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Bonymaen bowls club since 1927. We play in the Swansea BA division 1. Walter Withey triples champions 2023. We'll repost anything bowls related, be warned!
Swansea, Wales
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Thought you might like this, top is my youngest Henry Brooks and bottom is my grandfather (and Henry's great grandfather) John Brooks.
Photos sent to me by Hon Sec Keith Brooks 👍🏻
Love this ❤️
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Always on the lookout for new members, however, the committee have met and it's a unanimous NO
Bowls FFS…
As if we didn’t know the only demographic he’s courting for their vote.
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Devastated to tell you that club President, Mr Geoff Clement, passed away this morning, following a period of ill health, surrounded by his family. Geoff has been a member of our club for more than 60 years and will be deeply missed by us all.
❤️ 🖤❤️ 🖤
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Brilliant stuff
@ospreys
, and the 21,000 of us who were there made a hell of a noise 👌👌👏👏👍🏻👍🏻
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Very pleased to have taken delivery of our new kits in time for the 2024 season . Many thanks to David Kingdon and Full Bias 👍🏻👍🏻
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Excellent win in the double 4s tonight, home rink skipped by Rob Evans won 20-16, away rink skipped by Paul Brooks won 20-13. 40-29 overall through to the next round 👍🏻 Jeff Jones got to play with his 2 grandsons tonight 😁👍🏻
Late change to the team tonight, on the away rink. Sean Dunne has had to drop out late (this will result in a heavy fine on tour), Tom Brooks comes in -
Away rink -
Paul Brooks
Jeff Jones
Harri Jones
Tom Brooks
Home rink -
Rob Evans
Kieran Lloyd
Eddie Jones
Ian White
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As I run this account nobody else is going to do this. Happy birthday to me!!
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Happy 12th birthday to Tom Brooks today, he is the one on the right 😁
Debut making Tom Brooks played on the winning rink and he played excellently. He even played the killer bowl on the last end to seal the win. The selectors wisely put Tom second behind his father so that he could carry him all night! Well done Tom 👍🏻👍🏻
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Due to the disappointing cancellation of the 2024 bowls tour I've gone away for half term with family. Shame as I
#loveabowlstour
! So in the absence of a bowls tour here is a
#beerbowlsandaview
without the bowls!
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We've WON a game!!!!!
Hafod 50 Bonymaen 60, 4 points to 6 to us. You'll see the massive contribution towards this from the pairs of Paul Williams and Allan Slattery 😲👌👍🏻😁
We're out of the Super 9s though. And Hon Sec Keith Brooks forgot to take any photos ☹️🥺
Team for Thursday, v Hafod, final Super 9 game
Skips first
Pairs
A Slattery
P Williams
Triples
D Amos
D Fisher
L Summerfield
Rink
K Lloyd
S Dunne
G Sharpe
J Collins
Standby
C Amos, K Brooks, P Clement
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Good turn out for the first roll up of the season. Not sure who had the honour of rolling the first jack as I was getting all the equipment out. We don't tend to stand on ceremony in Bonymaen!!
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Good news, early days yet but as you can see we are more than holding our own and top of the league
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@KeithQuinn88
Does it really matter Keith? Let us have our moment at No 1 please. It may only be a fleeting moment
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Good news, our relentless social media efforts have resulted in another new member!
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My youngest son just said "Tom (his brother) can drink beer now", when I asked him why he said "because he plays bowls now". Tom is 11.
What have I taught them about the bowls club!!!
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This is our "new" club badge, not new at all really as it's a return to the original design and this is as it will appear on our new club shirts this season.
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And finally, with my (Hon Treasurer, Paul Brooks') sons playing this year (Tom and Henry) that will make 4 generations of my family to have represented this club. My father, Keith Brooks following on from his father, John Brooks before. A proud moment for me this season 👍🏻
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A little pre Christmas drink for some of the squad. Team spirit is strong, by the end of the night we'll have worked out how we are going to win the division 1 title!
