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Last Updated: 24 June 2019

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Results and league standings can be found here :-

https://www.thamebowlsclub.co.uk/index.php/friday-evening-league

Last Updated: 18 June 2019

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The Friday League begins tonight at 6:15pm so even if you're not playing why not come down to the club for a drink and a sausage or bacon roll.

Last Updated: 14 June 2019

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Last Updated: 08 June 2019

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Unfortunately, the Gloucester Trip has been cancelled due to lack of players.

In it’s place we are organising a Post Code Challenge Match starting at 2.30pm.

The Thame Townie’s: Captained by Maire and Ron Duncan

will play 

The Village Peasant’s: Captained by Jane Kimber and John Walker

Who do you play for?

All members living within the OX9 post code will play for the Townie’s.

All member living in ANY other post code will play for the Peasant’s.

Dress code: Club Shirt with Grey: Match Fee £3 to include Pizza’s after the match.

Format will be decided when number of players are known.

Please sign your name on the Noticeboard in the Clubhouse if you wish to play.

Last Updated: 20 May 2019

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Final Results

Team A comprising Barry Green, Val Sawyer, Jill Brooks and Leonard Grimshaw win the May midweek Cup.

Team A                                  Team B

Barry Green                           Virginia Williams

Val Sawyer                             Mike Sawyer

Jill Brooks                              Barbara Waters

Leonard Grimshaw (C)            Gordon Taylor (C)

Team C                                   Team D

Mike Zak                                 Vic Webb

Roger Blackburn                      Phil Reed

Frances Goodyear                    Marion Keal

Sandy Webb (C)                      John Hurley (C)

                                           Result                              Result

May 14^th Team A v Team D   12-5    Team B v Team C   5-12

May 21^st  Team A v Team C   8-9     Team B v Team D   5-12

May 28^th  Team A v Team B   9-6     Team C v Team D   5-10

Scoring is 1 point for each end won and 2 points for the winning team.

Scores will be totalled week by week and the team with the highest overall points total will be deemed the winners.

Final points totals (as at 28th May) :-

                                       Team A 31

                                       Team D 29

                                       Team C 26

                                       Team B 16

Last Updated: 29 May 2019

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Whitsun Trophy Sunday 26^th May

Format – Rinks 12 ends

Four teams in total, each team consisting of four players. The first round of the competition will be drawn and the two winning teams from the first matches will play one another in the final, the two losing teams will play off for third place. 

Teams are as follows :-

Team A                  Team B                     Team C                       Team D

Mike Zak               Ann Ashfield             Kevin Sharman          Janet Shannon

Jane Kimber          Marion Keal              Frances Goodyear      Maire Duncan

Jill Brooks             Ron Duncan              John Hurley               Mike Ralls

Chris Shannon (C) Ray Plested (C)         John Walker (C)         John Ashfield (C)

Graham Watson – Competitions Secretary

Last Updated: 16 May 2019

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COMPETITIONS 2019

Please note that the first named in the Draw is the CHALLENGER

The CHALLENGER is responsible for:

 

• Providing their opponent with 3 dates (preferably including a weekend)
  
   

• Providing dates as early as possible to enable the tie to be played well before the ‘to be played by’ date on the Chart
  
   

• Booking a Rink
  
   

• Arranging a Marker – preferably not a family member unless agreed by your opponent

For more Competition Information see the Members Handbook

Last Updated: 12 May 2019

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This seasons competition draws can be found here 

They will be updated with results once the play by dates are past.

Last Updated: 09 May 2019

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The new bowlers program is now underway with a roll-up every Tuesday evening between 6 and 7 at which there will be qualified instructors. If you know anyone who might be interested please give Mike Ralls a shout.

There are a few photos from the first Tuesday in the photo gallery. You need to login to see them. If you haven't registered then please do it is free and there are more enhancements on the way.

If you're not sure how to do any of the above please email Phil or Ian at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we'll sort you out.

Last Updated: 01 June 2019

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The Committee were recently approached by the SODC Go Active Gold Team to work in partnership with them on their Learn to Bowl beginners course initiative that is taking place at a few clubs across South Oxfordshire.

This free course is designed to provide beginners with a pressure free environment where anyone can Learn to Bowl.

The course will start on Tuesday 7th May from 6pm and will continue weekly through the season.

SODC have been advertising the course with posters (see below) and in the media, and you may have seen this recent article in the Thame Gazette.

