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Events Week 17 – 10th August

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Events Week 16 – 3rd August

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 3 August.

The final of the Ladies’ Championship between Marcia Norton and Joan Mitchell is scheduled to take place at 2.00pm on Monday 3 August. Please try to get along to the Club to support both players in this very important match. All the best, ladies.

Both semi-finals of the Gents’ Championship will take place on Friday 7 August at 6.00pm. Stuart Campbell will take on Bob Page and Brian Sharp will be in action against Frank Ross. Again, please try to get along to the Club to support all 4 players in these matches.

Due to the inclement weather last Wednesday evening, the EBA League fixtures for the First and Second XVIs were abandoned. These matches have now been rescheduled for Monday with the First XVI taking on Tanfield B.C. at home and the Second XVI in action away to Craigentinny B.C. Both of these games start at 6.30pm. As a result, please note that the Hat Night on Monday evening has been cancelled.

A wee heads-up, the National Championships are being held at Ayr, Northfield the week beginning 8 August. We will be represented in the Ladies’ Triples this year by Mo Crighton, Pat Clark and Joan Mitchell. Their first match will be at 12.30pm on Thursday 13 August against opponents from Scotscraig B.C. from Tayport in Fife. If they are successful in this game, then the girls will have potentially two further matches on Friday at 9.30am and 4.00pm. And, if successful in these, they will be involved in the semi-final on Saturday at 9.00am and (hopefully) the final on Saturday afternoon (time TBC). All the very best, ladies. Please try to get to Ayr to support them if you can.

Our Ladies kick off their Water of Leith Championships campaigns on Wednesday afternoon at 2.00pm. Our Singles (Joan Mitchell) will be in action against Sighthill B.C. at Carrickknowe while our Pairs (Mo Crighton and Chris Bentley) will take on Currie B.C. at Colinton and our Triples (Faye Stevens, Pat Clark and Evelyn Lowe) have a match against Carrickknowe B.C. at Balerno. Good luck, girls. At the same time, we are hosting two ties in this competition on the green.

On Thursday evening, our Ladies’ representatives have games in the semi-finals of the EBA Knockouts competitions. Our Pairs (Cathy Souza and Michele Koeune) have a match against Carrickknowe B.C. at Bainfield and our Triples (Mo Crighton, Pat Clark and Joan Mitchell) will be in action against Maitland B.C. at Dean. Both of these ties start at 6.30pm. Good luck, girls.

Also at the same time on Thursday, we are hosting 5 ties in the Gents’ EBA Knockout competitions on the green.

On Friday afternoon, our representatives in the Senior Gents’ EBA Knockouts continue their campaign. The Singles (George Richardson) will take on Goldenacre B.C. at Parkside and our Triples (Les Brown, David McNiven and Bernie Callaghan) have a match against Tanfield B.C. at Seafield. Both of these ties are at 1.30pm. All the best, guys.

The annual Hyland Rigg Trophy competition for Senior Gents will be held on Friday 7 August at 2.00pm. We are sure that everyone involved will have a very enjoyable afternoon. Please note there will be no Hat Day on Friday afternoon.

Finally, a wee heads-up for some upcoming events :

1 The Gents will have their annual Friendly away to Blackhall B.C. on Wednesday 12 August at 6.15pm. We have a full complement of 16 names for this match. Thanks, guys.
2 The annual Cathy Connet Trophy competition will be held on the green on Saturday 15 August starting at 2.00pm. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members who wish to take part in this very enjoyable afternoon.
3 The Ladies have their Clark Fours competition on the green on Sunday 16 August starting at 1.30pm. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard for those members who wish to be involved in this very enjoyable afternoon.
4 The eagerly-awaited Ladies versus Gents match is scheduled for Sunday 23 August at 2.00pm. There are lists on both the Ladies’ and Gents’ Noticeboards for those members wishing to play.
5 The annual Ladies’ Page Two-Bowl Pairs will be held on Tuesday 25 August starting at 1.00pm. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard for those ladies who would like to participate in this competition.
6 The annual ‘RugBowl’ competition between ourselves and Corstorphine Rugby Club will be held on Sunday 30 August starting at 2.00pm. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members wishing to play in this hugely enjoyable afternoon.

The Management Committee

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Events Week 15 – 27th July

Dear Members,

 

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 27 July.

