BHBC's 2025 Dinner, Presentation and Dance Evening:
Burnham Hillside Bowls Club held it's annual Dinner, Presentation and Dance eveing on Friday 14th November at the Corintian Club. There was some 70 people there to enjoy the meal, cellebrate the competition finalists receiving their awards and finally to join in the dancing. It was an very good evening, so our thanks goes to Kevin Olley and Christine Reynolds, who organised the evening and to Hazel Bradley, Christie Reynolds and Lynne Parlour who sorted out the raffle.
Pictures below from the evening:-
Burnham Hillside Bowls Club held it's annual Dinner, Presentation and Dance eveing on Friday 14th November at the Corintian Club. There was some 70 people there to enjoy the meal, cellebrate the competition finalists receiving their awards and finally to join in the dancing. It was an very good evening, so our thanks goes to Kevin Olley and Christine Reynolds, who organised the evening and to Hazel Bradley, Christie Reynolds and Lynne Parlour who sorted out the raffle.
Pictures below from the evening:-
Jacks Indoor/Outdoor Result - 'A' Team:
Burnham's 'A' team played its frirst Jack's Indoor/Outdoor league game on Saturday 8th November. It was against Chelmsford Bowls Club, over two rinks of 18 ends. On one rink it was a very tight game all the way, which finally ended up with Chelmsford winning by one shot 20/19. On the other rink though Chelmsford always had the upper hand and eventually won 25/6. Therefore, Chelmsford won overall and took all 6 league points.
Burnham's 'A' team played its frirst Jack's Indoor/Outdoor league game on Saturday 8th November. It was against Chelmsford Bowls Club, over two rinks of 18 ends. On one rink it was a very tight game all the way, which finally ended up with Chelmsford winning by one shot 20/19. On the other rink though Chelmsford always had the upper hand and eventually won 25/6. Therefore, Chelmsford won overall and took all 6 league points.
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Official C&D Marconi Cup Presentation:
On Sunday 2nd November severel of Burnham's C&D 'B' team players along with supporters attended the Chelmsford & District BA Dinner & Presentation Day at The Essex Barn near Channels. They were there to celebrate the 'B' team's excellent achievement on winning the 2025 League Marconi Cup. Well done the 'B' team and well done to all the supporters! |
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First 2025/26 Indoor/Outdoor Game Result:
Burnham Hillside had its first Jacks Indoor/Outdoor game on Saturday 25th Oct. The privilege of the first game went to Burnham's 'B' team. They were playing against South Woodham Ferrers over two mixed rinks. The outcome was split in two. On one rink Burnham players took a good lead from the beginning and they never looked back and ended up winning 26/8. However, on the other rink the tables were turned, when it was South Woodham Ferrers who charged ahead! They ended up winning 28/10. So, both clubs had 2 league points for winning a rink and, as the overall score was a draw of 36/36 they each got 1 extra league point. Well done to the 'B' team players.
Burnham Hillside had its first Jacks Indoor/Outdoor game on Saturday 25th Oct. The privilege of the first game went to Burnham's 'B' team. They were playing against South Woodham Ferrers over two mixed rinks. The outcome was split in two. On one rink Burnham players took a good lead from the beginning and they never looked back and ended up winning 26/8. However, on the other rink the tables were turned, when it was South Woodham Ferrers who charged ahead! They ended up winning 28/10. So, both clubs had 2 league points for winning a rink and, as the overall score was a draw of 36/36 they each got 1 extra league point. Well done to the 'B' team players.
2025 Top Score Winners: David Bateman, Janet Johnson & Nigel Norfolk.
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Monday's End of Season Top Score Winners: Well done to Janet Johnson, Nigel Norfolk & David Bateman for winning the Monday afternoon end of season Top Score competition. I think we can all agree it was good fun and gave many players continued bowling at the end of the season! Our appreciation to Wendy Parkhouse for looking after the organising of the days the two weeks Karen Hull was away. |
End of 2025 Season Fun Day:
On Sunday 28th September to see the last bowling weekend out in style for the 2025 season Burnham Hillside BC held a Fun Day with instructions that the dress code was to be casual. It was a typical Autumn Day with some sunshine and cloudy moments, but the rain held off with 42 bowlers getting into the spirit of the occasion. The competition this year was ladies vs the men. Although some of the men had to play for the ladies to make the numbers up! It was of 18 ends and to make it a little different the men’s teams had to move one rink over after 6 & 12 ends had been played! 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 Chairman, Kevin Olley, thanking everyone for taking part and gave a special thanks to the bar volunteers. He then announced the winners who were the highest scoring ladies and men’s teams, who both were awarded a monitory prize, generously donated by the Chairman himself. The lady winners were Janet Johnson, Patsy Hammnd, Carol Bartlett and Terry Parlour with the men’s team being Keith Lodge, Peter Cox and John Davey. Sid Curtis then did the raffle draw after which he thanked everyone for taking part, Hazel for purchasing most of the raffle prizes and Wendy Parkhouse for helping with the tickets.
