The First Round of Club Triples were played this week with Maureen Miller, Maree Grant, Pat Cooney defeating Chris Curteis, Jan McPee, Kim Evans. Di Howell, Eileen Bradley, Rosemary Mitchell defeated Merilyn Rodgers, Margaret Hawken, Marja Iffland.

The next Round to be played on 23 July is Maureen Miller, Maree Grant, Pat Cooney versus Di Howell, Eileen Bradley, Rosemary Mitchell. Gwenda Carty, Cherie Frame, Rhona Went have a bye.

The Cannon-Merritt Trophy will be played at our club against Forbes on 31 July, with the following teams. 1) Lea Orr, Maureen Miller, Merilyn Rodgers; 2) Kay Craft, Heather Harvey, Marja Iffland; 3) Eileen Bradley, Di Howell, Jan McPhee. The Classic Triples will be held on 24-25 August.

In two social games played, Hilda McPherson, Lorraine Baker defeated Carol Reid, Cherie Frame; and Kay Craft, Betsy Johnstone defeated Frances Charlton, Brenda Davies. Winners for the day Hilda and Lorraine and r/ups Merilyn, Margaret, Marja.

A great Trading Table was held with winners in the Raffle being Hilda and Carol.

Two games of triples were played following the fog on Tuesday morning. Di Howell, Hilda McPherson and Kim Evans defeated Rose Howlett, Maureen Miller and Merilyn Rodgers. Ann Wright, Chris Curteis and Marja Iffland defeated Heather Harvey, Lea Orr and Lorraine Baker.

The draw for the Club Championship Triples to be played on or before 16th July as follows: Bye – Gwenda Carty, Cherie Frame, Rhona Went; Di Howell, Eileen Bradley, Rosemary Mitchell versus Merilyn Rodgers, Margaret Hawken, Marja Iffland; Maureen Miller, Maree Grant, Pat Cooney versus Chris Curteis, Jan McPhee, Kim Evans; Betsy Johnstone, Brenda Davies, Liz Byrne versus Heather Harvey, Audrey Jones, Joan Simpson. Umpire Gwenda Carty.

The Cannon-Merritt will be played at Parkes on Wednesday 31st July against Forbes, Teams as follows: 1) Lea Orr, Maureen Miller, Merilyn Rodgers. 2) Kay Craft, Heather Harvey, Marja Iffland.3) Di Howell, Eileen Bradley, Jan McPhee. Manager Marja Iffland. If unable to play please contact Audrey Jones 6863 4242 or Di Howell 0409 643 004 ASAP.

Four games of triples were played this week with Betsy Johnstone, Flo Riseborough and Liz Byrne defeating Carla Bishop, Hilda McPherson and Marja Iffland.

Ann Wright, Rosemary Mitchell and Lorraine Baker defeated Jean Kennedy/Eileen Bradley, Laurie Keane and Heather Harvey. Carol Reed, Valmai Westcott and Gwenda Carty defeated Kay Craft, Frances Charlton and Kim Evans. Di Howell, June Burgess and Cherie Frame def Lea Orr, Maureen Miller and Jan McPhee.

Winners for the day were Di Howell, June Burgess and Cherie Frame. Runners up were Kay Craft, Frances Charlton and Kim Evans. The raffle winner was Lea Orr.

Thanks to Lea Orr for the June birthdays Pavlova!

The CWD Mixed Pairs will be held this Saturday 29th June with Morning Tea at 8.30am.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held 2nd July at 1.30pm.

To play social bowls, ring Table Selectors Rhona Went and Gwenda Carty between 9am to 9.30am.

By Rosemary Mitch

The pleasant weather on Tuesday following a day of cold and rain saw two games of bowls played. In triples Frances Charlton, Maureen Miller and Jan McPhee defeated Di Howell, Merilyn Rodgers and Kim Evans in a well-fought game.

In a pairs game Rosemary Mitchell and Liz Byrne defeated Carol Reed and Marja Iffland/Brenda Davies when being 20-20 on end 20, they won with two shots on the last end.

Gwenda Carty, Maree Grant and Pat Cooney played in the CWD Triples in Canowindra in cold, rainy conditions but
were unsuccessful in the final.

Next week, 11th June will be a shared lunch for a special birthday. Please bring a plate of savoury food.

Nominations for the Club Championship Triples are open. Next Trading Table will be held on 18th June. On 29th June a CWD Mixed Pairs competition will be held so get your nomination in by 12th June. $7 per person as per normal CWD games.

