2023 Past Events

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2023 Past Events

Club Evening

Sat 18th Feb, from 7:00pm

Members and their guests

The clubhouse will be open from 7pm, for a games and social night.

Club Evening, including Bingo Night

Sat 11th March, doors open 7:00pm

Members and their guests

Consett Park Bowling Club

Est 1923

Annual General Meeting

Saturday 25th March 2023 2:00pm

Members

The Bowling Club AGM is planned for Saturday 25th March 2023 from 2pm in the clubhouse. We look forward to seeing all the membership in attendance; the clubs annual fees will be taken and members wishing to enter the internal club competitions and leagues matches for the 2023 season, can enter their selections on the appropriate sheets.

The AGM will have the annual reports from our Club Secretary; Club Treasurer and League / Competition Reports. There will be the election of Officers for the 2023/4 committee; followed by an Open Forum where members can have any questions dealt with by the committee.

Club Evening - Prize Whist Drive

Sat 1st April, from 7:00pm

Members and their guests

The entry fee is £2.50. There will be prizes for the winners.

Even if you have never played whist before you are welcome to come along - you'll soon pick it up. Tuition will be provided.

The bar will be open.

Whist Drives, and social events in general, were very popular in the early days of the Club, and were reported in the local press. You can read reports of Whist Drives that took place in 1924, 1927 and 1934.

Whist is a lot older than the Club. The "Two Penny Whist" painting below is from 1796.

'Two-penny whist'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 January 1796

Ladies Pre-season Meeting

Sunday 2nd April 2023 12:00pm

The Opening of the Green

Friday 14th April 2023, from 11:00am

Members only

On Friday 14th April 2023, we celebrate the opening of the green in our Centenary year.

Please wear your Club kit for this event. If you don't have a Club shirt yet, please wear white above the waist, and grey below.

Clubhouse Open

The clubhouse will be open from 11:00, when activities will commence:

The First Bowl of the Season

The President Opens the Green, bowling the first bowl.

You can read an account of the opening of the green in 1923, and in 1973 (50th anniversary year).

The photographs of the first bowl in 1923 and 1973 are also reproduced below.

Spider

All the players bowl at the same time, from the edge of the green to the jack in the centre, and the closest to the jack wins a prize.

Photo Shoot

A group photograph will be taken of all the club members present.

Lunch break

There will be a break for lunch at approximately 12:00, during which the teams will be selected for the afternoon's match.

President's Team vs Chairman's Team

The match will start at about 2:00pm.

If you would like to take part in this game, please add your name to the list on the notice board in the club house. All playing members are welcome to take part, including new members.

The President and the Chairman will each pick a team, who will then play the first match of the season. The teams will compete for the trophy donated by the president, Jim Ruddick, in 2022.

The selection process means the teams should be well-balanced and the game should be close. The winning team is the one that scores most shots across all the rinks. All playing members are encouraged to join; we can accommodate 48 players.

This match will re-create the tradition that started in the 1920s. You can read the Consett Guardian's report of the 1928 match on our website; it lists the players and the result. You can also read the 1927 report from the Newcastle Journal and North Star; it includes the result, but does not list the players.

Early winners of the competition

1924 President E. J. George

1925 Chairman R. Alsop

1926 President E. J. George

1927 President E. J. George

1928 Chairman R. Alsop

1929 Chairman R. Alsop

If you know the result in any other years please let us know.

First Bowl of the Season

1923 Clarence Smith

1973 (50th anniverary year) Bob Atkinson

County Mixed Fours + Internal Competition draws

30th April 2023 2:00pm

Sunday 30th April 2023 from 2pm, there is a County Mixed Fours competition at Consett Park; players from Consett Park are involved. Anyone wishing to support the teams will be most welcome. There will be rinks open for general play.

The draws for all the club internal competitions will be made in the clubhouse after the County Mixed Fours match is completed.

Social Night

Sat 6th May 2023 7:00pm

Members and their guests

Social night in the club house, Saturday 6th May.

Come along and enjoy a game of cards, dominos, darts, quoits, or even a game of carpet bowls and round it off with a game of bingo.

Note: The clubhouse will be open from 5.30pm for anyone wishing to attend for outdoor bowling.

Coronation Tea

8th May 2023 3:00pm

Ticket event

Ladies County Match

Friday 12th May 2023, afternoon

Spectators welcome.

The rinks will not be available for club use during the County Match.

Centenary Celebration Weekend

Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th May 2023

We are celebrating 100 years of bowling at Consett Park Bowling Club. On Saturday afternoon there is a North-West Durham league game, away to Leadgate. We have a Casino Night planned for Saturday evening (see below). On Sunday afternoon there will be a Jumbles competition, plus prosecco & cake in the club house and a centenary team photo (see below). Please come along and support your Club.

