Result of DHBA Friendly Against the Jacks:
The Dengie Hundred Bowling Association played its annual friendly against the Jacks on Sunday 22nd January over five mixed rinks. It was a mixture of results across the rinks but in the end the Dengie won three of the five rinks and just managed to win overall by 3 shot with a total score of 102/99. The individual rink scores were 29/12, 23/19, 24/12 to DHBA and 38/12, 14/17 to the Jacks.
The Dengie Hundred Bowling Association played its annual friendly against the Jacks on Sunday 22nd January over five mixed rinks. It was a mixture of results across the rinks but in the end the Dengie won three of the five rinks and just managed to win overall by 3 shot with a total score of 102/99. The individual rink scores were 29/12, 23/19, 24/12 to DHBA and 38/12, 14/17 to the Jacks.
Burnham 'B' Team Win 3rd Indoor/Outdoor Game In a Row:
Saturday 14th January saw Burnham Hillside BC 'B' team play its third game at the Jacks in the Indoor/Outdoor league. Their opponents were RHP BC. It was a change of fortunes over the two rinks as at the beginning one rink found itself 10/1 down and on the other rink they were leading by 5 shots. As the games progressed though Burnham's losing team came back and took the lead then never looked back and finally won 23/14 whereas the other rink lost its way and finally lost 16/21 but the good news is overall Burnham won 39/35 which gave them 4 of the 6 available league points putting them in second place in the league. With another 3 games to go there is still a chance for top spot. Well done to all the players and good luck in the future games.
Saturday 14th January saw Burnham Hillside BC 'B' team play its third game at the Jacks in the Indoor/Outdoor league. Their opponents were RHP BC. It was a change of fortunes over the two rinks as at the beginning one rink found itself 10/1 down and on the other rink they were leading by 5 shots. As the games progressed though Burnham's losing team came back and took the lead then never looked back and finally won 23/14 whereas the other rink lost its way and finally lost 16/21 but the good news is overall Burnham won 39/35 which gave them 4 of the 6 available league points putting them in second place in the league. With another 3 games to go there is still a chance for top spot. Well done to all the players and good luck in the future games.
Good Win for Indoor/Outdoor 'A' Team:
Saturday 7th January saw Burnham's 'A' team match their skills against Chelmsford BC in a Jacks Indoor/Out League. On one rink it was a tight game with both teams vying for the lead but about half way through the Burnham four kept the lead by a few shots and finally won 21/18. On the other rink the Burnham four where always in second place but towards the end they did well and eventually took the lead and ended up winning 18/15. by winning on both rinks and having the overall winning score Burnham took all 6 available league points. Well done to both Burnham rink players.
Saturday 7th January saw Burnham's 'A' team match their skills against Chelmsford BC in a Jacks Indoor/Out League. On one rink it was a tight game with both teams vying for the lead but about half way through the Burnham four kept the lead by a few shots and finally won 21/18. On the other rink the Burnham four where always in second place but towards the end they did well and eventually took the lead and ended up winning 18/15. by winning on both rinks and having the overall winning score Burnham took all 6 available league points. Well done to both Burnham rink players.
Jacks Indoor/Outdoor 'B' Team Result:
On Saturday 17th December it was the turn of BHBC's 'B' team to play its 2nd league game of the Jacks Indoor/Outdoor League. Their opponents were Writtle Bowls Club. It was a close game with Burnham putting in a creditable game on both rinks. In the end Burnham won on one rink 24/18 and narrowly lost on the other rink 16/17 but Burnham came out the overall winners so won 4 of the available 6 league points. Well done the 'B' team.
On Saturday 17th December it was the turn of BHBC's 'B' team to play its 2nd league game of the Jacks Indoor/Outdoor League. Their opponents were Writtle Bowls Club. It was a close game with Burnham putting in a creditable game on both rinks. In the end Burnham won on one rink 24/18 and narrowly lost on the other rink 16/17 but Burnham came out the overall winners so won 4 of the available 6 league points. Well done the 'B' team.
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Jacks Indoor/Outdoor 'A' Team Result:
On Saturday 10th December BHBC's 'A' team played against Maldon BC in the two rink mixed Indoor/Outdoor league. On one rink Burnham seem to aways have the edge over the Maldon four and towards the end were leading by 8 shots but on the last end they dropped 5 shots so only won by 3 shots. On the other rink it was a very close game with the lead changing hands many times. Towards the last few ends though Maldon did well and eventually won. The final scores were 24/21 to Burnham and 16/23 to Maldon giving Maldon the overall winning score of 40/44 and therefore taking 4 of the available 6 league points.
