****** LATEST NEWS 2022 ******
****** Christmas Coffee Morning success ******
Our last coffee morning of 2022 saw over 30 people braving the cold weather and, with raffle and a donation, we raised another useful sum for the club. For the 10 coffee mornings this year, a grand total of almost £1500 is a great achievement. Thanks to all those who came along and special thanks to our Father Christmas (Ken Lynham) and our Elf (Paul Cooper). Also thanks to Ian Broxton, Gordon Tucker and Jim Martin - our baristas for the morning - and to Bernie Simpson who collected the entrance monies. Finally, thanks to all the raffle prize and cake providers. There will now be a break from the coffee mornings, until the end of March, but we hope to see many members at the winter quiz on January 27th in the Rugby Club. B.I.
****** Men's Fixtures 2023 ******
The Men's Fixtures for 2023 are now available on the website. Thanks to Colin Howson for arranging them. You can access the page by clicking the FIXTURES 2023 link on the navigation bar above, or clicking this link here.
****** Christmas Coffee Morning ******
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The last Coffee Morning of the year will take place on Friday 16th December at 10:30 am in the Bowls Pavilion. Please come along for a morning with a festive theme. The Coffee Mornings remain a major source of income for the club, as well as providing a great opportunity to keep in touch, enjoy good company and some delicious refreshment. Hope to see you there. |
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****** November Coffee Morning ******
Another successful Coffee Morning for the penultimate one of the year. Thanks as ever to the volunteers, donations and for those who turned up despite the competition with the Wales National football team taking part in the World Cup against Iran in Quatar.
****** Private Greens 2023 ******
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The East Wales Private Greens Bowling Association have released the new divisions and fixtures for the 2023 leagues. Despite finishing in a relegation spot in 2022, we have stayed in Division 4 due to re-organisation of some divisions. Our division is shown here. You can see further details on the EWPGBA website here.
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****** Annual Presentation 2022 ******
Our Annual Presentation took place at Radyr Golf Club on Friday 28th October. More pictures and information here.
****** September Coffee Morning ******
Just a brief report of the coffee morning today. We had a great turnout (38), managed to get things done before the heavy rain set in and raised £170 for the bowling club.
Many thanks to all those who came along and to those who contributed in different ways e.g. by setting things up, by providing cakes and raffle prizes, and by running the raffle. Special thanks to Nicola Olson and Bernie Simpson for their hard work in making the coffee/teas and doing a lot of washing up! It was great to see six potential new members for next year at the coffee morning; it was also good to see old friends Bob and Wendy Burchill at the coffee morning. BI
Many thanks to all those who came along and to those who contributed in different ways e.g. by setting things up, by providing cakes and raffle prizes, and by running the raffle. Special thanks to Nicola Olson and Bernie Simpson for their hard work in making the coffee/teas and doing a lot of washing up! It was great to see six potential new members for next year at the coffee morning; it was also good to see old friends Bob and Wendy Burchill at the coffee morning. BI
****** Finals Weekend ******
Finals Weekend took place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September. Click here for details and highlights.
****** August Coffee Morning ******
Great news, that over 30 people came to the Coffee Morning today and that we made a profit of £165. The weather was kind enough for some of us to enjoy sitting on the verandah Thanks to all those who came along to support the club and special thanks to all the helpers for making cakes, supplying raffle prizes, making the coffee/tea, washing up and running the raffle. The next coffee morning will be on Friday 30th September. BI
****** Race Night Success ******
****** Men's Practice Session ******
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With a home midweek fixture against Fairoak being postponed, Iain Russell suggested a practice session for team members and others. Iain led a very useful and informative session that encouraged players to consider tactics, choice of shots and ideas to make minor but important improvements to their game. It is hoped to run further similar sessions.
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****** Sponsors' News ******
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The club is very grateful to Jervis Coaches of Port Talbot for their generous sponsorship of 10 home matches. See more on the Sponsors' Page.
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****** June Coffee Morning ******
Thanks to those who came along to today’s coffee morning; the rain managed to hold off quite well and we raised £135, which is a good effort. Thanks to those who made or brought along cakes, to John and Jeff for serving the coffee and washing up, to Liz for doing the raffle and to Eileen for setting everything up. The next coffee morning will be on Friday 29th July, 10.30 am in the bowls pavilion. report and pics BI
****** Summer Quiz ******
Pentyrch Bowling Club held its first quiz in over two years at the Rugby Club on 17th June. Exactly 100 tickets were sold and we made a final profit of just over £600. Thirteen teams competed for the three prizes, in what was often a noisy atmosphere, and just 2.5 points separated the first three places! Congratulations to ‘Dog Biscuits’ (Cardiff West Rotary) who won the first prize of £30 (donated by Move2Here estate agents); they will be giving their winnings to charity. Owen Morris’ team came second and won £15 (donated by Courtney Homes) and the Magnificent 7 won a tin of celebrations (donated by Eileen Boddington) for coming third.
