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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 - Men

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

Saturday 31st October

  • 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 Champs - Women

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Club Night Menu

Meal this Thursday for Club Night:

  • 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 as per Bar Menu.

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

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 next week.

Raffles - ​​​​​​​Lotto Draw

Winners from the latest Draw are as follows:

Bonus Number = 26

Sheet 3 - Week 4

  • Winner - Geoff Bills
  • One offs - Di De Goldi & Matt Rennie

Sheet 4 - Week 1

  • Winner - Jenny Thomas
  • One offs - Debbie G & Glenys Bell

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

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

Centre Desk News

September Newsletter from the Centre is available here.

Teams


Women's Fives - 21st October 2026

vs Papanui Club 1 - AWAY - 9:30am Start

Pairs - A Greenfield (S) T Fearnley (L)

Triples - W Rogers (S) J Olesen (2) S Gordon (L)


Midweek Friendlies


Midweek Friendlies Team for 27 October 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:

Under which circumstances is a bowl which has touched the jack in its original course no longer a toucher?


Answer

If it is neither marked nor nominated before the next delivered bowl has come to rest or, in the case of the last bowl of an end, before a period of 30 seconds that applies under Law 23.1

Law15.3

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Dates to take note of:


  • 31 October - 1st round of Interclub