2021
Lacon Cup quarter final
Our triples team of Ken Gifford, Ken Jones and Steve Fordham played in the above match against Isleham this week and won a nailbiting match over 18 ends by 18:17. Congratulations to them all and we wish them the very best of luck and skill on the day in the semi final.
12th July saw our President Hugh Greenfield play for a quarter final place in the Over 60's singles against Dick (Haddenham player). Hugh started off slowly and found himself 20:10 behind, but he upped his game and on the last end (28th) it was 19:20 and anyone's game. Dick pipped him by just a couple of inches to get the much needed point to win the match. Well played Hugh.
Our team of Ken Jones, Ken Gifford and Steve Fordham played in the Lacon Cup on 9th July against Mitchell Lodge and happy to report that they won 21:17, which takes them to the quarter finals. Well done lads - keep it up!
On 8th July we had the Club Pairs competition. All members are able to participate and names are placed into the hat for a drawer when the pairs are made up. There followed 5 games of 4 ends each with scores awarded for ends won and games won etc. The reigning champions Ken Jones and Claire McGowan came in first place and second was taken by Hugh Greenfield (President) and Margaret Seymour (FML Captain). Those two pairs will face each other on 4th September at the Finals Day.
The C&D competitions are well underway. Mixed pairs saw two teams from Barton pitched against each other on 16th June - Ken/Anna -v- Phil/Margaret. That was a great fun match which was close fought. Winners with 22:16 were Margaret & Phil, but whatever the result Barton have a team moving to the next level!
Our ladies pairs teams have both been eliminated in the first round against good competition.
Mens Pairs fared a little better getting through to the 2nd round! Individual male and female entrants are underway.
2020
Limited Club competitions were run in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis. Results of the competitions were as follows:
Open Champion - Ken Jones
(runner up Laureen Wesley)
Ladies Champion - Anna Jennings
(runner up Margaret Seymour)
Mens Champion - Ken Jones
(runner up Ken Gifford)
Pairs Champions - D.Jennings & C.McGowan)
(runners up L. Wesley and K.Jones)
Novice winner - Claire McGowan
(runner up Jane Whibley)
There was no Lord or Lady of Barton this year due to restriction on numbers allowed on the Green.
2019
This year sees a fair number of our members venturing into the C&D competitions, and local gala days in the region, in addition to the normal league matches and inter-club competitions. We wish you all the best of luck in the coming months.
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2018
Margaret and Meta made it all the way to the Finals at Great Chesterford, but were out bowled on the day by the Comberton Ladies Pair. Well done to our girls though for the valiant effort. They will be going along to the C&D Presentation Dinner in February 2019 to collect their runner up awards.
Our members are busy in competitions outside of the club activities and I can report that Meta and Margaret (Treasurer and Secretary) were not successful in their first round of the Secretary and Treasurer Cup, getting knocked out by Barrington.
However, they have been more successful in the Ladies Pairs Alexander Cup match and managed to beat Castle Camps 19:18 in a very close fought match. The quarter final is away against Post Office on 27th July at 6.30pm - spectators are welcome!
If any other members would like to report on their progress in competitions please let Margaret know and we can include in the web pages.
A fantastic opportunity to win
We had a terrific donation to the club and decided to make a draw so as to raise as much funds as possible!
For the price of a ticket (just £5) you had the chance of a luxury overnight stay for two people at The Old Bridge Hotel, Huntingdon to include a 3-course meal from the a la carte menu. Voucher valid until 21/3/2019 and must be taken for a Sunday night stay. The estimated cost to buy this is in the region of £250.
The draw took place on 16th May and was won by a bowler from Great Shelford Bowls Club, so well done to him.
QUIZ NIGHT - 21st April 2018
A successful evening was had at the Quiz. Our usual quiz master Ken, was unable to oversee as he is in hospital, so Philip Seymour stepped in to fill the breach, ably assisted by Tracy (our scorer) and Molly (our runner). We had 9 teams participating and a full house. Winners by half a point were Comberton Bowls Club - well done to them.
Supper was provided by Margaret Seymour and Meta Greenfield, assisted by Margaret Robinson (desserts), and received many compliments from the quiz goers. As usual the raffle was well supported, and we took the opportunity to sell a few more tickets for the Draw!
See pictures in the photo gallery.
