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Events for your diary
Saturday 11 September - BBQ: Fancy dress (optional but have a go!!), 7:30 till midnight. This was a great night last year. £4.00 a ticket.
Saturday 13th November - Presentation Dance (details to follow)
Thursday 18 November - Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Every Friday at 6:30pm is 'Rinks night' - all friends and beginners welcome.
Bingo - great night, great prizes! 'eyes down' every Friday at 8:30pm
We now have a new dart board so there will be darts, pool and dominos for everyone to enjoy.
 
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Blair in Bloom - Blairgowrie Bowling Club have been awarded the Certificate of Merit 2010 for Best Business Premises by Blair in Bloom for the second year running. Special thanks to Bill and Babs Falconer for all their hard work in making this possible.

Charity Day - 25th July: A very successful day was held with over £1,000 raised from events such as tombola, bottle stall, raffles, cake and candy etc.  Special thanks to the rinks from Forfar, Burrelton, Alyth and Rattray for supporting the event on what was a glorious day both playing and weather wise.  The winners of the ‘Charity Day Shield’ were Forfar Bowling Club – Brenda Dear, Kevin Dear, Ian Craig and Norma Craig (skip).

The event was sponsored by local businesses Ian Reid Joinery and MicroBlair Computer Services.

 Charity Shield winners - Forfar Bowling Club
Charity Shield winners - Forfar Bowling Club
From L to R: Norma Craig, Ian Craig, Kevin Dear and Brenda Dear

 

[ Full photo highlights to be added so please come back soon! ]


Saturday 15th May: Race night was a great success with around £300 raised. Many thanks to all those who made the effort to support the night and to all those who made it such a success. A special thank you to 'Famous Grouse' for their contributions - click here for more information on the 'Famous Grouse'.
 
 

Saturday 17th April the green was officially opened by President Tom Bennet with Ladies President Margaret Dickson bowling the 'silver jack' for what is hoped will be a very promising and successful season for the club.
 

This years 'Wii day' on Sunday 7th February was another resounding success. There were 16 teams of 4 competing for the covet annual trophy as well as many spectators encouraging their friends and relatives.
2010 'Wii Day' winners
2010 'Wii Day' runners-up
2010 Winners: The 'Andersons' - Scott, David, Andy and Fiona with club member Doreen Anderson
2010 Runners-up: Dylan Burke, Jordan Lynn, Steve Lynne and Angela Allan
   

Congratulations to Bill Beedie. Bill has been picked as one of 10 umpires from Scotland to officiate at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in Oct 2010. There are 3 umpires from district 5 Bill, Catherine Kinnear (Rattray) and Eddie Nicholson (Bridge of Earn). It is a great honour for them and a great achievement for our district. Well done to them all !!

At the Special General Meeting held on Monday 14th December at 7pm a new committee structure was proposed and accepted by the meeting. Click HERE for details of the new structure.

A big thank you from the new committee for all those who made the effort to attend. We can now go into the future with confidence.

Anyone who has any comments with regard to the the new structure or the club can contact Steve Saunders (Secretary) or any of the committee.

Charity Day Despite the weather we raised £1000. Well done to everyone involved and to the visiting teams who helped make it a great day.
Presentation of Charity Day cheques
Charity cheques of £500 each were presented by President Sandy Robinson to Lynda Adam (Day Care Unit at Blairgowrie Cottage Hospital) and lady President Morna Kippen to Jim Gibb (Freedom Coach Association).
 
Photos of the Day Care Unit with the cheque from Blairgowrie Bowling Club ....
 
 
 

September 6th: Our junior bowlers were presented with their bowls trophies by President Sandy Robinson, Sheila Beedie and Lorna Andrew.
 
     
Young bowlers presentation
Junior Champion - Rachael Donaldson R/up- Alison Scott
Willie Wood - Rachael Donaldson R/up-Craig Bell
Junior points - Connor Welsh R/up - Rachael Donaldson
Pre junior Championship - Matthew Davies R/up - Murray Scott
Pre Junior Points - Murray Scott R/up - Matthew Davies & Cameron Freed
Smith
Manson Trophy Girls -Alison Scott R/up - Rachael Donaldson
Manson Trophy Boys - Cameron Freed Smith R/up - Craig Bell
 
Back Row L-R Sheila Beedie, Craig Bell, Alison Scott,
Lorna Andrew
Front row L-R Murray Freed Smith, Matthew Davies,
Rachael Donaldson, Murray Scott, Cameron Freed
Smith.
 

 
[ Last updated 30 August, 2010 ]