Report by Louise Mason. Photos by Gloria Brown. An enjoyable and successful Ladies Triples BSI tournament was held recently under the lights. Three evenings of close, competitive games followed by a social time with delicious refreshments generously provided by The Kensington. The winners were: … [Read more...]
New Bowlers News – Perfect Ends
Report by Donna Blackstock and Mary Forster. Women’s Novice Singles Congratulations to Lauren Charlton for her strong performance at the BSI Novice Singles event held at the Gordon Head bowling club. Lauren finished with a record of 3 wins and two losses. Thanks to Bobbi Jean Charlton for … [Read more...]
Oak Bay Scores at Greenskeeper BSI at JDF
Report by Brent Jansen It was a fun filled day at the Juan de Fuca Lawn bowling club, playing three 14 and games in a one-day tournament. Oak Bay did very well with Brent Merchant,Susi Merchant and Gopal Gowda team coming in third place. First place and trophy winner, Donna Blackstock, Karen … [Read more...]
Volunteer Work Creates Successful Labour Day Tournament
Report by Brent Merchant. Photos by Gloria Brown and Brent Merchant. Blue skies and balmy weather greeted the 65 members who came out for the Labour Day Tournament. Thanks go out to all the members and volunteers who rolled the greens, set-up and took down the rinks and croquet field, those who … [Read more...]
There’s a New Shed in Town
A new BBQ shed is nearing completion. David Anderson, Ian Capon, Lorne Cowley and Brent Merchant spent 10 hours on Thursday August 31 building the new structure. There are still a few more hours of work left before it will be completed. Why build a new structure you might be asking and where did … [Read more...]
Fair Dinkum!
By Mary Forster We’re stoked** to host Maureen McDonald and Elaine Leyshan from the Social Bowls Club of the Golden Crest Manors, Queensland, Australia on Friday, August 25, 2023. Golden Crest Manors is an award-winning Gold Coast over-50s lifestyle resort nestled into 27 hectares of beautifully … [Read more...]
Family Appreciation Game – September 16
Our last two tournaments of the year are fast approaching and I want to encourage folks to register for them as soon as possible. Here are the details for the Family Appreciation Game: FAMILY APPRECIATION GAME - SEPTEMBER 16 Each year we host a game, a spider, prizes and a pizza supper in … [Read more...]
Labour Day Tournament – September 4
Our last two tournaments of the year are fast approaching and I want to encourage folks to register for them as soon as possible. Here are the details for the Labour Day Tournament: LABOUR DAY TOURNAMENT - SEPTEMBER 4 Currently we have 33 members registered for this tournament. As it is a … [Read more...]
Almost a repeat – Andy Stewart Australian Pairs
Report by Brent Merchant The Andy Stewart Australian Pairs tournament was held at Burnside LBC on August 21-23. Given the number of entries there were two flights each day. One flight started at 3:30 p.m. and the second flight started at 6:30 p.m. All teams played a total of three 16-end games … [Read more...]
The new buzz in lawn bowling
What’s the new buzz in lawn bowling??? Ultimate bowling is the answer. Points can literally be scored on each bowl as all touchers are worth points. There are even points for the best lead bowls! Come and try fun and innovative game. Sunday morning at 10:00. Please register online before 7:00 pm … [Read more...]