Newsletter - April 2026

Wilton Bowling News   April 2026

Introduction

We want Wilton Bowling Club to be a welcoming and inclusive place for our members, volunteer staff and guests. Club members are a diverse mix of people, with different backgrounds, experiences and opinions requiring respectful interactions and tolerance, to foster a harmonious and happy community.

Unfortunately, board members have had to manage several episodes of verbal abuse recently.  As the board is responsible for the welfare and safety of members and visitors to the Club, this behaviour is not acceptable. We understand that disagreements occur, but resolution is usually possible after a civil discussion.

If you see or experience any inappropriate behaviour please raise it with a board member, and we will work to resolve the matter as quickly and effectively as possible.

Transition To Card Based Transactions

As with all organisations the handling of cash, access to bank branches and security over money held on premises is a constant challenge for our Club. To improve security the cash holding in the bar has been reduced. Less cash will be available for withdrawals from customers cards, but enough will be available for raffles and smaller cash advances.

 We recently installed paywave and the acceptance of credit cards to make it easier for people buying drinks and other products across the bar, as well as simplifying the selling process for those working in the bar. Paywave is the quickest transaction but carries a small surcharge, which can be avoided by inserting your card and using a PIN.

We would like people to consider helping us on our journey to safer, simpler and easier transactions by using their card instead of cash.

 Results Of Summer Season Competitions, Oct 25 – April 26

Club Championship Events – The winners of this season’s competitions were:

Singles: Women’s – Brenda Teague

            Men’s – still underway

Pairs:  Women’s – Trish Armour and Alex Mercier

         Men’s – Allan Ross and Craig Orth

Mixed Pairs:  Shaun Coates and Ange Tibble

Triples: Women’s – Angie Tibble, Trish Armour and Alex Mercier

           Men’s – Shaun Coates, Dave McConnel and Paul Samuels

Fours: Women’s - Trish Armour, Esther Consedine, Irena Krchnavy, Alex Mercier

Men’s – Brian Lennard, Dave McConnel, Barry Jordan and Paul Samuels

Mixed Grade Triples (Non-Champ of Champ Event competed November 2025)

         Clint Teague, Ron Adams and Craig Orth

External Competitions – The placings were:

Saturday Inter-club

Men’s 7’s Team Division 4 – 2nd, promoted to Division 3 (Brian Lennard, Barry Jordan, Paul Samuels, Evan Little, Craig Orth, Shaun Coates and Alan Ross)

Any Combination Quads Division 1 – Wilton Maroon; 1st, retaining 2024 title (Allan Chee, Terry Ululelata, Brenda Teague, Clint Teague, Trish Armour, and Alex Mercier)                

Any Combination Quads Division 2 – Wilton Gold; 1st, retaining 2024 title (Dave McConnel, Bill Armour, Keith Palmer, Tim Leniston, Doug Crombie)

Wednesday Pennants

Women’s Division 3 (combined team with Khandallah called Wikhando); 8th

Men’s Division 3 – 3rd

Silverstream First Year Singles Competition

Women’s – Angie Tibble; 3rd

Men’s – Colin Holden; 6th               Ken Maher; 13th

Bowls 3 Five Twilight Competition

Wilton Black (Allan Ross, Colin Holden, Ian Turk, Craig Orth); 2nd in the Central Competition

 Congratulations to all the winners!

Commendations to all who participated in the bowling competitions. Participation makes a vital contribution to the club.

Friday Night Meals

Asiana Catering (Mindy) will continue with providing meals on Friday nights from 8/5/26. We are planning upgrades to the kitchen such as a new deep fryer, to expand the cooking options for Mindy and her team.

Some weeks Mindy will be away attending Bridge Tournaments and we hope to have alternative arrangements for catering on these Friday nights. Notifications as usual at the beginning of each week will let you know what is available.

AGM and Nominations for the Board

The AGM is scheduled for Saturday 27/6/26, to be followed by Prize Giving and the 75th Anniversary Celebration Dinner.

We wish to encourage members to consider joining the board, and nomination forms are available now in the clubhouse. These need to be submitted 14 days before the AGM (by 14/6/26). Anyone interested is welcome to discuss the responsibilities involved with one of the current board members.

Wilton Bowling Club Men’s 7’s team