Ladies Singles Championship:
Winner: Brenda Lisney (rhs)
Finalist: Diann Newman (lhs)
Interested in trying bowls?
Are you looking for a friendly and sociable sport that's easy to learn and keeps you fit? Why not try bowls here at Auriol?
You can have a free 'taster' session where everything - including coaching by one of our qualified coaches - will be provided. Come along on any Monday at 10.45 a.m or 4.30 p.m, or at 10.45 on a Thursday morning to have a go, or at other days/times by appointment. Just bring or wear flat-soled shoes (eg. trainers). Experienced players also very welcome. For more information see About our Club or phone our Club Secretary Janet on 020 8873 7006. We look forward to welcoming you!
Club Championships
The 2024 club championship matches were played in perfect weather, and - as ever - we saw some exciting matches with nail-biting finishes over the course of the Finals weekend. Congratulations to all the finalists, and our thanks, too, to the markers, scorers, the brilliant catering team, and to all the many helpers. Particular thanks go to our Competitions Secretary, Jan Kentish, who organised the whole competition programme so effectively, right through from planning the initial draw to the its culmination on Finals weekend. A full list of the results can be found on the Results page, and some further photos on the Picture Gallery page.
Mens Singles Championship:
Winner: Keith Rodger (rhs)
Finalist: Ken Brock (lhs)
Monday Ballot Competition Winners
The season-long Monday Ballot Competition was won by Paul Hayes (2nd from R), just ahead of Stephen Warriner (2nd from L), with newcomer Richard Noel (L) in a creditable third place. They are seen here with the hard-working competition organiser Di Newman.
See Picture Gallery for further photos.
Hot Shotters
The trio of (l-r) Rosemary Westcott, Di Newman & Sheila Brunning pulled off a stunning 'hot shot' of all woods scoring in one end in a Cristal League match against Sutton BC last month. They are pictured with their certificates awarded by Bowls International. Congratulations to each one of you.
Peter Ungless Shield Final
Auriol faced a strong team from Sutton BC in the final of the Peter Ungless Shield knock-out competition. The competition is organised by RDML (Racal Decca Mixed League), and was held at the neutral Chessington BC ground. Sutton emerged as the winners, and our photo shows RDML Secretary Jeremy Dearmer presenting the runners-up trophy to Auriol's RDML representative Diann Newman. Congratulations to the Auriol members who played in this competion.
.. and St. Raphael's Mixed Pairs progress
Diann and husband Peter fought their way through to the quarter-finals of the St. Raphael's Mixed Pairs competition, organised by the Sutton & District Bowling Association, but were knocked out by a strong pair from Wallington. Well done both!
Portugal 2024 Bowls Tour
Twenty club members departed on the 1 October for a week’s trip to Praia da Rocha, a beach resort close to Portimão on the warm and sunny Algarve coast, a welcome change from the wet weather we had been experiencing in Surrey.
Temperatures remained mostly in the mid 20s centigrade during our stay and we managed to play four bowls matches during our week-long trip. Two were against other teams from the British Isles and a further two games against resident ex-pats bowling clubs in Valverde and Floresta. All were played in a good spirit with a friendly atmosphere and social get-together following the matches.
During the tour we also had free time to explore the local area and had trips to the pretty towns of Tavira and Lagos nearby. A party evening, including a 3-course meal with wine, was held at a local restaurant to complete a successful tour, enjoyed by all who travelled. Tour organiser Keith Gomm's fund-raising fines scheme worked very effectively once more (we'd like to show you some of them, but they're not for publication; they are viewable in the pavilion, though!).
Our heartfelt thanks to Keith for all the hard work he put in to organising the whole tour, and to making it such a success.
Sizzling summer
Taking advantage of the very welcome spell of sunny, dry weather our brilliant catering team laid on a couple of BBQ-based events on successive weeks, starting with a very successful steak night held on a Friday evening after the ABC internal league matches. This was followed just over a week later, after a roll-up session on the Saturday, by a BBQ lunch organised by our wonderful catering crew and an army of helpers. This was very well-attended, as can be seen in our Picture Gallery.
Particular thanks to our Grill Masters Alan Green and Ron Weight, shown in our photo below, assisted by Peter Newman.
The traditional 'Spider' start to the roll-up (see photo) was won by Shirley Tracey, who received a bottle of bubbly as prize.
Successful "Newbies" Competition
Auriol Bowling Club held a “Newbies” triples competition recently. This is an inter-club competition open to bowlers who have only started bowling in the last year, i.e. since April 2023. It was won by Bookham, with Auriol A team, comprising Paul Hayes, Richard Noel and Patrick Daubney (shown L-R in middle photo, with club President John Green), coming second, and Supreme third.
Our thanks to Rosemary Westcott and Diann Newman, who with others organised the event, and to our ever resourceful catering team Geoff, Doreen and helpers who provided lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
See Picture Gallery for further photos.
President's Newsletter
The July newsletter to members from club President John Green is on the Members page.
President's Charity Drive
On May Bank Holiday Monday Club President John Green held a fundraising drive to raise money for his chosen charity, SERV Surrey & London. SERV stands for Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers, commonly known as the Blood Bikes, who transport blood products, urgent samples and medical supplies, along with donated breast milk to hospitals and milk banks across Surrey & London. They also carry out a daily delivery of blood to Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex. The bowls element of the event was unfortunately rained off after just a couple of ends, but the rest of the afternoon was a great success, as our incredible catering team provided members and their guests - including our guests of honour Chris and Steve from SERV S&L - with a large and delicious cream tea. Chris and Steve gave a fascinating talk on the vital work that SERV does, entirely through volunteers, many of whom also have their 'day jobs', and then showed members round the two liveried electric bikes which they'd ridden to the club (see photo below and in Picture Gallery). President John was delighted to announce that a total of £550 was raised by the event, and thanked everyone involved for making it such a success, and our particular thanks to Chris and Steve.
... and there's more ...!
The fund-raising efforts didn't end there, though. Shortly after the Charity Drive, John Green also organised a Horse Race Night at the club in aid of SERV, and raised an amazing £271! John said "Thank you to all who came to my charity race night, with special thanks to Geoff’s catering team and to Brenda who helped me. It’s a pleasure to be president of such a friendly caring club, and thanks to you all we raised £271 for SERV".
Pre-Season Meeting
A summary of key points from the 2024 Pre-Season Meeting is on the Members page.
AGM 2023
Members please go to the Members page for a summary of the 2023 AGM. The new Committee members elected for 2024 are listed in the Who's Who 2024 page.
Results
Go to the Results page to see how the club fared in the various internal competitions and external and internal leagues.
Brunch Club
The Winter Brunch Club starts again on Thursdays from 3 October, starting at 10.00 a.m and running through to 3.00. All categories of member (Full, Social, Working) are welcome, to enjoy the hot food & drinks, as well as the games, chat, and company of others. There will also be hot food available on Mondays during the winter season.
Defibrillator/First Aid
There is a defibrillator installed on the end wall of the tall cupboards in the clubroom, near the door to the changing room corridor. A First Aid kit is also installed at the opposite end of the cupboards, near to the entrance door, as well as in the hut by the green. There is also a phone for use in emergencies in the hut.
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