 

The EBA Knockout competitions continue this week with our Ladies’ Pairs (Cathy Souza and Michele Koeune) taking on London Road Foundry B.C. at Summerside and the Triples (Mo Crighton, Pat Clark and Joan Mitchell) in action against Currie B.C. at Liberton.  Good luck, ladies.  Both of these matches are on Thursday evening at 6.30pm.

 

Also on Thursday, our Gents’ teams will compete in their EBA Knockout competitions.  Our Singles (Jim MacKay) will take on Sighthill B.C. at Carrickknowe and our Pairs (Joe Blair and Keith Rutherford) are in action against London Road Foundry B.C. at Wardie.  Our Triples (Ricky Stevens, David Sutherland and Andy Lomax) have a match against Hillside B.C. at Braid and our Fours (Ronnie Clark, Charlie Sweeney, Tony McBride and Billy Samuel) will take on Trinity B.C. at Goldenacre.  All the best, guys.  All of these ties are at 6.30pm.

 

Then, on Friday afternoon, our Senior Gents’ representatives will be in action in their EBA Knockouts.  Our Singles (George Richardson) has a match against Maitland B.C. at Carrickknowe and the Triples (Les Brown, David McNiven and Bernie Callaghan) will take on Currie B.C. at Bainfield.  Stick in, guys.  These matches both start at 1.30pm.

 

Our annual Invitation Pairs competition will be held on 2 August (start times to be announced later in the week).  At the time of writing, we have 23 pairs on the list to compete.  There is room for 1 more pair to be added before we carry out the draw on Thursday.  First come, first served!!!

 

Finally, a wee heads-up for some upcoming events in August :

 

1.  The Ladies Championship Final between Marcia Norton and Joan Mitchell has been rescheduled to Monday 3 August at 2.00pm.  Please try to get along to the Club to support the ladies in this very important match.  All the best, girls.

2. Our Senior Gents have their annual Hyland Rigg competition on Friday 7 August starting at 2.00pm. There is still time to add your name to the list on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate.

3. The Gents will have their annual Friendly away to Blackhall B.C. on Wednesday 12 August at 6.15pm. There is a list on the Gents’ Noticeboard for those gents wishing to play in this match.

4. The annual Cathy Connet Trophy competition will be held on Saturday 15 August at 2.00pm. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members who wish to play.

5. Our Ladies have their annual Clark Fours competition on the green on Sunday 16 August starting at 1.30pm. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard if you wish to be involved in this event.

6. The annual Ladies vs Gents match will be held on Sunday 23 August at 2.00pm. There are lists on both the Ladies’ and Gents’ Noticeboards for those who would like to participate in this very enjoyable afternoon.

7. The annual ‘RugBowl’ match against Corstorphine Rugby Club will be held on Sunday 30 August starting at Noon.  There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members wishing to participate in this very enjoyable afternoon.

 

Management Committee

 

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Events week 14 – 20th July

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 20 July.

Firstly, the Ladies’ Championship Final between Marcia Norton and Joan Mitchell will take place at 2.00pm on Saturday 25 July. Please try to get along to the Club to support both players in this very important match. All the best, ladies.

Our Ladies’ Top Ten team will take on London Road Foundry B.C. away at 12.30pm on Monday 20 July in the semi-final of the competition. Again, please try to get along to London Road on Monday afternoon to support the ladies in this game. Good luck, girls.

The EBA Knockouts continue this week. Our Ladies’ Singles (Chris Bentley) has a match against Northern B.C. at London Road while the Pairs (Cathy Souza and Michele Koeune) take on Whitehouse & Grange B.C. at Maitland. Our Triples (Mo Crighton, Pat Clark and Joan Mitchell) will compete against Seafield B.C. at Merchiston and the Fours (Val Mather, Jane Mitchell, Vicky Page and Marcia Norton) have a game against Tanfield B.C. at Northern. All of these ties are at 6.30pm on Thursday 23 July. Good luck, girls. At the same time, we are hosting 4 ties in these competitions on the green.

Also on Thursday evening, our representatives in the Gents’ EBA Knockouts Fours (Ronnie Clark, Charlie Sweeney, Tony McBride and Tom Mitchell) kick off their campaign with a match against Colinton B.C. at Gorgie Mills at 6.30pm. All the best, guys.

Then, on Friday, our Senior Gents’ representatives have EBA Knockout matches. The Singles (George Richardson) will take on Liberton B.C. at Summerside and our Pairs (Frank Ross and Bill Cumming) have a match against Maitland B.C. at Blackhall. Our Triples (Les Brown, David McNiven and Bernie Callaghan) compete against Dean B.C. at Mayfield and the Fours (Bobby Brown, Gordon Munro, Iain Norton and Brian Sharp) have a game against Northern B.C. at Brunstane. All of these games start at 1.30pm. Stick in, guys. At the same time, we are hosting 4 ties in these competitions on our green.

