BLACKBURN NORTH BOWLING CLUB INC.
A8706-M
93 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, BLACKBURN NORTH 3130 PHONE 9878 6756
President: Bill Letch
Secretary: Jack Mayes
Treasurer: Ern
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.bnbc.org.au
Minett
President: Maurie Pagram
Phone: 9898 1706
Secretary: Jack Mayes
Phone: 9878 4243
Treasurer: Ern Minett
Phone: 9898 3813
Newsletter - November, 2012
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
SECRETARY’S
MESSAGE
Greetings to my fellow members and friends.
We apologise for the late issue of the November 2012
Newsletter. The delay is due to the unexpected
resignation from the club of Assistant Secretary and
Editor, Alan Wright. Alan did many good things for our
club and will be missed.
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WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
We welcome yet another new member to the
club this season. He is Johann (pronounced Yohan)
Van Den Driesen. Please introduce yourself to him
and give him a real Blackburn North welcome.
Stand by for the installation of the new sign on
the main fascia of our building. The sign has
been completed and will be installed shortly.
At last, official approval of the extended bar
hours has been received from the Victorian
Gambling & Liquor Control Commission. We
now have approval to operate the bar until
10.30pm Monday to Thursday, 11.30pm Friday
& Saturday and 10.00pm on Sunday.
Unfortunately our application for a grant to
replace the main floor of the club house was not
successful. We will be exploring other possible
sources of funding in the not too distant future.
In the meantime the existing floor is quite safe
for use.
Work on the revision of the Club Constitution
has been temporarily halted because of
impending changes to the Associations
Incorporation Act on which our Constitution is
based. We still plan to present our revised
Constitution to members at the annual general
meeting in May 2013.
Much work has been done in preparation for the
Twilight Bowls sessions planned for 1st, 15th and
29th November.
The first session on 1st
November was not successful due to appalling
weather conditions on the night. We are hoping
for better weather on 15th and 29th.
Regards, Maurie.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ralph Lloyd has done a good job organising this
season’s Club Championships. Members are requested
to ensure that they play their games on time so that there
is not a backlog of matches.
SATURDAY PENNANT
After six rounds of the new season our teams are
performing reasonably well. Team No.1 is in 9th
position on the ladder, while Team No.2 sits in 4th place.
Hopefully we can improve on this with the return of a
few of our members.
SOCIAL BOWLS
Wednesday social bowls are again well under way.
Thank you to Geoff Henshaw for organising
Wednesdays again this year, also to new member, Derek
Minter, for being a willing helper to Geoff. Well done.
Bankers social bowls for members not playing pennant
are played on Saturday afternoons. If you would like a
game, put your name on the list on the notice board.
GREENS
Congratulations to John Duthy and his team for the
excellence of our greens. They are great to play on.
MELBOURNE CUP DAY
I would like to thank Richard Lovett and his team for
their work in organising Melbourne Cup Day for us and
running 3 Cup Sweeps.
Jack Mayes, Secretary.
Have a Great Day !!
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Kitchen help is needed for both Tuesday and
Saturday pennant. Tuesday help is needed
starting at about 11.30 a.m. and Saturday about 2.30
p.m. If you are able to help it would be appreciated,
there is a roster list for Saturday on the notice
board. Help is needed especially on the following
Saturdays when a total of eight rinks plus
bankers will be in use as a team from Donvale
B.C. is also playing on:
FROM GENERAL COMMITTEE
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Travel Allowance – At its meeting on 12
October the Committee decided not to
request selected Saturday Pennant players to
contribute $2 to the Transport Fund to assist
with transport costs.
Pie Night – Members are advised that Pie
Night is free to members only. Members are
welcome to bring members of their family
but they will have to be paid for and names
included in advance on the attendance sheet
to assist with catering.
Clearing Greens after Pennant Matches –
At its meeting on 9th November the
Committee decided that the rink finishing
last be responsible for clearing up the
greens, sun shades, score board etc. This
must be done.
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17th November, 1st and 15th December, and 2nd
and 16th February.
On 22nd December and 12th January as well as a
team from Donvale B.C. there will also be a team
from Mitcham B.C. making twelve rinks plus
bankers in use. Your Club needs you.
The last game before Christmas for Tuesday
pennant is played on 18th December, after this
game we have our Tuesday Christmas Celebration.
All who play on that day are asked to bring a small
plate of food, in the morning, for this Celebration.
Reminder: it has been customary to give a card to
your opponent on this last game that means you
have to remember to bring both food and the card.
CASINO TRIP
The next Casino Trip will be held on Monday,
December, with the cost being $20.00 It is
really important that we get 30 people to make this
day viable. Any less than 30 becomes an additional
cost to the Club. You are encouraged to ask any
friends to come with you for the day. NOT
RESTRICTED TO CLUB MEMBERS. Coach
departs at 9.00 am from the club car park and
returns by 3.00 pm Lunch (all you can eat) at the
Casino Bistro is included in the cost.
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Best wishes to everyone for a safe and happy
Christmas and New Year, and come back on
Tuesday 8th January for the first game of 2013
refreshed after the break. To those on the sick list –
get well soon.
Regards June
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LADIES CHAT
INDOOR BOWLS
The pennant teams for both Tuesday and Saturday
are now on the computer and it is very colourful
thanks to Russell Casey. For those of you on the
Internet, it is easy to see if you are playing pennant,
without having to make a special journey to the
Club. After six games both teams were 4th in their
respective sections, but another game has since
been played where both teams lost and at the time
of writing this, the ladders have not been updated to
reflect these results.
Indoor bowls have settled down with a regular
attendance of 16 players each week
Thanks to
those folk who come a little earlier to help out with
the mats, bowls and supper etc. This is much
appreciated since I have had the operation on my
right hand which makes things a little awkward.
