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Saturday 8th October - Ladies Coffee Morning

The Ladies of Hamilton Bowling Club are actively engaged in charity fundraising throughout the year but the Coffee Morning is the main event in their efforts. At the end of this day, over £3400 was raised and this will be handed to charities in due course. Well done, Ladies!

Saturday 1st October - Dinner & Presentation of Prizes

The dinner and presentation of prizes was held in the Clubhouse this year. Everyone agreed that the dinner, which was provided by Linda Sneddon, was excellent. After the trophies and engraved crystal glasses were handed out to the competition winners, we were entertained by the Jolly B's. A great night was had by all who attended.

Friday 23rd /Monday 26th September - Closing of the Green

That's bowling over for another year. The ladies held their closing ceremony on Friday and the gents held theirs on Monday. All we can do now is look forward to season 2012 and hope that we can win more silverware then!

Sunday 4th September - Friendly v. Aberfeldy

This friendly game had more significance than usual as the Aberfeldy Club is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Before the game, President Harry Dick presented our hosts with an engraved crystal vase to mark the occasion and this was accepted by Aberfeldy's President, Tom MacDougall.
The match was played in a very friendly spirit and so the result was of little importance. However, Hamilton won by 100 shots to 78 so the trophy made its way back down the A9.

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Saturday 3rd September - Gents Nominated Pairs

The Gents Nominated Pairs Competition is played in a single day and, as usual, it was the last competition of the season. The winners were Alistair Munn and skip Jim Loudon and the runners up were David Paterson and David Paterson (father and son!)

Wednesday 31st August - Ladies Dickson Cup Final

The final of the Ladies Dickson Cup Competition was supposed to be played last Saturday but it had to be postponed until today. However, it was worth the wait! The winner was Betty Dick and the runner up was Mary Thompson.

Monday 29th August - Ladies Nominated Pairs Final

This was another final in which the quality of the bowling lived up to expectations. In the end, the winners were Rosemary Douglas and skip Hazel Lawie and the runners up were Jean Muirhead and skip Moira MacKay.

Saturday 27th August - Finals

This was one of the busiest days for Club Finals with five trophies being presented. Four of these were in the Gents Section, and the results were:

	Winner	Runner up
Walter Jackson	David Paterson	Jim Gibb
Seniors	Archie Syme	John Howat
Past Presidents	Bill Fleming	John McCall
Handicap	Dougie McIntosh	Jim Loudon

In the Ladies Section, it was unfortunate that May Boothman was unable to play for the Taylor Trophy, so it was presented to Jeanna Jones.

Friday 26th August - Finals

Two more Finals of Club competitions were played today and both were very closely contested. The Ladies Nominated Triples was won by Jean Muirhead, Sheila Black and skip Hazel Lawie. The runners up (by 1 shot) were Liz Syme, Sheena Mailer and skip Moira Munn.
The winner of the Gents' Williamson Trophy, by a score of 21-20, was John Anderson and the runner up was Douglas Jones.

Wednesday 24th/ Thursday 25th August - Championship Finals

The Finals of the Club's Ladies and Gents Championships were started on Wednesday evening but, sadly, torrential rain stopped play after only 30 minutes. The two games resumed on Thursday evening when the weather was much kinder and as a result we had two very skilful matches.
The Ladies Champion for 2011 is Emily McLelland, who won over Jean Muirhead.
The Gents Championship was won by Archie Syme, who beat Bob Moffat.

Monday 22nd August - Gents Triples Competition

The Club's Gents Triples Competition, which has been running since mid July, reached its final this week - and what a final it turned out to be! The game was evenly balanced throughout but the eventual winners were Bobby Crawford, Ian Keir and skip Ian McLelland. The runners up were George Wade, Bill Fleming and Dougie McIntosh.

Saturday 20th August - Invitation Triples Tournament

At last! A dry sunny day on which we could all enjoy our bowling. The weather was ideal and it obviously inspired some great bowling. There were 28 teams competing in this tournament, and at the end of the day it came down to an exciting final. The winners were the Club's own George Wade, David Hamilton and skip Tom Priestley and the runners up, who were from Motherwell, were Jim Gilmour, Billy Davison and skip Andy Campbell.
The Club is very grateful for the support of the competition sponsor, Caledonia Financial Planning Ltd.

Monday 15th August - Ladies Balloted Pairs

Despite only 16 ladies taking part in the Ladies Balloted Pairs Competition, we had a really good day. After President Lillian had presented the trophy to the winners (Ray McIntyre and Skip Rosemary Douglas) we all enjoyed home baking for afternoon tea. The runners up, who only lost at the last end after a close game were Mary Thompson and Jane Fairlie.

Saturday 13th August - Ladies Invitation Triples Tournament

In the Ladies Invitation Triples Tournament, which was sponsored by Cooperative Funeral Care, 15 visiting teams and 5 home teams participated. Despite some showers, everyone enjoyed the day. The winners of the competition were Hunter Ladies (Anne Hughes, Mary Lang and Sandra Sproull) and the runners up were Hamilton's Agnes Ford, Margaret Howat and Moira Munn. President Lillian presented the trophy to the winners and thanked the sponsor and all of the teams for making it an enjoyable day.

Monday 8th August - Ladies Balloted Triples

18 ladies played in the rescheduled balloted triples on a lovely warm day. As numbers were low there was only one section with all teams playing each other. The winners were Jean Muirhead, Sheena Mailer and Jane Fairlie (Skip), and the runners up were Marion McKenzie, Margaret Miller and Rosemary Douglas.