JUMBLE SALE - 10th March 2018
Jumble sale on 10th March in Barton Village Hall. We still need more jumble, bric a brac and clothing please. Contact Margaret on 07577 638480 if you want us to collect any jumble. Helpers on the day from midday also needed.
Social Luncheon 2018
Saturday 24th February saw a very successful luncheon for our members, both social and playing. Our resident vicar Ken Jones led us in grace before our guests tucked into the food provided by chef John Watts, Ken Gifford and Meta Greenfield, which went down a storm. Most people went up for second portions in main and desserts!
Ken Gifford, our Chairman, made a small speech thanking the organisers of this event and then went on to give grateful thanks to all the hard work put in by John Boocock on preparing the groundwork for the siting of the new tank and control unit shed, soon to be installed. Also very grateful thanks were given to Steve Fordham for all his hard work in preparing the old sprinkler system and the many hours he has spent on this project so far.
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In the evening the Club was represented by Ken, Hugh and Meta, Philip and Margaret, John C, Rosemary and Pam at the Comberton Bowls Club Quiz night. There were quite a few teams participating and we came in a respectable 6th place. Still a fun night was had by us all and at least one of us won a raffle prize!
Presentation Dinner
On Saturday 11th November 2017 we had our presentation dinner at the Stove in Bourn. The evening was great fun and we raised more funds for the club with the well supported raffle.
The awards were presented by our President Hugh Greenfield and details of winners can be found on our Facebook page "bartonbowls" along with photos, which are also to be seen on the photo gallery of this site.
Chairman Ken Gifford surprised his Club Secretary and Club Treasurer by presenting them with lovely floral bouquets in thanks for their efforts over the year, which were gratefully received by both Margaret and Meta.
All recipients of the awards were well deserved this year, with some very close battles on the Green, well done to you all.
Fundraising
We have had two successful fundraising events in the last month or so. Firstly the jumble sale which raised over £250 and just recently the Quiz night which raised an amazing £500 +. We could not do these things without our regular supporters so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. this money is going into the irrigation system pot to help with the installation early in the New Year. We had a wonderful response from members and friends of the club in the form of donations toward the irrigation system, so hopefully we now have enough to get the work completed. Once again, thank you to all (you all know who you are) for the fantastic response. There is of course still the annual presentation dinner on 11th November at The Stove in Bourn, where we will be asking you to dig deep again for the raffle!
AGM 2017
We held our AGM on 29th September 2017 which was well attended. Officers were all re-elected for another term in office. Minutes of the meeting have been distributed to all members via email or by post, where appropriate. If your copy does not land within a few days please contact the Secretary.
Farewell to Malcolm
Many members attended the funeral today (20.9.2017) of Malcolm Flook, a much loved member of the club. Malcolm had been suffering from Motor Neuron Disease but was still having a go at bowls to the very end. His day today was well attended at the Crematorium, village Church and finally at the Secret Garden in Barton for the wake. Our thoughts are with his wife Margaret and daughters Sarah and Karen, and his young grandsons Harry and Ben, who Malcolm had looked forward to teaching to play football. A true gentleman with a heart of gold, you will be much missed Malcolm. Rest in Peace xx
FINALS DAY 2nd September 2017
Finals Day was a great success with many of our older social members turning out to watch some exciting games.
The winners were:
Lord of Barton Cup: Philip Seymour
Pairs: Steve Fordham & Philip Seymour
Novice Cup: Sandy Fernand
Open Cup: Hugh Greenfield
Mens Singles: Steve Fordham
Ladies Singles: Meta Greenfield
See pictures on the photos page and on our Facebook Page.
Runners Up:
Pairs: John Page & Meta Greenfield
Novice Cup: Todd Bridgman
Open Cup: Philip Seymour
Mens Singles: Ken Gifford
Ladies Singles: Margaret Seymour
Well done to all the players who took part today.
The ladies of the club laid on a wonderful 2-course luncheon which everyone devoured, followed by a great raffle (thanks to all those who donated for this).
The cups and shields will be handed out at the presentation dinner on 11th November 2017.
PROMOTION TO DIVISION 3 ASSURED
Our final C&D match against Eternit on 30th August resulted in a 3 point shot difference earning us 4 points and placing us second in the division at 88.5 points. This is just 1.5 points behind the leaders Duxford, assuring us of promotion.
WELL DONE TO ALL THE PLAYERS
Let's work hard to stay up there next season!