On Sunday 28th September to see the last bowling weekend out in style for the 2025 season Burnham Hillside BC held a Fun Day with instructions that the dress code was to be casual. It was a typical Autumn Day with some sunshine and cloudy moments, but the rain held off with 42 bowlers getting into the spirit of the occasion. The competition this year was ladies vs the men. Although some of the men had to play for the ladies to make the numbers up! It was of 18 ends and to make it a little different the men’s teams had to move one rink over after 6 & 12 ends had been played! 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 Chairman, Kevin Olley, thanking everyone for taking part and gave a special thanks to the bar volunteers. He then announced the winners who were the highest scoring ladies and men’s teams, who both were awarded a monitory prize, generously donated by the Chairman himself. The lady winners were Janet Johnson, Patsy Hammnd, Carol Bartlett and Terry Parlour with the men’s team being Keith Lodge, Peter Cox and John Davey. Sid Curtis then did the raffle draw after which he thanked everyone for taking part, Hazel for purchasing most of the raffle prizes and Wendy Parkhouse for helping with the tickets.
Men's team Winners - Peter Cox, John Davey & Keith Lodge. Ladies team Winners - Patsy Hammond, Janet Johnson, Terry Parlour & Carol Bartlett.
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2025 Carnival Triples Winners, from left: Eddie Barker (Southminster), (Sid Curtis, DHBA President presenting winners shield), Nigel Norfolk (Burnham Hillside) & Kevin Burridge ( Southminster).
2025 Carnival Triples:
In true tradition the 2025 annual Carnival Triples Bowling competition was held on Carnival Day, 27th September, which this year was hosted by Southminster Bowls Club. This event is open to bowlers from Tillingham, Southminster & Burnham Bowls Clubs and this year 16 teams of triples took part. Due to the number involved two leagues were made up of 8 teams each. Each team played 4 games of 6 ends and half way through they all sat down to a ploughmen’s lunch followed by a selection of sweets, all of which was prepared and served up by Southminster's club volunteers and apart from tea & coffee on the go the bar was open. All of which added to making the day an excellent one. As for the tournament this was a great success with everyone enjoying themselves but after a long days play the two winners of each league were announced who then had a play-off to determine the overall winners. It was the triples team of Eddie Barker, Kevin Burridge & Nigel Norfolk who won with the runners-up being Wendy Parkhouse, Steve Nicholls & Sid Curtis. Sid Curtis, the DHBA 2025 President from Burnham Hillside BC, presented the winners shield.
In true tradition the 2025 annual Carnival Triples Bowling competition was held on Carnival Day, 27th September, which this year was hosted by Southminster Bowls Club. This event is open to bowlers from Tillingham, Southminster & Burnham Bowls Clubs and this year 16 teams of triples took part. Due to the number involved two leagues were made up of 8 teams each. Each team played 4 games of 6 ends and half way through they all sat down to a ploughmen’s lunch followed by a selection of sweets, all of which was prepared and served up by Southminster's club volunteers and apart from tea & coffee on the go the bar was open. All of which added to making the day an excellent one. As for the tournament this was a great success with everyone enjoying themselves but after a long days play the two winners of each league were announced who then had a play-off to determine the overall winners. It was the triples team of Eddie Barker, Kevin Burridge & Nigel Norfolk who won with the runners-up being Wendy Parkhouse, Steve Nicholls & Sid Curtis. Sid Curtis, the DHBA 2025 President from Burnham Hillside BC, presented the winners shield.
President vs the Captain's Day:
On Saturday 20th September Burnham Hillside Bowls Club held its end of season internal competition of the President versus the Captain's with the winning side claiming the Arnold Read Trophy. It was well attended with 50 Burnham bowlers taking part over 4 rinks and 3 triples of 18 ends. The occasion was a light hearted affair with plenty of fun during and after the game. The weather was good and the Green bowled very well. The scores across the six games varied and individually the President's side won 4 games, with the Captain's side taking 3. As always, the overall score was very tight but, in the end, it was the President's side who won 110/95. 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. The Club President, Christine Reynolds expressed her appreciation to all those bowlers who took part and thanked them for the generous supply of food. She then thanked Wendy Parkhouse for looking after the raffle and the bar volunteers, along with other members who gave a hand during the busy times. Present during the day was Arnold Read's son (Malcolm) and Malcolm's wife (Rachel). Malcolm Read then gave his appreciation speech followed by the official presentation of the trophy to the Club's President, Christine Reynolds.
On Saturday 20th September Burnham Hillside Bowls Club held its end of season internal competition of the President versus the Captain's with the winning side claiming the Arnold Read Trophy. It was well attended with 50 Burnham bowlers taking part over 4 rinks and 3 triples of 18 ends. The occasion was a light hearted affair with plenty of fun during and after the game. The weather was good and the Green bowled very well. The scores across the six games varied and individually the President's side won 4 games, with the Captain's side taking 3. As always, the overall score was very tight but, in the end, it was the President's side who won 110/95. 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. The Club President, Christine Reynolds expressed her appreciation to all those bowlers who took part and thanked them for the generous supply of food. She then thanked Wendy Parkhouse for looking after the raffle and the bar volunteers, along with other members who gave a hand during the busy times. Present during the day was Arnold Read's son (Malcolm) and Malcolm's wife (Rachel). Malcolm Read then gave his appreciation speech followed by the official presentation of the trophy to the Club's President, Christine Reynolds.
