Bowls Newsletter - 24/09/23
Opening Season Dinner done, now it’s all systems go for the season ahead.
Thank you to everyone who attended the season opening dinner on Friday night. From my perspective the evening was a success. The work by Ken Mason and Peter Glazbrook along with their team to organise, set up and serve the meal and drinks was fantastic, thank you. Thank you to everyone else who assisted during the evening. Our guest sponsors and Burnside Council member received the usual warm KMBC welcome. Members met sponsors Tatum Gould from Body Plus Health and Jamie Panelli and Ayesha Brine from In Focus Money management as well as Burnside Council member Kerry Hallett. We look forward to seeing more of our sponsors and council members during the season.
We are very happy that Nathan Gherghetta has decided to return after a few seasons playing at Gawler. Nathan is available to play on Wednesdays.
This week is the final week of both WEA and Norwood International High School PE program. Please keep an eye on the board for details of greens and times. Unfortunately, a couple of times had been deleted from the board which caused some concern to members.
At the recent Metropolitan Bowls Association (MBA) Presidents’ meeting there were discussion about the changes to conditions of play. I have shared changes that impact most players and included a link that will take you to all changes.
Start Times
Practice: Greens are to be made available to those wishing to practice by:
Practice earlier than these times will be at the discretion of the home club's greenkeeper or Greens Manager only and must be respected however No practice will be allowed before 8.30am. This will impact Thursday play. Players can practice on any rink of the green of play prior to the draw of rinks for the game if the club permits. Once the draw for rinks has been completed, side Managers should notify players, and players must only practice on the rink they are drawn to play on.
Trial Ends (Roll up) / Game Start
Please contact Phil McBride (0497 298 424) if you have any queries. Tania will be in Italy and unavailable for the next few weeks.
Congratulations to Tony Spriggs who has been elected as a general member of the board. Tony with the help of Cheryl will be taking on management of club hires.
Thank you to the generosity of everyone who has donated prizes for the Christmas Raffle. Neville Yeates has contacted several local businesses who have supported us with prizes and their contribution is also appreciated. The number of prizes is amazing. Neville has books ready for distribution which gives plenty of time for sales.
For your interest prizes are listed below
Also including the following:
Progress is positive. Since approval from the Board of Management the contract has been awarded to Ralph Brianni Constructions. They have completed a site visit and the plans have been lodged through the Plan SA portal. The process will take time however, things are moving in the right direction.
The Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing recently opened the 2023/24 round of the Community Recreation and Sport Facilities Program, and today I put the finishing touches on an application for funding under this program. Specifically we are seeking to upgrade the change rooms / toilets / office / storage at the eastern end of the clubrooms. I trust that we have made a strong case for funding as this area is clearly aging and needs to be updated to remove health and safety issues. The condition and compliance audit conducted as an early phase of the Master Plan project highlighted several respects in which our facilities are not compliant with the Building Code of Australia and Australian Standards, especially in relation to accessibility. Furthermore it is clearly unsatisfactory that ladies need to go into the men’s locker area to access bowls and bowls equipment. I am hopeful that our submission will be successful and we can move to improve this section of the clubhouse.
It will be February 2024 at the earliest before we learn whether this submission has been successful.
All ORSR grants will only provide a maximum of 50% of the cost of the project. I want to express on behalf of the Board of Management and all club members our heartfelt appreciation for the support of the Marryatville Trust, for without this support it would not have been possible to put in a bid for this funding.
Ken Watson
Chair of the Board of Management
Kensington Gardens Bowling and Tennis Club.
Just a reminder to get your entries in for the 2023-24 club championships by the 9th October. Entries and payment can be put in the BLUE BOX outside the office or handed to Ryan Wilkins. The more entries we have the more fun for everyone.
Here are some dates to keep in mind that are coming up at KMBC which will be a great way to stay in touch with club members and invite new ones to come along:
Please talk about our Ladies Barbie Bowls Day tournament this November with other clubs so they can put together a team and come to see what a great tournament KMBC holds.
Please put your names down on the meal list in The Clubrooms by Wednesday
I would like to thank ALL members who have taken up support for the selling of tickets for this years Christmas Raffle. There is approx 10 weeks remaining of selling time as I would finalize the return of ALL books and monies by December 5th, 2023.
Also, as I cannot be at every club event can the persons responsible for kitchen set up please make sure the screen is on at all events. This would be greatly appreciated as we give our sponsors continous exposure for their contributions..
Thanks - Nev Y
A reminder that Night Owls commences on Tuesday 10th October and Thursday 12th October – one month away. Please promote our evening social bowls to anyone who you think could be interested. There are plenty of colourful Night Owls flyers in the clubhouse. Please take some and distribute to neighbours, family and friends. We could also do with some extra help on either night with meals and kitchen or helping new bowlers get started. If you can help us out at Night Owls please ring Anne O’Dea or Allan Wilkins.
Don't forget that happy hour takes place at the club each and every Friday night and it's a great way to socialise with other members of the KMBC family.
Please remember that when you visit one of our club sponsors to let them know you are from the KMBC so they know their sponsorship is worthwhile. Sponsors play a vital role in the future of our club so please be sure to support them whenever you can. Anyone who has an idea about a potential sponsor please approach anyone on the Committee to share your ideas.