Another good turn out of members to prepare the green and club house for the start of the season tomorrow.
The green is looking gorgeous and, hopefully, will play very well this season.
The club house received a thorough spring clean and tidy.
Lots of hard work by everyone, well done and good look for the season.
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Some pictures from Alec and Michael of the walk around Greywell on 1st April 2012. Again we enjoyed gorgeous weather, sunny and just the right temperature for walking. Lunch in the pub afterwards was very enjoyable. A big thanks to … Continue reading
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Thanks to everyone who helped with the removal of the privet hedge on Saturday. The weather was very kind to us. As you can see from the photos the ground is now clear for the planting of the new Laurels. … Continue reading
Farnborough B.C Sponsor a Laurel Campaign
Many thanks to all of you who have pledged to Sponsor a Laurel Bush. We have, so far, secured pledges for 15 Laurels, which is brilliant!
Our target is 25 Laurel Bushes so that we can completely replace the Boundary Road Hedge.
We have already ordered the Laurels and they will be delivered to the Club on Thursday 29th March.
So what happens next?
Everyone who has pledged to sponsor a Laurel should now pay either Anne Hellier or myself by cheque or cash.
The cost is £20 for each Laurel you wish to Sponsor. Please pay by the 23rd March, as we have to pay for the Laurels when they are delivered. Please make cheques payable to Farnborough Bowling Club.
If you would like to sponsor a Laurel, and haven’t done so yet then let me know – please contact me on 01252 625313, to make a pledge.
Working Parties
Come along and help take out the old hedge on Saturday 24th March from about 9am and Thursday 29th March.
Also, come along and help plant the new hedge on Saturday 31st March.
Thanks once again for supporting this scheme. Your support will make a big and long lasting difference to the Green and its surroundings.
Give either myself or Edna Lakeman (our very own gardening expert) a call if you would like to know more.
The following clarifies the selection criteria for Hampshire County Games.
Full County Games vs other Counties – Only open to full County Badged players. We currently only have 6 who qualify from our club.
County Representative Games vs Touring sides and London Welsh/Scotish/Southern Counties etc – Open to players recommended by their club. Clubs have various criteria for being recommended by their club, the most common being they have won at least one singles competition at their club. Farnborough Bowling Club recommend those that have won the men’s singles, club singles or men’s and club two wood.
President Games vs Club sides – Open to any club member.
To obtain a County Badge you need to have either 4 County Points, or 2 County and 6 Personal points.
County points are from representative games (1 point) or reaching certain rounds of County competitions in singles, pairs, triples or rinks competitions. 1 point is awarded for being runner up in the area final, 2 for a County quarter final, 3 for a County semifinal and 4 for the County Champions.
Personal points are from winning Club single gender, Club Open or Club 2 wood Singles (21 ends) Championship. Or from A&D (Men) and BWV (Ladies) single gender singles competitions, all since 2008 are taken into account. I don’t think anyone new qualifies for a County badge at present as most of our club winners are already County badge holders.