Thursday, 2 July 2009

Upcoming Social Function

Keep the evening of Friday 18th September clear in your diaries. The club will be hosting a function like never before!
We've secured the services of comedian Damian Callinan for the evening and are in the process of securing a musical act for the night as well.
The night will begin with a couple of informal bowls activities followed by dinner and the entertainment.
There will be heaps of raffle prizes and auction items to bid on. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family to the club for a great evening.
Stay tuned for more information.

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Thursday, 18 June 2009

Uniform orders - closing 17th July 2009

The list for uniform orders will be taken down on Friday 17th July 2009. This will allow approximately 10 weeks for the order to be filled and ensure you have your items before the beginning of the Pennant season.

Another will not be placed until there are at least 10 items on the next list. Please think carefully about any purchases you may wish to make as the club is not carrying any stock other than a few shirts.

If you can't get to the club to place your order please place it with the President via email ASAP. Invoices will be sent out when the order is placed.

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Tuesday, 19 May 2009

2009/10 Committee

The nominees for all positions on the committee for 2009/10 have been elected unopposed. The committee are:
  • President/Chairman: Michael Walker
  • Vice-Presidents/Vice-Chairmen: Robin Southern & Max Frost
  • Treasurer: Tas Boyce
  • Secretary: Neil Thurling
  • Committee: Paul Hutchison, Elaine Shepherd, Peter Kornow, Terry Button, Brendon Ford and one vacancy.
  • Selection: Linda Gray, Tom Perry and Stuart Walters
Thanks to all incoming and outgoing office bearers.

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Monday, 11 May 2009

Skills training - week 2

Starting skills training with 6 rinks of bowlers was a great achievement - but we can do better than that.
Everybody that attended last week had a great time and also saw the benefit in training in this way. When you roll-up for 10 ends with your mates you don't get to practice consistency for all of your shots.
Come along to skills training and pit yourself against last weeks results - each week. Build on your results from each week and see your game improve.
Each Tuesday from 7pm. Sessions are 90 minutes long and are structured to help you gain consistency.
C'mon. You know you want to.

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Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Skills training

Beginning tonight (Tuesday 5th May) from 7pm, we will be conducting weekly skills training sessions. These sessions will begin at 7pm sharp and run for 90 minutes. All members are most welcome to attend.
The results from drill will be recorded by you. As we progress you will be able to see how you are improving by checking earlier results.
If you have any questions, please leave a comment here or contact the Secretary.

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Monday, 20 April 2009

UTBC 3 Bowl Triples Tournament

This tournament has now been run and won! Congratulations to the team of Robin Southern, Gavin Bransgrove and Helen Robinson.
The tournament had a full compliment of 14 teams and all teams played 3x 12 end matches.
With players coming from near and far - from as near as FTG and as far as Neerim and Esperance - we had a great mix of bowlers.
Many thanks to the band of members who provided a great lunch and also assisted with running the day so smoothly.
And a final thanks to Max Frost for his continued support of the club through C. Max Frost & Associates.

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Monday, 30 March 2009

2009/10 Committee Nominations

From this coming Friday (3rd April 2009) nominations will open for ALL positions on the committee for season 2009/10. Positions required are:
  • 1x President/Chairman
  • 2x Vice-President/Vice-Chairman
  • 1x Secretary
  • 1x Treasurer
  • 4x General Committee members
  • 3x Selectors (Match Committee)
Also, at the AGM we will require nominations on the night for:
  • Social Sub-Committee
  • Catering Sub-Committee
  • House & Maintenance Sub-Committee
  • Greens Sub-Committee
  • Tournament Sub-Committee
  • Facilities Hire Sub-Committee
  • Sponsorship/Promotions Sub-Committee
If you can't commit to attending the Committee meeting once a month and carrying out any assigned responsibilities maybe you would be more suited a position on a Sub-Committee. Your club needs you to help out.
Nominations will close at 5pm on Friday 24th April 2009.