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Remarkable what you can find in a charity shop, found in the Air ambulance shop, Tenby!
Cost - £2, actual worth - priceless, couldn't leave it there for that price
@Bonymaenrugby
!!
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On behalf of all the members of the Bonymaen bowls club, may we wish you all and your family and friends a very Merry Christmas.
May the festive season bring you happiness and may your glasses always be full.
🎄🎄⛄️⛄️🎅🎅🤶🎅⛄️⛄️🎄🎄
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Our 2 debut makers today. Well done to Paul Williams and Harri Jones, great to have new players joining. Things you love to see 😍
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Full tour party just before departure to our last game, a happy group 👍🏻👍🏻
#Westontour2023
#loveabowlstour
#beerbowlsandaview
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A brilliant afternoon, thanks to all
@ClevedonBowls
. Great hospitality and bowling, a superb end to a fabulous tour!
#loveabowlstour
#Westontour2023
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We won!!!
Bonymaen 82 Dyfatty 55
Final here we come!!
More details to follow later 👍🏻
Our team for Thursday, Walter Withey triples semi-final v Dyfatty, a lot of difficult decisions...
Skips first-
D Amos, K Lloyd, H Jones
R Clement, C Amos, E Jones
A Slattery, S Dunne, I Young
P Brooks, D Fisher, P Clement
Reserves
P Williams, I White, G Sharpe
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The green has improved a lot, we hope you'll agree, the photo on the left was taken June 2020 and the one on the right was taken today.
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And of course a
#beerbowlsandaview
shot was absolutely essential 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🍻
An excellent afternoon playing
@ClubAshcombe
. Wonderful setup and welcome, oh and we won 97-80, all rinks up 👍🏻
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@Owenins
@Skewenrfc
Bowls is very serious, we'll have you know. But, we are supportive of
@Skewenrfc
and all other clubs that have made public declarations like this. And we reject your take on it
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After all the hard work, Grampa and the boys had a little game
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Here is club secretary Keith Brooks drawing a front toucher towards the end of today's victory. Showboating for the gallery that had assembled for the end of the game!!
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And yes, a
#beerbowlsandaview
!
A brilliant afternoon, thanks to all
@ClevedonBowls
. Great hospitality and bowling, a superb end to a fabulous tour!
#loveabowlstour
#Westontour2023
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Thanks for the mention
@MikeBubbins
@distantpod
, very much appreciated! Glad to know you will wear the badge with "some pride"! 🤣
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Henry was very pleased with this one!! ❤️❤️
Poor night tonight, worst performance of the season. Bonymaen 39 v Dunvant 67, so out of the Blackiston Cup we go!!
Not much else to say really 🙄
The one bright spot was young Henry Brooks got some practice in on the end rink with Grampa Hon Sec 🥰
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#beerbowlsandaview
Cheers!
Green is ready, just waiting for everyone to arrive. I haven't opened it yet, I must add!! Keep a clear head for the game 👍🏻😁
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Debut making Tom Brooks played on the winning rink and he played excellently. He even played the killer bowl on the last end to seal the win. The selectors wisely put Tom second behind his father so that he could carry him all night! Well done Tom 👍🏻👍🏻
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Here is the picture that tells part of the story, Walter Withey Triples CHAMPIONS!!!!!!
More details to follow later!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👌👌🤞🤞👌🤞👌😀❤️😀❤️💪
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I believe the final score to be Mynyddbach 38 Bonymaen 83, 9 points to 3.
In celebration a
#beerbowlsandaview
, sort of!
What a team!!!!!
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Today we should have played a memorial match against a West Glamorgan invitational team for our late president John Hague. We'll have to rearrange that for next season, but today we take a moment to remember John.
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And we're off 👍🏻
The morning of the bowls tour has arrived. Bowls tourists to rendez-vous at 9am.
