB Centre guest Marion Prideaux |
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Your bowling friends wish you many more years together |
ETIQUETTE: Lie the mat straight in line with the number on the bank and the centre of the mat. Hand your opponent’s bowl to him/her or place it next to the mat. Stand at least 1 metre behind the mat. The bowls on the mat should be to the rear and side of the mat. When they are directly behind the mat they can be a danger to those players who step back after delivering a bowl.
DID YOU KNOW?
There is a note of congratulations to us on the Heretaunga
Bowls website for winning our recent "Club of the Year" award.
You can view what they say by clicking here ->
Heretaunga
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Wilma (on
our behalf) receives |
CHOICE OF BOWL CRUCIAL TO SUCCESS
– The bowls I use are size 4 and they have the letters XH next
to the number 4. Do you know what “XH” stands for? There are
two bowl sizes smaller than size 1. Do you know what they are
called? What is the largest bowl size?
XH means “extra heavy”
Sizes are: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Bowls range in size from size 00 (smallest) to size 7, and
there will be a size that is correct for your hand. It is
very important that a bowls fits snugly within the palm of
your hand using your preferred grip. They can be either medium
or heavy in weight, they can be regular or slim in their
diameter. All of these variables combine to make your choice
of bowl crucial to your future success.
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Bowls
here show the older 6 sided BB stamp R =
registered trademark of WB Current manufacturers: X=Drakes
Pride Liverpool UK |
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Some information above was taken from the Bowls Direct website. To see more click here -> http://www.bowlsdirect.co.nz/testing.html
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HISTORY OF BOWLS:
Lawn bowls is believed to have originated 4,000 years
ago in Egypt where a rolling ball game was played at the
Royal Courts. This game spread from Egypt, through
Greece and Rome to England, where the modern game was
born. It was not until the 16th
century that bowls were biased (a weight was placed
inside one side of a bowl causing it to roll in a
curve). Many of the modern rules were devised in the
18th century under W.W. Mitchell. Currently, the game is
played in 40 countries, twice the number of countries
that participated two decades ago. The most famous recorded historical event must be that of Sir Francis Drake who, on 15th July 1588, was reputedly playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe and refused to leave for battle until the game was finished. The first 'official' rules of the game were written by the Scottish Bowls Association. |
FOR SALE: Woman's white sweatshirt, size 18, near new, only $20. Phone Wendy 8448396
TWILIGHT BOWLING TOURNAMENT ABOUT TO START
10 Week Twilight 2 Bowl Hetero Triples Tournament: Keep this in
mind. Starting date is only days away (Oct 3) and the event
promises to be a challenging one. For more information click here
Entry Details
THIS COMING WEEK:
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SWIPE YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD AND
WIN |
The first
Club Championship for women this season got under way last
weekend. No one could have asked for better weather -
gorgeous, sunny, no wind. However the breeze did come up a
little as the day went on but it did not deter from the
quality of bowling. This is only the start of the
season yet competition was strong, no one gave a quarter and
those who watched were given a feast of very good bowling.
Special praise must go to the "young guns", the team of junior
bowlers, which was the only team to finish Day 1 undefeated -
Lois Hook (skip), Brenda Falvey (3) Sherill Taylor (2)
and Barbara Exeter (lead).
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The "young guns" Brenda, Barbara, Lois, Sherill |
Wilma, Colleen, Lillian, Diane, Agnes |
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I'm not like the others. If
I don't hold on I'll fall off my seat. Pete, Ken, Ray, Russell |
This is more fun than
bowling Diane, Betty, Fay |
Teams that made it through to Sunday were those skipped by Lois Hook, Sue Brock and Maureen Parsons. The summer conditions of Saturday were replaced by cloud and strong winds. Players had to adapt quickly to wider/narrower lines and stamina was needed to maintain consistent play (see article on fitness below). Congratulations must go to the winning team of Sue Brock, Del Girven, Maree Turner and Lynda Boyd for beating Lois Hook's team 17-12 Special commendations to the runners up; Lois Hook, Brenda Falvey, Sherill Taylor and Barbara Exeter. They can be very proud of their efforts.
