Today is the start of the 7-day countdown to the opening day of the 2024 Season. Keep up your preparations so that you can launch yourselves straight into a game. Meanwhile, our volunteers & Bobby have cared for the green throughout the off-season and a new kitchen is emerging in the clubhouse. So, a new look awaits members next week.
If you have some time to give to support local groups then take a look at the Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC) website where you can either learn about volunteering opportunities and/or advertise volunteering opportunities.
In addition, you could take a look at the Reach Volunteering website, especially if you are interested in taking on a role such as Trustee of a charity.
Remember that Vardre Deganwy Bowling Club always welcomes volunteers to help with the many things that make a successful club. Many members give a lot of hours to the club but there’s always room for more help. Thanks everyone.
No. 63 is here. Hot off the press from news & comedy HQ, i.e. Dave H’s place. What does the latest newsletter include?
Can you solve this riddle?
We travel much, yet pris'ners are,
And close confined to boot,
We with the swiftest horse keep pace,
Yet always go on foot.
Answer: A pair of spurs.
Source: Victorian Book – “A Thousand and One Riddles, With a Few Thrown In”, published by George Routledge and Sons, London.
The Waverley returns to our coastline again in June 2024. If you’d like to see the itinerary and perhaps make a booking too (you’ll need to be quick), then Click Here to visit the website.
Zipworld is about to open new facilities at Dolgarrog – Zip World Conwy. As part of their launch, they are offering 50% discount to local people who live in certain postcode areas such as ‘LL’. Click Here to find out more about their offer and the events that you can participate in.
Drew Pritchard, local antiques dealer and star of Salvage Hunters on the TV, is auctioning off his 30-year private collection of antiques/collectibles. Dreweatts auction house will hold the auction on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th March 2024. Click Here for more details.
Fancy doing something a little bit different this afternoon in Oswestry? If so, you’ll need to hurry. Caroline Quentin presents her new book about horticulture and her life. Click Here for details.
Whatever you are doing today to celebrate this national saint’s day, enjoy yourselves.
In Greek Mythology, Eris, the Goddess of Discord, threw a golden apple with the inscription “For the fairest”, into an assembly of the Gods at the wedding of Thetis and Peleus. Aphrodite, Hera and Athena each claimed the apple. The Gods could not decide which one of the three should have it, so Zeus chose Paris of Troy to be the judge. Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite, who then promised him Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. The result was The Trojan War. The event was frequently painted as The Judgement of Paris and was popular with artists from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century.
Vardre Deganwy Crown Green Bowling Club 