Barnwood Bowling Club

Upcoming Fixtures 2012
Sat 19th May GBA v Oxfordshire BA - MC Trial (H) GBA 2.00pm 6R/
Sat 19th May Olveston and District (A) Men 2.30pm 6R/W
Sun 20th May Pineholt (A) Mixed 3.00pm 4R/W Now 4 Rinks NOT 6
Mon 21st May The Masons (H) Seniors 2.00pm 5T/G
Tue 22nd May Cheltenham Suffolk Square (LGL) (A) Ladies 6.00pm 2R/G
Wed 23rd May Victory Park (H) Seniors 2.00pm 5T/G
Thu 24th May Caer Glow (GL) (H) Mixed 6.30pm 5R/G
Sat 26th May Winget (H) Men 3.00pm 6R/W

Recent Events

Gala Day - Monday 7th May 2012

1st Eagles	2nd Silver Surfers	3rd Rascals	4th Final Four
27 Teams took part. The whole day was dogged by the weather but the first four rounds were successfully completed before torrential rain eventually stopped play. A quick check of the results up to that point resolved the placings above.

Open Day Saturday 5th May 2012

The session was well attended by almost 30 eager participants and was a great success despite the cold weather with people of all ages having a go.

Opening of the Green - Tuesday 17th April


After the Club President opened the Green 40 Members enjoyed several ends in the cold while 20 + members decided to open the bar instead. The green was pretty fast for this time of the season and swinging nicely.

St Patrick's Day Saturday 17 March

55 Members & Friends enjoyed a St. Patrick's Day Evening at the club.
A meal of 'Irish Stew' followed by apple crumble was served and enjoyed by all.
The President, aka 'Jethro', entertained everyone with some really funny complementary jokes.
Dancing to Stardust Disco and 'Elvis'.

New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance 31 Dec 2011

55 Members & Friends enjoyed an End of Year Dinner/Dance at the club. Dancing to Stardust Disco and 'Elvis'. Champagne was served at midnight.

Ladies Dinner on 9 Dec 2011

21 Ladies were entertained at the club. After a sherry reception, a welcome and thanks from the President, they enjoyed a sumptious 4 course meal, cooked by our own Ramseys - Pat and George - with wine and served by ‘Dicky-bowed’ waiters. Afterwards, the men were thanked by the Ladies Captain, Shirley, and also by the President. Following coffee and mints they then enjoyed a general chat and laugh which was punctuated by Dave Milner with his Elvis impressions.

Club AGM on Thursday 24 November 2011

Changes to Officers for 2012

Men's Captain Mike Smith	Ladies' Captain Shirley Ross	Secretary Darryl Davies	Men's Fix. Sec. Mike Collier

St Brelade BC (Jersey) Tourists at Barnwood BC on 22 Sept 2011
Middlesex CWBA Tourists at Barnwood BC on 20 Sept 2011

Despite the rain everyone had a good time before, and after, calling a halt at 10 ends with the visitors 6 up.
Bedwellty Park BC Tourists at Barnwood BC on 15 Sept 2011

Club Tour to Eastbourne 5-9 Sept 2011

Gildredge	Eastbourne	Worthing	Parade	Oxford
Park	Saffron	Pavilion		City&County


Our “Pink” Day on Tour at Parade BC, Eastbourne, in aid of a Cancer Charity raised £620 with all members contributing through 2 Spiders on the day, raffles and individual donations.

GBA County Cup Final 28th Aug 2011

After winning the semi-final against Cotswold in the morning Barnwood lost the Final on all 3 rinks, finishing as runners-up, to Cheltenham who have now won the Cup for 5 years in succession. ...photo gallery
R&M Taylor Pairs Sat 6th Aug 2011

Played as an internal Open Pairs competition, under Australian Rules, and involving four 5 end matches over the afternoon. The winners were Ken Ferson and Brian Walden with Roger Bird and David Milner as the runners-up. ...photo gallery
Frid 22 July 2011 GBA Ladies Finals

The County Ladies Finals were played at Barnwood BC with many supporters in attendance.

4 Wood: Pauline Gunn beat Sue Latham.
2 Wood: Jenny Westlake beat Veronica Ritchie.
Champion of Champions: Val Molton beat Angie Niblett.
Unbadged: Janet Cooper beat Shirley Ray.
Pairs: Josie Sullivan & Marlene Robinson beat Stella Merrick & Joy Sheward.
Triples: Gill Hodder, Jackie Howes & Jean Crook beat Ann Leach, Kay Gent & Pauline Gunn.
Rinks: Iona Bird, Ann Leach, Kay Gent & Pauline Gunn beat Val Ayres, Daphne Hemsley, Fran Hargest & Rachel Hughes.
...photo gallery
Weds 20 July 2011 Cheltenham Section Champion of Champions Final

This match was played between Eddie Kavanagh from Tewkesbury BC and Nick Holliday from Cheltenham, at Barnwood BC, with Nick winning through to the County Finals.
GBA v Wiltshire - Middleton Cup 18 June 2011

Barnwood hosted the GBA Middleton Cup match v Wiltshire. It was a very close finish with GBA winning by 125 shots to 123 but the points score was 17 to 5. ...photo gallery
GBA Top 8 v Somerset - 12 June 2011

Barnwood was the venue for this Match. Although the weather throughout was wet GBA's Top 8 won on both rinks to progress to the next round. ...photo gallery
GBA v Bowls Dorset - Middleton Cup 11 June 2011

Barnwood was the venue for this Middleton Cup Match. Although the weather at the start was cold and very wet it was a close and competitive match throughout with GBA opening this year's campaign with a win by 8 shots and 17 points to 5. Rich Browett of Barnwood made his Middleton Cup debut in this match. ...photo gallery
GBA u25 v Wilts BA u25 Top 2 Fours 22 May

Barnwood again played hosts to the GBA for the u25s to play this 2 rink game. It was a close and thrilling match with GBA taking an early advantage but Wilts fought back to win by 3 shots although both teams won 1 rink. ...photo gallery
GBA v Hereford BA 17 May & GBA v Norfolk BA Tour 18 May

Glos BA played 2 matches at Barnwood on consecutive days.
The first was the annual Hooker Cup match v Hereford which was narrowly lost by 97 shots to 103. The second v Norfolk Tourists, featuring John Ottaway, was also lost by 100 shots to 122.
Bideford Victoria Tour to Barnwood BC on 13 May 2011

After a pre-match buffet a highly competitive game over 7 rinks against Bideford Victoria Tourists was lost by 106 shots to 119. BV also won all the raffle prizes! After the game all enjoyed the friendly and social side of the sport. ...photo gallery
Middleton Cup Trial Glos v Leics 7 May 2011

Gloucestershire won a highly competitive game, at Barnwood BC, against Leicestershire by 90 shots to 82.

Graham Phillips, Barnwood BC Chairman, was presented with his 50th badge by GBA President Anthony Sharkey. ...photo gallery