Many thanks to a number of people for helping to make the evening run smoothly. First, thanks to the Social Committee for helping to organise the event and special thanks to Eileen, Liz and Pat for preparing the very nice supper; the help of other people in handing out the food on the evening was appreciated. Secondly, thanks to Pat, Liz and Margaret for getting raffle prizes and selling the raffle tickets. We gratefully acknowledge other local businesses in providing some of the raffle prizes, including Hopkins the butcher, Maison de Beauté and Pentyrch Pharmacy. Thirdly, thanks to Rose and Lynne for meeting people as they arrived; thanks also to Lynne for keeping the quiz scores. Finally, a big thank you to the bar staff and Rugby Club for looking after us so well.
We will be hoping to run a winter quiz in January. However, before that we will be holding our first Race Night in three years on Friday 22nd July, in the Rugby Club (7 pm). Tickets will be going on sale very soon and you can get them from members of the Social Committee. They are expected to sell fast, so please support us as we strive to raise much-needed funds in the wake of COVID-19.
Brian Ilbery 18.06.22
Many thanks to a number of people for helping to make the evening run smoothly. First, thanks to the Social Committee for helping to organise the event and special thanks to Eileen, Liz and Pat for preparing the very nice supper; the help of other people in handing out the food on the evening was appreciated. Secondly, thanks to Pat, Liz and Margaret for getting raffle prizes and selling the raffle tickets. We gratefully acknowledge other local businesses in providing some of the raffle prizes, including Hopkins the butcher, Maison de Beauté and Pentyrch Pharmacy. Thirdly, thanks to Rose and Lynne for meeting people as they arrived; thanks also to Lynne for keeping the quiz scores. Finally, a big thank you to the bar staff and Rugby Club for looking after us so well.
We will be hoping to run a winter quiz in January. However, before that we will be holding our first Race Night in three years on Friday 22nd July, in the Rugby Club (7 pm). Tickets will be going on sale very soon and you can get them from members of the Social Committee. They are expected to sell fast, so please support us as we strive to raise much-needed funds in the wake of COVID-19.
Brian Ilbery 18.06.22
****** RACE NIGHT IS BACK! ******
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The popular and always successful Race Night will be held again at Pentyrch Rugby Club on Friday 22nd July, after a two year absence due to Covid restrictions. It's a very exciting and enjoyable evening and raises valuable funds for the club. Great value for only £5 you can watch 8 thrilling races, win money, fabulous raffle prizes and enjoy a delicious sausage and chips supper with friends and support the club! Tickets need to be bought in advance and can't be purchased on the evening. Book early to avoid disappointment! Tickets on sale from Brian Ilbery or from Eileen Boddington. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen...
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****** Annual Tour - Report and Pictures ******
A report and pictures of this year's tour to Torquay are now on the website. Follow the links on the "more" button above to the Tour Archive or click on this link.
****** FINALS WEEKEND ******
Finals Weekend for Club Competitions will take place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September. This is later than previous years because of the extended Men's season with matches scheduled for Saturday 3rd and 10th September.
****** Annual Tour 2022 - Torquay ******
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After the Covid restrictions of 2020 and 2021 our Annual Tour is taking place. The tourists left Pentyrch Rugby Club car park, early on Friday 20th May heading for the Victoria Hotel in Torquay where they are based for two matches in Torquay on Friday and Saturday and a match in Bristol on the way home on Sunday afternoon. Transport provided by Jervis Coaches of Port Talbot. We wish all tourists happy bowling and touring. MK
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****** Club Competitions 2022 ******
Please note that the draw for this season's club competitions has been made. They are on display in the changing cabins. It is important that all ties are played within the time frame stated. MK
****** Ladies' Match Reports & Results online ******
Ladies' Team match results and reports are now online. Click on the "Fixtures 2022" tab on the Navigation Bar at the top of the webpage and click on the relevant link on the dropdown menu or click here. MK
****** May Coffee Morning ******
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The May Coffee Morning will take place at the Pavilion on Friday 27th May from 10:30 am. The first two have been very successful. Come along and be part of a great way to meet up with old friends and new, enjoy good company and delicious food and drink. And if the sun is shining, hopefully sit and relax on the verandah whilst admiring the beautiful surroundings - all whilst supporting the club!