Today we will be visiting Clarence Bowling Club 👍🏻
#loveabowlstour
#beerbowlsandaview
#Westontour2023
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Best wishes and safe travels to Iestyn Clement who is volunteering in Vietnam for the next 3 weeks 👍🏻👍🏻
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A little bit of the old Dacey magic here
@Bonymaenrugby
Wales vs Ireland 1983 Rugby
Five Nations
Cardiff Arms Park, Saturday 5 March 1983
(23-9)
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That's a maximum 11-1 victory 👌
Good news, our league season is up and running.
Oystermouth 48 Bonymaen 64
@DanAmos97
ably supported by
@amoscraig
won 21-12
Rhidian Clement's rink won 20-15, having been 1-9 and 7-13 behind
Paul Brooks' rink (mine) were always ahead and just won 23-21.
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Good start to the Midweek league tonight.
Bonymaen 63 Coedgwilym 44
Chris Jones' rink won 27-11
Allan Slattery's rink won 24-13
Dan Amos' rink lost 12-20
8 points to 2 to Bonymaen
Next match, Thursday v Coedgwilym, league match, home.
Team for Tuesday v Coedgwilym, Midweek league at Jersey Park,
Skips first
Dan Amos
Paul Brooks
Ian White
Tom Brooks
Allan Slattery
Sean Dunne
Eddie Jones
Harri Jones
Chris Jones
Craig Amos
Dai Fisher
Paul Williams
STANDBYS Jeff Jones, Phil Clement and Ian Young
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Very pleased to say that we feature in this month's
@BowlsInt
magazine (page 60)! Thanks to
@CerisHewlings
for writing the article 👍🏻👍🏻 think some of us will be signing autographs on our bowls tour next weekend!! 😅😅
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We are deeply saddened to report that Mrs Susan Clement (wife of Wyndham one of our longest serving members) passed away this morning. Susan was a wonderful lady, always smiling and a fine bowls tourist on many trips. All our love to Wyndham and all the family ❤❤😪😪❤❤
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Post match celebrations!
A great win today.
Bonymaen 76 Dunvant 50, 9 points to 3.
Dan Amos' rink played superbly and won 35-10
Allan Slattery's rink also played well and won 27-15
Rhidian Clement's rink held on and minimised the damage after being 13-0 down early, they eventually lost 14-25. WHAT A TEAM
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Is that the "European Champions Cup runners up 3 years in a row trophy"? It's a beauty and well deserved 👌👍🏻👌👍🏻👌😁😅
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Final league game result, we lost 46-64, 3 points to 9. Who cares, get the beers in 🍻🍻🍻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The details, utterly inconsequential, here we are as a team celebrating regardless 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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We have arrived 👍🏻
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Regardless of the defeat, a pint! What a team!!
#beerbowlsandaview
, sort of!
So, I'm a bit deflated to say that we fell short on the last end again against
@vicsaintsbc
.
Victoria 58 Bonymaen 56.
We had 2 brilliant winning rinks, Allan Slattery's rink won 23-14 and Rhidian Clement's rink won 28-14. Sadly, Dan Amos' rink went down 5-30!! 7-5 on points!!
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The magnificent 6, cheers all for a good season 🍻🍺🍻🍺
Hon Treasurer,
@philipclement17
, Vice chairman Jeff Jones, Mark Clement,
@SMBOWLS
and Chairman Rhidian Clement. The brains trust.
Hon Sec Keith Brooks unavailable as sunning himself in Lanzarote
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What a great day at Clarence Bowls Club, the result inconsequential obviously! Yes, we lost, blah, blah blah!! 😁😅😁😅
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Great news tonight as club Captain
@philipclement17
announced his choice as Vice-captain and it was Sian Clement-Wake 👌👌
So, Sian is our first female vice-captain and will go on to be our first female captain in 2025 👍🏻👍🏻
Well done Sian
Belated birthday wishes to Sian Clement-Wake for yesterday!
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A fine group of men (and one lady) following our victory over Mumbles on Saturday
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@WalesRugby
"The durable Scarlets hooker managed to secure 31% with his main rival Elliott Dee managing 3%."
Who did the other 68% want, Bobby Windsor?
