Internal Tom Filtness Competition Day:
Burnham Hillside BC held its annual internal Tom Filtness Competition on Saturday 27th May run by the Club’s Competition Secretary Eleanor Bridge and added by Sid Curtis. 14 triples teams played through the day across 4 separate games of 6 ends with the weather holding up well. The day started off with a Spider which was won by Karen Hull who was presented with a bottle of spirit, donated by Terry Sims who also sold the raffle tickets and did the calculations for all the scoring of the games. Bar helpers Eleanor Bridge, Wendy Parkhouse and a few other volunteers supplied liquid refreshments and Belinda Brown worked in the kitchen providing tea/coffee and Biscuits. 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 and the eventual winners of the Tom Filtness competition was announced who were Karen Hull, Iris Machal & Bob Hollis who were presented with the Tom Filtness Shield by the Club President Joy Campbell. There were two runners up teams on the day Gill Mortensen, Peter Cox & Dennis Bonning along with Terry Jerome, Steve Nicholls & John Wilson.
Burnham Hillside BC held its annual internal Tom Filtness Competition on Saturday 27th May run by the Club’s Competition Secretary Eleanor Bridge and added by Sid Curtis. 14 triples teams played through the day across 4 separate games of 6 ends with the weather holding up well. The day started off with a Spider which was won by Karen Hull who was presented with a bottle of spirit, donated by Terry Sims who also sold the raffle tickets and did the calculations for all the scoring of the games. Bar helpers Eleanor Bridge, Wendy Parkhouse and a few other volunteers supplied liquid refreshments and Belinda Brown worked in the kitchen providing tea/coffee and Biscuits. 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 and the eventual winners of the Tom Filtness competition was announced who were Karen Hull, Iris Machal & Bob Hollis who were presented with the Tom Filtness Shield by the Club President Joy Campbell. There were two runners up teams on the day Gill Mortensen, Peter Cox & Dennis Bonning along with Terry Jerome, Steve Nicholls & John Wilson.
C&D League Wednesday 24th May Results:
Sadly Burnham's 'A' team could not manage a win over local club Southminster when they came to bowl on Burnham's Green. They did manage to win on one rink with a score 26/12 but Southminster took the other two rinks with scores of 16/23 & 13/33 and so took the overall score of 55/68 along with 8 league points with Burnham taking 2 league points. The 'B' team however had a much better game when they played away at Ingatestone when they won on two rinks 21/12 & 23/13 and lost on one rink 7/23 but took the overall score of 51/48 so came away with 8 of the 10 league points.
Sadly Burnham's 'A' team could not manage a win over local club Southminster when they came to bowl on Burnham's Green. They did manage to win on one rink with a score 26/12 but Southminster took the other two rinks with scores of 16/23 & 13/33 and so took the overall score of 55/68 along with 8 league points with Burnham taking 2 league points. The 'B' team however had a much better game when they played away at Ingatestone when they won on two rinks 21/12 & 23/13 and lost on one rink 7/23 but took the overall score of 51/48 so came away with 8 of the 10 league points.
Result of Local Friendly Against Southminster:
On Sunday 21st May BHBC sent a team of four mixed triples to local rivals Souithminster BC to play in a friendly. The Burnham players did their best on the day but the Southminster Bowlers did that little better and eventually won on all four triples the scores being 12/22, 11/26, 16/19 & 10/23. Giving them an overall winning score of 90/49
On Sunday 21st May BHBC sent a team of four mixed triples to local rivals Souithminster BC to play in a friendly. The Burnham players did their best on the day but the Southminster Bowlers did that little better and eventually won on all four triples the scores being 12/22, 11/26, 16/19 & 10/23. Giving them an overall winning score of 90/49
Good Result for First Away Friendly:
Burnham Hillside BC had its first away friendly on Thursday 18th May at Thorpe Bay BC. The Thorpe Bay Bowls Club has very pleasant surroundings with it being located right on the sea front and with the weather being a clear and sunny day it was ideal for a game of bowls. The game was over four mixed rinks. On three of the rinks the scores were very close for a good part of the game but on one rink Burnham finished with a very good win. In the end Burnham won two rinks 29/8 & 27/14, drew 19/19 on one and lost 17/19 on one giving Burnham an overall winning score of 92/60.
Burnham Hillside BC had its first away friendly on Thursday 18th May at Thorpe Bay BC. The Thorpe Bay Bowls Club has very pleasant surroundings with it being located right on the sea front and with the weather being a clear and sunny day it was ideal for a game of bowls. The game was over four mixed rinks. On three of the rinks the scores were very close for a good part of the game but on one rink Burnham finished with a very good win. In the end Burnham won two rinks 29/8 & 27/14, drew 19/19 on one and lost 17/19 on one giving Burnham an overall winning score of 92/60.
