The final charity gala of Rugby Thornfield Indoor Bowls Club’s season saw sixteen teams compete in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. With fundraising target of £1,000 already exceeded, rough estimate at the end of the gala was £1,700+, member Nigel Malka who had been growing his hair and beard for a number of years would be clean shaved during the midway break.
With the first round of games completed ‘The Levers’, ‘Unbiased’ and ‘Liams Lot’ were joint top with seven points, one point clear of ‘Four Four All’, ‘Rink Raiders’, ‘No Chance’ and ‘The Sick Notes’. Heading into the half-time break, when the big shave would take place, ‘Unbiased’ and ‘The Levers’ were still locked together at the top of the pile, ‘Liams Lot’ were a point behind in third place and they in turn were a point ahead of ‘Four Four All’. In joint fifth, three points behind fourth spot, were ‘No Chance’ and ‘Urine Good Company’. A freshly shaved Malka rejoined his team as the bowls resumed but the top two after the third round were still ‘The Levers’ and ‘Unbiased’, with ‘Liams Lot’ still one point behind them. ‘Urine Good Company’ had moved into fourth place, a distant five points behind third spot, and one point ahead of ‘Four Four All’, ‘Askits Crew Rule’ and ‘Rink Raiders’. A quirk of the fixtures saw ‘The Levers’ and ‘Unbiased’ play each other with ‘Liams Lot’ hoping to benefit from any slip. A 5-4 victory meant that ‘Unbiased’ (Colin Perkins, Ken Johnson, Sue and Tony Nisbett) finish top with twenty-four points, ‘The Levers’ had to settle with second place, three points behind first and one clear of third place ‘Urine Good Company’. In joint fourth were ‘Liams Lot’ and ‘Rink Raiders’ a point behind third. Though the real hero of the day was undoubtedly Nigel Malka for braving the shave to help raise a large amount for charity. Rugby Thornfield Indoors Bowls Club welcomed sixteen teams for their latest charity gala in aid of the Little Princess Trust, the charity provides real hair wigs free of charge to people up to the age of 24 that have lost their hair due to cancer or other medical conditions. Event organiser Tina Gray had grown her own hair long enough to donate 12 inches of it before the gala started.
After the first round of games six teams shared top spot all with six points they were ‘Who Dunnits’, ‘Three Bees and One’, ‘The MOS’s’, ‘Bald Eagles’, ‘Grange’ and ‘Three Spires’. Tucked one point behind them and completing the set of teams to win their opening game were ‘5-4-3-2-1’ and ‘Askits Crew’. Heading into the half-time break the lead was now shared between ‘The MOS’s’, ‘Grange’, ‘Bald Eagles’ and ‘Askits Crew’ all with eleven points, one clear of ‘5-4-3-2-1’ who themselves were two points ahead of ‘Who Dunnits’, ‘Three Bees and One’ and ‘Team Helen’. With three games gone ‘Grange’ held the top spot, ‘5-4-3-2-1’ were second, ‘Three Bees and One’ third, fourth place went to ‘Three Spires’ and in joint fifth were ‘The MOS’s’ and ‘Team Helen’. Four points separated first and fifth places ensuring that the final round of games could change things. When the final round of games was finished ‘Grange’ (Doug Anderson, Bob Page, Martin Webster and Pete Dymond) held on to top spot to win the gala with twenty three points. Second place went to ‘Three Bees and One’ who were three points behind the winners, they in turn were a point ahead of ‘5-4-3-2-1’ in third place while joint fourth with nineteen points were ‘The MOS’s’ and ‘Team Helen’ Further donations in support of the Little Princess Trust can be made via Tina’s JustGiving page - https://www.justgiving.com/page/tina-gray-1 The club hosted a sixteen team charity gala in aid of the RNLI, each team playing four games of four ends.