On Saturday 10th December BHBC's 'A' team played against Maldon BC in the two rink mixed Indoor/Outdoor league. On one rink Burnham seem to aways have the edge over the Maldon four and towards the end were leading by 8 shots but on the last end they dropped 5 shots so only won by 3 shots. On the other rink it was a very close game with the lead changing hands many times. Towards the last few ends though Maldon did well and eventually won. The final scores were 24/21 to Burnham and 16/23 to Maldon giving Maldon the overall winning score of 40/44 and therefore taking 4 of the available 6 league points.
Burnham Hillside BC AGM Feedback:
The BHBC Annual General meeting took place on Friday 25th November from 7.15 PM. There was some 36 people in attendance. It started with two minutes silence for all those members who had passed away over the last year which was then followed by all the reports from the various lead Officers. After a short break the 2023 Committee was announced with the following changes to last year's officers.
Joy Campbell replaced John Wilson as President,
Paulette Norfolk replaced Joy Campbell as Secretary,
Trish Hollis replaced Christine Reynolds as Ladies Captain,
David Gamble replaced Nigel Barnes as a selector.
Click here to see a complete list of the 2023 Committee members.
Two proposals were put forward to vote on.
(1). That the Annual Membership Subscription be increased by £2 taking it to £88. THIS WAS AGREED.
(2). All mobile phones must be switched off when going through the door to the Green by bowlers and spectators. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS AGREED BUT THE PHONE SHOULD BE PUT ON SILENT MODE INSTEAD OF BEING SWITCHED OFF.
After the meeting closed a general discussion took place in which a few items were taken forward to be discussed by the Club Committee at the next monthly meeting.
The BHBC Annual General meeting took place on Friday 25th November from 7.15 PM. There was some 36 people in attendance. It started with two minutes silence for all those members who had passed away over the last year which was then followed by all the reports from the various lead Officers. After a short break the 2023 Committee was announced with the following changes to last year's officers.
Joy Campbell replaced John Wilson as President,
Paulette Norfolk replaced Joy Campbell as Secretary,
Trish Hollis replaced Christine Reynolds as Ladies Captain,
David Gamble replaced Nigel Barnes as a selector.
Click here to see a complete list of the 2023 Committee members.
Two proposals were put forward to vote on.
(1). That the Annual Membership Subscription be increased by £2 taking it to £88. THIS WAS AGREED.
(2). All mobile phones must be switched off when going through the door to the Green by bowlers and spectators. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS AGREED BUT THE PHONE SHOULD BE PUT ON SILENT MODE INSTEAD OF BEING SWITCHED OFF.
After the meeting closed a general discussion took place in which a few items were taken forward to be discussed by the Club Committee at the next monthly meeting.
BHBC 2022 Dinner, Presentation and Dance Night:
Burnham Hillside BC held its annual Dinner, Presentation and Dance night on Friday 4th November at the Corinthian Yacht Club. It was a very enjoyable evening with 54 people in attendance. The evening started with a very nice three course meal. This was then followed with a brief speech from the BHBC President John Wilson which included welcoming the guests and visitors. Jeanette Wilson then ran the presentation of all the club trophies won over the year with John Wilson Presenting them to those winners in attendance. The Club person of the year award went to Dawn Hood who sadly was unable to attend due to illness on the day. The evening then finished off with dancing until 12.00pm to the sounds of the 2 Steps Back duo. A big thank you to everyone who attended. It was a great night.
Burnham Hillside BC held its annual Dinner, Presentation and Dance night on Friday 4th November at the Corinthian Yacht Club. It was a very enjoyable evening with 54 people in attendance. The evening started with a very nice three course meal. This was then followed with a brief speech from the BHBC President John Wilson which included welcoming the guests and visitors. Jeanette Wilson then ran the presentation of all the club trophies won over the year with John Wilson Presenting them to those winners in attendance. The Club person of the year award went to Dawn Hood who sadly was unable to attend due to illness on the day. The evening then finished off with dancing until 12.00pm to the sounds of the 2 Steps Back duo. A big thank you to everyone who attended. It was a great night.
C&D BA 2022 Presentation Dinner:
The Chelmsford & District BA 2022 Presentation Dinner was held on Sunday 30th October and our Men's Captain Sid and Ladies Vice Captain Hazel were in attendance to receive the Winners and Runners-up cups and medals. See pictures below.
The Chelmsford & District BA 2022 Presentation Dinner was held on Sunday 30th October and our Men's Captain Sid and Ladies Vice Captain Hazel were in attendance to receive the Winners and Runners-up cups and medals. See pictures below.
