NOTTINGHAM INDOOR BOWLS CLUB NEWSLETTER

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1 NOTTINGHAM INDOOR BOWLS CLUB NEWSLETTER Bernies Fun Night Sat March 12th QUIZ STICKY THIRTEEN CARDS BINGO FUN BOWLS RESTAURANT Thanks to DAVE and all the Kitchen Staff for the meals they provide during the week and also the dinners they put on for the weekend club friendly games HI All. Newsletter time again seems to have gone quick since the Christmas / New Year Break. We hope you are all back and enjoying your bowling.well somedays eh.( Ha Ha ) Thank you to all the members who have responded to our request to donate reading books for the club bookcase. Any members who would like to donate their unwanted books to the club please hand them into reception. These are then sold on for a minimal fee which goes into the club funds. With the amount of newcomers to bowls, members who have bowls equipment they would like to sell can advertise their items on the club newsboard. Many thanks to all those players that have returned their cups to the kitchen after they have finished playing. This really does help to keep the club tidy before the following session of bowls. Helpers are Required for Sat 20th and Sun 21st February The Indoor Centre are staging the National Pairs Visually Impaired Bowls Competition. Anyone who can help as a marker or score board operator please give your name and telephone number to reception and you will be contacted by the organisers. 1

2 QUIZ TIME 1 Which singer joined Mel Gibson in the movie Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome? 2 Vodka, Galliano and orange juice are used to make which classic cocktail? 3 Which American state is nearest to the former Soviet Union? 4 In which year did Foinavon win the Grand National? 5 At which battle of 1314 did Robert The Bruce defeat the English forces? 6 Consecrated in 1962, where is the Cathedral Church of St Michael? 7 On TV, who did the character Lurch work for? 8 Which children's classic book was written by Anna Sewell? 9 How many tentacles does a squid have? 10 Which reggae singing star died 11th May 1981? 11 Characters Charlie Allnut and Rosie Sayer appeared in which classic 1951 movie? 12 What is converted into alcohol during brewing? 13 Which river forms the eastern section of the border between England and Scotland? 14 Which Briton won an ice-skating Gold at the Lake Placid Olympics? 15 In what year was Prince Andrew born? 16 Name the two families in Romeo and Juliet CHAIRMANS CORNER Continuing the theme from the last newsletter we have exceeded the 520 membership we were hoping for. There is still a demand for the beginners courses and a trickle of new members are arriving after each course. To encourage them to join we are once more offering anyone who joins now, 18 months membership for the price of a years. Negotiations with the council continue its tortuous way, more of this later. A big thank you to our manager Julie who found a serious water leak in the mens toilets on Christmas Eve and brought her husband in to repair it. A power cut over the new year break caused a problem with the heating system which he also fixed. Ernie Wray Chairman 2

3 Saturday Morning 8.30 am Open Triples League We have 8 teams in the league with a total of 54 players. Four rinks are used for matches and two rinks are used for players from the league for rollups. The other two rinks are used by Ted Riley for his beginners training courses. The total players for each team range from 6-7 players. The Captains have indicated to me that the current numbers of players per team that they have are adequate because at these numbers players get a reasonable number of games over the season. Our league is absolutely ideal for players coming into a league from finishing a training course. So it is disappointing that we have had to turn new players away so that current team numbers can remain at 6-7 players. The season so far has been very close and even in terms of results and there have been no team/s dominating the league. Results of matches have been unpredictable and very up and down which has been good in many ways. After 15 matches played the league (as at ) looks like this:- Odd Jobs 19 points Zippies 19 points Early Birds 16 points Mixtures 16 points Charlies Angels 14 points Music 14 points Eccentrics 13 points Venus 9 points The Saturday league has been discussed at Bowls Executive meetings and it has been agreed unanimously that for the 2016/17 season I can look to increase the number of teams from 8 to 10. Therefore allowing me to bring in more new players to bowls and to our club. As I have done this current season, I will for next season need to rejig the current teams to spread out the experience of players over 10 teams so that new players can be integrated in a fair and equitable manner. Continued next page 3

4 Increasing the teams to 10 will primarily allow us to bring new players into a league team, it will provide more competition in terms of the number of teams playing and finally it will bring more revenue into the club. All being well for the 2016/17 winter season there will be 10 playing teams and hopefully players. For the season 5 rinks will be used from for league matches and 3 will be available for league players to have roll ups. The only exception to the rollup rink numbers will be as follows:- 1. One rink will be available to Ted Riley for training courses when required. (This may change subject to discussion with Ted nearer the new season.) 2. Any Adams matches that are arranged with a am start will mean that two rollup rinks will be used for these matches. To compensate rollups on these occasions will be from 8.00 to a.m. Julie, our Club Manager is very good when arranging Adams matches and in most cases she is able to arrange am starts. Thanks Julie. Therefore, for the 2016/17 season from on a Saturday the 8 rinks will be a closed shop for league matches, rollups for Saturday morning league players, Adams matches that start at am and training courses. It has been agreed that the reception team will not take any bookings for club member s casual rollups for this period. Phil Morley Saturday League Coordinator/ Bowls Executive Committee member This years Club Indoor Tour is to The North East. The tour is 11th - 13th November 2016 and will include three matches, It was a really good Tour on our last visit to this area so anyone interested please enter your name onto the list which is on the Club Notice Board near the ladies changing rooms. 4