Casino Night and Live Music by State Express

Saturday 13th May 2023 6:30pm for 7:00pm

Public - ticketed event

This event will take place in the marquee at Consett Rugby Club.

Gatsby's Casino will be provided by Prime Entertainment, with three full size Casino tables - Roulette, Blackjack, and Wheel of Fortune. The tables will be run by professionally trained croupiers.

No real money ever changes hands. At the start of the evening you will be given 200 dollars. Extra dollars can be purchased. When the casino opens the fun begins, and will last about 2 hours. Those with the most dollars will be awarded casino related trophies.

After the Casino, local band State Express 5 will provide live music for dancing until 11:00pm.

There will be a bar provided by the Rugby Club.

Prize Jumbles and Centenary Celebration

Sunday 14th May 2023 1:00pm for 1:30pm

Members

There will be a prize jumbles game on Sunday afternoon, starting at 2:00. Half way through, at about 3:00pm, there will be prosecco and cake for members in the club house, followed by a centenary team photo.

Please wear club shirts, and grey below the waist. If you don't have a club shirt, please wear white above the waist.

Mens National Fours match

Friday 19th May 2023 6:30pm

The Mens National Fours match is fixed for Friday 19th May at 6.30pm. We have a home draw and Consett Park are playing Hundens Park; all are welcome to attend and support our team.

Open Triples Competition

Sunday 21st May 2023 9:30am

We are holding a 3 Wood Open Triples competition at the club. Food & refreshments will be available.

Entry fee £12 per team.

Winners £120, runners up £60, losing semi-finalists £30 per team.

Closing date 14th May 2023.

Bowls' Big Weekend

Sunday 28th May 2023 11:00-5:00

Members and public

We will be taking part in Bowls England's Bowls' Big Weekend. Our event will be on Sunday 28th May 2023, between 11:00-5:00.

You can find more details of this national event on the official Bowls' Big Weekend website.

Coaching Session

Thursday 1st June 10am to 12pm

Members

A list for those wishing to attend is on the notice board in the clubhouse.

Social Night

Sat 3th June 2023 6:00pm

Members and their guests.

On Saturday 3rd June, we will have our first Saturday of the month social evening in the clubhouse.

Depending on numbers attending, we will run a bingo and games evening. Look forward to seeing you there.

Mixed Pairs Competition

Sunday 4th June 2023 9:30am

Members only

The competition will continue throughout the day, concluding with the final.

There will be limited rinks available for social bowling after the first rounds are completed.

Coaching Session

Thursday 8th June 12pm to 2pm

Members

A list for those wishing to attend is on the notice board in the clubhouse.

Shildon Day Trip

Wednesday 14th June 2023 10:00am (meet at the Club at 9:00)

Members and their guests

If you are interested in this event please enter your name on the poster in the club house (on the "Social Events" noticeboard).

We need 15 or more to get the tour of the museum, so if you are interested please sign up next time you are in the club house. As soon as there are 15 names we will book the Locomotion tour and make arrangements with Shildon Town.

**UPDATE** At the start of March 2023 Rocket, designed by George and Robert Stephenson, was moved to Locomotion for the first time. Rocket is usually housed at Station Hall at the National Railway Museum but the building is being repaired.

**UPDATE** Enough bowlers have expressed an interest, so the trip will be going ahead. The Locomotion tour has been booked for 10:30, and will last approximately 50 minutes - the tour is free, but donations to Locomotion are appreciated. Shildon Town have kindly agreed that our extra bowlers (those who haven't been selected for the SWD Veterans match) can play on the spare rinks.

**UPDATE** Those attending Shildon Town museum trip and the away match with Shildon Town Bowls Club; if you require transport to this event, be at the clubhouse by 9am on Wednesday 14th June. We will meet there as a group and travel in the cars available. Those who are not selected for the 2pm match will have the opportunity to have a roll up while the match is in progress. We have reserved picnic tables. You can take your own food and drink, or buy it from the cafe. If you buy from the cafe please let the cafe staff know that you will be taking the food to the picnic tables.

The current menu (dated May 2023) can be found here:

https://www.locomotion.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/Locomotion%20cafe%20menus.pdf

If you’re using a satnav, enter DL4 2RE for the main car park. Follow the road into the industrial estate; the car park is the last turn on the left.

The Bowls Club is next to Hackworth Park DL4 1HZ

Coaching Session

Thursday 22th June 12am to 2pm

Members

A list for those wishing to attend is on the notice board in the clubhouse.