Finally, a wee heads-up for some upcoming events in August :

1 The Club has its annual Invitation Pairs competition on Sunday 2 August. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members (and their partners from other Clubs) who wish to play in this event. Please note that there will be an entry fee of £10 per pair for this competition.
2 Our Senior Gents have their annual Hyland Rigg competition on Friday 7 August starting at 2.00pm. There is still time to add your name to the list on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate.
3 The Gents will have their annual Friendly away to Blackhall B.C. on Wednesday 12 August at 6.15pm. There is a list on the Gents’ Noticeboard for those gents wishing to play in this match.
4 The annual Cathy Connet Trophy competition will be held on Saturday 15 August at 2.00pm. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members who wish to be involved.
5 Our Ladies have their annual Clark Fours competition on the green on Sunday 16 August starting at 1.30pm. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard if you wish to play in this event.
6 The annual Ladies vs Gents match will be held on Sunday 23 August at 2.00pm. There are lists on both the Ladies’ and Gents’ Noticeboards for those who would like to play in this very enjoyable afternoon.

The Management Committee

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Events Week 13 – 13th July

Dear Members,
Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 13 July.
We have representatives competing in the next round of the Senior Gents’ North & West Knockouts on Tuesday 14 July at 1.45pm. Bernie Callaghan will take on an opponent from Dean B.C. in the Singles at Dean. In the Pairs, David Venters and Keith Rutherford have a match against Peter Anderson and David McGuire on our green. And, finally, our Fours (Tom Wallace, Neil Gowans, Les Brown and Donald MacKay) will compete against Maitland B.C. at Maitland. Good luck, guys.
Our Gents’ Top Ten will take on Whitehouse & Grange B.C. at home on Tuesday 14 July at 6.30pm. All the best, guys. Please try to get along to the Club to support the team in this match.
Our Ladies’ representatives in the Triples (Mo Crighton, Pat Clark and Joan Mitchell) will kick off their EBA Knockout campaign on Thursday evening with a match against Mayfield B.C. at Jessfield at 6.30pm. All the best, ladies.

The annual Centenary Trophy competition will be held on the green at 2.00pm on Saturday 18 July. The draw will be on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard towards the end of this week. Please check if you have your name down to play. We are sure everyone involved will have a great afternoon.
Our Strawberry Fayre will take place on the green and in the Clubhouse at 2.00pm on Sunday 19 July. This is an opportunity to bring friends and family along to the Club to have a wee game of bowls and enjoy some strawberries and ice-cream.
Finally, a wee heads-up for some upcoming events :

1. The Club has its annual Invitation Pairs competition on Sunday 2 August. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members (and their partners from other Clubs) who wish to play in this event. Please note that there will be an entry fee of £10 per pair for this competition.
2. Our Senior Gents have their annual Hyland Rigg competition on Friday 7 August starting at 2.00pm. There is still plenty of time to add your name to the list on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate.
3. The annual Gents’ Friendly away to Blackhall B.C. will take place on Wednesday 12 August at 6.15pm. Please note the change in date for this match – it was originally scheduled for Wednesday 19 August. There is a list on the Gents’ Noticeboard for those who want to play in this very enjoyable fixture.
4. The annual Cathy Connet Trophy competition will be held on the green at 2.00pm on Saturday 15 August. Please add your name to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you wish to play in this very enjoyable afternoon.
5. Our Ladies have their annual Clark Fours competition on the green on Sunday 16 August starting at 1.30pm. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate in this event.
The Management Committee

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Events Week 12 – 6th July

Dear Members,

 

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 6 July.

Our Ladies will take on Blackhall B.C. away in the next round of the EWBA Top Ten on Monday 6 July at 2.00pm. Good luck, girls.

 

The Ladies have their annual Friendly match at home to Kilmarnock B.C. on Tuesday 7 July at 2.00pm. We are sure that everyone involved will have a great afternoon.

 

Our Gents’ Top Ten representatives are in action away to Leith B.C. on Tuesday evening at 6.30pm.  All the best, guys.

The Gents’ EBA Edinburgh Cup match at home to Craigentinny B.C. will take place on Friday 10 July at 6.45pm.  Stick in, guys.  Please try to get along to the green to support the boys in this match.

