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Events Week 12 – 7th July

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 7 July.

Our Ladies will take on Seafield B.C. at home in the next round of the EWBA Top Ten on Monday 7 July at 2.00pm. Good luck, girls.

The Ladies have their annual Friendly match away to Kilmarnock B.C. on Tuesday 8 July at 2.00pm. We are sure that everyone involved will have a great afternoon.

On Sunday 13 July, our representatives in the EBA Mixed Rink competition (Chris Bentley, Marcia Norton, Iain Norton and Bill Cumming) will take on Maitland 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 19 July. Please add your name to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate.
2. On Sunday 20 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. The CBC Open Singles event (aka the Bowls & BBQ) will take place on the green on Saturday 26 July starting at 10.00am. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members wishing to take part. This competition, organised and run by Scott Mitchell, is always a very enjoyable day.
4. We will be hosting the annual Invitation Pairs competition on the green on Sunday 3 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.
   5. Our Senior Gents’ will hold the annual Hyland Rigg competition on Friday 8 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.

The Management Committee

Click to access Events-Week-12.pdf

Events Week 11 – 30th June

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 30 June.

On Monday 30 June, our Senior Gents’ North & West Knockout Fours (Peter Anderson, Ronnie Clark, Les Brown and Donald MacKay) have a first round match at home to Goldenacre B.C. at 2.00pm. The Pairs (Alan Barclay and Frank Ross) will take on Blackhall B.C. on Friday afternoon at 1.45pm also at home. At the same time, our Triples (Angus McGarry, Neil Gowans and Brian Howe) have a match away to Blackhall B.C. All the best, guys.

Later on Friday 4 July, our Gents will be in action at home to Carrickknowe B.C. in the first round of the EBA Edinburgh Cup at 6.45pm. Please check the list on the Gents’ Noticeboard for the teams for this match. Stick in, boys.

On Sunday 6 July, the Ladies’ Clark Triples will take place on the green starting at 1.30pm. We are sure everyone involved will have a great afternoon.

Finally, a wee reminder of a few upcoming events :

1. The annual Centenary Trophy will be held at 2.00pm on Saturday 19 July. There is still time to add your name to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate.
2. The Strawberry Fayre is scheduled for 2.00pm on Sunday 20 July. This is an opportunity to get family and friends involved in a wee game of bowls accompanied by some strawberries and ice-cream. Please add your name to the list in the main hall in the Clubhouse if you want to attend.
3. The annual Open Singles competition (aka Bowls & BBQ) will take place on the green starting at 10.00am on Saturday 26 July. Please add your name to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate in this very enjoyable day run by Scott Mitchell.
4. The annual Invitation Pairs is scheduled on the green on Sunday 3 August (start times to be confirmed). There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those wishing to take part. Please note that the Pair must consist of a CBC member and a guest from out with the Club.

The Management Committee

Click to access Events-Week-11.pdf

Events Week 10 – 23rd June

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 23 June.

Our ladies compete in the EWBA Top Ten first round at home to Colinton B.C. on Monday afternoon at 2.00pm. Good luck, girls.

The first round of the North & West Knockout Singles takes place on Monday morning at 11.00 am. Our representative, John MacPhail, will take on an opponent from Dean B.C. All the best, John.

The annual EBA Charity Triples competition is scheduled for Saturday 28 June at Willowbrae B.C. We will be represented in this by Les Brown, Billy Samuel and Bernie Callaghan. Stick in, guys.

On Sunday 29 June, the annual Millar Cup competition for Mixed Pairs will be held on the green at 2.00pm. There is still time to add the names of your pair onto the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard. We are certain that everyone involved will have a wonderful afternoon.

Finally, a wee reminder of several upcoming events :
1 The Ladies’ Clark Triples is scheduled for Sunday 6 July at 1.30pm. There is still time to add your name to the list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate in this competition.

2 The annual Ladies’ Friendly away to Kilmarnock B.C. will be held at 2.00pm on Tuesday 8 July. We are sure that those involved will have a great day.

3 The Ladies’ Captain’s Charity Pairs will take place on Sunday 13 July (start time TBA). Please add the names of your pair to the list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard. This is always a very enjoyable day and helps raise money for Captain Ronnie’s nominated charity – The Corstorphine Dementia Project.

4 We will be holding the Centenary Trophy competition on Saturday 19 July at 2.00pm. Please add your name to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate.

5 The annual Strawberry Fayre will be held on Sunday 20 July starting at 2.00pm. There will be a list in the main hall in the Clubhouse for those members (and family and friends) who wish to be involved. This is always a very good day. Please try to get along to the Club to support it.

The Management Committee.

Click to access Events-Week-10.pdf

Gents EBA Teams for 18th June

Click to access Selection-Teams-18-June-2025.pdf

Selected Teams for 18th June

 

Events Week 9 16th June

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 16 June.