2021
In November we held our presentation dinner where the cups and shields were distributed to winners, previously listed on main page. Congratulations to all those bowlers and a huge thank you to Pat Gifford for helping Ken to organise another successful event.
Two cracking matches on last two days of June. One in C&D and one in FML. Both were good wins for Barton. With only two FML games in July I hope the members will keep practicing up at the green to keep up the standards we are getting to expect !
The match against Meldreth on 18th June was postponed following a pitch inspection by the two captains. Heavy rain with more forecast made the decision a formailty. Date for the rescheduled game is 6th July.
The teams continue to play in C&D and FML won and having sporadic successes. Great game this evening in the C&D against Coleridge (14th June) which was very close. We won by 12 shots and gained 5.5 points. The C&D team members were on the whole in good form. There is a standard to play to in this league and thereby hold a place in the team. Members not quite at that standard get to play in the FML league where they can gain experience.
FML Table Week Ending 8th May
Pl W L D Point Diff
SAWSTON 2 2 0 0 10 86
FOXTON 3 2 0 1 9.5 3
BARTON 2 2 0 0 9 39
MELBOURN 2 2 0 0 8 19
MELDRETH 2 1 1 0 7 3 5
NEWNHAM 2 1 1 0 6 14
Gt SHELFORD 2 0 1 1 2.5 -36
HISTON 1 0 0 1 1.5 -13
COMBERTON 3 0 0 3 1 -59
Lt SHELFORD 2 0 0 2 0.5 -70
COTON 1 0 0 1 0 -18
We played the first game in Division 2 of C&D on 5th May. Although we lost the match, we did win on one rink and the shot difference was only -10 so we did not disgrace ourselves against a team that has been in Division 1. The green was playing well with ample Covid space between the rinks. Well done Barton team - a great effort on our first outing into Division 2.
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Two good wins under our belt in FML in April. We got 9 points of 10 available. (See match results for details). Looking forward to the FML May matches now.
Margaret Seymour - FML Captain
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For members information, there is now a first aid kit hanging to the left in the first shed should it be required. Access to the pavilion is restricted until May 17th 2021 due to Covid restrictions so until then, if needed, please use the temporary kit.
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We owe Meta Greenfield a huge debt of gratitude for her role as Captain of the FAL team these past years. However owing to personal reasons Meta has stepped down as Captain and her shoes are to be filled by Margaret Seymour in 2021. Margaret was the Club Secretary for the past 3 years and looks forward to this new role within the Club.
2020
AGM cancelled
The AGM for 2020 was cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions on numbers allowed to gather. However an electronic vote was carried out and the new committee for 2021 is as follows:
Chairman: Ken Gifford
Secretary: Laureen Wesley
Treasurer: Anna Jennings
Greens team leader: Ken Jones
C&D Captain: Hugh Greenfield
FAL Captain: Meta Greenfield
Member without portfolio: John Page
Having served their 3 year terms as secretary and treasurer respectively, we say thank you and happy bowling to Margaret Seymour and Meta Greenfield
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February 2020
Our Secretary Margaret Seymour is once again entering the swimming pool to raise money this year for Diabetes UK. Whereas last year she swam a mere 2500m, this year she is undertaking the breathtaking challenge of swimming 22 miles (the channel), in the pool over a 12 week period. Challenge starts on 22nd February and if you wish to sponsor her click on the link below:
https://swim22.diabetes.org.uk/pages/margaret-seymour
So far she has smashed her target to raise £250 and has £316 in the kitty!
July 2019
A fantastic result tonight (16th July) in the C&D against Fulbourn. We won on all rinks gaining the 7 points.
Well done team!
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A good win over at Comberton today (3rd July) in the FAL. Won on all rinks so got the 5 points. Well done team.
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We unfortunately had to withdraw from the Gilbert Cup as we were unable to make up a team this time.
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Our Secretary Margaret Seymour played in the C&D Ladies Singles Cecil Petitt Shield Quarter Final on 2nd July against the current champion. Very happy to report that it was a win for Margaret 23:18 after a long and close 28 end match. She looks forward to 14th August and the semi finals (opponent yet to be decided).
June 2019
Our club internal competitions are underway now and hopefully most of the first rounds have been played. There have been some cracking games, but I have to make comment on todays match between Laureen and Anna. Margaret Seymour was the marker on a glorious day weather wise. The match was always going to be close but on the 25th end it was all square at 19:19. Laureen came through with a four to clinch the match. A superb game which was of a final standard. Well done girls - you did your "coach" proud!