This is a perfect opportunity to invite friends and family down to the club to learn the sport, so please spread the word and get them down to give it a try - our recently qualified coaches will be running the course.

There is obviously an appetite for the game locally because, at our first Club Recruitment Day on Saturday 20th April we had all 6 rinks in use when 16 new people turned up - luckily the day was supported by around 10 club members who were there to help!

Last Updated: 22 April 2019

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We had an excellent turnout of members this Saturday 6th April to set up the Green and the surroundings ready for the New Season, which commences this coming weekend with an in-house friendly.  Although because of the clash with Spring Holidays quite a few regular helpers had informed me they would be unable to attend, around 35 members turned up to help, which enabled us to quickly achieve all the tasks we had planned. Thank you to everyone who was involved and it augurs well for another good season of friendship and participation throughout the Club.

There are a couple of photos in the gallery.

Chris Shannon

Hon Secretary and Green Keeper

Last Updated: 07 April 2019

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Check the Photo Gallery for a few pictures of the pre season dinner.

Last Updated: 04 April 2019

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It is with great sadness to report that Jim Tite passed away on Monday afternoon 25th March.  Jim was a great club man and enjoyed his bowls even when in poor health in recent years.  Jim’s funeral will take place at St. Mary’s Church, Thame at 11am on Friday 5th April. 

Will Hawes, who passed away recently, will be cremated at Oxford Crematorium on Monday 8th April at 2pm.  Will was very enthusiastic when playing bowls, reading the head with great knowledge and understanding, and his love of the game was there for all to see.

Marjorie Spencer, who also passed away recently, was a stalwart of Thame Bowls Club in years gone by.  Photographs of her can be seen on the clubhouse wall and by reputation she didn’t suffer fools gladly on the green.  Marjorie would have been 104 years old this April and many of you might remember we celebrated her 100th birthday at the Club.  There will be a remembrance service for her.

Bill Giles OBE
Chairman
Thame Bowls Club

Last Updated: 05 April 2019

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Avonmore visited yesterday and completed the latest Spring maintenance routines. The Green was Verticut twice and solid tined to aerate and promote root growth. The green was then over-seeded and spiked rolled to help promote new growth on the remaining bare patches. They will return in the next ten days to fertilize with a product that stays active for 8 to 10 weeks encouraging growth in the early part of the season.

We will continue brushing every day there is heavy dew, because the current weather conditions make us still very susceptible to a further attack of fusarium which would create fresh bare patches and the necessity for the application of more chemicals to control the disease spread.

From Monday 1st April we will commence cutting three times a week at 6ml, which although may not remove lots of grass at the moment, but will encourage the plant to put up more shoots from the roots as a natural defence to constantly getting the top of it’s new shoots cut off. This will thicken the cover of grass overall. What we need is a sustained period of warmer weather to increase the ground temperatures, but that is in the lap of the Gods – so we will do our best in the meanwhile.

Don't forget Saturday the 6^th April to set up the Green and surrounding areas for opening on Wednesday the 10^th April.

Chris Shannon 

Last Updated: 29 March 2019

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The Pre-Season Forum was held at the clubhouse on 14th March starting at 7pm and was very well attended by so many.  

The following people gave brief presentations on the following subjects:

Bill Giles -Welcome and introductions

Graham Watson - Overview of the evening and sponsorship

Chris Shannon - The Green, Membership List, League Applications 

Mike Ralls - New member recruitment and development and Tuesday roll-ups

Ian Rutherford and Phil Reed - Website

Ian Rutherford - Re-build update

Graham Watson - Fixture booklet

Graham Watson - Competitions

John Walker - Weekend games

Jill Brooks - Ladies fixtures

Terry Emberson - Midweek fixtures

Ron Duncan - League games

Maire Duncan - Gloucester Trip 10th June

John Walker - Bar and staffing

Bill Giles - Friday League

Graham Watson - Pre-season event

Bill Giles - Volunteering and close

During the evening our Treasurer Ian Rutherford collected around 60 Membership Renewal Forms and money.  This clearly reflects how full the clubhouse was for the event, especially when taking into account some people attending had already renewed their membership in advance. 

Last Updated: 17 March 2019

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Please see the flyer below which is part of the 2019 recruitment drive. If you need any copies please contact a member of the development group.

Last Updated: 06 March 2019

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 A message here from Chris Shannon, our Greenkeeper & Hon. Secretary.

