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Three Scarborough Bowlers in winning Yorkshire team. |
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Three members of Scarborough Indoor Bowling Club were part of the victorious Yorkshire team who won the Midland County Seniors Indoor Bowls League.
Peter Lees, Chris Turnbull (partially sighted) and Chris Burton (disabled), all seasoned County players were selected to play for the thirty–two strong Yorkshire team from a total of seventeen clubs in the County. Against teams from Durham, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Warwickshire, the Yorkshire team won all the matches they played leading to their winning the League.
Peter Lees was also a member of the Seniors County team which won the Midlands League in 2002/03 and again in 2003/04 (along with Chris Burton). |
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Members of the winning Yorkshire Team.
From left PeterLees, Chris Burton and Chris Turnbull
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He is the current Seniors Captain and Seniors County Secretary.
The League has been in existence for nine years and in the last six years Yorkshire has won it three times and been runners up three times. Not a bad record!
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Watercolour painting classes prove to be very popular |
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A short course intended to introduce beginners to the relaxing pastime of watercolour painting has proved to be very popular.
Lead by local artist and club member, Don Broadbent, the six week course will run until mid March every Monday from 2.00pm until 4.00pm in the Alexandra Room.
Classes cost £3.00 per |
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session with a beginners kit available for just £11.00. Any profit will be donated to Club funds.
For further information and to book please contact reception on 01723 353992. |
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Scarborough Bowls Centre Wins Three Top Sports Awards
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Despite stiff competition from over forty different sports, Scarborough Bowls Centre and its members won three top sports awards at the Annual Sports Awards ceremony of the Scarborough and District Sports Council held on Thursday 29th November at the Spa Complex. |
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Voted Top Community Sports Club, the Centre was recognised for offering world-class bowls facilities for everyone from all ages and abilities. Free coaching courses have attracted over three hundred new players to the sport in the last three years.
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Les Banks, being presented with the Top Community Sports Club Award by Lucy Clayton a local sports woman who is now an Iinternational Hockey Player
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Winner of the Under- eleven Sports Boy of the Year was Jack Bird, possibly a World Champion in the making, who joined the under 18's section just three years ago, when he was seven and who has already gained a host of trophies. He was recently |
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Under-11 Sports Boy, Jack Bird being presented with the trophy by Lucy Clayton
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chosen to play for the full Yorkshire "B" team against Lancashire in the "Battle of the Roses". Needless to say they won the first round.
Under 18's Team Captain and Coach Mike Preston was awarded the Lucy Clayton Cup for the Coach of the Year. Mike's dedication to introducing youngsters from as young as six to the game of bowls has meant that Scarborough has a very active under 18's section with over thirty members.
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Mike Preston being presented with the Coach of the Year award by The Mayor of Scarborough, Councillor Janet Jefferson.
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Nominated for the Award for Services to Sport was the Centre's chief coach, Don Broadbent, who tirelessly runs the free coaching courses which have attracted so many new players to the game.
The proceeding were closed by The Mayor of Scarborough, Councillor Janet Jefferson, who |
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Don Broadbent receiving his Nomination Certificate for Service to Sport from The Mayor Cllr Janet Jefferson
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congratulated all the winners and expressed delight in the fact that Scarborough offers so many sports facilities and opportunities for everyone. |
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Lottery Funded 'Bowls Buggies' presented by Sir Jimmy Savile OBE |
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Sir Jimmy Savile recently presented to Scarborough Bowls Centre, the first three of five purpose built wheelchairs to a new design, for use by disabled bowlers, on behalf of the Awards for All scheme of the National Lottery. Each special wheelchair or 'bowls buggy'. costs £1,800 and the Lottery grant of £9,000 has enabled the Centre to purchase a total of five.
The new design, which, like previous designs, uses two wide wheels fitted directly under the seat, now features two smaller wheels at the rear offering extra stability. The |
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original design had just one small wheel at the rear.Chris Burton, the Financial Director of the Centre and a keen bowler for many years, unfortunately lost a leg in August 2006 due to a rare form of cancer, but managed to return to playing bowls within three months using the original design of buggy currently used by the Centre.
"I managed quite well," said Chris, "but due to the nature of my disability, I found the chair didn't feel that stable as a result of my uneven weight distribution and I also suffered back pains after each game.
It was whilst competing in an event organised by the British Wheelchair Bowls |
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Association at Thornaby that Chris was able to try out an example of this new design.
"I found I was much more confident with the extra stability and it really helped my game", said Chris. "I talked to the other Board members and we agreed that we should try to offer these new buggies to our existing local disabled bowlers as an addition to our current buggies. We applied to the National Lottery Awards for All to see if we could qualify for any financial help and were delighted when we were offered enough to buy a total of five of the new Bradshaw Bowls Buggies. He added "I would encourage any disabled person to give the game a try as it really is a sport that the |
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disabled can compete against the able bodied person". Chris is also a qualified Bowls Coach and would be delighted to welcome and help any local disabled people. Anyone interested should leave their name and telephone number with Scarborough Bowls Centre (Tel 01723 353992 or e-mail info@scarboroughbowlscentre.co.uk).
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After the presentation Sir Jimmy Savile commented, "I would like to congratulate Chris on his courage and determination to continue bowling despite having undergone such a major life changing experience. I am also very pleased to be able to present these new wheelchairs to Scarborough Bowls Centre, so making the game of bowls truly open to everyone." |
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The Gallery |
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