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Events week 9 – 20th June

Dear Members,

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

Firstly, commiserations to our Gents’ Pairs (Jim Connor and Bernie Callaghan) and to our Gents’ Triples (Dougie Wilson, George Richardson and Stuart Campbell) who lost in their respective Bowls Scotland District 15 Finals at Whitehouse & Grange last Friday evening. Hard lines, guys, but congratulations in getting to the Finals.

There are several North & West Senior Knockout games on this week. On Monday afternoon, our Singles representative (Donald MacKay) is in action against Blackhall B.C. while our Pairs (Les Brown and Alex Fisher) also take on Blackhall. Both of these ties are at home with a start time of 1.45pm. On Thursday afternoon, our Triples (Ian Fraser, Ronnie Clark and Brian Howe) have a match against Goldenacre B.C. away at 1.45pm and then, on Friday afternoon, our Fours (Angus McGarry, Ian Pickard, Alan Mather Snr and Ian Murdoch) take on Trinity B.C. at home also at 1.45pm. Good luck, guys.

On Friday 24 June, we are hosting the Ladies’ Bowls Scotland Junior Singles Final at 6.30pm. This match involves two girls from Sighthill B.C. and will be a cracking game. Please try to get along to the Club on Friday to see a couple of the best young bowlers in Edinburgh in action.

On Sunday 26 June, the Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District 15 Finals are being held at Carrickknowe B.C. We will be represented in 3 disciplines in this prestigious event. Chris Bentley will take on Bainfield B.C. in the Senior Singles at 10.00am and will be in action again against Braid B.C. in the Singles at 2.00pm. Our Triples (Faye Stevens, Gladys Christie and Moyra Ferrier) have a match against Bainfield B.C. at 2.00pm. All the best, ladies. Please try to get along to Carrickknowe next Sunday afternoon to support the girls in their quest to reach the National Championships at Ayr in July.

Finally, a reminder of a couple of upcoming events.

1. The lists for the Senior Ladies’ Singles and Triples must be completed by 21 June. Please add your name if you wish to play in these competitions.

2. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard for entry to this year’s Clark Triples to be played on Sunday 10 July. Names must be added by 24 June.

3. The annual Open Singles competition (aka Bowls & Barbeque) organised by Scott Mitchell takes place on Saturday 2 July starting at 10.00am. Please add your name to the list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard if you wish to participate.

4. The Millar Cup for Mixed Pairs will be held on Sunday 3 July on the green at 2.00pm. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those pairs wanting to compete.

5. The annual Centenary Trophy is scheduled for Saturday 16 July starting at 2.00pm. Again, there is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members wanting to be involved.

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

The Management Committee

Events Week 9.pdf

Gents EBA Teams – 22nd June

Selected teams for Wednesday 22nd June

Selection Teams 22 June 2022.pdf

Events Week 8 – 13th June

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 13 June.

On Monday afternoon, our ladies have a second round EWBA Top Ten tie against London Road Foundry B.C. at home at 1.15pm. All the best, girls.

Please note that our Gents’ First XVI and Third Team have re-arranged EBA League matches at home on Monday evening while our Second XVI will take on Carrickknowe away. As a result, there will be no Hat Night on Monday.

Then, on Tuesday afternoon, we have two teams involved in the Ladies’ East of Scotland District Finals at Juniper Green at 2.00pm. Our Triples (Faye Stevens, Joan McBain and Chris Bentley) and our Fours (Pat Reid, Pat Calder, Gladys Christie and Theresa Blair) have matches and, at the time of writing, we do not know who their opponents are but, please try to get along to Juniper Green to support them in these important games. Good luck, ladies.

On Tuesday evening, our Gents’ Bowls Scotland representatives continue their quest to qualify for the National Championships in July with District semi-final ties. Our Pairs (Jim Connor and Bernie Callaghan) have a game against Carrickknowe B.C. and the Triples (Dougie Wilson, George Richardson and Stuart Campbell) also take on Carrickknowe B.C. Both of these ties are at Sighthill with a start time of 6.45pm. All the best, guys.

Then, on Friday evening, the Gents’ Bowls Scotland District 15 Finals take place at Whitehouse & Grange B.C. at 6.30pm. Hopefully, our Pairs and Triples will both be involved if they were successful in their semi-finals on Tuesday evening. All the best, guys.

On Saturday 18 June, we will be represented in four different disciplines in the Ladies’ Bowls Scotland District 15 semi-finals at Colinton. In the Singles, Chris Bentley will have a match against Carrickknowe B.C. at 10.00am. In the Senior Singles, Chris will again be in action against Juniper Green B.C. at 2.00pm. In the Triples, Faye Stevens, Gladys Christie and Moyra Ferrier will be in action against Carrickknowe B.C. at 10.00am. And finally, our Senior Fours (Pat Reid, Vicky Page, Pat Clark and Theresa Blair) will have a match against Balerno B.C. at 10.00am. Stick in, ladies.