Avonmore visited this morning and carried out a full programme of treatment.  They cut and slit the green to aerate the roots and sprayed with tonics and herbicides then added lawn sand to kill off the moss that was starting to infiltrate the bare patches.  There is some scarring from the fusarium problems we had before the cold spell hit us, but there is already some good new growth coming through on these bare patches.

We need to keep off the green entirely until after the weekend, then re-commence brushing from Monday onwards.  It will be extremely beneficial to keep as much dew off the grass as the weather warms up again.  The more we do that the better chance we have of keeping any further disease at bay.  We will start cutting to 7mm from now on and we should see some increased growth if or as the weather warms up.

It is great to think this club has such a fantastic 'green team' whose work largely goes unseen when nobody else is about and who oversee the condition of our playing surface all year round.  All club members appreciate their hard work.  

Last Updated: 23 February 2019

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This year's Pre Season Dinner will be held in the Clubhouse on 23rd March at 6:30pm for 7:00pm. 

Hopefully you will have had an email with menu and booking information from Ian Rutherford, but if not details of the menu choices and how to book are on Forms in the Clubhouse.  If you are unable to get into the Clubhouse then please contact Ian by email or on 07860 318827. 

Please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to come.   

Last Updated: 11 February 2019

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This year's Pre Season Forum will be held on 13th March at the Clubhouse at 7:00pm.

As usual on this evening you will hear from various Committee Members what is planned for 2019. 

Please come along, have a drink and learn what is on the agenda for the season to come.  

Last Updated: 11 February 2019

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Our very first Quiz Night held on 2nd February was a highly successful event with 74 quizzers taking part.  

Our thanks to everyone who came and made it such a great night out, but especially to Graham Watson for putting the questions together and for conducting the evening so well, to John Walker for providing snacks for the tables, Jane for the hot pizzas and Alfred for making sure the bar ticked over all evening.

Some photos from the evening are now in the Gallery.  

Last Updated: 01 June 2019

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John and Ruth Timms' Bingo Night just before Christmas was a spectactular success with around 60 people coming along to enjoy themselves.

One or two players seemed to have unbelieveable luck (or was it skill) to have multiple wins and many of us walked away with prizes as the evening went on.

We also had the Sports Club 200 Club Christmas draw with the year's major cash prizes to be won and Messrs Canfield and Reed took away the cheques - congratulations to them.

Special thanks go to John and Ruth for running the event.

Last Updated: 11 February 2019

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Last Updated: 29 November 2018

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Last Updated: 22 November 2018

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Check this out in the Members Only Area. It is a fascinating insight behind the scenes.

Last Updated: 06 November 2018

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Dear Bowls Club Members, to see all the photos uploaded over the last couple of months, please log in with your User Name and Password and click on the Gallery link in the Club Member Menu that will then appear on the left.  There are photos of the recent Sponsors Evening, Finals Weekend, Blind Bowlers Competition Day, Town Council match and our Club's Presentation Evening.

Please also note that the AGM Agenda and detail of the Propositions for Consideration and Vote at the AGM have now been transferred to the Members Only area.

Last Updated: 06 November 2018

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This weekend is Club Finals Weekend - the schedule of play (and winners) was as follows:

Last Updated: 02 November 2018

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Last Updated: 08 August 2018

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Our Oxfordshire Men's Bowls League performance resulted in a satisfying 3rd place in what turned out to be a tight finale, because right up to the last game we could have ended up 2nd from bottom and potentially relegated if we hadn't have got the 2 points we needed for safety.  As it was we won 4-2 against Blackbird Leys to cement that 3rd place. 

Captain Les Canfield passes on his thanks to everyone who played for us during the season and to those who supported the team, especially Jane and her team for excellent catering, those who worked the bar and of course Chris, Jesse and the greenkeepers for providing a super surface for us to play on.

Our results this season were:

Final League position:

Last Updated: 03 August 2018

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Last Updated: 30 July 2018

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The Paul Heafey Cup
We are holding a new bowlers competition over three Tuesday evenings, the 24th just gone, 31st July and 7^th August.
16 new bowlers will be taking part on each of those evenings, in teams of 4, playing six ends.
The winning team will receive a trophy on Presentation Evening and this will be known as “The Paul Heafey Cup”.  We hope this will be seen as a fitting tribute to Paul's memory. 
On the final evening of the competition there will be some “special offers” on drinks at the bar along with some nibbles.