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Women's Fours Champions Lynda Boyd, Del Girven, Maree Turner, Sue Brock |
Women's Fours Runners Up Sherill Taylor Barbara Exeter, Brenda Falvey, Lois Hook |
HAWKES BAY JUNIOR PAIRS: During this next weekend Bowls Hawkes Bay will host the HB Junior Pairs - the first HB Centre competition of the season. We have a large number of Junior bowlers and we wish them well as they compete against their counterparts from other HB clubs. Bowls Taradale will host the Junior Pairs so if you can get down to support our players your presence would be appreciated.
I NEED
YOUR HELP:
Sometimes I mention in our newsletters things that happen (eg.
Terry's lunch box, Alex's wedding anniversary). In this way we
can laugh with (never at) or congratulate those involved. If I
miss anyone or anything out it is never intentional. Please
let me know if you want anything included - email is best.
Thanks.
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HE SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS: Or shall he? After playing bowls Mr Nameless took his bowling bag out to the car park and just as he was about to open the boot and put his bowls in he remembered his coat was still on the green. He retraced his steps, collected the coat and returned to his car. When he reversed out of the park his bowling bag could be seen skidding along behind the back bumper. Nice one, Laurie! |
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BE A GOOD MEMBER: Learn the laws of the game and if you want to succeed practise as often as you can - and include the rolling of the jack. Be proud of your club and protect it from gossip. If you disapprove of some action taken by your committee, tell the committee, not the world. Support your club's revenue making activities - the benefits will come back to you. |
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SPONSORS: I am sure we don't need reminding of the importance sponsors play in our sporting life. Next Friday The Car Company has agreed to come on board with sponsorship for the Over 60's Hetero Triples, next Friday. We thank them for their generosity. Entries are still being taken - phone Julie Haslett if you want to take part.
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POKIE MONEY HELPS - NOW WE NEED BAGS:
In April of this year I wrote:
TWILIGHT BOWLING TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN DELAYED TWO WEEKS:
Will now commence on Wed October 17th
Entries are still being taken ->
Entry Details
This is a new initiative.
Starting time is
6.00 pm
At
Bowls Taradale
Two games each night for the next 10 weeks
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WILMA & CRAIG ENNOR
STUDENTS SINGLES TROPHY:
Thursday October 4th - 2007 Thanks Wilma for the following article
It was
great that five of our "budding bowlers" were able to
contest the Student Singles Championships - four of
our other promising bowlers were unable to be there
which was a great shame. The championship was played
as a "Round Robin" meaning four 1 hour games were to
be contested. When the students had a "bye" they were
introduced to a novel game of "noughts and crosses" a
really good " strategy" game and points were awarded
for this.
Thanks
must go to John Brock & Fay Johnston who were our
Markers, to Dave Kaye as Umpire and to Robyn (one of
our Mums ) for the delicious muffins we were brought.
Even Mandy
will admit to being more than a little concerned when
Richard Hocking -age 11 (the newest bowler of the
group) had her 10-4 down! She "dug deep" and managed
to complete her day unbeaten. We, as a club, can only
be extremely proud of the young folk playing the game
we all love.
1st:
Mandy Boyd - 2nd.
Alex Jones - 3rd.
Tessa Hocking.
Winners of "noughts and crosses" - equal
points to Richard and Tessa.
P.S. Bowls Taradale
has 6 representatives in The Bowls N.Z. Regional Team
for the National Secondary School Champs! How about
that?
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| Winner, Mandy, presented with the Students Singles Trophy by Wilma |
Alex (2nd) and Tessa (3rd) with Wilma |
Richard,
Tessa, Malia, Mandy, Alex |
PLAYING BOWLS ON A WINDY DAY:
Do not expect to get the same results on windy days as you
would hope to achieve on calm days. A bowl that is a metre
from the jack in windy conditions will more often than not be
in the count. When playing with the wind at an angle to the
green play around the clock. Do not have your bowl finishing
directly into the wind or finishing with the wind directly
behind it. This means that the wind should always be hitting
the side of your bowl as it finishes into the head. This has
less impact on the slowing bowl compared with the wind hitting
its running surface. Remember if you want to understand how to
play in windy conditions then get out and practise on windy
days.
