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New season; new look… and new faces in key places.
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This website is for you, the club's members - and for people interested in bowls or who would like to find out more.
Rain stays away (for once) for open-day success
The first of our open days on Sunday attracted around 20 people, despite a dismal weather forecast.
With a bit more luck, our second one - on Saturday, June 6 - might attract even more.
It's open to those who want to find out more about the game, have a go and maybe see whether they'd like to join our club.
Open days are how many of us started. You would be most welcome to join us.
- 10.30am-3pm
- Free refreshments
- Equipment provided - just wear flat shoes, please
Find out more about how to join – plus details of membership fees and the opportunity to ask for more information - under Become a Member.
All tied up
It's not the rarest event in the world, but we've just drawn three matches in 15 days - including two in a row.
That's three in our last seven completed games (there's an abandonment and postponement in there, too!).
The latest came on Monday night, in our first Nicholas Soames Trophy match of the season.
Bob and Annie won their Australian Pairs match against Henfield A, but we lost the other two, leaving the aggregate scores level at 45-45.
Curiously, that's precisely the same score as we achieved in our previous game, last Saturday, against Southwater.
Less than two weeks earlier, we drew at Felbridge - this time 46-46.
If nothing else, this illustrates the value of fighting to the end and trying to narrow the scoreline even if we are losing. Those draws would have been defeats if some of our trailing groups had scored just one shot fewer.
Come and watch your team-mates
For details of all our league and friendly matches, see our Fixtures and Results page.
And if you're free to play, put your name on the sign-up sheets in the clubhouse.
But if you're not playing, how about coming along to our home matches to support us?
As well as our friendlies, league matches and internal competitions, some of our members are participating in external contests.
On Friday, May 29 three such matches are scheduled.
Reigning Ladies champion Linda takes on Caren Stoffberg, of Southgate Park, at midday in the Champion of Champions competition..
Then at 2pm Mark Gooch, the Men's champ, faces Popes Mead's Paul Leare in the men's version.
At 6pm we are due to host Burgess Hill A in the Sussex County Bowls Men's Senior Fours Championship.
*On Tuesday, a ladies' four, comprising Nicola, Jill Hatfield, Fiona and Marge lost 9-29 in the first round of the Gladys Rowland Cup in the rain on Portslade's artificial surface.
Find your way around the website
The entire website can be navigated from this homepage.
This area will keep you updated on news and developments at the club, all of which can be found by clicking the News link at the top of each page or any of the articles on the right-hand side.
Latest news includes:
- League victory: Our Mid Sussex League team enjoy a comprehensive win at Horsham Park
- Draw specialists: Two ties in successive games and three in a fortnight. Full scores on Fixtures and Results page
- New sponsor: Martlet Manor care home to fund our David Johns Trophy day (among other things)
- Competitions surprise: The winners of the past three men's championships will be absent this year
- New captain: Jill steps up as Graham steps down