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****** LATEST NEWS 2024 ******
Welcome to the Latest News Page 2024. Here you will find up to date news of forthcoming events and anything of note that has happened recently. Previous years' LATEST NEWS pages have been archived for posterity and can be browsed HERE. Enjoy!
****** New Sponsor for Bowling Green Brackets ******
Metal Fabrication (Cardiff) Limited has kindly provided 300 brackets for attaching the ‘ditch’ boards to the edges of our bowling green:
The company has been fabricating steel since 1955. They manufacture and install primary and secondary structural steelwork, all types of stairs and fire escapes, railings, balustrades and bespoke architectural sheet metal and metal work in ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Pentyrch Bowling Club is undertaking major repair work to the edges of our bowling green and we are really grateful to Metal Fabrication for donating these brackets free of charge. |
****** Green banking repairs, despite poor weather ******
The images below were taken after a working party session on Sunday 24th March. Another session of work took place briefly on Thursday 28th. Work has been postponed on several occasions due to shocking weather, despite that work has continued, albeit at a slower pace.
Iain Russell who leads the project said, "The work to raise the height of the banks and replace all the edging supports, we knew would be a big job, but also necessary. We also knew that we would only succeed with volunteers from the membership. Well, the volunteers have come forward and as you can see from the pictures, we have made fantastic progress. We could not have taken into account one of the wettest winters on record.
So, we are not where we wanted to be at this time. However, with a few dry days and more hard work from volunteers, we hope to have the work at a stage where we can play bowls on Monday 15th April." 28.03.24
Iain Russell who leads the project said, "The work to raise the height of the banks and replace all the edging supports, we knew would be a big job, but also necessary. We also knew that we would only succeed with volunteers from the membership. Well, the volunteers have come forward and as you can see from the pictures, we have made fantastic progress. We could not have taken into account one of the wettest winters on record.
So, we are not where we wanted to be at this time. However, with a few dry days and more hard work from volunteers, we hope to have the work at a stage where we can play bowls on Monday 15th April." 28.03.24
****** First Coffee Morning of 2024 ******
A good start today, with £184 raised at today’s coffee morning - the first of the year. Thanks to Ken and Alex, our baristas, to those bringing raffle prizes and cakes, and to the 30 people who came along to support us. Next Coffee Morning will be on the 26th April. Looking forward to seeing you then.
****** Coffee Mornings are back ******
Our first coffee morning of the year will take place on Friday 22nd March, at 10.30 am. This is a week earlier than the normal last Friday of the month because Friday 29th March is Good Friday. Please come and support our coffee mornings that are an integral part of the club remaining sustainable. Enjoy delicious cakes, refreshing drinks and good company. See the improvements to the ditches and banks around the green that have been going on throughout the close season.
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****** More work on the green ******
Since the last entry here about work on the green, there have been more working parties on Sundays and this last one on Friday 23rd February. Despite atrocious wet weather, which has meant some delays and postponements, volunteers have kept going with cutting the green as necessary on weekdays. The hard work of repairing the green borders is also progressing. The final side of the green (rugby pitch side) has been cut, ready for edging boards. Thanks to Iain, Mike, Peter and Adrian today.
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****** Community Link - Spring Edition ******
In the Spring edition of the local Community Link magazine, on page 24, you'll find an article promoting our club to potential new players and members. Click on this link for a digital version. Thanks to Pentyrch Community Council for publishing and to Deb Hunt also, for her continued support in displaying our regular advertisements for Coffee Mornings and other social events on community displays boards in local villages.
****** Women's Fixtures are now online ******
The Women's Fixtures for 2024 are now available online. Thank you to the Women's Fixture Secretary for organising them. Click here.
****** Winter Quiz - A good night ******
The gloomy weather did not deter over 90 people from coming along and enjoying the bowling club’s winter quiz on Friday night. Everything went well and there was a great atmosphere; just over £700 were raised - a great effort. Twelve teams tried to answer Gordon Tucker’s interesting, diverse and sometimes challenging questions. In the end, it was a close contest, with just five points separating the first three teams. The winners (for the second time in succession) were the Siriol Superstars (91 points) led by Iain Russell; the After Eights came second (90 points), led by Paul Cooper, and When Harry met the WI came third (86 points). Many thanks to the first two teams for returning their winnings to the club (sponsored by The Health Care Centre, Whitchurch and Canton); these will be used for the summer quiz.
Many thanks to the Social Committee for organising the quiz and special thanks to Gordon (quiz master); Eileen and Brian (for getting the food); Liz and Ajit (for selling raffle tickets: the raffle made £222); Paul (for getting the sponsorship from the Health Care Centre); Wendy and Peter (for being ‘on the door’); the staff on the Rugby Club bar; and those providing raffle prizes (including Pentyrch Pharmacy, Move2Here and Maison de Beauté). The support of members and club ‘friends’ is so important in keeping the bowling club financially sustainable; for this, we are especially grateful. B.I.
Many thanks to the Social Committee for organising the quiz and special thanks to Gordon (quiz master); Eileen and Brian (for getting the food); Liz and Ajit (for selling raffle tickets: the raffle made £222); Paul (for getting the sponsorship from the Health Care Centre); Wendy and Peter (for being ‘on the door’); the staff on the Rugby Club bar; and those providing raffle prizes (including Pentyrch Pharmacy, Move2Here and Maison de Beauté). The support of members and club ‘friends’ is so important in keeping the bowling club financially sustainable; for this, we are especially grateful. B.I.
****** Men's Fixtures now online ******
The Men's fixtures for the new season are now online here. Thanks to the Men's Fixture Secretary for organising.
****** Members' Handbook ******
Gordon Tucker had written a useful Members' Handbook as an informative guide to our bowls club. Click on this link for a pdf copy. The book is also accessible on it's own webpage; hover over the 'Membership - Join Us' tab on the main navigation bar above and you will see it on the dropdown menu.
****** Green Maintenance Continues ******
After some delays due to heavy rain, on a rare dry and sunny day, the maintenance team have restarted repairs to the green surrounds and have kept the regular winter mowing going too. Many thanks to all the volunteers involved.
****** Winter Quiz 2024 ******
The social and fund-raising working group has met to discuss the programme of social and fund-raising activities for 2024. We spent most of the time organising the first event - our Winter Quiz, on Friday 2nd February, 7 for 7.30 pm in the Rugby Club. We now need the support of members and friends to help us get off to a good start in 2024. You can get your tickets (£6 each, to include a delicious supper) from any of those listed on the poster on the right.
Please, please come along and support your club (even if you don’t like quizzes!) as we are in the process of upgrading the club’s facilities - and this is costing a lot of money! We looking forward to seeing you there for a good social evening. B.I. |