Hazel Bradley recieving runners-up medals on behalf of Joy Campbell & Val Hyam for the Ladies Pairs.
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Ladies Pairs Runners-up medals.
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Sid Curtis receiving winners cup and medals on behalf of the Burnham 'A' team for winning the 2nd Division.
Cup, Medal and Pennant for winning the 2nd Division.
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Sid Curtis & Hazel Bradley receiving the winners cup and medals on behalf of the Burnham 'B' team for winning the 4th Division.
Cup, Medal and Pennnant for winning the 4th Division.
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Burnham's 'A'' Team Indoor/Outdoor Result:
Burnham's 'A' team played its first indoor/outdoor league game at the Jacks on Saturday 22nd October. Their opponents were Danbury. On one rink Burnham had a close game which went right to the last end which they eventually won 23/22. On the other rink though Danbury played well and managed a good win of 27/13. Threfore Danbury won overall taking four of the available 6 league points.
Burnham's 'A' team played its first indoor/outdoor league game at the Jacks on Saturday 22nd October. Their opponents were Danbury. On one rink Burnham had a close game which went right to the last end which they eventually won 23/22. On the other rink though Danbury played well and managed a good win of 27/13. Threfore Danbury won overall taking four of the available 6 league points.
B Team Win First 2022/23 Indoor/Outdoor Game:
Burnham's 'B' team played its first Indoor/Outdoor game at the Jacks on Saturday 15th October. Their opponents were South Woodham Ferrers. Overall Burnham did very well. On one rink they were leading all the way which they eventually won 23/13. On the other rink though it was a tighter game and although Burnham just had themselves in front for most of the game SFW just came back at the end and managed a win of 20/18. Overall though Burnham won so took 4 of the available 6 league points. Let's hope the 'A' team can do just as well on Saturday 22nd when they play Danbury?
Burnham's 'B' team played its first Indoor/Outdoor game at the Jacks on Saturday 15th October. Their opponents were South Woodham Ferrers. Overall Burnham did very well. On one rink they were leading all the way which they eventually won 23/13. On the other rink though it was a tighter game and although Burnham just had themselves in front for most of the game SFW just came back at the end and managed a win of 20/18. Overall though Burnham won so took 4 of the available 6 league points. Let's hope the 'A' team can do just as well on Saturday 22nd when they play Danbury?
Excellent Closing of the Green Fun Day:
On Sunday 25th September to see the last bowling day of the outdoor 2022 season out in style Burnham Hillside BC held a Fun Day with instructions that the dress code was to be Cowboys, Cowgirls, and Indians and all 39 bowlers who played got into the spirit of the occasion. Thankfully even the weather took part as it didn’t rain. The competition was 3 games of 8 ends with each session being randomly picked positions but the last game ended up as only 6 ends as it was beginning to get a little chilly. Great fun was had by all with lots of laughter and chat. After the game everyone tucked into an excellent buffet generously provided by all the bowlers. This was followed by the club’s President, John Wilson thanking everyone for taking part and gave a special thanks to Len Hyam and Lorna Harker for looking after the bar for the day. He then announced the winner on the day which ended up being a tie between Karen Hull and Kevin Brown. They both had 16 points and had both won 15 ends so they shared the winner’s fun trophy. This was then followed up with the raffle draw after which many of the bowlers continued to socialise for several hours.
On Sunday 25th September to see the last bowling day of the outdoor 2022 season out in style Burnham Hillside BC held a Fun Day with instructions that the dress code was to be Cowboys, Cowgirls, and Indians and all 39 bowlers who played got into the spirit of the occasion. Thankfully even the weather took part as it didn’t rain. The competition was 3 games of 8 ends with each session being randomly picked positions but the last game ended up as only 6 ends as it was beginning to get a little chilly. Great fun was had by all with lots of laughter and chat. After the game everyone tucked into an excellent buffet generously provided by all the bowlers. This was followed by the club’s President, John Wilson thanking everyone for taking part and gave a special thanks to Len Hyam and Lorna Harker for looking after the bar for the day. He then announced the winner on the day which ended up being a tie between Karen Hull and Kevin Brown. They both had 16 points and had both won 15 ends so they shared the winner’s fun trophy. This was then followed up with the raffle draw after which many of the bowlers continued to socialise for several hours.
