A picture of the amazing sky during last night’s Evening League at Ember Sports Club.
A great night (albeit with some rain) to be playing in the bowls evening league.
Croquet came to Ham House in S.W. London on a sunny June weekend, as Jaques of London held two of their Family Fun days there in conjunction with the National Trust. Along with other outdoor games, five short lawns were laid out for croquet and lots of people, with lots of children, came to have a go. Members of Ember Croquet Club, Esher joined Ben Jaques and his son Tom in providing instruction and assistance, which were eagerly welcomed
Faint hopes of finding new club members were dashed as so few of the visitors were local, but helpers found sufficient reward from the enthusiasm of the mostly novice players and the congenial surroundings, marred only by the house being shrouded in scaffolding. At a time when there has been talk of croquet ‘croaking’ by 2037, it was an opportunity to help maintain public awareness of the game, and perhaps even spark a germ of interest here and there in the next generation of potential players.
The summer B.B.Q. will be in The Club Garden on Saturday 22nd August. Bring your own meat / fish /veggie burger to cook on the coals.
The salads and desserts will be ready and waiting for you. £5 is the usual charge for the evening.
It would be helpful for the catering to have some idea if you are hoping to come. For info or to let us know you’re coming, email derek.beaney4@ntlworld.com
EMBER BIG BAND
DATES:- FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER AND SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER
COST:- £10 for FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT
TIME:- DOORS OPEN AT 7.30 for 8pm START
PLACE:- EMBER CLUBHOUSE
We are very excited to present two great nights of entertainment never before experienced at Ember Sports Club. Ember Big Band consists of 23+ musicians (with our very own Nick Handel keeping them all together on the drums) They will serve up a fabulous evening of Swing, Jazz and Latin music, featuring numbers by Gershwin, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and many more.
The seating will be pub/club style so that you can get up to visit the bar, walk around or even dance whenever you like. There will be an interval when a cold buffet will be served.
With two nights to choose from, what’s stopping you from booking your place right now?
YOU CAN BOOK AS SOON AS YOU LIKE
PLEASE RING PAT COOKE ON 0208 398 8509 TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE.
IF YOU LEAVE A MESSAGE I WILL ALWAYS GET BACK TO YOU
Or
USE EMAIL FOR BOOKINGS. PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME THAT YOUR PLACE HAS BEEN BOOKED UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED A CONFIRMING RESPONSE FROM ME
Email: patatashley@aol.com
A classic from the archives for a Sunday morning – David Bryan vs. Philip Chok from the 1980 world indoor bowls championship finals. What a match!
For more information on the final, see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_World_Indoor_Bowls_Championship
Some pictures from Ember’s day out at the seaside to play against Marine Gardens Bowls Club.
A great day was had by all, with fish and chips, a stroll down the beach and 6 rinks of play in the afternoon, followed by a slap-up dinner at the Watermill Inn, Dorking, which served up the biggest cheeseboard I’ve ever seen for dessert!
Thank you to our very kind hosts for a lovely day, and for some great games. Ember narrowly lost by 4 points, but it was close! Also thanks to our coach driver Ron, who entertained us on the way there and back.
Click on any of the pictures below to see a larger version.
Ready to get going for our outing.
Trouble makers at the back of the bus
Trouble makers at the back of the bus.
Kim talks tactics.
Our order of play for the day.
We’ve arrived!
Dick, Linda and Dave head off to the seafront.
Our driver Ron.
A stroll along the seafront.
Ladies who lunch!
Linda takes a stroll.
On the beach.
Taking a stroll.
At the seaside.
Say cheese!
They’ve not even had a drink yet!
Our hosts for the day.
Marine Bowls Clubhouse.
Let’s play bowls!
Introductions.
All ages and ability are welcome to join our bowls section!
Order of play for the day.
Bowls selfie!
Pay gets underway.
Marine vs. Ember
Marine vs. Ember
Marine vs. Ember
Marine vs. Ember
Marine vs. Ember
Marine vs. Ember
The ladies take a break from play.
Marine vs. Ember
Marine vs. Ember
All square on rink 6!
The last delivery of the game.
Our lovely opponents on rink 6.
He’s counting up results or maybe taking race bets..
Waiting for the results.
Dave gets the results in.
Leaving Worthing
On the coach.
The biggest cheeseboard ever!
On the way home.
A great day out!
Another great day at the Coronation Cup Triples bowls tournament down at Ember. Even a bit of rain didn’t dampen the spirits!
Follow the progress of our Coronation Triples competition with scores and updates here: Coronation Triples at Ember
A dull and overcast morning ahead as we get the greens ready for the visiting teams.
And we’re off! Coronation Triples games get underway.
Dave Bardsley delivers a winning shot.
A bit of rain doesn’t bother Dick Jones!
Dear Tina and team,
Thank you so much today for such lovely tennis and a scrumptious lunch! Also for the amazing weather! What more can we ask for!!
As promised, here are some photos from today. We are looking forward to welcoming to our club next time!
Kind regards,
Kyoko – Byfleet x
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- Our Tennis section offers top-class facilities.
The bowls section’s yearly challenge match against the rest of Ember Sports Club took place this week, showing the other sections what a great game bowls is!
This year some keen croquet, drama, social and tennis members became bowlers for the night to ‘have a go’ and enjoy some friendly club rivalry.
A great time was had by all, with fish and chips and a few light ales to round off the evening.
See you all again next year for the re-match!
A packed rink at the Bowls v Ember Sports Club Chairman’s evening!
Jerry Ingham checks out the tennis sections delivery.
Jenny Baird shows how it’s done.
Kay Ruffell gathers up the bowls ready for the next end.
Post match fish and chips!
Bowls discussion over a drink.
It’s Kim’s round at the bar!
Bill Budge gets a well deserved pint…
Thursday 4th June Play Reading, 35, Avondale Ave, KT10 0DB 8.00 pm
Thursday 9th July Play Reading, 48, Ember Lane, KT10 8EP 8.00 pm
Saturday 1st August Mack & Mabel at Chichester Theatre 2.30 pm
Saturday 22nd August B.B.Q. Clubhouse 7.00 pm
We start the new Ember Players year by thanking Anne Segall for her marvellous hard working tenure as Chairman. On stage, backstage and directing all done with the commitment she shows to everything. It was fitting that the season ended so successfully with her production of A Man For All Seasons.
We are now in the capable hands of Elaine Sesemann and a Committee with some new additions, Julia Cutcliffe and Lisa Mills join Steve Clunn, Nick Graham, Colin Jones, Clare Woolett, Stuart Williams and Gillian Beaney. Welcome all.
So now Members come and enjoy the Summer social activities. The first is a sociable play reading. Relax with a glass of wine while we read ‘ Lilies on the Land ‘. This play devised from more than 150 letters from the land army in the 1940’s involves 32 characters and should make for any entertaining evening. Having enjoyed that we hope you will come to the 2nd play reading on the 9th July.
Then it’s that time of year when we visit Chichester, to picnic in the park by the theatre and then enjoy the production of ‘Mack & Mabel’. To those who have reserved your tickets I will deliver them to you. To reserve the last 2 tickets phone me a.s.a.p. on 0208 398 6470.
Very good easyfundraising news. 3 Ember Players have signed up already. Thank you.
Finally The Ember Players would like to thank Pat Roddis for collating the Newsletter from all the sections and including our booking forms and everything else we ask her to do.
A REQUEST TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN DIRECTING A PRODUCTION FOR OUR 2016 SEASON. PLEASE CONTACT ELAINE SESEMANN ON 07801943392 OR ELAINE@SESEMANN.COM
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