March 2024 – Vardre Deganwy Crown Green Bowling Club

Happy Easter

On Good Friday, Christians commemorate Jesus’ execution, when he died on a wooden cross. It’s a day of mourning in the Church, and services are held to reflect on his pain and suffering. After Jesus died, his body was taken to be buried in a tomb. It was heavily guarded by Roman soldiers, and aContinue reading “Happy Easter”

Alaska

30th March 1867 saw the signing of the land treaty for Alaska, with the purchase from Russia by the United States of America for a sum of $7.2 million. Less than 2-cents per acre. Russia was keen to sell the territory but there were many critics in the U.S., claiming it was a waste ofContinue reading “Alaska”

It’s Astronomical

There are rules around Christian Moveable Feasts and Holy Days. Easter Day (on which all the rest depend) is always the first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox (21st March). If the full Moon falls on a Sunday then Easter is on the following Sunday. Want to knowContinue reading “It’s Astronomical”

Remember

Just a little reminder to our Clwyd Team players that there will be a team practice on Saturday 30th March from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Also, remember not to handicap yourselves by eating any Easter eggs before the practice.

Layered Up

Ian: David, answer this, what is the colour of a grass plot covered with snow? David J: Well Ian, I’m not sure about that. You’ll have to tell me. Ian: It’s Invisible Green, of course! Source: “A Thousand and One Riddles, With a Few Thrown In”, book published by George Routledge and Sons Limited.

Diary Updates

If you want to know what’s happening in the week ahead, and don’t have time to get to the clubhouse, just visit the 2024 Diary on the Diary page.

Read That & Picture This

Click Here to read Ian’s report on the opening day of the season held on Saturday 23rd March. And, just Click Here to see the photographs from the event.

Opening Day 2024

Members attended the Opening Day Ceremony for 2024 together with family, friends and also our sponsors. Ian, David L, Keith, Tommy and a variety of others popping in and out to assist, had done the Club proud by maintaining and improving the standard of the green and the premises throughout the winter. So we areContinue reading “Opening Day 2024”

Green Opening Today

Calling all Members to come along to see Shan, our President, perform the short opening ceremony on the green for the 2024 season, then you can start playing bowls. In the meantime, here’s a photo of David L and Ian practising their Synchronised Mower Mowing, also to be performed as part of the opening ceremony.Continue reading “Green Opening Today”

Untidiness! Not us M’lud

Today is the day to put untidiness behind us and spruce up the clubhouse and premises. See you there from 10am onwards. Only got a minute? We’ll take it.