Bowls Finals Weekend Programme

The Club Finals programme has now been finalised. Good luck to all finalists, officials and helpers.

SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER
Morning Session Umpire: Mike Cutts			White Stickers	Red Stickers
10:00	Rink 2	Men’s Drawn Pairs Handicap	Adam Willson Dave Bardsley	Kim Ruffell Ray Croucher
10:00	Rink 4	Mixed Drawn Pairs Handicap	Pat O’Hagan John Garland	Mary Tidmarsh John Copeland
10:00	Rink 6	Ladies’ Pairs Championship	Jenny Baird Pat Roddis	Ivy Walker Kath Padden
Afternoon Session Umpire: John Round			White Stickers	Red Stickers
14:30	Rink 3	Men’s Two-Wood Championship Marker: Ken Homewood	Bill Budge	Jerry Ingham
14:00	Rink 4	Invitation Mixed Pairs Championship	Jenny Baird Malcolm Baird	Evelyn Linwood Bill Brown
14:00	Rink 5	Ladies’ Drawn Triples	Marion Andrews Pat Cooke Linda Pillman	Jean Condon Maureen Goy Kath Padden
14:30	Rink 6	Non-Winners’ Championship Marker: Dick Jones	Colin Fellows	Kim Ruffell

SUNDAY 6th SEPTEMBER
Morning Session Umpire: Val Chicken			White Stickers	Red Stickers
09:30	Rink 3	Men’s Pairs Championship	Ray Croucher John Garland	Kim Ruffell Mike Cutts
10:00	Rink 4	Ladies’ Singles Handicap	Pat Roddis	Linda Pillman
09:30	Rink 5	Ladies’ Drawn Pairs Handicap	Anna Hughes (Sub) Jenny Baird	Marion Andrews Evelyn Linwood
10:00	Rink 6	Coronation Cup Triples	West Wimbledon	Esher
Afternoon Session Umpire Peter Thorogood			White Stickers	Red Stickers
14:00	Rink 2	Ladies’ Two-Wood Championship Marker:Pat O’Hagan	Val Chicken	Mary Tidmarsh
14:00	Rink 3	Ladies’ Singles Championship Marker: Linda Pillman	Jenny Baird	Pat Cooke
14:00	Rink 4	Men’s Singles Championship Marker Robert Postle	Dave Bardsley	Jerry Ingham
13:30	Rink 5	Men’s Drawn Triples	Stuart Chalmers Bill Budge Mike Cutts	Kim Ruffell Brian Selwyn John Copeland
14:00	Rink 6	Men’s Singles Handicap Marker Ray Croucher	John Garland	Dennis Mardon

Last weeks weather caused some delay in the semi-finals rounds so apologies for the programme appearing a little late in the weekend. Match officials have yet to be confirmed so these are provisional appointments.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GREEN WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY 4th SEPTEMBER IN PREPARATION FOR THE FINALS.

Come down to Ember Bowls Finals Weekend!

Ember Bowls Club will be holding their showpiece event, the Bowls Finals weekend, on the 5th and 6th of September!

The Trophies are all up for grabs!

Spectators watching the 2013 finals

Full house for the men’s finals in 2013

Whether you’re tennis, drama, croquet or a social member (or just an interested member of the public wanting to see a lot of quality bowls being played!) come down and enjoy some amazing games.

Two happy winners from our 2013 finals weekend!

You can see the lineup for the finals weekend here:
Mens: http://www.embersportsclub.org.uk/bowls/club-competitions-men/
Ladies: http://www.embersportsclub.org.uk/bowls/club-competitions-ladies/
Mixed: http://www.embersportsclub.org.uk/bowls/club-competitions-mixed/

Red sky at night…

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.

Come and see the Ember Big Band!

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
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A bowls classic from the archives

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

Bowls day trip to Worthing

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

The ladies take a break from play.

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!

Coronation Cup Triples at Ember

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!

Mirror, mirror…is the bowl in or out?

A great day of bowls at the start of the Ember Coronation Triples, with a warm welcome to our visiting teams for the day; Esher, Mid Surrey, Furzedown and Met. Police.
We even had cause to break out the umpire’s box, with Ken Homewood teaching us the finer arts of making sure a shot was within the green boundary using the bowls mirror!
Follow the progress of our Coronation Triples competition with scores and updates here: Coronation Triples at Ember

A glorious day’s bowls in the sunshine.

Surveying the head

Mirror mirror….is it in or out!

Bowls: Surrey vs. Hampshire in the County Fours

Ember’s very own Hazel Gater played her first match for Surrey on Thursday, a friendly against Hampshire, along with Val Chicken. She had a great game with several touchers (as can be seen in the pictures below!). Zoe Hollins is the SCWBA President in the photos, along with five of the Ember ladies.