MY REPORT this week begins on a sad note, unfortunately Jill McBride a member of TGWBC since 2003 passed away on Friday 22nd November following a short illness.

Jill was a staunch supporter of our Club, she was Chair of the Social Committe for many years, a talented bowler being selected to bowl in our Pennant team in 2005 through till 2016, a Lead in the winning teams for the Club Championship Triples 2006 and 2014 and also winning Club Championship Fours 2010. Jill had many more bowling victories on Trophy Days, Invitation Days and on social bowls. Apart from her bowling achievements Jill will be remembered for her willingness to help all anytime, teaching new bowlers, her sense of humour, a good friend and so much more.
Jill you may be gone from our lives but you will never be forgotten.

Tuesday 26th November: Bowls played 2 games of 3 bowls Triples and a game of Fours all 18 ends. Lyn Nightingale, Dawn Jones and Karen Green annihilated Carolyn Fredericks, Leona Clissold and Judi Polak 33 v 5. Dot Dallas (swinger lead), Kris MacDonald, Dawn May and Sandra Leisemann had a close contest winning 13 v 11, their opponents Dot, Maryanne Cuss, Judy McGavock and Bette Saillard. Loretta Baker, Lynda Richards and Jean Glover started strongly, on the 8th end their score 15 v Precy Swaddling, Robyn Webster and Bev Harrington 3 unfortunately Jean’s team lost the next 9 ends, Bev’s team heading into the final end with a 10-shot lead, 25 v 15, winning by 8 shots final score 25 v 17. The winners on the day winning with the lowest margin were Dot, Kris, Dawn and Sandra.

Thursday 28th November: The annual RSL LifeCare The Grange Trophy Day, format for play 2 games of 2 bowls Triples 10 ends, teams randomly drawn also random draw for games. All place winners won both their games; so now the decider would be total shots. The winners here were Carolyn Fredericks, Judi Polak and Karen Green with a score of 39, 2nd place went to Maynie Roberts, Lynda Richards and Dale Cameron 27 and 3rd place with a score of 14 Jane Uff, Ingrid Luck and Bette Saillard. Many thanks to RSL LifeCare The Grange for your continuing sponsorship of this day.
Thanks to Lyndall Ryder (The Grange) for presenting the prizes.

Coming events: Break Up Day/ Secretary v President Day 12th December.

By Lynda RICHARDS