The formal playing season finished on Sunday, September 19 with the final game against Henley on Thames.
The last bowling event of the season was the Candlelight Evening on Friday, September 24 [ see below ].
THE GREEN IS NOW CLOSED to enable the contractors to carry out preparity work for the winter.
The short mat evenings commenced in the clubhouse on Friday, October 1. Let Dee Broughton know if you wish to attend any of the sessions, each date will be publicised.
Also, make sure you bring your own bowls.
Finals Weekend 2021
This took place on Friday, September 10, Saturday 11 and Sunday, 12.
Thanks to Keith Hall for making all the arrangements. Also to Adrian Salmon, Roger Gotobed and Dee Broughton for running the bbq, plus eveyone who donated cakes.
Results are posted on the Fixtures page.
Presentation Evening 2021
This will take place in the clubhouse on Saturday, November 13, full details have been circulated.
Please inform Debbie Bissett if you wish to attend.
Candlelight Evening
This was held on Friday, September 24 with over 40 members and guests attending.
Thanks to Adrian Salmon for setting up the rinks ; Roger Gotobed, Margaret Argyle and Nesta Friend for providing the food ; plus everyone who helped with the bar etc.
Photographs can be seen on the club's Facebook page.
Annual General Meeting 2021
This will take place in the clubhouse at 10.30am on Sunday, October 31.
Car Park
Re-surfacing of the grass car park has been completed by R and J Services.
We are grateful to the Vines School and Woolf Bond for allowing us to use their parking spaces on Mitford Close, and also to members and visiting teams for their co-operation.
Provision of Food After Friendly Games
The question of what kind of food is to be provided in future seasons was discussed at the 2019 AGM.
It was decided that from 2020 a light snack/nibbles instead of a full meal will be provided at home games on a Wednesday evening. Opposing teams for friendly matches have been informed of the change. The rink fee for TMX players has been reduced to £3 for both home and away fixtures.
There is no change to arrangements for weekend fixtures. NB THIS HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY ARRANGEMENTS PUT IN PLACE BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR 2021.
Arrangements for 2022 will be discussed at the AGM in October. It is noted that a number of clubs have decided not to provide hot meals after friendly matches in the future, irrespective of Covid rules.
Club-wide Emails
We have experienced some rogue emails purporting to be from members.
In order to mitigate the risk of this happening it has been decided that any club-wide emails will be sent by blind copy. This will result in the full address list not being revealed to the recipient.
GoRaise
The club is registered with GoRaise for the receipt of income via its on line portal for internet purchases.
All members have to do is go online, register with GoRaise and nominate the club as the recipient of any income. You then place your order in the normal way. A small percentage of the sale price is then received by the club.
You can also ask friends and family to participate as long as they have a different email address.
A number of major retailers have joined the scheme, eg Boots, Argos and John Lewis.
In case of any query please contact Debbie Bissett.
Website Gallery Page
The website hosting company have increased their charge significantly. The only way to avoid the increase is to keep the page headings to a maximum of five. The Gallery [ photos ] page has therefore been deleted.
Photos will now be placed on the Facebook page. A link through to Facebook is provided on the Home page. You do not have to sign up to Facebook to see our posts.
Fees 2021 [ note : all playing fees are £3 for this season in view of no food ]
Annual playing membership : £110
Annual social membership : £25
Junior : £25
Open days for new members : free of charge
Coaching for new members after open days : £25 for six sessions, then free membership in the same year
Teas friendly games : £3
Kennet League : £3
Kennet League LV : £3
Ladies' friendlies : £3
TVLL : £3
Club shirts : £24, available from Keith Hall and Eileen Allen
Committee Meetings/AGM
The Club AGM is scheduled for Sunday, October 31 at 10.30am.
The next Committee Meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2022 at 10.00am.
Facebook Update
We have a Facebook site for members and visitors to see our very latest news and photographs. If you already use Facebook just type " Three Mile Cross Bowling Club " in the search facility. Alternatively, just come back to this page and click here