PRESIDENT V CAPTAIN COMPETITION 27TH AUGUST 2023
A pleasant summer's day saw 6 sets of triples take part in this annual event. It was Chris Fripp's last competition as Club Captain and his teams did him proud winning by 85 shots to 76 shots and 4 ends to 2. The best rink for the Captain was Rink 4 - Liz, Phil and Mark, and for the President Rink 1 - Jenny, Keith and Terry. The players were joined by the spectators for a lunch of jacket potatoes and strawberry tart with icecream. The sporting photo quiz was enjoyed by all and the raffle was well supported. Jill and Barbara were thanked for all their efforts with catering for 50 guests and everyone agreed it had been a good day.
CLIFF HEWLETT TROPHY COMPETITION 7TH JULY 2023
On a lovely summer day, which eventually became very hot, 36 members competed for the trophy over 3 rounds. The games were all played in a friendly and enjoyable spirit. After an excellent lunch, prepared by Barbara, Jill and Brenda, the raffle was drawn and the finalists announced. The spectators enjoyed a close seven end match with Carol, Terry and Mike G winning by 2 shots. The runners up were Peter, Gill and Mike H. Our thanks are due to Jill for organising the competition, Joyce for sorting the raffle and Barbara for the catering.
RUBY DAY 2023
Although it was a hot day 16 ladies managed to play 2 out of 3 games of 3 wood pairs until the heat drove them into the shade of the clubhouse and cool drinks from the bar. It was good to see old friends turn up to spectate. A sharing lunch was enjoyed and a raffle raised £68 for club funds. The overall winner was Sheila O and runner up Rosemary. Thanks are due to Jill and Barbara for organising the event and Joyce for running the raffle.
BOWLS BIG WEEKEND 2023
This was a good day.. Those helping were Keven, Gill, Lynsey, Linda T, Bob, Graham L, Malcolm , Phil, Marguerite, Linda P. As all six rinks were in use, Mandy and Ros kept note of who attended. we hope to see some of them returning to join the Club. our thanks are due to all who helped
Thank You Totton & Eling Bowls Club
The Waterside Gateway Club had a fun day at the Totton and Eling Bowls Club, when they were invited to try their hand at bowls. It was a great opportunity and new experience for a lot of the members. The members were made very welcome by everyone at the bowls club and were divided into teams, with a couple of volunteers from the bowls club assigned to each group. They stepped out onto the green in the glorious sunshine, ready to be taught the basics of playing lawn bowls. The friendly volunteers were very patient and gave everyone lots of helpful advice on how to play. The hardest part was trying to get the ball to roll in the direction they wanted it to, in order to hit the 'Jack'. But as the volunteers explained, the balls are biased and follow a curved path, which sometimes ended up with them going where they weren't supposed to, and torpedoing into the next group's game! However, by the end of the session, many of the members had mastered it, and managed to hit the 'Jack', which resulted in shouts of delight and even some victory dances. The afternoon finished with everyone getting together and chatting over mugs of tea, delicious sandwiches and cake in the club house. The Waterside Gateway Club wanted to say a big 'Thank You' to everyone at the bowls club, and all agreed it had been a brilliant day, which they would love to repeat again sometime. The Waterside Gateway Club is a club for adults with learning disabilities.
CORONATION CELEBRATION 8TH MAY 2023
60 members and guests enjoyed a day of celebration. The morning's bowling was delayed by rain! However a challenging quiz and cups of tea and coffee passed the time until play could begin. 3 rounds of various bowling challenges organised by Jill ended with a win for Fiona. Everyone then sat down to enjoy an abundant tea, prepared by Barbara and Jill. The Club Captain Chris proposed the loyal toast and then cut the celebration cake which was made by Keith. The proceedings ended with the Grand Draw set up by Joyce. The draw takings covered the cost of the day and we are grateful to all who contributed prizes and bought tickets. All the attendees left with a Coronation Coaster as a souvenir of the day. Thanks are due to everyone who helped in so many ways. The organisers Jill, Barbara and Joyce and those who helped set up and clear away. this was a small reflection of the nation's Big Help Out Event and appeals were made for help on May 20th for the Gateway Visit and May 25th for the Big Bowls Weekend,
LADIES INVITATION DAY 1ST MAY
12 Mixed Pairs spent an enjoyable morning playing a total of 21 ends for the Greta Pairs Trophy. The Ladies treated the Gentlemen to coffee and lunch. Everyone appreciated the jacket potatoes and jelly and ice cream provided by Barbara and her team of helpers. The lunch was followed by the presentation of the trophy to Clive & Rosemary and a special award to Dave M for winning the Spider. After the raffle everyone went home saying what a great day it had been. A big thank you to Jill who organised the event.