C&D League Wednesday 17th May League Results:
It was not the best of outcomes for both of Burnham's C&D teams on 17th May. With both teams playing at home they were hoping for an improved performance but it was not to be. The (A) team lost against Writtle (A) 2/8 with the scores being 20/18 to Burnham and 14/22, 18/20 to Writtle. The (B) team lost 10/0 to PML with the scores being 20/25,17/19 & 21/22.
It was not the best of outcomes for both of Burnham's C&D teams on 17th May. With both teams playing at home they were hoping for an improved performance but it was not to be. The (A) team lost against Writtle (A) 2/8 with the scores being 20/18 to Burnham and 14/22, 18/20 to Writtle. The (B) team lost 10/0 to PML with the scores being 20/25,17/19 & 21/22.
Lionmede BC Friendly Result:
On Sunday 14th May BHBC had a home friendly against Lionmede BC over three mixed triples. It was a pleasent warm sunny day and the Green bowled well. There was some good bowling taking place and at times the scores were close but after 18 ends it was BHBC who were victorious by winning on all three Triples 17/10, 21/17 & 18/11.
On Sunday 14th May BHBC had a home friendly against Lionmede BC over three mixed triples. It was a pleasent warm sunny day and the Green bowled well. There was some good bowling taking place and at times the scores were close but after 18 ends it was BHBC who were victorious by winning on all three Triples 17/10, 21/17 & 18/11.
Ingatestone BC Friendly Result:
Ingatestone BC made a trip to Burnham Hillside BC on Saturday 13th May to play in an afternoon friendly in a four mixed rink game. The conditions were ideal with a warm and Sunny afternoon and the Green having a good pace for this time of the year. The Burnham bowlers did well and managed to win on three of the four rinks and won with the overall aggregate number of shots. The final scores were 26/16, 27/16, 18/15 to Burnham and 18/19 to Ingatestone.
Ingatestone BC made a trip to Burnham Hillside BC on Saturday 13th May to play in an afternoon friendly in a four mixed rink game. The conditions were ideal with a warm and Sunny afternoon and the Green having a good pace for this time of the year. The Burnham bowlers did well and managed to win on three of the four rinks and won with the overall aggregate number of shots. The final scores were 26/16, 27/16, 18/15 to Burnham and 18/19 to Ingatestone.
ECWBA Ladies Top Club Result:
On Saturday 13th May the Burnnham Hillside ladies played in the first round of the Essex County Womens BA Top Club Competition. It was a home game against Rochford BC. The Competition is made up with a Singles, Pairs, Triples & Fours game. As always the Rochford team played well but our Burnham ladies gave them a good game. In the end though it was Rochford who won three of the four games so now move on to the next round. The final scores were - Singles 21/15 to Burnham with the Pairs 15/21, Triples 11/20 & the Fours 15/30 to Rochford.
On Saturday 13th May the Burnnham Hillside ladies played in the first round of the Essex County Womens BA Top Club Competition. It was a home game against Rochford BC. The Competition is made up with a Singles, Pairs, Triples & Fours game. As always the Rochford team played well but our Burnham ladies gave them a good game. In the end though it was Rochford who won three of the four games so now move on to the next round. The final scores were - Singles 21/15 to Burnham with the Pairs 15/21, Triples 11/20 & the Fours 15/30 to Rochford.
C&D Wednesday 10th May League Results:
Wednesday 10th May saw the 2nd week of the Chelmsford & District BA league games take place for both Burnham Hillside's Teams. Sadly it was not a good night for both the (A) or (B) teams. The (A) team played away against Chelmsford (A) and the (B) team played Maldon (B) at Home. They both lost on all three rinks leaving them with no league points from either game.
Wednesday 10th May saw the 2nd week of the Chelmsford & District BA league games take place for both Burnham Hillside's Teams. Sadly it was not a good night for both the (A) or (B) teams. The (A) team played away against Chelmsford (A) and the (B) team played Maldon (B) at Home. They both lost on all three rinks leaving them with no league points from either game.
Ladies Friendly at Maldon BC:
Burnham Hillside BC ladies made a trip to Maldon Bowls Club on Wednesday 10th May to play in a two triples friendly. The weather was not the best and in the end it forced the two triples to finish at 12/13 ends instead of the usual 18. by all accounts though they all enjoyed the game and afterwards Maldon provided plenty of refreshments. The final scores were 10/10 on one triples and 18/6 to Burnham on the other triples making Burnham the overall winners.
