FRYS BOWLING CLUB
Frys Bowls Club entertained the Unstoppables group at the bowling club on June 24. The evening was a huge success and builds on the relationship with the group.
On the evening two members of the group, Lucy and Alice, won the competition .
The club provided food and drinks at the club, which everyone enjoyed. The Unstoppables started in 2008 funded by Time2share, in 2019 funding stopped, but the Group continued to be run by volunteers. All staff members are volunteers and nobody gets paid. At present there are 20 members with three volunteers.
Lianne Morse, whose main job is working as an intensive care nurse at the baby unit at the RUH, runs the group.
Most members are independent due to the group and it helps to build confidence and develop friendships. Some work at the RUH and local schools/university.
The volunteers have to run events to find the money to keep the group going, planned events coming up are a train trip and meal in Bradford on Avon, a fundraising football match Sunday July27 at Radstock Football Club 2pm and the most adventurous trip is a Disney cruise.
Robin Eveleigh who runs Eveleighs Estate Agents is a very generous supporter donating excellent prizes for events.
Frys Bowls club look forward to the next event at the club with the Unstoppables.
Bristol and District League:
The first half of the Bristol and District League season came to an end with Fry’s welcoming fourth placed St Anne’s Park. After a close start, rinks 2 and 3 were a formality for the home side as both rinks would close out wins. A topsy turvy game on rink 1 saw St Anne’s hold on as Fry’s picked up 8 points to finish the first half of the season top of the table, 13 points clear of Imperial.
After Fry’s took 10 points at home to Ardagh, the visit to Avonmouth proved tricky as two rinks struggled. Rink 1 dominated settling any nerves, but the other two rinks came down to the final end. Rink 3 went the way of Avonmouth picking up a single. On rink 2, some excellent leading and a good bowl from Fry’s number 3 saw Fry’s hold a close 2 shots with the skips to bowl Avonmouth knocked up Fry’s thirds bowl to count for a tight third shot. Fry’s took the extra two points, picking up 8 points, extending their lead at the top of the table.
Scores:
26th June: Fry’s 61-30 St Anne’s Park: Rink 1: 14-15; Rink 2: 26-7; Rink 3: 21-8 (8-2).
3rd July: Fry’s 78-29 Ardagh: Rink 1: 28-10; Rink 2: 32-6; Rink 3: 18-13; (10-0).
10th July: Fry’s 64-42 Avomouth: Rink 1: 38-14; Rink 2: 15-14; Rink 3: 11-4; (8-2).
Cups:
Fry’s reached the final of Triples League Cup on Tuesday in the semi-final against Victoria Park (Bristol). A good performance saw Fry’s come out winners by 9 shots and will now face Keynsham in the final in September.
Fry’s gave Keynsham a good run in their Bristol and District League Lloyd Trophy 1st round match. Fry’s were unable to pull the early deficit back as Keynsham edged away to 46-39 win.
Following a 41-81 defeat in the Somerset Bowls Association Turnbull Cup to Knowle, Fry’s travelled to Paulton in the Wedmore Plate, taking the match 78-57.
Scores:
24th June: Fry’s 39-46 Keynsham
1st July: Fry’s 41-81 Knowle
16th July: Fry’s 78-57 Paulton
KEYNSHAM BOWLING CLUB
BEING situated at the heart of the town within Keynsham Park is a constant reminder that our club is part of the community.
So we were delighted to welcome a group of Explorer Scouts to our green at the start of July, when 12 girls, five boys and three leaders joined a session hosted by our club coaches.
Although the boys coped well, the girls found it more of a challenge to land close to the elusive jack.
Seven of them returned for a second session later in the month when we set out the rinks differently using the targets and cones, to make it more of a fun evening.
Our gardening team, headed by Margaret Bevan, has made the paths around the green an absolute delight with a fantastic display of tubs, hanging baskets and troughs. We were judged at the start of the month by Keynsham in Bloom and eagerly await the verdict.
Our green continues to be used daily and there are just a few brown patches caused by the lack of rain. While we have an irrigation system around the green, there is nothing like the “real stuff” to keep the grass green.
On the playing front, our men suffered a narrow loss to Weston Bath in the fifth round of the Wedmore Plate. This is a Somerset-based competition open to clubs that lose in the early rounds of the Turnbull Cup.
The semi-finals of the Friday Triples Cup were held alongside each other on the Knowle green, when we had a convincing win over Avonvale. The second semi-final was between Fry’s and Victoria Park, with Fry’s being victorious. We therefore look forward to the final against our local rivals at St Anne’s Park on Friday September 26.
Things to look forward to include the annual fixture between our ladies and gents, plus our captains’ charity barbecue.
Mike Barrow