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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. The club’s latest charity gala saw twelve teams competing to raise funds Comic Relief. An exciting afternoon saw the gala decided by shot difference.
After the first round of games “Nameless” led the way with 10 points, one ahead of “Colin's Chaps”, “Play It Again S”, “Rink Raiders” and “Avengers”. “Jack's Team” complete the list of teams that won their opening fixture. Heading into the break “Play It Again S” moved into top spot with “Ellie's Heroes” two points back in second place. Third place a further four shot back went to “Jack's Team”, joint fourth a point behind third was held by “Cov Allstars” and “Rink Raiders”. With all games played both “Ellie's Heroes” and “Play It Again S” were tied on 27 points so it came down to shot difference, it was “Play It Again S” (Pam Wright, Judy Waite, Gary Waite and Mick Wright) that came out on top having a shot difference four more than “Ellie's Heroes” (Ellie Hodges, Ian Box, Tony Nisbett and Stuart Miles). Four points back in third place were “Jack's Team”, 20 points secured “Colin's Chaps” fourth place with fifth place going to “Avengers”. The start of February brought fourteen teams together to take part in the gala in aid of Cancer Research UK. A fun afternoon helped ease away the chilly weather with a twist at the end.
Four teams were all on nine points after the first set of games “Celts”, “Ellies Heroes”, “Sods & Odds” and “The Committee”. “Avengers”, “Old Uns” and “Greenys Go” also won their opening game and were a point behind the leaders. After the second round of fixtures “Greenys Go” had moved to pole position, one point clear of “Ellies Heroes”. Four points further back in third were “4 M8s”, who in turn led “Celts” by a point. In joint fifth one point behind fourth were “Rink Raiders”, “The Committee”, “Old Uns”, “The Odds not Sods”, “Sods & Odds”, “Fab Four” and “Odds & Sods”. A good win for “Ellies Heroes” aka Ellie H, Stuart Miles, Ian Box and Oliver Fowler took them to top spot, winning the gala with 25 points. Behind them on 22 points were “4 M8s”, a point further back in third were “Greenys Go”. Joint fourth with 20 points was “Rink Raiders” and “The Odds not Sods”. The next gala is on Saturday 5th March starting at 2:30pm and is in aid of Comic Relief, these galas are open to all, members and non-members and are an enjoyable way to have a go at bowls. The club’s first charity gala of 2022 was in aid of the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance. The format is three games of six ends, five points for a win, three for a draw and one point for every end won. Fourteen teams took to the green to see who was a high flyer and who was permanently grounded.
After the first round of games five teams were all level with nine points ‘Colins Corinthians’, ‘Three Plus One’, ‘Avengers’, ‘River Raiders’ and ‘Nappis 4’. The two other teams to win their opening game were ‘Killer’ and ‘Squirrel Nutkins’. Heading into the break ‘Avengers’ had moved into top spot with nineteen points. Two shots back in joint second place were ‘Three Plus One’ and ‘River Raiders’. Fourth place was a five-way tie between ‘Jaguar Ladies’, ‘Fannys Fantom Flan Flingers’, ‘The Believers’, ‘Team Sue’ and ‘Nappis 4’. With all bowls bowled ‘River Raiders’ aka Brian Webber, Tina Grey, Mark Noble and Paul Sharp took the crown with twenty-eight points. Second place, six points back, were ‘The Believers’. Joint third, a further point behind, were ‘Fannys Fantom Flan Flingers’ and ‘Team Sue’, while twenty points secured ‘Avengers’ and ‘Colins Corinthians’ joint fifth place. Thornfields next charity gala is on Saturday 5th February at 2:30pm and is aid of Cancer Research, anyone interested in playing should contact the bar staff. |
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