The Club's 'annual' Presentation Evening has now finally been set for Saturday 5th February 2011 starting at 7:00pm. The night will include the usual 'Stand-Up' Bingo and a raffle (for which prizes will be gratefully received). Tickets will cost £1 per person payable on the night.
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Owton Lodge v Cowdenbeath Touring Team Sunday 1st May 2011
Owton Lodge v Durham County Presidents - Sunday 15th May 2011 starting at 2:00pm
Owton Lodge v Maryport Touring Team (mixed) - Sunday 31st July 2011
Owton Lodge v Durham County Presidents - Sunday 15th May 2011 starting at 2:00pm
Owton Lodge v Maryport Touring Team (mixed) - Sunday 31st July 2011
Owton Lodge Friendly Matches 2011
Presentation Evening Cancelled (again)
Following a break in at the Owton Lodge Hotel on Wednesday night (2nd Feb.) the Presentation night has once again been cancelled. Arrangements will be made to find an alternative as soon as possible
The Owton Lodge Bowing Club AGM was held on Thursday 17th February in the Indoor Bowls Club due to the temporary closure of the Owton Lodge pub. Congratulations to Paul Stephenson on becoming the new club President. Also congratulations to the Re-elected Club Secretary Bill Nicholson and Treasurer Maurice Anderson. (For all elected officials see the Officers - Captains link on the left hand side).
AGM
The Owton Lodge Presentation Evening was once again a very sucessful evening and, although not as many turned up as usual, everyone had a good evening. Prizes were presented by Lil Taylor and Norman Taylor the 2010 President. It was nice to see Matt Daley at the Lodge for the evening - even though he didn't win the stand-up bingo...!!
Presentation Evening
The Owton Lodge gave a warm welcome to touring team Cowdenbeath on Sunday (May 1st 2011) on what turned out to be a warm clear day. The Tourists went away with a 8 shot victory overall on what we gather was a very successful and enjoyable tour following games at Darlington Woodlands and JWP. Our thanks to Les Coverdale from Eldon Grove who managed to put together a rink to make up the 6 rinks required.
The next friendly at the Lodge is the clubs annual game against the County Presidents team on May 15th. Please ad your name to the list in the clubhouse if you would like to play (meet at 1:30 for a 2:00 start - cost: £3.00/player)
The next friendly at the Lodge is the clubs annual game against the County Presidents team on May 15th. Please ad your name to the list in the clubhouse if you would like to play (meet at 1:30 for a 2:00 start - cost: £3.00/player)
Friendly Games
Due to lack of numbers the County Presidents match on Sunday 15th May has had to be cancelled.
For the first time in the club's history the Lodge A took on Lodge B in a Division 1 League clash on Monday (16/5/11) evening. The Lodge A comfortably won the encounter 5-1 however didn't have things all their own way. Three of the games went to the last end with two level at the 20 end mark. Cliff Simpson with Michael Simpson and Paul Stephenson took the honours on rink 1 beating Ken Kelsey, Jack Hollifield and Richard Ayre by a single shot. Tom Grainger, Jim Ainger and Dave Fenwick took the honours on rink 3 by about 3 shots over John Delafield, John O'Neil and Mark Parvin and Albert Ward with Mick Hagon and Albie Lines won with a very comfortable win over Jim Doherty, Barry Ashley and Harry Quigley. Honours for the B team went to John McKay, Brian Watson and Bill Spence with a last bowl win over Keith Wilford, Bill Nicholson and Dave Kilner .
The B team now look for revenge when the they get them back to their 'Own Green' later in the season.
The B team now look for revenge when the they get them back to their 'Own Green' later in the season.
Owton Lodge v Owton Lodge
Following a club General Management meeting and discussions with a number of players, the Owton Lodge BC has regrettably had to withdraw it's C team from the Hartlepool & District Mid Week Division 4 due to a insufficient number of players.
The C team has struggled for a number of years to continue playing and often were forced to play short usually on at least 2 - 3 (if not all) rinks. This season however it has got to the stage that only 1 of the 4 league games has been able to go ahead (and that was 3 players short) due to the lack of players. With the League this season including a number of 'extra' games on four Wednesdays and a backlog of games already, the clubs General Management have been left with no option but to withdraw.
The C team has struggled for a number of years to continue playing and often were forced to play short usually on at least 2 - 3 (if not all) rinks. This season however it has got to the stage that only 1 of the 4 league games has been able to go ahead (and that was 3 players short) due to the lack of players. With the League this season including a number of 'extra' games on four Wednesdays and a backlog of games already, the clubs General Management have been left with no option but to withdraw.
'C' Team Withdrawn from League
The Lodge were once again well represented in the Hartlepool & District Bowling asssociation finals this year starting with a 25 - 15 win for Jim Ainger and Albie Lines in the Pairs final over E. Higgins & K. Morris. Albert Ward once again took the singles title with a comfortable 21 - 10 win over T. Tunney of the Belle Vue club to record his fifth win in the competition. Jim Ainger added to the pairs title with a 21 - 11 win the the senior singles competition on the Sunday of the finals.
HDBA Finals 2011
The Hartlepool & District 2011 Final League Tables have now been issued following delays whist confirmation of the various team books by Fixture secretary Keith Wilford. The delay was caused by the late submission of the books and the fact that Grayfields effectively lost the Division 4 title due to fielding ineligible players in one game and the loss of 12 points (six points gained in the game plus six point penalty).
The final table shows a 'nearly' season for the Lodge finishing second in both the Div 1 and Saturday leagues and just missing out on the two titles gained last season. The B team finished a disappointing last place in their first season in Division 1 six and a half points behind the rest.
The final table shows a 'nearly' season for the Lodge finishing second in both the Div 1 and Saturday leagues and just missing out on the two titles gained last season. The B team finished a disappointing last place in their first season in Division 1 six and a half points behind the rest.
HDBA Final League Tables 2011