The newsletter provides information about upcoming events at the New Brighton Bowling Club, including competitions and social events. It notes the recent passing of two club members and wishes members currently in the hospital a speedy recovery. It also announces a Partnership & Participation roadshow from Bowls NZ in February on the future of the sport. Reminders are provided about club championships and venue hire.

1. ISSUE NO 3 - JANUARY 2012
KITTY & JACK NEWS
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE NEW BRIGHTON BOWLING CLUB INC
From the News Team
A very Happy New Year to all our Upcoming
members and their families. Christmas
has come and gone and we begin the Events
trek into 2012. We trust you all had a
restful time and had the opportunity to
put your feet up and relax for a bit.
Sunday 15th January - Bell, Lamb
Earthquakes and aftershocks continue & Trotter Mixed Fours. Starts at
to rock our beautiful city. In spite of 10.30am.
this, I think many of us enjoyed the Have you got what it takes to play in our There is still time to put your
break. teams in. See the noticeboard or
Lawn Bowls Social Summer League?
6.30pm start every Monday for 5 weeks Margaret Tomlinson (Organiser)
starting February 13, 2012. $7.00 per
RIP. In November and December, the player - 3 in a team. To register, contact Sunday 29th January - Jim’s
Club lost two of its members - Betty Elaine Adler on 03-3824240 or Building Maintenance 2x4x2.
Flaus who was called to rest in
027-25093156. HAVE A GO! 10.30am start.
November and Allan Frost in
December. Our condolences to their
families. The Mixed Junior Fours Interclub
Tournament starts Saturday 14th
Corner to January and runs for 5 weeks.
Good luck to the teams taking
Members in hospital include Sue Ellis
and Fran Rogers. We wish them a
Corner part.
speedy recovery. Grant’s Corner to CHAMPIONSHIP
Corner Tournament is GAMES
a new concept in The annual championship playoffs
Bowls New Zealand is undertaking a bowls competitions. are now underway, albeit at a very
Partnership & Participation roadshow in Most players are aware of ‘corner to
slow pace. Please check the
February on The Future of The Sport and Notice Board and liaise with your
corner’ play as an informal game played
Who Pays. “If you are interested in coming opponent on a suitable time to
once formal club competition play has
together to discuss the future of our sport and play.
who pays to ensure the survival of our sports finished.
To those of you playing in the Club
and our clubs, Bowls NZ’s Kerry Clark will Champs, please try to get your
be visiting Christchurch on the 1st March”. Grant’s Corner to Corner Tournament
games played as soon as
Kerry will be at Bowls Canterbury, Fendalton aims to preserve this relaxed spirit but
possible. Check the notice board
BC at 7.00pm. Please see the notice also provide a standard format to allow
board for Bowls Talk - the newsletter of to see who you are playing and
competition between players and clubs
Bowls NZ. Some interesting articles arrange a mutual time to play.
on a national basis with the national final
and snippets.
winner receiving $3000 cash for their
Happy bowling folks! club.
VENUE FOR HIRE
Starts on MONDAY 30th JANUARY at The New Brighton Bowling Club premises
is available for hire to Club Members and
5.30pm. Entry Fees - $1.00. Runs for
their families. If you are planning a
five (5) weeks.
significant birthday, wedding, anniversary or
family reunion, why not have it at the Club?
For bookings and further information,
please contact Elaine Adler, Treasurer.
Please check your Blue Book for
CONTACT NUMBERS
upcoming tournaments. Also check Committee Members and Club Members
SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW the notice boards for competitions. contacts are listed in the Club Programme
WELL OVERDUE! Booklet.

2. BOWLS SUMMER FACT SHEET REMINDERS
PREPARING FOR A CLUB TOURNAMENT
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS -
1. Introduction please try and get your
Over the coming months, bowling clubs throughout New Zealand will host many games played as soon as
tournaments of varying importance (Club Centre, Regional and National). In order
that these tournaments are a success and bowlers want to return for future events, possible.
the greens need to be up of a suitable playing quality / standard.
‘P’ Party
2. Bowler Requirements
The key requirements that bowlers are looking for green keepers to provide are:
1. Green speed (15) 16 – 17seconds.
2. Uniform draw on both hands, i.e. a bowl comes back to the centre line. (Saturday 11 February 2012)
3. Smooth surface.
$8.00 per person includes
3. Achieving these Goals supper
To achieve these playing goals will require green keepers to consider a number of Join us for an evening of fun,
issues, of which the main considerations are summarised below.
music and dancing. Come
3.1 Timing dressed in something beginning
Allow yourself plenty of time, typically at least two weeks to prepare the green for a
tournament. A longer period may be required for major tournaments. Time is with the letter “P” - painter,
necessary to enable operations such as grooming; changing mowing heights, phantom, priest, pimp - the
increased mowing frequency, selective treatments on localised areas of the green
etc. to achieve the desired result of a consistent playing surface. choice is endless. Tickets
available from the Club or call a
3.2 Green Assessment Committee Member.
As a starting point, bowl a few test bowls up the green to check how the bowl runs
up the green in particular its speed and smoothness of the roll. This will form the
basis of what your green(s) require with respect to mowing, grooming etc. over the
coming days.
3.3 Unused Rinks / Green
It is reasonably common these days that the full green or all greens will not be used
for club play. The result is that these less frequently played areas will generally play
different to the rest of the green. This is because they can be softer and puffier
generally resulting in a slower surface than for the remaining rinks of the green(s).
If the scheduled tournament will require that these lesser used rinks or green to be
used, especially in the case of smaller member clubs consider:
i] Closing popular rinks, thereby directing club play (especially roll ups) onto
E-NEWSLETTERS
these less favoured rinks to ‘firm’ them up. Schedule triples & fours to With the cost of po
stage and
practise on these rinks can quickly bring them into playing order; stationery the way
it is, any
ii] Additional grooming (raking, verti-cutting) and mowing to ‘fine up’, the turf member wishing to rec
eive their
canopy; ne ws let te r via em
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iii] Additional ironing of the unused rinks or green. co nta ct the Bo wl ing
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