Firstly, huge congratulations to Stuart Campbell who won the Bowls Scotland District 15 Singles Final at Currie last Friday evening. A wonderful achievement. Stuart will now represent District 15 in the National Championships at Ayr in July. Well done, Stuart.

The annual Gents’ Friendly against Carrickknowe B.C. will take place on Saturday 21 June at Carrickknowe at 2.00pm. We are still looking for 4 names to complete the 6 rinks required for this very enjoyable fixture. Please contact Bernie Callaghan or add your name to the list if you are able to play that afternoon. Come on, gents, your Club needs you!!!

And, a reminder of some upcoming events.

1. The Millar Cup for Mixed Pairs will be held on Sunday 29 June on the green at 2.00pm. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those pairs wanting to compete.
2. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard for entry to this year’s Clark Triples to be played on Sunday 6 July. Names must be added by 22 June.
3. The Ladies’ Captain’s Charity Pairs will take place on Sunday 13 July. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard to enter your pair for this competition.

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

The Management Committee

Click to access Events-Week-9.pdf

Events Week 8 – 9th June

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 9 June.

On Tuesday evening at 6.45pm at Parkside, our representatives in the Gents’ Bowls Scotland District semi-finals will be in action. Stuart Campbell will take on Carrickknowe B.C. in the Singles while our Pairs (Keith Bennett and John P Simpson) have a match against Slateford B.C. The Fours (Clint Cassidy, Jim Connor, David Sutherland and Brian Sharp) will be competing against a rink from Carrickknowe B.C. All the best, guys. If successful, our teams will play in the District Finals at Currie on Friday evening at 6.30pm. In addition, we are hosting four semi-final ties on the green on Tuesday evening at 6.45pm.

The final of the Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District Junior Singles involving two girls from Sighthill B.C. will be held on the green on Tuesday evening at 6.45pm. Please try to get along to the Club to see two of the best young bowlers in Edinburgh in action.

On Saturday 14 June, the Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District 15 Finals will be held on our green starting at 10.30am. Although we do not have any representatives involved in these matches, please try to get along to the green to see some of the best lady bowlers in Edinburgh in action.

Then, on Sunday 15 June, the Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs Final is scheduled for 6.30pm at Brunstane. Hopefully, our representatives (Joan Mitchell and Alan Mather Jnr) will be competing in this match – if they are successful in their semi-final match tonight (Sunday). All the best, Joan and Alan.

1. Finally, a reminder of a couple of upcoming internal events
   We are still looking for 4 names to take part in the Gents’ Friendly away to Carrickknowe B.C. on Saturday 21 June at 2.00pm. This is always a very enjoyable afternoon and we would encourage you to play if you can.
2. The annual Millar Cup for Mixed Pairs is scheduled for Sunday 29 June at 2.00pm. Please 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.pdf

Events week 7 – 2nd June

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 2 June.

On Monday afternoon, our representative in the Bowls Scotland Senior Gents’ Singles (George Richardson) will play his quarter-final tie against Balerno B.C. at Slateford at 2.00pm. Good luck, George.

Then, on Tuesday evening, our Gents’ Bowls Scotland representatives continue their quest to qualify for the National Championships in July. Stuart Campbell is in action against Lutton Place B.C. at Gorgie Mills in the Singles while the Pairs (John Matear and John P Simpson) will take on Carrickknowe B.C. ‘B’ also at Gorgie Mills. The Triples (Joe Blair, Bernie Callaghan and David McNiven) have a match against Balerno B.C. at Colinton and the Fours (Clint Cassidy, Jim Connor, David Sutherland and Brian Sharp) are in action against Parkside B.C. at Carrickknowe. All of these ties start at 6.45pm. All the best, guys. Hopefully, all the boys will be involved in the District 15 Finals which will be held at Currie B.C. on Friday 13 June at 6.30pm.

On Thursday evening, our representative in the EBA Gents’ Set Singles (Iain Norton) will take on Northern B.C. at Craigentinny at 6.45pm. Stick in, Iain.

On Friday afternoon, the Senior Gents have their annual Bob Horsham Trophy competition at 2.00pm. There is still time to add your name to the list on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard if you can play in this competition. We are sure everyone involved will have a great day. Please note that there will not be a Hat Day on Friday afternoon.

On Saturday 7 June, the Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District 15 semi-finals will take place at Colinton. Our Singles (Chris Bentley) will take on Mayfield B.C. at 10.00am and the Fours (Jane Mitchell, Vicky Page, Marcia Norton and Evelyn Lowe) have a match against Colinton B.C at 2.00pm. All the best, ladies.

We are hosting a first round match against Queensberry B.C. in the EBA Top 5 Singles on Sunday afternoon at 2.00pm. Our team is Stuart Campbell, David McNiven, Brian Sharp, John P Simpson and Ricky Stevens. Please try to get along to the green to support them. Good luck, guys.