Thame Town Council afternoon event 30th August
We have been asked by Thame Council to host a fun afternoon for their employees.
They have made Bowls their activity of choice and would like to sample playing in a match.
There will be 16 of them attending and we would like to find 16 players from the club to mix in with them, so we can play a four rink match together.
The match will take place on Thursday afternoon 30^th August starting at 1.30pm.  Dress Code will be Grey.
We also need the help of a few volunteers to assist on Tuesday evening 21^st August from 5.00pm – 6.00pm when they will be coming to the green for a practice session. 
Please let one of the Development Team know if you are able to assist in this.

Ladies v Gents Match / Sponsors Evening 31st August
On 31^st August we will be playing the annual Ladies V Gents fixture. 
We will also be inviting our Sponsors to come along to see us in action in front of their sponsor boards and be entertained. 
After the match we will be providing a buffet supper for everyone. 
Hopefully this will prove to be a very enjoyable and beneficial evening.
The list for names will go up on the board shortly.

Graham Watson

Last Updated: 29 July 2018

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Last Updated: 25 July 2018

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Monday 11^th sees the Club go to Cheltenham for an awayday - see Gallery for photos.

The home League fixture on Thursday evening June 14^th is against bottom of the league Banbury Central, then on Friday evening we play the 2nd leg of the Norfolk Cup Competition against South Oxford, which we go into with an 11 shot lead after a brillinat victory away in June!  See Gallery for photos.

On Saturday we have friendlies against High Wycombe at home and Princes Risborough away on the Sunday.

If you haven't yet put your names down for next weekend's games against High Wycombe and Princes Risborough, please do so as soon as you can!

Last Updated: 23 June 2018

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The long awaited photo of the Ladies' Top Club of Oxfordshire 2016 Winners is now in the Gallery and under Club Honours - click on the content menu items on the left to view.

And come and support the Ladies in their 2nd Top Club match of this season, this time against Banbury Central on Sunday 3rd June at 10.00am at Chiltern Grove

Last Updated: 02 June 2018

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Last Updated: 29 May 2018

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The local Cub Scout Group were entertained on Wednesday evening 9th May when 18 young hopefuls tried their luck on the Green.  All thoroughly enjoyed themselves and some may go on to take up the game as there were several positive performances.

The club is hosting another recruitment afternoon on Sunday 20^th May and the parents who collected the scouts were also encouraged to return to come and have a go themselves.

Mike Ralls

Last Updated: 15 May 2018

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We held our first recruitment day on Saturday and signed up six new members and with two more recruitment days to come (on Wednesday May 2 from 6.00pm and Sunday May 20 from 2.00pm) we have had an encouraging start from a numbers point of view.  We are also continuing with our Tuesday evening rollups for potential new members from 6.00pm when the only kit required is a pair of comfortable flat soled shoes as bowls will be provided.

Mike Ralls

Last Updated: 24 April 2018

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The Pre-Season Dinner on the 24^th March went like a dream (rather than a nightmare) with everyone arriving well before time and sitting up straight waiting to be served.  There might have been a small delay in serving the soup but this was cunningly disguised by opening the Chairman’s raffle board and encouraging more bids for the silent auction.  

After the soup plates had been cleared (despite calls from elderly Oliver Twists for more) everyone joined in the Heads and Tails game which was keenly disputed by four finalists; eventually the bottle of Vintage Port went to Mrs Lynch.

The main course was despatched promptly and with compliments raining in from all sides (rather than bread rolls), the evening began to feel like a success.  The miracle workers in the kitchen Irena and Sue had masterminded the cooking of two varieties of soups, 72 portions of cottage pie and lasagne and a heap of mixed veg whilst ensuring everything arrived piping hot to the table.  This was helped enormously by plate warming in Les’ hostess trollies, the thermal dishes provided by John and Ruth and the speedy serving by Sandra, for which many thanks.

With the desserts, coffee and mints all included in the price, many favourable comments were received about both the value for money and the tasty food. 

The raffle prize winners were spread among several tables and the auction lot bids were most generous.

The evening raised in excess of a fantastic £1,100 and an album of photos can be viewed in the gallery. 

Thame Bowls Club would like to thank the following for their very generous support:
Chinnor Rugby Club; The Crown, Sydenham; The Black Horse, Thame; Pretty As A Picture, Thame; The Spread Eagle, Thame; Eclipse Salon, Thame; The Seven Stars, Dinton; The Six Bells, Thame; Hozelock Ltd, The Oxfordshire Golf Club; The Thatch, Thame.  