BHBC's Internal Finals Day Results:
Burnham Hillside Bowls Club held their end of season internal Finals during the 12th to 14th 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. There were plenty of sandwiches and cakes throughout the period for the players and on lookers which our thanks go to Patsy Hammond, Christine Reynolds with help from Doreen Jerome for preparing and not forgetting our thanks to all the bar staff that were serving over the three days and the supporters for turning up.
The results of the Competitions were:
LADIES ROSE BOWL: Patsy Hammond beat Karen Hull
WOOLF HANDICAP: Kevin Olley beat Kevin Brown
MEN’S CAPTAINS CUP: Nic Hull beat Keith Lodge
LADIES CAPTAINS CUP: Linda Kettlety beat Lynne Parlour
RALPH HERRING CUP: Sid Curtis beat Kevin Olley
BILL KING TROPHY: Kevin Brown Beat Christine Reynolds
MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Sid Curtis beat Kevin Brown
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Paulette Norfolk beat Val Hyam
MIXED PAIRS: Diane Carter & Sid Curtis beat Kevin Olley & Jeanette Wilson
LADIES HANDICAP: Trish Hollis beat Christine Reynolds
LADIES LEAGEU: Diane Carter & Pat Short beat Paulette Norfolk & Joan Howlett
Unfortunately the PARKSTONE TWO WOODS and the JOHN DEED PAIRS games were suspended due to illness but will be played on another day.
PARKSTONE TWO WOODS: Kevin Brown beat Kevin Olley - Played on Friday 19th Sept.
JOHN DEED PAIRS: Kevin Olley & Steve Nicholls beat Richard English & Keith Lodge - Played on Sunday 21st Sept.
Burnham Hillside Bowls Club held their end of season internal Finals during the 12th to 14th 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. There were plenty of sandwiches and cakes throughout the period for the players and on lookers which our thanks go to Patsy Hammond, Christine Reynolds with help from Doreen Jerome for preparing and not forgetting our thanks to all the bar staff that were serving over the three days and the supporters for turning up.
The results of the Competitions were:
LADIES ROSE BOWL: Patsy Hammond beat Karen Hull
WOOLF HANDICAP: Kevin Olley beat Kevin Brown
MEN’S CAPTAINS CUP: Nic Hull beat Keith Lodge
LADIES CAPTAINS CUP: Linda Kettlety beat Lynne Parlour
RALPH HERRING CUP: Sid Curtis beat Kevin Olley
BILL KING TROPHY: Kevin Brown Beat Christine Reynolds
MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Sid Curtis beat Kevin Brown
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Paulette Norfolk beat Val Hyam
MIXED PAIRS: Diane Carter & Sid Curtis beat Kevin Olley & Jeanette Wilson
LADIES HANDICAP: Trish Hollis beat Christine Reynolds
LADIES LEAGEU: Diane Carter & Pat Short beat Paulette Norfolk & Joan Howlett
Unfortunately the PARKSTONE TWO WOODS and the JOHN DEED PAIRS games were suspended due to illness but will be played on another day.
PARKSTONE TWO WOODS: Kevin Brown beat Kevin Olley - Played on Friday 19th Sept.
JOHN DEED PAIRS: Kevin Olley & Steve Nicholls beat Richard English & Keith Lodge - Played on Sunday 21st Sept.
Burnham Triumphant in the Marconi League Cup Final:
Burnham Hillside Bowls Club’s ‘B’ team from the Chelmsford & District BA league played in the Marconi League Cup Final on Sunday 7th September. The game was held at Writtle Bowls Club and their opponents were Great Baddow ‘B’. The game was over three rinks of four players. It proved to be a very close game in the end. At first Burnham had the upper hand by leading on one rink by some 15 shots whilst the other two rinks were both within one or two shots of each other. Sadly, for the Burnham players Great Baddow crept their way back through the 2nd half of the game. In the end Burnham won one rink by 13 shots and so did Great Baddow. The last rink to finish was decided on the last Burnham wood bowled, which ended up as a draw. As it happened it was that rink that had to play the extra end in the event of an overall draw. It was a nail-biting end as the club holding shot switched between Burnham and Great Baddow a few times. Finally, after the last wood was bowled it was Burnham Hillside who were triumphant by winning the end by one shot, 60/59, which was a fantastic achievement for Burnham’s ‘B’ team, who have never won the cup before. Well done Burnham and thank you to the number of supporters who turned up to watch.
The Burnham team players names were:- Rink 1 - David March, Mel Cook, Graeme Smith & Nic Hull: Rink 2 – Terry Parlour, Alan Johnson, Len Shippey & Pete Cox: Rink 3 – Barry Kettlety, John Davey, John Nixon & Ken Mainsfield.