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****** Sponsor News ******
Once again, the club is very grateful for the continued long term sponsorship from Carpet Services (Cardiff) Ltd,. The local business in Taffs Well used to be run by long time club member, Peter Mynett, his wife Gill and his family. His daughter, Sue Reid has very kindly donated £300 to the club for new shirts. MK
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****** Drone Picture ******
Pentyrch Rangers Football Club who play football at Parc y Dwrlyn recently tweeted this stunning drone picture of Parc y Dwrlyn and have given us permission to use on our website.Parc y Dwrlyn is the sports ground at Pentyrch that is home to our bowls club, Pentyrch Rugby Club, Pentyrch Rangers AFC, Pentyrch Tennis Club and Pentyrch Cricket Club. We are very lucky to be part of this sporting community and to be located in such beautiful rural surroundings which this photograph clearly shows.
****** April Coffee Morning - Thank you ******
Thank you to all the visitors who supported April's Coffee Morning on Friday 29th. There were over 30 people who supported the event and enjoyed each others' company and some tasty refreshments and drinks. Thank you, especially to Bev and John Eagle for organising the drinks. A very useful sum of money was raised for ongoing support of the club. Next Coffee Morning will take place on Friday 27th May. MK
****** Summer Quiz and Light Supper ******
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The Social Committee have organised a previously successful and exciting Quiz and Light Supper Evening for Friday 17th June at 7:30 pm. It will take place at Pentyrch Rugby Club. Open to all with tickets purchased before the event. Tickets, at the bargain price of £5 will be available from Brian Ilbery and members of the Social Committee - Jan Berry, Eileen Boddington, Pat Sellars and Margaret Davies. Price includes - quiz, delicious light supper, great fun and company: also great raffle prizes. A wonderful way to support the club.MK
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****** Spoons - Monday 25th April ******
"Spoons" or Social Bowls on this Monday evening was very well attended with over 30 people playing bowls on the green and several spectators too. It is wonderful to see so many enjoying the game and each others' company together - long standing members and more recent ones too. Thanks to Iain Russell who took the opportunity to coach new players. Thanks again, to John Eagle for organising the rinks - not so easy with increased numbers, but a welcome challenge. Even a guest appearance from Nick Russell. A reminder that the green is open throughout the week to all members to arrange practice and friendly games. MK
****** Green Opens ******
The Green successfully opened at 6:00pm on Monday 11th April with social bowls or "Spoons" organised by John Eagle. Despite being dry all day, the rain kindly kept off until we began but this did not put off a good number of members trying out the green for the first time this season. They were well supported by a number of non-combatants who watched cosily wrapped up on the benches on the verandah. Remember that the green is not only for use on social Mondays and match days. Members are strongly encouraged to use the green throughout the season to practise and arrange games amongst themselves. Have a great outdoor season. MK
****** Opening of the Green ******
The Green will be officially opened for the new outdoor season this coming Monday 11th April with social bowls (Spoons). Be there for 5:45 pm for a 6;00 pm start. Fingers crossed for decent weather. We are looking forward to a new outdoor season and welcoming all bowlers to the club. All new, experienced and social bowlers most welcome. The green, gardens and pavilion all looking good.
Sat 09/04/22 MK
Sat 09/04/22 MK
****** April Coffee Morning ******
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Following on from the very successful Coffee Morning in March, when thanks to everyone's support the magnificent sum of £182 was raised, comes the April Coffee Morning. As usual, it takes place on the last Friday of the month at 10:30 am.in the pavilion. An opportunity to meet up, discuss life and success on the green, as the playing season will have begun. Delicious food and drink and beautiful surroundings. Please continue to support. MK
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****** Top Club 2022 ******
East Wales Private Greens have introduced an exciting new competition that starts this season - Top Club. The first round takes place on Sunday 3rd July.
This is the format:
11 Players : 2 Wood Singles (21 ends), 4 Wood Singles (21 shots), 3-Bowl Pairs (18 ends), 2-Bowl Triples (18 ends), Fours (15 ends). Four Wood singles to be played on the same rink following the Two Wood singles. Scoring: 1 point per winning discipline. In the event of a drawn discipline the an extra end(s) will be played to determine the winner. Match scores will range from 5-0, 4-1 or 3-2. 1st Round to be played on or before Sunday 3rd July. Ties to be drawn for each round. Full matches for Semi Finals and Final. The full draw can be found on the revamped East Wales Private Greens website.