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A great season so far in our FAL league
matches. Today 28th June saw us beat Foxton for the second time this season with a convincing score line (see match results page). Keep it up team !!
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Lord of Barton Cup competition
27th June saw a good turnout for the Lord of Barton knockout competition. The person with the highest score wins. This year our Lord of Barton winner, with a score of 37 points, was Steve Fordham. Well played Steve, we will all remember to doff our caps to you on the green in the coming matches!
We also had a competition running alongside (and at the same time) for Lady of Barton. This was a very close run thing with only 2 points in it. Runner up with 34 points was Margaret Seymour but our 2019 Lady of Barton is Anna Jennings with a score of 36. Well done to you Anna.
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Our postponed match against Duxford has been scheduled for 11th July. This is an away match. We have therefore had to move our planned Pairs competition evening from that date to 8th August at 6pm - open to all members (social and bowling), just turn up on the night and pull a partner from the hat for the competition.
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16th June sees our Club represented at the Great Chesterford Gala, an annual event. This year the team is Ken Gifford, Steve Fordham, Margaret Seymour and Laureen Wesley. We wish them luck in the match - hope the weather is kind!
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We had a great game of bowls in the friendly match against Needingworth on 15th June. There were only 4 shots in it (to their advantage) and the score ended as 57:61. However it was a game played in the best of spirits and the weather held for us (only a slight sprinkling half way through), with the sun shining at the end. We all enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea post match with savouries, cakes and scones provided by the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. We look forward to a return match next season over at Needingworth where we can hopefully claw back a win!
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It was with great sadness at the end of May that we received the resignation of our C&D Captain due to personal reasons. However we have picked up the pieces and the Committee have asked our current President Hugh Greenfield to stand in as C&D Captain. Hugh will retain the position until the end of the season when we will have an official election at the AGM, for this position as well as other Officers of the Club to be elected for the coming 2020 season. We seem to be on a role now and have had five straight wins in a row - well done to all the players.
May 2019
Our match against Duxford on 7th May was cancelled as they were not able to field a team. That match will be re-organised at a date to be agreed.
Our teams took the opportunity to play a match at home amongst themselves, to keep their hands in. A fun evening was had by all.
April 2019
What an absolute stonker of a quiz night we had on 27th April. It is our best one yet making a fantastic £851 profit. The village hall was packed to the gunnels and great fun was had by all. Many raffle prizes were donated and enjoyed by the winners! I am afraid that our own Barton Bowls Club team let the side down a bit and got the booby prize as lowest scorers, and the winning team was St Peters led by our own Ken Jones. Well done guys.
The profits will soon be eaten up, literally by the Green but without your support at events like this the Club would be struggling, so a huge thank you to everyone who had anything to do with the evening!
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A great first match win in the FAL on 24th April followed by a great win in C&D against City on 25th April. Keep it up teams !!
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Congratulations to Meta & Hugh Greenfield (our Treasurer and President) on the occasion of their Golden Wedding anniversary on 19th April. 50 years is a huge milestone these days, and we wish them many more to come.
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We had two very successful working parties in the month to get the Green up to scratch for the coming season. Huge thanks to those members who came along to assist.
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We had a very successful jumble sale on 6th of this month raising in excess of £300 to club funds. Thanks to everyone who donated and / or helped on the day.
March 2019
It is with sadness that we report the death of Mrs Sheila Boocock (84) whose wit and bowling skill on the green will be sorely missed.
We also report the death of a past member and Treasurer of the Bowls Club - Mr Tom Goddard.
Our presentation dinner 2018
This event went very smoothly and the service was very good from Carol, our "new caterer". The evening was a great success and trophies were handed out to our winners and runners up. (See photo gallery for the memories).
The venue and caterer for this event has been changed this year. We have for the past 2 years been to the Stove but they have had a change of chef and menu which precludes evening meals now. Therefore we are venturing into new waters and trying out a new chef (Carol). We will be hiring the Comberton Village Hall for the event and details will follow shortly.
The event went off without a hitch and everyone who attended (record turnout) had a fantastic evening. Well done to all the recipients of cups and shields.
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Interclub competitions 2018
These are well underway now and the lists of who is playing who are on the board at the Green. Please ensure that when you complete your match, you put the winners name in the appropriate box so the next match can occur. Many thanks.
