2nd April 2023 - Latest News

Hi Everyone, Thank you to all the full members who have contacted me with shirt sizes. If you haven't yet and want a new club shirt, then please do contact me as soon as possible. We'll need to put the new order in next week. Also, Bowls Leicestershire have a new computer system and we now have to submit the names of all full members and pay the fees in February, rather than May after the sign-on date. So, I only have last year's list of full members to go on. If you were a full member last year and are not planning to rejoin as a full member, or are not yet sure that you will, please let me know as soon as possible. Some of you will remember Coral Kelham, who is a former member of QMPBC. She has received an MBE in the new years’ honours list for ‘services to the community of Barrow upon Soar’. Our congratulation to her. People have been asking about he Friday evening events. Here is the programme for the next little while: 12 Jan Bingo (Jacket potatoes and sausages) 19 Jan Dominoes 26 Jan Burns Night 02 Feb Hoy/Quingo 09 Feb Whist Drive 16 Feb Bingo 23 Feb Dominoes You will see that a BURNS NIGHT is planned for Friday 26 th January. This is being organised by Gill Williams and Richard Jack. It will start at 7pm and bring a taste of the Scottish Celebration to Quorn. There will be traditional music, food and a quiz. Both meat and vegetarian options will be available at £10/person. Numbers are limited. There is a list in the clubhouse to put your name on if interested. Kind regards, Andy

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good Christmas. As was mentioned at the AGM, Dave Walters has got sponsorship for new club shirts. This means that we will be able to give every full member a new shirt free of charge. 🙂 However there is a 12 week delivery time from when we place the order, order, so we need to do so within the next few weeks if we are to have them in time for the new season. So I'm sending this to you to ask you please to let me have your shirt size as soon as possible. If you check the size of your current shirt then it should be the same. If you are not intending to rejoin the club as a full member, please let me know. Kind Regards, 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

Hi everybody, As far as the leagues go, the bowling year is over. The men’s Monday afternoon teams, the Weavers and the Dons, finished third in their respective divisions. The mixed Wednesday evening teams, the Foxes and the Webbers, did not fare so well, finishing 8 th and 9 th in their respective leagues. The men’s Thursday team, the Millers finished 6 th in the first division. And the ladies’ Friday team finished 4 th in their league. So no one is going up and no one is going down. Well done to everyone. The Dixon cup went off very well with John Ventham and Sylvia Burns finally winning it. Congratulations. In the club competitions, for the most part, it is only the finals that are left to play. These will be played next weekend, 2 nd & 3 rd September. Even if you are not playing, do come down to watch. On both days a pre-ordered lunch will be available for both competitors and spectators, and will be served between 12.00 and 1.00pm. The menus are: Saturday - Cottage Pie & mixed vegetables/Lasagne & Bread - Price £4.00 Vegetable lasagna Sunday – Jacket potatoes – cheese, col slaw, beans - Price £3.50 or Chilli filling - Price £4.50 To order there is a sign-up sheet in the clubhouse, or contact Pat Radley on 07753 146021/ patradley33@gmail.com The trophies for all the events will be presented at our presentation evening on Friday 17 th November. Carol has asked me to remind everyone that f the deposit with menu choices needs to be made before the end of August. In other words, by next Thursday. Ron Pintus reports: “I have just received an e-mail from easyfundraising showing that the club has been paid £36.37.” A big thank you to everyone who is using easyfunding. It doesn’t cost you anything and the club benefits. Finally it is with sadness that I have to report the death of a former member of QMPBC, Sam Harvey. His funeral will be at 2.45 on Friday 8 th September2023 at the Loughborough crematorium. Our thoughts go out to his family. Regards to all, Andy