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DORCESTER (HB) JUNIOR PAIRS: On Day 2 Lois/Barbara went down in a close game to Bay View. The semifinals saw Brenda/Sherill beaten by Noeline/Colleen who then went on to contest the final against Bay View. Congratulations to Noeline and Colleen for putting up such a fine display of draw bowling. They won 15-5. What was even more telling is that they won 10 ends to 1 - didn't have to play the last end. |
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YOUR COACH CAN HELP YOU WHILE YOU ARE PLAYING?
At the
Junior Pairs on Saturday one team had a coach who was able to give
advice from the sideline. Did you know this is within the laws
of the game?
LAW 57 The manager or coach
Either the manager or the coach of a player, team or side
or, in their absence, the manager’s delegated deputy, can give
advice to a player during the course of play as long as:
the umpire is given the names of the manager, the coach or the
manager’s delegated deputy as appropriate before the game
starts;
only one person gives advice at any one time; and
the person giving the advice does so from outside the
boundaries of the green.
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This one feels good (Kevin) |
One
and a measure! (Diane) |
I'm sure it's ours Wilma, Diane, Lillian |
One to us Kevin |
How much is 7 + 4? Peter, Danny |
QUOTE:
Most games are lost, not won.
(exception: TS
says it
doesn't apply to him!!!)
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ETIQUETTE:
If you are waiting for your opponent to deliver the last bowl
wait until he/she moves off the mat before placing the mat on
the bank. After the last bowl has been delivered wait for
him/her to move up the green before you move off.
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| Sunday 7th October | ||
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Your bowling friends wish you many more years together |
| Wendy and Bruce |
MOTHER CLUB SWIPE AND WIN:
One of my "Friday drinking buddies" won a
meal for two last week. Remember to swipe your card
each time you are in the Club and win one of the many prizes
on offer.
TWILIGHT BOWLING TOURNAMENT STARTS IN
ONE MORE WEEK:
Will now commence on Wed October 17th
Entries are still being taken ->
Entry Details
Starting time is
6.00 pm
At
Bowls Taradale
Two games each night for the next 7 weeks
GARDNER SHIELD:
$30,000 FUJI XEROX OPEN FOR AUCKLAND:
(November 19 – 23)
This interclub competition gets under way on Monday 15th
October. For those unfamiliar with the Gardner Shield it is
run on a two-zone basis, Napier and Hastings. Our zone is made
up of Bay View, Wairere, Napier, Port Ahuriri, Bluff Hill,
Omarunui and Taradale. Each club fields two teams of three
players. Bowls Taradale will host the first round on Monday
15th.
Some of our better bowlers may be interested in
the following (abbreviated) article on the Bowls NZ website
The elite of New Zealand and Australian bowling talent will be
on show, thanks to a new innovation on the national bowling
calendar, the $30,000 Fuji Xerox New Zealand Open, to be
played at the Henderson club in November. The Open, which is
offering the biggest prize-money ever played for in New
Zealand bowls. The Fuji Xerox New Zealand Open will include
singles, pairs and fours action for men and women. The
qualifying tournament will be staged from the 15 – 18 November
2007 and is expected to attract a large field. Entries have
already been received from players in Australia, and all parts
of New Zealand with many more expected in the coming weeks.
LIFE MEMBERS - CONGRATULATIONS:
Congratulations to Alex and Annette McClelland who last week
were made Life Members of the St Patrick's Indoor Bowling Club
MEN - TWO REMINDERS:
NZ MEN’S OUTDOOR BOWLING
TOURNAMENT
AT NEW PLYMOUTH - Mon 11th - Fri 15th
FEBRUARY 2008
ENTRIES CLOSE ON SATURDAY 27th OCTOBER 2007.
ENTRY FORMS ON CLUB NOTICE BOARD.