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The 2018 fixture list has now been updated so take a look at the relevant page on this site and let the skippers know your availability asap.
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There will be a working party shortly to dig ditches etc for installation of the pipework for the sprinkler system. The electricity supply work taking power from the pavilion to the shed commences in a few days time. We are progressing slowly but surely and hopefully on track for the start of the season in April.
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News from Down Under: We recently heard from Todd who left the club at the end of 2017 to return with his family to New Zealand. The good news is that Sierra Bridgman, has been selected to play for her Year 9 team at Onslow College back in New Zealand. We are delighted for Sierra and wish her continued success in her matches with the team. We also understand that she plans to commence indoor bowling in the winter down in New Zealand, so again good luck with that Sierra. Although we have lost a youth member we are so very happy that she continues to play the sport, albeit on the other side of the world! Hopefully we will have some photos shortly to follow her progress.
Update on Sierra
Very happy to report that Sierra won the gold medal in the Wellington Regional Championships earlier this year - very well done young lady, you will go far!
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Historical for 2017
C&D match against Romsey 17th July
We had a good win against Romsey tonight in a game played in very good spirits. Barton won the match 69:57 (6:1) which should help us in the league table. Thank you to Romsey for your hospitality after the match.
Club Competitions 2017
The draw for the Ladies Singles, Mens Singles, Novice and Open Cups were made this afternoon (5th July). The lists will be posted on the club noticeboard tomorrow evening (6th July). Please arrange your matches by the dates on the list so that we can run smoothly to finals day on Saturday 2nd September. Good luck to you all !!
Green Upkeep - April 2017
There has been a lot of activity over the past months relating to the Green. Our thanks go to Steve Fordham and his helpers for all the efforts in replacing the boards on the tennis court side of the green. This was back breaking work but now looks great. We had a working party recently that prepared the ditches by weeding, painting boards and laying rubber protection for the season ahead.
Sadly the problem we had with moles has reared its ugly head again and the Committee have this in hand.
NEW ROLL UP SESSION
The Committee agreed at our recent meeting that we will commence an additional roll up session to allow members a better chance of getting a friendly game. Open to all members, social and visitors, this is a chance to get together in the morning from 10am till around midday and have a game of bowls with refreshments available. It is hoped that our new recruits will be able to attend this and perhaps we might even have a little in-house competition running. This session will have a small fee attached of £2 per person to help cover the costs of the pavilion hire. Please note that the normal Club night on Thursday will remain fre
Club roll up sessions from April 2022
Don't forget we have the Tuesday morning 10 - 12 noon roll up session and Thursday night 6pm - 8.30pm club night. It would be nice to see members practicing on the green!
Open Day APRIL 2022
Details to be agreed.
We had a successful Covid regulated open day in May 2021. As a result the Club have gained 4 new bowlers and 3 social members. We welcome Shelagh, Russ, Jean, John, Anne, Ian and Nizami to the Club and look forward to some great bowling together.
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We owe a debt of gratitude to the working party members who turned up to splash paint around and generally get the green ready for us all to play on this season. Thank you to all of you (you know who you are). We must remember that the Club is there for all players of course, but we must not keep relying on the same people to do the work behind the scenes. It would be nice to see some other members stepping up from time to time, if only to weed or tend the flower boxes due to be installed.
Due to the Covid-19 crisis in 2020 pretty much everything was cancelled, so not much to report for 2020. Now the government has allowed reopening of the bowls greens, subject to strict regulations, we look forward to a full season of bowls in C&D and FML. in 2021.
We took the opportunity in 2020 to undertake a much needed extension to the club equipment shed, which is now all sparkly and bright. Our thanks to John & David for undertaking the hard work involved in this venture.
The autumn/winter greens work was carried out by ProGreent, and our own greens team have been hard at work ensuring the green is fit for play in 2021.
All C&D and FML matches have been announced for the coming year and can be found on the Match results link above.
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First Social of 2020 took place on 15th Feb where we had our annual luncheon. A fabulous meal was served by the committee and was well attended by members. A raffle raised £80 toward new club equipment.
Historical 2019
COACHING SESSION 1st June
Our good friend and England Bowls Coach, Clinton Tweed, popped along for an afternoon of exercises to target and focus on our techniques. This session was for the more advanced bowlers in the club and limited to 8 places. It was fully attended and we all had great fun, whilst learning, and it certainly helped me with my heavy delivery (hopefully now subdued!). Clinton is returning to the Club on Thursday 20th June at 6pm to coach all members if they wish to take his advice.
