Top Green to Close on 31 October

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Unfortunately the time has come for us to close the top green to protect the playing surface over the winter months so it can be in top condition when the season starts again in April. The top green will therefore be closing on 31 October.

However, the club is keeping the bottom green open over the winter months  The bottom green isn’t in as good a condition as the top green, but the club has plans to improve the playing surface by carrying out additional scarifying, aerating and applications of moss killer.  In addition, we have asked the council’s park staff to assist our green team with leaf clearance, which is always a problem at this time of the year, due to overhanging trees.

7 Up Competition – And the Winner is

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The final result of this season’s ‘Seven-Up’ social bowling competition was announced today with congratulations to overall (clear!) winner Lee Coffey.
Runner-up was Jacqueline Fullwood who put up an excellent challenge as the season progressed but no-one was a match for Lee’s winning score!
Joyce, on behalf of the Club’s Social Section, presented Lee and Jackie with their winning certificates along with a bottle of some liquid refreshment each to toast their successes!
With several newcomers joining the social bowling competition over the season and developing their games, it looks as though they will have some more challenging competition next year.
Well done to them both and thanks to all who participated in this highly enjoyable and friendly Sunday social competition.

Triple Winners

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Despite the weather being wet 26 people turned up for the end of season K Dodd Shield triples competition on Sunday 15th September.

Well done to the winners Lee Coffey, Nicola Coffey and Joel Cope.

People are queueing to play Triples

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The abiding popularity of the Triples format is being proved yet again with the list to play in the End of Season K. Dodd Shield reaching 30 and a waiting list being put in place should anyone have to drop out.
The competition is on Sunday 15th September and players are asked to aim at 10 am for so that we can start promptly at 10.30 after teams have been confirmed by the seeding committee.
Refreshments and opportunities to gamble will be on offer to raise funds for our green-keeping operation.
Spectators are welcome as are willing volunteers to help out with aspects of Event Management.
Queries and offers of help to mick.owen@bewellglossop.co.uk

Your coaching journey starts here

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The club has booked two places on the Coach Bowls Level 1 course starting online in October and including two days out in sunny Keighley. One place could be yours!

Subjects covered include Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Planning sessions, Coaching a Beginner, Working with the Jack and Line and Length.

The club will pay travelling expenses and your course fee. AND YOU GET TO GO TO KEIGHLEY!!! TWICE

Fist come, first served so email mick.owen@bewellglossop.co.uk NOW.

Mid-Season Pairs won by Outliers

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The club’s Blue Riband Pairs internal event has been won by a pair of social bowlers who have only recently started playing in the club’s teams but managed to see off challenges from four other combinations which mixed some of the club’s best team bowlers with, in some cases, very new members of Joyce Godfrey’s invaluable social sessions.

Bob Burns, who has only played five league matches since taking up the game this May and Mick Owen who came through the social programme into the fringes of the Tuesday B team last year, won a round robin 7-Up competition which saw Maureen Douglas and John Bouchier in the silver medal slot with absolute tyro Paul Marsh partnering Dave Twigg to a creditable third.

Mick told waiting media representatives: “While it may have been a modest field, Bob and I will not be modest about our win. It’s a shame more people didn’t enter but only because they missed out on a fun and sociable morning. I’m really grateful to the people who did support the event and, of course, Joyce who was a tower of strength in her off-green role.”

Our next social event is the K.Dodd Shield End of Season Triples