The last of the winter socials went well with most folk getting to grips with Slippery Ann.

The next big event is Joining Night on Tues 4th April 7:30pm. Full details and all the forms including competition entries will be available and posted here soon. Work on the green has been put on hold during the wet and cold spell but will ramp up again soon. Also please look out for a request for help to get the grounds looking good for the season ahead.

Just a final reminder that the car park resurfacing will proceed on Monday 13th from 7:30am. Also here’s what happening at the main club over the next week and beyond.

Sat 11 Mar: Bournemouth v Liverpool PL 12:30pm BT
Italy v Wales 2:15pm ITV
England v France 4:45pm ITV
Crystal Palace v Man City PL 5:30pm Sky

Sun 12 Mar: Fulham v Arsenal PL 2pm Sky
Scotland v Ireland 3pm BBC
Newcastle v Wolves PL 4:30pm Sky

Mon 13 Mar: CLOSED

Tue 14 Mar: CLOSED

Wed 15 Mar: Real Madrid v Liverpool CL 8pm BT

Thu 16 Mar: Arsenal v Sporting CP EL 8pm BT
West Ham v AEK Larnaca EL 8pm BT

Fri 17 Mar: Nottm Forest v Newcastle PL 8pm Sky
Surplus Café open from 6:15pm

Sat 18 Mar: Scotland v Italy 12:30pm BBC
France v Wales 2:45pm ITV
Ireland v England 5pm ITV
Chelsea v Everton PL 5:30pm Sky (if demand)

Sun 19 Mar: Sheff Utd v Blackburn FAC 12pm ITV
London Irish v Exeter 2pm BT
Man Utd v Fulham FAC 4:30pm ITV

Sat 15 April LIVE MUSIC in the Bar with ARCTIC ROLL 7:30pm
(featuring our very own David Price!) Donations on the night

Sat 29 April: LIVE MUSIC with THE NAKED PENGUINS 8:30pm
Members can now purchase tickets for £6 each using this link:

https://www.sunburycricket.co.uk/payments/club-live-music-night-29-april-88119.html.

Spring is nearly here and work on the green and surrounds is ramping up. The next bit of work is planned for Sunday 1pm with rolling & cutting of the green .. and much more – any help welcome.

The calendar is taking shape and can be viewed here Calendar 2023. Please treat the dates as provisional for the time being.

After a highly competitive night of skittles a couple of weeks ago, the next social is Tues 7th March with an evening of cards. It kicks off at 7:30pm .. everyone welcome.

Our Treasurer Barry has been busy working on a new shirt design and here it is, freshly approved by Middlesex Bowls.

The club shirt currently has two different designs and we are now moving forward to a third one. It creates a more unique club identity for match play and is also an opportunity to change our badge to recognise the sun in Sunbury .. our current badge with crossed shepherd crooks is Shepperton’s emblem!

Prices have been increasing since we last stocked up and the new shirts cost £29 but early orders will receive a discount. Please contact Barry if you wish to order one – he’s happy to discuss sizes (see chart below) and will be at next week’s social. He aims to get an initial order in asap.

# treasurerssbc@gmail.com

# 07513 249755

PS: Middlesex county have adopted navy blue trousers/shorts and are encouraging us all to embrace the colour at local club and county level. Whites and greys will undoubtedly be around for some time to come but we don’t advise anyone purchasing new white/grey bottoms from now on.

The green received its first cut of the year on Saturday. The slightly depleted green team of Dennis, David and Brian did a grand job .. probably the first of around 50 cuts over the season!

We may have had some changeable weather recently but one thing is guaranteed – more daylight every day .. we’re up to 3 mins extra per day at the moment (up from 1 min at the start of the year). It’ll soon be time for bowls but before that we have our February social on Tues 7th at 7:30pm .. a night of skittles. All are welcome.

Team Spirit were the winning quiz team at the latest winter social on Tuesday. Congratulations to Alison, Diane, Karen, Rose, David & Cassie, who finished a few points ahead of the chasing pack, all separated by a single point. Gary did another superb job as compere ably assisted by his wife Katie. There was a surprise cake presented to myself and thank goodness everyone had a piece otherwise it’d still be here at Easter!

Our next social is on Tues 7th Feb. After that we’ll be moving closer to the start of the 2023 season with dates published and perhaps even a new club shirt .. watch this space!

Just a reminder that we kick off the year with a big fat quiz on Tuesday 10th 7:30pm. Gary is in charge of the questions again so we can expect a quality time. Everyone is welcome, including family and friends.

The main club remains open during the festive period – see opening hours below. We’ll then kick off the New Year with a Quiz Night on Tues 10th Jan. Back by popular demand will be quizmaster and compere Gary, but be warned there will be some age-appropriate questions in honour of a certain someone who will be celebrating their last night in their 50’s! The person in question was born during the Big Freeze of 1963, which by all accounts was somewhat colder than the one we experienced last week. Happy Christmas everyone and look forward to seeing you all in 2023.

We ended the year with a winter/xmas social on Tues 6th with a miss mash of games and quizzes. Big thanks to Nikki for organising the evening and all the other helpers. The next date for your diary is Tues 10th Jan, although activities continue at the club with football broadcast most nights and an informal get together most Friday nights from 6pm .. all welcome.

Happy Christmas everyone!

With World Cup football in full flow it may not seem like Christmas but the last of our winter socials for 2022 is next week. Please join us for games and chat – Tues 6th 7:30pm.