Highworth Bowls Club

The 2010 Club Competition Finals were held on the weekend of 11th and 12th September, with our annual dinner and presentations night being held on Saturday 6th November. Congratulations go to all the winners, commiserations to the runners up, and thanks to Competition Secretaries Gordon Pearce and Rose Winter – and all who organised, assisted, marked or otherwise supported us over the finals weekend.

Competition	Winner(s)	Runner(s) Up
Men’s Singles	Kevin Carter	Chris Blount
Men’s Handicap Singles	John White	Brian Trinder
Men’s Sportsman Singles	John Spencer	Gerry Vincent
Men’s Over 60 Singles	Gordon Pearce	John White
Men’s 2 Wood Singles	Kevin Carter	Richard Young
Ladies 4 Wood Singles	Linda Kingston	Rose Winter
Ladies 2 Wood Singles	Linda Kingston	Rose Winter
Ladies Jubilee Plate	Maggie Jordan	Sylvia Taylor
New Bowlers Competition	Tony Zammit	Gordon Watts
Mixed Singles	Chris Blount	Richard Young
Men’s Pairs	Tom Renno John White	Paul Stokes Chris Mussen
Ladies Pairs	Pam Barrett Linda Kingston	Sylvia Taylor Joy Evans
Mixed Pairs	Sean Hicks Linda Kingston	Elaine White Gordon Pearce
Men’s Triples	Graham Evans Tom Renno John White	Paul Barrow Mel Williams Gordon Pearce
Ladies Triples	Not contested
Friday Afternoon Mixed Triples League	Norman Birt Richard Jenks Geoff Heaford Geoffrey Mathieson	Pam Barrett Pam Jenks Tom Renno Barry Ayres

Already half way through this month which hails the start of the Captain’s monthly challenge for both S&D and Wilts league matches. The winning team of each league will be that which has amassed the most points over the month (points will be awarded according  to predefined criteria). Each member of that team will receive the much coveted and sought after CAPTAINS PEN.

Below is the latest official S&D League 1 Table.

This table reflects one of our best starts in the S&D campaign for many a season. There is an additional result not included in the above and that is the 12-2 win we recorded against Wootton Bassett ‘A’ on Thursday 13th May.

Well done everyone.

Gordon.

The Club invites visitors to its Open Day on Sunday 23rd May, from around 10:30am to 2:30pm.

If you haven’t visited the Club before, or if it’s been a while since you last visited, why not come along to take a look at the Club – members will be pleased to see you and show you around.

If you’d like to try your hand at bowling, the Club’s qualified coaches will also be on hand to give you a ‘taster’ bowling session.

Of course, you don’t have to bowl to be a member of Highworth Bowls Club. Our clubhouse and bar is open throughout the year for our social and bowling members – and new members are welcome.

Members – if you have friends, relatives or neighbours who’d enjoy Club membership, please bring them along on the day.

Some pre-season dates for your diaries..

Sunday 21st March, 10:00 am – Mens Spring Meeting
Sunday 28th March, 10:00 am – Ladies Spring Meeting
Weekend of 10-11 April and weekend of 17-18 Apr – Work Parties – all help is welcomed to help prepare the green and grounds for the new season
Wednesday 14th April, 7:00 pm – Club Spring Meeting
Saturday 17th April, 3:30 pm – Opening of the Green

The 2009 Club Competition Finals were held on the weekend of 5th and 6th September. Congratulations go to all the winners, commiserations to the runners up, and thanks to Competition Secretaries Gordon Pearce and Rose Winter – and all who organised, assisted, marked or otherwise supported us over the finals weekend.

Competition	Winner(s)	Runner(s) Up
Men’s Singles	Gary Mothersill	Steve Taylor
Men’s Handicap Singles	Kevin Carter	Paul Stokes
Men’s Sportsman Singles	Paul Stokes	Ian Barrett
Men’s Over 60 Singles	Kes Large	Chris Blount
Men’s 2 Wood Singles	Kevin Carter	Chris Blount
Ladies 4 Wood Singles	Linda Kingston	Tricia Pearce
Ladies 2 Wood Singles	Rose Winter	Pam Barrett
Ladies Jubilee Plate	Jeanne Clarke	Jill Barrow
New Bowlers Competition	John Spencer	Melvyn Way
Mixed Singles	Kevin Carter	Chris Hidden
Men’s Pairs	Paul Stokes Chris Blount	Kevin Carter Kes Large
Ladies Pairs	Jill Barrow Tricia Pearce	Elaine White Christine Forskitt
Mixed Pairs	Gary Mothersill Tricia Pearce	Chris Blount Jeanne Clarke
Men’s Triples	Ian Barrett John Morgan Dave Warren	Paul Stokes Mel Williams Ian Thomas
Ladies Triples	Sylvia Taylor Elaine Morgan Tricia Pearce	Wendy Thomas Jeanne Clarke Elaine White
Friday Afternoon Mixed Triples League	Norman Birt Garry Douel Geoff Heaford John Spencer	Pam Barrett Jeanne Clarke Ian Corbett Norman Jeffrey O.B.E.