2022 BHBC PRESIDENT vs CAPTAINS DAY:
Burnham Hillside BC held their traditional end of season inter-club game of the President versus the Captains on Saturday 17th September with each side hoping to win the coverted Arnold Read Trophy. It was very well attended with 48 Burnham bowlers playing over 6 rinks of 21 ends. The occasion was a light hearted affair with plenty of fun during and after the game. The weather was excellent and the Green bowled very well. The scores across the six rinks varied and individually the Captain’s side won 3 and drew 1 of the 6 rinks but it was the President's side who narrowly won with an overall score of 110/107. Present during the day was Arnold Read's son (Malcolm) and Malcolm's wife (Rachel) and it was Malcom who presented the trophy to the President John Wilson after Malcolm gave his appreciation speech. After the game there was a super buffet with food generously donated by all the bowlers on the day which was suitably washed down with the varied liquid refreshments served by various bar members.
Burnham Hillside BC held their traditional end of season inter-club game of the President versus the Captains on Saturday 17th September with each side hoping to win the coverted Arnold Read Trophy. It was very well attended with 48 Burnham bowlers playing over 6 rinks of 21 ends. The occasion was a light hearted affair with plenty of fun during and after the game. The weather was excellent and the Green bowled very well. The scores across the six rinks varied and individually the Captain’s side won 3 and drew 1 of the 6 rinks but it was the President's side who narrowly won with an overall score of 110/107. Present during the day was Arnold Read's son (Malcolm) and Malcolm's wife (Rachel) and it was Malcom who presented the trophy to the President John Wilson after Malcolm gave his appreciation speech. After the game there was a super buffet with food generously donated by all the bowlers on the day which was suitably washed down with the varied liquid refreshments served by various bar members.
BHBC 2022 Internal Competition Finals:
BHBC held their end of season internal Finals during the 9th to 12th September. 18 finalists matched their skills all putting up excellent games watched by supporting BHBC members. Most of the games were very tight results which proved to be good entertainment. Its organisation was down to the Club’s Competition Secretaries, Jeanette Wilson & Eleanor Bridge and her helpers which included plenty of refreshments throughout the period prepared by Tina Wallace, Wendy Parkhouse & Jeanette Wilson and not forgetting all the bar staff.
The results of the Competitions were:
LADIES ROSE BOWL: Dawn Hood 21 / Patsy Hammond 12
WOOLF HANDICAP: Kevin Olley 21 / Kevin Brown 20
MEN’S CAPTAINS CUP: Ron Stanford 21 / Brian Holloway 18
LADIES CAPTAINS CUP: Val Stack 21 / Doreen Jerome 4
RALPH HERRING CUP: David Gamble 21 / Kevin Brown 20
BILL KING TROPHY: David Gamble 21 / Val Hyam 18
PARKSTONE TWO WOODS: Kevin Olley 21 / Joy Campbell 16
MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Steve Nicholls 21 / Kevin Olley 18
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Dawn Hood 21 / Patsy Hammond 14
JOHN DEED PAIRS: Kevin Brown & Peter Cox 22 / David Gamble & John Greenane 10
MIXED PAIRS: Kevin Olley & Val Hyam 16 / John Noble & Christine Reynolds 15
LADIES HANDICAP: Trish Hollis 21 / Wendy Parkhouse 17
BHBC held their end of season internal Finals during the 9th to 12th September. 18 finalists matched their skills all putting up excellent games watched by supporting BHBC members. Most of the games were very tight results which proved to be good entertainment. Its organisation was down to the Club’s Competition Secretaries, Jeanette Wilson & Eleanor Bridge and her helpers which included plenty of refreshments throughout the period prepared by Tina Wallace, Wendy Parkhouse & Jeanette Wilson and not forgetting all the bar staff.
The results of the Competitions were:
LADIES ROSE BOWL: Dawn Hood 21 / Patsy Hammond 12
WOOLF HANDICAP: Kevin Olley 21 / Kevin Brown 20
MEN’S CAPTAINS CUP: Ron Stanford 21 / Brian Holloway 18
LADIES CAPTAINS CUP: Val Stack 21 / Doreen Jerome 4
RALPH HERRING CUP: David Gamble 21 / Kevin Brown 20
BILL KING TROPHY: David Gamble 21 / Val Hyam 18
PARKSTONE TWO WOODS: Kevin Olley 21 / Joy Campbell 16
MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Steve Nicholls 21 / Kevin Olley 18
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Dawn Hood 21 / Patsy Hammond 14
JOHN DEED PAIRS: Kevin Brown & Peter Cox 22 / David Gamble & John Greenane 10
MIXED PAIRS: Kevin Olley & Val Hyam 16 / John Noble & Christine Reynolds 15
LADIES HANDICAP: Trish Hollis 21 / Wendy Parkhouse 17
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Ladies Came runners-up in C&D Final:
The Finals of the Chelmsford & District BA was held on Sunday 11th September at Southminster BC. BHBC’s Joy Campbell & Val Hyam played in the Ladies Pairs Competition against a pair from Stock. Val and Joy put up a valiant effort but on the day the Stock duo were just too strong so won the game 19/10 but Val & Joy did excellent to reach the final. Well done to them both. |
Val Hyam & Joy Campbell
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Monday Afternoon League Winners:
The Monday afternoon League run by Karen Hull had its final games on 5th September and after 10 weeks games the winners of the 2022 Monday League were announced by Karen Hull who were Wendy Parkhouse, Michael Bridge, Kevin Brown & Sid Curtis. Karen presented each player with a winners bottle of wine and bottle lights and afterwards everyone expressed their appreciation to Karen for organising and running the league.
