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29 – 4 – 26 From Chris Littlewood.
The CCC, as it indicates in a flyer, is effectively updating the process it has already carried out, because of the delays that have occurred. EPBC members will hear about the flyer. So, I see no harm in circulating the flyer to EPBC members with these comments:
A flyer sent to households in the vicinity of EPBC’s number 2 green, the green which is part of Elmwood Park. (Our number 1 green is in front of our clubrooms.) For over 90 years EPBC has played bowls on our number 2 green based on an exchange of letters all those years ago between our club and the council.
The council decided sometime ago to formalise our tenure via a detailed lease. As Elmwood Park is a reserve, before granting us the lease, the council must under the Reserves Act advertise its intention to grant us a lease, and, under its policies, consult with the local community. The local community board on that process’s completion will then decide whether to grant us a lease and its terms. Council staff and EPBC’s board have agreed the lease’s terms subject to the community board’s approval. In our case, the council is simply following its usual procedures where sports clubs like us wish to lease a reserve or part of a reserve.
Some local residents, as happened before we got consents for our new clubrooms, may object to our being granted a Reserves Act lease of number 2 green. However, the EPBC board is not anticipating any real difficulty in, at long last, our being granted a formal long term lease. After all we have been there peacefully more than 90 years.’
In the email sent around membersAttached was a copy of the advertisement appearing in ‘the Press’ on 21 April inviting feedback. It would greatly help our submissions to the community board if our members sent emails in support to the CCC to the email address in the attached advertisement: LetsTalk@ccc.govt.nz Alternatively, members can type or write a letter in support, and either drop it into our clubrooms, or put in our Heaton Street letterbox, or email it to elmwoodparkbowls@gmail.com
If emailing the council, please email EPBC a copy.
Note deadline of 21 May. The most important part here is for you to provide feedback.
23 – 4 – 26 Bowls Canterbury Awards Evening�� Date: Saturday, 23 May 2026
�� Venue: Addington Raceway and Events Centre
⏰ Doors Open: 4:00
⏰ Awards Commence: 5:00
Tickets are $55 per person, which includes dinner and dessert.
Please email elmwoodparkbowls@gmail.com with numbers if you wish to attend by 30 April
Just getting in touch to provide some more information about our upcoming traffic signal upgrades at the intersection of Glandovey Road, Heaton Street, Rossall Street, and Strowan Road.We’ll be beginning work from the evening of Sunday 19 April, we’ll be working in the evenings for three weeks and will then swap to day works for the following two weeks.
During the evenings, Strowan Road will be closed at the intersection. During the day, some traffic management will remain in place, however traffic will be able to travel through the intersection in all directions.
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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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
Duty Teams.
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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
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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!
- 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.
- Unzip the container and turn it on – button No. 1
- 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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