Finally, a reminder of a few upcoming internal events

1. The lists for the Senior Ladies’ Singles and Triples competitions are on the noticeboard with a closing date of 21st June.

2. There is a list on the ‘Mixed’ Noticeboard for those members who wish to participate in the annual Open Singles (aka Bowls and Barbeque) competition which will take place on Saturday 2 July starting at 10.00am. This is always a very enjoyable and worthwhile day. Please add your name to the list if you can play.

3. The annual Millar Cup for Mixed Pairs is scheduled for Sunday 3 July 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.

 

Events Week 8.pdf

Events Week 7 – 6th June

Dear Members,

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

On Tuesday evening, our Gents’ Bowls Scotland representatives continue their quest to qualify for the National Championships in July. Our Singles’ representative (Jim MacKay) is in action against Slateford B.C. at Parkside while our Pairs (Jim Connor and Bernie Callaghan) have a game against Bainfield B.C. also at Parkside. The Triples (Stuart Campbell, Dougie Wilson and George Richardson) take on Mayfield B.C. at Carrickknowe. All of these ties start at 6.45pm. All the best, guys.

On Thursday evening, we have two representatives in the quarter-finals of the EBA Set Singles competition. Keith Moyes will be in action against Parkside B.C. at Sighthill and David McNiven has a game against Sighthill B.C. at Tanfield. Both of these matches begin at 6.45pm. Good luck, guys.

On Friday afternoon, the Senior Gents have their annual Bob Horsham Trophy competition at 2.00pm. 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 11 June, we will be represented in the annual EBA Charity Triples at Willowbrae. starting at 9.30am Enjoy the day, guys.

Also on Saturday, we will have our first ‘Try Bowls’ Hat Night starting at 7.00pm. Please invite friends and family to the Club to have a wee game of bowls and a convivial evening in the Clubhouse.

Hopefully, our remaining representatives in the Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs (Pat Reid and David McGuire) will be in action in their semi-final tie at 6.00pm on Sunday 12 June on our green. We are hosting both semi-finals on that evening.

Finally, the annual Gents’ Friendly against Carrickknowe will be held on the green at 2.00pm on Saturday 18 June. We need 6 rinks for this match and currently we only have 19 names on the list. Please add your name if you are available; this is always a very enjoyable afternoon.

The Management Committee

Events Week 7.pdf

Gents EBA Teams – 8th June

Selected teams for Wednesday 8th June

Selection Teams 8 June 2022.pdf

Events Week 6 – 30th May

Dear Members,

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

For those members involved in the Gents’ Second XVI match against Tanfield B.C. on Wednesday, please note that the start time for this match is 6.15pm.

On Monday afternoon, our Ladies’ Top Ten kick off their campaign with a match against Maitland B.C. at home at 2.00pm. All the best, girls.

Also on Monday afternoon, our representative in the Bowls Scotland Senior Gents’ Singles (Ricky Stevens) will take on Liberton B.C. at Braid at 2.00pm. Stick in, Ricky.

Then on Tuesday afternoon, our Ladies’ Singles (Joan Mitchell) and Fours (Pat Reid, Pat Calder, Gladys Christie and Theresa Blair) compete in the East of Scotland district semi-finals against Sighthill B.C. and Bainfield B.C. at Sighthill and Maitland respectively. These ties start at 2.00pm. Good luck, ladies.

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 Mayfield B.C. at Slateford while the other (Clint Cassidy) is in action against Gorgie Mills B.C. at Liberton. Our Pairs (Jim Connor and Bernie Callaghan) have a game against Edinburgh West End B.C. at Colinton while the Triples (Willie Stoddart, Dougie Wilson and George Richardson) take on Colinton B.C. at Slateford and the Fours (Bobby Brown, Charlie Sweeney, Ronnie Clark and Willie Aitken) compete against Slateford B.C. at Colinton. All of these ties start at 6.45pm. All the best, guys.

Also on Tuesday evening, we are hosting 4 Gents’ Bowls Scotland ties on the green at 6.45pm.

On Thursday afternoon, our Ladies’ East of Scotland representatives in the Pairs (Moyra Ferrier and Pat Clark) and the Triples (Faye Stevens, Joan McBain and Chris Bentley) are in action in their semi-final ties. The pairs take on Sighthill B.C. and the Triples have a match against Juniper Green B.C. Both of these games are at Carrickknowe B.C. at 2.00pm. Good luck, girls.

On Thursday evening, we have two representatives in the EBA Set Singles competition. Keith Moyes will take on Coltbridge B.C. at Slateford and David McNiven has a game against either Liberton B.C. or Postal B.C. at Craigentinny. Both of these matches begin at 6.45pm. All the best, guys.

Then, on Saturday 4 June, our Senior Ladies kick off their Bowls Scotland qualifying journeys. In the Singles, Chris Bentley takes on Colinton B.C. and Faye Stevens is in action against Gorgie Mills B.C. These games are at Bainfield at 10.00am. If successful, Chris and Faye will have another match on Sunday at Bainfield at 10.00am.

