April is a great time to be playing bowls
Did you miss the last issue of our Friday Flash...
IT'S HOW WE ROLL...
When you start to do the things that you truly love, it wouldn’t matter whether it is Monday or Friday; you would be so excited to wake up
each morning to work on your passions.
-- Edmond Mbiakading
The definition of...
mixed bowls
Type of team play in which you discover that one sex is not as helpless, unskilled, gentle, or loving as you once thought!
Source: The Lawn Bowls Dictionary
by Keith Dunstan
WHAT'S COMING UP...
Ryman Healthcare
1-5 Year Fours
Good luck to all the teams competing in this weekend's Ryman Healthcare 1-5 Year Fours at Remuera Bowling Club.
We look forward to finding out which of you make it to post section play, right through to which of you will be crowned 2021 champions!
Auckland Secondary
School Pairs
Any secondary students who have entered this event or students interested in entering, who are keen to get some green time or perhaps would like a little bit of coaching leading up to this event - let us know. Email us at...
info@aucklandbowls.co.nz
NEWS FROM THE GREEN...
Bowl-A-Thon master!
Date: 25 April
Nicely done Kevin Morris, on your recent Bowl-A-Thon fundraising effort.
Two days of competing in a bowls event over the Anzac weekend wasn't enough for Kevin. He followed the comp with a day of fundraising for his club Pt Chevalier Pirates. He bowled 10 hours straight, with just 5-minute breaks each hour! Kevin played 280 ends - 1,120 bowls - with 87 touchers. Bedraggled by the end of his mammoth effort, yet happy he raised $324!
It's a big shout-out to everyone who helped sponsor and raise funds to get the Men's Interclub 7s team to Christchurch!
Bayleys Anzac Day Cup
Date: 24-25 April
The team at Auckland Bowling Club was full of smiles following the success of their Bayleys Real Estate sponsored Anzac Cup over the weekend. All 30 teams competing over the two days were eager to get wins under their belts and to advance through to post section play with a chance of taking home the main event prize.
As we know sponsors are integral to events, so too are the staff and volunteers who all work together to make any event a success. We hear the club already has teams signed up for next year's event!
Main event winners (left to right)
Darral Gordon, Jamie Hill, David Nightingale (Bayleys), Neville Hill
Club events
If you're looking for something fun to do, why not head down to your local bowls club for a roll-up.
Some of the clubs also have a more competitive vibe if that's what you're after. Click this link or on the button below to view club events.
PBA World Bowls tour
PBA NZ holds tournaments each winter in indoor stadiums to find NZ reps to play against the elite in the World Bowls tour in the UK. Click on the button below to find out what events you can compete in.
YOUR NEWS ...
Is there a lawn bowls story or newsworthy item you would like us to share with our Friday Flash readers - simply submit your article by 11am Thursday to roz@aucklandbowls.co.nz & we'll take care of the rest!
