LATEST NEWS
VE Day Celebrations at Buntingford - Thursday 8th May 2025
Charles Oates funeral will take place on 25th March at Hardwood Park, Stevenage at 1230pm. Everyone is then invited back to the Bowls Club.
31/2/25
It is with great sadness, I have to announce that Charles Oates has passed away at the ripe old age of 94.
Charles recently rejoined the club after a short break. He played mainly friendlies and in the bowls league in the past. He was a regular at the Wednesday work group and busied himself cutting the hedges and doing a lot of painting, but most recently popping in for a coffee.
When he hear more, I will post.
20/01/25
We thought we would give you an update on what we have been doing on the green during the closed season. All the work carried out is following the programme set by Kevin Brazier, an experienced green keeper from Harpenden with in put from Dan, Hertford and many other clubs, greenkeeper.
We have suffered particularly badly this winter from worm casts. This is due to the constant warm and wet weather condition with frost only recently arriving to slow them down. The green has been switched every day, excepting frosty days, since last season ended which, unfortunately, has caused a lot many very small ‘mud’ patches. There is nothing we can do about that, but hopefully everything should recover before May. We reduced the usual cut height for winter from 10mm to 7mm to help ease the work load for switchers. It certainly makes it easier. The green has been cut many times as it continued to grow significantly after renovation days due to the warm weather. It has slowed now and was cut actually today, in readiness for Jerry Rumbold (a fellow bowler) who is coming tomorrow to airate the green (for the second time) with his slitting machine. This machine slits the green to about 6-8 inches depth and is essential to the health of the green.
Thursday this week, we will be sarrol rolling the green (another type of airation) and feeding the green together with a moss treatment. We have suffered from a lot of moss, again because of the unusual warm and damp weather. Nearer the season, we will tease it all out using our verti cutting machine.
in the next week or so, Dan will be visiting to further airate the green by blasting air into it, to a depth of about 6-8 inches. This also helps reduce compaction.
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best wishes
Dave and Bryan.
Saturday 18th January 2025
Those that knew former member Bert Cherrington (prob only Wakey and Bryan?).
He passed away earlier today. 😟
He was a great guy and played in our top teams in the late 90's.
He was part of the team that won the East Area Cup, Ranson Cup and he also reached our club Singles and Handicap finals.
A genuinely nice guy.
RIP
9/10/24
A message from Grove House.
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29/9/24
Competition Entry Night at Buntingford Bowls Club will take place on Friday 8th November.
This is your opportunity to enter your external competitions. That's all National, County, EHBA, EHBL and EHDWBA competitions. Look out for an email with the entry forms attached.
And if you're not sure what any of that means, then don't worry, just pop down the club and there will be plenty of members to help you and guide you in the right direction.
*Entering Internal club competitions will be March/April next year.
2024 Club achievements - astonishing!
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2024 club finals results.
Ladies handicap Claire White
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Mens 4 wood pairs Terry Cooper and Dave Murphy
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Men’s handicap Richard Foster
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Dandara Dave Murphy
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Boniwell Tony Keeling
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Gibbs Moule Magnus Nyquist
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Mens 2 wood pairs Paul Mills and Scott Wake
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Williams Magnus Nyquist
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Mixed triples Jenny Newington, Geoff West and Richard Penton ( no photo)
Ladies Championship Dinah Gere
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Men’s Championship Scott Wake
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Bert Bradley Plate Mick Marks
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New Bowlers Jeff Pigg
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Fixed Jack Mick Marks
Aussie Pairs Anne Frank and Roseanne Bantick.
Past member, Bob Dingley’s funeral will take place in 3rd October at Hardwood Park, Stevenage at 1.15pm. After at Seth Ward Community Centre.
Donations to Macmillan Cancer or Born Free Foundation. There is a Just Giving page.
8/9/24
EHBL finals results
Triples champions - Gwyn May, Dave Baxter and Brian Bushell
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Pairs runners up
Ross and Matthew Murphy
Congrats to all.
EHBA finals day 1/9/24.
Champions in the following.
LYNDHURST Brian Bushell, Ross Murphy, Scott Wake, Tony Keeling, Mark Plume, Paul Mills. Reserve Dave Murphy (not pictured).
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SINGLES Ross Murphy
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PAIRS Carl Frostick and Martin Ball
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FOURS Carl Frostick, Tony Keeling, Scott Wake, Martin Ball and Magnus Nyquist (reserve)
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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Mark Plume
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TRIPLES Matthew Murphy, Ross Murphy and Scott Wake
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Buntingford were in 6 finals and won all 6. Congratulations to all.
#buntyboys
County Team Ten Champions 2024
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Paul Jackson’s funeral details.
Bowls England National Top Club - Last 16.
Buntingford will take on Gerrards Cross on Thursday 8th August 5.30pm at Welwyn Garden City Bowls Club.
