For the first time, Devizes Bowls Club held a pairs competition for its ESMBA registered league players. There was stiff competition, with 18 members taking part.
Congratulations to our winners, John Scoffield & Lynne Williams
and to the runners up, Colin Smith & Jane Evans
We hope to expand the short mat club competitions next year, making them available to all club members.
Many thanks to Rob Millar for organising this inaugural event.
Congratulations to Devizes Devils, who finished second in the Central Wiltshire league, retaining the shield won by Devizes Dragons last season!
This achievement is also the qualification to enter the Stevens Trophy, which will be played at North Wilts Indoor Bowls Club on Sunday 27 April.
Good luck!
For those of you who thought that the Autumn renovations was the end of the work for the Greens Team until the season start, how wrong can you be.
We have been regularly mowing ! Slit tining , fertilising , spraying fungicides and lots of clearing up .
Trefor has been constantly examining the greens along with Dave and the corresponding actions taken mostly by a limited number from the team.
Today with 6 of the team members we were able, on both greens, to brush, mow and spray fungicide and Aquaritin . Moss was raked around the edges of the bottom green, ditches cleared, edging done and general tidy up. A great achievement !
We take this opportunity to remind all members that the team needs more support so do not hesitate to offer your help there is always something to do.
Just contact any of the team you know who they are don’t you !
I would like to thank the Social Group on behalf of the Committee and the members there for a most enjoyable evening yesterday.
The entertainment was good, the food was fantastic, the crafting was great fun and the company was excellent. So thank you Darren, Wendy, Chris and Babs plus all the other elves you got to assist. As always grateful thanks to our bar staff, you were kept very busy.
David Silvester
Chairman
The Devizes Dragons 2023 team, comprising of Kelvin & Pam Nash, Chris & Dave Pretty, John Scoffield, Lynne Williams, Kevin Hannam, Nicky Mackay and Doug Hendry finished runners up in the Wiltshire Central League. The shield was presented at the Wiltshire Short Mat County and National Qualifiers in Chippenham on Sunday.
John, Pam and Kelvin played against the County’s best players and gave them all a run for their money!
Kelvin reached the quarterfinals, and was very narrowly beaten to a place in the semifinals!
