The end of January already, but as they say, time flies when you’re having fun, and we most certainly have been having a fair amount of that.
The first rounds of our mixed pairs club competitions have continued with Colin and Pat Norris playing against Colin Brown and Ann Chacho. Well done to Colin and Ann for advancing to the next round.
Another great day of bowls took place at our monthly SG Knott Construction Nominated 2 Bowl Trips which was held on Friday, 27th January. We had sixteen teams entered and as always at UWBC, there was a fair amount of laughter and joviality on the greens. All teams played 2 sessions of 8 ends, followed by a last session of 10 ends, and the overall results were as follows:-
Winners: Craig Whitby, Tara Janse Van Rensburg, Mark Taylor
Runners Up: Fred Palmer, Bob Mitchell, Tor Andersson
Third Place: Colin Burden, Mark Schraader, Kevin Palmer
Plate Prize: Ed Sharp, Shayne Knott, Rick Olivier
Congratulations to the winners, and well done to all our bowlers for an awesome day on the greens! Also, a BIG thank you to Shayne Knott of SG Knott Construction for the generous prize sponsorships, as well as to Pippa Griffin of Dormehl Phalane for the tea time treats.
In other news, we say goodbye to Graham Sharp (aka Sharpie) who after many years of hard work and dedication as our greenskeeper has handed the reins over to Steve Smith. Thank you, Sharpie, for all your input over the years; a greenskeeper’s job is never-ending and always a bit of a thankless one, however, you’ve steadily continued doing a wonderful job of looking after our greens and it has been much appreciated. Good luck to Steve; we look forward to growing in your new role and have the utmost confidence that you will continue to maintain our greens to a high standard.
Lastly, we’d like to say good luck to Lisa Nagel, and all the inter-district players who will be playing their first tournaments this weekend. Good bowling and may the NIBA flag be flown high!
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, 1 February : Halfway Toyota Drawn Trips. Tabs In 13h15
Saturday, 11 February : Greendale Spar 3 Bowl Trips. Tabs In 13h15
Tuesday, 21 February : J Leslie Smith Drawn 2-4-2 Nominated Mixed Pairs. Tabs In 08h15
Friday, 24 February : SGK Nominated 2 Bowl Trips. Tabs In 08h45
Regular tabs in times are:-
Tuesdays at 08h15
Wednesdays at 13h15
Saturdays at 13h15.
Visitors are always welcome. For more information contact Wendy on 071 353 2866
Coaching by registered coaches is available: Contact Colin or Bernice on 071 164 3162 for further information.
Picture Caption – (L to R) Graham Sharp and Steve Smith.
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