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The annual Hurst Bowling Club Skittles Evening will be held at the Jack O'Newbury on Saturday 2nd March at 7pm for 7.30pm.

The cost is £10.50 per person

Please let Jackie Alexander (0118 962 9667) (ronald.alexander1@ntlworld.com) know whether you will attend, if you will be bringing a guest and your choice(s) from the following 3 menu items:

1.    Roast chicken, coleslaw, salad and french bread

2.    Cheddar cheese, pork sausage, coleslaw, pickles and french bread

3.    Jacket potato fill...

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On Wednesday August 15th 2012, we were pleased to entertain the Bishop of Reading, The Rt Revd Andrew J Proud. The Bishop had heard of Hurst Bowling Club's Thursday Community Project and wanted to leatn more abouit it.




The Berkshire Community’s Chief executive Officer, Andrew Middleton kindly agreed to facilitate the Bishop’s visit to our club.

Our community project runs throughout the bowling season. We accommodate two agencies; one cares for adults with additional needs and the other ...

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The Community Inclusion Project

The project has been running now for nine weeks. The core club members are Suzanne, Mary and Ronnie. We have had help though, from John E., Sandra, Roger, David A, Martin, Paula, Reg, Ros and Terry.

So far it has proved successful.  We have had a variety of Link visitors and similarly with those from Support Horizons. They all enjoy coming, enjoy the conversations and meeting new people.  The refreshment is always welcomed by all.

On rainy days we complete ...

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Diamond Jubilee Garden Party

The Berkshire Community Foundation were instrumental in securing two members of Hurst Bowling Club to be present at the Diamond Jubilee Garden Party at Henley.

The club captain and fundraiser were chosen as ambassadors for our club. The occasion showed beyond doubt the hard work and passion that the Berkshire Community Foundation invests in obtaining funds in support of projects such as ours. It was also very good to meet some of the Trustees. Their donation o...

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Jubilee Celebrations at Hurst Bowling Club

 

As part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on the Tuesday Bank Holiday, the club opened its green to the people of Hurst. At 2 o’clock when the celebrations started, so did the rain. Our stalwart members were undeterred; we donned our wet gear and prepared to meet our guests. The residents of Hurst were also not to be beaten by the weather, they tried their hand at bowls.

We were able to introduce 25 people to the game, our most suc...

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Hurst Horse Show Country Fayre Weekend

The bowling club was represented at the fayre over the weekend of 23rd and 24th June. the first day of the fatre was a lovely family occasion, a little overcast with some sunshine. On the the Sunday however, we found ourselves diving for cover when the heavy showers descended. Avoiding muddy puddles was not easy. Once more we were forced to put on our wet weather clothes.
 
Our presence at the fayre was to publicise the club and to raise funds for our...

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Slightly late news, just to congratulate Kulwant on getting his County Badge on 28th April. So now we have 3 County Players in Hurst, which is good news for a small club.
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Just to let you know that on Sunday 10th March Kulwant passed the Level 3 Coaching Exam. He was examined by Vic Waites, the Berkshire County Coach. Examination took 4 hours to complete, he demonstrated various excerises and clincial work. He is now allowed to coach at county level. Many Congratulations.
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Hi All. Just to remind you that we will be having a Pre-season Cheese and Wine Event on 25th March 2012. Time and Venue to be announced. Contact Suzanne for advance information.
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The skittles evening has been arranged for Saturday 25th February at the Jack of Newbury Binfield at 7pm.

Cost will be £11 which includes a buffet, with a choice of  Chicken and Salad or Sausage and cheese with french bread,if you are vegetarian there is a Jacket potato with mushroom and stilton.

Please let me know if you will be coming and your choice of food before Wednesday 15th February. You can e mail me ronald.alexander1@ntlworld.com or telephone 01189629667. If paying by cheque ple...

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Just to remind you that Hurst BC AGM is on Sunday 27th Nov 2011 at St Pauls Parish Church Hall, Reading Road, Wokingham at 3pm.
Cheese and Wine will be served at Cost £4 per person, please send in your forms to Suzanne.

Suzanne has asked for help in setting up the Hall at 2:30pm and Washingup plus clearing at the end.
The meeting will finish promptly at 6pm.

Catering RSVP Suzanne.

Please try to attend, this is your club and your chance to give some feedback.
Thanks


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Please view the Hurst Bowling Club Highlights 2011  as shown on the Hurst BC Dinner on 15th Oct 2011. Click here to see it again

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On Saturday 17th September Hurst (Founded 1747) beat Henley 12-0 to become Manchester Unity League Champions for the first time in their history.  The score line suggests an easy victory but Henley fought hard and two rinks were decided only in the last one or two ends.

Hurst’s season started slowly with three defeats in the first four matches.  Once their form improved they were almost unstoppable, losing just one of the other fourteen matches and winning the rest.  Twenty three of the Cl...

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Please note that the start time of this match has been put back to 3.30pm.

There is a wedding at the church and guests will probably not all have left before our usual start time.  If you are selected to play and can share a car with others please do
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Hurst Village and Country Horse Fair

As part of our recruitment drive, and to generate interest in the sport of bowls, Ronnie organised a stall at the Hurst Village Country and Horse Fair.

Barbara and Ronnie, with husbands in tow, were up at the village fair ground at 8 am on Sunday. It was a lovely morning and the Fair committee members were welcoming and helpful.  We dispatched our husbands so that they could prepare for the afternoon match.

We were joined by Martin who was excellent at ...

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CUBS VISIT

The 5th Woodley Cubs visited us to be introduced to the sport of lawn bowls. It was not without its anxities as our hallowed green is unaccustomed to young ones running up and down it.

It was rewarding though to observe the talents of the youngsters. Both boys and girls showed a level of accuracy and an aptitude for the sport. Their exuberance though, left our senior members feeling quite exhausted and in need of refreshments after the youngsters’ parents had collected them.

We...

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BENEFACTORS

The Berkshire Community Foundation has been instrumental in linking us with philanthropic donors who are sympathetic to our aims and needs.

Thank you too to the Berkshire Community Foundation for sifting for sifting through our applications. We owe special thanks to the following benefactors:

·         Grassroots Grants

·         The Prudential

·         Comic Relief

We also acknowledge the time Microsoft took to paint our fences and sheds. Many thanks for sending us a...

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Martin Brailey played in the final at Abingdon Bowling Club, has become Berkshire County Two Wood Champion. He is the first Hurst bowler to win a County competition this millennium.

Well done, Martin- you are an inspration to us all.
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New web site launched for testing. All comments welcome.
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