Burnham Hillside Bowls Club’s ‘B’ team from the Chelmsford & District BA league played in the Marconi League Cup Final on Sunday 7th September. The game was held at Writtle Bowls Club and their opponents were Great Baddow ‘B’. The game was over three rinks of four players. It proved to be a very close game in the end. At first Burnham had the upper hand by leading on one rink by some 15 shots whilst the other two rinks were both within one or two shots of each other. Sadly, for the Burnham players Great Baddow crept their way back through the 2nd half of the game. In the end Burnham won one rink by 13 shots and so did Great Baddow. The last rink to finish was decided on the last Burnham wood bowled, which ended up as a draw. As it happened it was that rink that had to play the extra end in the event of an overall draw. It was a nail-biting end as the club holding shot switched between Burnham and Great Baddow a few times. Finally, after the last wood was bowled it was Burnham Hillside who were triumphant by winning the end by one shot, 60/59, which was a fantastic achievement for Burnham’s ‘B’ team, who have never won the cup before. Well done Burnham and thank you to the number of supporters who turned up to watch.
The Burnham team players names were:- Rink 1 - David March, Mel Cook, Graeme Smith & Nic Hull: Rink 2 – Terry Parlour, Alan Johnson, Len Shippey & Pete Cox: Rink 3 – Barry Kettlety, John Davey, John Nixon & Ken Mainsfield.
Pictures below from some of the games on the Tour:_
2025 Friday Night League Winners:
The Friday night club league finished on the 29th August and we are pleased to annouce the winners were Ron Stanford and Diane Carter. Well done to them both and our thanks to all the players that attended over the season.
The Friday night club league finished on the 29th August and we are pleased to annouce the winners were Ron Stanford and Diane Carter. Well done to them both and our thanks to all the players that attended over the season.
Excellent President's Charity Day:
Bank Holiday Monday 26th August saw Burnham Hillside’s BC Annual Charity Day take place organised by Patsy Hammond & Jeanette Wilson. On a glorious sunny day 36 players took part in 12 triples teams all matching their skills over four separate games of 6 ends. Before the game started a spider was held for a bottle of Whisky for the winner, which turned out to be Sid Curtis. A raffle was held for numerous prizes generous donated by many of the players and numerous volunteers helped on the bar. 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 Kevin Olley, had calculated the results, the positions could be declared. In the end the runners-up were Janet Johnson, Val Stack and Christine Reynolds. The winners on the day though were David Gamble, Joan Howlett and Terry Parlour. The winners were presented with the Charity Cup by the Club’s President Christine Reynolds following which she thanked everyone for taking part and contributing to her charity, The Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Bank Holiday Monday 26th August saw Burnham Hillside’s BC Annual Charity Day take place organised by Patsy Hammond & Jeanette Wilson. On a glorious sunny day 36 players took part in 12 triples teams all matching their skills over four separate games of 6 ends. Before the game started a spider was held for a bottle of Whisky for the winner, which turned out to be Sid Curtis. A raffle was held for numerous prizes generous donated by many of the players and numerous volunteers helped on the bar. 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 Kevin Olley, had calculated the results, the positions could be declared. In the end the runners-up were Janet Johnson, Val Stack and Christine Reynolds. The winners on the day though were David Gamble, Joan Howlett and Terry Parlour. The winners were presented with the Charity Cup by the Club’s President Christine Reynolds following which she thanked everyone for taking part and contributing to her charity, The Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
DHBA Finals Day:
The Dengie Hundred Bowling Association finals day took place on Saturday 23rd August and was hosted at Burnham Hillside Bowls Club, as it was the DHBA President's home club. In the morning the final of the Dengie singles and the League took place and in the afternoon it was the pairs and triples knock-out games. There was some excellent bowling taking place and throughout the day free tea/coffee was available along with an excellent choice of free food prepared by Wendy Parkhouse, Hazel Bradley & Maggie Abbott, along with the bar being available for those wishing to purchase other liquid refreshments, with our thanks going to Diane Carter and Karen Hull for doing serving the drinks. It was an excellent day and there was a good attendance of on-lookers.
See photos below for resuts of games. Click on photo to expand. I Apologise for blurred photo of League finals teams:-
The Dengie Hundred Bowling Association finals day took place on Saturday 23rd August and was hosted at Burnham Hillside Bowls Club, as it was the DHBA President's home club. In the morning the final of the Dengie singles and the League took place and in the afternoon it was the pairs and triples knock-out games. There was some excellent bowling taking place and throughout the day free tea/coffee was available along with an excellent choice of free food prepared by Wendy Parkhouse, Hazel Bradley & Maggie Abbott, along with the bar being available for those wishing to purchase other liquid refreshments, with our thanks going to Diane Carter and Karen Hull for doing serving the drinks. It was an excellent day and there was a good attendance of on-lookers.