Burnham Hillside BC ladies made a trip to Maldon Bowls Club on Wednesday 10th May to play in a two triples friendly. The weather was not the best and in the end it forced the two triples to finish at 12/13 ends instead of the usual 18. by all accounts though they all enjoyed the game and afterwards Maldon provided plenty of refreshments. The final scores were 10/10 on one triples and 18/6 to Burnham on the other triples making Burnham the overall winners.
(Enjoy the photos taken by Sid Curtis)
C&D Results for Wednesday Night League:
Burnham's (A) & (B) teams played their first league games in the C&D Wednesday night league on 3rd May. Having been promoted last year both teams were facing tougher opposition so both the first games did not go too well. The (A) team were away to Great Baddow (A) were Burnham lost on two rinks and draw on one with the scores being 13/30, 14/14 and 5/30 giving Burnham only 1 league point. The (B) team were away to Chelmsford (B) and did a little better by winning on one rink 22/13 but lost on two 13/21 & 5/26 so they managed to gain two league points. However, there is a long way to go with plenty of games to win yet for both Burnham's teams.
Burnham's (A) & (B) teams played their first league games in the C&D Wednesday night league on 3rd May. Having been promoted last year both teams were facing tougher opposition so both the first games did not go too well. The (A) team were away to Great Baddow (A) were Burnham lost on two rinks and draw on one with the scores being 13/30, 14/14 and 5/30 giving Burnham only 1 league point. The (B) team were away to Chelmsford (B) and did a little better by winning on one rink 22/13 but lost on two 13/21 & 5/26 so they managed to gain two league points. However, there is a long way to go with plenty of games to win yet for both Burnham's teams.
Ladies First Friendly for 2023:
Two Triples games took place on Wednesday 3rd May at Burnham Hillside Bowls club between Burnham and Southminster which was the first ladies friendly for the 2023 summer season. Sadly Southminster could not manage to provide 6 players so Burnham loaned them three to make up the numbers. Although a little chilly it was a sunny day and the game was enjoyed by all. The final scores were 13/23 to Southminster in one triples and 30/9 to Burnham in the other triples giving the overall win to Burnham of 43/32.
Two Triples games took place on Wednesday 3rd May at Burnham Hillside Bowls club between Burnham and Southminster which was the first ladies friendly for the 2023 summer season. Sadly Southminster could not manage to provide 6 players so Burnham loaned them three to make up the numbers. Although a little chilly it was a sunny day and the game was enjoyed by all. The final scores were 13/23 to Southminster in one triples and 30/9 to Burnham in the other triples giving the overall win to Burnham of 43/32.
2023 Spring Pairs Results:
On Monday the 1st May 24 pairs 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 & Eleanor Bridge the club’s Competition Secretary’s. There were two leagues of 12 teams respectively and each team played four games of 8 ends. 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 who we thank along Beryl Gamble, Pat Short and Balinder Brown who kept a constant flow of tea/coffee and homemade cakes on the go. Our thanks also to Jeanette Wilson for making and donating all the cakes. Also, thanks of course to all those other helpers on the day.
To decide the eventual winners a final was played between the two winning teams from each of the leagues and in the end David Gamble & Paulette Norfolkyam beat Nigel Barnes & Shirley Sims 12/3. Each of the finalist were presented with a monitory award and the winners were also presented with the Blay Cup by the club’s President, Joy Campbell.
(Pictures by Sid Curtis & Steve Nicholls)
On Monday the 1st May 24 pairs 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 & Eleanor Bridge the club’s Competition Secretary’s. There were two leagues of 12 teams respectively and each team played four games of 8 ends. 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 who we thank along Beryl Gamble, Pat Short and Balinder Brown who kept a constant flow of tea/coffee and homemade cakes on the go. Our thanks also to Jeanette Wilson for making and donating all the cakes. Also, thanks of course to all those other helpers on the day.
To decide the eventual winners a final was played between the two winning teams from each of the leagues and in the end David Gamble & Paulette Norfolkyam beat Nigel Barnes & Shirley Sims 12/3. Each of the finalist were presented with a monitory award and the winners were also presented with the Blay Cup by the club’s President, Joy Campbell.
(Pictures by Sid Curtis & Steve Nicholls)
Win for the First Outdoors Friendly of the 2023 Season:
The first 2023 outdoor friendly for Burnham Hillside BC was a home game against Wickford BC which took place on Thursday 27th April over 4 mixed Triples. Sadly, it was a typical April day as far as the weather was concerned. For a good part of the game it was dry but the rain moved in which eventually caused the game to be curtailed by finishing after 14 ends instead of 18. However, all the players were very happy to reunite after the long Winter and enjoyed the game. Result wise it was Burnham who came out on top by winning on all four triples and had an overall winning score of 64/47.
