BEDFORD BOROUGH BOWLING CLUB Dennis Cousin & Ron Turner,two gentlemen of the game now spectating. Outdoor Friendies: 20th April: Outdoor roll ups starting at 10:00 (but you can play anytime now) 23rd April: Wellingborough, 5 triples at home at 2pm. Tea & biscuits only, whites. 25th April: Shefford Ladies, 2 triples at home starting at 2:30. 25th April: Kettering Lodge, 5 rinks away at 2:30. (whites). 29th April: Congratulations to Danny & Alison Brooks, Des Orr, Steve Hurley, John Adams & Ian Mallows who won the Beds & District Team KO Dominoe League on Monday evening at The Borough. Problem with your door fob? We had a power cut in December that corrupted our door entry system, and we are still experiencing problems. To correct this, all door fobs will be disabled from 10th April. As your membership is renewed we will re-enable your fob from our database. Membership invoices: You will already have been receiving invoices for the coming season, some by E Mail, but please check your pigeon holes if we don’t have yours. Some additions this year will be asking for E Mail addresses; if we do have an E Mail address it will ensure we can keep you up to date on any changes or developments that may involve you. We are also asking for your year of birth (optional) as we wish to create an age profile of the club to help map out our future, and an emergency contact number. We recently had someone taken ill and struggled to find a contact for them. Payment for club competitions will be handled separately. Lady County Presidents Day: Gillian Blacklock, who is this year’s Ladies President for Bowls Bedfordshire will be holding her President’s Day on 1st May. Time, 1:00pm for 1:30, raffle prizes welcome.. BEDFORD BOROUGH BOWLING CLUB Wilkinson Cup, Sponsored by Eagle Travel: Semi-finals on Thursday 9th April at 7pm between: Bedford Borough v Meltis Flitwick v Kempston Hammers Ladies Annual Bowls & Tea: Thursday 16th April starting at 2pm., followed by the General Meeting. Tea will be taken at 4:45 and costs £5 or £2:50 the game only. Contributions to the raffle please. County & Club Competitions: The list for entry to the B.B.I.A. is now on display on the County notice board. You have until the 11th October to enter your name. The club outdoor competition list is due to be removed so hurry to get your names down. Remember, you will need to be available for the finals weekend on the 26th & 27th September, apart that is from the men’s championship as that has to be in earlier. E.I.B.A. Applications must be in by the 23rd April: Entry forms can be collected from the office. Club Competition Finalists, so far, 11th 12th & 13th April: Men’s singles: A Kirk v R Thompson Mixed pairs: M & D Curtis v J & S Stocking Ladies singles: L Cooper v L Croxon Ladies pairs: K King & R Pettit v S Potts & D Crocker Ladies triples: L Cooper v H Northfield B.I.B.A singles: A Manning v A Thompson 26th April Senior pairs: M Bertrand v W Evans 26th April Whist Drive: This month’s games are on the 11th & 25th starting at 7pm. Bring it on! A Scotsman had recently moved down to London where he was renting an apartment. One day his mother phoned him from Dundee and asked him how he was settling in. ‘It’s not too bad,’ he said, ‘but the woman next door shouts all night and the guy keeps banging his head on the wall.’ ‘Never mind son, don’t let their weird ways down south get to you. Simply ignore them.’ ‘Aye, that I do,’ he replied, ‘I just keep playing my bagpipes.’ Ladies Teams for the Beds & District League; Swifts, Swans & Swallows are now on display on the outdoor notice board, also the county competition entries. If you want anything entered on these sheets, let Ken know as early as possible (Issue No 52)