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THE NEWSLETTER OF WORTHING PAVILION BOWLING CLUB
AUGUST 2019
Inside this Edition
Sun 18 Norfolk A Team (A. Team) Wed 21 Chichester (B. Team) * Wed 28 Crablands (B. Team) *
Crime Prevention
Ladies’ Matches
Fake Police Fines Playing Matters:
Social Scene Notices Welfare
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01 Norfolk ( Ladies) * 06 Chichester (Ladies) * 08 Ladies’ Yardstick 13 Charity Day (Ladies’) 15 Middleton (Ladies) 20 Bognor Regis (Ladies) 22 Maltravers (Ladies) 24 Top Club Sussex Final (Ladies) 27 Storrington Ladies) Indicates away match Indicates mixed match
Secretary’s Note
Excerpts from August 2019 Fixture Card Please check website for changes Men’s Friendlies (Mixed Matches) Tue 06 Grasshoppers Sun 11 Two Wood Open Mixed Triples* Mon 12 Windsor & Eton BC Thu 13 West Sussex Tourist Thu 15 Sussex Masonic # Wed 21 Starcross & District BA # Stracey & Brodie Thu Sat Fri Sat Sat Tue
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Lancing (Stracey) # GM Spifires (Stracey) #* GM Spitfires (Brodie) # GM Hurricanes (Brodie) #* Goring Manor (Stracey) # Homefield Park (Brodie) #*
Men’s Miscellaneous/ League etc
Damage to Club Property If you accidentally, or otherwise, manage to damage club property, please inform a director or staff member immediately. Recently one of the soap dispensers was torn from the wall above a hand basin in the gentleman’s washroom. It would have taken some considerable force to remove it from the wall fixing. The larger problem was that the liquid soap therein spilled over the counter top and on to the floor, leaving the floor in a very dangerous slippery state. If it had been reported immediately, the soap could have been cleaned up quickly minimising the danger. Fortunately no one was injured to due the slippery nature of the floor.
Graham French Hon Secretary
What you need to know
Action Fraud have received an increase in reports and intelligence where elderly victims are being targeted by individuals purporting to be police officers or traffic wardens. The victims are being approached whilst parked in a car park and are told by the suspect that they have parked illegally or broken a speed limit and a photo has been taken of their car for ‘evidence’. Victims are advised that they will face a substantial penalty fine unless they pay a smaller upfront fee immediately. Victims, who opt for paying the smaller penalty, will be directed to a parking meter and asked to enter their card and PIN. These parking meters have been tampered with by the suspect in order to retain the card. Once the victim inserts their card and are asked for their PIN, the victims are shoulder surfed for their PIN by the suspect. Once victims input their PIN, the card is retained by the machine and victims are told by the suspect to seek help from the company who operates the parking meter or their bank. What you need to do
If you are suspicious about the
authenticity of the fine, do not pay it until you have verified it with your local council. Always shield your PIN from view when using an ATM machine, and never share your PIN with anyone.
If your bank card is retained by
Sat 03 Tarring Priory ( A.Team) * Wed 07 Pagham (B. Team) Sat 10 Chichester (A. Team) *
an ATM machine, contact your
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PAVILION POST bank
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them. Message sent by Action Fraud.
Malcolm Gilbey Webmaster
Club Website Those who may be interested may like to known that since rebuilding the club website there has been a slight downturn on the number of visitors e.g. Statistics for June Data received
820.39 MB
Data sent
4.60 GB
Hits from robots
14,197
Hits from visitors
76,091
Unique visitors
2,253
UK
78.34%
US
10.30%
France
1.4%
China
1.28%
Ireland
1.26%
Malcolm Gilbey Webmaster
A Matter of Principle
Public Hygiene
THE NEWSLETTER OF WORTHING PAVILION A few months back I heard rumours that Men are less likely than women to wash BOWLING club members were to be excludedCLUB
their hands after using the bathroom – from the club, with marshalls on the and may be putting others at risk from gates, to control access to the site for the germs they leave behind. the duration of the masons fixture on AUGUST 2019A study at a large office building in Saturday 10th August. London found that men’s bathroom I have since been asked to put a notice doors had almost five times more in the newsletter reinforcing the bacteria on them than the average restrictions publicised on notices toilet seat – and six times more than the throughout the clubhouse, confirming ladies’. no rinks available for play, along with no It comes after the Royal Society of kitchen and no bar for members. Public Health found only half of men Understandably this move provoked rate not washing their hands after using widespread discontent within the the toilet as ‘high risk’ ,compared to two membership who believe that they had - thirds of women. been ridden roughshod over by the The survey by Initial Washroom board of directors who appeared more Hygiene measured microbe levels on interested in accommodating the the inside door handles of washrooms. requirements of the masons before club Male bathrooms had an average members. That even prompted threats reading of 1,085, for women it was just to resign. 188.The average toiiet seat had has a On closer scrutiny of the fixture card it microbial reading of 220. actually shows this to be a six rinker Professor Sally Bloomfield of the 9am - 6pm. . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Earlier last week I received confirmation Medicine said ‘Keeping a Hand from the secretary that members will Sanitiser in the drawer and using it now be able to roll up on two rinks when you return back to your desk th between 10am - 12pm on 10 August, could be a solution to men not washing (club bye-law 37a may apply) but the their hands after using the bathroom. bar and kitchen still remained off limits for members! Courtesy Daily Express A later communique that I received clarified that members will now be able to use the bar and catering facilities, but may face some delay in being served. Equally car parking in the club car parks will be extremely busy. th This message in effect reinforces the On 29 it’s all change yet again. hygiene information already provided on Members will now be able to roll up all th notices affixed in the washrooms to day on the 10 using ‘B’ green and have wash your hands after using the loo. use of the bar and kitchen albeit with a restricted menu and possible delays. The indoor rinks are closed to members. Members are also not permitted to use the club car parks?
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Editor
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PAVILION POST Social Scene
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Shuffleboard th
14 August 2019
10 October 2019
Oriental Evening
Tickets £12
Notices
Pavilion Touring Club
Meeting
01903 418499
200 Club Winners July 2019 Draw st
1 Prize £55
2
nd
Prize £35
rd
3 Prize £25
Ann Gilbey 43
Maurice Hartley 31
Alan Hill 63
* More entries are required to maintain the level of prizes. Get your entries in NOW!
Graham French Hon Secretary
There will be a meeting of the touring th club held at Pavilion on Thursday 8 August at 7pm to finalise the arrangements for the forthcoming tour to th th Jersey on 9 to 13 September. It is important that all members of the touring club attend the meeting even if you are not travelling to Jersey, as the 2020 Spring tour to Warner at Bembridge will be discussed along with a view to deciding where members would like to tour in Summer 2020.
Please remember that if you know of a club member who has been hospitalised, or otherwise unwell, even not seen at Pavilion for a while, to notify the Club Welfare Officer:
Mrs Carol Tillett on the above Telephone Number or alternatively the Hon Secretary
Acknowledgement and thanks to Malcolm Gilbey and Graham French for their contributions
Closing date for contributions 20th Day of preceding month preferably by email Edited by Anthony Powell editor@worthingbc.org
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