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NEWSLETTER   

26th October 2026​​​​​​​

Bar Tab - Weekly Prize Draw

The winner last Thursday was Dave Neale - enjoy your $75 tab

Bar tab resets to $50 for this Thursday.

Ace of Spades

Murray & Carolyn have this up and running again, so get your tickets for $5 next Thursday - the prize is up to $300 if your draw out the Ace from the reduced card pack.

Club Champs - Women

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Adele has written the below letter to outline games to be played in Women's Club Champs. This includes the first rounds of matches to be played. Please open the letter by clicking on the link below:

Letter from Adele - Match Committee

Club Champs - Men

The Match Committee have set out the following compulsory matches to be played:

Saturday 31st October - 1pm

  • Hurley vs Taylor - 4's
  • McDonald vs Becks - 4's
  • Rees vs Lilley - Triples
  • Uys vs Tregoning - Pairs

Saturday 7th November

  • compulsory 4's - 1st life

Saturday 14th November

  • compulsory 4's - 2nd life

Club Night Menu

Meal this Thursday for Club Night:

  • Roast lamb with roast vegetable medley, silverbeet, mint sauce, gravy. Cost $20 or

  • Selections from the Bar Menu

Please place your order with Jill as per below.

Bar Menu

  • Bar Basket – choice of 3, for $15

​​​​​​​Seafood

  • 1 seafood stick
  • 2 crumbed squid rings
  • 3 fish bites
  • chips

​​​​​​​OR

  • 1 Hot dog
  • 3 Chicken nuggets
  • 3 Samosas / spring rolls
  • Chips

​​​​​​​Light Meals $15

  • Cottage Pie
  • Fish Pie

Toasted Sandwiches

2 fillings $5, 3 fillings $6, with Chips $10

  • Cheese & onion
  • Relish, cheese & onion
  • Tomato, cheese & onion
  • Ham, cheese & onion​​​​​​​

Basket of Chips $5

Dinner will cost $20 or as per Bar Menu

Orders to Jill please by 8pm on Wednesday on mobile 027 2008627.

Kitchen Roster

Saturday Lunches

Could we please seek names to Jill from members who wish to go on a roster to make sandwiches and rolls on a Friday afternoon at 3pm at the Club. These provide lunches, alongside pies and toasties for our members on a Saturday.

A big thank you to Jazz and Sandra who have run the kitchen and sales in previous years and are no longer able to do so. It's been a fantastic help, taking the pressure off players. We are very grateful. 

A big welcome back to Jenny who has offered and is very keen to run the kitchen. You will see her from 11am on Saturdays. Thank you Jenny.

Steve Lilley Coaching

This weeks coaching session (Tuesday 27th) will have a delayed start of 5pm.

Only applies to this session, back to the usual time of 4:30pm every Tuesday.

Raffles - ​​​​​​​Lotto Draw

Winners from the latest Draw are as follows:

Bonus Number = 27

Sheet 3 - Week 5

  • Winner - Matt Rennie
  • One offs - Geoff Bills & Julie Adams

Sheet 4 - Week 2

  • Winner - Glenys Bell
  • One offs - Jenny T & Kerry Becks

All winners have been notified and the judges decision is final. Prize money will be behind the bar on Thursday night.

HAM RAFFLES

The raffle committee would like to announce the format for this year's ham raffles:

  • There will be 10 raffles with 50 numbers per raffle. 2 half hams (supplied by Peter Timbs) per raffle to be won.
  • Tickets will be $4.00 each so it is $40 if you want your number right through.

Once the permanent numbers are allocated there should be sheets available at the bar for casual purchasing.

Raffles will be drawn on Xmas party night and supplied the following Thursday.

Please contact Barney 021505064 to book your favourite number and he will try to accommodate you.

Cheers from the promotions committee.​​​​​​​ Barney on 021505064

Centre Desk News

September Newsletter from the Centre is available here.

Teams


Women's Interclub & Over 60s Team Selections for 2 Nov are available here. We'll post the Men's Selections later tomorrow.


Midweek Friendlies


Midweek Friendlies Team for 3 November is here.

Coaching Tips

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

Coaching Hub - Bowls New Zealand Aotearoa



Laws of Bowls

Laws Questions:

When does a team/player gain possession of the rink?


Answer

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Dates to take note of:


  • 31 October - Interclub
  • 31 October - Club Champs - 1pm