WHATS IN STORE FOR THIS SUMMER A new season is about to begin. The Games Committee has been hard at work making plans for a new season of activities. The following gives some insight of what you can expect this summer. LAWN BOWLING: Starts Monday April 3. See the calendar for all draw times … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Renew Your Membership
As we approach some nicer weather this month and into the Spring and Summer, it is timely to remind everyone that last year’s membership for the Club expires on Mar 31, 2023. We are now open for membership renewals (see the banner on our website) and hope that all of our members from last year will … [Read more...]
New System for Direction of Play Announced
Early this Spring we will introducing a new system which will detail the direction of play and on which green our games will be played. This system will help maintain our greens and keep them in the best playing condition possible. I have placed posters that detail how this new system will work. … [Read more...]
Mystery Format on Tap for March Madness Tournament
"March Madness" is just around the corner and will be a half day tournament similar to the format we had for New Years Day and Groundhog Day. There will be something different with this event and I'll give you a hint. Have you ever lobbed a bowl? My guess is that we all have at one time or … [Read more...]
Don’t Cheat!
An updated version of the laws of lawn bowling has been published. The Crystal Mark Fourth Edition was approved at the Biennial World Bowls Council Meeting in August 2022. International Technical Official (and Bowls International columnist) Allan Thornhill has this to say about the new Laws … [Read more...]
BBQ Season!
Barbecue Season Barbecue Season is fast approaching so we retired the three BBQ’s that were donated years ago. To increase the number of BBQ events we have each year two brand new units were purchased. The BBQ’s were delivered Friday afternoon and a work party to put them together went to … [Read more...]
Polar Bear Bowling and Croquet
The Polar Bear Bowling and Croquet were a huge success! Quite the best ever, to my mind, since we started in 2015(?). Perhaps the News item and photos on our website for 2017 (first item) sum up the enjoyment that members had playing outside bowls on Jan. 1st., minus the snow this New Year, of … [Read more...]
Christmas Dinner 2022
[ngg src="galleries" ids="234" display="basic_thumbnail"]Christmas dinner was held on Sunday December 11. 2022 and it was agreat success! We had a full house and a great turkey dinner with all the fixings. We also raffled off a huge number of donated prizes to everyone's delight. The big winner of … [Read more...]
Short Mat Tournament Nov 19/20
[su_heading size="24" margin="10" ]Short Mat Tournament Nov 19/20[/su_heading] Action shots from our Short Mat Tournament The Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club ran a short mat tournament the weekend of November 19/20. We had 24 members playing triples is two pools of four teams. We were … [Read more...]
2022 Family Appreciation Games
[su_heading size="24" margin="10" ]Family Appreciation Day[/su_heading] Updated 2022-10-06 with more specific information on business donations and the prizes awarded. The Family Appreciation Games took place on a sunny day at the club with more than 60 attendees, enough to create eight … [Read more...]