The Monday afternoon League run by Karen Hull had its final games on 5th September and after 10 weeks games the winners of the 2022 Monday League were announced by Karen Hull who were Wendy Parkhouse, Michael Bridge, Kevin Brown & Sid Curtis. Karen presented each player with a winners bottle of wine and bottle lights and afterwards everyone expressed their appreciation to Karen for organising and running the league.
Coronation Shield & Plate Finals:
On 3/9/22 two pairs of Burnham Bowlers were taking part in the Coronations Shield & Plate Finals Day at Chelmsford BC.
In the Plate Dawn Hood and David Gamble beat a Writtle pair 24/23 in the semi-final and then went on to play a duo from Chelmsford in the final which was a very tight game but Dawn and David just won 22/21 so became the 2022 Coronation Plate winners. Excellent result and well done to them both.
In the Shield Nigel Norfolk and Len Hyam also won their semi-final game 16/13 but sadly due to Len's knee giving way they had to concede the Final on the 16th end to the opponents from Writtle. The score at the time was 8/15 to the Writtle. Congratulations to both of Burnham's pairs for doing so well.
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On 3/9/22 two pairs of Burnham Bowlers were taking part in the Coronations Shield & Plate Finals Day at Chelmsford BC.
In the Plate Dawn Hood and David Gamble beat a Writtle pair 24/23 in the semi-final and then went on to play a duo from Chelmsford in the final which was a very tight game but Dawn and David just won 22/21 so became the 2022 Coronation Plate winners. Excellent result and well done to them both.
In the Shield Nigel Norfolk and Len Hyam also won their semi-final game 16/13 but sadly due to Len's knee giving way they had to concede the Final on the 16th end to the opponents from Writtle. The score at the time was 8/15 to the Writtle. Congratulations to both of Burnham's pairs for doing so well.
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BHBC's Torquay Tour:
42 members of the Burnham Hillside Bowls Club took off to Torquay on Monday 29th August for a 5 Day Bowls Tour. Their base during the tour was the Livermead Cliff Hotel in Torquay. The programme of the tour was to play three 6 rinks games. On Tuesday 30th they visited Babbacombe BC where the Burnham bowlers found the Green vary challenging due, in the main, to its very fast pace. Despite all the efforts Burnham lost overall 111/124. On Wednesday 31st they were at Starcross & District BC. This time the pace was a lot better and the Green bowled well. Burnham played well and managed to win on 3 rinks draw one and lost the other two but sadly just lost overall 88/90. In the third and last game of the tour on Thursday 1st September they went to Marldon (Maple Leaf) BC. The Green bowled OK and this time the Burnham Bowlers managed a win. They won on four rinks and had an overall winning score of 101/99. A good conclusion for the end of the bowls. The tour overall was very successful with suitable accommodation and excellent food and of course of thanks to the three bowls clubs we visited who were very welcoming.
42 members of the Burnham Hillside Bowls Club took off to Torquay on Monday 29th August for a 5 Day Bowls Tour. Their base during the tour was the Livermead Cliff Hotel in Torquay. The programme of the tour was to play three 6 rinks games. On Tuesday 30th they visited Babbacombe BC where the Burnham bowlers found the Green vary challenging due, in the main, to its very fast pace. Despite all the efforts Burnham lost overall 111/124. On Wednesday 31st they were at Starcross & District BC. This time the pace was a lot better and the Green bowled well. Burnham played well and managed to win on 3 rinks draw one and lost the other two but sadly just lost overall 88/90. In the third and last game of the tour on Thursday 1st September they went to Marldon (Maple Leaf) BC. The Green bowled OK and this time the Burnham Bowlers managed a win. They won on four rinks and had an overall winning score of 101/99. A good conclusion for the end of the bowls. The tour overall was very successful with suitable accommodation and excellent food and of course of thanks to the three bowls clubs we visited who were very welcoming.
