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ON OUR WAY BACK!!
MOSMAN BOWLING CLUBMOSMAN BOWLING CLUBMOSMAN BOWLING CLUB
JULY 2020JULY 2020JULY 2020
www.mosmanbowlingclub.org.au www.mosmanbowlingclub.org.au
ON OUR WAY BACK!
NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER MOSMAN BOWLING CLUBMOSMAN BOWLING CLUBMOSMAN BOWLING CLUB
JULY 2020JULY 2020JULY 2020
NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER
hope all members are well as we emerge from the lockdown. Vigilance and caution are still necessary as we see the anticipated second wave appearing. But at least we have been able to resume semi normal bowls and engage in our social communication.
We have had several great days of bowls with capacity 40 members on the greens in the afternoon and others in the morning. Although we are relatively unaccustomed to playing pairs on social afternoons, I believe everyone enjoyed the experience. Scott and Snowy maintained the greens extremely well during the lockdown, and that has enabled us to get back into action pursuant to the Guidelines as they are gradually being lifted.
Indeed, we have formulated a very busy programme in addition to Social bowls and roll ups. Scott Denham as our Bowls Secretary is busily adjusting our Diary to incorporate Open and Women’s Championships, around our other activities. Tuesday mornings are available for practice, and organised bowls in the afternoon. Wednesday and Saturday mornings are likely to cater for organised bowls while 40 is the limit for the 2 greens. Spare a thought for our hard working Bowls Officers…..any more volunteers?? It looks as if Thursdays and Fridays will be available as well, for roll –ups.
The Phoenix Greenhorn Round Robin Tournament gets underway, and the Waterman Trophy resumes in a modified fashion. In September school holidays the Harkness Trophy competition will ensue.
Then in November we have a refreshed invitation to visit Lake Conjola….date yet to be fixed.
I wish to acknowledge the enormous contributions made to our club during the lockdown. Of course, the staff, and John Candy in the gardens, who has recently been in hospital, Stephen Lewis in the Clubhouse, Harry Evans coordinating the Bowls Office, and Richard O’Brien overseeing our budget and finances. They all had more work to do while the club was not operating than when it is.
Our AGM is scheduled for 13 September 2020.
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Please remain alert to notices, announcements, and our new diary/programme when it issues.
Our club is here for your enjoyment.
Best wishes,
Bowls NSW have advised that from Saturday 4th July most restrictions on Clubs have been relaxed. This means that we can virtually return to normal bowls, playing Triples and Fours,
and with no restriction on green numbers.
All activities will fall under the 4 sqm rule which does mean we can only have up to 60 in the
clubhouse plus 20 on the verandah.
From the MBC President . . . continued from page 2
DISINFECTING MATS & JACKS
When disinfecting mats and jacks please make sure
this is done on the concrete and not anywhere near
the green as the chemicals affect the grass.
Please vary the placement of the mat. We do not want the grass worn
out in the same spot—especially as it is winter and the grass is not
growing.
A bowler turned up at his club to play, wearing one
brown and one black bowls shoe. The club secretary
drew the players’ attention to his irregular dress attire.
The bowler was unperturbed, responding, "I've got
another pair exactly the same at home"!
he start of a new financial year! Despite the challenges of the Covid 19 virus our Club has survived very well. This is due to our President Paul, Head of House Stephen, Harry who has been in charge of the rosters for roll-up bowling, plus all the members who have volunteered to be in the bowls office.
Scott and Loyce are working hard to reschedule competition matches for the rest of the year. Loyce sent members an email regarding entries for the Major Singles. Please make sure you get your name down if you would like to enter. I am looking forward to playing competition again.
The Mosman Women's Bowling Club is holding its AGM in July. Please see the notice in the newsletter. We are looking forward to welcoming you and making it a social morning. After the meeting we will be enjoying morning tea including coffee, tea and cakes followed by a game of bowls (make sure to get your name down). It is important for you to attend if possible so that we have a quorum.
WBNSW have sent their revised schedule for the rest of 2020. They have insisted that we complete the Pennants competition. This will be very difficult as some of the original players may not be available and we must comply with the regulations set by the government on social distancing. Players may not be substituted so we must stay with the original players in the team. The general feeling within our district and the neighbouring district, Manly Warringah, is that it will be very difficult.
It is very gratifying to see how many members are back to bowls. You must
be quick to get your name down. I missed out on the first two days of play!