The first 2023 outdoor friendly for Burnham Hillside BC was a home game against Wickford BC which took place on Thursday 27th April over 4 mixed Triples. Sadly, it was a typical April day as far as the weather was concerned. For a good part of the game it was dry but the rain moved in which eventually caused the game to be curtailed by finishing after 14 ends instead of 18. However, all the players were very happy to reunite after the long Winter and enjoyed the game. Result wise it was Burnham who came out on top by winning on all four triples and had an overall winning score of 64/47.
Burnham Hillside Bowls Club 2023 Outdoor Open Green Day
Saturday 23nd April saw the start of 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 officially open the Green and bowl the first official bowl.
The day was well attended with 65 members present of which 56 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. 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 David Gamble, who won a bottle of Whisky, which was generously donated by Sheila Shuker and David very kindly returned the whisky to be used in another event. The days competition was three separate games of eight ends which lasted approximately 3 hours overall.
When all the scorecards had been checked it was a close finish. Kevin Olley had 33 shots for runner-up place but it was David Gamble making a day of it by winning with 35 shots. He was presented with the winner’s cup (The Vic Pursley Trophy) by the club’s President Joy Campbell after which she thanked all those people involved in organising and helping on the day and thanked everyone for their attendance.
As part of the enjoyable day everyone sat down and feasted on the large buffet generously donated by all those in attendance and it was Wendy Parkhouse who tirelessly looked after the bar providing the liquid refreshments along with some help from other volunteer bar members. All of which added to a great Open Day.
Saturday 23nd April saw the start of 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 officially open the Green and bowl the first official bowl.
The day was well attended with 65 members present of which 56 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. 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 David Gamble, who won a bottle of Whisky, which was generously donated by Sheila Shuker and David very kindly returned the whisky to be used in another event. The days competition was three separate games of eight ends which lasted approximately 3 hours overall.
When all the scorecards had been checked it was a close finish. Kevin Olley had 33 shots for runner-up place but it was David Gamble making a day of it by winning with 35 shots. He was presented with the winner’s cup (The Vic Pursley Trophy) by the club’s President Joy Campbell after which she thanked all those people involved in organising and helping on the day and thanked everyone for their attendance.
As part of the enjoyable day everyone sat down and feasted on the large buffet generously donated by all those in attendance and it was Wendy Parkhouse who tirelessly looked after the bar providing the liquid refreshments along with some help from other volunteer bar members. All of which added to a great Open Day.
Great Achievement for Burnham Hillside BC Indoor Squad
With the Winter indoor bowling competitions coming to an end many Burnham Hillside Bowls Club outside bowlers are looking forward to the outdoors summer bowling season which starts on 22nd April for the BHBC bowlers. Before then though a squad of BHBC bowlers had a finals competition to determine their overall position in the Jacks Indoor/Outdoor leagues. The squad in question was the ‘A’ team who managed to reach the runner-up position in their league which qualified them to take part in the play-off for 3rd/4th overall position. This took place on Saturday 15th April. Two rinks of four played over 21 ends. Their opponents were Wickford BC who were the runners-up in their league. On both rinks BHBC’s teams played very well and eventually won on both rinks with scores of 26/22 and 31/14 giving them overall 3rd spot. After the game Burnham were presented with the 3rd place prize money. It was an excellent achievement for BHBC’s ‘A’ team.
With the Winter indoor bowling competitions coming to an end many Burnham Hillside Bowls Club outside bowlers are looking forward to the outdoors summer bowling season which starts on 22nd April for the BHBC bowlers. Before then though a squad of BHBC bowlers had a finals competition to determine their overall position in the Jacks Indoor/Outdoor leagues. The squad in question was the ‘A’ team who managed to reach the runner-up position in their league which qualified them to take part in the play-off for 3rd/4th overall position. This took place on Saturday 15th April. Two rinks of four played over 21 ends. Their opponents were Wickford BC who were the runners-up in their league. On both rinks BHBC’s teams played very well and eventually won on both rinks with scores of 26/22 and 31/14 giving them overall 3rd spot. After the game Burnham were presented with the 3rd place prize money. It was an excellent achievement for BHBC’s ‘A’ team.
Result of Last Games of Jacks Indoor/Outdoor Leagues:
On Saturday 1st April both BHBC's 'A' and 'B' teams were schedule to play their last Indoor/Outdoor games at the Jacks. However, it was not to be for the 'A' team as their opponents Tillingham could not get a team together, so they conceded the game to our 'A' team, giving them all 6 league points. In total Burnham 'A' ended up with 22 league points but Danbury won the league with 28 points. Our 'A' team were runners-up and secured a place in the play-offs for 3rd/4th place.
