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Events Week 6 – 29th May

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 29 May.

On Monday afternoon, our representatives in the Bowls Scotland Senior Gents’ Singles (Jim MacKay and Kenny Orr) will take on Coltbridge B.C. and Currie B.C. respectively at Gorgie Mills at 2.00pm. At the same time, our Senior Fours ‘A’ (Bobby Brown, Donald MacKay, David Sutherland and George Richardson) will have a match against Bainfield B.C. at Mayfield and our ‘B’ team (Ricky Stevens, Tom Mitchell, Tony McBride and Bernie Callaghan) will compete against Whitehouse & Grange B.C. at Beechwood. Stick in, guys.

Then on Tuesday afternoon, our Ladies’ Singles (Chris Bentley) and Fours (Faye Stevens, Ronnie McLaren, Marcia Norton and Joan Mitchell) compete in the East of Scotland district semi-finals against Carrickknowe B.C. at Whitehouse & Grange and against Whitehouse & Grange B.C. at Balerno 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 (Stuart Campbell) will take on Ardmillan B.C. at Gorgie Mills while the other (Tom Mitchell) is in action against Carrickknowe B.C. at Juniper Green. Our Triples (Brian Sharp, David Sutherland and Andy Lomax) take on Merchiston B.C. at Gorgie Mills and the Fours (Joe Blair, Jim Connor, Bernie Callaghan and David McNiven) compete against Beechwood B.C. at Liberton. All of these ties start at 6.45pm. All the best, guys.

Also on Tuesday evening, we are hosting 3 Gents’ Bowls Scotland ties on the green at 6.45pm.

On Thursday afternoon, our Ladies’ East of Scotland representatives in the Triples (Pat Reid, Pat Clark and Theresa Blair) are in action in their semi-final tie. They take on Colinton B.C. at Braid at 2.00pm. Good luck, girls.

On Thursday evening, our remaining representatives in the EBA Aussie Pairs competition (Les Brown and Kenny Orr) have a match against Hillside B.C. at West End at 6.45pm. All the best, guys.

We are also hosting 4 EBA ties on the green at 6.45pm on Thursday 1 June.

Please note that the green will be closed all day on Friday 2 June for treatment.

Hopefully, our representatives in the Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs (Joan Mitchell and Bernie Callaghan) will be in action in their quarter-final tie at 6.00pm on Sunday 4 June at Liberton.

Finally, a couple of reminders :

Firstly, the list for participants in the annual Bob Horsham Trophy (Friday 9 June) is on the Senior Gents’ Noticeboard. Please add your name if you can take part.

Secondly, the Ladies’ Captain’s Charity Pairs will take place on the green on Saturday 24 June. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard for those who wish to participate.

Finally, the annual Gents’ Friendly against Carrickknowe will be held at Carrickknowe at 2.00pm on Saturday 24 June. We need 6 rinks for this match and currently we only have 9 names on the list. Please add your name if you are available; this is always a very enjoyable afternoon.

The Management Committee

Click to access Events-Week-6.pdf

Events Week 5 – 22nd May

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 22 May.

Our Bowls Scotland Seniors’ representatives in the Singles (Jim MacKay and Clint Cassidy) will both be in action on Monday afternoon at Liberton against Beechwood B.C. and at Braid against Colinton B.C. respectively. All the best, guys. In addition, our Bowls Scotland Senior Fours representatives will start their campaigns on Monday afternoon. The ‘A’ team (Bobby Brown, Donald MacKay, David Sutherland and George Richardson) has a match against Bainfield B.C. at Carrickknowe and the ‘B’ team (Ricky Stevens, Tom Mitchell, Tony McBride and Bernie Callaghan) will take on Slateford B.C. at West End. Good luck, boys. All of these games start at 2.00pm.

Our Gents’ Bowls Scotland representatives in the Singles and Pairs start their District 15 competitions on Tuesday evening at 6.45pm. One of our Singles representatives (Stuart Campbell) will take on Bainfield B.C. at Carrickknowe. At the same time, our two Pairs (Bobby Brown and Clint Cassidy & Ricky Stevens and Jim MacKay) compete against Parkside B.C. at Colinton and Lutton Place B.C. at West End respectively. All the best, guys.

