Annual Presentation Lunch 24th February 2024
Category: General News
Final game of 2022
Our final game of 2022, Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year.
On Wednesday we had our last session, followed by tasty seasonal food, here are the motley crew.
Prior to the session starting, there was a game against Beversbrook, sorry about the open mouths, I think they were Ho Ho Hoing!! The winner was as always the mat.
Beversbrook Community Hall – GOGA Event 12th November 2022
We took part in the morning event to show all the activities available at Beversbrook, we had about 14 turn up covering all age groups and abilities. A very successful and enjoyable time, many thanks to the Club members who attended, Ann & John Harris, Mary Edwards, Phil Milham and Stuart Beard, here are some of the photographs of the morning.
First ever competitive League Game
On Thursday 20th October 2022, in the evening, we played our first ever competitive league game, at home to Marshfield, nearly 4 years to the day that the club started. It ended with the scores Calne 45 (5pts) – Marshfield 28 (4pts). It was a very enjoyable evening, not only for the teams but also for the members playing on the 3rd rink. Needless to say the floor was up to its normal tricks and prove d challenging for both teams. We look forward to the return match on the Friday 28th October at 19-15.
In addition to this we are pleased to announce that 3 of our players have been selected for the Wiltshire County Squad, well done lads.
Come and Try Short Mat Bowls
Thursday 9th June 2022 – 6pm to 9pm.
On Thursday Evening the 9th June we are holding an open evening at Beversbrook Sports and Leisure Centre from 6pm until 9pm.
All you need to bring are flat shoes, everything else will be provided. Short Mat Bowls is ideal for gentle exercise and the club has the reputation of being friendly and welcoming. So what not pop along and see how much fun it can be.
Refreshments will be provided.
If you would like to have a chat about the evening please phone either Ann on 07779 464170 or Terry on 07890 567120.
Preparing for our next season..
After two years of Covid restrictions, we are now looking for new members to enjoy short mat bowls and join us at Beversbrook Community Hall. The game is suited to people who want gentle exercise and social interaction, so why not contact us, details are on our Join us page.
We look forward to meeting you soon.
Presentations – March 2022
More presentations on the 9th March 2022. Top Ladies’ award for 2020/2021 went to Christine E , whilst the Men’s award went to Les F. Well done to both.
Secretary Stuart also presented small thank you gifts to the session organisers Ann and John H who do so much of the administration to enable our sessions to take place. We also said a big thank you to those that set up and put away all the equipment at the start/finish of each playing session.
Last session before Christmas 22nd Dec 2021
As normal we started with a photo and ended with mince pies. Thanks to all that came and let’s hope we can start again on Wed Jan 2022.
Wishing all a very happy and healthy 2022.
Back up and running..
Well it’s August 2021 and we are now back up and running with all mats in use and 3 sessions a week, let’s hope it stays that way through the winter.
All sessions are as shown below.
We still have the ESMBA Covid safe club status, so our members can be assured we do everything to ensure their safety.
Many thanks to all the members who have attended the restricted periods over the last 18 months, from comments made all our precautions worked and members felt very safe.
Session times are:
Monday 2pm to 4pm
Wednesday 2pm to 4pm
Thursday 6-30pm to 8-30pm.
Whilst our membership has held up very well, we can now look to take on a limited number of new members, so pop into one of our sessions and have a chat if you are interested.
If you need any more information, please get in touch.
Devizes Friendly – March 2021
A friendly against Devizes on the 4th March at Devizes, ended in a 33 – 54 defeat, we managed to win 1 rink and lost 2. Scores were
Skips first
Stuart, Angela F, Wendy and Doug lost 5-25
Les, Jennie, Terry and Sheila won 22-10
John H, Barry K, Alan W and Bryan lost 6-19
Devizes were great fun to play against and playing on different mats gives our players experience. The refreshments afterwards was excellent (as was the bar) and all in all a great evening was enjoyed by all. So a big thank you to all at Devizes Short Mat.
Your very clever secretary? forgot his camera, but at least managed to remember his phone, so the pictures tend to be on the panoramic scale!
We look forward to the return match.
How two of our members relax from the stress of short mat!