See photos below for resuts of games. Click on photo to expand. I Apologise for blurred photo of League finals teams:-
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2025 Monday Afternoon League Finalised:
The final Monday afternoon triples league games took place on the 11th August during glorious sunny weather. To decide the winners of the league it went to the last day. It was between team 1 (Karen & Nic Hull, Richard English and Nigel Barnes and team 9 (Wendy Parkhouse, Shirley Sims, Graeme Smith and Sid Curtis). It was team 9 though that were on form as once they took the lead they kept it and finally ended up winning 24/8 so became the 2025 Monday afternoon league winners which Karen announced after all the games finished. Also, the men's Captain, Sid Curtis, presented to Karen Hull some flowers, a garden voucher and Oystersmack vouchers, which was from all the players as a big thank you to Karen for organising the afternoon league. |
DHBA Ladies Invitation Triples Day:
With BHBC’s Sid Curtis being the 2025 President of the Dengie Hundred Bowling Association the DHBA Ladies Invitation Triples was organised and held at Burnham Hillside Bowls Club on Sunday 10th August. It had a very good attendance of bowlers with 12 teams from various clubs. During the day there was plenty of tea/coffee with numerous homemade cakes generously donated by a number of the BHBC ladies, all of which was served up by Wendy Parkhouse and Hazel Bradley, which we thank them for. In addition, our thanks to John Wilson and Keith Lodge who served the drinks from the bar. As for the games, they all played four rounds of 6 ends throughout the day. It turned out to be a very close competition, right up until the last game. In the end the runners up with 7 points were Sue Morden, Sue Pearson & Jan Green from South Woodham Ferrers, who were presented with £60 prize money by the DHBA President. The winners with 8 points were Christine Reynolds, Trish Hollis and Maggie Abbott who won £160 prize money and were presented with the Winners trophy by the DHBA President. The day finished with an excellent raffle, with prizes donated by all the bowlers and our thanks to Bob Hollis who sold the tickets and was also the days Umpire for the games.
With BHBC’s Sid Curtis being the 2025 President of the Dengie Hundred Bowling Association the DHBA Ladies Invitation Triples was organised and held at Burnham Hillside Bowls Club on Sunday 10th August. It had a very good attendance of bowlers with 12 teams from various clubs. During the day there was plenty of tea/coffee with numerous homemade cakes generously donated by a number of the BHBC ladies, all of which was served up by Wendy Parkhouse and Hazel Bradley, which we thank them for. In addition, our thanks to John Wilson and Keith Lodge who served the drinks from the bar. As for the games, they all played four rounds of 6 ends throughout the day. It turned out to be a very close competition, right up until the last game. In the end the runners up with 7 points were Sue Morden, Sue Pearson & Jan Green from South Woodham Ferrers, who were presented with £60 prize money by the DHBA President. The winners with 8 points were Christine Reynolds, Trish Hollis and Maggie Abbott who won £160 prize money and were presented with the Winners trophy by the DHBA President. The day finished with an excellent raffle, with prizes donated by all the bowlers and our thanks to Bob Hollis who sold the tickets and was also the days Umpire for the games.
Super Burnham's Ladies Day:
The 2025 Burnham Hillside BC Ladies Captain's Day was held on Thursday 7th August. The lady Captain Hazel Bradley was unable to play, due to health issue but 24 Burnham bowlers took part. The weather was good. The day started with a spider and Jan Cook won the bottle of Gordon Gin, which was donated by Hazel Bradley. They played three games of six ends and each game was a random selection of teams. There was a variety of bowling and lots of chatting going on all afternoon! An excellent raffle was held with numerous prizes generously donated by the attending bowlers. After the games everyone sat down to a three-course salad meal, prepared and served up by six of Burnham's volunteer men bowlers (Sid Curtis, Dennis Bonning, John Noble, Peter Cox, Bob Hollis & Terry Parlour) who were looking very smart in white shirts bow ties and black trousers. The bar was looked after by Tony Rowling and Brian Holloway. When the score cards were checked there was one clear winner who was Pam Noble who was presented with a prize by Hazel Bradley. She also presented gifts to all the men volunteer workers.
The 2025 Burnham Hillside BC Ladies Captain's Day was held on Thursday 7th August. The lady Captain Hazel Bradley was unable to play, due to health issue but 24 Burnham bowlers took part. The weather was good. The day started with a spider and Jan Cook won the bottle of Gordon Gin, which was donated by Hazel Bradley. They played three games of six ends and each game was a random selection of teams. There was a variety of bowling and lots of chatting going on all afternoon! An excellent raffle was held with numerous prizes generously donated by the attending bowlers. After the games everyone sat down to a three-course salad meal, prepared and served up by six of Burnham's volunteer men bowlers (Sid Curtis, Dennis Bonning, John Noble, Peter Cox, Bob Hollis & Terry Parlour) who were looking very smart in white shirts bow ties and black trousers. The bar was looked after by Tony Rowling and Brian Holloway. When the score cards were checked there was one clear winner who was Pam Noble who was presented with a prize by Hazel Bradley. She also presented gifts to all the men volunteer workers.
Annual Friendly Between DHBA & C&DBA:
Sunday 20th July saw the annual friendly between the Dengie Hundred BA ad Chelmsford & District BA. With the President of the DHBA being Sid Curtis from Burnham Hillside BC the game took place at his club. It was a six-rink mixed game and initially we all thought the weather was going to be rainy, as it had been raining before the game started. However, it stopped and it turned out to be a very acceptable afternoon, weatherwise. As for the game it was a mixture of results and it was going to be very close to the end. When all the games were over the scores added up and both sides had won three rinks each and remarkably the overall score was 109/109, giving a satisfactory draw. After the game all 48 players plus 6 visitor sat down to an excellent two course meal, which was followed by speeches from Sid Curtis (the DHBA President) and Andrea Garbutt (the C&DBA President). At which time a big thanks were given to the Burnham volunteer members who prepared and served the meal (Wendy Parkhouse, Maggie Abbott, Christine Reynolds & Marilyn Rowling) plus, Patsy Hammond & Karen Hull for serving behind the bar.