OPEN DAY 4th May 2019
We had our open day which proved to be a wet and windy affair topped off by a hail storm! Unfortunately, despite all the publicity across the region and beyond the weather put people off and only 8 bodies came to have a try at bowls. However, I am happy to report that 5 of those have now joined the Club. Thanks to those members who turned out to assist throughout the day and to Wallis and Son (David) for their stand and the cars on display.
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This season the Bowls Club is being supported by a local firm Wallis & Son Ltd of Barton. Elliot Wallis has already kindly donated a couple of dozen mugs to the club for use after home matches, and he gave us cake to keep us going at the recent working party.
Wallis & Son will also be making an appearance at our Open Day on 4th May when they have kindly donated three fantastic raffle prizes to be drawn at the end of the day. New bowlers taking to the green for the first time will each receive a free entry into the draw, so nothing to lose, get along to the open day and have a go. Refreshments will be on hand all through the day from 10am to 4pm.
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Our first social event of 2019 took place on Saturday 9th March in the pavilion. The Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary cooked for the members and the event was well supported by 21 bodies. This is an opportunity for social members as well as players to get together before the season for a chin wag, as well as an opportunity to raise a few pounds for the Club. We had a lively raffle after the meal and I am pleased to report that we raised around £180 toward the expenses of getting the Green ready for the season.
Check out our League position by tuning into www.cambridge-and-districtbowls.co.uk. Click on Leagues (3). We ended 2018 in 4th position on the table. Well done Barton!
2018 looks set to be a good year for the Club. Our first project is to install the new irrigation system to the Green, which our Lead Steve Fordham has been working on the plans and control box panel throughout the last few months. Prepare for the working party call in the near future!
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The Club recently applied for a Community Bank Account at Barclays Bank, which if accepted will make things far easier for our Treasurer. It will bring us into the 21st century! Your Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer attended a meeting at Barclays on 20th February 2018 and will keep you informed on progress.
Update on account
After a few hiccups along the way the new bank account is just about ready (July) for use.
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Historical in 2017
New for this season is the launch of our website and Facebook page.
The Committee are hoping that these forms of communication will help to keep members advised and updated on club activity, match reports, scores and generally what is going on.
If you have anything you wish to contribute to the website, please contact Margaret Seymour, who is the Webmaster, for inclusion on the site.
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Click on the above link to keep track on our standing in the C&D League
Division 4
The season has got off to a rather wet and wintry beginning!
Rain interrupted our friendly with City, but this did not damper spirits, we simply were very British and had a nice cup of tea whilst the shower passed! This first friendly match of the year is customary with City and we always look forward to it.
The Milton match was also a rather cold affair with the Green being rather damp, but again we had a fun game resulting in a nice win for Barton.
The match against Foxton was, yet again, again held on a cold blustery day, but that did not deter the team from a great win.
Our match against Comberton was a rather wet affair, and affected play for all of us. We just did not seem able to get a hang of the conditions unlike our opponents, and hence we lost the match. Still the game was played in a good spirit and we all enjoyed the welcome hot drink and sandwiches at the end of the match!
Well done to the team on their great win today against Melbourn 72:32 in the FAL
A very good game on a glorious evening with the sun shining on us! We won away against Duxford in the C&D, making up for our loss to them at home in the FAL earlier in the month. Well done Barton!
We fielded a triples team for the Foxton Gala on 28th May. Sadly we did not make the finals on this occasion, although our Chairman (who played for another team!) managed to reach the final. No cups on this occasion for us but another fun day was had in glorious sunshine.
Our match against Histon in the FAL was played away on an unforgiving green I think it is fair to say! We lost of all three rinks.
What a great game against Coton where we had a clear win of 88:34 giving us wins on all four rinks. The maximum 7 points awarded. This should keep us up in the top 2 of the league so far this season.
Well we gave away a bad loss to Comberton on 26th June in the C&D league, but rallied together and managed to retrieve an almost identical score in our favour in the Kenzie Cup two days later! Well done team, we look forward to playing Meldreth in the next round.
Cecil Petit Rosebowl 1st round: Valiant effort by Margaret against Rose Goodwin (Castle Camps Bowls Club) in the first round of this cup. We put up a valiant effort but were beaten 21:15 in the end. Good luck to Rose on the next stage.
