On a very wet evening, we received a warm welcome from the home team. Unfortunately the evening did not go our way, losing the first half on both rinks 3-11 and 4-16. So there was a lot to do in the second half unfortunately we did no better in the second half, with Crudwell having a hot shot (6) to win 4-24 on one rink, however the other rink led by Les went to the last end, it was all even at 7-7 when they went into the last end, we were 1 up with Geoff (Crudwell) to bowl his last wood and unfortunately he took the end, so anothe rink down, but only 7-8, well done Les, Phil and Mayumi, commiserations to Nick, Carol and Terry, but congratulations to Crudwell, the final score 19-59 (0-9pts). The Calne team adjusted well to a level floor and the mat speed. Lastly many thanks to Crudwell for the half time refreshments.

This week has, as normal, sessions on Monday and Wednesday 2pm to 4 pm and Thursday 6pm to 8pm. So if you think you would like to try bowls, why not come along and see what is involved, if you want to give it a try, just make sure you have flat shoes, there is always a time for a roll-up during the break 2-45pm to 3-05pm.

On Tuesday at 7pm we are away in the W.S.M.B.A Winter league to Crudwell and on Friday we take on Marshfield at Beversbrook, start time 6pm.

To finish things off we have our Annual Luncheo and Presentation at the North Wilts Golf Club at 12-30pm, nearly 50 members, friends and partners will be letting their hair down, enjoying good food and good company.

We were invited to the Beversbrook Sports and Social Group today to explain short mat bowls and give the group members a chance to play the game.They usually meet at 1pm on a Tuesday, and play darts, pool and badminton, so short mat was a change from the normal.

We used 2 mats and had 7 helpers from our club to lend a hand. We had a very enjoyable hour, with some good bowling amongst the beginners. Dan, Paul and Callum from Beversbrook joined in the bowling, all 3 proving they had a good eye for the game.

A big thank you to Dan for arranging the session and we hope to repeat this sometime in the future should the Sports and Social Group wish it.A big thank you also to the members of  our club who helped on the day.

Photo below others can be found following this link. Sports and Social Group 6th February 2024

The game started on time and proved to be an excelent game, with great bowling on both sides, as normal our floor gave the players a challenge, which on the whole they overcame.

The first half ended with Calne winning one mat and Crudwell the other,

Calne teams first;

Rink 1Nick and Carol Phillips and Terry Brewer 10 – Anita Smith, Julia Guest and Geoff Lane 12

Rink 2 Mayumi Lewis , Pat Watson and Phil Milham 11 – Pam Baldry, Geoff Webb and Brian Reynolds 7

The second half  was close with Crudwell winning both rinks.

Rink 1 Mayumi Lewis, Pat Watson and Phil Milham 7 – Anita Smith, Julia Guest and Geoff Lane 9

Rink 2 Nick and Carol Phillips and Terry Brewer 7 – Pam Baldry, Geoff Webb and Brian Reynolds 11

Overall score  Calne 35 Crudwell 39 – Calne 2 pts Crudwell 7pts

Last week turned out to be a good week for the club. Firstly a big thank you to Calne Town Council for agreeing to our grant request for £5,000 towards the cost of our electric roller, in addition to this we had 2 donations from long time supporters to the club totally £1,200, meaning that with the monies put aside for this project we could go ahead and order the 3 Mat electric roller.

In addition to this the supplier who usually asks for payment at the time of ordering has agreed to accept payment a few days before the agreed delivery date which is hoped to be about Mid March 2024.

So a big thank you to all involved, it is hard to believe this was just a dream last October, it will make a great difference to the club when setting up and packing away, as well as having a roller that is easier to manipulate, when moving it around the hall

Unfortunately due to the weather we had a late start to the game, however the first half went well for Calne, with Nick, Carol and Terry (Calne)  beating Alison, Damian and Colin (Devizes) 10-4 and Mayumi, Pat and Phil M (Calne) also winning 19-2 against Simon, Jane and Colin (Devizes) 19-2.

The second half was a different affair with Devizes getting to grips with the vagaries of our floor, Phil M’s team managed to hold on and lost narrowly 6-7, whilst Terry’s team won 8-6.

The overall score was Calne 43 Devizes Devils 19, Calne winning 7pts to 2pts. This reversed the score as Devizes had previously beaten us on their own floor before Christmas.

It was a very enjoyable evening, with both teams playing very well, especially in the second half of the game.

Here’s wishing all members and their families the seasons greetings.
In addition we look forward to meeting new members in 2024. Our first session is on Wednesday 3rd January (2pm to 4pm), so if you are interested why not come along to Beversbrook Community and Sports Centre and pay us a visit to see what Short Mat Bowls is all about, you will be made most welcome.

This year we had our main session on the Wednesday, however due to demand, mince pies, etc were at the Thursday session as well.

Below are a selection of phtos from the sessions.

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy 2024

Please find below copies of an email and letter acknowledging our donations for the year 2022/23

We put up a good fight against Devizes, but lost 7-2 on points, but whilst we lost 2 mats, we managed draws in the other 2 mats, in very close games.

Well done.

Beversbrook is closed from Friday 22nd December 2023 to the 2nd January 2024.

Christmas/New Year timing of sessions is as follows

We are reviewing the Thursday session (21st December) to see if there are enough members who wish to bowl.
Please let Ann know ASAP if you wish play that evening.

In any event the Christmas session (with mince pies, etc) will be Wednesday 20th December 2pm – 4pm, when the first draw of the 50/50 club will take place, if you don’t have a number yet, Stuart /Ann will be able to help at the next sessions up to and including Monday 18th December.

Normal service resumes

Wednesday 3rd January 2024. 2pm to 4pm

The committee wishes all members and their families a Peaceful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024.