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La Siesta Bowls - Club Report Brian Langford being presented with his bowls towel from the sponsor, Kate the Newsagent in Torretas :
What a super start to the Winter League season by La Siesta especially against a known strong team from Albir. Harry Rhodes team came from 7 shots down, to win by 7 shots over the last 3 ends. Stewart Hamill’s team got off to a great start, but as you would expect a strong Albir team made a fighting comeback, getting to within one shot before Siesta managed to pull away again and win the last 3 ends to finish up 9 shots ahead on that rink.
P. Rhodes. M. Broughton, B. Gardiner, Jean Cooper. 18 – 13. There were no Berleen teams, so it ended up with a stupendous 10 – 0. and the shots ran out at 91 – 57. Another very good result for us was from our Apollos in the Enterprise League, when we were up against San Miguel Comets who were joint 4th position. With us having had 2 wins in the league, another one made Captain George Rothwell very happy. That ended up 124 – 86 with a win on 4 rinks and a loss and a draw to give us an 11 – 3 outcome.
J. Rothwell, I. Kadwell, G. Rothwell. 24 – 13. The Friendly ended up winning something like 30+ to 21 so Joy Gardiner, Ian Kenyon and John Mullarkey also went home very happy. It didn't go quite so well for our Pioneers at Greenlands, as half of them turned up at 10-00 a. m. for an afternoon game ? When they spotted Pete Bonsor in the 2nd Division team they must have thought “They must have a helluva first team?” and so it proved. To be fair we had a weakened team due to our change round system and a few drop-outs for various reasons, so we did’nt give ourselves the best chance away ? For the Pioneers, Peter Knapp, Jean Murphy and Norma Chambers deserve a special mention as they were the only winners. Pat Baylis, Kathleen Knapp and Ron Chambers had to fight heroically just to hold Pete Bonsor’s team to a 22 – 10 defeat, but they did win 6 of the last 8 ends. The scores by rink were :- Rink 5. 22 – 13. Rink 3. 10 -22. Rink 2. 14 – 25. Rink 8. 12 – 23. Rink 7. 13 – 25. Rink 4. 14 – 38. The final tally was 85 shots to 146. Not surprisingly Greenlands took the points 12 – 2. A situation we don’t wish to repeat !! Long overdue on Wednesday was the Chicken going to Tony Hobbs, the Wine went to Alan Cornes for a near miss and Carole Dunstan thinks a dozen Eggs are always handy. Info is scarce at the moment but I do know the Blues were up against it (as usual) at San Miguel, against the Jaguars, but acquitted themselves very well with a 10 – 4 win and a shot difference of 112 to 100. The Golds were at home to Greenlands Yellows won 9 – 5. The shots being 117 – 101. Let’s hope the run of luck lasts most of the season. This is my final report before I toddle off to a new ‘but and ben ‘ in Northumbria. It won’t be the same without you, but I’ll force myself to live with it. I would like to thank the President, Committee and members old and new for enhancing my 10 years out here and all the members in other clubs that I had the privilege to play against. I wish you all well. That especially includes the bowlers who are not around due to various medical conditions, to them, I would wish better health for you. All future reports should go to your new and very able scribe Steve Hibberd, but he needs your information and results. Without them it’s a ‘dog’s job’ and can get you extremely fraught. If anyone wants to get involved in the action, ring Jim on 690 190 523 it could
open up a whole new lot of doors to you. The club has it's own bar where light refreshments
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Every year, each club holds its own Champion of Champions competition in many disciplines, these club champions play against champions from other clubs resulting in the champions for the Costa Blanca. In between all this activity we welcome many holiday makers to our green as it is possible to hire a green by the session. Touring teams from the U.K. are made to feel particularly welcome. We also provide a coaching scheme for individuals wishing to take up the sport for the first time. The first week of May brings the Spanish National
competition, not unlike the Nationals in England but on a smaller
scale. The standard of bowling is however very high, and whether
playing or watching it is one of the highlights of the year. We have
over the years had winners in the Spanish National's and regularly
have players selected to represent Spain in International matches. How to find the La Siesta Bowls Club in Torrevieja Torrevieja is served by two international airports.
