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The Pond,Banwell,
Somerset. UK

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Additional Fixture to be added to the fixture list

An additional fixture to be attached to the 2012 fixtures (Click on "Fixtures" above for full list)

Saturday 5th May 2012 - Match v Street - 4 rinks (mixed) - 2.30pm start - venue home

The Pond used for magazine photo shoot
Gardens illustrated

 

Clubhouse and Green used for Magazine Photoshoot

Gardens Illustrated
"Gardens Illustrated" a magazine based in Bristol contacted the club with a view to using our facilities to carry out a photo shoot, for which they would pay a fee.
So details were arranged and on the 30th January,photographer Sean Malyon and Magazine stylist Amy Grenham turned up to carry out the shoot.
President Barry and Nigel the groundsman were on hand to give advice on the care of the green, but they had no need to be worried, the shoot was carried out in a highly professional manner
Sean Malyon and Amy Grenham Sean Malyon
Above: Photographer Sean Maylon
and Magazine stylist Amy Genham
Above: Sean Maylon gets down to business
Towrds the church
Towards the clubhouse
Tulios on the green??
The purpose of the photoshoot was to illustrate garden products as spring is just around the corner, but the day was far from spring like,
photography had to be suspended on numerous occasions while we waited for snow flurries to abate, but at the end of the day Sean had some excellent photos in the bag. They should appear in the March edition of the magazine, so watch this space
Maggie and her guide dog

Guide Dog "Banwell"
enters the world

Now listen up you lot, here is a message from Maggie Burgess
regarding the birth of Guide Dog "Banwell"

Just to let you know that 'the newest guide dog on the block', namely "BANWELL",
came into the world on January 13th!!! He is a black labrador, just like Annie.....how cool!!!
He was part of a litter of eight pups (three boys and five girls) and was born to Fifi (mummy) and Roscoe (daddy) and is still nesting at present but will be going to his puppy walker, who lives in Winscombe, at the end of Feb.
We should get a copy of his birth certificate and a photo of him around about the same time.
Maggie Burgess

Thanks maggie we look forward to receiving more news in the near future

Maggie and her
guide dog "Annie"
John Barron to continue to sponsor the Banwell Website for another year
Sponsor John Barron
Sponsor John Barron
Many thanks once again to club member John Barron, who is to continue to
sponsor the Banwell Bowls Club website - Many thanks John it is very much appreciated.
Click on the Sponsors link above to view John's range of products
Banwell Website celebrates its tenth birthday
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE AND A HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY TO THE BANWELL WEBSITE
Did you know that the Banwell Website has been going ten years - yes that's right - 10 years of News, Results, competitions.etc., etc.
Before 2002 John Prescott (affectionately known as Clonky) used to write a double sided publication called the "Banwellian" which was produced on a quarterly basis and gave an overview of everything going on at the club.But as the Banwellian was only produced every three months, a lot of the information was out of date.
And so the Banwell Web site was planned and finally produced as a real time publication.
Ok so it started off as a one page site, the digital cameras were still in their infancy, so all the pictures were delightfully fuzzy and out of focus.
The website was free, so we had to put up with adverts down the side, placed by our website provider, and you accessed the site through a dreadfully named URL HTTP://www.geocities.com/johnnyamos2002/index,html. But it was a start.
And the rest is as they say - History
So lets see some fuzzy photos from the year 2002, not many survived - sorry they are not clickable as the resolution is at rock bottom
Refurbishing the green The visitors dressing room The visitors deressing room
The green was going through a major refurbishment in 2002
The newly purchased shed was being erected under the critical eye of Eddie Foster,
and was then renamed more eloquently as "The visitors Dressing Room"
The mens team 2002 The Ladies team 2002
The men's team 2002.
President: John Davies. Captain: John Amos.
Vice Captain: Hilary Guckian. Secretary: Harry Woodards
In those days, Banwell had a ladies team.
President Mrs Pearl Wilkinson, Captain Mrs Mollie Cable, Secretary: Miss Sylvia Baskett
The Banwellian The Bar 2002

Far Left

The "Banwellian"

Middle

The Clubhouse bar 2002

And finally.............
Liam and Mike 2002 Liam and mike 2012

In the year 2002, Banwell took on two under 25 players - Liam Smith celebrated his 10th birthday 2 days after his first game, and Mike Amos was 13.
Both players went on to play for the Somerset Under 25 team and
in 2007 Liam achieved Runner Up in the National School Of Excellence Championships.

Far left

The lads in 2002

Middle

The lads in 2011 (Too much red meat if you ask me!!)

Under 25's club member, Mike Amos is presented with his degree certificate
MIke and his dad Mike and his dad

Mike Amos receives his degree Certificate

Under 25's Banwell member Mike Amos received his BSc Hons (Chemistry) certificate at an awards ceremony at the University of Glamorgan on the 19th December. Well done Mike, all you need to do now is get a job - Oh and I am assured that the graduate hangovers, which you acquired in the days following the ceremony will soon disappear!!