Mixed Triples Competition

Saturday 24th June 2023 10:30am

Members only

The competition will continue throughout the day, concluding with the final.

There will be rinks available for a roll-up in the afternoon.

Gill Jones Trophy

Sunday 25th June 2023 9.00am

NOTE: The final of this competition will take place on Thursday afternoon, 29th June.

Members only

The Club will be hosting the Gill Jones Trophy on Sunday 25th June from 9.30am. This is a club member only competition, played in a Round Robin format. Prizes 1st – 4th place.

Each pair will play a minimum of 3 matches.

Pairs will be drawn from the members entered to play, taken from the list posted on the notice board in the clubhouse. The competition is sponsored by Club President Jim Ruddick and Gill’s family.

Trophy and prize money presented on the day.

Update: All allocated slots are now complete. The draw has been made, and was published on Monday 19th June.

Gill Jones Trophy - The Final and Presentation

Thursday 29th June 2023 1:00pm

Social Night

Sat 1st July 2023 6:00pm

Members and their guests.

On Saturday 1st July, we will have our first Saturday of the month social evening in the clubhouse.

Depending on numbers attending, we will run a bingo and games evening. Look forward to seeing you there.

Coaching Session

Thursday 6th July 11am to 1pm

Members

A list for those wishing to attend is on the notice board in the clubhouse.

Barnard Castle vs Consett Park

Sunday 9th July 2023 1:00pm

Members only

Consett Park Bowling Club visited Barnard Castle Bowling Club on August Bank Holiday Monday in 1928. This was only 5 years after Consett Park Bowling Club was founded, and is one of their earliest visits to a club outside of North West Durham. You can read the Teesdale Mercury's account of the Barnard Castle match on our website.

Barnard Castle have very kindly agreed to host a match at their club, which is located in the grounds of Bowes Museum, to help us celebrate our centenary year.

Details are in the Club newsletter.

Barnard Castle Bowling Club, 2022.

Photograph by David Harris.

Consett Park vs Bowls England

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Details are in the Club newsletter.

Beamish Museum

Thursday 13th July and Friday 14th July

Members only

Further details are on the "Social Events" notice board in the club. If you are interested, please add your name to the list, so that we can confirm with Beamish Museum.

Australian Pairs Competition

Sunday 16th July 2023 9:30am

Members only

Please see the newsletter for details.

The first group games start at 9:30. All those playing need to be ready to play at least 15 minutes prior to the group starting time.

The competition will continue throughout the day, concluding with the final.

Coaching Session

Thursday 20th July 11am to 1pm

Members

A list for those wishing to attend is on the notice board in the clubhouse.

Consett Park vs Darlington South Park

Friday 21st July 2023 2:00pm

Spectators welcome.

We are delighted to welcome Darlington South Park to our club, and thank them for helping us to celebrate our centenary year. In keeping with tradition, there will be four rinks of four players, and 21 ends.

We established a strong relationship with Darlington South Park in the 1920s, when they visited us annually. This arose because of the Alsop brothers, one of whom played for Darlington and the other for Consett. You can read more about Ralph Alsop, our first chairman, on our website.

You can read the Consett Guardian reports of the matches played in 1927 and 1929 on our website.

Consett Park vs Bowls Durham

Sunday 23rd July 2023

Members

Update 12/07/2023 8:38

Due to the predicted weather forecast for Sunday, which is high winds and heavy rain, County have agreed to cancel the below fixture. It will be re-arranged for early next outdoor season.

We will be playing five rinks of four players, and 21 ends.

Over the last 100 years there have been many matches between Consett Park Bowling Club and the County Association, known as Durham County & Yorkshire Bowling Association (formed 1922), Durham Bowling Association (from 1932), and Bowls Durham(from 2008).

In 1924, the Club's second season, a match against the Durham County and Yorkshire Bowling Association was arranged.

The Club's Second Annual Report stated:

"The County Association were good enough to offer to send four representative rinks to play our club on 31st May but unfortunately the weather was so bad on that day the game had to be cancelled. This was a great disappointment to our members but we look forward to the time when it will be possible to have such a match."

Bowls Durham Ladies Two Wood Triples

Wednesday 26th July 2023 from 9:00am

Spectators welcome.

The rinks will not be available for club use during the County competition.

Coaching Session

Thursday 27th July 11am to 1pm

Members

A list for those wishing to attend is on the notice board in the clubhouse.

John Haney Over 60s Competition

Sunday 6th August 2023 10:00am

Members over 60

Could all participants be at the club for 10.00am for a prompt 10.30am start.

