BRIDLINGTON ALEXANDRA
BOWLING CLUB
NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2015
Chairman
Lynne Mitchell
01262 678965
Captain
Jim Braidwood
07763 841046
Treasurer
Tony James
01262 422022
Secretary
Linda James
01262 422022
General Committee Members – in alphabetical order
Derek Boyland
01262 409073
Pat Hunt
01262 670833
John Prosser
07814 634727
Pam Robertson
01262 604267
Phil Retallic
07592 020977
If you have any questions, ideas or suggestions you'd like raised
on your behalf at any of the Committee Meetings please feel
free to contact any one of the above Committee Members.
Date of Next Committee Meeting
4th June 2015
A very warm welcome to all our members at the start of a new season, and a
special welcome to any new members who have joined us since last year.
Club Membership currently stands at 63 members.
Friday 1st May 2015
Tour De ‘Teacake’
South Marine Drive is closed so there will be a
‘captive’ audience along it to the Spa, a great
opportunity to hand out flyers advertising, on one
side, a ‘Cuppa and a Teacake’ down at the Club and on
the other, our Taster Session.
We’re also having a cake stall so if you could help by
donating a cake that would be much appreciated. Any
cakes leftover will be available for sale at the
Taster Session.
‘Bring a Friend’ - Taster Session
Saturday 2nd May 2015
10.00am to 4.00pm
Know of anyone who fancies to
give bowls a try? Please
encourage them to come along.
Will Bowl
Roadshow
Monday 4th May 2015
10.00am to 3.00pm
Free Compost - Residents are entitled to 2 free
15kgs bags of compost per car. If you have no need
for yours but are willing to collect it and donate it to
the Club, it would be much appreciated.
Social and Competition Draw
Suggestion this year is that we make
the Competitions Draw a ‘bit of a do!’
-Social bowling afternoon followed by
the Draw plus BBQ or Pie & Peas or Cream Tea.
Lynne has put a sheet up on the Fundraising
Noticeboard, with options and associated costs please indicate which you’d prefer.
Friday 8th May 2015
4pm
Hilderthorpe Coach and
Car Park
Sunday 31st May 2015
2pm
Clubhouse Duties
A gentle reminder for any new full members - it is expected that all Full Club
members will participate in staffing the clubhouse on days when the Club is
open for bowling. The duty rota for May is on the noticeboard, please feel
free to pick up a copy.
If you have any queries about your duty or would like to know dates of your
duty beyond May, please contact Pat Hunt on 01262 670833.
Raffle
Many thanks go to Jeanne Hirst who has kindly donated an
‘England Football Shirt with signatures’ to the Club.
The signatures represent the team that played against
Switzerland late 2014.
The shirt is to be raffled, tickets are £1 each, available in
the Clubhouse and the draw will take place on 31st May 2015.
All proceeds going to Club Funds.
Trustees
Derek Boyland and Alan Robertson were nominated and have subsequently
been appointed as Trustees of our Bowling Club following the resignation of
John Grant and the death of Don Robinson. This means we have four
appointed Trustees ; Derek, Alan, Kate Heath and Paul Myers.
Bonus Ball
Thank you to everyone that has signed up for a number so
far. It’s still not too late as the draw doesn’t start until
Saturday 2nd May 2015. Interested – please see Linda.
£10 prize goes to the ‘owner’ of the number of the bonus ball
drawn in the official Saturday National Lottery Lotto Draw.
If an ‘unsold’ number is drawn the prize money for that week will be rolled
over as prize money for the following week.
If you have signed up, your number will be drawn out of the hat during the
tea-break at the social bowling session on Monday 27th April 2015.
Well done to Elizabeth and Derek who got this year’s fundraising off
to a great start raising £92.40 at their ‘Bring & Buy’ Coffee Morning.
Disabled Toilet
Please note that our disabled toilet is now an accessible toilet (i.e. it can be opened
from the outside) and has been fitted with an assistance alarm. Instructions about
the alarm and gaining access are posted on the toilet door, please familiarise
yourself with these just in case you need to put them into practice.
Club Shirts
By a whisker this is the winning design. A supplier with the best price is
being sought; details will then be on the Noticeboard to see who is
interested in having a polo shirt and/or sweatshirt. Enquiries are also being
made about having a badge that can just be sewn onto an existing shirt.
Captain’s Report
‘Rain didn’t stop play’
The change in the weather didn’t
stop us getting together for our
annual photo opportunity and to
see the green formally opened
by the 2014 Lady Singles
Champion, Maureen Hooper.
A nice first get together spirits not ‘dampened’ by the
wet afternoon.
Polite reminder for all - Vets League games start at 2pm on a Wednesday
afternoon, if we have a team (s) playing at home (there is a Fixtures Book on
the noticeboard if you need to check) it is requested that the green be
cleared of any other players by 1pm.
The Team Captains this season are as follows:
Wednesday Vets
Evening Triples
Division B - Tony James
Brid A – John Prosser
Division D - Dave Booth
Brid B – Clive Turner
Division F - Jim Braidwood
Skips responsible for arranging (not necessarily providing) transport for their teams
Friendly against Flamborough – Sunday 19th April 2015…
… understand the green was rather challenging. Victory was ours in the end
with 68 shots to 60, winning 2 rinks and losing 2.
Future Friendly Fixtures
Please add your name to the sign up sheets on the noticeboard if you want to
be considered for playing, in the following:
Sunday 17th May 2015
Away Leven East Street
th
Friday 19 June 2015
Home Scalby Ladies – Pam Robertson has kindly
agreed to be Lady Captain for this fixture
th
Sunday 26 July 2015
Home Leven East Street
th
Sunday 9 August 2015 Home Flamborough
Competition Entries need to be submitted by Sunday 24th May 2015