To play social bowls ring Table Selectors Betsy Johnstone and Marja Iffland between 9am and 9.30am. Social Robyn Morgan. Visitors and new players welcome.

By Rosemary Mitchell

The Parkes Women’s Bowling Club raised a magnificent sum of $1,211 at its Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser. “A very big thank you to all who attended and the wonderful helpers on the day. Remember the message from the day: Check your breasts and  regular mammograms. Early detection helps.”

This week’s bowls was played on a cool morning, but when the sun came out three games of triples were played. Merilyn Rodgers, Marja Iffland and Minnie Riordan defeated Carol Reed, Maureen Miller and Audrey Jones in a close game. Robyn Morgan, Liz Byrne and Rhona Went defeated Lorraine Baker, Kim Evans and Jan McPhee in another very close game, while Valmai Westcott, Hilda McPherson and Maureen Baillee defeated Frances Charlton, Di Howell and Rosemary Mitchell. Winners on the day were Valmai, Hilda and Maureen.

CWD Triples will be at Canowindra next week with several teams participating.

Shared Lunch on 11th June to celebrate a special birthday. On Saturday 29th June we will be hosting a Mixed Pairs competition, so get a partner and nominate by 12th June.
Men and women playing.

By Rosemary Mitchell

Several members enjoyed playing bowls under blue skies on Tuesday. Five games of pairs and one triples game were played.

• Rosemary Mitchell and Maureen Miller defeated Kay Craft and Isabel Svendsen.

• Marja Iffland and Brenda Davies defeated Heather Harvey and Hilda McPherson.

• Robyn Morgan and Liz Byrne defeated Merilyn Rodgers and Jan McPhee.

• Carol Reed and Margaret Hawken defeated Lorraine Baker and Kim Evans.

• In the triples game Carol Heiles, Lea Orr and Rhona Went defeated Ann Wright, Frances Charlton and Di Howell.

Winners on the day were Marja and Brenda. Winner of our lovely Mother’s Day Raffle was Lorraine Baker.

Several teams will be playing in the CWD Pairs next week and we wish them luck.

The CWD Triples and Fours are being played soon, so put your name on board to play, please.

Our Biggest Morning Tea is on 21st May with many fundraising activities to help the fight against cancer.

Two fantastic games were played in delightful weather in the semi-final of the Club Pairs. Gwenda Carty and Cherie Frame played amazing bowls to beat Rhona Went and Liz Byrne 18-10. Robyn Morgan and Maree Grant won against Maureen Baillee and Pat Cooney in another fantastic game. Scores were level to the 16th end when Robyn and Maree got 6 shots putting them in the lead. Maureen and Pat only lost by 19-17 on the last end.

Gwenda Carty and Cherie Frame will play Robyn Morgan and Maree Grant in the final next week.

In other social games played Carol Reed, Merilyn Rodgers, Joan Simpson def Frances Charlton, Jan McPhee, Hilda McPherson. Valmai Westcott, Chris Cox, Maureen Miller def June Burgess, Rosemary Mitchell, Kim Evans. Kay Craft, Di Howell/M Riordan def Jan Gray, Lea Orr. Winners on the day Carol, Merilyn, Hilda and runnersup June, Rosemary and Kim.

Put your name down if playing bowls on 21st May in our Biggest Morning Tea Event. Please pay$10 for lunch in advance.

By Rosemary Mitchell

Forbes proved too good for the Parkes Pennants team winning with a final score of 25 to 50. Next up is Canowindra on Thursday to decide the winner of the No 4 Pennants. Parkes needs to win both rinks.

The Pennants teams of the Parkes Bowling Club are on a winning streak with a win against Forbes last week and another win and draw against Canowindra resulting in a score of 43 to 29. Well done to the players!

The teams have a bye on 28th March and then play home games against Forbes and Canowindra next week.
This week members enjoyed playing pairs games.
• Hilda McPherson, Heather Harvey defeated Maureen Miller, Joan Simpson.
• Lee Orr, Maureen Baillee defeated Chris Curteis, Rosemary Mitchell.
• Chris Cox, Valmai Westcott defeated Di Howell, Frances Charlton.

The first round of Club Pairs commences on 9th April with Chris Curteis, Elaine Miller vs Gwenda Carty, Cherie Frame.

The Easter Trading Table is fast approaching on 16th April and all members are requested to bring Easter eggs or chocolates for the raffles.

To play social bowls please ring Table Selectors Brenda Davies and Di Howell on 6862 1446. Social roster Wendy Hendry. All new members and visitors welcome to play.

By Rosemary Mitchell