Our quiz, in aid of Nutley Bowling Club funds, had been an annual event until it was side lined in 2020 due to the covid pandemic. So for the first time in 3 years we were very pleased to welcome 14 teams to participate in our quiz on 1st October for a very enjoyable, sociable […]
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Alf Sayers Memorial Trophy 2022
In coldest January Peter Lambert sat down to start planning the Alf Sayers competition to be held on a warm July day. Little did he know that day would be on the leading edge of the unprecedented heat wave in the UK. Invitations were sent out and 12 teams accepted the competition to play on […]
Nutley Newsletter May 2022
As I write this report I can only say I have not yet seen much of flaming June. The weather has not been very kind so far but we live in hope. We have continued with our friendly matches and are now involved with the league games. Over the next 2 months we will also […]
INTERNAL COMPETITIONS FINALS 2021
What a season it has been. At one stage it was very close for the Internal Competitions to be cancelled. Matches were still being played in the last week for the final’s day on Saturday 4th September. Gilbert Harding Triples Competition Let’s start with the Gilbert Harding triples day which after two previous dates was […]
Alf Sayers Memorial Trophy 2021
I would like to suggest this was probably the happiest day for many a bowler who had been denied a good day out bowling with considerable enjoyment. As a club we were delighted to be able to put on such a happy day just 24 hours before the ending in England of the Government’s pandemic […]
Sussex County Singles 2019
With Keith Paul winning the Nutley Bowling Club Men’s single competition he was eligible to enter the Sussex County Men’s Division 2 Champion of Champions, which he entered. Keith’s Preliminary match was away at Uckfield against a worthy opponent Guy Thornely who has won the Men’s singles at Uckfield the last 5 seasons and has […]
Over Wintering
Whilst bowling outdoors is primarily a summer activity, the winter period does see activity at the club, usually on a Tuesday morning, when maintenance on the green and its surroundings takes place. The surroundings include the club house, benches, scoreboards and fences, all of which have to be checked and, if needed, repaired. Most of […]
Finals Day 2018
Many of the Internal Competition matches have had a very close score line with a few surprising results. Finals day, which was played on Saturday 1st September with a start time of 10am.There was heavy dew on the green, with the green team (Tuesday Club) on hand the green was brushed twice prior to the […]
June Update 2016
It was certainly not sunny June. The weather this month has not been at all helpful to outdoor bowling. The Tuesday club working party has struggled to keep the green playable given that so much rain has fallen this month. Inevitably it has led to quite a few cancellations – in fact 6 games out […]
The 21st Alf Sayers Memorial Trophy 2016
As a nation we spend so much time checking on the weather forecast particularly when anyone is organising an outdoor event. We followed the same routine ahead of this year’s major fund raising event, given the very poor weather this summer.It was dry and warm when the green was prepared on the Saturday and all […]