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The first of the Open Days got underway today in what is going to be a Bank Holiday of glorious weather.
The Open Day continues tomorrow, starting at 10.00am. If you have some time to spare, go along to the club and help Debbie and the team in the Open Day sessions, in the glorious sunshine..
Results from Last Week
Click on the coloured Team Names below to see the latest results and League positions.
Tuesday 25th May. NFWBA Ladies' 1st Team Away versus Brockenhurst. The ladies had a bad day losing both rinks by the same score of 20 - 15. Points 6 - 0. Shots 40 - 30.
Tuesday 25th May. NFWBA Ladies' 2nd Team at Home versus Downton. The combined Brockenhurst/Ringwood team lost overall but won one Rink. Points 2 - 4. Shots 26 - 32.
Tuesday 25th May. NFBA Men's 1st Team Away versus New Milton. A good reponse following the defeat, against New Milton, in the National Top Club Competition 2 days previously. Despite winning only 1.5 rinks it was a performancen. Points 2.5 - 5.5. Shots 52 - 82.
Thursday 27th May. B&DWBA Ladies' 1st Team at Home versus West Moors C. Another great win leaves the Ladies in second spot in the league. Points 4 - 2. Shots 36 - 24.
Thursday 27th May. NFBA Men's A Team at Home versus New Milton A. Another great win for the A team lifts them off the bottom of the table. Points 6 - 2. Shots 74 - 61.
Thursday 27th May. NFBA Men's B Team Away versus Lymington A. A great performance, away from home, leaves the B team as the Table Toppers. Points 1 - 7. Shots 53 - 68.
Saturday 29th May . B&DBA Triples 1st Team Away versus Argyll. A bad day on the coast resulted in only one rink win for the 1st team. Points 12 - 2. Shots 81 - 57.
Saturday 29th May. B&DBA Triples A Team at Home versus Knyveton Gardens A. A great performance against the section 4 leaders gave a the A team a second win. Points 10 - 4. Shots 68 - 65.
Saturday 29thMay. B&DBA Triples B Team Away versus Poole Park C. A close contest with each side winning one rink but sadly a loss for the B team. Points 4 - 2. Shots 31 - 27.
Special Note on B&DBA Teams. After playing four matches, each team has the same record of winning two and losing two. Also, they each occupy the mid table position (5th) in their respective leagues.
Coming Up Next Week
Monday 31st May. Bowls' Big Weekend Open Day 2. 10.00am start.
Monday 31st May . Harry Wright Trophy continues. 5.30pm start.
Tuesday 1st June. NFWBA Ladies' 1st Team at Home versus Highcliffe. 2.00pm start.
Tuesday 1st June. NFWBA Ladies' 2nd Team Away versus Fordingbridge. 2.00pm start.
Tuesday 1st June. NFBA Men's 1st Team at Home versus Fordingbridge. 6.15pm start.
Thursday 3rd June. B&DWBA Ladies' 1st Team Away versus Southbourne B. 2.00pm start.
Thursday 3rd June. NFBA Men's A Team Away versus West Moors A. 6.15pm start.
Thursday 3rd June. NFBA Men's B Team at Home versus West Moors. 6.15pm start.
Saturday 5th June. B&DBA Triples 1st Team at Home versus New Milton. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 5th June. B&DBA Triples A Team Away versus New Milton A. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 5th June. B&DBA Triples B Team at ham versus West Moors C. 10.00am start.
Despite the very strong winds and rain, the Club promotional display went ahead at the Ringwood Meeting House on Friday.
A HUGE thank you goes out to Debbie, who organised the event, Audrey Merrington, Sue Wyatt, Jenny Blake, Helen Blackiston, Dave Lewis and Denis Newham for the work they put in promoting the Ringwood Bowls Club’s Bowls' Big Weekend Open Days.
Debbie reports, 'The weather was grim! Wind, rain and cold and yet each of the above gave a full 2 hours in the clubs name. As you would expect there were fewer people around and those that were rushed by to get out of the weather. However, we managed to get 2 confirmed bookings and a dozen interested in coming on one of the Open Days with a further few who want to come along at a later date.'
Today's Results
Bowls England Men's Top Club versus New Milton. The rain held off this morning for the early start at Ringwood. Sadly, it's New Milton who go through to the next round, winning one of the two singles matches, the triples and the fours on an extra end. Final score 2 - 3.
Bowls Hampshire Ladies' Thornberry Cup versus Southbourne. The Ladies were not so lucky with the weather in Ringwood. The rain came in during the proceedings and in a very close match were pipped at the post by just 4 shots. Rinks 0.5 - 1.5. Shots 35 - 39.
Results from Last Week
Click on the coloured Team Names below to see the latest results and League positions.
Tuesday 18th May. NFWBA Ladies' 1st Team at Home versus Braeside. A great start to the league season with a win by 5 shots. Points 5 - 1. Shots 32 - 27.
Tuesday 18th May. NFWBA Ladies' 2nd Team Away versus New Milton 1. Also, another good start to the season with a win. Points 2 - 4. Shots 27 - 44.
