As was alluded to in the previous bulletin, a Murder Mystery will be played out at the club in the new year. One of our more recent members, Geoff Buckingham, has very kindly offered to put on a play with all proceeds going to the club and with a prize going to the member of the audience who successfully identifies the murderer! Unfortunately it coincides with some building work to the overall club but the show will definitely go on so please add Saturday 7th March to your calendars. All members and family & friends are welcome – tickets are available at £12 including nibbles .. just get in touch by whatever means. Thanks also to Gary for acting as our liaison officer alongside Geoff.
The latest winter social this week saw a first for the club .. once we got the trial ends out of the way to iron out the rules, we had a very enjoyable evening of dominoes! Ann took the honours by the closest of margins just pipping JenC by a single point; Sandy wasn’t far behind in 3rd.
The next winter social is Slippery Ann on Tuesday 6th Jan 7:30pm. This card game is known by many names, Hearts being the more familiar and similar game, and is based on whist where players win tricks hoping they don’t contain a heart. All will be explained on the night and we’ll no doubt have a trial or two before the game proper. At the end of each round of games, two players move tables so you end up chatting to a range of folk, which perfectly encapulates the idea of the evening.
Other events at the SSA include a New Year’s Eve party – further details here .. SSA & Cricket Club News.
Some of you may be aware of building work taking place to the club over the winter. The start date isn’t yet confirmed but may be sooner than we thought. Our rooms will make way for new women’s changing rooms but we will get some shiny new rooms with access to the bowls green. As such we need to clear out our existing rooms so make sure you book January & February hols to avoid the working parties for this and other jobs that are needed before our bowls season starts!
Just to add to the confusing mix of county/national competitions, Bowls England have recently opened entry to some National championships. These are entered directly via the portal and not via the county associations and include such ones as Mens and Women’s over-60 singles and Mixed Pairs (the one entered via Middlesex are county-only competitions). Here is the link .. Bowls England Competitions 2026
That’s it for another year. Best wishes to everyone and particularly those in need of our prayers. Happy Christmas to you all .. look forward to seeing you in the New Year!