Notices

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A celebration of Pam’s life.
On behalf of Pam’s family, a celebration of Pam’s life will be held at EP’s clubrooms on Sunday 14^th June at 3pm.
Come along & share stories about our lovely Pam, a great bowler, a great club member and a wonderful friend.
A lady who touched the lives of many.
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Clubs annual forum is to be held at the clubrooms 14^th June 2026 at 11.00 am.
For those either new to the Club or who may be attending their first forum, the forum is an opportunity for club members to freely raise issues for discussion and to have their say, particularly by way of questions, suggestions or recommendations. It is not a decision  making body in itself. Informal notes will be taken to assist the Board, and others as to recommendations etc
The fforum seems to be reasonably unique among bowling clubs and has attracted the envy of members of other clubs. It was put in place a long time ago by the then Elmwood Bowling Club and carried on post-amalgamation.
The bar will be open at the end of the forum, and the Club will provide a free drink for all.
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Coaching Days:   Sunday, 16 August   Sunday, 30 August   Tournament Day:   Sunday, 6 September
These sessions are a fantastic opportunity for players to sharpen their skills ahead of the new season and work alongside some of Canterbury’s top coaches!
We have split the courses into groups based on playing years:    Year 1 & 2   Year 3 & 4    Year 5

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It is with great sadness that I advise that long time member Pam Phair has passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer.
Pam was a wonderful member of our club as an administrator, player, helper and friend to everyone who knew her. She was a long term Board member, serving as President in 2018 and 2019. As a player she won 22 club titles, was a Canterbury gold star and bar holder (10 titles) and won the National fours title in 2007 alongside fellow Elmwood members Bev Morel, Lois Grey and Theresa Woodham. Pam was also part of many successful club and representative teams.
Pam’s willingness to help in all aspects of club life, her friendly smile and wonderful demeanour will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
Our thoughts go to Pam’s family at this sad time.
Ian Rule
President
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Special General Meeting Minutes.

These will be on the Bowls Canterbury website from tomorrow and will be ratified at the AGM. Because these are very long, they have been split into four documents,  the minutes, the main motion, a record of what was said and the additional motion.

Draft Playing Programme, this will be sent out by Friday. Submissions will close Friday 12 June. Please send these in by email to lorraine@bowlscanterbury.co.nz

Board Nominations. Reminder, these close Tuesday 2 June.
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From: Jason Merrett          Subject: Bowls Canterbury Review
Kia ora
I have been made aware that some of you have not received the link to the survey to provide feedback into the Bowls Canterbury Organisational Review. If you would like to provide feedback, please do so via this link by the 7th June. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VM28XPG.
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ELMWOOD PARK BOWLING CLUB
Please note that the club’s AGM will be held on Sunday 28^th June at 10.00 a.m. at the Elmwood Park Bowling Club.
Under Rule 21(3) of our Constitution, the Board has determined that the attendance at the AGM, including all voting, will need to be in person and no proxies will be allowed.
The Board, under Rule 21(3) has fixed Wednesday 10^th June at 5.00 p.m. as the closing date for Application(s) for elected positions, proposed notices of motion and any other items of business to be submitted to the club.
The club now calls for applications to elected positions.   The elected positions are president, vice-president and board members. Under the requirements of our new constitution, anyone wishing to apply for one of these positions must fill out an individual application form.   Please note that the person applying must be a voting member of the club (i.e. a full playing member or a life member or the patron) and the application must be seconded by a voting member.
There will be application forms available from the office or in the clubrooms or by contacting our secretary.
All notices of motion (only by voting members) must be signed and received by the Secretary by the 10^th June.
If you have any queries, please contact the Secretary, Les Campbell, or the Chairperson of the Board, Mike Stewart.

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Indoor bowls @ Papanui Club.

Starts:  Monday May 18     1.00     Report 12.45
$7 per session     2 games     Afternoon tea
Flat soled footwear
Drinks @ 4.00

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            Contact:  Peter Felton 021 056 3430

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Would all members please respect that the designated (named) car parks are for those people only & refrain from parking in them.
Most of these car parks relate to volunteers & are a small perk for the hours they put in.
It is often frustrating when they find someone in their car park & in the case of the caterers often have food etc to bring into the club rooms & have to park some distance away.
Thanks
Lesley

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Bingo Night

Last Saturday, a very enjoyable and successful Bingo event was held at the club .