CUP PROGRESS
I'm very happy to report that in the 2 wood triples-Lord Eltisley Cup Steve F, Ken J and Ken G played a very strong team from Division One C & D-Balsham and won 25-10. On the same night, in the Lacon Cup Hugh, Meta and John Chance lost a very close game by just three shots against a strong side from Gamlingay. The next morning, after a full English breakfast at the pavilion, Ken G and Ken J helped Steve F to play in the Lacon Cup Triples and beat a very strong team from Div. two-Mitchell Lodge 22-15. Again coming good over the last three ends.
Happy to report that our Steve Fordham won his Prelim match in the Over 60's Dick Moody Cup by 21:14. Good luck in the next round Steve.
A good effort from Hugh Greenfield in the Over 60's SIngles, Dick Moody Cup. Final score 21:16 in favour of Bruce Herriman. Commiserations Hugh but a well fought match!
CAPTAIN TAYLOR CUP
Meta and Margaret put up a strong challenge in this first round match of Secretary & Treasurer competition, against Trumpington. Sadly we lost our concentration on the last few ends and the match. Thanks to Trumpington Secretary & Treasurer for your hospitality post match.
I am however very happy to report that Steve F, Ken J and Ken G won their second Lord Eltisley Cup against a team from Milton 25:8. We now play a strong team from Sawston who we just managed to beat last year. Keep up the good work lads!
GILBERT CUP
We put up a grand effort against the strong Division 2 Trumpington team, giving what is arguably our best performance in this Cup. Only 7 shots difference. Next year ......
Great Chesterford Bowls Gala
On a gloriously hot and sunny day on 18th June we fielded a team to play in the above Gala, just over the border in Essex. Our team consisted of Ken Gifford, Steve Fordham, Philip Seymour and Margaret Seymour and we were apparently the only team not to lose a game. We won 4 and drew 2 games. However, we were pipped to the title by Melbourn BC who got 83 points to our 80. The difference was on ends won and shot difference. Nevertheless, we were delighted to come 2nd place, as last year we were unplaced. The team won a small prize each, but the fun of the game despite the long day from 9.45 am to 6.45pm made it worthwhile.
Margaret was lucky enough to win the spider at the start of the gala for which she was rewarded with a bottle of Bacardi rum! As was reported to Ken, 2nd place is good and next year we can win it ...!!! The whole day was very well run by Great Chesterford BC with plenty of ways to spend our money - refreshments, bar, raffles and cake stall.
Comberton Gala Day 25th June 2017
We fielded a team for this triples match of Steve F, Margaret S and Philip S. We played 4 matches, of which we won two and lost the others by just one point and two points respectively. Not enough to get us to the final this time, but a good show for Barton again.
Lord of Barton Cup 29th June 2017
Philip Seymour was the winner of the Lord of Barton Cup for 2017, followed closely by runner up Ken Jones
Recruitment Drive for Youth and Adult on 25th May 2017
We had a great success with our recruitment drive with age ranges from 7 to 70 turning out to support the Club. It was particularly pleasing to see family groups attending and playing and most importantly having fun in the process. See the photo section for an idea of the fun we had. We set up a target for the youngsters to bowl to, which they proved very accurate at too!
We had a young girl aged 12 and a lad aged 13 who show some true potential and we have encouraged them to return and bring some friends with them!
Ken G and John W did a great job with the BBQ and we all tucked into burgers and sausages in rolls. There was also squash for the kids and alcohol for the grown ups on tap. Despite this being a free BBQ, there was a generous donation to club funds of £35 - thanks to all who contributed.
What is most pleasing is that we gained a full member tonight to the club and a commitment from 5 further people to come along next week for the official England Bowls Coach session. Others are away for half term, but will return on the next session.
It is not too late to get in on the act though! Further sessions are on Thursday 1st June, 15th June and 22nd June - just contact us to learn more.
End of official recruitment drive
Yesterday (22nd June) saw the end of our 4 week recruitment / coaching drive. I am very happy to inform the members that we have received requests from 6 persons to join the club as players and one as a social member. Paperwork is in hand to get these persons registered asap and playing alongside us all.
The successful grant application cheque arrived earlier in the month and the Committee have been spending the money wisely on equipment for the purpose it was awarded.
Just because the official recruitment sessions are over, does not mean that others cannot still come along and are are very welcome to try their hand.
We have the club competitions to look forward to very soon so get practicing everyone !