Saturday 6th August - Club Optional Triples

At last, a better day! Although there was some rain, it was mainly during the morning tea break and the lunch break. (That gave us an excuse to spend longer enjoying Linda Sneddon's excellent buffet!) The day was enjoyed by all and, if the final could be judged by the "Ooh"s and "Aah"s from the spectators, it must have been something special. The winners were Anne Loudon, Elizabeth Batty and Jim Loudon who beat Moira Mackay, Alan Noble and Dougie McIntosh after a burnt end and an extra end.

Thursday 4th August - Senior Invitation Triples Competition

Sadly, the Ladies Section jinx seems to have caught up with the Gents. The morning started off with heavy rain but this soon eased off to a downpour! For the health of the green and for the safety of competitors, the competition was cancelled.

Wednesday 3rd August - Ladies Two Bowl Singles

Twenty eight ladies played in the President's Two Bowl Singles on a very warm humid day. Five non-players came along for a beautiful salad and sweet (with a glass of wine, of course!) which was prepared by players during games off. The semi-finals were played between section winners and then in the final, May Boothman played Hazel Lawie with May just beating Hazel in a very good game.

Wednesday 6th July - Ladies Balloted Triples

The Ladies Section jinx continues! The competition got off to a fine (but slightly damp) start but a downpour in mid afternoon flooded the green and the game had to be stopped.
Another attempt to play will be made on Monday 8th August.

Saturday 2nd July - Club Fun Day

This was a chance for Club members to let their hair down and relax! The day started with novelty bowling, a quiz and then target bowls followed by a buffet meal and entertainment. During a brief respite, a cheque for £1000was presented to Teeda Boyd of Alzheimer Scotland - this was raised at the Club's Charity Mixed Rinks Competition in May.

Monday 27th June - Gents Rinks Competition

This competition has been running on Monday evenings for several weeks now and it,at last, reached its final. The winners were Douglas Mailer, Martin Stephen, Jim Fleming and Skip Alan Noble and the runners up were Billy Thomson, John Orr, Ian Lawie and Dougie McIntosh.

Saturday 25th June - Gents Balloted Pairs Competition

In this all day competition, the eventual winners were Sam McHarg and Skip Jim Gibb. To win the trophy, they beat Jock Hathorn and Ian McLean in the final.

Saturday 18th June - Invitation Rinks Tournament

A total of 24 teams competed in this tournament, Unfortunately, the weather turned against us while the semi-finals were being played and it became too wet to play the final. In the friendly spirit of the day, the finalists, from Hamilton Caley and Eddlewood bowling Clubs, decided to call it a draw. The photograph shows the finalists of Dougie Beattie, Jimmy Laird, Rab Lindsay and Bobby Fox from Eddlewood with Stewart Tweedlie, Alan Nicolson, Bob Meikle and Eddie tweedlie from Hamilton Caley and President Harry Dick.
The Club is very grateful for the sponsorship and support it has received over the years from EG Steele and Alistair Burnett.

Friday 17th June - Ladies Balloted Pairs

Sadly, the Ladies Balloted Pairs Competition had to be cancelled due to rain and will be re-scheduled for later in the season.

Saturday 11th June - HBC Finals

Congratulations go to Hamilton Bowling Club's Elizabeth Batty and May Boothman (Ladies Pairs) and to John McCall (Gents Singles) for being runners up in the 2011 Hamilton Bowling Championships.

Saturday 28th May - Club Two Bowl Singles

Despite the pessimistic weather forecast, the rain stayed off and it was quite pleasant throughout this competition. The final was between John McCall and Malcolm MacKinnon with Malcolm edging through to win the trophy.

Saturday 21st May - Club Mixed Pairs Competition

Well done to Sheena and Douglas Mailer for winning the Club Mixed Pairs Competition. Not only did they have to battle with the other competitors - they had to battle against the miserable weather! However, they persevered, beating Anne and Jim Loudon in the final.

Saturday 7th May - Invitation Mixed Fours Tournament

The Club's first major competition of the year was the Invitation Mixed Rinks Charity Day. teams from throughout Lanarkshire and beyond competed in a very friendly tournament.
At the end of the day, the winners were the Uddingston rink of Janet Faskin, Eddie Thomson, Rena Thomson and Skip Michael Reid, who beat Bishopton (Sadie Murphy, Gordon Philip, Aileen Anderson and Skip John Anderson) in an exciting final.
The event was once again sponsored by T & A Fyfe and all proceeds - estimated to be in excess of £1000 - were donated to Alzheimer Scotland whose representative, Teeda Boyd, came along to present the prizes.

Sunday 24th April - Open Day

To celebrate its 170th anniversary, the Club held an Open Day on when anyone – young or old, novice or expert - could come along and try out the sport. The first visitor of the day (see photo) was curious but wouldn't try the game. After that, a good day was had by all with plenty of bowls being thrown and lots of Easter eggs eaten!

Friday 22nd April - Ladies Opening

Again, the weather couldn't have been better for Ladies President Lillian Thomson to open the green for the Ladies Section. Many guests attended and enjoyed some hospitality and a game of bowls.

Wednesday 20th April - Opening of the Green

This was the day we've been waiting for, and we got a glorious sunny evening for it. President Harry Dick formally opened the green after his wife, Betty, delivered the first jack. The opening was well attended by members and invited guests from Clubs throughout the area as well as officials from Bowls Scotland and the Lanarkshire Bowling Association.

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