Calne Short Mat Bowls Club

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.

Calne and Marshfield teams, with our organiser Terry Brewer on the left

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.

L to R Phil Milham, Les Fish and Terry Brewer

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.

2022 Open Evening

   Calne Short Mat Bowls Club promo

 

 

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.

Hot Shot Award

On Thursday evening session on the 20th March 2022,  yet another hot shot award this time, here are the happy four.

Another hot shot, L to R Beccy, Christine, Norman and Ann

 

HOT SHOT AWARD 29th July 2024

Winners Dennis Barnett, Kay Dando and Les Fish. A full 9 shots on the 7th end, the final result was 22-11.

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Dennis Barnett, Kay Dando and skip Les Fish

 

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.

Presentations at the club

On Wed 26th Feb 2022, two awards were given.  Firstly the attendance award medals for the 2020/21 season: the Ladies’ winner was Christine E.,  the Men’s went to Phil W. These would normally be presented at the annual luncheon which had to be cancelled due to Covid.

Then a first for the club.  A Hot Shot had been achieved on the 17th Nov 2021 so today was the first time a Hot Shot scroll had been awarded at the club.  The recipients of a certificate were  Beccy, John and Phil M.

Here are the happy members.

 

 

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.

Wiltshire B.A. Competitions

Those members who are registered with the ESMBA  are now taking part in competions and Sheila and Martha were runners-up in the Pairs on Saturday 13th November, well done to all who played and supported.

Here is a photo of the happy band.

L to R Alan, Wendy, Phil M, Phil W, Pat, Martha, Terry (the organiser) and Sheila.

Many thanks to Terry who is making all the arrangements.

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.

Friendly v. Devizes – 04/03/2021

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.

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.