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BATTLE OF THE BRIDGE
MISSING A SET OF BOWLS?
Did you keep your bowls in the downstairs Women’s Toilet room? There are several sets of bowls that were stored there and are now on top of the cupboards in the downstairs entrance. If any of these belong to you, please could you claim them in the next couple of weeks.
NATIONAL UNDER 26 PAIRS – INFORMATION FROM AUCKLAND BOWLS
Tournament highlights:
• Dates: 29-30 March 2025
• Location: Auckland (venue/s to be announced)
• Discipline: Any Combination Pairs
• Total Prize Pool: $3,000 (with $1,200 for first place)
• Format:
o Saturday, 29 March: Qualifying
o Sunday, 30 March: Post-Section (including flights, so all teams are guaranteed two days of play)
• Entry Fee: $100 per team
• Entries Close: Midnight on Sunday, 16 March 2025
• Eligibility: Players to be under or 26 as of 28 March 2025
We’re looking forward to making this tournament a vibrant festival of bowls for young players across Aotearoa and beyond.
Thank you in advance for your support in promoting this special event! Let’s work together to give our future bowling stars the stage they deserve!
CLUB OPENING DAY
Howick Bowling Club will formally open for the 2024/25 Season on SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2024 11:00AM
10:30AM – be at the Club Rooms to allow for a prompt start. Please wear club uniform.
11.00 AM – Opening Day will begin.
12.00PM. – A shared lunch will follow the Opening Ceremony. Please bring a plate to share.
1:00PM. – A fun single entry roll up will follow the shared lunch.
SOUTH-EAST REGION WINTER PROGRAMME REPORT 2024
The winter coaching programme which commenced on 22 June has now been completed with the conclusion of the Canoe and Campi trophies and ABCA cup.
The coaching programme ran over 7 weeks with more than 50 participants attending every week with players from East Tamaki, Maraetai, Pakuranga, Royal Oak, Carlton, Kohimarama and a strong contingent of Howick players.
It has been a very successful campaign. We have the Canoe and ABCA trophies in the cabinet and had very good results in the Campi Cup.
I would like to extend my grateful thanks to the coaches, Bob Loudon, Richard Ludbrook, Tony Mitcheson, Harry Williams, Gary Finnemore, Diane Harris, Linda Fenton and Kevin Hooper who gave up their time every Saturday to ensure the players were prepared for the tournaments. Their dedication is rewarded with the outstanding results achieved this year.
OVERALL RESULTS:
CANOE CUP
Teams entered : 8
Teams that qualified for the canoe cup main post section : 3
– Steve Campbell, Simon Gao, Frans Bos, Colin Ayris-Webster
– Steve Waltham, Hamish Nicholls, Dave Cowley, Guy Orr
– Craig Rush, James Drake, Wes Ward, John Aisher
Canoe qualifiers results:
– Steve Campbell, Simon Gao, Frans Bos, Colin Ayris-Webster (SE), winners of the event
– Craig Rush, James Drake, Wes Ward, John Aisher, 3rd overall
– Steve Waltham, Hamish Nicholls, Dave Cowley, Guy Orr, 6th overall
All other non qualifiers had a round robin 4 games competition on the Sunday
Two of our teams came 1st and 2nd in this consolation event
– Clinton Smith, Greg Dowdell, Chris Hand, Graham Lewis (1st)
– Liam Cleal, Rod Sadgrove, Mark Andrews, Wade Brealey (2nd)
CAMPI TROPHY
Teams entered: 5
This event is played as a round-robin over 2 days and then winners decided on wins, ends and points if required.
Three teams were in the top 8
Lana Dowdell, Hannah Dawson and Dana Taylor who finished 3rd overall
Fiona Matheson, Shona Locke and Ting Ting Ip who finished 7th
Lisa Appleyard, Claire Orr and Erin Hudson who finished 8th
ABCA TROPHY
Teams entered : 10
Played as a four-game round robin of which only 3 rounds completed because of rain
We had three teams which won all their games
– Linda Mirabelli, Phillip Garratt, Bob McRae, Lionel Francois
– Steve Campbell, Sarah Childs, Simon Gao, Sue Carroll
– Hamish Nicholls, Mike Burns, Dave Cowley, Lea Hooper
Steve’s team won the ABCA event
Linda’s team were 3rd
Hamish’s team were 4th
I would also like to thank all the club members who helped with greens set up, every week and for their support in attending the events to encourage our players. This all contributes to the success.
A special thank to those who gave up their time to provide hospitality and overall support for the ABCA cup which was hosted at our Howick Club. Although the weather let us down, the camaraderie and conviviality of our club was strongly evidenced.
Congratulations to all the players, winners or not, they have demonstrated a willingness to improve their game and be encouraging and supportive to other players. We wish them all luck in their future endeavours and especially those whose 5 year term as a Junior player has come to an end.
It has been an absolute pleasure to be involved and I have felt really proud to be representing the Howick Club in this role.
Les Eagleton, South-East Convenor
THE LION FOUNDATION
The Club wishes to thank The Lion Foundation for the grant of $7,000 towards the cost of employing our greenkeeper. This will help us to maintain our grass greens to a very high standard, and we are the envy of most other clubs in Auckland and New Zealand.
BLUE WATERS COMMUNITY TRUST GRANT
The club is delighted to advise that BlueWaters Community Trust has granted us $5,000 towards the cost of purchasing a new electronic Bowls Timer. This will be a very important addition to our current equipment and will be available for use in club, Bowls New Zealand, and Bowls Auckland tournaments administered by our club.
Library
Please take books to read and when returned please add the date and leave in the basket….do not put them back on the shelves. We like to know whether books have been read as we need to cull those not used in our twice yearly sort out.
The jigsaws are now located in the back room behind the bar.
Check Back Here For Upcoming Social Events
No events currently pending. As the season progresses and events become imminent we will give you the option of registering for these events by completing a registration form that will appear when you click on the Registration Button below.