 

Then, on Sunday 12 July, our Ladies will take on Carrickknowe B.C. in the semi-final of the EBA Edinburgh Cup at 2.00pm at Parkside.  Good luck, girls.  Again, please try to get along to Parkside to support the ladies, if you can.   

 

Also on Sunday 12 July, our representatives in the EBA Mixed Rink competition (Pat Reid, Ronnie McLaren, Ian McLaren and David McGuire) will take on Balerno B.C. at Bainfield at 6.30pm. All the best, guys and gals.  At the same time, we will be hosting two ties in this competition on the green.

 

Finally, a wee ‘heads-up’ about upcoming events :
 

1. The annual Centenary Trophy will be held on the green at 2.00pm on Saturday 18 July.  Please add your name to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate.

2. On Sunday 19 July, we are having the annual Strawberry Fayre on the green and in the Clubhouse at 2.00pm.  This is an opportunity to bring friends and family along to the Club for a wee game of bowls with some strawberries and ice cream.  Please add your name to the list in the main hall if you want to be involved.

3. We will be hosting the annual Invitation Pairs competition on the green on Sunday 2 August. Please add your name (and that of your ‘external’ partner) to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate in this very enjoyable day.
4. Our Senior Gents’ will hold the annual Hyland Rigg competition on Friday 7 August at 2.00pm. There is still plenty of time to add your name to the list on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard if you can play in this event.

5. Finally, the annual Gents’ Friendly at Blackhall B.C. is scheduled for Wednesday 12 August at 6.15pm.  Please note the change in date for this match – it was originally set for Wednesday 19 August.  There is a list on the Gents’ Noticeboard for those who wish to play in this game. 

 

The Management Committee

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Events Week 9 – 15th June

Dear Members,


Please read the attached document which details the bowling events
involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 15 June.

Firstly, huge congratulations to our Ladies’ Triples (Mo Crighton, Pat
Clark and Joan Mitchell) who won the Bowls Scotland District 15 Final
at Carrickknowe last Saturday afternoon. A wonderful achievement.  The
girls will now represent District 15 in the National Championships at
Ayr in August.  Well done, ladies.

On Monday afternoon, George Richardson will take on an opponent from
Currie B.C. in the District Final of the Bowls Scotland Gents’ Over 55
Singles at London Road Foundry at 2.00pm. All the best, George.
Please try to get along to London Road to support George in this
match, if you can.

The Ladies’ Page Two-Bowl Pairs competition will be held on the green
at 1.00pm on Friday 19 June.  Enjoy, ladies.

The annual Gents’ Friendly against Carrickknowe B.C. will take place
on Saturday 20 June at home at 2.00pm.  We are sure everyone involved
will have a wonderful afternoon.

 And, a reminder of some upcoming events:

1. The Millar Cup for Mixed Pairs will be held on Sunday 28 June on
the green at 2.00pm. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for
those pairs wanting to compete.

2. The annual CBC Open Singles (aka Bowls & Barbeque) is scheduled to
take place on Saturday 4 July.  The start-time will be determined
based on the number of entrants.  There is a list on the ‘Mixed’
Noticeboard for those members wishing to participate.

3. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard for entry to this year’s
Clark Triples to be played on Sunday 5 July at 2.00pm. Names must be
added by 29 June.

4. The Ladies’ Friendly at home to Kilmarnock B.C. will be held at
home on Tuesday 7 July at 2.00pm.  The teams for this match are on the
Ladies’ Noticeboard.

Please note that the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard is on the wall to the left of
the Ladies’ locker-room door.

 5. There is a fun quiz in aid of Marie Curie taking place in the Club
on Saturday 11th July.  Please add your names to the list in the club.
If you don’t have a team, stick your name down and we’ll sort you out
on the day.

The Management Committee

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Events – Week 8 – 8th June

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 8 June.

Can I also remind members that there will be a disco on the evening of Saturday 13th to which all members and guests are invited.

On Monday afternoon, George Richardson will take on an opponent from Parkside B.C. in the semi-final of the Bowls Scotland District Gents’ Over 55 Singles at Sighthill at 2.00pm. All the best, George.

On Tuesday evening at 6.45pm at West End, Stuart Campbell will be in action against Sighthill B.C. in the Gents’ Bowls Scotland District semi-final. All the best, Stuart. If successful, he will play in the District Finals at Carrickknowe on Friday evening at 6.30pm.

