New Milton Bowling Club

2021 SOCIAL EVENTS

Christmas Meal and Quiz Evening

On Friday 14th December New Milton held a Christmas Meal and Quiz evening.

The day before club members arranged the tables in the dining room to seat 70 people

I think you will agree they did a fantastic job as you can see in the photo.

The turkey dinner was prepared by Karen Milson and with the help of several lady members the meal was served.

Following the dinner, we had Christmas pudding and various sweets, cheese and biscuits and finished up with after eights. The amount of work that went into this was amazing and after the meal Bill Wallace presented Karen with a bouquet of flowers in appreciation of her efforts.

During the meal our hosts for the evening Terry Breen and Margaret Hine handed out several quizzes for the members to work on.

There were prizes for the winners of each quiz and a raffle with a very large hamper as first prize. Lady Captain Maureen Clark was the lucky ticket holder.

Our new bar manager Eric Milsom assisted by Mike Moreton kept the drinks flowing all evening.

The whole event was a big success there was a lovely atmosphere throughout and a big thank you goes out to everyone involved in making it a such a great evening.

Over 70 people enjoyed a fun packed evening of Horse Racing and BBQ on Wednesday 24th July in the clubhouse.

There were 8 races sponsored by Stephen Harris Ltd.and volunteer jockeys for each race.

The evening excellently arranged by Mel and Ann Clark created a great club atmosphere.

Eric Milsom was the cook for the evening and produced a lovely BBQ.

Karen Milson and Kevin Holland kept the food coming from the kitchen.

Mike Moreton and Andy White kept the drinks flowing.

So thanks to all for a wonderful evening.

Before the playing season commences all members are encouraged to visit the Clubhouse where new members will be introduced to their Mentors who will offer guidance etc: in respect of the Club.

Play opens on Monday 15th April for members to play roll up sessions prior to the League season commencing.

With the advantage over many Clubs by having two Greens New Milton can accommodate up to ten rinks (two must be kept spare for General public use) being played on any one session.

The Club members play in two leagues; namely The New Forest and Bournemouth and District Leagues.

The Ladies enter four teams in the New Forest and Two teams in the Bournemouth League. Their dress code for all. matches are Club Shirts (provided) and white skirts / trousers; all matches being played in the afternoons, New Forest on Tuesdays and Bournemouth and District on Thursdays.

The Men enter Five teams in the New Forest Leagues these being played on Tuesday and Thursday evenings: two teams are entered in the Bournemouth leagues these being played on Saturday afternoons. The dress code for New Forest matches is Club shirts and grey trousers and the Bournemouth matches is Club shirts and white trousers. The club also enter one team in the Bournemouth mixed league which is played on Saturday afternoons.

In addition to the leagues there are friendly matches arranged together with in house competitions and general roll up / coaching sessions.

Friday evening is set aside for an In-House ongoing competition which is accompanied with a BBQ and general social evening.