Sunday 20th July saw the annual friendly between the Dengie Hundred BA ad Chelmsford & District BA. With the President of the DHBA being Sid Curtis from Burnham Hillside BC the game took place at his club. It was a six-rink mixed game and initially we all thought the weather was going to be rainy, as it had been raining before the game started. However, it stopped and it turned out to be a very acceptable afternoon, weatherwise. As for the game it was a mixture of results and it was going to be very close to the end. When all the games were over the scores added up and both sides had won three rinks each and remarkably the overall score was 109/109, giving a satisfactory draw. After the game all 48 players plus 6 visitor sat down to an excellent two course meal, which was followed by speeches from Sid Curtis (the DHBA President) and Andrea Garbutt (the C&DBA President). At which time a big thanks were given to the Burnham volunteer members who prepared and served the meal (Wendy Parkhouse, Maggie Abbott, Christine Reynolds & Marilyn Rowling) plus, Patsy Hammond & Karen Hull for serving behind the bar.
Sid Hull Cup - A Great Day:
On Sunday 6th July Burnham Hillside Bowls Club had its internal annual Sid Hull Fours Cup Competition for its members which was organised by Jeanette Wilson & Patsy Hammond. In all there were 48 bowlers making up 12 teams of fours that played over four games of 6 ends. The weather, in the main, was idea and made the day that much more enjoyable. Throughout the day there was plenty of tea/coffee available. As always, the club bar was on tap, with volunteer members helping out. Before the game a spider was held which was won by Iris Gee and she won a bottle of whisky donated by the Club Captain Sid Curtis. There was some hot competition among the teams and when all the final scores were added up it was a very close result with three teams sharing the same points and number of ends won. In the end it was decided on shot difference. The runners up were Maggie Foster, Bill Stack, Karen Hull & Nigel Norfolk with the winners being Eleanor Bridge, Terry Parlour, Peter Cox & Nigel Barnes. Before the presentation our President, Christine Reynolds, thanked all those involved and all the bowlers for attending. She then presented the Sid Hull Cup to the winners, after which the raffle draw took place
On Sunday 6th July Burnham Hillside Bowls Club had its internal annual Sid Hull Fours Cup Competition for its members which was organised by Jeanette Wilson & Patsy Hammond. In all there were 48 bowlers making up 12 teams of fours that played over four games of 6 ends. The weather, in the main, was idea and made the day that much more enjoyable. Throughout the day there was plenty of tea/coffee available. As always, the club bar was on tap, with volunteer members helping out. Before the game a spider was held which was won by Iris Gee and she won a bottle of whisky donated by the Club Captain Sid Curtis. There was some hot competition among the teams and when all the final scores were added up it was a very close result with three teams sharing the same points and number of ends won. In the end it was decided on shot difference. The runners up were Maggie Foster, Bill Stack, Karen Hull & Nigel Norfolk with the winners being Eleanor Bridge, Terry Parlour, Peter Cox & Nigel Barnes. Before the presentation our President, Christine Reynolds, thanked all those involved and all the bowlers for attending. She then presented the Sid Hull Cup to the winners, after which the raffle draw took place
County Badge for Sid Curtis:
Burnham's men's club Captain, Sid Curtis, was delighted to be awarded the Essex County Bowling Association badge on Thursday 26th June, from the ECBA President. Over the last five years he has been playing in the ECBA Ashford Cup for Group 3, during which time he also played in four friendlies for ECBA. As an added bonus, during the five years he won two winning medals for the Ashford Cup.
Burnham's men's club Captain, Sid Curtis, was delighted to be awarded the Essex County Bowling Association badge on Thursday 26th June, from the ECBA President. Over the last five years he has been playing in the ECBA Ashford Cup for Group 3, during which time he also played in four friendlies for ECBA. As an added bonus, during the five years he won two winning medals for the Ashford Cup.
Excellent Presidents Day:
On Saturday 14th June the Annual Burnham Hillside Bowls Club President's Day took place. The Club's President Christine Reynolds had selected her team of seven rinks of various bowlers from BHBC plus some special friends and bowlers from other clubs, with Burnham’s Kevin Olley as her Captain. They played against a seven rink side of other BHBC bowlers Captained by Sid Curtis. The Green bowled very well. The weather was perfect and great enjoyment was had by all. There were lots of laughing, joking and appropriate socialising throughout the games. As part of the day's activities a spider took place for a bottle of spirit which Terry Parlour won. There was also a raffle, with a vast number of prizes donated by many of the bowlers. As for the outcome of the game, the President’s side won overall by 15 shots. After the game all the players sat down to an excellent three course meal, which was followed by speeches from the two Captains and the President that included gifts and thanks to Hazel Bradley, Wendy Parkhouse & Maggie Abbott for providing the meal and to Dawn Hood for looking after the bar all day.
