Next Saturday

Remember that our green reopens next Saturday, 23rd March. No doubt everyone is preparing for the season ahead. So, in the meantime, here’s another little riddle for you:

Question: Why is a sovereign gained like a guinea?

Answer: Because it is one pound won.

Source: “A Thousand and One Riddles: With a Few Thrown In”, a Victorian book published by George Routledge and Sons Limited.

Quetzalcoatl

An anagram? Quell zat coat? Maybe not. Quetzalcoatl, one of the major Gods of the Aztecs, created humans by sprinkling bones from the dead with his blood. He was also lord of knowledge, god of the wind and the zodiac, vegetation and the arts. He was compassionate who taught peace and was a force for good. (Source: “The Complete Encyclopedia of Signs & Symbols”, by Mark O’Connell & Raje Airey)

Clarice and Colin S ponder on a possible anagram of Quetzalcoatl

Latest Update

Ian, on behalf of the Club’s maintenance team, has sent us an update on a few issues. To read his update in full Click Here. Main points are:-

  • 1st: Opening of the green for 2024 will now take place on Saturday 23rd March and not 16th March as previously planned.
  • 2nd: The green is still too wet to play bowls and the work on installation of the new kitchen by our volunteers will not be completed until next week.
  • 3rd: The clubhouse will need a thorough clean next week plus some tidying of accumulated rubbish so additional help would be very welcome.
  • 4th: Some of the cupboards from the old kitchen are available to members if you’d like them for your garage, for example. They can be collected asap from the “Away Shelter” free of charge.
Sylvia and Elaine are still on door bouncer duty outside the club until the new kitchen can be revealed

Latest Update

Ian, on behalf of the Club’s maintenance team, has sent us an update on a few issues. To read his update in full Click Here. Main points are:-

1st: Opening of the green for 2024 will now take place on Saturday 23rd March and not 16th March as previously planned.

2nd: The green is still too wet to play bowls and the work on installation of the new kitchen by our volunteers will not be completed until next week.

3rd: The clubhouse will need a thorough clean next week plus some tidying of accumulated rubbish so additional help would be very welcome.

4th: Some of the cupboards from the old kitchen are available to members if you’d like them for your garage, for example. They can be collected asap from the “Away Shelter” free of charge.

Ian’s umbrella has seen better days

Scruffts

Scruffts is a competition held at Crufts each year for crossbreed dogs. You might have been watching Crufts 2024 on Channel 4 television over the past few days, and so you might have felt the hankering for competition.

Classes:-

  • Most Handsome Crossbreed Dog (6 months – 8 years)
  • Prettiest Crossbreed Bitch (6 months – 8 years)
  • Golden Oldie Crossbreed (8+ years)
  • GCDS Crossbreed Class (for entrants that have a GCDS certificate at any level)

If you have a crossbreed and would like to compete at one of the Heats for entry to Scruffts 2025 (sponsored by James Wellbeloved), then Click Here to visit the Kennel Club’s website to see the location and dates of the Heats to be held in April, May and September 2024.

It’s a Short Stretch

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.

Clarice demonstrates how to keep fit for bowls

Spare Time

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.