Good DHBA Finals Day for Burnham Bowlers:
The DHBA Finals was hosted at the Burnham BC this year on Saturday 27th August and was formally opened by the DHBA President, Hazel Bradley. The day was well attended with refreshments available and being served up by Christine Reynolds & Doreen jerome, as well as the bar being covered by John Wilson & & Nigel Barnes. There was plenty of excellent bowling and some tight games. After each game the DHBA President presented the winner’s cups. The results of the finals were:
Singles winner: Mr S Curtis – Runner-up Mr S Bouttell
Pairs winners: Mr L Hyam & Mrs L Hyam - runners-up Mr R Kempen & Mz J Waumsley
Triples knock-out winners: Mr L Hyam, Mrs V Hyam & Mr J Hendle - runners-up: Mrs W Parkhouse, Mr A Johnson (substituting for Michael Bridge) & Mr S Curtis
Triples league finals winners and Diamond league winners: Mr S Andow, Mr K Brown, Mr S Curtis & Mr K Olley
Triples league finals runners-up and Hearts league winners: Mrs D Hood, Mrs P Norfolk, Mr N Evans & Mr G Pinch
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The DHBA Finals was hosted at the Burnham BC this year on Saturday 27th August and was formally opened by the DHBA President, Hazel Bradley. The day was well attended with refreshments available and being served up by Christine Reynolds & Doreen jerome, as well as the bar being covered by John Wilson & & Nigel Barnes. There was plenty of excellent bowling and some tight games. After each game the DHBA President presented the winner’s cups. The results of the finals were:
Singles winner: Mr S Curtis – Runner-up Mr S Bouttell
Pairs winners: Mr L Hyam & Mrs L Hyam - runners-up Mr R Kempen & Mz J Waumsley
Triples knock-out winners: Mr L Hyam, Mrs V Hyam & Mr J Hendle - runners-up: Mrs W Parkhouse, Mr A Johnson (substituting for Michael Bridge) & Mr S Curtis
Triples league finals winners and Diamond league winners: Mr S Andow, Mr K Brown, Mr S Curtis & Mr K Olley
Triples league finals runners-up and Hearts league winners: Mrs D Hood, Mrs P Norfolk, Mr N Evans & Mr G Pinch
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Ladies Day 11th August:
The 2022 Burnham Hillside BC Ladies Captain's (Christine Reynolds) Day was held on Thursday 11th August. There were 30 bowlers there which included BHBC's Steve Nicholls who agreed to play to even the numbers up. It was a very hot afternoon so it was decide to only play two games of six ends. There was a variety of bowling and lots of chatting going on all afternoon! Before the games started a free Spider was run for a bottle spirits donated Christine Reynolds which was won by Val Stack. An excellent raffle was held with numerous prizes generously donated by the attending bowlers. After the games everyone sat down to a two course salad meal, prepared and served up by seven of Burnham's volunteer men bowlers (Sid Curtis, Dennis Bonning, John Noble, Peter Cox, Alec Champball, Terry Jerome & John Greenane) who each adorned a tea shirt with one of the seven dwarfs printed on it. The bar was looked after by John Wilson and Steve Andow. When the score cards were checked it was a dead hit for the winning spot between BHBC's Maggie Foster and Southminster's Jodie Waumsley, who were presented with a gift by Christine Reynolds who then presented gifts to the all the men volunteers workers. The lady Vice Captain Hazel Bradley also presented a bouquet of flowers to Christine Reynolds.
The 2022 Burnham Hillside BC Ladies Captain's (Christine Reynolds) Day was held on Thursday 11th August. There were 30 bowlers there which included BHBC's Steve Nicholls who agreed to play to even the numbers up. It was a very hot afternoon so it was decide to only play two games of six ends. There was a variety of bowling and lots of chatting going on all afternoon! Before the games started a free Spider was run for a bottle spirits donated Christine Reynolds which was won by Val Stack. An excellent raffle was held with numerous prizes generously donated by the attending bowlers. After the games everyone sat down to a two course salad meal, prepared and served up by seven of Burnham's volunteer men bowlers (Sid Curtis, Dennis Bonning, John Noble, Peter Cox, Alec Champball, Terry Jerome & John Greenane) who each adorned a tea shirt with one of the seven dwarfs printed on it. The bar was looked after by John Wilson and Steve Andow. When the score cards were checked it was a dead hit for the winning spot between BHBC's Maggie Foster and Southminster's Jodie Waumsley, who were presented with a gift by Christine Reynolds who then presented gifts to the all the men volunteers workers. The lady Vice Captain Hazel Bradley also presented a bouquet of flowers to Christine Reynolds.
