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Get Bowling. It's Competition Time…

Yes. It’s time to grab yourself a pot. See these pages for this year’s competition draws. Ladies Competitions, Men’s Competitions and Mixed Competitions. Good luck to all players. Draws for the 2-woods and Non-Winners championships will follow later.
You heard it here first but hard copies of the draws will be posted in the Clubhouse at the weekend.

Photos from our open day

Some photos from our amazing Ember open day today. Thanks to everyone who came down, and to all of our members who helped organise such a great day.

A Good Start to the Season

Our first match of the season was at home against Horsell BC on Sunday April 21st. It was a glorious day and Ember dished out a bit of a pasting winning overall by 85 to 34 shots with just one rink drawn. We all thought the green played beautifully!

On Thursday April 25th we entertained near neighbours Weybridge BC. This was a slightly closer game than our previous match but still a comfortable 75-43  win for Ember. The Weybridge players seemed a bit rattled at having to bowl with a bit of follow through!

Some of our newer players are starting to show real promise and it was good to see some of our more experienced players supporting these matches, which can only help.

To see our results and upcoming fixtures throughout the season look up our 2019 Fixtures & Results page.

Fingers on buzzers…

Good fun and great fish and chips was had by all at the Ember Quiz night on the 6th Aril! The Drama table headed up by Richard Lyons and Jonathan Clark were this year’s winners – Congratulations!

Come and try bowls!

Come down to Ember and try the glorious game of lawn bowls – we cater for all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome!

Beetle Drive

The bowls section ran a very enjoyable Beetle Drive on Friday attended by 44 members. Our Chairman Ken was an excellent MC who (nearly) managed to control the noisy players! Congratulations to Iain Gregg and Sue Pettit who were winners on the night of some wine and a beetle mug (of the Volkswagen type!).

VOTING OPEN TO DETERMINE 2018 MALE BOWLERS OF THE YEAR

Bowls England has today opened the voting to determine the 2018 Male Bowler of the Year and Young Male Bowler of the Year Award, sponsored by Taylor Bowls and Bowls International respectively.

Following the success of the inaugural vote at the Women’s Annual Dinner and Presentation of Prizes in November, a shortlist for each award has been compiled, with a public vote then taking place to crown the respective winners.

Bowls England Chief Executive Tony Allcock MBE said: “We are pleased that Taylor Bowls and Bowls International continue to sponsor these highly respected and prestigious awards and we thank them for their support.”

Sian Honnor, editor of Bowls International, said: “It is important to recognise excellent achievement and the shortlisted players are those that stood out in a strong field.

“Congratulations to all those featured and we look forward to announcing the winners at the Bowls England Men’s Annual Dinner and Presentation of Prizes which is always a highlight of the bowling calendar and a chance to celebrate the season in style.”

The shortlists are as follows (in alphabetical order by surname):

Young Male Bowler of the Year
Jamie Barker (Cambridgeshire)
Harry Goodwin (Devon)
Daniel Mills (Norfolk)
Kieran Rollings (Northamptonshire)
Charlie Souter (Surrey)
Sam Steel (Somerset)

Male Bowler of the Year
David Bolt (Durham)
Andrew Broad (Cornwall)
Chris Gale (Lancashire)
Edward Morris (Essex)
Louis Ridout (Devon)

Sam Tolchard (Devon)
Steve Snell (Wiltshire)



Online voting for the Male Bowler of the Year and Young Male Bowler of the Year Awards runs until noon on Friday 22nd February, with the winners announced at the Bowls England Men’s Annual Dinner and Presentation of Prizes at the Hilton Hotel, Coventry on Saturday 23rd February.

To view a synopsis of each player’s achievements in 2018 and to vote for this year’s Male Bowler of the Year and Young Male Bowler of the Year, please visit:https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/N3BJ98X

The Ember Players present “Bothered and Bewildered”

“Bothered and Bewildered” is a bittersweet comedy about two daughters whose mother, Irene, is living with Alzheimer’s disease. While the girls are losing their mum in spirit (if not in body), Irene is forming a new relationship with an invisible companion, the late romantic novelist Barbara Cartland, who helps her write a ‘memory book’ revealing profound secrets she has never shared – even with
her family.

The Ember Players are linking with ‘Homelink’ for this play, a Twickenham based charity staffed by nurses and dementia-trained volunteers to provide a safe, positive environment for patients on a regular basis.

🎭 The Ember Players production of “Bothered and Bewildered” is playing at The Cecil Hepworth Playhouse, Walton on Thames, from Thursday 2nd to Saturday 4th May at 8pm.

🎟 Tickets are £13 and are bookable via www.ticketsource.co.uk/emberplayers or by phoning 07752-655087.

📷 Photo by Roy Morris.

Homelink Day Respite Centre: www.homelinkdaycare.co.uk 0208-255-1992 Jennifer Clarke

Eugenie Arrowsmith of Alzheimer’s Society: 01403-213013 or 07854-042938.

Watch out "Beetle's about"…

Roll up for the great Ember Bowls Beetle Drive!

There will be a 2-course meal, appropriate for the time of year, and prizes for winning teams.

All for the bargain price of £7.50

See the event page for more info on how to book: https://www.embersportsclub.org.uk/event/bowls-beetle-drive/

Seven Centuries of Bowls

A great find from one of our bowlers, Sylvia. An old issue of Country Life from 1972, with a fantastic article on the great game throughout the ages.