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Results of new bowlers pairs competition

The new bowlers pairs competition was held last night with 10 teams taking to the field.

All teams played 3 games of 8 ends in a 2 bowl pairs format. On completion of the bowls everybody enjoyed a lovely BBQ dinner.

Taking out first prize was Linda Gray and brother Michael.

Second prize went to Liam and Jordan Gray.

Third prize went to Peter Jeffery and his mate Tom.

As you can see it was a Gray family affair!

Thanks to all those who participated, cheered and helped out with the evening (cooking, cleaning, etc).

Watch out for details of the next running of this event o be sure not to miss out.

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Friday, 27 March 2009

Glen Waverley 6-a-side success!

Robin Southern, David Jones, Trevor Robertson, Peter Jeffery, Neil Thurling and Michael Walker represented Upwey-Tecoma in the annual Glen Waverley 6-a-side Invitational Medley.
With teams from clubs such as Clayton, MCC, Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Vermont South, Glen Waverely and others, there was any number of teams that could have taken the choccies!
The format of the day is:
  • Round 1: 1x Fours & 1x Pairs
  • Round 2: 2x Triples
  • Round 3: 1x Fours & 1x Pairs (different players in the Pairs)
Round 1 saw Upwey-Tecoma win both matches. The fours got off to a shaky start and were 10-1 to Clayton after a handful of ends. They managed to steady the ship and pile on 17 unanswered shots to win the match 18-10. Great effort. The pair of Trevor Robertson and Robin Southern also won their first match by 7 shots.
Following the first round, all bowlers adjourned for lunch. On resumption the triple of David Jones, Michael Walker and Peter Jeffery took on a triple from Burden Park and were never headed during the match. A 17 shot winning margin to Upwey-Tecoma was the result. Two rinks over Trevor Robertson, Robin Southern and Neil Thurling were slugging it out with a team from MCC. The UTBC side were down early and fought back valiantly to take the lead. Heading into the final end the match was all tied up. MCC took the points on this occasion in a very tight affair.
The final round saw Trevor Robertson, Robin Southern, Neil Thurling and Peter Jeffery take on a formidable Burwood District outfit. UTBC accounted for Burwood on this occasion by 8 shots. Meanwhile in the pairs David Jones and Michael Walker were locking horns with Gary Mitchell and Ted Lidell of Glen Waverley. The match was close early on and the Jones/Walker combination remained focused and came away with another 8 shot win.
An overall margin of 41 shots with 5 wins was enough to take the UTBC side to second place and hence earn the title of runner-up in some very good company.
Well done to the players involved.
**NEWSFLASH** The Group 13 Champion of Champion Singles begins tomorrow (Saturday 28th March 2009) at Glen Waverley. UTBC's own Trevor Robertson will be flying the flag for Upwey-Tecoma against the other Club Champions from Group 13. Feel free to drop into Glen Waverley BC tomorrow and cheer on Trevor. All the best Trevor.

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Wednesday, 25 March 2009

REMINDER: Pairs competition - 1 bowler and 1 non-bowler

Don't forget...
Do you have a mate or a partner that is interested in the game of lawn bowls? Do you have work mate that has occasionally passed a snide comment about your chosen sport?

Would you like the opportunity to introduce one of these people to the great game and have the chance to win some $$$? Here it is!

I'm going to run a Pairs tournament from 5pm on Sunday evening, 29th March, where one bowler teams up with a non-bowler (mate/partner/colleague) in a game of 2 bowl pairs.

It's a quick format of the game and allows us to run the comp in a single evening culminating in a result. There will be a sausage sizzle dinner and the cost is $15 a head ($30 a team).

To make this a success it requires that bowlers (you) make the effort to find a non-bowler to bring along on the night. It's not a several week commitment - it's a 3-4 hour commitment and includes a BBQ and the chance to win some $$$.

If you are interested please respond via email by 5pm Wednesday (25th March 2009). I will also put a list at the club for those people without email. See this flyer for further details.

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