Past Events

Ladies’ and Men’s Singles Competition

On Sunday September 4th eight ladies and eleven men gathered to compete for the Ladies’ and Men’s Singles Competition. The Ladies’ Trophy was kindly donated by Margaret Nelson, and the Men’s by the late Peter Shaw. The bowling began at 1.40pm and finished at 6.20pm: for those who won through the rounds to the finals it was a long afternoon requiring stamina as well as skill. The weather was mixed with slight rain at one stage followed later by hot sunshine. The finalists were Julie Wharfe and Susan Ellis in the Ladies’ Competition, and John Cross and Adrian Salt in the Men’s. After a closely fought game, which was nip and tuck, Susan won the Ladies’ Competition by a score of 21 – 19; and John Cross won by 21 – 15.

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Leasgill Trophy

On a baking afternoon on Sunday 14th August eighteen Club members gathered to compete for the Leasgill trophy. Given the ferocity of the heat and the humidity some members expressed gratitude that they were out in the first round and didn’t have to go on the green again – mmmm! Congratulations to those who battled on through several rounds: they not only showed their skill at bowling but also great stamina. It was so hot that some members spent the afternoon serving cold water and refreshments to those on the green.

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The semi-finalists were John Smith and Martin Tomlinson; Dorothy Maudsley and Colin James. Martin and Colin went through to the final with Colin emerging triumphant after a hard fought game.

In the photo below Colin James and Martin Tomlinson are seen wishing each other well before the final.

Below Martin is seen receiving the runners-up prize from John Smith, the Club Captain, and below that Colin is seen receiving the Leasgill Trophy and his prize.

Thanks to everyone who took part and particularly to John Smith for once again organising the event.

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Ernie Woodcock Trophy Semi-Final

On Tuesday July 12th the Heversham A Team and the Heversham B Team played each other in a semi-final match of the Ernie Woodcock Trophy. Congratulations to the B Team who won through to the final with a 5 -2 win. The final will take place on Monday 15th August at Kendal Victoria.

The Jubilee Trophy Competition

On a glorious, sunny afternoon the Jubilee Trophy Competition took place on July 10th. Nineteen members took part in what is a mixed doubles knock-out competition. The semi-finalists were Louise and Robin; Vera and Mike; Alison and Charles; Julie and Adrian. Alison and Charles went through to the final against Julie and Adrian, with Julie and Adrian winning the trophy.

Below, on the left you can see Vera and Mike, on the right you can see Louise and Robin. John Smith, the Club Captain is seen presenting the prizes. Once again many thanks to John for all his hard work in organising the competition.

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On the left below are Alison and Charles the runners-up. On the right with the Jubilee Shield are the winners Julie and Adrian.

Heversham W.I.

The Shirley Askew Trophy

Sue Ellis, the President of Heversham W. I. writes, “On Wednesday 6th July the W.I. Bowling Competition took place at 7.00pm. Altogether twelve ladies took part in playing for the Annual Shirley Askew Memorial Trophy with members of the Bowling Club playing against members of the W.I.. Many thanks to John Smith, Club Captain, for organising the event. Thanks, too, to other club members for helping with setting up, measuring, and scoring. A pleasant evening was had by all, with drinks, (including Pimms!), and refreshments afterwards: even the rain stayed away.

The winner for the W.I. was Julie Wharfe, while the winner for the Bowling Club was Frances Irving.”

Frances is seen below on the left and on the right is Julie receiving the trophy, and some wine, from Sue Ellis.

Below you can see John Smith, the Club Captain, hard at work working out the details and organising the order of play.

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The Blue Bell Trophy

On Sunday 12th June the competition for the Blue Bell Trophy took place. The competition began at 1.30pm and finished around 5.30pm. Fifteen club members took part. The weather was blustery winds with intermittent showers with people commenting that it didn’t feel like June at all. The competition is a straightforward knockout with handicaps. Martin Tomlinson played Charles Ellis, and Vera Alderson played Mike Warick in the semi-finals. Mike and Charles went through to the final with Charles being successful in winning the Trophy.

Once again many thanks to John Smith for his hard work in organising the event. John, the Club Captain is seen on the left ready to present the prizes. Centre is Mike receiving his prize and on the right Charles is seen receiving the Trophy and a bottle of wine.

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