Many, many thanks and regards to all, Keith T.
Christmas is Coming!
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TRIVIA NIGHT
SPONSORS NEWS!
The next club Trivia Night will be held on
Saturday, 1st December at 6.30pm. This will be the
Christmas Edition of this popular event and should
not be missed. So make a note in your diary and be
prepared to be entertained.
We are continuing to promote our sponsors by
labelling bottles of wine with advertising for their
business address and raffling four bottles at each of
our Wednesday and Saturday inter club home
matches as well as adding a few words on their
behalf during the raffle. The teams we have played
against this season at home and the sponsors for the
day are:
ALMONER
It is sad to report the death, last month, of Des
Edwards who had been a great supporter of our club
until age/illness overtook him. He lived at 135
Springfield Road with his piano playing wife Grace
who is still active.
Bendigo Bank Manningham 06th October
Back in Motion Physio
13th October
Kerrimuir Newsagency
17th October
Gillians Jewellery
20th October
Blackburn North Shoe Repairs24th October
Carpet Court, Nunawading 27th October
Harvey World Travel, Doncaster10th November
Harvey World Travel, Tunstall Sq
The Stuarts, Hazel and Ron have moved to live at
8/100 Hull Road, Mooroolbark. They will be
coming to the next Trivia Night courtesy of Hazell
Worden who will pick them up on the way back
from playing at Healesville.
Please continue to support our sponsors!
Ron Faulkner
FOR SALE
1 bowls bag & contents – 4 Taylor bowls size 2- as
new - $50
1 bowls measure - $5
JUST FOR FUN!
1 bowls blazer – good quality – medium size - $50
THE IRISH CHRISTENING
Paddy’s pregnant sister was in a terrible car
accident and went into a deep coma. After being in
a coma for nearly six months, she woke up and saw
that she was no longer pregnant. Frantically she
asked the doctor about her baby.
The doctor replied, “You had twins, a boy and a
girl. The babies are fine. However they were
poorly at birth and had to be christened
immediately, so your brother Paddy came in and
named them.”
The woman thought to herself, ‘OMG no, not me
brother. He’s a clueless idiot.’
Expecting the worst, she asked the doctor, “Well,
what’s my daughter’s name?”
“Denise” said the doctor.
The new mother was somewhat relieved and
thought to self, “Wow, that’s a really beautiful
name. I guess I was wrong about my brother. I
really like Denise.”
Then she asked, “So what’s the boy’s name, then?”
The doctor replied: “Denephew.”
Prices are negotiable i.e. they go up for a higher bid.
Enquiries to Maurie Pagram or Elinor Morison.
COLTS V FILLIES
The annual Cup Day contest between Colts and
Fillies resulted in a 7 all draw; but as it was a
contert of 3 vs 4 the Colts were obliged to take off
25%, leaving their last 3 points of minor value! It
would be great to see more players in the contest in
2013.
AROUND THE GREENS
WORKING BEES
Working bees are being held on the last Thursday of
every month at 9.00 am and it has been pleasing to see
the amount of work that has been carried out during
recent months.
There are always plenty of little jobs
to be done to keep our facilities in good condition.
Members are encouraged to come along for an hour or
so to help keep our club grounds and surrounds in good
condition,
You don’t have to be an expert in any
field - just prepared to give a hand. Next date is 29th
November.
Women will never be equal to men until they can
walk down the street with a bald head and a beer
gut and still think they are sexy.
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This Newsletter kindly printed courtesy of the
North Blackburn Shopping Centre Management.
Members are encouraged to support the local shops
and our sponsors whenever possible.
Sponsors
Back in Motion
Bakers Delight
Bendigo Bank
Blackburn North Physio
Blackburn North Shoe Repairs
Brakes Plus
Carpet Court
Dee Ryall, MP
Discount Pharmacy
Doncaster Sporting Gear
Foster & Co.- Real Estate
Fratelli Engineering
Gillians Jewellery
Green ‘N Clean Car Wash
Harvey World Travel
Harvey World Travel
Internet Vision Technologies
Kerrimuir Newsagency
Le Pine Funerals
Mick the Signwriter
Noel Jones Real Estate
Staysafe Security
Strachan Eye Care
Toy Island
Victorianna Rose Giftware
164 Middleborough Road Blackburn South Ph 9899 8300
North Blackburn Shopping Centre Ph 9894 4120
900 Doncaster Road, East Doncaster Ph 9840 2028
74 Surrey Road, Blackburn North Ph 9877 7304
North Blackburn Shopping Centre Ph 9878 4094
331 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading Ph 9877 7600
335 Maroondah Highway, Nunawading Ph 9878 4022
Suite 1,10-12 Blackburn Road, Blackburn Ph. 9878 4113
Kerrimuir Shopping Centre Ph 9890 2352
914A Doncaster Road, Doncaster Ph 9848 7387
118 Canterbury Road, Blackburn South Ph 9877 3111
61 Lexton Road, Box Hill Ph 9890 0544
North Blackburn Shopping Centre Ph 9877 6616
Cnr Springfield/Surrey Roads, Blackburn Nth Ph 0417 565 104
45 Tunstall Square, East Doncaster Ph 9841 9222
Shop G046 Westfield Doncaster Ph 9840 2888
Level 1, 520 Dorset Road, Croydon Ph 9723 9399
Kerrimuir Shopping Centre Ph 9898 1450
1048 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill Ph 9890 0404
Ph 0417 106 697
Blackburn Ph 9877 1855
Ph 9455 3968
North Blackburn Shopping Centre Ph 9878 9095
North Blackburn Shopping Centre Ph 9894 7944
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