Many thanks to those members who have volunteered to help with the dead moss clearance (for details of the work see the previous post repeated below). The work will start next Saturday morning with an arrival time 9 to 9.15 am. We will be serving tea, coffee and hot sausage rolls to the team. More …
Bowls England has agreed a five-point plan to boost participation levels in lawn bowls during the home Commonwealth Games year. Building on its new 2021-26 strategy, Fit for the Future, the plan will take advantage of the golden opportunity of Birmingham 2022 by making lawn bowls more attractive and accessible to those we know are interested in playing our sport in the future. For more details use the link below:
A Golden Opportunity to boost participation – Bowls England
Bowls England would like each club to register a Birmingham 2022 Activator to be the point of contact for these projects. This could be an existing committee member or an opportunity for clubs to engage new volunteers.
Would you be prepared to be our Activator? If you are interested please reply to Paul Eales. Nominations are only open until 19th January so if you can help please action this quickly.
The Green Team has now treated and killed a lot of the moss which we need to do in the effort to stop it getting on the green by footfall and wind blown spores.
The next move is to clear away the dead moss and re-edge the path around the green. Some tarmac areas will require repairs as a follow up to this operation.
For the work to be completed during the green closure period the Green Team need some help. One suggestion is a weekend working party. Any able bodied members who would be willing to help at a future date (to be arranged) are asked to reply to Roger Gatland (roger.65@live.co.uk).
Resuming the Short Mat Programme has been reviewed by the Cat’s League Team Leaders and the RBC Directors.
COVID cases are still high but with there is hope that the Omicron peak has been passed. We have agreed that the Short Mat Programme should remain on hold for another week or two. Providing the COVID situation improves we will aim for a restart with a practice session on Tuesday 8th February, the League to commence the following week and Saturday Drives to restart on Saturday 12th February.
New league participants are always welcome.
We will review this later in January and a further announcement will be issued.
With the current COVID-19 Omicron surge the Cat’s League Team Leaders and the Club Directors have exchanged views on the risk of re-starting Short Mat activities. These were planned to commence tomorrow – Tuesday 4th January. It has been decided to cancel the Practice Session tomorrow and pause the start of the Short Mat League and Saturday Drives for the moment.
We will keep the situation under review. A further announcement will be made via e-mail and on the Club Website/Latest News and on our Facebook page in due course.
Dear Members and Friends
Preparations are being finalised for this year’s event. Due to the current COVID-19 situation we ask all attendees to wear a mask in the Clubhouse unless you are consuming a cup of filter coffee, tea or a delicious sausage roll, mince pie or home-made cake!
The Clubhouse will be well ventilated. Although the heaters will be on, please wear warm clothing as the temperature will not be as cosy as usual.
So do join us for our final event of 2021. All proceeds are in aid of Club funds. See the attached flyer for full details. If you have any good quality surplus items to donate to the Bring & Buy table that would be appreciated
The 2021 League finished on 1st December with the Lions securing top place with a win over the Tigers. Well done to the Lions – team leader Alan Beaver, Brenda Avery and Gill Jarrett who played extra sessions after several team members had to withdraw.
Current 2022 plans are that a new pairs league will commence on 11th January. New teams will be drawn on 4th January after a practice session. All are welcome to this practice session which will start at 2 pm.
