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Weekend Wrap July 9 & 10

7/11/2022

At club level we hosted the Lindsay club for a friendly tournament on Sunday July 10th. A report will follow but to whet your appetite here are a few photos courtesy of Michelle.

Bill Arthur was competing in the Ontario open singles championship at the Heritage Greens club in Kitchener. 40 men started the championships on Saturday July 9th and Bill won his group with 2 wins out of three. After a loss in the first game he won his next two and won the group because of his win against the other player with two wins.

The last 16 was tough and Bill lost 21-12 to David Anderson who ultimately won the gold medal. The format was double knockout and Bill ran out of steam losing 21-8 to David Jefferies who, at the time of writing is still completing for silver.

The sun was out....

5/15/2022

The sun was out
The sky was blue
There wasn't a cloud to spoil the view
And we were bowling
Bowling in the park!
(with apologies to Buddy Holly)

Well, what a beautiful day to start our 115th season of bowling in Victoria Park.

After a lunch event to catch up with old friends, President Carol Dewey introduced invited guests Mayor John Henderson and Councilor Emily Chorley who both spoke about how valued the club is and about the spirit of camaraderie in the club.

After the short speeches Emily and John each rolled a bowl to get the season underway. Emily laid down the challenge with a bowl about 3 feet from the jack but John nearly matched it, being just a few inches further away.

The serious business then started with 36 bowlers enjoying the first traditional jitney since September 2019. It was a fun afternoon and we were back to giving out prize money! On this occasion there were three cash prizes. The winners received the princely sum of $3 each; the second place team $2 each; and the third place team got their entry fee back with $1 each. Some people didn't stay to collect their prize money so it went back to the club.

First: Baylee van Steijn, Mary Salter and Louisa Arthur 2 wins 24+1 points
Second: Dave Shirley, Fran Marsh and Dave Thickson 2 wins 18 points
Third: Ben van Steijn, Bonnie Sheridan (sub for second game Helen Beaton) and Christine Thickson. 2 wins 16 points.

Finally I would just like to acknowledge the great work from Mike Hendren and Carl Ferguson in having the greens in such great condition for the opening day. I think this is the best I have ever seen them at this time of year. Well done guys.

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Bill Arthur
May 15th 2022

Two Months to Opening Day

3/11/2022

As I write this it is snowing again and it seems like winter will never end but it won't be long before we are bowling again (fingers crossed).

After 2 years of Covid the club is planning for a normal season and (drum roll please)

WE WILL OPEN ON MAY 14TH

It has been a busy winter preparing for the 2022 season and you may have read in the local media that we received a Seniors Community Grant from the Ontario Trillium Fund.

We have recently released a promotional video with some introductory information about lawn bowling and our club. We hope this will prove useful to prospective members. There is a link to the video on the Home Page.

If you are interested in lawn bowling you don't have to wait until we open to find out more. We have already had a number of inquiries and are registering interested people ready to contact them and arrange free lessons as soon as we are able, after May 14th.

email us at cobourg.lbc@gmail.com or phone 289-829-0182

Bill Arthur
Director
March 11th 2022

October Newsletter

10/1/2021

Check out the October Newsletter to read all about September's events at the club. Includes information about the club singles tournament, a visit to the Peterborough club, our collaboration with Community Living, a civic award for Nan Hendren and much more. Click the link below to download.

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September Newsletter

9/1/2021

The September Newsletter can be downloaded using the link at the foot of this post.

Highlights include a win for Martin Foxhall at the OBA singles. A win for Baylee van Steijn at the "Back to Bowls" U25 tournament plus Baylee and Peter Stuart-Sheppard placed second in a mixed pairs at Cosburn Park. Another Cobourg winner was the team of Bob Bates, Carl Ferguson and Bill Arthur at the Cosburn Park Fall Classic.

Plus lots of other club news - download and enjoy.