Tea, coffee, and drinks available, but players are required to bring their own lunch.

There will be a lunch break after everyone has played two games.

Open Pairs Competition

Sunday 13th August 2023 9:30am

We are holding an Open 4 Wood Pairs competition at the club. Food & refreshments will be available.

Entry fee £8 per team.

Winners £120, runners up £70, losing semi-finalists £30 per team.

Closing date 6th August 2023.

Amble Bowling Club v Consett Park Bowling Club

Saturday 26th August 2023

Members only

We have arranged a bowls match with Amble Bowling Club. It will be a friendly match, to be played on Saturday 26th August, 13.30pm start at Amble bowling green.

We will require 24 players. This is a rinks match, 6 rinks of mixed teams.

An entry sheet will be on the notice board in the clubhouse for those members interested as of Wednesday evening. Anyone interested in playing in the above and unable to get to the clubhouse before the weekend, text or email John Mitchell, if you are available for the match.

AMBLE BOWLING CLUB

CONSETT PARK BOWLING CLUB

AWAY FRIENDLY MATCH

CLUB TRIPLES

SATURDAY 26TH AUGUST 2023

TO MEET AT THE CONSETT CLUBHOUSE

BY 11.00AM

THE MATCH WILL COMMENCE FROM 1.30PM

AT AMBLE BOWLING GREEN

Darren James Jack Bond Competition

Sunday 27th August 2023 10:00am

Members only

The competition will continue throughout the day.

There will be rinks available for a roll-up after 4:00pm.

League Cup Final between Consett Park v Leadgate

Thursday 31st August

On Thursday 31st August the League Cup Final is between Consett Park v Leadgate.

Starting at 2pm and being played at View Lane Bowling Club, Stanley.

All supporters welcome to cheer on the team.

Finals Weekend

Saturday 2nd September and Sunday 3rd September

See newsletter for the order of play.

Note that the Ladies Four Wood Novice final will take place on Monday 4th September at 11:30.

Consett Park vs Surrey County BA

Monday 4th September 2023 2:00pm

6 rinks required. See the poster in the club house for more details.

This is part of Surrey County BA President's Tour 2023

Floodlit Competition - Local Clubs

Wednesday 6th, Thursday 7th and Friday 8th September 2023

Evenings

Teams from local clubs will compete over three nights. The format will be a single league, with every club playing every other club. Further details will be available nearer the time.

End of Season Club Bbq & Bowls Jumbles

Saturday 9th September 11:00am

Members.

All members welcome to come along to our end of season club bbq & bowls jumbles. Please enter your name on the sheet on the notice board in the clubhouse if you wish to enter the jumbles, and attend the end of season club get-together bbq.

We will require an idea of numbers attending, so ensure you indicate if you are attending one or both

The day will commence from approximately 11am. Those attending will be entered into the jumbles draw; this will be followed by the bbq from 4pm.

Bar open for refreshments.

Floodlit Competition - Internal

Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th and Friday 15th September 2023

Evenings

Members

The Floodlit Competition is to be played over the 3 evenings.

Photo from the floodlit competition in September 2021

Closing of the green

Sunday 17th September 2023

The closing of the green is after use on Sunday 17th September 2023.

Sunday Lunch

Sunday 24th September 2023 1:00pm

Consett Golf Club

Let's have lunch together on the first Sunday after the greens close. See the "Social Events" notice board for more details, and to sign up.

Carpet Bowls

Tuesday 26th September 2023 1:00pm

The carpet bowls season starts. See the newsletter for more details.

Centenary Video Premiere

Sat 7th Oct 2:00pm - 3:30pm (doors open 1.30pm)

The premiere of the Club's centenary video. Refreshments available.

Social Evening

Sat 7th Oct

Ladies AGM

Thursday 12th Oct.

To commence from 6.30pm, followed by a Ladies evening.

NWD AGM

Saturday 28th Oct 2023 at 2pm

At CONSETT PARK BC: The presentation of trophies will be made at this meeting. All CPBC members involved in winning NWD league & knockout competitions are asked to be in attendance.

The club house will be open from 1pm.

CPBC Autumn AGM, Presentation Evening and Curry Night

Saturday 4th November from 4pm

Members.

The agenda has been sent out via email to all members. Meeting to commence from 4pm prompt, followed by the presentation of trophies to this year’s winners and runners up of our internal club competitions. After this there will be a curry and social evening. A list for those attending the curry evening is on the notice board in the clubhouse, if you are unable to get to the clubhouse, please contact the Club chairman by email, informing him of your interest asap.