The Senior Gents’ Bob Horsham Trophy will take place on Friday 12 June starting at 2.00pm. We are sure all participating will have a wonderful afternoon.

On Saturday 13 June, the Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District 15 Finals will be held at Carrick Knowe B.C. starting at 10.30am. Our representatives in the Triples (Mo Crighton, Pat Clark and Joan Mitchell) will take on Braid B.C. at 2.00pm. All the best, ladies. Please try to get along to Carrickknowe to support the girls if you can.

Then, on Sunday 14 June, the Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs Final is scheduled for 6.30pm at Liberton.

Finally, a reminder of a couple of upcoming internal events:

1. Please note that the draws for the Senior Gents’ Nominated Pairs and Drawn Triples are now on the Noticeboard. Please check the sheets if you have entered these competitions.

2. The Ladies’ Page Two-Bowl Pairs will take place on the green on Friday 19 June at 1.00pm. The draw for this competition is on the Ladies’ Noticeboard.

3. We now have a full complement of 6 rinks for the Gents’ Friendly at home to Carrickknowe B.C. on Saturday 20 June at 2.00pm. This is always a very enjoyable afternoon for everyone involved.

4. The annual Millar Cup for Mixed Pairs is scheduled for Sunday 28 June at 2.00pm. There is still time to add the names of your Pair to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you are available to play.

The Management Committee.

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Events week 7 – 1st June

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 1 June.

On Monday afternoon, our representative in the Bowls Scotland Senior Gents’ Singles (George Richardson) will play his quarter-final tie against Colinton B.C. at Parkside at 2.00pm. Good luck, George. At the same time, we will be hosting 4 Bowls Scotland Senior Gents’ ties on our green.

The first round of the North & West Knockouts will take place on Tuesday afternoon at 1.45pm. We have two teams (‘A’ and ‘B’) involved in this competition. Our Singles ‘A’ (Bernie Callaghan) will take on Queensberry B.C. away while ‘B’ (Alex Johnston) will be in action against Goldenacre B.C. also away. Our Triples ‘A’ (Alan Barclay, Willie Stoddart and Iain Norton) will be at home to Queensberry B.C. and Triples ‘B’ (David Morrison, Kenny Orr and Brian Howe) will take on Tanfield B.C. also at home. Our Fours ‘A’ (Tom Wallace, Neil Gowans, Les Brown and Donald MacKay) will be in action at Goldenacre B.C. while our Fours ‘B’ (Jimmy Riddock, Alan Mather Snr, Ronnie McCall and Sandy Powell) will be at home to Tanfield B.C. All the best, guys.

Then, on Tuesday evening, Stuart Campbell will continue his quest to qualify for the National Championships at Ayr in August with a match against Ardmillan B.C. at Currie in the Singles at 6.45pm. All the best, Stuart. We are hosting three Ladies’ Bowls Scotland Under 25 games on the green on Tuesday evening also at 6.45pm. Please try to get along to the Club to see some of the best young lady bowlers in Edinburgh in action, if you can.

On Thursday evening, our representatives in the EBA Ladies’ Aussie Pairs (Mo Crighton and Marcia Norton) will take on Blackhall B.C. at Tanfield at 6.45pm. Stick in, girls.

Our Ladies will take on Liberton B.C. away in the first round of the EBA Edinburgh Cup on Friday at 6.30pm. Good luck, ladies.

On Saturday 6 June, the Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District 15 semi-finals will take place at Sighthill. Our Senior Singles (Chris Bentley) will take on Carrickknowe B.C. at 2.00pm and the Triples (Mo Crighton, Pat Clark and Joan Mitchell) have a match against Craigmillar Park B.C at 10.30am. All the best, ladies.

We are playing a first round match away to Goldenacre B.C. in the EBA Top 5 Singles on Sunday evening at 6.45pm. Our team is Joe Blair, Stuart Campbell, Jim MacKay, George Richardson and Ricky Stevens. Please try to get along to the green to support them. Good luck, guys.

A couple of reminders for upcoming events.

On Saturday 13th June we are having a disco from 7pm. Several members turn 60 this year and it seemed a good excuse for a party. Please come along: everyone welcome. This is followed by the screening of some World Cup games with Scotland’s first game starting at 2am. The licence has been extended, so why not lend your voice in support of the national team in the club?

Our Senior Gents have their annual Bob Horsham Trophy competition on Friday 12 June starting at 2.00pm. There is still a little time to add your names to the list on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard if you want to take part in this very enjoyable afternoon.