It shows the strength of our membership and how much our members enjoy
their time at the club.
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The Board was pleased to welcome back normal bowls on Saturday and Wednesday, even though
limited in some respects. As COVID-19 Guidelines are eased we will approach normality.
Club members are now introduced to our refurbished Clubhouse with the lifting of restrictions. Finishes
both downstairs and upstairs have yet to be finalised.
Some concern was expressed regarding recent letters to the editor of our Newsletter and the
President was directed to respond.
Our Treasurer Richard O’Brien presented a financial report which showed that our capital had withstood the crisis very well, and that during the lockdown the Government subsidies had helped our cashflow. However, the next period is expected to be very difficult for investment income. So we seek
members support in playing and enjoying Bowls at our club as much as possible.
Members are reminded to renew their memberships within the next few weeks.
Karate and Bridge Club will resume their traditional activities in our new Clubhouse once
the lifting of restrictions permit them to do so.
The First Aid kit has been moved to the Bowls Office next to the Defibrillator. An Evacuation Drill
will be conducted in August.
Scott Denham is currently conducting the unenviable task of reconstructing the Club Programme for the rest of 2020. This will incorporate Club Social, Championships and Tournaments, as well as some invitational
tournaments.
The ladies have cancelled their Greenhorn Competition, and are re-setting the date for their
AGM.
We anticipate another Open Day in August.
Welcome to new members, Ralph Walker and Stewart Horwood. Would members please make
them feel at home.
The AGM will be on Sunday 13 August 2020 and we encourage all members to attend….we might
have some social bowls afterwards.
At the June BoardAt the June Board MeetingMeeting
20 John Kleem John Troy
21 Susan Close Jan Park
22 Judy Mitchell
24 Simon Brookes
26 George Fotis Andrew Woodmansey
28 Carmen Driscoll Ian Renton
29 Alex Nyiro
5 Bill Barter
8 Yvonne McDonald Richard Balnaves Julie Toth
9 George Bedwani Ron Hassall
12 Jim Kemp Jenny Scully
13 Corinne Crouche
14 Diana Deane
16 John Aylwin
17 Ian Fielden Roslyn Howell Denise Owen
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
& ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2020-2021
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting and Election
of Officers of Mosman Women’s Bowling Association will be held:
on Saturday 25 July 2020 at 10.30am in the clubhouse.
All members are cordially invited to attend.
(We would appreciate as many members attending as possible so that we
reach a quorum)
Morning tea will follow so please come along
and enjoy some home
made cake with tea
and coffee and enjoy
a social morning at the
Club.
Saturday 20th June was a
joyous day at the Mosman
Bowling Club, with a capacity
40 bowlers enjoying the first
day back of Social Bowls on a
perfect sunny winter's day!
Due to the 20 bowlers per
green and 4 bowlers per rink
limitations, all games were Pairs, played in various iterations.
At 2pm Jennifer invited everyone into the clubhouse for afternoon
tea, featuring her delicious date scones. And after the games we all
enjoyed a few drinks together - and Edwina won the raffled meat
tray - again!!
It really was great to be able to get back to some sort of normality once
again, and hopefully the restrictions will continue to ease over the months
to come. Thank you everyone
for observing the COVID-19
regulations throughout the day,
so important to ensure we can
continue to enjoy our sport.
While the current restrictions
a p p l y e x t r a b o w l i n g
opportunities will be available,
ensuring as many members as
possible are able to play.
I was born on the 8 July 1937 in Neutral Bay.
A few years later the family moved to Northbridge.
I was educated at Northbridge Public School, North Sydney Technical High School and Shore Sports at those times was mainly cycling and I cycled most afternoons after school all over the district. As we lived near Northbridge Golf Links I also got into golf a bit, starting by playing a few holes after school with a No.2 iron.
I studied Geology for a year at Sydney Uni., but decided to switch to Pharmacy.
I was initially apprenticed to Dash's Pharmacy in Canterbury and later at Mallam's Pharmacy in Mosman.
In January 1957 I enlisted in the 13th National Service Infantry Battalion at Ingleburn and later served in the Sydney University Regiment.
After graduating in Pharmacy in August 1962, I sailed on the Castel Felice to England and ended up in 'digs' at Earls Court. I met some interesting characters there—remember this was the swinging sixties !
