INNELLAN BOWLING AND TENNIS CLUB 2023 Archive Bowling Section CLOSING OF
THE GREEN Good afternoon
folks, following a discussion with our President today we
have made the decision to move our Closing Day (closing
of the Green) to Sunday 24 September. Usual time of 1.30
for 2pm. As stated above, this is the Closing of the Green only and not the Tennis Courts. The Courts should be open for play until late October or when the first frost appears. All members will be kept advised by Liz/Elaine on the Tennis What's App Group. I'm off to the sun in Italy tomorrow. I'll try to bring it back with me. Myra- Secretary NB DRUMMOND
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'THE PIG' FRIENDLY -v- ARDENTINNY BC
Good morning members & I'm delighted to say our pig is safely settled in Innellan until next season. Our friends from Ardentinny Bowling Club put up a great fight but with both clubs winning 2 games, it went down to shots & thankfully our triple of Andy Brown , Ellie MacFadzean & James Elsby (otherwise known as oor Jim) had amassed a fantastic score which saved our bacon (oops sorry!) & our pig doesn't have to spend the winter in the depths of Ardentinny. A super afternoon tea followed the game served by Vanda Brown & Carrie. Thanks to them & everyone who supplied the goodies & raffle prizes & to Jim Morgan for the fantastic photos. The season is almost over but we've enjoyed our friendlies with Ardentinny Bowling Club & look forward to many more. Haste ye back Myra BOWLING FNALS WEEKEND FRIDAY afternoon Saw Karen Prevett & Ellie MacFadzean playing for The Secretary's Plate. Congrats to Karen Prevett who played some excellent bowls to come out on top. Ellie put up a brave fight & fought her way back a few times. It was just Karen's day. Congratulations Karen. Well done Ellie too. James Elsby (Jim) & Andy Brown played for the Matt Taylor Trophy (the one which some call the real Club Championship). Jim scored in the first end & then Andy took over the scoring for quite a while. Jim then came back onto his game & they both fought it out for a good while before Jim took over & lifted the trophy for 2023. Well done to both of them for putting on a great show of bowling for the spectators who were all so happy that they weren't playing in the intense heat. SATURDAY morning - Roy Falconer & Peter Webster took on Ian Mcgrouther & Jim Elsby in the Gents' Pairs. Everyone was happy that the weather was cooler & they settled in to their game. Ian & Jim found the rink more suitable to them & although Roy & Peter kept at it, they succumbed to their opponents. Congratulations to the winners & Roy & Peter reaching the final. SATURDAY afternoon saw four games taking to the Green. Unfortunately, the rain which we thought might make an appearance, became quite heavy & with the ground being so dry, it got quite wet & ended up with all four games being abandoned. Lynn Lauffer & Ellie MacFadzean playing for the Sykes Trophy & Karen Prevett & Charlie Weall playing for the Ladies Championship decided to put their games off until another day but Jim Elsby & John Gow who were playing for the Gents Championship & Peter Webster & Jim Morgan, playing for the Vice President's Trophy decided to continue their respective games once the rain went off. Jim who had been in the lead before the break continued to lead the way, with John finding the rink difficult to catch. Congrats to Jim on being the Club Champion & well done to John being in the final & fighting to the end. Peter & Jim M were evenly matched before the rain & continued this way throughout the remainder of the game. They were peels on several ends & it was certainly the closest game of the weekend so far. Jim Morgan succeeded in taking the title with Peter one shot behind. Thanks for such a great game boys. Special thanks to Andy Brown who marked the longest game of the day. SUNDAY Another full day of finals & other than one very very heavy shower just as we shook hands, the weather was fine for both sessions. 10am - Karen Prevett & Charlie Weall completed their Ladies Championship which had been abandoned yesterday due to rain, with Karen being crowned IBTC's Champion for 2023. Huge congratulations to her & very well done to Charlie who gave it her best with new bowls. Two years in a row with a new name on the salver. 10am -
Mixed Pairs 2pm - Ladies Pairs (Karen Prevett & Lynn Lauffer took on myself & Kat Ross. It was a great game with lots of opportunities for both sets of opponents. Karen & Lynn were just in better form & picked up the trophy being 4 shots in the lead after 16 ends.Congratulations to them & thanks to Kat for helping us to stay in the game. Close but not close enough. 2pm -
President's Trophy. Jim Elsby & John Gow
played for this club trophy with John getting off to a
good start. Jim then fought back & the game was nip
& tuck for a while. Unfortunately for John, Jim is
just on form this year & continued to stay in the
lead & lift his fifth trophy. We have one final to be completed. This is the Sykes Trophy which was abandoned yesterday due to the rain. Lynn & Ellie have arranged to complete this game on Wednesday. Watch this space for the result. Well done to everyone who marked, umpired, set up the green, cleaned the clubhouse, made lunches & spectated. You all made it a great weekend for the finalists. Karen & Jim are really deserving Champions. I'm happy to say there are no bowls tomorrow. Nite nite INNELLAN LADIES DAY SPONSORED BY MCLAY GLASS & GLAZING
