Team News – Page 14 – Vardre Deganwy Crown Green Bowling Club

Poetry in Teamwork

At last week’s AGM, Ian recited a poem that he had written about his Saturday Team’s performance in 2023. If you weren’t there, or if you’d like to read it again, just Click Here.

It has been a busy period for donations. Recently, one of our Members, Sue Sutcliffe, who joined the Club last summer, very kindly donated a battery powered Husqvarna extendable hedge cutter with a chainsaw attachment. This is an excellent piece of kit and the maintenance team used it last week to cut the very highestContinue reading “Hedging Our Bets”

Green Green Grass of Our Home

Click Here for an update from Ian on Autumn maintenance work on the green.

Our Own Slave Tirade

Whilst most Club Members are dreaming of next season, our very own green volunteers have been sweating it out on the green. They were not playing bowls but were moving the sacks of top dressing around the edge of the green. Now it’s all there, it’s just waiting for Bobby, our visiting professional greenkeeper. ThanksContinue reading “Our Own Slave Tirade”

Calling All Members

Ian has supplied an interesting report on the work planned for the Green. Just Click Here to read it but, before you do that, he and David really need a couple more people to help them tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday. So, if you have some spare time and could help move supplies and equipment roundContinue reading “Calling All Members”

Clwyd-IAN

Ian played in the Clwydian Merits Semi-Final yesterday at Min-y-Don. It was a long, tough struggle but Ian was just pipped at the post. More than a dozen supporters from Vardre Deganwy were there to give encouragement. Well played Ian. Next year …..

Top One

The last league merits competition of the season takes place today with the Clwydian League President’s Day at Min-y-Don green – 11:00am Start. Our very own Ian Wilson – top of our ‘A’ Team who finished 8th this season out of the 178 players in Division ‘A’ – won his way through last Friday toContinue reading “Top One”

Flinging in the Rain

The Clwydian Merit Qualifying events always attract heavy rain and this year was no exception. However, whilst our ‘C’ Team players JohnP & Gay at Denbigh had rain all day long, at Bryn Newydd near Prestatyn, our ‘A’ Team players Shan & Ian had to put up with sudden but extremely heavy showers. Our ‘B’Continue reading “Flinging in the Rain”

Tunnel – Light – End?

Ian has kindly put together another end of season update relating to the last arranged league game and the numerous league Merit Qualifiers held all over North Wales during the past couple of weeks. Click Here

Quality

Hazel played very well in the Colwyn & Llandudno Merits for our ‘B’ Team yesterday at St. Asaph, winning a great match in the 1st round but just losing out in the 2nd. But what’s this? Hazel and David Leech both took part in the League Merits yesterday but why is he looking so pink?Continue reading “Quality”