Thanks to a drone-flying friend of Ted Mangan, you can now see the clubhouse and grounds of Olveston with our gazebos up and ready to keep drinkers dry and the green maintenance team hard at work.
Unfortunately, the file is too large for this site so please go to our Facebook page and watch it from there – drone fly over.
To reduce the touchpoints at the club house, we are introducing an online system for advertising fixtures.
Please use the link below to sign up for friendly fixtures, league fixtures and club events.
Availability Lists for Future Fixtures and Events
The City & County Bristol competition draws are on their website.
No dates though, as still awaiting BE guidance.
https://ccbristolba.weebly.com/
Data Protection was identified as an area of concern by many of our member clubs in the recent surveys that we have carried out. We’re here to help eradicate any nervousness surrounding the laws and in our next episode of ‘The Extra End’, our Director of Development, Adam Tanner, advises clubs on the key parts of the current data protection laws that are relevant to our clubs. The short podcast is ideal for all club and county administrators, focusing on the laws from a bowls-specific view, and we hope that any concerns you may have can be eased.
Hailing from New Zealand, but now based in London, Isaac Shieh bowls for Paddington Sports Club in London and is a talented musician; specialising in historical and contemporary performance.
International Technical Official Allan Thornhill has travelled all over the world, officiating at many World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Allan is the next guest on ‘The Extra End’ and discusses his experiences in the sport with Bowls International Editor Sian Honnor.
As you may recall when we first had a lockdown last year Bowls England put a number of keep fit videos amongst their podcasts. For ease, these are available at the link below.
In addition, Jean Lambourne has kindly sent us the item below about relaxation. Admittedly it is aimed at schools but then we are all kids at heart!
Schedule of Matches
All matches will be screened on the World Bowls Tour Youtube and Facebook Page with the final week of matches being covered on BBC TV and through their Red Button feature and BBC Website.
Friday 8th January
10am: Ellen Falkner MBE & Greg Harlow v Damian Doubler & Daniel Salmon
2pm: Les Gillett & Jason Greenslade v Perry Martin & Wayne Willgress
3.30pm: Simon Skelton & Michael Stepney v Scott Edwards & Andrew Walters
7.30pm: Paul Foster MBE & Alex Marshall MBE v James Rippey & Darren Weir
Saturday 9th January
10am: Robert Paxton & Mark Royal v Devon Cooper & Andy Thomson MBE
2pm: Mark Dawes & Jamie Chestney v Jason Banks & Connor Milne
3.30pm: David Gourlay MBE & Mervyn King v Sam Barkley & Stuart Bennett
7.30pm: Katherine Rednall & Stewart Anderson v Jack Bird & Stuart Irwin
Sunday 10th January
10am: Skelton/Stepney or Edwards/Walters v Foster/Marshall or Rippey/Weir
2pm: Gourlay/King or Barkley/Bennett v Rednall/Anderson or Bird/Irwin
3.30pm: Falkner/Harlow or Doubler/Salmon v Gillet/Greenslade or Martin/Willgress
7.30pm: Paxton/Royal or Cooper/Thomson v Dawes/Chestney or Banks/Milne
Monday 11th January
10am: Simon Skelton v Connor Milne
2pm: Open Pairs Semi Final 1
7.30pm: Open Pairs Semi Final 2
Tuesday 12th January
10am: Mervyn King v Ellen Falkner MBE
2pm: Mark Dawes v Darren Weir
3.30pm: Les Gillett v Perry Martin
7.30pm: Mark Royal v Damian Doubler
Wednesday 13th January
10am: Michael Stepney v Wayne Willgress
2pm: Paul Foster MBE v Sam Barkley
3.30pm: Stewart Anderson v Andrew Walters
7.30pm: Jamie Chestney v Daniel Salmon
Thursday 14th January
10am: Julie Forrest v Jason Banks
2pm: Greg Harlow v Andy Thomson MBE
7.30pm: David Gourlay MBE v Scott Edwards
Friday 15th January
10am: Mervyn King & Marion Purcell v Robert Paxton & Carla Banks
2pm: David Gourlay MBE & Katherine Rednall v Greg Harlow & Rebecca Willgress
3.30pm: Mark Dawes & Ellen Falkner MBE v Stewart Anderson & Julie Forrest
7.30pm: Paul Foster MBE & Laura Daniels v Les Gillett & Devon Cooper
Saturday 16th January
10am: Alex Marshall MBE v James Rippey
2pm: Katherine Rednall v Stuart Irwin
3.30pm Marion Purcell v Rebecca Willgress
7.30pm: Laura Daniels v Carla Banks
Sunday 17th January
10am: Jason Greenslade v Stuart Bennett
2pm: Mixed Pairs Semi Final 1
3.30pm: Mixed Pairs Semi Final 2
Monday 18th January
10am: Julie Forrest v Devon Cooper
1pm: “JUST” WORLD OPEN PAIRS FINAL 2021
3pm: Robert Paxton v Jack Bird
7.30pm: Katherine Rednall v Ellen Falkner MBE
Tuesday 19th January
10am: L Gillett or P Martin v M Royal or D Doubler
1pm: “JUST” WORLD MIXED PAIRS FINAL 2021
3pm: M King or E Falkner v M Dawes or D Weir
7.30pm: M Stepney or W Willgress v P Foster or S Barkley
Wednesday 20th January
10am: S Anderson or A Walters v J Chestney or D Salmon
1pm: Ladies Singles Semi Final 1
3pm: R Paxton or J Bird v S Skelton or C Milne
7.30pm: Ladies Singles Semi Final 2
Thursday 21st January
10am: J Forrest or J Banks v G Harlow or A Thomson MBE
1pm: “JUST” WORLD LADIES SINGLES FINAL 2021
3pm: A Marshall or J Rippey v K Rednall or S Irwin
7.30pm: D Gourlay or S Edwards v J Greenslade or S Bennett
Friday 22nd January
10am: Open Singles Quarter Final 1
1pm: Open Singles Quarter Final 2
3pm: Open Singles Quarter Final 3
7.30pm: Open Singles Quarter Final 4
Saturday 23rd January
1pm: Open Singles Semi Final 1
3pm: Open Singles Semi Final 2
Sunday 24th January
2pm: “JUST” WORLD OPEN SINGLES FINAL 2021
All match times are provisional and could be changed as a result of broadcast partners
It’s been a quiet year on the bowls front, as well as in many other areas to be honest. However, at Olveston we did manage to play a little bowls, albeit mainly roll-ups and a couple of internal Club competitions.
Here we have our Newsletter, edited by our Secretary Nigel Cloke, rounding up the events of the year with the help of a number of officers of the Club, including our Chairman and President.
Oh, and if anybody wanted to take over the editing of the newsletter next season, I’m sure that Nigel would be happy to discuss it with you.
Well, Finals Weekend was a little slimmer than in previous years. Due to the events of the year we were reduced to the final games of the Covid Challenge and the Men’s and Ladies Championship.
The final round of the Covid Challenge was contested between Ian Barton, Chris Blake, Reg Muldoon and Alan Tregoning.
The winner was – Ian Barton
The Men’s Championship was contested between Ian Barton and Chris Blake.
The winner was – Chris Blake
The Ladies Championship was contested between Trish Barton and Sue Wilkins.
The winner was – Trish Barton
Well done to everybody who competed and gave us a a good 6 hours of bowls. There was a good crowd to enjoy the bowls, the beer and the companionship. Let’s hope that things can get back to normal (or a new normal) and that we can continue where we left off in 2019 and compete on many fronts and enjoy some good friendly bowls too.
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