Category: <span>General News</span>

Category: General News

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Thank you Colin!

The last wood has been bowled on the short mats for this season!

Thank you to Colin for running the Friday afternoon session this year

Greens

January / February

You can be forgiven for thinking that nothing happens on the greens during the winter but in fact a great deal has to be done to protect and make sure the reputation of the best greens in Wiltshire is maintained for the coming season.

The greens are currently looking as good as can be expected for the time of year, whilst the frost and snow have helped to keep them protected from infections and halted their growth, we have experienced a considerable amount of moss growth, certainly more than normal!

We have mown the top green once and the Contractor has made one visit to aerate both greens and spray a concoction of feeds and herbicides to control the moss.

The hedge bordering the top green has been cut back by 1 meter giving more space on the pathway and a much tidier appearance.

As a team we are meeting weekly to check the greens and their surroundings and carry out maintenance. Most of the edges have been clipped and a considerable number of weeds removed from the surface.

We are expecting the change in the weather to start the grass growing again. Regular mowing will then gradually reduce the height to a playing level by the start of the season.

Greens Team.

President’s Day 18 September 2022

Members filled the greens, watched over by family and friends of our President, Rosemary Bradbury, as she celebrated 10 years of loyal service in this most prestigious position. Thanks, Rosemary, for everything that you have done for us!

Prints can be requested from Mike Ponting – please quote the photo number.

Bowls Wiltshire Finals

Dear Members,

Once again our greens and clubhouse facilities were used by Bowls Wiltshire to stage National and County competition finals during the weekends 30/31 July and 6/7 August. We are extremely grateful to those members that contributed towards these events and are pleased to announce that a very reasonable profit was raised for club funds.

This is an absolutely amazing result and a lot of hard work taken on by the greens team, early morning and clean up crews, the kitchen where a lot of bacon butties, sandwiches and cakes were made and sold, and the bar was almost drunk dry.

Chris Holt