From Alicante airport, you follow the coast road N332 signposted to Cartagena, upon reaching the outskirts of Torrevieja remain on the N332 which by-passes the town, turn off the by-pass and follow road signposted to Crevillente. Take the first exit at the first roundabout and proceed straight across the next two roundabouts. The fourth roundabout is at the entrance to La Siesta where you take the first exit. The bowls club is on the far side of the open area in front of you. From Murcia (San Javier) airport you follow signs Murcia/Alicante to the AP7, upon reaching the AP7 follow in the direction of Alicante. Remain on the AP7 and after passing through tollbooth at third junction No. 754, signposted San Miguel and Benijofar leave the motorway. At this roundabout follow signs for Benijofar, at next roundabout take first exit signposted Los Montesinos and Torrevieja. After passing through Los Montesinos at next roundabout take first exit signposted Torrevieja. At the second roundabout take the last exit signposted La Siesta. The bowls club is on the far side of the open area in front of you. If you are arriving from Alicante via the A7 and AP7 motorways, leave the AP7 signposted Torrevieja Norte, take the last exit from roundabout over the top of the motorway. At the next roundabout follow signs to Torrevieja and straight across the next three roundabouts. Take the last exit from the next roundabout, which is at the entrance to La Siesta. The bowls club is on the far side of the open area in front of you.
Beginner's lessons are held at the green, for more information and to reserve your place contact Jim Hudson on 690 190 523. The Green is open daily from 9.30 a.m. until 5.30 p.m. If you are a club bowler who has never tried a three day event before why not enter for the bancaja open in September it is designed for you. contact Terry Baylis through lasiestacompetitions@yahoo.co.uk for details. July 1st 20-20 July 2nd Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. July 3rd Final handicapped trips July 4th SABA trips July 5th Saturday hamper July 7th Kate's evening pairs league 1730 for 1800 July 8th 20-20 July 9th Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. July 11th SABA triples July 12th Saturday hamper July 14th Kate's evening pairs league 1730 for 1800 July 15th 20-20 July 16th Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. July 18th SABA triples July 19th Saturday Triples July 21st Kate's evening pairs league 1730 for 1800 July 22nd 20-20 July 23rd Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. July 25th SABA triples July 26th Saturday Triples July 28th Kate's evening pairs league 1730 for 1800 July 29th 20-20 July 30th Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. August 1st SABA triples August 2nd Saturday Triples August 4th Kate's evening pairs league 1730 for 1800 August 5th 20-20 August 6th Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. August 8th SABA triples August 9th Saturday hamper August 11th Monday evening pairs league 1730 for 1800 August 12th 20-20 August 13th Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. August 15th SABA triples August 16th Saturday hamper August 18th Kate's evening pairs league 1730 for 1800 August 19th 20-20 August 20th Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. August 22nd SABA triples August 23rd Saturday hamper August 24th Pat's birthday August 25th Kate's evening pairs league 1730 for 1800 August 26th 20-20 August 27th Kings Cup a.m. Chicken Drive p.m. August 29th SABA triples August 30th Saturday hamper August 31st Summer finals day September 1st Bancaja open for all club bowlers September 2nd last evening 20-20 September 3rd Bancaja open continues a.m. only Chicken drive September 4th Bancaja open continues September 5th Last Summer SABA triples September 6th Finals of Bancaja open September 11th Bowl and dine with summer awards Not forgetting all the weekly Hampers and Drives.
The details for the above events are updated when Terry Baylis emails them to
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Contact us
The Committee for 2007-8 is as follows :- Our match secretary will be able answer any questions you have regarding inter club league matches, open competitions and our Competition Secretary will be able to help with any questions regarding internal club leagues and competitions.
Please address all correspondence not related to
competitions, matches or membership to the secretary. 
We look forward to seeing you at La Siesta Bowls club and extending a warm hand of friendship to you. For general enquiries regarding membership, opening times and
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