11 April 2011 -Week 2.

Having started off with a win in week 1 we came down to earth with a bit of gentle bump. We were away in both leagues.

Tuesday league – 12 April – Away – Lafarge.
The format of this league is 4 doubles games, first to 21. We won two and lost two. This team were only just relegated from the higher division last year so the result of 76 to Lafarge and 70 to Parwich was really good. It was also a good job we were at Lafarge. Although we lost the match the individual games were close. In consequence it was very late by the time we had finished. Fortunately Lafarge have floodlights. Some of us have never played under floodlights, but it was really good.

Next match – HOME – Chatsworth B – 19 April 6.30pm start.

Thursday Friendly league – 14 April – Away – Baslow B.
Three doubles up to 21 and six singles up to 15. Total points available 154. We did not manage to win a doubles, although in one game we only lost 20 to 21. In the singles we shared the games 3 each. The final result was 125 to Baslow and 111 to Parwich. A very creditable score.
Next match – HOME – Wirksworth A – 21 April – 1.45 pm start.

Throughout the year we play friendly matches against teams from either different divisions or even different leagues. This Sunday we are going to Hazelwood for a match. They have over 150 members !!- oh if only some would come our way. The venue is also top class and we always look forward to going there to see how the other half live!!

We had a good practice on Monday night and again we had our two young men having a go. You would not believe how much the two improved. Our new lady member also did so much better. Keep coming you guys.
Don’t forget to come along on Monday night, about 6.30pm.

John B.

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Thursday League – Home – Bradwell – 7 April 20111

First match of the season. Usually our first match is played in cold wet weather, but this day was really warm and sunny.

The format of the Thursday League is 3 doubles matches are played first to 21 and 6 singles first to 15. In the League it is points that count not necessarily matches won.

In today’s match we won 1 out of the 2 doubles and 3 out of the 6 singles. However the point’s totals were 48 to 49 in the doubles and 67 to 65 in the singles giving Parwich the win by one point 115 to 114. As you can imagine the outcome of the game was not known until the final singles had finished. A great start to the season. Lets us hope we can carry on doing well as the season progresses.

Our next League match is in the Tuesday night league against Lafarge at Hope on 12 April.

We will of course be having a practice night on Monday night at around 6.30pm until dark. See you there.

John B

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We have been getting the Green ready for the start of the season. Our first league match is on Thursday afternoon, at home against Bradwell.

Bradwell finished a little below us in the league last season, so we will hope to do well against them next week. Details of the result will be put on the web.

Prior to the match however, we need to get some practice in. It is always difficult, as the weather is usually against us to get the Green sorted by April. Anyway, we will be going down to the Green at 6.30 pm on Monday night ( 4 April 2011 ). We would greatly welcome anybody who would like to try Crown Green Bowls.

Why not come and have a try? All you need is a pair of flat shoes. We have the bowls.

See you on the Green at 6.30 pm tomorrow.

John B

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We had our pre season meeting in the bowls pavilion yesterday.  We have 16 paid up members thus far, which is barely enough, but as before we will try to keep the Club going.  One bright moment however was the attendance of a potential new member.

Now you all must bear in mind that this species of person is extremely rare, and is virtually never seen in daylight and certainly not in Parwich!  It is good to know that somebody considers the possibility of playing bowls is less dangerous than free fall parachute jumping! It would be so nice to see a few more new faces on the green. Anyway enough of the rant.

Weather permitting we are hoping the green will open on 1 April.  Practice nights are every Monday, starting on 4th April at about 6.30pm until dark.  As before you do not need bowls, we will lend you some.  All you need is a pair of flat-soled shoes (trainers will do nicely).

Why not come and see what you are missing out on. You can supplement your Pilates classes with some outdoor activity and it sure beats the rubbish on the telly.

Look forward to seeing you.
John B

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A message from John B:

You may have been watching the World Bowls Championships on the television, well you too could be part of the bowls scene right here in Parwich. Perhaps we are not quite as good as Paul Foster or Alison Merrion, but with practice perhaps you could be.

We had our AGM in the Legion last week. We have now so few members and players it really is getting critical how much longer the Club will continue. We have gone from more than 30 people in 2004 to 15 this year!

Our fees are £20 per year. The season starts at the beginning of April, although we do try to get some practice in March, but this depends on the weather.

Please try to support your local Club.

We did discuss at the AGM the possibility of indoor bowls in our lovely new village hall. In order to gauge whether this could be something that people may want it would be good to see how many people would consider playing. We can then review possible grants for equipment etc. If you are interested will you please register this by letting us know by phone or meeting with an existing member.

Phone John B on 455 or John H on 302.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Week commencing 30 August 2010.
Last week of the season in one league and penultimate week in the other. Perhaps it is just as well judging by our results. We started the season poorly and improved in the middle, but we have dropped off considerably at the end.

Tuesday League – Away – Bakewell.
Up until this week we had managed to overtake Bakewell in the league. We were fourth and they were fifth. The match however reversed our standings and we were well beaten 81 points to 50.  Our final position therefore fifth out of twelve.

It is somewhat of a victory, however, for the team members of the Tuesday League. We have about ten players who we can pick a team from. This means that if someone is on holiday, or more specifically in our case is ill, then pressure is very much put on the remaining players. It cannot be stressed enough that with the dramatic reduction in playing members, due predominantly to ill health, if we do not get more members the team will cease. A sad affair after 20 years.

Thursday League – Away – Matlock Golf Club.
If there can be a good loss then I suppose this could be described as it. We did accumulate a good points tally losing 123 points to 142.   At present we are seventh in the league so hopefully this result will keep us in that position.

Last match – Home – Tideswell – 9 September 1.45.

John B.

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Week commencing 16 August 2010.

Not a very good week this week, two losses.

Tuesday League – Away – Ashwood Park.
Not our favourite green to say the least. Although we managed to share the match two games each our points tally was considerably less than our opponents. The result was 78 to Ashwood and 62 to us. We still remain in fifth place in the league although we have lost ground on the fourth team.  Only two more matches to go in this league.

Next match – Home – 24 August – Whitworth Park 6.15 start.

Thursday League – Away – Whitworth Park.
They are a little below us in the league, but we always have a good match.  This week we did not do very well at all. We failed to win any of the three doubles and only won two of the six singles.  The result was a resounding win for Whitworth 137 to 108 our second lowest points total of the year so far.

Not sure if we will hang on to our sixth place.

Only three matches left in this league.

Next match – Home – Hathersage – 26 August 1.45.

John B.

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