LATEST NEWS AND DIARY DATES
The February 2025 Newsletter has been emailed out and can be found on the Newsletter page of this website by using this link
Tues 22nd Apr – Tuesday Coaching and Skills mornings begin – 9am – all welcome, no need to book unless you are a complete beginner.
Wed 30th Apr – Stuart’s Quiz Afternoon at 2.30pm – Entry £1 per person, maximum of four in a team – General Knowledge Quiz – Open to All (Last Wednesday of each month)
Fri 23rd May – Laura Alice – continue to 80th Anniversary of VE day celebrations with Laura Alice who will have you singing along or dancing the jitterbug!
Fri 4th July – Elvis is in the building – join us for a night with the King!
Summer Opening
Extra! Extra! Thursday afternoon bowling added in response to demand and the 100 Up League moved to this new slot. Why not give this new format a try?
Friday Night Gigs for 2025
23rd May – Laura Alice (Vintage singer), 4th July – Elvis Tribute, 8th August – Deano 5th Sep – The Mood Swings,
Oct – Grease / Party Rocker Night, 7th Nov Venus (Northern Soul Night)
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SUMMER LEAGUES
Moved!! Thursday 12.30pm New!! 100 Up League & Friday 10.30am Aussie Pairs League – both leagues are being run on an accumulator basis where only your best 12 scores/results count, so you can miss a few weeks and still be in the count.Note the 100 Up League has been moved to Thursday afternoons in response to a request from members
New!!! Wednesday Night is Singles Night (in Summer) – three sets games of singles – up to 20 players a night but no commitment to come every week. Book your place with James by Tuesday morning each week.
Yorkshire Two Rink Triples League (Mixed) – we have a team entered so need volunteers to play – dates to be arranged. Please sign up on Yorkshire Board if interested to play one or more games
A list of all current winter leagues plus other playing opportunities can be found on the Bowling Opportunities page.
SOCIAL BOWLING
Over Summer bowls drives continue to run on Wednesdays and Fridays at 12.30pm plus Saturday Mornings 9,30am. For details of these open to all bowls sessions click HERE
MAY’S FRIDAY EVENING GIG WILL BE …..
Presentation Night
The Bowls Committee AGM on 13th April, was followed by the club Presentation Evening. The Chairman’s Report recognised the external successes of teams and club members:
Yorkshire Ladies League – Hornsea Ladies won Division 2
Yorkshire Champion of Champions
Men’s Over 60’s Championship won by Nick Cleveley
Ladies Fours won by Val Dobbins, Ann Watson, Lis Watson and Patsy Paddy
EIBA National Championships
Mens Over 50’s Triples (last 16) – Cliff Holmes, Paul Footitt & Dave Houghton
Men’s Over 60’s Singles (Last 16) – Paul Footitt
Mixed Pairs – Jack Bird and Holly Chaytor (Last 16)
Ladies Pairs – Holly Chaytor and Katy Baxter reached the Quarter Finals
Ladies Two Ball Singles – Holly Chaytor reached the Quarter Finals
Disability Bowls England Singles – Dave Houghton reached the Semi Final
Ladies Singles – Holly Chaytor was Reserve Champion
Competition winners were presented with trophies and vouchers:
Mens Singles – Jack Bird
Men’s Pairs – Paul Footitt and Cliff Holmes
Men’s Triples – Mark Goodfellow, Jack Bird and James Baxter
Men’s Fours – Jack Bird, Danny Clark, Craig Baker and Mark Goodfellow
Men’s Over 60’s – Mike Watson Jnr
Open Singles – James Baxter
Mixed Pairs – Val Furniss & Terry Sellers
Mixed Triples – Val Furniss, Andy Caley & Terry Sellers
Aussie Pairs – Steve Haslam & Nick Cleveley
Ladies Singles – Katy Baxter
Remembrance (Two Bowl) Trophy – Katy Baxter
Handicap Singles – Phil Hargreaves
Rabbits Pairs – Chris Dixon & Richard Hirst
League winners (and in the case of full leagues, runners up) were presented with vouchers for prize money which has been added to members’ membership cards for use at the bar & servery. League winners were:
Mon 10.30am Triples – Les Watts, Niki Mitchell & Nick Warley
Mon 12.30 Joan & Neville Hardy League – Glorya Cook
Mon 2.30pm Pairs – Les Watts & Nick Warley
Mon Evening Pairs – Val Furniss, Andy Caley & Terry Sellers
Tues 10.30am Aussie Pairs – Paul Footitt & Tony Cawthorn, Runners Up: Simon Wright, Val Dobbins, Lis & Mike Watson
Wed 10.30am Triples – Patrick Plumb, Colin Whiting & Dave Houghton
Wed Evening Triples – Cliff Holmes, Mick Binks, Paul Footitt & Dave Lee, Runners Up – Jim Whitchurch, Anne Ash & Patrick Plumb
Thurs 10.30am Triples – Craig Stansfield, Pete Oliver & Leslie Oliver, Runners Up – Mike Fairbairn, Gil Roy, Gavin Maynard & Ian Newmarch
Thurs pm Aussie Pairs – Ron Bulless & Mike Bassett
Fri 10.30am Beginners & Improvers Pairs – Bryan and Caroline McMahon
Fri Evening Triples – Paul Hammond, Mike Wright & Matthew Wright
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024
The club AGM was held on Sunday 3rd Nov and the minutes can be found on the Directors Board in the bowls hall. The co-opted directors were formally elected onto the board and the club posted a healthy set of accounts.