On Saturday 14th June the Annual Burnham Hillside Bowls Club President's Day took place. The Club's President Christine Reynolds had selected her team of seven rinks of various bowlers from BHBC plus some special friends and bowlers from other clubs, with Burnham’s Kevin Olley as her Captain. They played against a seven rink side of other BHBC bowlers Captained by Sid Curtis. The Green bowled very well. The weather was perfect and great enjoyment was had by all. There were lots of laughing, joking and appropriate socialising throughout the games. As part of the day's activities a spider took place for a bottle of spirit which Terry Parlour won. There was also a raffle, with a vast number of prizes donated by many of the bowlers. As for the outcome of the game, the President’s side won overall by 15 shots. After the game all the players sat down to an excellent three course meal, which was followed by speeches from the two Captains and the President that included gifts and thanks to Hazel Bradley, Wendy Parkhouse & Maggie Abbott for providing the meal and to Dawn Hood for looking after the bar all day.
Tom Filtness Triples Day:
Burnham Hillside BC held its annual internal Tom Filtness Competition on Monday 26th May run by the Club’s Competition Secretaries Jeanette Wilson & Patsy Hammond. 16 triples teams, split into two leagues, played through the day across 4 separate games of 6 ends with the weather holding up well for the most part. It was a great day with lots of bowling and social chatting taking place on the Green and throughout the period. After the games a raffle draw took place. The final was held between the two winners of each league with the result being that Linda Kettlety, Bob Hollis & Hazel Bradley won the final with Joan Howlett, Ron Stanford & Nic Hull being runners-up. The winners were presented with the Tom Filtness Shield by Helen Doe, daughter of Tom & Margaret Filtness. Our President Christine Reynolds thanked the Competition Secretaries along with Kevin Olley who calculated all the scores and thanks was given to all those people who served behind the bar.
Burnham Hillside BC held its annual internal Tom Filtness Competition on Monday 26th May run by the Club’s Competition Secretaries Jeanette Wilson & Patsy Hammond. 16 triples teams, split into two leagues, played through the day across 4 separate games of 6 ends with the weather holding up well for the most part. It was a great day with lots of bowling and social chatting taking place on the Green and throughout the period. After the games a raffle draw took place. The final was held between the two winners of each league with the result being that Linda Kettlety, Bob Hollis & Hazel Bradley won the final with Joan Howlett, Ron Stanford & Nic Hull being runners-up. The winners were presented with the Tom Filtness Shield by Helen Doe, daughter of Tom & Margaret Filtness. Our President Christine Reynolds thanked the Competition Secretaries along with Kevin Olley who calculated all the scores and thanks was given to all those people who served behind the bar.
Excellent 2025 Spring Pairs Day:
On Monday the 5th May 20 pairs of teams from Burnham Hillside Bowls Club played in the club’s annual Spring Pairs Competition for the Blay Cup, which was organised by Jeanette Wilson & Patsy Hammond the club’s Competition Secretary’s with assistances from Eleanor Bridge. There were two leagues of 10 teams respectively and each team played four games of 6 ends. The weather was intermittent but in the main stayed dry. Plenty of chat and joviality took place making this day, as always, successful. During the day a bar service was available covered by various bowlers.
To decide the eventual winners a final was played between the two winning teams from each of the leagues and in the end Karen & Nic Hull beat Kevin Olley & Keith Lodge. Before the presentations the Men’s Captain, Sid Curtis, thanked all those in attendance for making it such a great day along with thanking the organisers, the bar helpers and the raffle ticket sellers. Afterwards, in the absence of the club President, Christine Reynolds, the Lady Captain, Hazel Bradley presented each of the finalist a monitory award and the winners were also presented with the Blay Cup. The day finished with the raffle draw taking place.
On Monday the 5th May 20 pairs of teams from Burnham Hillside Bowls Club played in the club’s annual Spring Pairs Competition for the Blay Cup, which was organised by Jeanette Wilson & Patsy Hammond the club’s Competition Secretary’s with assistances from Eleanor Bridge. There were two leagues of 10 teams respectively and each team played four games of 6 ends. The weather was intermittent but in the main stayed dry. Plenty of chat and joviality took place making this day, as always, successful. During the day a bar service was available covered by various bowlers.
To decide the eventual winners a final was played between the two winning teams from each of the leagues and in the end Karen & Nic Hull beat Kevin Olley & Keith Lodge. Before the presentations the Men’s Captain, Sid Curtis, thanked all those in attendance for making it such a great day along with thanking the organisers, the bar helpers and the raffle ticket sellers. Afterwards, in the absence of the club President, Christine Reynolds, the Lady Captain, Hazel Bradley presented each of the finalist a monitory award and the winners were also presented with the Blay Cup. The day finished with the raffle draw taking place.
2025 Open Green Day:
Saturday 19th April saw the start of the 2025 outdoor bowling season for the Burnham Hillside Bowls Club. Before the games got underway the club was honoured to have present Mark Royal (an English international lawn and indoor bowler who has been in the top 16 of the World Bowls Tour Rankings since 2003) to open the Green and bowl the first official bowl along with the clubs President, Christine Reynolds.
