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Friday 20 December - Mamma Mia, what an evening!
Last night was a riot of colour, music, dance, arm waving and song! This was led by the delightful Absolute Abba duo.
Aspiring club members came ready to be spotted or to join in when invited.
Gimmee! Gimmee! Gimmee! (a man after midnight). We are not sure, but suspect his time was up.
There was a lot of others joining in, seated or standing, for Dancing Queen.
As you can see a jolly time was had by all and it was another splendid event arranged by the Social Committee, but we should not forget that this event was put on as a fundraiser for that excellent charity:
At the last count £495 had been raised, but we would like to encourage members and other browsers to click on the above logo and if you had fun at the event, or could not go, then spare a moment and a bit of cash to take that total even higher.
Wednesday 18 December - festive greetings to all our browsers
A particular good wish for all those members struggling with illness and here's hoping for a better 2025.
A "thankyou" to all our loyal sponsors.
May Christmas bring joy to everyone connected with the Club and a very happy New Year.
Sunday 15 December - AI challenge
It is difficult to avoid the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) if you browse the internet. There are several services which allow you to issue requests for an image and one will be created for you. We thought it would be nice to have a Christmas image associated with a bowls green. So we tried to phrase the instructions to achieve that objective. Below is the best that we managed. Can you do rather better? If so, please send it to the email on our Contact Us page.
Sunday 8 December - Christmas Lunch
The annual Christmas Lunch took place earlier today attended by 40 members and guests.
Festive fun was had by all; they even had a Yule log fire.
There was a prize for the best Xmas outfit which was won by Sue Mates (in the glasses), with Mandy Catt the runner-up.
Wednesday 4 December - National Bowls Championships now open for entry
Bowls England have announced that their Championships are now open for entry.
As they say, these competitions are open to all players of all abilities and are a great opportunity to improve your game and challenge yourself.
The competitions which individuals can enter (without pre-qualification) are:
Our championships are open to all players of all abilities and are a great opportunity to improve your game, new people and create everlasting memories. You never know, you might make it to the pTrestigious2025 Aviva National Bowls Finals in Royal Leamington Spa!
The Foundation Pairs are new competitions which encourage new bowlers to participate in the National competitions. More information here.
Monday 2 December - good enough to play on?
Thanks to the hard work of Damian Hone and his merry band of greenkeepers the greens are looking in fine condition, despite the worst efforts of the local fox population.
Monday 2 December - Winchester Christmas Market
45 members and their guests on Saturday are pictured starting their journey to Winchester Christmas Market. Everyone was given a goody bag on boarding the coach to get them in the mood on the journey down.
Reports that Winchester Christmas Market had been stripped bare by hordes of shoppers from Canterbury seems to have been a trifle far-fetched. But it does appear that Jenny Anderson had to be persuaded that this small addition to her haul of Christmas presents might not fit on the coach.
The weather was kind and the chocolates and mince pies on the journey home finished off a great day out. Congratulations to the Social Committee for the idea and the organisation.
Wednesday 27 November - 30 years ago a twinkle in the eye
In 1994 the Club resolved to look for a new location for the Club which could accommodate two greens and an indoor bowls facility. They were located at the time in Nunnery Road/Oxford Road (more on our History page). They were interested when land owned by Canterbury Council (Ridlands Farm) close to the hospital might be available to a sporting club. It was 7 long years before the dream became a reality and a number of existing members were primary drivers of that vision. But more of that anon.......
Friday 22 November - the mysterious challenge cup
In the collections of the Kent Museum of Freemasonry in Canterbury is the above cup. It dates back to 1922 when the Club occupied a green on the Old Dover Road. We have traced a reference to a Mr Wood in the historical records of the Club at around that time. As can be seen it was a Challenge Cup. Who was eligible to be challenged? Why is the Cup not in our Club's collection and fought over? Did we have a match between the Freemasons and the Club which went for a number of years and then ceased?
We do not have an answer, but we have asked the Museum whether their records may shed some light on the question.
Friday 22 November - Club AGM - 7:15 pm
Wednesday 13 November - a good win for Canterbury Bells
Last evening our two rinks of the Canterbury Bells were away against Aylesham Starlings who were lying second in Division Two of the East Kent Short Mat League. The Bells came away with all six points having won on both rinks with an overall score of 29-19. This pushes the Bells into third place only one point behind the Starlings. The full league is here.
Monday 11 November - former service men remember
Wednesday 6 November - short mat, all systems go
Short mat is thriving in the new season with new members joining and entries to competitions at an all-time high.
The short mat diary and fixtures are here.
The club competitions are all here.
Progress of our two teams in the East Kent Short Mat League can be viewed here. This evening Canterbury Choughs take on Aylesham Starlings at 7.30pm.