Then, on Thursday evening at 6.45pm, our representative in the EBA Set Singles competition (Dougie Wilson) will take on Tanfield B.C. at Pilrig At the same time, our Ladies’ representatives (Marcia Norton and Joan Mitchell) in the EBA Aussie Pairs have a match against Whitehouse & Grange B.C. at Pilrig and our Gents’ Pairs (Les Brown and Kenny Orr & Billy Samuel and John P Simpson) will take on Tanfield B.C. at Postal and Jessfield B.C. at Whitehouse & Grange respectively . Good luck, guys and gals.

Next weekend, our Senior Ladies’ teams kick off their Bowls Scotland campaigns. One of our representatives in the Singles (Faye Stevens) will take on Currie B.C. at Carrickknowe on Saturday 27 May at 1.00pm and, if successful, will have another match at Carrickknowe on the Sunday at 1.00pm. The other Singles representative (Chris Bentley) has a game against Carrickknowe B.C. at Carrickknowe on Sunday 28 May at 1.00pm. Our Senior Fours (Pat Reid, Ann Douglas, Marcia Norton and Joan Mitchell) will take on Colinton B.C. at Sighthill at 10.00am on Saturday 27 May and, if successful, will potentially have two more matches at Sighthill on the Sunday at 10.00am and 2.00pm. All the best, girls.

Hopefully, our Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs representatives (Joan Mitchel and Bernie Callaghan & Faye Stevens and Clint Cassidy) will both be in action in the next round of their competition on Sunday 28 May with matches at Currie and Colinton respectively. 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 9 June. There is a list on the Seniors’ Notice-board for those wishing to be involved. The entry lists for the Jack Pettigrew Pairs and the John White Triples are also now on the board.

2. We will be sending a team (Les Brown, Billy Samuel and Bernie Callaghan) to the annual EBA Charity Triples competition to be held at Willowbrae B.C. on Saturday 10 June starting at 9.30am. All the best, guys.

3. The annual Ladies’ Captain’s Charity Pairs is scheduled for Saturday 24 June on the green. There is a list on the Ladies’ Noticeboard for those ladies who wish to participate. Each pair will consist of a Corstorphine B.C. lady and an invited guest from outwith the Club. This is always a great day and helps raise money for this year’s chosen charity (Alzheimer’s Scotland).

4. The annual Gents’ Friendly with Carrickknowe B.C. will be held at 2.00pm on Saturday 24 June at Carrickknowe. 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.

Click to access Events-Week-5.pdf

 

Events Week 4 – 15th May

Dear Members,

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

Our Ladies continue their East of Scotland campaigns this week. In the Singles, Chris Bentley has a match against Braid B.C. at Bainfield at 2.00pm on Tuesday and, at the same time, the Fours (Faye Stevens, Ronnie McLaren, Marcia Norton and Joan Mitchell) will take on Colinton B.C. at Sighthill. Then, on Thursday afternoon, our Pairs (Val Mather and Joan McBain) compete against Balerno B.C. at Juniper Green and our Triples (Pat Reid, Pat Clark and Theresa Blair) will take on Sighthill B.C. at Colinton. All the best, ladies. In addition, we are hosting a Pairs and a Triples tie on the green on Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday 18 May, our EBA representatives in the Set Singles (George Richardson and Dougie Wilson) have their first matches in this competition. George will take on Sighthill B.C. at Braid while Dougie has a game against Jessfield B.C. at Colinton. In the Australian Pairs competition, one of our teams (Les Brown and Kenny Orr) has a match against Jessfield B.C. at Craigentinny. All of these games start at 6.45pm. Stick in, guys. In addition, we are hosting 3 ties in these competitions on our green on Thursday evening.

Our Ladies’ Pairs representatives (Pat Reid and Marcia Norton) and Triples (Faye Stevens, Gladys Christie and Moyra Ferrier) all kick off their Bowls Scotland campaigns next weekend. On Saturday 20 May, Pat and Marcia have a match against Bainfield B.C. at 10.00am at Bainfield and, if successful, they will potentially have another two games at Bainfield on Sunday at 10.00am and 2.00 pm. The Triples will compete against Colinton B.C. at 1.00pm on Sunday 21 May at Liberton. Good luck, ladies.

On Sunday 21 May, our Bowls Scotland Mixed Pairs teams are in action in the evening. Joan Mitchell and Bernie Callaghan take on Bainfield B.C. at Whitehouse and Grange while Faye Stevens and Clint Cassidy compete against Merchiston B.C. at Beechwood. Both of these matches start at 6.30pm. All the best, guys and gals. In addition, we are hosting two ties on our green in this competition.