(Click pictures to enlarge) Without our amazing sponsors we couldn't run these days. Our caterer Andrew looked after us very well and no one left hungry. The weather was just amazing & although there were a few 'dodgy wummin' trying to kidnap our Pig, we managed to rescue her just in time. The top two teams who made it to the final were Sam Potts (Innellan), Joan Evans (Ardentinny) & Vicky Kelly, Skip (Dunoon Argyll) & Jane Campbell (Dunoon Argyll), Lydia Moodie (Ardentinny) & Kat Ross Skip (Innellan). The final was a great game from all the ladies but there had to be a winner & today the trophy was won by Kat's team. Huge congratulations to them & the runners up. Our Booby Prizewinning Triple were Ilene Stokes (Dunoon Argyll), Linda Taplin (Ardentinny) & Babs Parkinson (Rothesay). Thanks to Shirley & Ernie who provided the bottle for the Spider. Shirley then won it & re-donated it to the Club for another Spider on Closing Day. Thanks to all our wonderful male members & Ian (who was only here on holiday & worked all day). Special thanks to Archie for working out the format, seeing to the board & cards. Just thanks to everyone really for making it such a special day. Not forgetting our friend Olivia Whyte who celebrated her 15th birthday with us. It was also great to welcome Ann Macdonald along after a long absence. We'll hopefully have her back on the bowling green next season. We're already looking forward to next year. Myra BUSY WEEK ON THE GREEN Jimmy Riddell Junior Tournament
We have been very busy this week, starting with our all day Open Pairs Tournament on Sunday 6 August. Thanks to our members Lynn, Sam (& ex member Carrie)for their invaluable help in kitchen & bar. Then we had the quiz on Monday 8 August which was really packed out. Big thanks to Lynn for manning the bar all evening. We then had singles & pairs on the green on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, all of which required markers, umpires, catering & bar. Friday saw us hosting the Jimmy Riddell Junior Tournament with 16 junior bowlers playing a round robin format. Once again we required markers & catering. Archie worked out the format & kept the day running smoothly. Huge thanks go to Carrie, Karen, Kat & Lynn who worked their socks off with me throughout the week. President John, VP Dougie, Jim L, Jim E, Brian, John D, Ernie, Peter, Tommy M, thank you all too Also kindred club members who helped us out when we were short. If I've missed anyone out, I apologize. If we have all these matches next year it would be great to have a few more helpers, even if it's only for a couple of hours. A rather quieter week ahead methinks but now we have to get on with our internal ties & look forward to our bowling championship weekend 8/9 September. We also have Ladies Day, the Drummond Trophy & our closing of the Green (internal mixed Triples) on Saturday 30 September, to look forward to. Myra THE ROYAL
BAR OPEN PAIRS
What a fantastic day we had at Innellan on Sunday 6 August playing for the Royal Bar Shield. This tournament was kindly sponsored once again by Martin & Liz of The Royal Bar, Innellan. We welcomed bowlers from Cowal & Rothesay & 10 of our friends from Essex. The semi finalists were between our Essex friends Paul Woodford & Jack Butcher -v- Neil Jackson & Ray Bone & Ian & Callum Goffin (Kirn & HQ) -v- Myra Campbell & John Gow (Innellan). Paul & Jack met Ian & Callum in the final & they certainly put on a bowling display for the spectators with them being 'peels' after the bell was rung. Adhering to the rules, each of the four finalists delivered one bowl to decide the winning pair. With the Essex boys winning the toss, Jack had last bowl & this was the one to decide the outcome for 2023. Congratulations to Paul & Jack on winning & Ian & Callum as very worthy runners up. A mention also to the Bogleha junior bowlers who joined us today (Alexander Buchanan, Ruaraidh Armstrong & Olivia Whyte). Great ambassadors for their Club & pretty good bowlers too. Huge thanks to Carrie O'Brien & Sam Potts for their full day shift & everyone else who helped in any way to make this day the success it was. Haste ye back! BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS We have agreed on Saturday/Sunday 9/10th September to play our Bowling Finals. Please diarise these dates. Once all games are at Final Stage we will set out a programme of games, times etc. As some bowlers will be taking part in more than one game, we will play A.M. & P.M. with a break for lunch. There are at least 10 finals to be played although some may be played earlier/later due to holidays etc. Myra COWAL TIES ON THE GREEN
(click pictures to enlarge) Wednesday 5 July saw the first round Singles & Pairs for The Cowal Championship being played on Innellan Green. It was a perfect night with sunshine & just enough of a breeze to keep the midges at bay. The standard of play from the 14 bowlers (from Ardentinny, Bogleha, Dunoon Argyll, Kirn & Hunter's Quay) was excellent to watch. Congratulations to the winners & good luck to them in the next round. Myra REVIVAL OF 'THE PIG' For those of you who are new to our 'PIG', this is her in all her glory! (I'm assuming she is a she).