In London I worked for a Chemist called Heppels who had pharmacies in the West End, Piccadilly Hotel, Grosvenor Hotel in Park Lane, The Haymarket and Leicester Square.
Encountered some interesting people from Cassius Clay to 'pseudo royalty'.
After working hard and long hours, I saved some money and embarked on a trip with some friends on motorbikes around the 'continent' including France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
Back in the UK I worked for a while at the Westminster Children's Hospital and the Gordon Hospital. After a couple of years working and touring the UK, Belgium and West Germany, I decided it was time to go back to Australia.
I met Kay (née) Peterson at a Victoria League function in Sydney and married in November 1966.
Two boys followed. James in 1968, and Justin in 1969. In 1970 I purchased a Pharmacy in Earlwood and ran it for 5 years. However I decided I wanted something more technical so I went into Hospital Pharmacy. I spent 4 years at Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital and brief stints at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Lidcombe Hospital and then Royal North Shore Hospital until I retired.
Sporting interests in the working years were mainly windsurfing and dirt bike riding.
My hobbies include restoring Aussie muscle cars and old motorbikes, leatherwork and making fishing rods. We have a beautiful grandson Andrew in San Diego.
How were you introduced to bowls and why Mosman B.C.?
My brother-in-law in Melbourne was a very keen bowler and said it would be a good thing for me to do in retirement. Kay picked up a brochure from a stall at Mosman Markets (actually from Geraldine Lockyer) for an open day, so I decided to give it a go and was hooked from day one.
What was your most memorable game or wins?
My most memorable win was in 2004 against Alan Hawes in the Fours Championship.
What do you particularly enjoy about bowls?
I enjoy bowls because it is outdoors, great exercise, competitive and has a great social aspect.
How would you like to see Mosman B.C. develop or improve?
Mosman BC is certainly one of the best in the district. It has a great clubhouse and fantastic greens (thanks Scott and Snowy). I believe membership drives need to be ongoing.
What advice do you have for new bowlers?
Practice, practice! Have roll ups. However it is best to play with another bowler.
The best practice is to play games. When you are playing a game watch all the bowls being played and you will learn from this.
Read the book on bowls etiquette.
August Profile: Trish Tamaoki
The first aid box and the
defibrillator are located on top
of cupboard on the back wall
in the Bowls Office.
Many members would know that Bev's health
has been declining for the past few years.
Medical recommendations led to a family decision to
seek appropriate care for her safety and security.
Please do not ring Bev's mobile whilst she settles into her new surroundings and
becomes accustomed to the staff and other residents.
This may take some 3 - 4 weeks, but rest assured she is receiving 24/7
supervision and attention.
This facility is not a Nursing Home, but a brand new Group Home, which will have
a maximum of 10 residents, and are encouraged to assist with daily routines as
well as participate in in-house activities and supervised outings.
Several members have expressed their concern for Bev's welfare and for that I
thank you on my behalf, and also that of her family.
Thank you, Harry Evans.
Now we are into the winter months we
have introduced Mosman-branded beanies
to keep your
heads warm on
the cold days
ahead!
Available at
the Bar,
these "1 size
fits all"
beanies cost
just $20.
If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills.
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time,
If you can overlook when people take things out on you when, through
no fault of yours, something goes wrong,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs, If you
can do all these things,
Then you are probably the family dog.
2 June 2020
The Editor
MBC Newsletter
Dear Sir/Madam,
I write to applaud the splendid contribution from your correspondent who last
month proposed installing a chicken run at the Club. It is a rare pleasure to see
presented a proposal such as this which has been brilliantly conceived,
thoughtfully considered, thoroughly researched and eloquently presented.
I risk being labelled a curmudgeon to so much as consider any suggestion of
change or addition. I do however confess to some concern over the likely
unpleasant olfactory by - product of the chicken run. I have a suggestion to make
to mitigate this potential problem.
From my background in the IT trade I am familiar with a device we called an
ARSE. The title is an acronym for Appliance to Reduce Surplus Effluent.
Knowing the full title precludes, I believe, the need for further explanation as to
function. On my calculations we will require four ARSEs. Each will be installed
in a hole dug in a corner of the green - one ARSE per hole. Any inconvenience to
bowlers will be rewarded by the sweet air we will enjoy due entirely to the
ARSE holes.
I will happily provide more detail as required.
Yours etc,
H N House
Dear Editor
While entertaining and creative, the letter from Fin Gerlickingood in the last edition of the Newsletter is deserving of a word of caution to the Club Board under whose imprimatur this initiative has been
published.
