Hi All
Without going into all the detail of the ruling, in their wisdom, the State have dictated that the small ring club sticker can no longer be placed on the bias side of the bowl. So when you are putting your stickers on today, please put the dot on the bias side and the large ring on the non-bias side.
If you are interested, all the verbiage on this ruling is on the State web site.
I wish I could give you a good reason for having to do this but I am completely bemused.
Regards
Steve Laker
Camden takes on Crookwell in the District Triples final on the 8th March, Campbelltown from 10 am. Let’s get 160 members plus wives and partners, family and friends there to really give them a boost. Should be around 750 all together. I’d like to see that.
Those playing major pairs are excused. That will probably bring it down to 735.
Go Camden, good luck guys.
Email Received …
Hello Fellow Bowler.
The Tuggeranong Vikings Lawn Bowls Club invites you to play in our inaugural 3 Bowl Open Pairs Tournament in May 2015. The event will run from Friday 29th May until Sunday 31st May. The attached flyer gives the main details.
Friday 29th will see 3 rounds of 15 ends starting at 9.15am. A further round on Saturday morning will be followed by teams then being sorted into 1 of 3 pools depending on their results from the first 4 rounds. They will then play 2 rounds of 15 ends on Saturday afternoon and a final round on Sunday morning. The final lunch will see the majority of prizes awarded. The top 2 teams from each pool will then play a final round of 18 ends after lunch to determine the winner of each pool.
Lunch will be provided each day, and there are some great accommodation options in the immediate area, if you get in early.
Bowls Australia has registered this event and points will be awarded to the overall winner towards their Bowls Australia ranking. This is likely to be the last event where points can be won before the Australian Open at the Gold Coast Australia in June.
There is a lot of interest in this event already. Prize money of $13,500, with $4,000 for the 1st place team, is on offer.
We hope you will come and be a part of this event. Please get your entry in early. Phone our bowls office on 02 62934305 to check details and lodge a team. But remember, payment must be made before the event to secure your place. Preference will be given to those teams who pay first.
Regards
Dale Budnick
President
Tuggeranong Valley Lawn Bowls Club
E bowls@vikings.com.au
PO Box 2013 Tuggeranong ACT 2901
T 02 6293 4305 F 02 6293 4305
Are our bowls stickers legal??
According to Austral BC they aren’t or so they say. I have spoken to the club and they say they were passing on information given to them by a Zone official.
Well the laws of the game say that if you are playing for Australia or any other country in a national or international event you can’t use our stickers. (If anybody is doing that please let’s know. That would be great news). That is due to the fact that bowls can’t be more than 10 years old. In some cases no more than 12 months old. So you need to be able to check the date stamp. The stickers would cover this.
But for domestic play, the COP’s for NSW state that you may use any set of bowls, regardless of age. To that end they also say that you can cover the date stamp with stickers.
So on the back of that we are good to go and our stickers are fine. After the conversation with Austral they were heading straight for the Zone official to ‘please explain’. If there are any further developments I’ll let you know.
Happy bowling
Steve
Hi all,
Teams are up on the board for a Pennant trial on Sat 14th Feb 2015.
Selections for Pennant Trial 14th Feb
Please ensure you tick your name on the sheet at the club or let one of the selectors know if you are playing or not ASAP.
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Note: You can advise your availability online .. PENNANTS AVAILABILITY