CITY AND PORT OF BRISTOL BOWLING CLUB The Bowling Green closed and everything around it was put away at the end of September, but that doesn’t mean a lack of activity there until the Spring. Lots will be going on to make sure the green and everything around it is all ready for the day when bowling returns in April 2022. Not only will the green keeper be working through the winter to create that perfect bowling surface but there will also be volunteers from within the club doing all the jobs that need doing once bowling has ended for the season. Preparation takes many forms and one very important thing that has to be done is the making of friendly fixtures. Fixtures Secretary Phil Cormack has already been working hard to have a fixture list ready for the start of season meeting in March. County competition entry forms have gone in and fixtures received from the respective Bristol Leagues.
A number of bowlers from other clubs go on tours arranged by City and Port. These bowlers do support the Sunday evening socials --- a number of them were at the Beetle Drive and very much a part of the evening. There is always a Beetle Champion --- the player with the highest number of points at the end of the games and this year it was -----Bill Hatherall. The next Sunday Evening Social will be on December 5th and it will be a quiz. Looking ahead --- there will be a Winter Bowling Break at the Toorak Hotel, Torquay in March and the twice postponed Summer Tour based in Eastbourne will go ahead in July. The tour was last there in 2016. The glittering occasion that is the Annual Presentation Evening took place at the PBA Social and Sports Club on Friday 19th November and what an evening it was.
The outgoing President David Hinksman thanked all who entered club competitions To keep members together socially whilst in 2021 --- without entries there would be raising money for tours and club funds there no finals, no winners and no Presentation are Sunday evening social events at the club Evening. He went on to thank Lis Davies for through the Winter months. The first of these arranging this yeas club competitions and the was on October 31st --- not a Halloween Presentation evening. Final thanks went to all Party but --- a Beetle Drive. Always who supported the Finals Week End in any guaranteed to provide frustration and laughter way --- the attendance at the games played in equal measure this year’s event was was great. attended and enjoyed by 35 bowlers, family 20
