IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ! CLOSURE OF BALAIA BOWLING GREENTHE BOWLING GREEN AT BALAIA IS PERMANENTLY CLOSEDTHE CLUB RELOCATED TO VALVERDE BC NEAR ALMANCIL AND SHARES WITH THEMRollup days and times until further notice will be MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS meet at 10.00 for 10.30 start FOR VALVERDE BC LOCATION MAP ETC PLEASE CLICK OR TAP HERE ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN CASH, ON THE DAY. NEW TARIFF HERE. SHOE HIRE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT VALVERDE. |
SPECIAL NOTE - THE GREEN
WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE WEEKS COMMENCING |
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Balaia Bowls Club Competitions 2024 - 2025Our club competitions will be in February and March 2025.With a shortage of available dates, the Committee has agreed that all three competitions will be held as short format events. Dates as follows, all MONDAYS from 1300hrs / 1pm 17th February - Men's Pairs; 24th February - Open Singles 17th March - Mixed pairs |
Bowls Algarve Winter League 2024 - 2025Fixtures and results for the Saturday League and Super
Ten's are available here. |
Bowls Algarve Summer League Cup 2024
We finished bottom of the summer league, despite
valiant efforts. |
FUNDRAISING AND CHARITIES |
FIRST LEAGUE WIN OF THE SEASON AND A HOT-SHOT!After last week's near miss, we recorded our first league
win of the season on Saturday 7th December, a home win by
4 - 2 in sets, 65 - 32 in shots. High note was a
'hot shot' 9 - 0 end achieved by Brian, David and Tom.
That's the first one any of them have ever managed!
Downside was an injury to Frances Reynolds, who tripped
and hurt her wrist. She was unable to complete the game. UPDATE - SUCCESS AND DEFEAT IN THE BOWLS ALGARVE INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONSAlan and Tom lost 16 - 11 to Keith Boak and May Mullane at Pedras BC. They were 8 - 7 ahead after eleven low scoring ends, but two ends later were 8 - 13 down. The deficit was reduced to 11 - 15 going into the final end. They were holding three, measure for the four needed to force a tie-break, but the final shot of the game saw Mary put in a winner and an end to any lingering hopes. Jill Dunkey and Frances Reynolds won their
first round open pairs match by the narrow score of 22 -
21. Going into the 18th end, they were all square with
opponents Sue Jones and Linus Muirhead of Alvor BC. Our remaining interest in the various
competitions is as follows. Dates to be arranged. LADIES' SINGLES - Frances
Reynolds will play Sue Kinane (Floresta) at home
TRIPLES - Frances,Jill and Alison travel to Floresta to play Gerry Kinane, Paul Sutton and Debbie Stewart. |
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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY TOURNAMENT 10th NOVEMBER
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The club has entered the Bowls Algarve League for the winter 2024
- 2025 season. Those games will mostly be played on SATURDAY
mornings. It's a long season of twenty matches. We have also
entered a team in the Super 10's competition, which will mostly be
played on Thursdays during January and February 2025. That will be
a further eight competitive matches. This will allow as many
members as we can fit in to play at least one competitive match
each week. For those who don't know, the Super 10's consists of
matches home and away against the other member clubs. The format
is two pairs and two triples. That needs ten players. Which is why
is is called Super 10's. League fixtures and in time the results here.
It was agreed at a meeting between the two committees that
playing fees for Balaia Bowls Club members will, with immediate
effect, fall into line with those paid by members of Valverde BC.
Pay as you go - €85 a year plus €8 per game. Three months,
including all match fees, €175; six months €270; Annual €420.
VISITORS to the club will pay €12 per match. All payments MUST be
in cash, on the day.
Memberships will have the added benefit to Balaia members of membership of Valverde BC with all rights and privileges included. As a Valverde member, you will be eligible to enter their competitions.
Picture taken April 8th - click or tap to see full size
These pictures were taken this morning, before the
Committee Meeting. It's a public holiday today, so no-one was
working. I was able to get a better look than before. It is clear
now that what is being built between the green and the big white
wall of the building behind is a turning circle for cars and a
little lay-by for perhaps two or three parking spaces. A fire
hydrant has appeared on one corner of the green where the water
pumping mechanism once stood. This work has cut away another
corner of the green, which was not expected. That whole work area
is very close to what would be the edge of the green. The trench
along the side has been filled, but there are all sorts of pipes
and cables laying around. The good news is that the grass is still
being cut - you will see the mower in a couple of the
pictures. Elsewhere, construction of the roads on either
side of the driving range continues.
To see a larger version of the pictures, please click
or tap. The situation was discussed in Committee. All members have
been sent the notes of the meeting.
Monday 5th February - Frances and Jill, defending their
title, reached this season's semi final with a 21 - 11 win over
Susan Kinane and Greer Hogg from Floresta.
They were defeated in the semi-final 23- 10 by Nick Gooch and Mark
Richards of Pedras BC.
An excellent gathering, enjoyed by all, at Restaurante O
Lavrador near Boliqueime. A raffle raised €210 for our
charity, the Albufeira Food Bank. Click or tap a picture to see a
larger size.
That concluded our activities for 2023. The bowling season resumes
on 3rd January 2024.
Last year's news and events here. Older news : 2019 2020 2021 2022 |