The Ladies’ Page Two-Bowl Pairs is scheduled to take place on the green on Friday 19 June starting at 1.00pm. This is being drawn on Tuesday so add your name quickly if you wish to play.

The Gents’ Friendly at home to Carrickknowe B.C. will take place on Saturday 20 June at 2.00pm. We are still looking for 2 names to make up the 6 rinks required for this match. Come on, guys, your Club needs you!! Please add your name to the list on the Gents’ Noticeboard if you can take part in this very enjoyable afternoon.

The annual Millar Cup is scheduled for Sunday 28 June at 2.00pm. This is a Mixed Pairs competition and there is a list on the Mixed Noticeboard for those who wish to participate.

The Management Committee

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Events Week 5 – 18th May

Dear Members,
Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 18 May.
Our Bowls Scotland Seniors’ representatives in the Singles (Clint Cassidy and George Richardson) will both be in action on Monday afternoon with Clint taking on Balerno B.C. at Slateford and George against Carrickknowe B.C. at Gorgie Mills. In addition, our Bowls Scotland Senior Fours representatives will begin their campaign on Monday afternoon. Bobby Brown, Brian Sharp, Bernie Callaghan and David McNiven have a match against Carrickknowe B.C. at Balerno while Jim MacKay, Jim Connor, David Sutherland and Bill Cumming will take on Whitehouse & Grange B.C. at West End. All of these games start at 2.00pm. All the best, guys.

Most of our representatives in the Bowls Scotland District 15 competitions have games on Tuesday evening at 6.45pm. Our Singles representatives (Ricky Stevens and Stuart Campbell) have matches against Currie B.C. at Coltbridge and against Carrickknowe B.C. at Lutton Place respectively. At the same time, one of our Pairs representatives (Alan and Brian Sharp) will play Colinton B.C. at Craigmillar Park while the other (Iain Norton and Bob Page) compete against Sighthill B.C. at Carrickknowe. Finally, our Triples (Joe Blair, Bernie Callaghan and David McNiven) will be in action against West End B.C. at Ardmillan. Good luck, guys.
Then, on Thursday evening at 6.45pm, our representative in the EBA Ladies’ Aussie Pairs competition (Mo Crighton and Marcia Norton) will take on Northern B.C. at Gorgie Mills. At the same time, our Gents’ representative in the EBA Set Singles (Joe Blair) is in action against Bainfield B.C. at Whitehouse & Grange and our representatives in the EBA Aussie Pairs (Scott Bremner and Andy Lomax) have a match against Trinity B.C. at Pilrig. Stick in, guys and gals. We are also hosting 5 ties in the various EBA competitions on Thursday evening.
Then, on Saturday 23 May, our Ladies’ Bowls Scotland Pairs and Triples start their qualifying campaigns. The Pairs (Faye Stevens and Michele Koeune) have a match against Whitehouse & Grange B.C. at Juniper Green at 2.00pm and, if successful, will be in action on the Sunday at Juniper Green at 10.30am. Our Triples (Mo Crighton, Pat Clark and Joan Mitchell) compete against Currie B.C. at Whitehouse & Grange at 11.00am and, if successful, will take on Coltbridge B.C. on the Sunday at Whitehouse & Grange at 11.00am. Good luck, ladies.
One of our representatives in the Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs (Gladys Christie and Bernie Callaghan) will be in action on Sunday 24 May with a match at Sighthill against Gorgie Mills B.C. at 6.30pm. At the same time, hopefully our other team (Pat Clark and Jim Connor) will also compete at Carrickknowe. All the best, gals and guys. We are also hosting two Mixed Pairs ties on the green on Sunday evening.

Finally, a wee ‘heads-up’ on some upcoming events :
1. The Senior Gents have their annual Bob Horsham Trophy game at 2.00pm on Friday 12 June. This is a one-day competition (like a Hat Day with the format to be determined by the number of entrants) open to all members of the Gents’ Senior Section. Please add your name to the list on the Seniors’ Notice-board if you are able to play.

2. On Friday 19 June, we are holding the Ladies’ Page Two-Bowl Pairs starting at 1.00pm. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard for those members wishing to participate in this very enjoyable competition.

3. The annual Gents’ Friendly against Carrickknowe B.C. will be held at home on Saturday 20 June starting at 2.00pm. There is a list on the Gents’ Noticeboard for those members who wish to play in this very enjoyable day. We are looking for 5 rinks for this match.
The Management Committee.

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