Highworth Bowls Club

HBC Presentation Evening Saturday 19th October 2024

The 2024 bowls season grand finale took place on Saturday 19th October with the Club Competitions Presentation evening held at the club house.  Andy Sears of Andrews Quality Meats Ltd, one of our generous sponsors, presented the trophies plate and plaques to the winners.

It was wonderful to see so many members filling the club house for the presentation dinner celebrating the achievements of their friends and teammates in the internal club competitions.

Thank you to the committee members who organised the event which ran very smoothly with Bob Wilson kindly acting as MC for the evening, leading us through the presentations between each of the three courses of the meal.  The evening was rounded off with the raffle, drinks from the bar and a lot of good humour.

 

Thank you all for your continued support and don’t forget that all full bowling members, no matter how new they are to the sport, can enter the competitions next year and everyone has the opportunity, through the draw, to play either in single pairs or triples events “You have to be in it to win it!”

 

Don’t forget to keep your eyes open for the other social events at the club

Competition
Winner
Runner up

Open 2 Wood

Kieron Pollock

Mark Richman

Over 55 Singles

Bob Sheppard

John Spencer

Mixed Triples

Jo Hicks, John Jordan & Al Cumming

John Spencer, Andy Sears & Shaun Hicks

Mens Pairs

Shaun Hicks & John Spencer

Mark Richman & John Tompkins

G. P Singles

Keiron Pollock

Phil Lane

Open Plate

Alan Parsloe

Bob Sheppard

Open Handicap

Keiron Pollock

Phil Lane

Beginners Trophy

Richard Hill

Colin Stone

Open Pairs

Shaun Hicks & John Spencer

John Jordan & Keiron Pollock

Ladies Singles

Jo Hicks

Maggie Jordan

*New* Message from the Chairman

Green Improvements – Replacing the Edging

 
 
On behalf of the management committee and all club members I want to pay tribute to your work over the past weekend. The replacing of the edges of the green is fantastic and saves the club from unnecessary expenditure.  You should all be proud of your work and I am very grateful
 
The working party consisted of:
 
Kevin Brown                John Tomkins            Shaun Hicks         Alan Parsloe
Mick Woolmer             Bob Wilson                 Helen Hinton       Casey Page
Bill Hogg (and sons)   Colin Aldridge           Phil Lane               Chris Bennell

 
Take care and enjoy your winter break.

Ian Dandy

Chairman

Friends of English Bowling visit Highworth Bowls Club

15-07-24 saw a visit from the Friends of English Bowling, an organisation established in 2005 and they are the biggest supporter of the sport and use their funds to back National Championships and Competition events, to support Disability Bowls England, assist youth development and support First Aid facilities. Over the years the Friends have been able to donate hundreds of thousands of pounds to the sport.

A Friendly mixed 6 rinks match was played in light showers on a well prepared and much admired green, but the damp conditions didn’t spoil the entertaining and fun bowling across the 6 rinks.  The result was an overall win for Friends of English Bowling and the match was followed by a wonderful two course meal and raffle in the club house rounded off by the Treasurer of Friends of English Bowling Clive Handscome, presenting Chris Mussen the Captain for the day with a plaque to commemorate the match.

Thank you to all those who managed to play some at very short notice.

Events like this would not be able to happen without a huge amount of planning and preparation and lots of hard work on the day.  A big special thanks to the super team of volunteers who worked so hard behind the scenes to provide the excellent meal which was enjoyed by all and run the bar which makes these friendly matches so enjoyable.

All the upcoming friendly matches are displayed on the notice board by the changing room entrance door and all bowling members can sign up to play for new members it is a great way to gain match experience in a relaxed and friendly matches get to know other bowlers and to visit other clubs.

HBC first mystery day tour. ”Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to……Swanage”

Highworth Bowls Club Mystery Day Tour to Swanage Bowling Club 16th June 2024

On Sunday 16th June, Highworth Bowls Club went on the first ever Mystery Day Out, the only ones knowing the plans were the two organisers & the Driver.
44 members enjoyed a Bacon Roll before departing at 9am. After a few trips around roundabouts to add to the mystery & multiple questions as to where we were going, we finally arrived at Swanage Bowls Club.
A close 7 rink mixed game with a few substitutions made halfway through to ensure everyone played a part, saw the home side narrowly came out on top.
After a few more drinks & laughs with pleasant company, a few certificates were handed out for wrong bias, it was back on the coach heading towards a restaurant for a Sunday roast. This was part of the mystery as all members only knew was what meal they had chosen. We ended up at The Mortimer Arms, Ower which after a delicious meal, we can all highly recommend.
With a quiz, bingo & a raffle on the coach, we arrived back in Highworth for 10pm.
A great day had by all, with members already looking forward to next year.

Thank you to Christine Biles and Mark & Sandra Richman for organising this fun event for the club

HBC Players taking part in the Middleton Cup trial match v Oxfordshire 11-05-24

Shaun Hicks, Mark Richman and Tom Pittuck playing for Wiltshire in the Middleton Cup trial match V Oxfordshire

Message from the Chairman

Good morning everyone,

It’s nice to see some sunshine at last. I was at the club last weekend and the green looks in magnificent shape as Shaun, Kevin and the team prepare it for the new season.

May I remind you that we are scheduled to have a club meeting on Sunday 17th March starting at 10.30 am, for all bowling and social members of our club. We will provide updates on Finance, Key Dates for your diary, Social Events, Bowling Matters and Club Support.

The clubhouse will be open from 9.45 am on 17th and Christine and the team will be serving bacon rolls and tea/coffee prior to the meeting.

Following the main meeting there will be a short break before a Men’s section bowling meeting, where Shaun will outline plans for the new season.

Please make every effort to attend.

Best Regards

Ian