Come and watch the first Engerrland World Cup match at the club on Monday night.
The match starts at 7pm,
AND
There is a barbecue beforehand from 5.30pm
If you would like to partake of the barbecue, there is a yes for food list at the club, (*up on the bowls wall in the lounge*) please make sure your name is on it before close of club Friday 15th.
Three lions on a shirt,
The Social Committee
At last summer is here and we have a quite of few social events happening at the Club.
Are you sitting comfortably?
SATURDAY 9 JUNE
Middlesex Ladies Bowls Finals Day take place on the outdoor green. Expect some serious bowling expertise on show.
Great British Tennis Weekend/ Tennis Open Day (2-4pm)
James will be on court encouraging play with adults and juniors. Michael & Katie will be on hand to sort the administration & welcoming Committee. If you have any family or friends who are looking to get into the game, send them along.
SUNDAY 10 JUNE
Vic Licoln Memorial Round Robin (Tennis)
A fun morning of tennis with the French Open on the big screen afternoon and a yummy afternoon tea. Not to be missed. Be ready on court at 11am. Wear your best red-white-blue outfit!
SATURDAY 23 JUNE
Annual Tottenham vs Arsenal Bowls Challenge Match
A high competitive & obviously friendly interclub (bowlers and tennis players all welcome) red vs blue North London affair. Expect a lot of Dick Emery jokes!
FOOTBALL MANIA
The World Cup descends on Bounds Green with all the action showing on the big screen. Most matches will be on so please feel free to come & support your national team but the key dates as far as the Brits are concerned are:
Monday 18 June @ 7pm: England vs Tunisia
Sunday 24 June @ 1pm: England vs Panama
Thursday 28 June @ 7pm: England vs Belgium
Sunday 15 July @ 4pm: World Cup Final (following the Wimbledon Final)
and we’ll try and sort food & refreshments specifically on these dates.
We look forward to seeing you at one or two of these events
P.S. Something to keep in mind for July…
Tennis Finals Day – Sunday 1st July @ tbc – lots of action on the tennis courts with mens singles, ladies singles, mens doubles, ladies doubles and mixed doubles finals all being played with a BBQ afterwards. Come and watch some keenly contested tennis.
Bowls Room Blitz Supper Club – Saturday 7 July @ 5.30pm with Joe Hurd & Jon Guy – 2 fabulous young chefs with some fabulous dishes to delight you. The June event was a sold-out event so don’t forget to book your tickets EARLY! Use promotional code BGBC & you get 10% discount!
Talkies Film Night – Friday 13 July @ 7.30pm – its tennis-related not surprisingly on the eve of the Wimbledon Finals – Battle of the Sexes – book your tickets now.
Wimbledon Round Robin Tennis Tournament – Sunday 15th July @ 11am – our imfamous interclub social on the courts followed by Mens Final on big screen & a scrumptious afternoon tea with the obligatory strawberries & cream. Don’t miss it!
Congratulations on reaching the last 16 of The Ladies Fours. They go into action on Saturday 24th March at Melton Mowbray. A great achievement.
Good Luck to:
Rhoda Young, Angela Frankland, Una Harman & Jo White.
Get stuck in!
The finals day of the annual club tennis tournament will take place on Sunday 1 July. We hope this will be a brilliant sunny day of top quality tennis with lots of spectators – a highlight of the tennis year. Closing date for entries is Thursday 5 April, with the draw taking place the following day.
Events
- Men’s singles (plus Plate competition for those who lose their first match)
- Women’s singles
- Men’s doubles
- Women’s doubles
- Mixed doubles
Tournament Format
Each match will be best of three sets, with a first to seven points tie-break at six-all in the first two sets. A first to 10 points tie-break will decide the third set. Finals will be best of three tie-break sets.
The draw will be seeded and will be made on Friday 6 April. It will be emailed to all entrants and posted on the notice board in the main clubhouse. Each player is responsible for checking the draw and arranging and playing matches by specified dates. If a match is delayed and starts holding up the rest of the competition, the organiser will toss a coin to decide who goes through.
If you think you have a chance of reaching a final, please ensure you will be available on Sunday 1 July, as all finals will take place on the same day.
Method of Entry
Entry sheets will be placed on the tennis notice board in the main clubhouse.
Entry Fees
Singles – £4 per person per singles event
Doubles – £3 per person for doubles events.
Fees must be paid by 5 April and are non-refundable after the draw has been made.
You can pay by placing your fee(s) in an envelope and dropping the envelope in the black postbox located to the right of the bar counter in the main clubhouse. Please write your name, amount and the event(s) being entered on the envelope. Alternatively, please give the money to Michael Dawson, or to Danny Reynolds (for men) or Jane O’Neill (for ladies).
Tournament Organiser
If you have any questions, please contact
Michael Dawson | 07982 432147 |michaeldawson@blueyonder.co.uk
Vlad, our wine connoisseur, returns on the 20th of April to present some more excellent French wines for the summer. Numbers are limited to 30 so if you wish to attend email Amelia at the club or contact via our Facebook page. Cost is £12 which also includes cheese.
£3.oo per person and a maximum of 6 people to a team. Quiz starts at 8pm and there will be food available.
All money will go towards the Bar Lounge Furniture Improvment Fund.
Lovely day here at Leamington Spa at the National Bowls Championships, Bounds Green (Nick Edwards, Geoff Lawrence and Andy Law) who make up the Middlesex A Team, in a great win against Essex, 16-10! The guys go through now to the next round, playing tomorrow at 9.30am. Congrats to them!
Congratulations to Lee Barber & Andy Law who have reached the last 16 in both the National Pairs & the National Family Pairs. A fantastic achievement.
Congratulations to Colin Mason for reaching the last 16 of the National Over 60 Singles.
National Pairs, Melton Mowbray March 29th,
National Over 60 Singles, Nottingham April 14th.
National Family Pairs, Nottingham, April 15th.
Congratulations to: Lee Barber, Eddie Carnihan, Nick Edwards, Steve Griffiths, Andy Law, Geoff Lawrence, Les Massey.
Colin Mason & Ray Young were also selected but have had to withdraw.
The match is against Kent and will be played on March 26th at Doynings IBC in Surrey.
We welcomed a BBC crew to Bounds Green this afternoon, they were here to film some of our bowlers talking about their experiences with the drug Statins. It was for a programme called Health, Truth or Scare, which will be aired on BBC1, the series starts on the 27th April.
They took lots of shots of feet, bowls and the bowlers doing their thing, then Kevin revealed his bright orange socks and had a go at bowling himself, with some top tips from Steve. He was a very promising beginner indeed!
Then Bob, Margaret and John with two cameras and a bright light on them, and still managed to have a really natural conversation! They were excellent and and anyone voicing their opinions and sharing their experience of this very tricky but useful drug is doing a lot of people a big favour. We will let you know when it’s aired, in the meantime thanks to all the bowlers for their great support this afternoon and to Kevin, Sarah, Greg and Katy for making it such a fun and interesting experience.