Mike Ralls
Development Team

Last Updated: 30 March 2018

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Avonmore have today Verti-cut the grass, which controls weed grasses and helps maintain more upright growth.  The Green was then mown, spiked and over-seeded.  We will not mow it now for a week to ten days, to allow the seed time to become established, but just brush it regularly in the morning if it is damp with dew.

Avonmore will fertilise the Green in the next two weeks, we will then start to lower the mowing cut as we approach the beginning of season on the 11^th April. What we really need is some sunshine and warmth to help promote further growth as we are a few weeks behind normal progress due to the cold weather.

Chris Shannon

Last Updated: 23 March 2018

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Paul Heafey passed away on Saturday morning 10th March after a heart attack.

Paul was a relatively new member of Thame Bowls Club but very quickly learned the rudiments of the game such that he won his first club competition, The Taylor Cup, in 2012.

That was just the beginning, winning The Michael Jones Cup in 2016 and 2017 as well as being the runner up in The Coronation Cup, basically the top Men’s competition.  In 2017 he was also the winner of The President’s Trophy with Jill Brooks and John Walker, but the pinnacle of his achievements must be winning The Josey Cup - also named the married pairs - with Sharon last August.

Not only was Paul one of the best bowlers in the club but he also played with great enthusiasm and success in the County Competitions.

He was a true, loyal club member and as Competition Secretary and League Club Captain was outstanding leading Thame Bowls Club to be undefeated in Oxfordshire League 4 during the 2017 season.

He appeared very laid back but had a very astute mind and a clever managerial approach which put everyone at their ease but he was not frightened to be quite firm when the occasion arose.  He was also an accomplished bar steward travelling down from Bicester to serve the thirsty bowling members on his allotted days.

To say that he will be sadly missed is an understatement and it will be a long time before we see the likes of Paul again - he was loved by everyone. 

Paul's funeral will be held at Oxford Crematorium at 10.00am on Tuesday 3rd April and after the service, from 11.30 onwards, we will celebrate Paul's life at Thame Bowls Club.

Bill Giles OBE
Chairman, Thame Bowls Club

Last Updated: 29 March 2018

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The Pre-Season Forum was held at the clubhouse on 14th March starting at 7pm. 

Our Chairman Bill Giles opened the meeting with a one minute silence to honour Paul Heafey, our highly regarded League Captain and Competitions Secretary who passed away on Saturday morning.  Paul will be greatly missed both as a friend and as a very active member of the bowls club.

The following people then spoke:

Bill Giles -Welcome and introductions

Chris Shannon - Apologies for Absence, Membership List, League Applications

David Owens - Overview of the evening and sponsorship

Mike Ralls - New member recruitment and development, Tuesday roll-ups, Newsletter

Ian Rutherford and Phil Reed - Website, Twitter, Instagram, Members Booklet, 200 Club

Graham Watson - Fixture booklet

Bill Giles - Competitions, League games

Les Canfield - Weekend games and the Green

Jill Brooks - Ladies fixtures

Bill Giles (on behalf of Gordon Taylor) - Midweek fixtures

Ron Duncan - Cheltenham Trip 11th June

John Walker - Bar and staffing

Bill Giles - Friday League starting 1st June

Graham Watson - Pre-season event

Bill Giles - Volunteering and close

The speakers were asked to limit themselves to brief 4 minute sessions to allow for socialising afterwards, with any questions to be covered in conversation later in the evening.

Last Updated: 15 March 2018

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Our turf contractors Avonmore visited us on the 7thMarch to carry out their regular maintenance of the green.  

The green was cut and then spiked, followed by the application of lawn sand for the moss and agents to encourage growth and kill the weeds.

They inform us that the green is looking good, but as with all other greens, it has been held back by the weather conditions we have experienced to date this year - please see photos in the gallery.

We are now cutting weekly to a length of 6.5mm reducing to 6mm in a few weeks, but with the season fast approaching it will be imperative for us the recruit more assistance to maintain the green, if we are to enjoy the usual standard of play we all enjoy.

Would any volunteers please contact either Chris Shannon or Les Canfield - all guidance and training will of course be given.

