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

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