Weekly Newsletter – 10th November, 2024
What a fabulous weekend of bowls at the Kew Classic Triples Tournament, with over 84 bowlers competing from Port Macquarie, Kempsey, North Haven, Lake Cathie, Kew, Crescent Head, Comboyne and Guyra.
Great bowls, good food, good organisation and most importantly great comradery made it a fantastic two day event. Everyone that competed were winners, but a few good bowlers also managed to snag some good prize money. The major winners were:
- Jeff Dixon, Stewart Rogan and Phil Collins (1st Place)
- Chad Shingle, Glen Dickson/Andy Lloyd, Aaron Hawkins (2nd Place)
- Gary Knox, Garry Douglas, John Myer (3rd Place)
- Rob Cook, Col “Bunga” Young, Glen Clark (4th Place)
- Viv Gunter, Rob Tucker, Cliff Kerr (5th Place)
Round winners included
- Peter Hurrell, Ryan Fenning, Kyle Debreceny
- Chris Orchard, Glenn Brooker, Mark O’Neill
- Jenny O’Neill, Paul O’Neill, Mick Stanbury
- Troy Eames, Greg Darcy, Troy Nikitin
Best Cards were:
- Terry Miles, Barrie Isaac, Dean Gemmell (Saturday)
- Matt Hyde, Jason Aurish, Shane Globis (Sunday)
A big thanks to all the bowlers and organisers for make it such a great event. Photos can be seen at our website kew.bowls.com.au
In Wednesday Social Bowls Dave Harvey, Neil Dark and Cliff Kerr took out first prize. The Runners Up were Ray Pantlin, Warren Barnes and Peter Griffith. Voucher winners were Dave Harvey, Steve McGregor, Bruce Gornall and George Wise.
A Special General Meeting has been called for next Wednesday (13th Nov) to discuss the merits of Unification between Kew Men and Kew Ladies Bowls. There will be a vote to determine if we should proceed with the investigation. All members are encouraged to attend.
Bowls this week include Wednesday Social and Friday Jackpot Triples, names in by 11.30 for a 12.30 start (mufti dress).
Well, thats the news for this week. Enjoy your bowls. Cheers, Scoop