Finally, the first Gents’ Friendly of the season against Gala Abbotsford B.C. is scheduled for Saturday 20 May at 2.00pm at home. There is still time to add your name to the list on the Noticeboard if you wish to play. We are still looking for 2 players. We are sure that everyone involved will have a wonderful afternoon.

The Management Committee.

Click to access Events-Week-4.pdf

Events Week 3 – 8th May

Dear Members,

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

Our Ladies’ Singles representatives (Chris Bentley and Joan Mitchell) and Fours (Val Mather, Joan McBain , Evelyn Lowe and Theresa Blair) all kick off their Bowls Scotland campaigns next weekend. On Saturday 13 May, Chris has a match against Parkside B.C. at 11.00am while Joan takes on Braid B.C. at 2.00pm both at Braid and, if successful, they will have another game at Braid on Sunday at 11.00am. Our Fours will compete against Sighthill B.C. at 2.00pm on Saturday 13 May at Mayfield. Good luck, ladies.

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 8 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 Sheet’ on the Gents’ Noticeboard to approach others on the Sheet to form teams for these competitions.

Finally, the first Gents’ Friendly of the season against Gala Abbotsford B.C. is scheduled for Saturday 20 May at 2.00pm at home. There is still time to add your name to the list on the Noticeboard if you wish to play. We are looking for another 3 gents to make up the 16.

The Management Committee.

Click to access Events-Week-3.pdf

Events Week 2 – 1st May

Dear Members,

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

Our Ladies’ Heather League team have their first game against Carrickknowe B.C. on Monday afternoon with one rink at home and one away. All the best, girls.

Then, on Tuesday afternoon, our Ladies kick off their East of Scotland B.A. campaigns with our Singles representative (Chris Bentley) taking on Gilmerton B.C. at Whitehouse & Grange at 2.00pm. Good luck, Chris. The Triples (Pat Reid, Pat Clark and Theresa Blair) have their first round match on Thursday afternoon at 2.00pm at Colinton also against Gilmerton B.C. Stick in, ladies. In addition, we have two East of Scotland ties on our green on Thursday afternoon.

Our Senior Gents’ North & West teams have their first League matches on Tuesday afternoon with the ‘A’ team away to Tanfield B.C. ‘B’ and the ‘B’ team at home to Trinity B.C. Good luck, guys.

The first Gents’ Edinburgh Bowling Association matches are scheduled for Wednesday (3 May) evening with the First XVI at home to Mayfield B.C., the Second XVI away to Queensberry B.C. and the Third Team at home to Gorgie Mills B.C. All the best, guys.

The RMBA League matches kick off on Thursday afternoon. Our ‘A’ team have a ‘Free Week’ while the ‘B’ team are at home to Mayfield B.C. Good luck, guys.

On Sunday, we have this year’s Try Bowls session. It starts at Noon and is an opportunity for family and friends to come along to the Club and have a wee game of bowls. It is aimed at those who have not played the game before but is open to all. Please invite your chums to have a go – who knows, we may get additional members out of it!!

Finally, a couple of reminders. The lists for entry to the Blyth Pairs, Club Pairs, Birnie Pairs, Davis Triples and Walker Fours are currently on the Notice-boards and need to be completed by Monday 8 May. The first Gents’ Friendly of the season at home to Gala Abbotsford B.C. will be held at 2.00pm on Saturday 20 May. The list for players for this match is on the Notice-board in the Clubhouse and we are looking for 4 rinks. Please add your name to the list if you are available.

The Management Committee

Click to access Events-Week-2.pdf

Events Week 1 – 24th April

Dear Members,

Please read the attached document which details the bowling events involving our Club during the week beginning Monday 24 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 Currie B.C. on Wednesday 26 April at 2.15pm. Good luck, girls.

There will be a ‘practice’ match on Wednesday 26 April at 6.15pm for all players involved in the Gents’ Edinburgh Bowling Association teams. A copy of the Teams selected for this game is attached for information. Please check the Notice-board in the locker-room and, if selected but unavailable to play, let Bernie Callaghan 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 29 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 organisation of both the bowling and the catering. 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 8 May.

Finally, there is a list on the Gents’ Noticeboard for members wishing to play in the annual Friendly at home to Gala Abbotsford B.C. on Saturday 20 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 Selection-Trial-Teams-2023.pdf

Click to access Events-Week-1.pdf