Andy Thomson • January 4, 2025
4th January 2025 - Latest News
Hi everyone,
I hope you have all had a good Christmas/New Year.
Dave Radley is asking if there is anyone in the club who is a qualified first aider and who would be willing to be named in the handbook for this year. If so, please contact him.
On another matter, I have to affiliate all our members by 21st February, which is before we actually sign on for this year. We do not get any refunds if I register someone who then doesn't join. So if you are a member, but are not planning to join as a FULL member this year, it would be helpful if you could me know.
Many thanks,
Andy
Quorn Open Day Sunday 25th May 2025 A HUGE THANKYOU to all of the Quorn Bowls Club Volunteers who contributed in making our Quorn Bowls Club Open Day a really successful event. The positive feedback and comments were so pleasing for all involved. Comments such as:- excellent facilities - such a friendly Club - really liked trying the Bowls experience - Target Bowls excellent for families - very good tuition - enjoyed playing, will try again on Friday evenings - didn’t realise this delightful green space and Club was here in the centre of Quorn - nice Clubhouse, bar and catering facilities - looking forward to trying Bowls again - all positive for Our Club. Well done to all of the members who made the Open Day/Big Bowls Weekend a resounding success. Mal Mugglestone Development 07889 307989
Hi everyone, It is with great sadness that I have to let you know of the death of Barbara last night. She was a core member of the club and a past president, who was tireless in her work for the club. She was a great lady and will be sorely missed by all. She was Stephen Smith's aunt and I'm sure that on behalf of you all, I can assure Stephen of our sympathy, our thoughts and our prayers. I will pass on funeral detail when they are available. Kind regards, Andy
Hi everyone, I hope you have all had a good Christmas/New Year. Dave Radley is asking if there is anyone in the club who is a qualified first aider and who would be willing to be named in the handbook for this year. If so, please contact him. On another matter, I have to affiliate all our members by 21st February, which is before we actually sign on for this year. We do not get any refunds if I register someone who then doesn't join. So if you are a member, but are not planning to join as a FULL member this year, it would be helpful if you could me know. Many thanks, Andy
Hi everyone, A big thank you to all who turned out to the AGM last evening. It was the largest attendance that I can recall and at one point I was beginning to worry if I’d run out of ballot papers! It was also one of the shortest that I can remember! John expanded on the financial report, highlighting where our income comes from – E.g. 25% from subscriptions and 33% proceeds from the bar! He also brought us up to date on the discussions concerning the development of the club and appealed for anyone with experience of architecture or the building industry to help. A modest increase in subscriptions was proposed and agreed: Full members: £100; Social bowling members (and first year full members): £50. Junior and social membership to remain the same at £5. The Club Person of the Year award this year went to Jean Willson. In recognition of his years of service to the club, it was announced that the committee had decided to confer honorary membership on George Ince. The new committee was elected en bloc, given that there was only one nominee for each position. The new committee is: President: Dave Walters Vice President: Gill Aspinell Treasurer: John Ventham Secretary: Andy Thomson Housekeeper: Vicki Bustin Property & Maintenance: Paul Eggleston Greenkeeper: Dick Hogg Development: Mal Mugglestone Health & Safety: Dave Walters Ladies’ Safeguarding: Kath Rothera Men’s Safeguarding: Dick Hogg Ladies’ Secretary: Barbara Lindsey Ladies’ Representative: Pat Radley Men’s Secretary: Stephen Smith Men’s Representative: Dave Radley Jean handed over the chain of office to Dave, and Dave spoke highly of Jean’s presidency and proposed a vote of thanks to her. The date of the next AGM was set as Thursday 5 th December 2024. Can I take this opportunity on behalf of the club to wish all members a very happy Christmas and a successful New Year. Regards, Andy
Hi Everyone, The Finals Weekend went off very well indeed. A big THANK YOU to all those involved in the arrangements – to the competition secretaries, to those who did the catering, to those who marked and scored for the matches, to those who came to watch and support and to the players themselves. There was some very good bowling. Inevitably there are winners and runners up. The results are as follows: COMPETITION WINNER RUNNER UP Men MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP M. Brown M. Wiggins MEN’S HANDICAP M. Brown J. Ventham MEN’S TWO WOOD A. Thomson A. Woodforth MEN’S NOVICE SINGLES M. Wiggins S. Carvell MEN’S PAIRS J. Ventham & K. Harrington M. Schiavone & A. Woodforth MEN’S VICTOR LUDORUM M. Brown Mixed MIXED 7 UP, JOHN LEE TROPHY K. Harrington D. Walters MIXED 101, GWEN MEE CUP K. Harrington R. Hogg Ladies LADIES SILVER CUP G. Aspinall P. Radley ROSE BOWL HANDICAP P. Radley G. Aspinall LADIES WYNN BOON K. Rothera G. Aspinall LADIES TWO WOOD C. Kenneth K. Rothera LADIES MAIDEN CUP S. Eggleston S. Norton LADIES PAIRS S. Eggleston & P. Radley J. Brooks & K. Rothera LADIES VICTRIX LUDORUM G. Aspinall Congratulations to all the winners, and particularly to Gill Aspinall and Mike Brown It was great to see the green teeming on Friday – we had 40 people bowling, only slightly below capacity! Friday roll-ups will continue, weather permitting, until 22 nd September. On Friday September 29 th , it is our traditional Candlelight Roll-up. If you wish to play, you will need to sign up. Sheets are in the Thatch. One difference this year is that we are offering a pizza supper, so make your choices when you sign up. The last Sunday event is the Mixed Triples Open Gala. It is open to all playing members and the sign-up sheet is in the Thatch. The final roll-up is on the afternoon of Sunday 1 st October. After that the green will be closed. During the winter we offer Short-mat bowling in the club house. The sign-up sheets are in the Thatch. There will also be Friday evening socials, but more about that in due course. Regards to all, Andy
QMPBC Update 23th October 2020 Hi everyone, I trust you are all keeping well, in spite of the rise of Corona cases in the area. Under the new government 3 tier system, Charnwood is tier one, so things for us can continue as before. Several people have been asking what happens if Charnwood goes into Tier 2. The simple answer is that the clubhouse will have to close and Short-mat would have to be cancelled. However, despite the rumours doing the rounds, I’ve had not hint that that is going to happen. I get the Charnwood Borough Council’s daily updates and will let you know if anything changes. So as things are at the moment, the short-mat bowls can continue as before. But I do need to remind everyone that face coverings are mandatory when in t he clubhouse for whatever reason. We had a near disaster recently when a large branch overhanging the equipment shed next to the green came down. Fortunately, it didn’t completely break off, so didn’t actually rest on the shed. The only damage was a tear in the roof felt and broken guttering. The landlord arranged for the branch to be taken down completely and Dave Walters has done the repairs to the shed. The new green is looking good and is now being mown regularly. So all is on track for the new season, Covid permitting. Of course, when we aren’t able to get together rumours tend to abound. The current one about the club being in financial difficulties is not true. We would never have been able to do the work on the green if we were! Looking ahead, it is clear that we are not going to be able to hold our club AGM in December as planned. The constitution allows for it to be deferred for up to 3 months, so the committee has decided to postpone it until March. Until then the current committee will remain in post. We currently have three vacancies on the committee, and if anyone would be interested in helping, I would be pleased to hear from you. Thanks to Dave Radley, we now have a slightly modified new logo for the club – the bowls actually look like bowls! You can see it on the website https://www.quornbowling.co.uk/ Regards to all, Andy
