Keep calm and carry on - it's how we bowl
Did you miss our last issue of Friday Flash...
Today in NZ history...
1939 — New Zealand declares war on Germany Alongside Britain and Australia, New Zealand was one of the first countries to become involved in the global conflict precipitated by Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September.
2000 — First open-heart surgery in NZ Pioneering heart surgeon Brian Barratt-Boyes performed the surgery using a heart-lung bypass machine. The procedure, at Greenlane Hospital in Auckland, was carried out on an 11-year-old girl with a hole in her heart.
Our clubs
With some 40 clubs in our Centre, Auckland Bowls has a number of clubs established before 1900. Here's one such club - Auckland Bowling Club.
Laid in 1861, greens are believed to be the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere. The process of converting swampland to bowling green required transporting in enormous quantities of stone to lay the foundations, making the green a very expensive undertaking at the time, costing 1,700 pounds by the time the initial set up was completed in 1862. Read more here...
Auckland Bowling Club circa 1930
Auckland Bowling Club present
Sawdust for greens!
Who would have guessed this was an option.
Here's an interesting article and certainly a novel idea on getting a perfect green!
Click on the image to read the full story.
Keeping busy
Here's a way to get some practice in and get some exercise at the same time - check out our Bowls Basics Series.
We have a series of seven short videos for new and experienced bowlers to use to help develop your bowls game. Each video will focus on an element of playing, from selecting the perfect size bowl for you to a range of shots you may play during a game.
Here are two that may whet your appetite, or simply visit our website to view our other videos.
Shot variety
Speed and control
Definition of...
spring
A much over-rated season, good for daffodils, tulips, freesias, and the planting of lettuce and tomatoes, but not much else.
The weather is too unreliable, too quixotic, too windy, but in areas laughably called temperate, there is one compensation - it is the start of the bowling season!
Source: The Lawn Bowls Dictionary by Keith Dunstan
Image source: Rollup Ako's Cartoon
Upcoming events...
September 1-5 Year events postponed
As Auckland remains in Alert Level Four to at least Tuesday 14 September, we have postponed all 1-5 Year events to be played in September. We will announce new dates once we have better certainty on moving down alert levels.
Auckland Rep Day: 1-5 Year
Originally scheduled for 3 October this event has been rescheduled to
7 November - this event will still be played at North Harbour.
Women's Premier
Open Singles
We are optimistic this event will still go ahead, so we are going ahead to promote entries...
Date: 23-24 October 202
Where: Auckland (venues tba)
Cost: $25 per player
Entry closes: 10 October 2021
Share your story
Have you got a story, a bit of historic news, or a funny recollection about our bowling community - we'd love to hear from you.
Join the team...
Club Support Manager
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a small team dedicated to lead and grow the sport of lawn bowls in Auckland. We are looking for a passionate and self-motivated individual to drive our key strategies to increase the performance of bowling clubs in the Auckland region.
Click here to find out more on the role Club Support Manager, Auckland
Club events
We may not be able to play bowls this week, but there's no harm in planning where to go when we can get back on the green!
To find out what's on, click here to
view club events
To find a club close to you, click here to
find a club link