Tuesday 18th May. NFBA Men's 1st Team Away versus Lyndhurst. Another great win for the 1st Team. Points 0.5 - 7.5. Shots 40 - 74.
Thursday 20th May. B&DWBA Ladies' 1st Team Away versus Pelhams C. Another great start to the season with a win. Shots 20- 28.
Thursday 20th May. NFBA Men's A Team at Home versus Highcliffe A. Despite taking 2 rinks off the Division leaders the result was an overall loss. Points 2 - 6. Shots 54 - 71.
Thursday 20th May. NFBA Men's B Team Away versus Milford A. Match cancelled due to high winds and rain. Points shared, 4 - 4.
Saturday 22nd May . B&DBA Triples 1st Team at Home versus Knyveton Gardens. A tricky day for the 1st Team. Despite winning on 2 rinks, the opposition was strong resulting in the first loss of the season. Points 4 - 10. Shots 60 - 83.
Saturday 22nd May. B&DBA Triples A Team No game. Rest week.
Saturday 22nd May. B&DBA Triples B Team Away versus West Moors B. Another good win for the B Team places them in third place with a game in hand on those above. Points 0 - 6. Shots 19 - 55
Coming Up Next Week
Monday 24th May . Harry Wright Trophy continues. 5.30pm start.
Tuesday 25th May. NFWBA Ladies' 1st Team Away versus Brockenhurst. 2.00pm start.
Tuesday 25th May. NFWBA Ladies' 2nd Team at Home versus Downton. 2.00pm start.
Tuesday 25th May. NFBA Men's 1st Team Away versus New Milton. 6.15pm start.
Thursday 27th May. B&DWBA Ladies' 1st Team at Home versus West Moors C. 2.00pm start.
Thursday 27th May. NFBA Men's A Team at Home versus New Milton A. 6.15pm start.
Thursday 27th May. NFBA Men's B Team Away versus Lymington A. 6.15pm start.
Saturday 29th May. B&DBA Triples 1st Team Away versus Argyll. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 29th May. B&DBA Triples A Team at Home versus Knyveton Gardens A. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 29th May. B&DBA Triples B Team Away versus Poole Park C. 10.30am start.
Sunday 30th May. Bowls' Big Weekend Open Day 1. 10.00am start.
Monday 31st May. Bowls' Big Weekend Open Day 2. 10.00am start.
The Ladies get going this coming week with their campaigns in both the New Forest and B&D Leagues. Good Luck Ladies.
On Friday 21st May, The Club have a promotional display at the Ringwood Meeting House. Organised by Debbie, the event runs from 10am to 4pm. If you are able to help in any way, contact Debbie on 07818 033832.
Results from Last Week
Click on the coloured Team Names below to see the latest results and League positions.
Tuesday 11th May. NFBA Men's 1st Team at Home versus Braeside A. Third win on the trot for the 1st Team. Points 7 - 1. Shots were 77 - 56.
Thursday 13th May. NFBA Men's A Team Away versus Lymington A. A second loss, albeit by only 8 shots, leaves the A Team propping up the table. Points 6½ - 1½. Shots were 67 - 59.
Thursday 13th May. NFBA Men's B Team at Home versus New Milton A. A maximum points win results in second spot in the league. Points 8 - 0. Shots 89 - 40.
Saturday 15th May . B&DBA Triples 1st Team Away versus Branksome Park. Another great win leaves the 1st Team in third place with a game in hand. Points 2 - 12. Shots 48 - 63.
Saturday 15th May. B&DBA Triples A Team at Home versus Argyll A. The first win of the season lifts the B Team off the bottom of the table. Points 12 - 2. Shots were 79 - 64.
Saturday 15th May. B&DBA Triples B Team at Home versus Highcliffe C. A close game but sadly losing by 4 shots places the B team below Highcliffe C in mid-table. Points 2 - 4. Shots were 32 - 36.
Coming Up Next Week
Monday 17th May . Harry Wright Trophy continues. 5.30pm start.
Tuesday 18th May. NFWBA Ladies' 1st Team at Home versus Braeside. 2.00pm start.
Tuesday 18th May. NFWBA Ladies' 2nd Team Away versus New Milton 1. 2.00pm start.
Tuesday 18th May. NFBA Men's 1st Team Away versus Lyndhurst. 6.15pm start.
Tuesday 20th May. B&DWBA Ladies' 1st Team Away versus Pelhams C. 2.00pm start.
Thursday 20th May. NFBA Men's A Team at Home versus Highcliffe A. 6.15pm start.
Thursday 20th May. NFBA Men's B Team Away versus Milford A. 6.15pm start.
Friday 21st May. Promotional Club Display at the Ringwood Meeting House. 10.00am - 4.00pm.
Saturday 22nd May. B&DBA Triples 1st Team at Home versus Knyveton Gardens. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 22nd May. B&DBA Triples B Team Away versus West Moors B. 10.00am start.
Just results this week.
Click on the coloured Team Names below to see the latest results and League positions.
Tuesday 4th May . NFBA Men's 1st Team at Home versus Fordingbridge A. A convincing win where the shots difference was greater than the oppositions total shots. Points 8-0. Shots were 91-45.