We played for The Pig for many years before she disappeared for a number of years. She spent some time in Archie's loft & she has been looked after by our friends in Ardentinny for a few years now. The aim of the game is that each bowler puts £1 in The Pig on the day of the game. Whichever Club wins three games in a row holds onto The Pig & claims the cash. Then it starts all over again. Our Friendly -v- Ardentinny is taking place on Ardentinny Green on Thursday 3 August at 1.30 for 2pm. We are looking for 12 bowlers to make up 4 mixed triples. There is a sheet for names on the main noticeboard in the Clubhouse. We then hope to welcome Ardentinny BC to our Green one afternoon in September for the second game. It will be lovely to keep the tradition going. Myra NEIL McCORMACK TROPHY
What a beautiful day we had for our Internal Balloted Mixed Tournament at the Club on Saturday 10 June. Although our entries were low we had a very enjoyable afternoon playing 4 x 4 games of 4 x ends. The highest scoring team and taking the Neil McCormack Shield was Lynn Lauffer & Andy Brown. Congratulations to them & to everyone who took part & provided some goodies towards afternoon tea. It was lovely to welcome Irene & Andy MacDonald & Di Tait along for a wee visit too. Myra MIXED TRIPLES TOURNAMENT POSTPONED Committee has decided to postpone, in the meantime, our Mixed Triples Open Tournament which was scheduled to be played on Saturday 10 June. This is due to the Gents' County Game being played locally in Cowal that day and the feeling is that our entries would too low to justify our holding the tournament. We are actively looking for another date on the Cowal Calendar and if and when we find one, we will advise you in plenty of time. It's not all bad news though as we are going to use the date: Saturday 10 June - 1pm for 1.30 start to play our Internal Balloted Mixed Triples for the Neil McCormack Shield. The sheet for names will be on the noticeboard by the end of this week and I would ask that as many of you as possible enter for this fun afternoon.] Please provide a small token towards afternoon tea (sandwiches/cake/snacks). Thank you Myra ENTS' TRIPLES SPONSORED BY WESTERN FERRIES (14.5.2023)
(click pictures to enlarge) Thank you to each & every bowler for making our Gents' Triples such a success. Huge thanks to Western Ferries for their continued support. We wouldn't be in a position to host these days without them. Before I congratulate the winners, I must mention our triple of Junior Bowlers from Bogleha. Ryan & Innes Armstrong & Archie Munn, you are a credit to your Club & you certainly gave some of 'the big boys' a fright today. Thanks for coming to our wee Club . We look forward to your next visit. Now to the
qualifying teams. Beaten semi finalists were David
Beattie, Ali McLean & Alex Kennedy of Upper Cowal,
Stevie Scott Robert Menzies & Callum Goffin of Kirn
& H.Q. Haste ye Back Myra Campbell Tennis Section TENNIS COURTS
The Tennis Courts are now closed for the season. It's been great that the Courts have been open until now. Some of the Tennis Ladies have been along the past few days removing the nets & preparing the courts for the close season. We look forward to our 2024 season for both bowling & tennis. DRUMMOND
TROPHY
MEG HENRY MEMORIAL ROSEBOWL TOURNAMENT
The Meg Henry Tennis Tournament was held on Saturday 22 July. This is only the third year of the tournament, as we missed 2020 & 21 due to COVID. Meg's family were out in force, with son Graeme & grandson Innes taking part this year too. They were even dressed for the occasion in their 'Meg/Granny Tee Shirts'. I'm sure Meg would have approved. There were 18 entrants from IBTC, Castle Tennis Club and visiting family members. 3 rounds of tennis were played followed by afternoon tea before the semis & final. Congratulations to the winners, Liz Gower and Stuart Adams & the runners up Helen Waddell and Jaroslaw Michalak. A good fun afternoon with lots of folk watching and thanks to everyone for organising & running the event & providing goodies for the afternoon tea. A nice way to remember Meg! Myra TENNIS MID-SEASON UPDATE The tennis season is well underway with the club championships now drawn and games to be played posted in the tennis pavilion. This competition continues over the summer. The Meg Henry trophy, open to all locals, will take place on Saturday, 22 July, meeting at 1.30 for a 2pm start. Afternoon tea contributions from club members will be gratefully received. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to organise junior tennis activities this year, though junior members are welcome to use the courts at any time. Those under 11 should be accompanied by an adult member. New members are always welcome - please see the club's home page for details how to join. Here's hoping for some good weather in July and August! OPENING DAY 2023