Fantastic Results in C&D Leagues:
August the 10th saw the last games of the season take place for the 2022 Chelmsford & District Wednesday night leagues. Both of Burnham Hillside's 'A' & 'B' teams had already secured promotion next year but with their last games were looking to top that by winning their respective leagues. At home the 'B' team played Great Baddow 'C' who they needed to gain 4 league points from in order to win the fourth Division which they did by winning 6/4 on league points. The 'A' team had a slightly harder task as they were playing away against rival Tillingham and needed to gain 8 league point to be sure of winning the league. it was a very tight game but in the end they just managed it by winning 8/2 so securing first place in Division 2. Throughout the season both the 'A' & 'B' teams have played very well so a big thank you to ALL the players concerned and a hearty congratulation on winning their leagues. A fantastic achievement.
August the 10th saw the last games of the season take place for the 2022 Chelmsford & District Wednesday night leagues. Both of Burnham Hillside's 'A' & 'B' teams had already secured promotion next year but with their last games were looking to top that by winning their respective leagues. At home the 'B' team played Great Baddow 'C' who they needed to gain 4 league points from in order to win the fourth Division which they did by winning 6/4 on league points. The 'A' team had a slightly harder task as they were playing away against rival Tillingham and needed to gain 8 league point to be sure of winning the league. it was a very tight game but in the end they just managed it by winning 8/2 so securing first place in Division 2. Throughout the season both the 'A' & 'B' teams have played very well so a big thank you to ALL the players concerned and a hearty congratulation on winning their leagues. A fantastic achievement.
Excellent Sid Hull Cup Day:
On Saturday 6th August Burnham Hillside Bowls Club had its internal annual Sid Hull Cup Competition for it members which was organised by Jeanette Wilson and Eleanor Bridge. In all there were 36 bowlers making up 12 teams of Triples that played over four games of six ends. The weather was glorious and made the day that much more enjoyable. The day started with a spider with the prize of a bottle of Gin (donated by Mrs S Shuker) which was won by Sid Curtis. Throughout the day there was plenty of tea/coffee available served up by Tina Wallace and her sister Trudy with wonderful cakes generously made and donated by Jeanette Wilson, Dennis Bonning, Val Hyam and Christine Reynolds. As always the club bar was on tap with a number of the volunteer bar helpers serving the drinks. There was some hot competition among the teams and when all the final scores were added up the runners up were Linda Kettlety, Derek Machell & Nigel Barnes but the clear winners were Pat Spraggon, Steve Nicholls & Kevin Olley. The winners were presented with the Sid Hull Cup by Karen Hull.
On Saturday 6th August Burnham Hillside Bowls Club had its internal annual Sid Hull Cup Competition for it members which was organised by Jeanette Wilson and Eleanor Bridge. In all there were 36 bowlers making up 12 teams of Triples that played over four games of six ends. The weather was glorious and made the day that much more enjoyable. The day started with a spider with the prize of a bottle of Gin (donated by Mrs S Shuker) which was won by Sid Curtis. Throughout the day there was plenty of tea/coffee available served up by Tina Wallace and her sister Trudy with wonderful cakes generously made and donated by Jeanette Wilson, Dennis Bonning, Val Hyam and Christine Reynolds. As always the club bar was on tap with a number of the volunteer bar helpers serving the drinks. There was some hot competition among the teams and when all the final scores were added up the runners up were Linda Kettlety, Derek Machell & Nigel Barnes but the clear winners were Pat Spraggon, Steve Nicholls & Kevin Olley. The winners were presented with the Sid Hull Cup by Karen Hull.
Great Charity Day at BHBC:
Saturday 9th July saw Burnham Hillside’s BC Annual Charity day take place organised by Jeanette Wilson & Eleanor Bridge. On a glorious sunny day 36 players took part in 12 triples teams all matching their skills over three separate games of 8 ends. Before the game started a spider was held for a bottle of Pims (donated by Steve Andow) for the winner, which turned out to be Jeanette Wilson. A raffle was held for numerous prizes generous donated by many of the players and there were plenty of cakes, made and donated by Wendy Parkhouse, Christine Reynolds and Jeanette Wilson all served up by Tina Wallace her sister Trudy and Maggie Foster. There was lots of excellent bowling on the day along with a great social atmosphere and it was not until the last game, after the official scorer, Terry Sims, could declare the results. In the end the runners-up were John Wilson, Derek Machell & Sid Curtis with the winners being Alan Johnson, Wendy Parkhouse & John Greenane. The winners were presented with the Charity Cup by the Club’s President John Wilson following which he thanked everyone for taking part and contributing to his charity, The Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, along with thanking all the helpers on the day. He also stated part of the charity money would go to the Ukraine Appeal.