The Club has been at great recent pains to implement and enforce pandemic constraints on humans entering the Club precincts. All well and good with mostly strict observance of sanitising procedures for jacks, mats, bowls and common touch points. Social distancing has been a breeze with roll up restricted to every second rink. Human members are able to count and comply with the numbers of people
allowed on a green at any one time and putting the correct change in the money box.
But what about chickens? How will the Board determine let alone collect the correct green fee per chicken? Imagine the raucous squabbles if a chicken doesn’t have the right change and protests at only alighting fleetingly on the green. Neighbours will be complaining of the noise as members chase these intruders from the greens. And who is going to keep the verandah clean as chickens have no instinctive knowledge of being required to use the Ladies Powder Rom let alone the internal gents with its new
door that even male human members are having to learn how to use.
Nevertheless, Fin Gerlickingood asserts “This initiative is boundless”. Clearly there is a genuine community spirit to be respected although allegations of discrimination are an inevitable outcome if opportunities are opened up to a wider range of wildlife such as ducks and geese. The Board may have to countenance a Complaints Committee set up just for this purpose. The local birdlife will be all of a
tizz if they are not specifically given participation rights as new members.
And who will adjudicate the pecking order?
To say nothing of current members who love to take away every vestige of leftover scones – if they can find them. This will generate a whole new source of complaints from family members used to their
Wednesday and Saturday evening repasts being complemented by Mosman Bowling Club scones.
The greenkeepers may also have a thing or two or three to say about Club members invading their precious shed to feed, clean up after and collect the eggs of “several hundred chickens”. Just imagine the long-stored antiques, relics and other favourite items which will have to be removed to make adequate roosting room and avoid any risk of allegations of insufficient distance spacing in the chicken’s living quarters. That could soon move the classification of these social Moseggs from free
range to caged or confined.
We cannot risk this backlash. It would not be good for the image or the reputation of the
environmentally open-minded Mosman Bowling Club.
Good luck with developing the Board’s guidelines. I fear Fin Gerlickingood may well have “to get carried
away with this wonderful concept”. But please don’t put him/her in the recycling bin.
Respectfully yours
The Avian Ombudsman 16 June 2020
Dear Members,
At the June meeting of your Board of Directors I was charged with the
responsibility of making a decision regarding the proliferation of chicken
correspondence appearing in our Newsletters.
Clearly, this is a matter demanding thorough analysis and complex
reasoning.
My first observation is that whilst some may consider chickens in the Club
grounds as being a frivolous matter, it is quite obvious that the Avian
Ombudsman does not consider this to be the case.
The correspondence reflects encouraging initiative and sound research, but
it is suggested this will need to be tempered by red tape.
However, for our Club to have another income stream would be to
everyone’s benefit.
Chickens are unlike goats, and any comparison is odious. But why be short
-sighted?
We are now told that the post COVID world will be unlike before, so I
guess that means we need to apply digital, illogical, history denying, fake
news reasoning to serious matters such as this,
and in any event “now is not the time”.
So in transitioning myself into the new world I must consider my
decision……and I have finally made my decision.
I have decided not to make a decision.
Thank You.
Harry Evans
Our Club Singles Championships and President’s Singles are now open for entries. I found these words of advice when surfing the internet during lockdown and thought they may be useful to share.
When being outplayed, try to make opponent change hand that is being played well (e.g. by blocking)
Movement of mat can upset opponent’s rhythm of delivery
Be aggressive when a conservative outlook is not working
Build each end to your own strength
A three quarter length jack gives a good indication of green speed
Drives and running shots should be exercised carefully when playing singles
Attacking shots are more successful on shorter ends
In singles your first and third shots are more important tactically
If in doubt you should walk up to the head (if permitted) before delivering your bowls
Do not hurry your delivery
Play the shot offering more than one option of attaining your goal
Avoid wasting opportunities to add to your score
Drives should only be played if you have back bowls
Avoid playing “around the clock”. Play the favourable side
Change foot position on the mat to avoid a blocking bowl
Play covering bowls before attempting blocks
Be aware of your opponent’s tactics, preferences, strengths and weaknesses
Play short ends with the wind and long ends against it
In a cross wind the narrow side is often kinder Good luck and good bowling – and remember to adhere to all the Covid-19 safety guidelines!