As for our 'B' team their game was against Wickford. This was a vital game for both clubs as the winners would secure the runners-up place for their league. On one of the rinks the Burnham four had a tight game but managed to retain the lead and eventually won 22/19. On the other rink though it was Wickford who had the better game and played extremely well and eventually won 37/15. Therefore, Wickford won overall 56/37 and took 4 of the available 6 league points. That result meant that both clubs had 22 league points each but Wickford had the better shot difference and therefore came runners-up in their league so will now go on to play our 'A' team in the Finals on Saturday 15th April for overall 3rd or 4th place. Good luck to the 'A' team and well done to the 'B' team for all their efforts.
On Saturday 1st April both BHBC's 'A' and 'B' teams were schedule to play their last Indoor/Outdoor games at the Jacks. However, it was not to be for the 'A' team as their opponents Tillingham could not get a team together, so they conceded the game to our 'A' team, giving them all 6 league points. In total Burnham 'A' ended up with 22 league points but Danbury won the league with 28 points. Our 'A' team were runners-up and secured a place in the play-offs for 3rd/4th place.
As for our 'B' team their game was against Wickford. This was a vital game for both clubs as the winners would secure the runners-up place for their league. On one of the rinks the Burnham four had a tight game but managed to retain the lead and eventually won 22/19. On the other rink though it was Wickford who had the better game and played extremely well and eventually won 37/15. Therefore, Wickford won overall 56/37 and took 4 of the available 6 league points. That result meant that both clubs had 22 league points each but Wickford had the better shot difference and therefore came runners-up in their league so will now go on to play our 'A' team in the Finals on Saturday 15th April for overall 3rd or 4th place. Good luck to the 'A' team and well done to the 'B' team for all their efforts.
Good Result for Indoor/Outdoor 'A' Team:
Burnham's 'A' played in the Jacks Indoor/Outdoor league on Saturday 25th March against local rivals Southminster. It was a crucial game that they had to do well in order to via for 2nd place in the league. Initially both the Burnham teams were doing well and were leading on both rinks but over halfway Southminster fought back. On one rink though the Burnham stayed in the lead and eventually won 18/14 but the other rink went to the last end and the last wood! Burnahm were 2 shots down after 20 ends but with an excellent last wood managed to get 3 shots on the 21st end so won 18/17. Burnham therefore won overall 36/31 and took all 6 league points. Well done to all the Burnham players.
Burnham's 'A' played in the Jacks Indoor/Outdoor league on Saturday 25th March against local rivals Southminster. It was a crucial game that they had to do well in order to via for 2nd place in the league. Initially both the Burnham teams were doing well and were leading on both rinks but over halfway Southminster fought back. On one rink though the Burnham stayed in the lead and eventually won 18/14 but the other rink went to the last end and the last wood! Burnahm were 2 shots down after 20 ends but with an excellent last wood managed to get 3 shots on the 21st end so won 18/17. Burnham therefore won overall 36/31 and took all 6 league points. Well done to all the Burnham players.
Result of Burnham vs The Jacks Friendly:
With Covid taking the front seat for the past couple of years it has been a while since Burnham Hillside BC had a friendly against the Jacks Indoor Bowls Club but at last a game was organised for Saturday 11th March in the afternoon. The game was played over four mixed rinks and as always it was an enjoyable occasion. As for the results Burnham did very on three of the rinks they were winning most of the way but on one rink it was a very close game with the Burnham four keeping it a very close score in 2nd place. However towards the last few ends they manged to take the lead and eventually won giving Burnham a clean sweep on all four rinks. The scores were 29/13, 21/17, 29/12, 23/18 giving an overall win of 102/60. Well done to all the Burnham players and thanks to the Jacks for the game.
With Covid taking the front seat for the past couple of years it has been a while since Burnham Hillside BC had a friendly against the Jacks Indoor Bowls Club but at last a game was organised for Saturday 11th March in the afternoon. The game was played over four mixed rinks and as always it was an enjoyable occasion. As for the results Burnham did very on three of the rinks they were winning most of the way but on one rink it was a very close game with the Burnham four keeping it a very close score in 2nd place. However towards the last few ends they manged to take the lead and eventually won giving Burnham a clean sweep on all four rinks. The scores were 29/13, 21/17, 29/12, 23/18 giving an overall win of 102/60. Well done to all the Burnham players and thanks to the Jacks for the game.
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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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.
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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