CHRISTMAS DINNER CELEBRATION

OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR MEMBERS IS BEING HELD THIS YEAR ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2013 AT OUR LAWN BOWLING FACILITY. TICKETS, WHICH ARE ONLY $20.00, WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHORT MATS AT CENTURY GARDENS WHICH START ON OCTOBER 9TH.

COME OUT AND START OFF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WITH YOUR FELLOW LAWN BOWLERS. .

SHORT MAT SEASON ABOUT TO START

OUR INDOOR SHORT MAT SEASON GETS UNDERWAY ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH AT CENTURY GARDENS. KEEP YOUR LAWN BOWLING SKILLS SHARP OVER THE WINTER MONTHS. PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE BY 7:15PM. COST IS ONLY $5 PER NIGHT.

BRAMPTON LAWN BOWLING - FALL MEETING

OUR FALL MEETING IS TAKING PLACE AT THE CLUB ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD AT 7:30PM. COME OUT AND HEAR ABOUT OUR CLUB. BRING YOUR IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE OUR CLUB AN EVEN BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US. ELECTIONS ARE TAKNG PLACE FOR VARIOUS POSITIONS WITHIN OUR CLUB. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED FOLLOWING THE MEETING.

LABOUR DAY JITNEY UPDATE

THE FORMAT OF OUR LABOUR DAY JITNEY FOR ALL MEMBERS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 2 - 10 END GAMES STARTING AT 1:00PM. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL THE PLANNED CORN ROAST AS WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY CURRENTLY TO COOK THE NEEDED QUANTITY OF CORN. COME ON OUT ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD AND ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF LAWN BOWLING AS THE SEASON IS QUICKLY COMING TO AN END.

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS - SENIOR LADIES

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIOR LADIES TEAM OF SKIP MONICA ROOKE, VICE MARY MELDRUM AND LEAD SHEILA LUMLEY FOR WINNING THE GOLD SIDE OF THE SENIOR WOMEN'S TRIPLES PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. THIS TOURNAMENT WAS RECENTLY PLAYED IN SARNIA. OUR SENIOR LADIES WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS BEING PLAYED IN PETERBOROUGH AT THE END OF AUGUST. WELL DONE LADIES!!! WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AT THE NATIONALS!!!

PRESIDENT'S TROPHY WINNERS

JOE KENNEDY AND TEAM MEMBERS CARL BLACQUIERE AND ISABEL FIZZARD ARE THIS YEAR'S WINNERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S TROPHY WHICH IS FOR MIXED TRIPLES AND WAS PLAYED ON JULY 27, 2013.

DESPITE UNSETTLED WEATHER THAT CAUSED A COUPLE OF RAIN DELAYS AND EVENTUALLY AN EARLY END TO THE TOURNAMENT AFTER 2 1/2 GAMES, ALL PARTICIPANTS HAD A GREAT DAY OF LAWN BOWLING AND SOCIALIZING. OUR ARTIFICIAL PLAYING SURFACE ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE PLAYING WHEN IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITH A GRASS SURFACE.

FOLLOWING THE TOURNAMENT A GREAT BBQ FEAST WAS PUT ON BY MANY OF THE SAME PEOPLE THAT PLAYED ALL DAY AND WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ALL. IT WAS GREAT THAT SEVERAL OF OUR ASSOCIATE MEMEBERS WERE ABLE TO COME OUT AND CATCH UP WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PRESIDENT, JIM LAIRD, FOR HIS EXTRA EXTRA FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRIZE MONEY!!!

THANKS TO EDITH AND KEITH WILSON AND ALL THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE IT A GREAT DAY!!!

PRESIDENT'S TROPHY TOURNAMENT - JULY 27TH

THE PRESIDENT'S TROPHY TOURNAMENT, DUE TO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAWN BOWLING EVENTS, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, JULY 27TH.


THIS TOURNAMENT IS FOR MIXED TRIPLES AND IS 3 12 END GAMES STARTING AT 10:00AM.

SIGN UP IN ADVANCE IN THE CLUB HOUSE AND COME OUT AND ENJOY THE DAY WHILE COMPETING FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TROPHY!!!

