LATEST NEWS   (Updated 21st May 16:00hrs)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! - MAY 2018

Please see pics below of the volunteers, prior to starting work on the job of changing all the 600 plus, light tubes at the Club.  As you can see, the portable scaffolding tower is in place and the light tubes are laid out, ready to be fitted.  Foreman Dave Hood keeps the workers in check and acts as a counter balance to the weight of squaddie Dean Carpenter, up top, to stop the scaffolding tower turning over!  This was Dean’s first taste of working life, as he prepares for civvy street and he may be regretting his decision to retire early from the army!  Meanwhile, Graham Hubbard wondered if he could get any material out of this for his long awaited newsletter!  Dave Cook got a blister on his finger from having to turn the lights on and off, every minute or so, but was also on standby, ready to act, in case any squirrels were found in the roof space, as Tim Fletcher struggled to work out how a hoover is meant to work!  Following the photo call, the hard working bunch, donned the necessary safety gear and PPE and the work began in earnest.

Well done chaps!  All your hard work and effort is very much appreciated by the Club!

                              Talk about working in the dark!                                                                                                             Using suction to keep upright?
    

          The HERO or the only one capable of climbing up the scaffolding!!!                                            Someone has to keep an eye on things!           
     

                               Guess who is the BOSS!                                                                                               The finger on the Light Switches
         

(Ed Please forgive the quality of the above photos all of which had to the enhanced so that you could see them!)

 

Latest news from PARIBC’s trip to Potters, (29/04/18 - 04/05/18):-

PARIBC had 10  teams entered in a 45 team competition and from that, 5 teams got through to last sixteen, 3 teams got through to quarter finals, (2 of the teams had to play against each other), 2 teams got through to semi finals and they to had to play each other and then in final, the PARIBC team of Mick Day, Kevin Edwards, Sylvia Day and Chris Day, were yet again triumphant, beating a team from Spalding IBC, by 18 - 03.  So congrats to them and don’t worry Sylvia, nobody saw the wrong bias, ho, ho!  Well done to all the teams and all those on the trip, for yet another great week away at Potters, but biggest thanks go to Linda Hoare and Sonia Bignall for organizing yet another superb trip.  Well done ladies, your efforts are very much appreciated.  Roll on the 2019 trip!
The Thin Man

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 ROCHESTER BLIND BOWLERS GROUP

Those of you who bowl on a Tuesday morning or afternoon will be familiar with the RBBG who come along with 2 or 3 rinks and have fun bowling.

You may also recall some of the Group's quizzes that  have been left on the counter at times.

This is a very successful Group that not only plays bowls indoors and out, but also has a very active social life.  Don't take my word for it, have a look at their website.

On Tuesday 30th December 2014 the Group came in to play bowls and had a visitor in the form of Tracey Crouch M.P. for Chatham & Aylesford.  Tracey spent nearly 2 hours talking and playing with the Blind Bowlers.  The RBBG have a full report on her visit on their website and you can get to it quickly by clicking on http://www.rbbg.co.uk/tracey_crouch_joins_rbbg.  Much better to read their report than to have it summarised here

Ed

 Click here for RBBG website