Our Mixed Pairs representatives (Joan Mitchell & Alan Mather Jnr) will be playing in the semi-finals of the Bowls Scotland District 15 qualifiers on Sunday evening at 6.30pm at Balerno against Parkside B.C. All the best, Joan and Alan.

A couple of reminders for upcoming events.

The Gents’ Friendly away to Carrickknowe B.C. will take place on Saturday 21 June at 2.00pm. We are still looking for 5 names to make up the 6 rinks required for this match. 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 29 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

Click to access Events-Week-7.pdf

Gents EBA Teams 4th June

Selected Teams for 4th June

Click to access Selection-Teams-4-June-2025.pdf

Events Week 6 – 26th May

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 26 May.

Firstly, please note the green will be closed all day on Friday 30 May for fertilisation. As a result, there will be no Hat Day on Friday.

On Monday afternoon, our representatives in the Bowls Scotland Senior Gents’ competitions continue their campaigns to qualify for the National Championships in July. One of our Singles players (Jim MacKay) will take on Balerno B.C. while the other (George Richardson) has a match against Beechwood B.C. Our Fours (Ricky Stevens, Jim Connor, David Sutherland and Bernie Callaghan) will compete against Bainfield B.C. All of these matches will take place at Parkside at 2.00pm. All the best, guys.

On Tuesday evening, our Ladies’ EBA team will take on Dean B.C. in the first round of the Edinburgh Cup at Dean at 6.30pm. Good luck, ladies.

Also on Tuesday evening, our Gents’ Bowls Scotland representatives continue their quest to qualify for the National Championships in July. One of our Singles’ representatives (Jim MacKay) will take on Parkside B.C. at Bainfield while the other (Stuart Campbell) is in action against Bainfield B.C. at Braid. Our Pairs (John Matear and John P Simpson) will compete against Slateford B.C. at Mayfield while our Triples (Joe Blair, Bernie Callaghan and David McNiven)) will take on Juniper Green B.C. at Braid. Finally, our Fours (Andy Lomax, Frank Ross, David Sutherland and Brian Sharp) will be in action against Merchiston B.C. at Mayfield. All of these ties start at 6.45pm. All the best, guys.

On Thursday evening at 6.45pm, our representative in the EBA Ladies’ Set Singles competition (Joan Mitchell) will take on Mayfield B.C. at Dean. At the same time, our Gents’ representative (Iain Norton) in the EBA Set Singles has a match against Braid B.C. also at Dean and our Gents’ Aussie Pairs team (Scott Jackson and Keith Bennett) will take on Craigentinny B.C. at London Road Foundry. All the best, guys and gals.

The Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District 15 qualifying matches for our Senior representatives will take place over the weekend of 31 May and 1 June. In the Singles, Chris Bentley will take on Currie B.C. and Joan Mitchell is in action against Slateford B.C. Both of these matches are at 11.00am on Saturday 31 May. If successful, Chris will have another game at 2.00pm on Sunday 1 June while Joan will have another match at 11.00am and, if successful again, will play at 2.00pm on Sunday 1 June. These games are all at Whitehouse & Grange. In the Fours, our representatives (Jane Mitchell, Pat Reid, Marcia Norton and Pat Clark) will take on Balerno B.C. on Saturday 31 May at 10.30am at Sighthill and, if successful, will have another match at 10.30am on Sunday 1 June and, if successful again, will have another game at 2.00pm on the Sunday, both at Sighthill. Good luck, girls.

Hopefully, our Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs teams will still be involved in their competition on Sunday 1 June. If successful this evening (Sunday), Pat Reid and Bernie Callaghan will be playing at Parkside while Joan Mitchell and Alan Mather Jnr will have a match at Sighthill. Both of these games start at 6.30pm. All the best, guys and gals.

Finally, a few reminders :

Firstly, the list for participants in the annual Bob Horsham Trophy (Friday 6 June) is on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard. Please add your name if you can take part.

The Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District 15 Finals will take place on the green on Saturday 14 June starting at 10.00am. Please try to get along to the green to support the ladies in their quest to get to Ayr in July for the National Championships.

The annual Gents’ Friendly away to Carrickknowe B.C. is scheduled for 2.00pm on Saturday 21 June. Please add your name to the list on the Gents’ Noticeboard if you can participate in this always very enjoyable afternoon. We are looking for 6 rinks for this match.

The EBA Charity Triples will take place at Willowbrae B.C. on Saturday 28 June with a start time of 9.45am. We are sending a team of Les Brown, Billy Samuel and Bernie Callaghan to play in this competition. All the best, guys.

Finally, the annual Millar Cup competition will be held at 2.00pm on Sunday 29 June. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those wishing to enter this Mixed Pairs competition. Please add the names of your Pair on the list if you want to take part.

The Management Committee

Gents EBA Teams 21st May

Selected Teams for 21st May

Click to access Selection-Teams-21-May-2025.pdf