The club thanks Fiona Frew especially for all her work, both behind the scenes and as the caller on the night. Thanks also to fellow board member, Kim Rowlands, for her assistance to Fiona.

Worth a special mention are Pam Nicholson and Mary Ann Johnstone for their superb food and Tim Sandrey and Brian Lyttle for their manning of the bar.

It was great to see a number of our Commerce Club non- playing members present and enjoying themselves!!!

Keep an eye out for the next Bingo night!!
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Greetings fellow bowlers and welcome to the 20025 – 26 season. since I was last president.

It is an honour to serve as your president again after an eight year gap. A lot has changed since I was last president. The urban beach has been transformed back to a bowling gren, our number 2 green has had further improvements, and we now have a wonderful new clubhouse for all to enjoy. We also have a healthy balance sheet and all of these, along with our considerable playing strength make us the envy of many other clubs.This can lead to a “tall poppy syndrome” which can reflect negatively on the way other clubs perceive us. Elmwood has always been considered a friendly club which is a great place to play and visit. We must continue to win with dignity and lose with honour whenever we are on the greens.

Speaking of winning, we were once again very well represented at the recent Bowls Canterbury Awards Evening  and congratulations to all of those wo won titles last season. Since that awards night both our women’s and men’s champion fours teams have finished runners up in the Bowls New Zealand champion of champions event, Well done to all.

The last twelve months have been a busy time for your executive and the many helprs wh have contributed so much to the smooth running of our club. My thanks go to all concerned.

Our greens have once again been amongst the very best in Canterbury thanks to the outstanding work off our greenkeeper Kelvin Scott, greens superintendent Don Baker and all their willing helpers. Kelvin is stepping down this year and we welcome Steve Street to Elmwood Park to continue the good work.

Volunteers form the backbone of most sporting clubs in New Zealand and we are extremely lucky to have so many people who give up their time so willingly in the interests of our club. Some of our volunteers are getting close to retirement age and we are always looking for willing helpers to spread the load, This season we will be co-hosting the National singles and pairs over the new year and we will definitely need further volunteers to help out.

Finally I would like to wish everyone an enjoyable season and look forward to further success on the green.

Ian Rule
President

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Duty Teams.

This applies to duty teams on green no 1 & green no 2 so two duty teams are required.

Unlock clubrooms/greens

Set up:   Mats   Jacks   Chalk   Scorecards

Put out:   Cups   Coffee/tea/sugar/biscuits

Once bowling is finished.

Put away:   Mats   Jacks   Any rubbish in bins

Do any dishes/ensure kitchen/kitchenette etc clean & tidy

Put away coffee/tea/sugar/biscuits

Lockup clubrooms remembering to set the alarm – No 1 green

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Take care when using the entrance to the club.
The break glass is only to be used in an EMERGENCY. Please use the “Press to Exit” only.
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SMOKING/VAPING

Club members are reminded that the Smoking/Vaping areas are as follows:

1.  On No.1 green, the specifically designated areas are the two far corners and the one area on the Heaton Intermediate boundary.

2.  On No.2  green, in the area behind the shelters on the east side of the complex.

Smoking/Vaping is not permitted at any other part of the premises and this very much includes any part of our pavilion, including the outside seating areas and, of course, the greens themselves.

Could those running functions/welcoming clubs please ensure that those visiting or from other clubs are told of these requirements and comply with them.

Club members are alerted to the very strict Bowls Canterbury restrictions around smoking/vaping in the Bowls Canterbury Interclub and Open events, irrespective of club policy.   See p48 of the Centre handbook

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There is a  defibrillator at the new clubrooms. We would like everyone to get some familiarity with it, before they may need to use it one day.
It is so so so easy, take it out of the cabinet, open it, turn it on, it will talk to you!

1. The sign on the cabinet that says the “alarm will sound” is NOT TRUE – no alarm will sound if you open the cabinet and take the defib out.
2. Unzip the container and turn it on – button No. 1
3. It will now start telling you what to do – very very simple.

Because you won’t be able to actually place the defib. pads on to someone while exploring, the machine will not go any further with the instructions but, it would if the pads were on.  Do not worry – you cannot do anything wrong.  It will not shock someone unless it detects a ‘shockable rhythm’.  It is completely fool proof.

So – have a look.  At least then you won’t hesitate to take it out of the cabinet if it’s needed.  Turn it off when you have finished though, we don’t want the batteries to run out!

Fiona Frew

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Murray Scott

Members