In the Fours, one of our teams (Pat Reid, Vicky Page, Pat Clark and Theresa Blair) will take on Parkside B.C. at Sighthill on Saturday at 2.00pm. If successful, they will have another game at Sighthill on the Sunday at 2.00pm. The other rink (Pat Calder, Joan McBain, Moyra Ferrier and Joan Mitchell) has their first game on Sunday at Sighthill at 10.00am.and, if successful, will have another match at Sighthill on the same day at 2.00pm.

Hopefully, our remaining representatives in the Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs (Pat Reid and David McGuire) will be in action in their quarter-final tie at 6.00pm on Sunday 5 June at Parkside.

Finally, a couple of reminders :

Firstly, the list for participants in the annual Bob Horsham Trophy (Friday 10 June) is on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard. Please add your name if you can take part.

Secondly, we are still looking for two members to accompany Les Brown in representing the Club in the annual EBA Charity Triples event at Willowbrae B.C. on Saturday 11 June starting at 9.30am. Please contact Bernie Callaghan if you would like to take part in this very worthwhile day.

Finally, the annual Gents’ Friendly against Carrickknowe will be held on the green at 2.00pm on Saturday 18 June. We need 6 rinks for this match and currently we only have 7 names on the list. Please add your name if you are available; this is always a very enjoyable afternoon.

The Management Committee

Events Week 6.pdf

Gents EBA Teams – 1st June

Selected teams for Wednesday 1st June.

For those members involved in the Gents’ Second XVI match against Tanfield B.C, please note that the start time for this match is 6.15pm.

Selection Teams 1 June 2022.pdf

Gents EBA Teams – 25th May

Selected Teams for 25th May

Selection Teams 25 May 2022.pdf

Events Week 5 – 23rd May

Dear Members,

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

Our Bowls Scotland Seniors’ representatives in the Singles (Ricky Stevens and George Richardson) will both be in action on Monday afternoon at Colinton against Parkside B.C. and at Beechwood against Slateford B.C. respectively. All the best, guys. In addition, our Bowls Scotland Senior Fours representatives will be at Parkside also on Monday afternoon with a match against Slateford B.C. Good luck, boys. All three of these games start at 2.00pm. Finally, we are scheduled to host 4 Gents’ Senior Bowls Scotland ties on the green on Monday afternoon at 2.00pm.

Our Gents’ Bowls Scotland representatives in the Singles and Pairs start their District 15 competitions on Tuesday evening at 6.45pm. The two Singles (Jim MacKay and Clint Cassidy) take on Beechwood B.C. at Currie and Lutton Place B.C. at Merchiston respectively. At the same time, our two Pairs (Joe Blair and David McNiven & Jim Connor and Bernie Callaghan) compete against Bainfield B.C. at West End and Currie B.C. at Carrickknowe respectively. All the best, guys.

Then, on Thursday evening at 6.45pm, one of our representatives in the EBA Set Singles competition (Keith Moyes) will take on Maitland B.C. at Wardie while the other (David McNiven) has a match against Hillside B.C. at Queensberry. Good luck, guys.

On Saturday 28 May, both of our Ladies’ Bowls Scotland Pairs begin their District 15 qualifying campaigns at Balerno with Pat Reid and Marcia Norton taking on Balerno B.C. and Ronnie McLaren and Theresa Blair having a game against Bainfield B.C. at 10.00 am. If successful, they will both have another match game on the Sunday morning also at Balerno at 10.00am. All the best, girls.

One of our Mixed Pairs (Pat Reid and David McGuire) will kick off their Bowls Scotland campaign on Sunday 29 May with a match against Gorgie Mills B.C. at Colinton. Hopefully, our other representatives (Joan McBain and Ronnie Clark) will also be in action at Braid. These games start at 6.00pm. All the best, guys and gals.

Finally, a wee ‘heads-up’ on some upcoming competitions :

1. The Seniors have their annual Bob Horsham Trophy game at 2.00pm on Friday 10 June. There is a list on the Seniors’ Notice-board for those wishing to be involved.
2. We will be sending a team to the annual EBA Charity Triples competition to be held at Willowbrae B.C. on Saturday 11 June starting at 9.30am. If you would like to be involved on this day, please let Bernie Callaghan know. This is a good day and a great opportunity to meet players from other Clubs. It is open to both Ladies and Gents.
3. The annual Gents’ Friendly with Carrickknowe B.C. will be held at 2.00pm on Saturday 18 June at home. We are looking for 6 rinks for this match. Please add your name to the list on the Gents’ Notice-board if you are available to play. This is always a very good afternoon.

The Management Committee.

Events Week 5.pdf

Gents EBA Teams – 18th May

Selected teams for 18th  May

Selection Teams 18 May 2022 (2).pdf