GREEN CLOSED FOR WINTER
Menu available below, can you please have your order to Greg by Tuesday 5pm.
Text message Greg with your order to:
Menu:
Look forward to seeing you at the Club.
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
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.
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
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.
The Club Christmas Party will be on Thursday, 11 December 2025. Tickets will be available from the bar shortly.
We're still looking for volunteers for rolling the green. If you are keen, give Clappy a call.
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.
Members are reminded that we are always looking for sponsorship to our Club. A couple of those examples for annual sponsorship are:
Please take any opportunity you can to raise this amongst your friends or business associates, we welcome a call to discuss.
Members are invited to now pay their subscriptions for this season. As a reminder, following the AGM, the subs are as follows:
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.
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 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)
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 |
President
Greg Clapp
027 550 0032
Secretary
Ross Groves
0276 748 230