Heading into the half-time break ‘Rugby Robins’ and ‘Captain Pugwash’ were joint first on thirteen points, one point ahead of ‘All at Sea’, ‘Team 2’ and ‘Team 13’. With the third game completed ‘Captain Pugwash’ now was alone in first place, two points ahead of ‘Team 2’ and ‘All at Sea’ in joint second, they in turn were four points clear of ‘Team 15’ and ‘Team 13’. A strong finish saw ‘Captain Pugwash’ hold onto top spot with 26 points, second with 24 points were ‘Team 2’, joint third went to ‘Team 15’ and ‘All at Sea’, with ‘Rugby Robins’ completing the top five with 18 points. Sixteen teams gathered at the club for a bit of Christmas cheer and to raise money for Myton Hospices in a charity gala.
A perfect start saw ‘Websters Imps’ lead the way, one clear of ‘The Merry Bunch’. In joint third on nine points were ‘Martin’s Birthday Party’, ‘Four Calling Birds’, ‘Dog Walkers’, ‘Impossible Three’ and ‘Xmas Wrappers’. Heading into the break ‘Deanary’ joined ‘Websters Imps’ in first place, joint third was shared by ‘Martin’s Birthday Party’ and ‘Impossible Three’ with ‘Dog Walkers’ in fifth place. With all the games completed ‘Websters Imps’ aka Doug Pitcher, Bob Page, Martin Webster and Pete Dymond held onto top spot with 28 points, three points behind them were ‘Martin’s Birthday Party’ in second, a further three points back in third place were ‘Impossible Three’. Fourth place was shared between ‘Deanary' and 'The Merry Bunch’. Rugby Thornfield is more than a bowls club, it is part of the social prescribing network with local GPs and NHS, has regular exercise classes ran by Take Heart, Pets as therapy sessions and much more. For further information see the club website www.rtibc.co.uk or search for Rugby Thornfield Indoor Bowls Club on Facebook. The Club’s final charity gala of their 2022/3 season, this one saw twelve teams raising funds for Myton Hospices.
A perfect start saw ‘Car Park Full’ with eleven points, one ahead of ‘Fannys Fantom Flan Flingers’ and ‘Fools Gold’ in joint second. Fourth place on nine points were ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’, a point clear of fifth place ‘The Newbies’. Heading into the break ‘Car Park Full’ extended their to two points over ‘Fannys Fantom Flan Flingers’, who in turn had opened a one point lead over ‘Fools Gold’. Three points back in fourth spot were ‘Beginners Luck’ with ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ three points further back in fifth. With all games completed ‘Car Park Full’ (Ray Dawson, Carol Ryan, Bryan Tompkins and Michael Jackson) secured top spot with thirty points, ‘Fannys Fantom Flan Flingers’ had to settle for second place, three points behind of the top. Twenty three points helped ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ move into third place, two points ahead of ‘Fools Gold’ in fourth with ‘Daves Angels’ a further two points back in fifth. The Club’s first charity gala of 2023 saw ten teams take to the green to raise funds for the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.
After the first round of games ‘All Stars’ and ‘Hit & Miss’ were joint first with ten points, ‘M&M’ were a point behind in third with ‘The January Crackers’ in fourth on eight points and fifth place with seven points were ‘Here Again’. Out of the five teams that won their opening game only one managed to also with their second game, ‘M&M’ now six points clear at the top, second place was shared between ‘All Stars’, ‘Missing Bill’ and ‘Hit & Miss’ who in turn were a point ahead of fifth place ‘Graham's Gentlemen & Pauline’. A tight final game saw ‘M&M’ aka Jacob, Thomas and Adam Mills with Stuart Miles keep their 100% record, finishing first with twenty-six points. ‘Hit & Miss’ finished well but were five points back in second, two points ahead of third place ‘All Stars’. A point further back saw ‘Missing Bill’ and ‘Here Again’ finish in joint fourth. Jacob Mills makes his U18 International debut in the series being held at Solihull Indoor BC from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th January 2023. The next charity gala is on Saturday 4th February in aid of Cancer Research UK and is open to members and non-members. The pre-Christmas gala at the club helps to raise funds for the various sections of the club. Fourteen teams took a break from Christmas shopping to try to earn the coveted spot at the top of the tree.
