Alexandra Park Bowling ClubNice to see that the fencing work around one half of both greens has been completed, hopefully this will go some way to keeping dogs/cyclists off the greens. Complete enclosure should be possible when further funding is available.
Secondly, we now have replacement shutters on the small pavilion, this should provide better security and improve the appearance of the building. Who has the keys to open them?.
APBC C team were runners up in this years 5 a side competition. The team of Bill, Mary, Trish, Graham and Ricky are shown above with Captain Les and Vice Captain John on finals day at Padgate BC.. The prize money was picked up at this years League presentation afternoon at GexSM in early December 2024.
Thanks to the organisers of this years lunch at Warrington Golf Club on 20th December, I thought the food and service were excellent. Looks like we will be there next year!.
RNLI Saving Lives at Sea Project
Thanks to all the bowlers who contributed to this project by purchasing one of my Lighthouses Calendars for 2025. We managed to amass a non profit donation of £200.
The ladies bowling presentation took place at the Warrington Golf Club, London Road, Appleton, Warrington on the 13th October 2023. Winners were awarded with their trophies for achieving high marks over the last year.
The visit on the 19th July was the first occasion that we have held a competition at this venue and it certainly did not disappoint in terms of the condition of the green and the clubhouse facilities. Twenty eight bowlers arrived at 10am for tea/coffee in overcast conditions with rain arriving shortly after the 10.30am start time. Two rounds of pairs bowling were achieved before a slightly late buffet lunch with drinks available from the bar. The weather through the afternoon continued to improve with a further two rounds being achieved on time.
Final results were very tight as shown below:
1st John with 40 points
2nd Graham with 38 points
3rd tied between Ann and Steve on 37 points
Graham managed to win the raffle with some barracking taking place from the hostile crowd!!.
Thanks go again to Jim, Dave and Steve for the organisation and Peter for the buffet.
The next away day is at Owley Wood, Weaverham
On a day that started out cold but ended in bright sunshine 32 bowlers took part in our first major competition of the season. Following the usual four round format of pairs bowling those taking part retired to the pavilion for an enjoyable buffet. Arthur won the raffle and the competition results are shown here.
There was a vote of thanks for Jim for arranging the day.
Thanks to Dave for recording the day’s events.
To those of you who knew Colin Stanton, as well as a memorial bench at Alexandra Park opposite the small pavilion, you might like to know that there is one at Walton Gardens in his memory too.
Colin was head gardener at Walton Gardens for many years.
Situated by the pond it’s a nice spot for a few minutes rest when exploring Walton Park, a lovely reminder of a great friend and a wonderful bowler
It was a warm sunny day on our annual day out at Croft BC and for the first time we had made this a full day competition to fall in line with our other away days. There were 30 bowlers in attendance comprising of members of our 3 seniors league teams as well as social bowlers. It was also nice to see a couple of ladies joining us for the first time.
The competition was based on the usual format with 2 rounds before lunch and 2 rounds afterwards. The buffet lunch was enjoyable and just the ticket on a hot day.
In the final analysis the winner was Denis and there was a 4 way tie for second between John, Brian, Arthur and Geoff.
On a fine sunny Saturday 5th June at Alexandra Park 28 APBC bowlers took part in a sponsored competition of 4×8 ends. The bowlers comprised of members of the lady’s section and members from the A, B and C league teams and social bowlers of the senior’s section. A break in the play allowed members to obtain refreshments from the Café in the Park and enjoy the other activities such as the Morris Men and singers.
In the final analysis the winners were as follows:
1st Jim – Seniors A team
2nd Linda – Lady’s Section
3rd John – Senior’s C teamThe trophy and first prize were presented to Jim by members of Platinum Fencing, the main sponsor and club sponsored prizes were presented to the runners up. In summary an enjoyable afternoon and competition that fitted in well with the Park celebrations.