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At the end of the 2022 season we'd like to thank anyone that has read / interacted with / liked / retweeted any of our content in the last few months. We hope to have your continued support in 2023.
We'll continue to tweet through the off season though!
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After an epic contest that lasted over 3 hours and 30 ends Tom just missed out on a place in the final. Well done to Jack Thomas of
@PontrhydyfenBC
and good luck in the final. Final score was 21-19 to Jack 👏👏👏👌👍🏻💪
The standard of play was absolutely superb 👍🏻
Tonight young member Tom Brooks is playing in the West Glamorgan County Under 16s singles semi-final. He's facing Jack Thomas from
@PontrhydyfenBC
.
Good luck to both players 👍🏻👍🏻
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We managed to get a bit of practice in, it was a bit damp and heavy but all practice is good practice 😁👍🏻
We'll be having our first practice session tomorrow evening at Jersey Park, weather permitting. This is ahead of our first "home" league match on Friday at Jersey Park against...... Jersey!
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I'm delighted that this tweet below is our 10,000th tweet! 👇👍🏻
And finally, with my (Hon Treasurer, Paul Brooks') sons playing this year (Tom and Henry) that will make 4 generations of my family to have represented this club. My father, Keith Brooks following on from his father, John Brooks before. A proud moment for me this season 👍🏻
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Post match celebrations 🍻🍻👍🏻😁
Excellent win today, Bonymaen 70 Swansea 56, 10 points to 2, 1 rink drew. Full details to follow 💪👍🏻
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We've always had a great tradition of family members playing for our club, father and son Mark and Wyndham Clement are both photographed on the notice board sleeping on tour. We also have father and son
@amoscraig
and
@DanAmos97
playing currently
A rogues gallery on our notice board in the pavilion!
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It was a great thrill to see these four spectating today. The old silver fox himself Wyndham Clement, Allan Devonshire, club president Geoff Clement and Tudor Jones. Look forward to seeing them all back on the green soon
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Popped along to watch
@DanAmos97
in the West Glamorgan County trial this afternoon, beautiful afternoon at Brynhyfryd bowls club, Neath 👍🏻
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Good win tonight against Tawe who won the Midweek Cup last year, first round exit this! Bonymaen 58 Tawe 40, Allan Slattery's rink did the damage with a 28-8 win and was well supported by Craig's rink that won 18-15.
Paul Brooks' lost again 12-17! Drop him!!
This game was postponed due to 🌩🌩 we'll try again tonight, here is the team 👍🏻
Craig Amos
Kieran Lloyd
Ian White
Tom Brooks
Allan Slattery
Sean Dunne
Lee Summerfield
Paul Williams
Paul Brooks
Dai Fisher
Gordon Sharpe
Ian Young
Standby
Harri Jones
Jeff Jones
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I enjoy lawn bowls
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A magnificent win today, 66-42 against previously undefeated Jersey. 10 points, Rhidian Clement, Sian Clement, Mike Russell,
@philipclement17
won 31-10. My rink with
@amoscraig
,
@jeffc464
, Ian White won 21-13. Allan Slattery,
@DanAmos97
, Gordon Sharpe and Sean Dunne lost 14-19
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We've won 7 out of 7 games in the league so far, it's a few years since we won 7 league matches in an entire season!
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It's now been confirmed we'll play at Jersey Park for the time being 👍🏻
Extremely envious of all the bowling clubs starting their seasons today. Great to see all the photos 👌
Our situation is, following a meeting today, it's still not clear where we'll play in the short term. Number of details for the SBA to iron out still. 1 of 2
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What better way to celebrate our first league victory than with a
#beerbowlsandaview
A win!!! Bonymaen 77 Mynyddbach 34, Craig Amos' rink (stepping in for Chris Jones) won 29-11, Rhidian Clement's rink won 25-10 and Allan Slattery's rink won 23-13.
Now the season has started!!