With one round of games played ‘Tony's Troopers’ held a one point lead over ‘Park Rangers’, ‘English + One’, ‘4 Block Heads’, ‘Who Are We’ and ‘Christmas Crackers’. With ‘The Holly Berries’ being the other team to win their opening game. Three teams broke clear from the pack with two games gone, ‘Park Rangers’ with nineteen points led ‘Christmas Crackers’ by a point, they in turn were a point ahead of third place ‘The Holly Berries’. Five points back in joint fourth were ‘The Misfits’, ‘Who Are We’ and ‘English + One’. A good finish allowed ‘Christmas Crackers’ aka Caroline Walliss, Kim Gowdy, Fernando Miracco and Scott Walliss to take top spot with twenty-seven points, ‘Park Rangers’ had to settle for second place, two point behind the winners. Third place on twenty-three points were ‘The Holly Berries’, two points ahead of ‘Who Are We’ with ‘Santa's Hoooos’ and ‘Santa's Helpers’ in joint fifth on twenty points. Fourteen teams took to the green for the clubs gala in aid of the Brain Tumour Charity. A good afternoon of bowling went down to the wire to crown the winners.
Four teams finished the first round of games with nine points “Lan Mike”, “Maybes”, “Bilton Babes” and “Nicola Hood and Her Merry Men”. A point behind the lead pack were “Colin's Corinthians”, “Nomads” and “The Newbies”. “Bilton Babes” picked up another nine in their second game to lead heading into the break, one point behind them in joint second were “Maybes”, “Colin's Corinthians” and “Nomads”. Six points off top spot in fifth place were “The M T Heads”. A good final game saw “Colin's Corinthians” aka Martin Sandwell, Sue Edwards, Colin Loveitt and Tony Nisbet take top spot with twenty seven points. “Bilton Babes” had to settle for second place, two behind the winners and one ahead of “Nomads” in third. Fourth place with twenty two points were “Aija Came To”, one point clear of “Maybes” and “The M T Heads” in joint fifth. The Club kicked off their charity gala seasons with ten teams helping to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. An entertaining afternoon saw it go down to the wire to find out who would finish top.
A good opening game saw ‘Bilton Babes’ lead the way with ten points, just behind them on nine points were ‘The One That Got Away’, ‘Nomads’ and ‘The "P" Artists’. Completing the top five with eight points were ‘Sue's Superstars’. A perfect game meant that ‘Sue's Superstars’ jumped to the top of the table with nineteen points, one ahead of ‘Bilton Babes’. With sixteen points ‘The One That Got Away’ were third, three points ahead of ‘The "P" Artists’ who were in turn two points clear of ‘Green Giants’. In the last round of games it was ‘The One That Got Away’ that picked up all eleven points but had to settle for second place, a point behind the winners with twenty-eight points ‘Sue's Superstars’. A poor final game meant ‘Bilton Babes’ finished third on twenty points, one ahead of ‘We Don't Know What To Call Ourselves’ and ‘Green Giants’ in joint fourth. The clubs final charity gala of the season was in aid of Myton Hospices, ten teams took to the green hoping to finish in top spot.
Two teams were on ten points after the first round of games ‘Ellie's Heroes’ and ‘Dolly Mixtures’. A point back in joint third and completing the group of teams who won their opening game were ‘Colin's Cubs’, ‘Here Again’ and ‘Cov Allstars’. Heading into the break ‘Here Again’ and ‘Colin's Cubs’ were joint top with nineteen points, in third place a point back were ‘Dolly Mixtures’. Twelve points meant ‘Rink Raiders’ were fourth, one point ahead of ‘Ellie's Heroes’ and ‘Cov All-stars’ in joint fifth. With the final set of fixtures played the crown went to ‘Colin's Cubs’ (Martin Sandwell, Ian Box, Colin Loveitt and Nigel Malka) with 29 points, second place with 28 points were ‘Here Again’. Seven points back were ‘Rink Raiders’ in fourth, joint fifth went to ‘Dolly Mixtures’ and ‘Cov Allstars’ with 20 points. |
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