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July News

8/1/2021

Glory be! We held a tournament - the first in almost 2 years.
On July 31st we celebrated the club's 114th anniversary with a tournament. 10 triples teams competed and we played 2 ten end games. With substitutions between games 1 and 2 33 members competed and it was great to celebrate like we did.
Winners
With 2 wins and 33 points the team of Peter Stuart-Sheppard, Eve Gorringe and Gail Cunningham. Special congratulations to Gail who has only been bowling for a few weeks. Second
With 2 wins and 28 points the team of Carol Dewey, Tom Bevan and Irene Flood. Dale McMillan substituted for Irene in game 2
Third
With One win and one loss the team of Ken Bevan, Mary Salter and Brian Rogers
Check out the photos page for pictures
The August Newsletter is out. Click below to download

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Slowly, Slowly.......

7/11/2021

Slowly, slowly things start to get better.

Canada Day was significant for us it was the start of Step 2 of the Ontario re-opening plan and it meant that we moved to Phase 3 of the Bowls Canada return to play protocols. For the first time this season we played triples. It was not the usual 3 game Canada Day tournament but it began to feel like normal. Ironically there has been quite a lot of rain this month which has meant some jitney cancellations but yesterday (Saturday July 10th) was one of those afternoons where the sun shone; we had 24 members out bowling; people were hanging over the fence watching and enquiring about bowling. Pure joy!

With the news that Ontario moves to Step 3 on Friday July 16th maybe the end of this nightmare is in sight.

You can read the July Newsletter by downloading the link below.

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News Updates

6/24/2021

For the latest news check out the May and June Newsletters which can be downloaded from the following links

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To listen to Bill Arthur's interview on 89.7 FM click here

Return to Play

6/9/2021

I am pleased to tell you that the OLBA, their lawyers and insurers have removed the restriction that only five members can be in the club grounds at any one time.
Also the Ontario Government has announced that we will be moving to Step 1 of the Ontario re-opening plan on Friday June 11th. Our plans have also been approved by the Town of Cobourg.

The Executive Committee has agreed to implement the following return to play measures.
This Week
On Thursday of this week we can have up to 12 members either practising or playing what is described as “recreational singles” (Phase 1 of Bowls Canada return to play protocols)

Saturday June 12th
We will move to Phase 2 of the Bowls Canada return to play protocols. This means we can play “recreational pairs” with up to 24 members. That is 4 members per rink with an empty rink between rinks in play.
Given the increase in numbers we will hold only one session on Saturday. This will start at 2.00 pm and each rink can play up to 10 ends of pairs.
Members who have already booked for Saturday will be automatically entered for Saturday’s pairs.

From Tuesday June 15th
We will continue with play on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for now, although we may increase this depending upon demand. Only one session will be held on each day with 10 ends of play.

Tuesday and Thursday sessions will start at 7.00 pm with effect from June 15th.
Wednesday and Saturday sessions will start at 2.00 pm with effect from June 16th.

The current booking arrangements will continue so please contact Bill Arthur (billcarthur@gmail.com or 289-829-0182) to book a session. If any of this is unclear please do not hesitate to get in touch. You may book as far ahead as you wish – you do not have to wait for weekly announcements.

Step 3 (anticipated early July)
When Step 3 starts we can move to triples play and resume our jitneys. We will let you have further details about that in due course.

Bill Arthur June 9th 2021

Club Opening 2021

5/28/2021

INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS
The club opened for members to practice and train on Tuesday May 25th.

We are following OLBA advice to restrict numbers to 5 members within the club grounds at any one time pending further legal advice on the Ontario Regulations for re-opening.

The dates and times available to members for bowling are being reviewed week by week at present and members will be notified by email of available sessions. Pre-registration is still required. Members should contact Bill Arthur to make bookings once dates and times are published.

INFORMATION FOR POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS
Because of Covid restrictions we are unlikely to be able to hold an open house in June or offer open sessions to "give it a try" on Wednesday evenings in June as we usually do.

We are looking at a system where potential members can pre-book a trial session with a club coach.

If you are interested in learning to bowl please email us at cobourg.lbc@gmail.com or phone 289 829 0182 to register your interest. We will then be able to email you with the arrangements for trial lessons once we finalise the details.

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