Saturday 9th July saw Burnham Hillside’s BC Annual Charity day take place organised by Jeanette Wilson & Eleanor Bridge. On a glorious sunny day 36 players took part in 12 triples teams all matching their skills over three separate games of 8 ends. Before the game started a spider was held for a bottle of Pims (donated by Steve Andow) for the winner, which turned out to be Jeanette Wilson. A raffle was held for numerous prizes generous donated by many of the players and there were plenty of cakes, made and donated by Wendy Parkhouse, Christine Reynolds and Jeanette Wilson all served up by Tina Wallace her sister Trudy and Maggie Foster. There was lots of excellent bowling on the day along with a great social atmosphere and it was not until the last game, after the official scorer, Terry Sims, could declare the results. In the end the runners-up were John Wilson, Derek Machell & Sid Curtis with the winners being Alan Johnson, Wendy Parkhouse & John Greenane. The winners were presented with the Charity Cup by the Club’s President John Wilson following which he thanked everyone for taking part and contributing to his charity, The Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, along with thanking all the helpers on the day. He also stated part of the charity money would go to the Ukraine Appeal.
John Wilson's President's Day a Great Success:
On Saturday 25th June the Annual Burnham Hillside Bowls Club President's Day took place. The Club's President John Wilson had selected his team of six rinks of various bowlers from BHBC, Southminster & Tillingham Bowls Clubs, with Burnham’s Karen Hull as his Captain. They played against a six-rink side of BHBC bowlers Captained by Sid Curtis. The Green and weather were excellent and some of the bowling wasn't bad either! This event was well attended and great enjoyment was had by all. There was lots of laughing, joking and appropriate socialising throughout the games. As part of the day's activities a raffle was held for numerous prizes donated by some of the bowlers. As for the outcome of the game, the President John Wilson’s side won. The BHBC side did manage to win on two of the six rinks but the President put out a very strong side so had a convincing over win of 137/86. After the game all the players sat down to an excellent two course buffet meal suitably provided by outside caterers followed by speeches from the two Captains and the President which included a thanks to all the helpers on the day for making it such a successful one and to Wendy Parkhouse who served behind the bar all day.
On Saturday 25th June the Annual Burnham Hillside Bowls Club President's Day took place. The Club's President John Wilson had selected his team of six rinks of various bowlers from BHBC, Southminster & Tillingham Bowls Clubs, with Burnham’s Karen Hull as his Captain. They played against a six-rink side of BHBC bowlers Captained by Sid Curtis. The Green and weather were excellent and some of the bowling wasn't bad either! This event was well attended and great enjoyment was had by all. There was lots of laughing, joking and appropriate socialising throughout the games. As part of the day's activities a raffle was held for numerous prizes donated by some of the bowlers. As for the outcome of the game, the President John Wilson’s side won. The BHBC side did manage to win on two of the six rinks but the President put out a very strong side so had a convincing over win of 137/86. After the game all the players sat down to an excellent two course buffet meal suitably provided by outside caterers followed by speeches from the two Captains and the President which included a thanks to all the helpers on the day for making it such a successful one and to Wendy Parkhouse who served behind the bar all day.
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Well, here's a view of the Burnham Green that you don't often see!
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Beginner's Guide to Bowls - Link:
A new link has been put on the Link page above directing you to a website that has a comprehensive Beginners Guide to Bowling. Take a look it's pretty good.....
A new link has been put on the Link page above directing you to a website that has a comprehensive Beginners Guide to Bowling. Take a look it's pretty good.....
REMINDERS
Next BHBC Committee Meeting
9th Jan. 2023
11.00am
"FRIDAY NIGHTS"
IS CLUB NIGHT IN THE CLUBHOUSE COME DOWN FOR A SOCIAL EVENING STARTING TIMES 7.00PM IN THE WINTER & 6.00PM IN THE SUMMER THE BAR WILL BE OPEN DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF THE YEAR PLAY INDOOR/OUTDOOR BOWLS, CARDS OR DO A JIGSAW PUZZLE- OR JUST SOCIALISE AND HAVE A DRINK AND A CHAT. |
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