5 News of how our players are performing in the Nationals DENNY CUP RESULTS 4th Round 12th Dec N.I.B.C 94 v 58 Leicester National Competition Results. Mens Pairs N.I.B.C Gedling T Mitchell 14 v 20 T Towle N.I.B.C N.I.B.C P Dickens 13 v 27 TW Doig 5th Round 23rd Jan N.I.B.C 77 v 65 Lincoln NEXT MATCH Quarter Final 20th Feb N.I.B.C v Cumbria The Denny team are having a great run in this competition with convincing results from the 1st round to the 5th round and now face Cumbria in the Quarter finals. Mens Champion of Champions Mens Triples Area 7 N.I.B.C D Robinson v Mens Fours 6th Round Area 7 4th Round Clipstone ( N.I.B.C) D Robinson 21 ( N.I.B.C) R Pearce 20 (N.I.B.C) T Mitchell 9 (Erewash) R Robinson 21 Simon Skelton had a good tournament in the above event. He beat B Subden ( Gedling ) to qualify for the next stage.this was again a close game against W Jackson ( Lincoln ) Simon then went on to the 1st round of the final stages to beat P Broderick ( Wellingborough ) 21-9 Unfortunatley Simon lost in the quarter final to P Bennett ( Bodmin ) who eventually lost to Greg Harlow in the final. Over 60 Inter Club Double Rink Nottingham A Team are also going well in this competition after qualifying for the next stage by beating Gedling In the 5th round they went on to beat Church Gresley 40-38, next up in the 6th round is Nottm A v Stamford A. 5

6 O/60s Mens Singles Area 7 K Burton 21 v 17 T Sisson Several people have commented how many people watched a really good match between Keith and Tom. Having spoke to Tom he said it was great to play in such a good match and although dissapointed to lose hopes Keith goes on to have a good run in the competition. Keith is now through to the next stage of the competition to play G Draper from Lincoln Mixed Pairs Ronnie Pam Cutts had a convincing win in the mixed pairs and now face a pairing from Dunholme Bowls Club in the Inter Area Finals N.I.B.C 29 v 2 B Sugden ( Gedling ) Mixed Fours An all Nottm match saw T Mitchell team defeat M Foulds team In the Inter Area Fina.l They then played a team from Lincoln Bowls Club in the Inter Area Final N.I.B.C 12 v 23 Lincoln Ladies Singles Jayne Lee had a 21 v 14 win against J Eames ( South Forest ) and now plays a player from group 8 in the Inter Area Final Ladies Fours Pam Cutts team had a good win against J Tyers South Forest They now play a team from Barwell in the Inter Area Final Ladies O/60s Pairs Pam Cutts team in this competition had a good win against Barwell in the Inter Area Final 20-9 and now move on to the Final Stages to play a team from either Chawton Park or Moonfleet

7 Club Bowling News Mushroom current standings 1st Ray Bartholomew 273 points 2nd Paul Fowler 199 3rd Brian Johnson 195 4th Malcolm Langham 189 Top Lady - Sylvia Caines members have taken part so far averaging 40 members per session. Ernie Wray Club Weekend Friendly Matches. Recent Results Home Sunday Jan 3rd N.I.B.C 112 v 74 Barwell Away Sunday Jan 10th N.I.B.C 147 v 152 Lincoln Away Saturday Jan 16th N.I.B.C 137 v 95 Leicester Home Sunday Jan 17th N.I.B.C 92 v 114 H.V.Ps Home Sunday Jan 31st N.I.B.C 85 v 120 Tamworth Ladies Gala Day 17th Dec Russell Presenting The KATH DEWICK Trophy To Our Winning Ladies Left to Right Sheila Moir - Ann Waddilove - Chris Wakefield Captains v Presidents Day Sunday 13th December This was another good day supported by our club players and the games were competetive. Although our Captains and Presidents insisted the result really did not matter so we will leave it at that. 7

8 The club Captains Shirley (Sundays)and Terry (Saturdays) Ellis thank all of you for your continued support in the above matches. Does anybody know who these two gatecrashers are from Bernies XMAS party night. If you do would you admit to it. Ha Ha. (I dont think so) Bowls Humour On their honeymoon a husband confesses a secret to his new wife. "Darling, I'm a bowls fanatic," he says. "You'll never see me at the weekends and all our holidays will be at bowls tournaments." "I've got a confession too," replies his new wife. "I'm a hooker." "That's ok," replies the husband. "Just concentrate on your aiming point and take a bit more grass." The next Issue will give competition results for the club competitions and an update to how the Nationals are progressing and news of the County Competitions. 8

9 QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Tina Turner Cartoon Of The Month 2. Harvey Wallbanger 3. Alaska Bannockburn 6. Coventry 7. Addams Family 8. Black Beauty 9. Ten 10. Bob Marley 11. The African Queen ( Humphrey Bogart - Katherine Hepburn ) 12. Sugar 13. Tweed 14. Robin Cousin (19th February ) 16. Montague and Capulet Many thanks for taking the time to read our Newsletter. See you next month. John Hodgkinson johndhodgkinson@hotmail.co.uk 9