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