Update 24th April 2012.

Saturday the 12^th of May 2012 is Closing day for the season.

Double Click the picture below for the details.

Details are:-

-          12th May 12:30pm.

-          Names in by Wednesday the 9th of May.

-          Dress, Whites or Club Colours.

-          Drawn Teams.

-          3 games of 1 hour duration.

-          Presentations/Awards from 4:30pm.

-          Followed by a Meal around 6pm @ $5 per head.

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-          It should be a good day and more or less the last chance to socialize with your fellow members, so don't delay. Get your names in before the 9th of May cut-off date.

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-          In saying that, don't forget the two other days we have scheduled in May after closing day.

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-          13^th of May visit to the Wanganui East Club

-          26^th May the TeRaki Cup Challenge at Takaro.

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-          Numbers are limited for both these events so it would pay to get down to the Club and put your name up if you are interested.

Update 16th April 2012.

On Saturday the 14^th of April we held the INFRACON LTD -  In House - 2 x 4 x 2 – Handicap Pairs in almost perfect conditions.

Congratulation to the Winners, Joy Pearce and David Smith. Well done!

Joy and Dave. 

On the notice Board at the Club there are two away events being planned.

The 13^th of May the day after closing day, a trip away to the Wanganui East Club.

The 26^th May the TeRaki Cup Challenge at Takaro.

Numbers are limited for both these events so it would pay to get down to the Club and put your name up if you are interested.

Update 9^th April 2012.

The forecast was dicey but in the end the weather has co-operated and the Silvester/Clark Easter Triples have been completed.

Although a bit breezy at times on the first two days, yesterday the conditions were perfect.

The four Section Finals producing some very good bowling from all players. Congratulations to all who competed and helped to make this a very successful tournament and a special thanks to our sponsors for the event, Silvester/Clark.

Section 1 was won by Kevin Suisted and his Team.

Section 2 was won by Craig Gush and his Team.

Section 3 was won by Barry Wynks and his Team.

Section 4 was won by Robbie Robertson and his Team.

Congratulations to all the winners and the runner up teams.

Some action from the finals.

Don’t forget this Saturday  the 14^th of April the Club has the INFRACON LTD -  In House - 2 x 4 x 2 – Handicap Pairs - Any Gender.

The Entry List is up on the board at the Club.

Support our Sponsors. Get your team organised and entry in. There were only 7 teams on the list Sunday Afternoon.

Bill Anderson is arranging a visit to the Wanganui East Club on Sunday May the 13^th. This is the day after closing day. There is a list up on the board for those who would like to go on this trip to sign up. Numbers are limited for this trip away so don’t delay and get your name up quickly.

Update 2^nd April 2012.

On Saturday the 31^st of March the Club held the Open Any Gender Pairs Tournament Sponsored by Burr Contractors.

Played in perfect condition’s, the only disappointment was the number of teams the event drew from both the Northern Club and outside clubs. 18 teams in all took part and the eventual winners; the only team with 4 wins was that of Julie Palmer and Murray Wood. Well done guys. Murray mentioned in his winner’s speech that in his 16 or 17 years in the club that this was the first time he had played with Julie. Maybe, we will see more of this combo in the future?

 Julie and Murray  having a well-deserved celebratory drink at the conclusion of play for the day.

Coming up.

This weekend is the  SILVESTER/CLARK CONSULTING ENGINEERS Easter Open 2 Bowl Triples. Starts Friday.  If you get the chance, come down and have a look at proceedings. There should be some very good bowling skills on display.

On Easter Monday the 9^th of April a fundraising triples tournament is to be held at Terrace End (9-30 start). The purpose of the tournament is to assist those players travelling to the national finals in Invercargill later this month.

Entries to the Terrace End Bowling Club and the tournament will be opened up to your social and mates in bowls players who may like a taste of the competitive game.

Saturday the 14^th of April we are attempting once again to run the INFRACON LTD -  In House - 2 x 4 x 2 – Handicap Pairs - Any Gender.

There will be an Entry List up on the board at the Club.

Support our Sponsors. Get your team organised and entry in.

Bowling On - 2nd April.

One of the absolute joys of sport in watching competitors who " box above their weight" and so it has been with the women from the Bulls Bowling Club during Champion of Champion events this season.

The club had competitors in three of the four senior finals and were good enough to win the fours and place runners-up in pairs and Triples. The Club has fewer than ten women players so their performances are all the more meritorious. Johnston Park is another Club with fewer than 20 women players but they have taken three Centre titles and a runner-up during the season.

There hasn't been the same pattern in the men's champion of champion events with the town clubs Terrace End, Palmerston North, Takaro and Northern winning a title each and those clubs have provided most of the runners-up as well.

I was personally delighted to see Bob Williams (Palmerston North) in the pairs and Terry Curtis (Takaro) in the fours achieve their gold stars. Both are among the "Good guys" in sport and have shown to advantage in other sports as well.

The centre's season is now complete and all that remains of the season are some excellent open tournaments. Ashhurst has an any gender triples on 10 April and Terrace End an Aussie pairs on 21/22 April and both Clubs are still looking for entries. The following weekend sees the Takaro classic fours (men) and Terrace End's women's pairs played in tandem and both events are growing in popularity.

* Bowls New Zealand came to town last week with a Roadshow presented by Chief Executive Kerry Clark. The disappointing thing for me was the lack of attendance from bowlers. If you took out those from the Manawatu and club executives there were few others in attendance. Clark didn't come with any silver bullets but the key messages were to give proper recognition to a new generation of pay to play bowlers and give them a status within the game.

It is not about doing things differently. It is about doing different things. If clubs take their current seasons programme and transpose the dates to next season the result will be the same - A sport declining for want of attraction. We need to be bold. What Club will be first with a tournament on a Sunday commencing at four o'clock and finishing at Seven open to all people?

Bowling Clubs in the main are not welcoming places with locked gates and "trespassers will be prosecuted" signs. How is that sort of thinking going to get anyone through the gate? It won't of course.

* A club trying to do different things is Himatangi Beach and they are now targeting primary age children. To do that they need a supply of size nought and one bowls so any Club that can help contact president May Graham.

* A further success for Takaro in recent weeks with John Osborne winning the Kapiti first year bowler title. Osborne is a talented sportsman being a previous Manawatu table tennis singles champion and he seems assured of a good future in the game.

* Don't forget Terrace End are running a fundraising tournament on Easter Monday to assist travel expenses for their women and Pamerston North's men to the national club finals in Invercargill. Entries to Terrace End.

Tony Jensen