We have been drawn at home for the first round against Penylan. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Get practising! MK
This is the format:
11 Players : 2 Wood Singles (21 ends), 4 Wood Singles (21 shots), 3-Bowl Pairs (18 ends), 2-Bowl Triples (18 ends), Fours (15 ends). Four Wood singles to be played on the same rink following the Two Wood singles. Scoring: 1 point per winning discipline. In the event of a drawn discipline the an extra end(s) will be played to determine the winner. Match scores will range from 5-0, 4-1 or 3-2. 1st Round to be played on or before Sunday 3rd July. Ties to be drawn for each round. Full matches for Semi Finals and Final. The full draw can be found on the revamped East Wales Private Greens website.
We have been drawn at home for the first round against Penylan. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Get practising! MK
****** Spring Cheese and Wine ******
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Our traditional opening social event of the new outdoor season, Cheese and Wine takes place at Pentyrch Rugby Club at 4pm. Please come along and support and enjoy delicious refreshments, great raffle prizes and friendly company.£5 entry that includes a glass of wine. Thanks to Liz Cugley and the ladies for organising the event. MK
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****** Coffee Morning - March 2022 ******
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Great news! With the relaxation of many Covid restrictions in Wales, we have decided to restart the successful and popular Coffee Mornings. We will be meeting on the last Friday of March, the 25th at 10:30 am - 12:00pm in the Bowls Pavilion. A wonderful opportunity to meet up in anticipation of the new outdoor season. Enjoy some tasty refreshments, good company, weather permitting, the gardens and raise some funds for the club. All welcome and hopefully bring along a new recruit! MK
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****** Recruitment 2022 ******
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As the new season approaches, the need to maintain and increase the number of players we have comes into focus. The Recruitment Committee have been working hard during the close season coming up with some initiatives to that end. More news of this will follow. In the meantime a new recruitment poster (Homepage) has been designed and a "an invitation" flyer (right) that will be delivered to local residents. We will continue to use Twitter, Facebook and the website and need ALL current members to spread the word in the most effective way by word of mouth. MK
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****** Community Link - Spring Edition ******
The Spring Edition of the local Community Link magazine has an article written by Brian Ilbery (thanks to them). Brian introduces the club and it's many benefits, encouraging local residents to join our wonderful club and the growing number of members. The best way to encourage new players to join is by word of mouth and we would urge everyone to make concerted efforts as we approach, a hopefully, undisrupted and exciting new season. The article can be found on page 30.
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****** Bonymaen Friendly - New Date ******
A new date has been set for the home friendly vs. Bonymaen Bowls Club - Sunday 26th June at 2:00pm. Men's Fixtures
****** Club Annual Tour ******
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Ian Broxton and Mel Newton have organised this year's Annual Club Tour. The first tour since 2019. The tour takes place over the days of Friday 20th May to Sunday 22nd May. The tour will be based at the Victoria Hotel, Torquay with a friendly match arranged for each day. More details to follow from Ian and Mel. MK
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****** Bonymaen Friendly - Postponed ******
The recently arranged friendly vs. Bonymaen Bowls Club on Sunday 22nd May has been postponed. The annual club tour has been arranged to take place over that weekend - details to follow. We have asked Bonymaen to suggest alternative dates for this long awaited fixture. Men's Fixtures here.
****** Audrey Richards ******
It is with sad hearts that the club has been informed of the passing of Audrey Richards on Monday 24th January. Audrey and her husband, Mansell were founder members of the club in 1991 and stalwart members for a considerable time. As such, they are owed a debt of gratitude for us being where we are now. Our thoughts and prayers are with Audrey's family and friends.MK
The funeral will be held at Thornhill Crematorium on Thursday 10th February at 3:30pm. Post funeral venue to be announced.
The funeral will be held at Thornhill Crematorium on Thursday 10th February at 3:30pm. Post funeral venue to be announced.
****** Friendly Fixture ******
A friendly fixture has been arranged for the Men's team. It will be a home match vs. Bonymaen Bowls Club with whom we have established a digital relationship through Twitter. We have been "planning" such a fixture for over 3 years, largely delayed due to Covid. The match will be at 2pm on Sunday 22nd May and the format will be 4 x triples.