MIXED DOUBLES 2023
Following some good games, the winners for 2023 were Kat Ross & Jim Morgan. Congratulations to them both. Myra SATURDAY 22 JULY 2022 - MEG HENRY MEMORIAL ROSEBOWL (DOUBLES)
TENNIS NEWS Last year's (2022) tennis season was an enjoyable and friendly one. We welcomed some new members, of differing ages, which was grand. As usual, the members helped to maintain the blaes courts, fundraise for new fencing and equipment and assist new members with any help required. We had a very positive link up with staff from 'Active Schools' in Dunoon who led some sessions for primary aged school children. These were designed to foster skills for playing tennis e.g. hand-to-eye coordination and balance exercises. These were great fun and the children really enjoyed them. We were also given helpful input from 'Tennis Scotland'. We are still looking into the possibility of offering support for Junior Tennis Members for this season. Further information will be given if this can take place. Throughout the summer we held our regular informal tournaments – The Meg Henry Rosebowl, the Drummond Trophy and the Ladies' Singles and Doubles tournaments. These were all played with good humour and fun. We also held an Open Day (along with the Bowling Section) to encourage more involvement with the local community. This was enjoyed by all. We had beautiful weather, lots of visitors and members playing, and ended the day with a splendid afternoon tea and a raffle. These events will, hopefully, be taking place this year. The dates will be available soon. To
conclude, a reminder that the blaes courts are open at
all times. (An info sheet re membership fees and charges
for visitors is visible beside the tennis pavilion door.
These fees obviously go towards keeping the Club
functioning.) GAME SET & MATCH
On the Courts this last weekend, one of the oldest chicken-wire fences was removed and replaced with a smart new v-mesh fence, bought with donations by some of the members themselves and a Grant kindly awarded by the South Cowal Community Council from the Burnamakiman Hydro Scheme. This huge job was kindly undertaken by Fynewood of Dunoon to whom the Club owes a massive 'thank-you'. OPENING DAY
The Club held its opening Ceremony on Saturday 23 April. Thankyou to all our members, current and new and to our visiting kindred club friends. We have missed you all during Covid. Special thanks to our overseas contingent from Rothesay BC which included Jacky McTaggart who spoke on behalf of kindred Clubs & Susan Selkirk who delivered the first bowls of the season. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and once the Green and Courts were declared officially open for 2022, bowling & tennis got underway. The winners of the wappenschaw were Shirley Sykes (thoroughly thrashing her hubby) & Sandy Jackson . Thanks to the Club members who worked so hard to prepare the Courts, the Clubhouse, the Grounds etc. ready for Opening. Special thanks to our Greenkeeper Derek Logue and his team for their care of the Green. Thanks to everyone who provided & purchased raffle & tombola prizes, provided goodies for afternoon tea & worked in the kitchen & bar to look after our guests. I'd say it was a very successful Opening Day and it was great to see the Bowling Green & Tennis Courts busy. Myra Club News Items TENNIS COURTS
The Tennis Courts are now closed for the season. It's been great that the Courts have been open until now. Some of the Tennis Ladies have been along the past few days removing the nets & preparing the courts for the close season. We look forward to our 2024 season for both bowling & tennis. PRESENTATION OF PRIZES A super night was had by all 24 members & friends who came along to the Presentation in the Royal Bar, Innellan on Wednesday 22 November. Congratulations to all our winners & all who nearly won & everyone who tried. Thanks also to everyone who has kept the Club ticking over this season. Please remember the AGM on Sunday 26th November at 2pm. Last but not least , thank you to Liz, Danielle & Nicola for looking after us so well & providing a lovely buffet.
