Every day is a lawn bowls day!
Did you miss our last issue of Friday Flash...
This day in sports history...
1936 — Jack Lovelock of New Zealand runs a world record (3:47.8) to win the gold medal in the 1,500m at the Berlin Olympics.
1984 — American athlete Carl Lewis wins long jump (8.54m), his second of four gold medals at Los Angeles Olympics.
2021 — Lisa Carrington becomes New Zealand’s most decorated Olympian at the Tokyo Olympics.
The definition of
dress...
The rest of the world has gone to ruin in a hideous sea of denim. Tennis players dress like trendies at a beach party. Cricketers turn out in pyjamas. Bowlers remain the last secure stronghold of virgin white! Indeed a group of female bowlers on a bus stop could be a covey of nuns. Although it is said, their conversation in the washroom tends to be slightly different.
Source: The Lawn Bowls Dictionary by Keith Dunstan
Image source: Rollup Ako's Cartoon
New Chairman elected..
Ian Dee was elected Chairman of Auckland Bowls at its 108th annual general meeting held on Saturday, 31 July 2021, at Mt Eden Bowling Club.
Ian brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in both business and sports administration.
Annual report...
For those interested, our latest annual report you can view it online here.
It can also be found in the Useful Information section of our website,
Open Under 26 AC Pairs
There’s a fantastic event coming up at the end of August for young bowlers - we’d love to see as many talented players enter.
It’s an ideal opportunity for our younger players to develop their bowling skills and to be able to compete against players of a similar age.
Click here for event info...
ABCA's Canoe &
Campi...
Date: 7-8 August 2021
Headquarters:
Canoe - Bridge Park Bowls
Campi - Howick Bowls
2019 Campi Cup winners
The two Canoe & Campi trophies are up for grabs this weekend. Hopeful 1-5 Year bowlers will be eager to demonstrate their skills gained from attending ABCA zone coaching camps in July.
Les Smith from ABCA commented 'We had a great turnout for all of our coaching camps. Last year's events were cancelled due to Covid, so it's pleasing to see this year we have a record number of entries for both trophies. They are great events for this enthusiastic group of bowlers. It will be interesting to see how they all get on'.
Good luck to all the teams competing. If you have some free time over the weekend, why not head along to support the bowlers!
Disney Disco at Howick...
Date: 31 July 2021
Last weekend Howick Bowls was the venue for a fabulous fundraising event - Disney Disco!
Run by Howick Santa Parade, its first-ever Kid's Disco was a fundraiser for the annual Howick Santa Parade, this year taking place on Sunday, 12 December.
Well done on hosting and supporting a great community event, Howick.
Check out Howick's Facebook page for more photos.
Tornadoes take win...
Congratulations to the Tornadoes from Taranaki.
They won the second Ultimate Bowls Championship New Zealand Qualifier at New Lynn last weekend.
Club events
Many of the clubs run a variety of social and bowls events over the cooler months.
To find out what's on click this
link to view club events.
or simply contact a club close
to you by using this
find a club link.
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