Maximum 11 points to Bonymaen. Commiserations to Mynyddbach
@PeterLo17810171
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Green preparations under way, Vice chairman Jeff Jones strimming the bank, I'm weeding the ditches. 2 helpers getting some preseason practice in!
As a club we are responsible for maintaining the ditches and banks and watering the green. Swansea council maintain the green itself
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Perfect spot for it!
Come on Wales, don't spoil this perfect sporting weekend!!
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On behalf of the members of the Bonymaen bowls club may we wish you a happy Christmas and healthy and prosperous 2022. Thanks for following us this year!
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Excellent win today, Bonymaen 70 Swansea 56, 10 points to 2, 1 rink drew. Full details to follow 💪👍🏻
Team for tomorrow, home, v Swansea 2.30
Skips first -
Allan Slattery,
Chris Jones,
Sean Dunne,
Jeff Collins
Rhidian Clement,
Sian Clement-Wake,
Iestyn Clement,
Phil Clement
Mark Clement,
Paul Brooks,
Eddie Jones,
Kieran Lloyd
Subs
GS, IW, DF, PW, JJ
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Welsh government advice might soon allow some bowls along the English and Scottish models. Some members of our team telling me they could easily comply with the 2 metre social distancing rules now. I would agree, they weren't within 2 metres of the jack all last season.
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It was a great game, whilst running the line I checked out the Penclawdd bowling green! Penclawdd BC now sadly folded but still the home of Blue Anchor Bowls Club.
There's always a bowls link!!
Great match v
@BryncochRFC
13s
Very high scoring game with plenty of tries for both teams 👏🏻
Enjoy the rest of your weekend
@BadgerGower
- we will come up next Season if we can 👍🏼
123Donks
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John Hague had a great send off today! Many thanks to all the people from bowls clubs and associations from across the country, rugby clubs and many other walks of life that attended the funeral to pay their respects. Cheers John hope you are enjoying a whiskey upstairs now.
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I'm in early!
To properly prepare ourselves for the season we will be having a "meeting" at the Bowens Arms pub, Birchgrove, 6pm on Friday. Remember, perfect performance needs perfect preparation!
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Out of the cup we go.
Dunvant 48 Bonymaen 42.
Special mention to Rhidian Clement and Tom Brooks who were both outstanding tonight 👏👏👏
Team for Monday, Dunvant away in the Blackiston Cup, straight knockout.
Paul Brooks
Jeff Collins
Gordon Sharpe
Tom Brooks
Allan Slattery
Sean Dunne
Ian White
Paul Williams
Rhidian Clement
Kieran Lloyd
Dai Fisher
Eddie Jones
Reserve - Phil Clement
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A lot (lot) of sentimentality here I know, but, forgive me, yes, I know I've had some wine, but, a thread;
As we approach our 95th season (is it?), this ageing Treasurer has to report that; my enthusiasm for this club does not wane, it does not diminish. Instead, it grows......
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The camera man (me) got a bit excited! Allan made 4!!!! We won 48-47, 7 points to 5. Full details to follow.........
A titanic struggle, all came down to the last bowl of the game. 3 down in the game, Allan Slattery holding 2 shots, 3 to draw or 4 to win, then this............
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Couple of helpers this morning to clear some rubbish from the green 👍🏻
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3 weeks today we set off on our little Weston-super-Mare tour.
@ClubAshcombe
@ClevedonBowls
and Clarence Bowls clubs the venues. First tour in 6 years, suspect our Twitter account may go into meltdown! Plenty of
#beerbowlsandaview
shots to come!
#bowlstour
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Pleased to say that we now have 700 followers.
Clearly the lure, the romance, the excitement, the wonder of Bonymaen bowls club continues to grow! 👀👀👀
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Temporarily got the account locked by following too many bowls clubs! Hopefully back on track now 👍🏻
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Nice little win this evening for myself,
@amoscraig
and
@DanAmos97
. We won 20-14 against a competitive Oystermouth trio at Mumbles Green. This was the SBA individual triples competition, through to the next round.
A strange feeling... winning! Let's keep it going tomorrow!!
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