ANNUAL STRAWBERRY SOCIAL AND MIXED JITNEY

This Monday, June 24th at 7:30 pm is our annual Strawberry Social for all club members. Come out for a Mixed Jitney and then enjoy fresh strawberries and ice cream immediately afterwards with your fellow lawn bowlers.

A great annual event that we all look forward to!!!

Please sign up in the clubhouse in advance so that sufficient quantities can be obtained.

TOYOTA MIXED TRIPLES

The team of Tom Purcell, Gail Archibald and Joe Burton won the TOYOTA sponsored Mixed Triples Club tournament held on June 1, 2013 at the Brampton Lawn Bowling Club. Thanks to all of the participants, helpers and of course TOYOTA for a great day of friendly competition!!!

TOYOTA MIXED CLUB TOURNAMENT

This Saturday June 1st we feature a Club Mixed Tournament that is sponsored by TOYOTA!!!! Starting at 10:00 am there will be 3 12 end games for club members. Pack your lunch and come out to enjoy a friendly club tournament that may just feature the largest cash prizes of our season!!!

Thanks TOYOTA for your suppport of the Brampton Lawn Bowling Club.

SEASON WELL UNDERWAY - FANTASTIC RESPONSE!!!!

Our recent Open Houses were a great success with many interested people coming out to try our sport in our great new facility. With our artifical playing surface our "greens" were ready to be put to the test despite our late spring and many did so with the assistance of our many club members who came out to help. The weather was equally fantastic for all three days which just made the whole happenning that much better.

The Brampton Lawn Bowling Club would like to welcome all our new members and we look forward to getting to know you better "on the greens" in the very near future.

On VICTORIA DAY Monday we had our annual Victoria Day Mixed Jitney and just about everyone but the Queen showed up to play in our 2 12 end games. We had almost a full house for the day!!! The weather was again so fantastic that we had to make use of the brand new shade awnings that have now been installed at the far end of our greens making our facility even better!!!

With our season now well underway be sure to check out the June Calendar or the June Highlights to ensure that you don't miss anything. In particular, on Saturday, June 1st we have the TOYOTA Club Mixed Triple tournament and on Monday, June 24th, we have the Mixed Jitney and STRAWBERRY Social, always a big event.

Enjoy the start of the season!!!

OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND!!!!! DETAILS BELOW

Calling all lawn bowlers, new and experienced. We are gearing up for the 2013 lawn bowling season that is almost upon us. The ice is out and our grass is green!!!!

We are holding 3 Open Houses so that new bowlers can come out and give it a try for free. Just bring a pair of flat shoes and your enthusiasm. We will provide the bowls and coaching so that you can try this sport first hand.

Open Houses are being held on Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th at 1:30pm and on Monday, May 6th at 7:30pm for approximately 2 hours each day.

Check out our May calendar for details about our instructional lessons that are held later in May.

For all you returning bowlers, please note that our first Mixed Jitney is on Tuesday, May 7th at 7:30pm.

See above tab "APPLICATION" for more details. To print the application form;
1) Go to APPLICATION tab and highlight complete form
2) Press "Ctrl C" on your keyboard
3) Open up a blank page on your Word software
4) Put your cursor in the upper left corner and press "Ctrl V" on your keyboard which will paste the form onto your Word sheet. Print as usual.

NON BOWLERS TAKE NOTE - THIS IS FOR YOU!!!

The Ontario Lawn Bowls Association (OLBA) has a new web site aimed at introducing NON bowlers to this great game. It shows the basics of how the game is played, what is required (not much!!!) and allows you to locate your nearest club in Ontario which hopefully will be our almost brand new world class facility right here in Brampton.
Our annual fee is very reasonable and you can use the club bowls for a $1 per day! Our season runs from mid May to late September and there are various leagues and times available.

Check back in late March and we will have posted the details for our open house where you can come out and give it a try for free.

In the meantime check out OLBA's new web site at www.trybowls.ca.

COACHING CLINIC COMING TO BRAMPTON

The OLBA is conducting a coaching clinic at the Brampton Lawn Bowling Club on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21, 2013. Get your club's year off to a great start by increasing the skill set of some of your memebers so that they can assist new and old members in enjoying this great game.
With the artifical playing surface at the Brampton Lawn Bowling Club the greens should be ready to go!
For details please contact the OLBA at www.olba.ca.