The day was well attended with over 70 members and visitors present of which 62 bowlers took part in the day’s games. In addition, Mark Royal was also selling bowls gear for any bowlers who needed to top up their bowling equipment and our thanks to Steve Andow for arranging Mark Royal to be present. The Green was looking excellent and bowled well after the Winter work.
Before the games started a Spider was held with the nearest bowl to the spider being Sid Curtis’s, who won a bottle of Whisky, which was generously donated by Sheila Shuker. The days competition was three separate games of six ends which lasted approximately 3 hours overall.
When all the scorecards had been checked there were two players Len Shippey & Bob Hollis who had a highest score of 13 points but Len Shippey was declared the winner as he had won one more end than Bob Hollis. He was presented with the winner’s cup (The Vic Pursley Trophy) by the club’s President Christine Reynolds after which she thanked everyone for turning up and specially thanked Wendy Parkhouse for selling the raffle tickets, Hazel Bradley and Maggie Abbott for taking care of the food plus Karen Hull, Nigel Barnes, Joan Howlett, Steve Andow, Kevin Olley, Gill Mortensen & Tony Rowling for the bar work.
As part of the enjoyable day everyone sat down and feasted on the large buffet generously donated by all those in attendance After the meal the days raffle took place and our thanks to Hazel Bradley and Maggie for purchasing most of the prizes and to those members who donated a prize.
Photos from the day can be seen below, and if anyone is interested in joining the club you can send a query by clicking here or phone 01621 785631.
Saturday 19th April saw the start of the 2025 outdoor bowling season for the Burnham Hillside Bowls Club. Before the games got underway the club was honoured to have present Mark Royal (an English international lawn and indoor bowler who has been in the top 16 of the World Bowls Tour Rankings since 2003) to open the Green and bowl the first official bowl along with the clubs President, Christine Reynolds.
The day was well attended with over 70 members and visitors present of which 62 bowlers took part in the day’s games. In addition, Mark Royal was also selling bowls gear for any bowlers who needed to top up their bowling equipment and our thanks to Steve Andow for arranging Mark Royal to be present. The Green was looking excellent and bowled well after the Winter work.
Before the games started a Spider was held with the nearest bowl to the spider being Sid Curtis’s, who won a bottle of Whisky, which was generously donated by Sheila Shuker. The days competition was three separate games of six ends which lasted approximately 3 hours overall.
When all the scorecards had been checked there were two players Len Shippey & Bob Hollis who had a highest score of 13 points but Len Shippey was declared the winner as he had won one more end than Bob Hollis. He was presented with the winner’s cup (The Vic Pursley Trophy) by the club’s President Christine Reynolds after which she thanked everyone for turning up and specially thanked Wendy Parkhouse for selling the raffle tickets, Hazel Bradley and Maggie Abbott for taking care of the food plus Karen Hull, Nigel Barnes, Joan Howlett, Steve Andow, Kevin Olley, Gill Mortensen & Tony Rowling for the bar work.
As part of the enjoyable day everyone sat down and feasted on the large buffet generously donated by all those in attendance After the meal the days raffle took place and our thanks to Hazel Bradley and Maggie for purchasing most of the prizes and to those members who donated a prize.
Photos from the day can be seen below, and if anyone is interested in joining the club you can send a query by clicking here or phone 01621 785631.
PRESENTATION DINNER & DANCE 2024:
On Friday, 8th November Burnham Hillside held their popular Annual Presentation Dinner & Dance at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club.
64 members, honoured guests and visitors attended the evening.
The evening started with pre-dinner drinks as people arrived and eventually sat down to a three course meal.
After the meal toasts were carried out followed by a speech by the club President Val Hyam during which she welcomed all the guest and visitors after which, Bill Wright, from Southminster Bowls club, responded on behalf of the visitors expressing their thanks.
Before the main presentation took place the club Chairman, Kevin Olley, announced this years "The Olley Trophy Ward" for the club person of the year, which was Karen Hull. Well done Karen.
The presentation of the various Cups and Trophies then took place with the President Val Hyam presenting them.
The rest of the evening many of those in attendance got up and danced to the excellent music performed by a five piece band.
During the evening a raffle took place which was well subscribed to.
A big thank you to all those people involved in organising the evening and to everyone who turned up to make it a great success.
See photos below of some of the captured moments.
On Friday, 8th November Burnham Hillside held their popular Annual Presentation Dinner & Dance at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club.
64 members, honoured guests and visitors attended the evening.
The evening started with pre-dinner drinks as people arrived and eventually sat down to a three course meal.
After the meal toasts were carried out followed by a speech by the club President Val Hyam during which she welcomed all the guest and visitors after which, Bill Wright, from Southminster Bowls club, responded on behalf of the visitors expressing their thanks.
Before the main presentation took place the club Chairman, Kevin Olley, announced this years "The Olley Trophy Ward" for the club person of the year, which was Karen Hull. Well done Karen.
The presentation of the various Cups and Trophies then took place with the President Val Hyam presenting them.
The rest of the evening many of those in attendance got up and danced to the excellent music performed by a five piece band.
During the evening a raffle took place which was well subscribed to.
A big thank you to all those people involved in organising the evening and to everyone who turned up to make it a great success.
See photos below of some of the captured moments.
Well, here's a view of the Burnham Green that you don't often see!
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