GREEN CLOSED FOR WINTER

Newsletter  15th Sept. 2025

Thursday - Club Night

Menu available below, can you please have your order to Greg by Tuesday 5pm.

Text message Greg with your order to:

  • 027 5500032

Menu:

  • Steak, egg, onions, salad, and chips w creamy mushroom sauce or
  • 2 Lamb Chops, egg, salad, chips, and gravy or
  • Shepherd's pie and Chips (Limited numbers)

Look forward to seeing you at the Club.

New Members

The Club is thrilled to welcome the following new members, who have joined Belfast in the last few weeks.

Yoko Rae              Tim & Trina Fearnley

Jason Gwatkin     Logan Dunn

Lucy Ware             Roy Knight

Alan Allison           Warren Park

Colin Knowles       Brent Gardner

Geoff & Karen Bills    Maude Donovan

Steve Woodsford & Amanda Pascoe

Ace of Spades 

We start back with the Ace of Spades this week.  Carolyn Jones has very kindly offered to run this fundraiser for the club, so please get behind this fundraiser and support the club.  Thanks, Carolyn.

Opening Day - 20th September 2025

Opening day this Saturday, 20 September 2025, at 1:00 pm.  Presidents 4s will follow this. 

You are expected to wear the club uniform on the designated day. 

The club will provide afternoon tea. 

If it is wet, the Presidents 4s will be played the following week, but opening day will still be on 20 September 2025.

President's 4s

Saturday 20th September starting at 1:15pm, teams will be drawn.

As mentioned above, alternate date is the 27th September.

REMINDER: Can we have names in by Friday 19th to Wendy Rogers on (021) 0229 1443


Membership

If you know of anyone keen to play bowls, bring them along to join Belfast. Greg's message is don't hesitate to ask the question when you're out in the community or with friends.

Club Xmas Party

The Club Christmas Party will be on Thursday, 11 December 2025. Tickets will be available from the bar shortly.

Rolling the Green

We're still looking for volunteers for rolling the green. If you are keen, give Clappy a call.

Interclub Entries - Reminder

Last chance to get your entry in for Interclub.

Cut-off date 18th September, so please take action on this. If you don't submit your entry you may miss out on being selected for a team.

Forms are available in the Clubrooms and online entries by clicking on this link here.

You will also see on our Homepage another link to online entries for Interclub.

Sponsor Opportunities

Members are reminded that we are always looking for sponsorship to our Club. A couple of those examples for annual sponsorship are:

  • Scoreboard = $100 + GST
  • Signage = $250 + GST (signs around the green)

Please take any opportunity you can to raise this amongst your friends or business associates, we welcome a call to discuss.

Subs - 2025/26

Members are invited to now pay their subscriptions for this season. As a reminder, following the AGM, the subs are as follows:

  • Full playing member = $260
  • Student member = $65
  • Limited member = $100
  • Non-playing member = $20

Payment of Subs can be made by direct credit to our Bank Account :

Belfast Bowling Club Inc

Account ASB 12-3149-0405480-00

Please include Subs (and/or) Shirt, Jacket as References.

Teams


Midweek Friendlies


Coaching Tips

From the Bowls NZ website you can find a series of modules. "Be a Better Bowler" series is a series encompassing six different modules; technique, tactics, nutrition, performance, mental skills and fitness.

Coaching Hub - Bowls New Zealand Aotearoa

Aiming Point


Laws of Bowls

Laws Question:

An end is declared dead. Skip ‘A’ wants to replay in the opposite direction but skip ‘B’ objects. What should happen?

Answer:

The end should be replayed in the same direction because the skips are unable to agree to play in the opposite direction. (Law 20.2)

Dates to take note of:


  • 20th September - Club Opening Day 1:00pm - Presidents 4s
  • 27th September - alternate day for Presidents 4s
  • 11th December - (Thursday) Club Xmas Party

From Bowls Canterbury

Club Open Tournaments for September. The Bowls Canterbury Handbook is still a few weeks away, but here's a look at events on in September.


SEPTEMBER 2025

3   Wednesday

10.00am

Open Fours

AC

Halswell

7   Sunday

12.30pm

Open Triples

AC

Halswell

9   Tuesday  

10.00am

Open 2 Day Medley (Day 1)

AC

Hanmer

10 Wednesday

10.00am

Open 2 Day Medley (Day 2)

AC

Hanmer

10 Wednesday

12.30pm

Triples

AC

Rangiora

24 Wednesday

10.00am

Open Triples

AC

Hanmer

25 Thursday

12.30pm

Optional Triples

AC

Woodend

28 Sunday

10.00am

Super Liquor Triples

AC

Bowls Hornby