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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.

Click to access Events-Week-8-1.pdf

Click to access Events-Week-8-1.pdf

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.

https://www.corstorphinebowlingclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Events-Week-5.pdf

Gents EBA Teams 11th & 13th May

Teams attached for this week:

11th May:  https://www.corstorphinebowlingclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Selection-Teams-11-May-2026.pdf

 

13th May:  https://www.corstorphinebowlingclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Selection-Teams-13-May-2026.pdf

 

Events Week 4 – 11th May

Dear members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 11 May.

Two of the Gents’ EBA league matches this week have been re-arranged with the First XVI in action against Leith B.C. away and the Second XVI taking on Queensberry B.C. at home on Monday at 6.30pm. The Third Team game against Seafield B.C. remains on Wednesday evening at home at 6.30pm. Please check the Gents’ Noticeboard for rinks involved.

As a result of this re-arrangement, the weekly Hat Night has been cancelled this Monday.
Our Ladies’ Senior Singles representatives (Gladys Christie and Chis Bentley) and Senior Fours ‘A’ (Mo Crighton, Cathy Souza, Michele Koeune and Joan Mitchell) and Senior Fours ‘B’ (Jane Mitchell, Val Mather, Pat Clark and Marcia Norton) all kick off their Bowls Scotland campaigns next weekend.

On Saturday 16 May, Gladys and Chris have matches against Carrickknowe B.C. and Parkside B.C. respectively at 10.30am at Currie and, if successful, they will each have another game at Currie in the afternoon at 2.00pm.

Also on Saturday 16 May, our Senior Fours ‘A’ will take on Juniper Green B.C. at Coltbridge at 10.30am while our Senior Fours ‘B’ are in action against Bainfield B.C. ‘B’ at Coltbridge at 2.00pm. If successful, they will each have another game at Coltbridge on the Sunday at 10.30am. Good luck to all the ladies involved.

On Sunday 17 May, one of our Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs teams (Pat and Ronnie Clark) will start their journey with a match against Mayfield B.C. at Juniper Green at 6.30pm. All the best, Pat and Ronnie.

Please note that the closing date for entry into this season’s Pairs (Blyth, Club and Birnie), Davis Triples and Walker Fours competitions is Monday 11 May. So, there is still time to add your names to the lists on the Mixed and Gents’ Noticeboards. We would also encourage those members who have their names on the ‘Help Sheets’ on the Gents’ and Mixed Noticeboards to approach others on the Sheets to form teams for these competitions.

Finally, the first Gents’ Friendly of the season away to Gala Abbotsford B.C. is scheduled for Saturday 16 May at 2.00pm. We are sure that everyone involved will have a wonderful afternoon.
The Management Committee.

https://www.corstorphinebowlingclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Events-Week-4.pdf

Gents EBA Teams 6th May

Click to access Selection-Teams-6-May-2026.pdf

Events Week 3 – 4th May

Dear members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 4 May.

Our Ladies have their first EBA League match on Monday evening away to Bainfield B.C. at 6.30pm. Good luck, girls.

The first Gents’ EBA League matches will take place on Wednesday 6 May at 6.30pm with the First XVI at home to Hillside B.C. while our Second XVI take on Postal B.C. away and the Third Team play Hillside B.C. also away. All the best, guys.

Please note that the closing date for entry into this season’s Pairs (Blyth, Club and Birnie), Davis Triples and Walker Fours competitions is Monday 11 May. So, there is still time to add your names to the lists on the Mixed and Gents’ Noticeboards. We would also encourage those members who have their names on the ‘Help Sheets’ on the Gents’ and Mixed Noticeboards to approach others on the Sheets to form teams for these competitions.

Finally, the first Gents’ Friendly of the season away to Gala Abbotsford B.C. is scheduled for Saturday 16 May at 2.00pm. There is still time to add your name to the list on the Noticeboard if you wish to play. We are looking for another 2 gents to make up the 15.

The Management Committee.

Click to access Events-Week-3.pdf

Events Week 1 – 20th April

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 20 April.
While it is only the first week of the season, there are a few things happening but the number of events will grow as the season progresses. There will be an e-mail each week with the forthcoming events. We hope that you continue to find it useful. A copy will be posted on the ‘Events Board’ in the Clubhouse and on the website.

Our Ladies have their first Water of Leith League match away to Sighthill B.C. on Wednesday 22 April at 2.15pm. Good luck, girls.

There will be a ‘practice’ match on Wednesday 22 April at 6.15pm for all players involved in the Gents’ Edinburgh Bowling Association teams. Please check the Notice-board in the locker-room and, if selected but unavailable to play, let David Sutherland know. Please note that dress for this event will be ‘smart, casual’ – no need for Club dress.
The Gents will have their annual Bowling Day at 2.00pm on Saturday 25 April. There is a list on the Gents’ Notice-board for those wishing to play. Please add your name to this list as this will help with the organization of the bowling. Again, please note that dress for this event will be ‘smart, casual’.

Lists for entry to the Birnie Mixed Pairs and the Club Pairs competitions are now on the ‘Mixed’ Notice-board while those for entry to the Blyth Pairs, the Davis Triples and the Walker Fours are on the Gents’ Notice-board. These have to be completed by Monday 11 May.

Finally, there is a list on the Gents’ Noticeboard for members wishing to play in the annual Friendly away to Gala Abbotsford B.C. on Saturday 16 May at 2.00pm. Please add your name if you are able to be involved.
We wish you all an enjoyable and successful bowling season.

The Management Committee.

Click to access Events-Week-1.pdf