PRIZE WINNERS:-
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING (EGM) Thank you to those members who attended the EGM on 15 October 2023. The updated Constitution is now on the Home Page of our Website and will be sent to all members by email. Myra FUNDRAISING Elaine &
Liz have set up a Quiz Night on This is being advertised to IBTC members first before opening to others, as tables are limited. Raffle prizes would be appreciated. Please let Elaine or Liz know by 30th September if you would like to enter a team. Thankyou. Myra QUIZ NIGHT Thank you to everyone who came along to our Quiz on Monday 7 August . Our wee Club was fair fit to burstin' but they all managed to manoeuvre to the bar.
We had 13 teams & lots of hilarity (mainly from the Dunoon Argyll girls). A big thanks to the 4 gents from Croftfoot BC who came along too. Special thanks , as always, to our resident Quizmaster, Alison Tarkenter, who once again put on a great quiz with a good selection of topics. Our winners were The Cardonald Coyotes & Andy's Mum with 114 points, narrowly beating Southern Comfort who scored 111.
Looking forward to our next Quiz already. Myra 2023 - OPENING OF COURTS AND GREEN The Club opened for the season on Sunday 23 April with an excellent turnout of members, friends & kindred club visitors. Past President John (Curly) Black handed over to our new President John Gow who welcomed the visitors & introduced Alan McCorquodale, from Upper Cowal BC who spoke on behalf of kindred Clubs. Maggie Thompson delivered the first jack & bowls & the Green was declared open for 2023. Although it was a cold afternoon we managed to have some tennis & bowling before enjoying a very welcome afternoon tea. Thanks to all the members who provided food & helped with the day & to everyone who provided raffle prizes. The bowler with the 'first toucher' of the Season was Maggie Thompson & the rink consisting of Georgie Cossar (Upper Cowal), Brian Prevett & Nigel Potts (Innellan) & John Denton (unattached) won the Wappenshaw. The Club is now open & Wednesday wappenshaws started on Wednesday 27 April with 11 members taking part. Our first Open Tournament (Gents' Triples) will be on Sunday 14 May. We welcomed a few new members too and hopefully we will encourage more over the next few weeks. We are looking forward to a full season of bowling & tennis and hoping for some nice sunny weather. Myra UK EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM I have been advised by one of our kindred bowlers that the national test of the UK’s new Emergency Alerts system will be on Sunday April 23rd at 15:00, which is our Opening day. The test alert will be sent to most mobile phones across the UK. Devices will make a distinct, siren-like sound for up to 10 seconds, including on phones switched to silent mode. Phones will also vibrate and display a message about the test. More
information can be found at: At least we will have the Opening Ceremony over by 3pm (if the speeches don't go on too long). Myra SECOND WORK PARTY
We held a second Work Party on Tuesday 4 April with several members turning up to assist with preparations for Opening Day. Thanks to all who have helped throughout the close season and on both work party days. Thanks to all the others who go along at times convenient to them. There is still plenty to do and if you have a spare hour or two, please carry on and do what you can. FIRST WORK PARTY I hope this finds you all well & looking forward to our 2023 Season. As we all know, the Clubhouse & grounds require 'some tlc' before we open our doors on Sunday 23 April and we plan to have our first WORK
PARTY on TUESDAY Other work parties will follow on & we look forward to as many of you as possible giving your time to help your Club. Please just turn up & be ready to tackle whatever you are able to do, to make sure we are ready for the new season. Thank you in anticipation. Myra OPENING DAY 2023 The Club will hold its Opening Day on Sunday 23 April at 1.30 for 2pm. We hope that the weather will be kind to us allowing us to have a short game of bowls & tennis followed by afternoon tea. Please provide a raffle prize and a little offering towards the tea table. All members will receive an email nearer the time. Myra Dear Members The service for our past member Dorothy McGrouther (Dot) will be held on Tuesday 28 February at 1.30pm at Dalnottar Crematorium. (G81 4SL) Myra Campbell DOROTHY (DOT) McGROUTHER I'm sorry to pass on the sad news of Dot's passing on 31 January. Dot was a popular member & also a Coach before she had to stop bowling just before Covid. Dot put up a great fight against her illness and passed away peacefully at home. The Club would like to pass our condolences to Ian and the family. |
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