Thursday 6th May. NFBA Men's A Team Away versus West Moors. A great win, away from home, by the tightest of margins, ie. 1 Point. Points 2-6. Shots were 60-61.
Thursday 6th May. NFBA Men's B Team at Home versus West Moors A. A disappointing result after last week's win. Points 1-7. Shots 57-69.
Saturday 8th May. B&DBA Triples A Team at Home versus West Moors A. A second visit to Ringwood, in two days, by West Moors A resulted in another win for them. Points 4-10. Shots were 64-74.
Coming Up Next Week
Monday 10th May . Harry Wright Trophy continues. 5.30pm start.
Tuesday 11th May. NFBA Men's 1st Team at Home versus Braeside A. 6.15pm start.
Thursday 13th May. NFBA Men's A Team Away versus Lymington A. 6.15pm start.
Thursday 13th May. NFBA Men's B Team at Home versus New Milton A. 6.15pm start.
Saturday 15th May. B&DBA Triples 1st Team Away versus Branksome Park. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 15th May. B&DBA Triples A Team at Home versus Argyll A. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 15th May. B&DBA Triples B Team Away versus Highcliffe C. 10.00am start.
Last week the Men's Leagues got underway with the 1st team travelling to Lymington, returning home with their first win of the season.
The start to the Ladies, NFWBA, League has been delayed and will now start on the 18th May. This is due to some teams withdrawing from the league which has lead to a restructure of the league, resuting in 3 sections instead of 4. As many clubs were struggling to field two teams, Ringwood have combined with Brockenhurst to field a joint team in the 'C' League. Ringwood and Brockenhurst will each send a Triple to Away Matches and will play as one Team. For Home Matches each Triple will stay at their respective Clubs and the opponents will be asked to send one Triple to Ringwood and one to Brockenhurst.
The NFWBA League Secretary, Sandy Elder, said. 'With flexibility and good will I am sure you can make this work and we will be allowing as many Bowlers as possible to play in this most unusual year.'
As Broadstone Wessex and Richmond Park have withdrawn teams from the B&DBA Triples leagues, there are no matches this coming week for our 1st and B teams.
Click on the coloured Team Names below to see the latest results and League positions.
Tuesday 27th April . NFBA Men's 1st Team Away versus Lymington. A great start to the season on a very cold evening. winning 1-7. Shots were 47-68.
Thursday 29th April. NFBA Men's A Team at Home versus Ringwood B. The 'A' team managed only one rink win against a determined 'B' team who won 1-7. Shots were 46-85.
Saturday . B&DBA Triples 1st Team at Home versus Fordingbridge. Another great performance winning by 3 rinks to 1. Points 12-2. Shots 65-53.
Saturday . B&DBA Triples A Team Away versus Swanage. A disastrous start to the season, in a reduced 15 end match due to bad weather, suffering a crushing 14-0. Shots were 81-34.
Saturday . B&DBA Triples B Team at Home versus Boscombe Clff C. A good start to the season in the morning league. Rink wins were shared but the 'B' team took the spoils by 4 points to 2. Shots were 42-31.
Coming Up Next Week
Monday . Harry Wright Trophy continues. 5.30pm start.
Tuesday . NFBA Men's 1st Team at Home versus Fordingbridge A. 6.15pm start.
Thursday . NFBA Men's A Team Away versus West Moors. 6.15pm start.
Thursday . NFBA Men's B Team at Home versus West Moors A. 6.15pm start.
Saturday . B&DBA Triples A Team at Home versus West Moors A. 2.30pm start.
What we hope will be a full and Competitive Season got under way yesterday with a Men's Friendly match against Southbourne.
On a glorious sunny day, two teams were fielded with a 1st Team playing at Southbourne and a 2nd Team playing at Ringwood.
It turned out to be a very close contest with an overall win, by just one shot, for Ringwood, 134 - 133.
The 1st Team had two rink wins but lost overall 67 - 64, while the 2nd Team, with only one rink win, won by 70 - 66.
Congratulations to those who took part and a Big Thank You to Anne and Breta for arranging the halftime tea, Harry for stepping in to do the cards, in the absence of a 2nd Team Captain and also to Harry and Anne and for running the bar.
Coming Up Next Week
Tuesday 27th April. NFBA Men's 1st Team Away versus Lymington. 6.15pm start.
Thursday 29th April. NFBA Men's A Team at Home versus Ringwood B. 6.15pm start.
Saturday 1st May. B&DBA pm Triples 1st Team at Home versus Fordingbridge. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 1st May. B&DBA pm Triples A Team Away versus Swanage. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 1st May. B&DBA am Triples B Team at Home versus Boscombe Cliff C. 10.00am start.
Also
Harry Wright Trophy starts on Monday 3rd May, 5.30pm start. Get your entries into Doug Jones. Maximum 24 players, first come first served.
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There was a debut performance on the Green today.
Paul was pictured taking his new toy, a Toro Procore 648 aerator, for it's maiden spiking escapade.
The worms were not amused
The Gallery of photos can be viewed by clicking on the picture opposite.