Last Updated: 15 March 2018

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Great news for us all is that South Oxfordshire District Council have now formally announced their offer of a £250,000 grant to the Thame Sports Club in a press release.  

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/news/2018/2018-03/quarter-million-pounds-awarded-sports-club-thame

And also copied here:

A quarter of a million pounds awarded to sports club in Thame

Released on March 1, 2018

Last Updated: 02 March 2018

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Our friend the Thame Town Mayor has asked Bill to promote his Quiz Night and Golf Day, both being run in aid of the Thame & District Day Centre and the Red Kite Family Centre.  Posters for these events appear below.  Bill or IanR have a booking form for the Golf Day if you wish to play.

Last Updated: 14 February 2018

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Last Updated: 30 January 2018

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Now that we are into a new year, the thoughts of Bowls Club members are turning to the start of the Summer season and ways of continuing to raise funds to allow the clubhouse to be refurbished.

Race and Bingo Nights
John Hurley’s Race Night in November saw some 40 members enjoy a fun social evening which raised over £250.  John Timms’ Bingo Night in December saw 35 members raise over £40 and on the same night, Ron and Maire Duncan drew their Christmas Draw winners, raising over £380 for club funds.  Winners names can be seen in the clubhouse.  These events take a huge amount of organisation and the Club much appreciates the effort put in by these valued members.

Forum Date – Wednesday 14^th March
Going forward, the Club Forum will be held on 14 March to allow Club Members to renew their membership for the new season and to enter the internal Club competitions.  Any new potential members will be made very welcome.

Pre-Season Social Event – Saturday 24^th March
This year we will hold a fundraising dinner in the Clubhouse on 24^th March and because of health and safety reasons, numbers will be restricted.  Tickets will be sold on a first come/first served basis and the cost will be £6 per person for a three course meal followed by coffee and mints.  More news shortly when tickets are available, but let me know if you want to reserve your seats now. 

We are considering having a ‘secret auction’ on the night inviting closed bids for a number of lots.  If any bowls club members can offer prizes (such as ‘a morning’s gardening ‘) then please contact Graham Watson or any member of the Development Team.

Your Details on the Club Website
Please check your details on the Club’s website list of members and advise either Chris Shannon or Ian Rutherford of any changes that need to be made (address, telephone number or e-mail address).

Here is hoping that we all have a great new season of bowls that will one day lead on to a wonderful refurbished clubhouse.

Mike Ralls

Last Updated: 18 January 2018

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There is now a calendar on the Sports Club website that shows when the clubhouse has been booked for an activity. 

A link to the Sports Club website is here

Last Updated: 14 February 2018

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Some of you will have already noticed we now have a table tennis table in the clubhouse.

The decision to start a table tennis club was an initiative first introduced as part of both the Bowls and Tennis Clubs’ 5 year development plans submitted to SODC in our bid for grant monies of £250,000, towards the ongoing clubhouse rebuilding project.

To qualify for this grant and any future LTA and Sports England grants, as a local Sports Club we need to show that we are trying to accommodate activities for as many diverse groups as possible, of all ages and interests. 

Table Tennis is a very popular activity with most grant bodies as it has wide appeal across all ages and levels of fitness. It also dovetails very nicely with all of the other activities outside of Bowls and Tennis that use the Clubhouse during the week - from art classes, toddler groups, U3A, carpet bowls, whist and crib matches. 

An added bonus was that we were also able to get separate grant monies from the Town Council to purchase the table itself and all the additional equipment. So we have expanded our spread of activities with no additional cost to the Sports Club members.

So that’s the background and it’s likely that someone will organise a regular Table Tennis Club open to all Sports Club members early in the New Year. However there is nothing to stop us using the table and equipment immediately during times when the clubhouse is available and we have earmarked Friday afternoon 15th December from 2pm to 4pm as our first invitation session.  This will be open to any member who wants to come along and have a game. We will only play short games to give everybody a chance to play – and also to get their breath back in between matches!

Most of us having a go will not have picked up a bat in many a year, but I suspect there are some experts amongst us waiting to show everyone their prowess at both Ping and Pong. So if you are interested, come along this week to see – I will even open up the Bar!

Chris Shannon

Secretary

Last Updated: 16 March 2018

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Remember to double click on the images (in most of the galleries) to make the photos pop up on your screen!! 

There are photos of 10th December's snow, the Race Night, a Friday Night roll up and Avonmore's work on the green 

Last Updated: 10 December 2017

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