A THANK YOU FROM LES
Les would like to thank you all for your support at the Winter members farewell Wednesday 29th March 2023. Your generosity of donations and purchasing tickets for the raffle helped us to raise £245. Thank you all very much for your support. Winter Members we look forward to seeing you again in October at Totton & Eling BC.
SPRING FAYRE
Thank you to all who helped, donated items and came to support us on Saturday. A splendid £781.85 was raised. Although the weather was bad it was good to see some people trying out bowls assisted by club members.
WINTER CARPET LEAGUE
Another season over, the weather has not been that good this year, but now all the games are finished. Totton and Eling have won this year for the first time. I sincerely hope the bowlers who played in one or more matches, enjoyed the experience. I would like to think it can be run again next winter. All the best to our winter members for your summer season, we hope to see some of you at Totton.
Chris Club Captain For the final table follow the link to COMPETITIONS . and the second link to WINTER CARPET LEAGUE
SHORT MAT 2022-2023
The season came to a conclusion on Tuesday 7th March. Congratulations to the overall winners Team D and the runners up Team H. we thank Steven for running the sessions and Jill and Barbara for providing the celebratory Soup and Sweet lunch. This was enjoyed by 21 players and supporters. The final results table can be found by following the link to SHORT MAT
FUNDRAISING 2022
The final total raised for the 2023 President’s charity, Parkinson’s UK, was £1384. Thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to this total.
MOTHER GOOSE
After a break of several years the famous club pantomime returned on Saturday 14th January. A packed audience of members, friends and family enjoyed Mother Goose. There were many laughs and a good time was had by all. The raffle raised £216 and the bar did good trade. Thank you to all who took part, but in particular Joyce for arranging the show.
CHRISTMAS FAYRE
Thank you to all who attended, donated and helped on Saturday 3rd December. Over £900 was raised to be shared between the President's Charity and the club funds
PRESENTATION DINNER 2022
This was attended by over 50 members and friends. An excellent meal was followed by the presentation of trophies.
Follow the link COMPETITIONS to see photographs.
LADIES INVITATION DAY 29TH AUGUST 2022
On Bank Holiday Monday 12 pairs contested the Greta 2 wood pairs competition. The overall winners were Jill and Clive who were presented with the trophy by President Steven. Many spectators enjoyed the play from the shade. Everyone enjoyed a coffee break and then later a sharing lunch. Thanks are due to Jill and Barbara for organising the day and everyone who brought food to share. A raffle of donated prizes raised £111 for the club funds.
FRIENDLY MATCH V PIRRIE PARK WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2022
6 teams of triples arrived in perfect temperatures ready for an enjoyable afternoon of friendly play. It was friendly and enjoyable BUT very wet!! Play was interrupted 3 times before being abandoned after a final deluge flooded the rink. Instead a social time was spent inside, drying off over tea.
PRESIDENT'S DAY SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST 2022
Although it was a very hot day 18 members turned up to play 2 games of triples, the overall winner was Tony Stocker. The coffee break was enjoyed by both players and spectators, with delicious cakes provided by Angela sold in aid of the Parkinson's Charity. More funds were raised for this by the proceeds from the Raffle and Lunch. Lunch was followed by 2 rounds of a picture and music quiz. This was on by table 4 led by John Russell, a club sponsor. Thanks are due to all who helped on the day, especially Jill & Barbara in thr ekitchen and Les who ran the raffle.
FUND RAISING QUILT DRAW
After sharing coffee and cake the draw was made for the quilt. The winner was Sheila l and she was presented with the quilt by Jill. We thank Jill for her generosity in making and donating the quilt. Together with Barbara she was able to announce that the total needed for the set of tables had been reached in under 3 weeks.
CLIFF HEWLETT MEMORIAL TRIPLES
FRIDAY 8TH JULY
This was a very enjoyable day with the shield being won by Tony A, Pauline and Mike G. 40 people sat down to a ploughman's lunch. The raffle and donations rsaised good sum towards the table fund. Barbara and Jill and all the helpers receive our thanks for all their hard work.
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TUESDAY 5TH JULY
An ejoyable morning's play by 12 ladies saw Joyce as the winner. The bowling was watched by several spectators and was followed by a tasty sharing lunch. This was followed by the Spider competition which was also won by Joyce. The day concluded with a raffle and all proceeds went towards the fund for raising money for trestle tables. Thanks to Jill and all who helped make this a successful day.
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FRIENDLY MATCH V PARKSIDE MONDAY 13TH JUNE
Three teams of triples travelled to Parkside for an enjoyable match in good company. Parkside triumphed 2 rinks to 1 and overall 59 shots to 36. the winning Totton Team were Jenny Fish, Rosemary Hunter and Terry Fish.
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