Notices.

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Club Greenkeeper.
As members are aware, Kelvin Scott is now our greenkeeper. Kelvin tells us that he is leaving No.1 green open for a little while yet and will advise us when it is closed for the season. Any queries, please contact Kelvin direct.

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Indoor Bowls.

Kurt Geiger has let the club know that indoor bowls begins again at the Papanui Bowling Club on Monday 13th May at 1.00 p.m. If you want to play, just turn up no later than 12.45 p.m. with your bowls.
Thanks, Kurt, for arranging this and for taking responsibility again for the Indoor Bowls.

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If you have any trophies at home, could you please return them to the club as soon as possible.
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President Neil wants as many members to answer the questionnaire in the link below.

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Biannual Programme Review Survey.
As promised we are putting together a survey so all members can provide us with feedback. Some of the questions have been taken from the submissions we received, and some questions indicate what we would like to know about from our members. This closes on Wednesday 1 May.
The results of this survey will be considered by the Programme Review Panel on Friday 10 May.
Following that meeting a draft programme will be forwarded to all clubs all for comment.

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https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1mN2q4cTE0yl9qapQ2yH2itUrCNsJKV
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Annual Awards Evening. This is being held at the Addington Events Centre on Saturday, 8 June. The
ticket price is $50 per person. We are looking forward to hosting this event at a new venue.
Tickets will go on sale mid-May.
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As you may or may not be aware, since February 2024, the breweries have substantially increased all pricing across their product range, fluctuating between 5% and 8%.

In light of price increases from the brewery and other liquor outlets, the Executive has resolved to:

1.  Absorb all existing price rises through until 30th April 2024

2.  Effective, Wednesday 1st May 2024, the price at the till for most beverage products shall increase, ranging between 6% to 10%.

Although decisions like this are never popular, our prices have not increased for a number of years.
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Important dates for your diaries.

End of Year Prizegiving Dinner.

Saturday 18th May.

We are delighted to advise that Johnny Phillips has agreed again to be the chef.

Further details to follow.

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Annual Forum

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Sunday 19th May at 10.30 a.m.

An annual opportunity for members to have their say, make suggestions/recommendations and to participate in discussion re matters concerning the bowling club.

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Sunday June 29 @  EP.
10.00

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As required by our constitution, a notice calling for nominations for the executive committee for 2024/25 (President, Vice-President and 5 other elected members) has now been displayed on our club notice board.
Every candidate is required to be a full member of the club for at least one playing season and must be nominated in writing by two full members of the club, while each such nomination must be signed (as evidence of consent) by the candidate in order to be valid.

The A.G.M. will be held in June, date to be advised.

Bowls Canterbury is currently reviewing its bowls programme, as announced in one of their recent newsletters.   Any individual is able to make his/her own submission to Bowls Canterbury.

The club will be making a submission, as it has always done, and I would welcome any club member to urgently phone me or email me with any thoughts/ideas.

Neil Johnstone

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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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Greens

If you want to book a green/rink for a game, please, at the present time, phone Don Baker our greens’ superintendent. Don has asked that members take great care with both greens and to avoid dumping. Please ensure that you are not playing on one of our greens if the heat is such that there is risk of damage. Also, to follow the instructions on the green as to what rinks are able to be used and which way.

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As club members know, Erin is now on maternity leave from her employment with the Elmwood Club. She has obviously also had to relinquish her position as secretary/administrator of our bowling club and the executive committee has resolved that Lesley Campbell would take on that role, with the help of Mary Ann Johnstone and Jan Shirley.
Please, therefore, do not contact Erin by phone or otherwise but instead contact Lesley, Mary Ann or Jan
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Message From The President.
Welcome to the 2023/2024 Bowling Season. I consider it a real privilege to be appointed as the President of the Elmwood Park Bowling Club.

The coming season is one to look forward to with our fabulous new clubhouse, surrounds and green. Thanks to all of those who worked tirelessly over a number of years to make this all happen.

Last season was another great season for the club with a number of teams and individuals achieving major success. Well done to all concerned.

Welcome to our new greenkeeper, Tom Tamati, who will be working closely with our previous greenkeeper, Don Baker, who has become greens’ superintendent. Thank you so much to Don for the superb greens he has produced over the last few years. Please give Tom (and Don) all your support.

Welcome to new executive members Mike Stewart, Joyce McKinnel and Brendan Day, and thanks to John Irving and Dale Johnstone retiring executive members. Our present executive is very hard-working and I ask club members to support them and, indeed, to support all others who hold significant positions in the club, including our new club captain, Jamie Wagner.

Our club relies on the superb work of volunteers who continue to work hard in so many ways, much of which is behind the scenes. Your work is invaluable, and I thank you so much.

I am delighted to see a considerable number of new members in the club.

Please do all you can to make them welcome.

To everyone, my best wishes for a very enjoyable bowling season.

   Neil Johnstone
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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