Supporters are very welcome.
#buntyboys
Hertfordshire County Club Championship (3x4’s)
Semi-Final vs Baldock. Won with the last wood on the last end.
At Royston Bowls Club
Saturday 3rd August 2024 at 10.00am
The final will take place that afternoon. Lost to a Garston.
Supporters very welcome
Buntingford’s past performances in this competition:
2019 CHAMPIONS
2020 covid year
2021 RUNNERS UP
2022 SEMI-FINALISTS
2023 RUNNERS UP
28/7/24
It is with great sadness I have to inform members you that our fellow bowler, Paul Jackson passed away Thursday night following a short illness. Paul loved his bowls and loved the club, he will be sorely missed. Our condolences, thoughts and best wishes go out to Gill and the family.
Here’s a recap on Buntingford’s progress in the Bowls England National competitions:
Bowls England National Top Club:
Buntingford’s Men have reached the last 32 of the country and will now play the winners of the Middx area. Date and time TBC.
National Senior Pairs:
Dave Murphy & partner Andy Adkins (Hodd & Rye Park) have reached the Hertfordshire Area Final and will now play the current Champions P Russell & J Rumball for a place at the National Championships in Leamington. The match will take place on 24th July at Baldock Bowls Club.
National Senior Singles:
Dave Murphy & Garry Warrender will play each other in the Hertfordshire Area Semi Finals. The winner will have to win one more game to qualify for the National Championships in Leamington. Sunday 14th at 10.30 at Bunty.
National Family Pairs:
Matthew & Ross Murphy have reached the Hertfordshire Area Final and will face Dylan & Dave Martin. The winners will have to win one more game to qualify for the National Championships in Leamington.
We wish our Bunty Boys all the best.
#buntyboys
A huge congratulations to Martin Tuck (who is still in shock 😂) and Paul Jackson, who entered and won their first Bowls League pairs game, beating Malcolm Songer and partner 19-10 away at Hoddesdon Rosehill. Good luck in the next round.
Bobby White is playing in his first County Senior Fours Tuesday (28th) evening at 6pm, along with Dave, Tony and Gary. Come along and support if you can.
27/5.
Buntingford men played at Royston last night in the National Top 11. Ross got us off to a good start winning the 2 wood singles, Gary narrowly lost the 4 wood singles. The fours, Pete, Richard, Burns and Plum, had a good win and then the pairs, Matthew and Martin, lost after a very close game. The triples, Zony, Dave and Tony, were last to finish and had to win for us to go through. A close game throughout, they finally ended up winning by 5 shots, putting us through to the area semi final for the first time in Bunty history. The next round is at home v Baldock, on Thursday 20th June. Well done team. THERE WILL BE NO CLUB NIGHT THAT THURSDAY.
A big 6 rink county game on Tuesday at 2pm. Eastern Counties are visiting. Should be a good day.
Buntingford men are at home in the County Top 10 on Monday 3rd June at 6pm. The Top 10 means there is a Four, triple, pairs and singles game. Come and watch some top bowls along with a beer or 3!
Buntingford are hosting the quarter finals of the Men’s County Fours on Wednesday 29th @ 6pm. We have 2 teams in this round, so come along and support your fellow bowlers. The bar will be open.
21/5/24.
It is with great pleasure to can inform members of the achievement of Matthew Murphy. He has been selected to play for England under 18s in Belfast. Well done Matthew, good luck and enjoy the experience.
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the very sudden passing of Val Moules. Although Val remained an associate member and hadn’t played for a few years, she had been a member of the club for over 20 years. Our sympathies go to her family and to Stan, her close friend. The funeral will take place on Tuesday 14th May at 12.30pm at St Peter’s Church, Buntingford and then to Harlow Crematorium for 2pm. Due to the long distance to Harlow, the family understand if members wish to go straight to the wake at the club from the Church. The bar will be open. The family will return to the club from Harlow.
12th March 2024.
2024 Delegates.
County - Roxy Clifton and Tony Keeling
EHBA (East Herts Bowls Association) - Dave Murphy
EHBL (East Herts Bowls League) - Brian Bushell
EHDWBA (East Herts District Women’s Bowls Association) - Debbie Marks
Club sub committees and other appointments..
Bar - Ellen Amos, Roxy Clifton
Competitions - Tony Keeling, Debbie Marks, Elaine McGuiness, Roxy Clifton.
Social - Roxy Clifton, Ellen Amos, Jennie Keeling, Cindy Greaves and Debbie Marks
Catering - Roxy Clifton and Ellen Amos
Communication Officer - Dave Murphy
Midweek friendlies - Greg Amos
New Members Liaison Officer - Richard Penton
Lettings - Ellen Amos
First Aid Liaison - Jennie Keeling
Team Managers - Ross Murphy, Mark Plume and Tony Keeling
Fixture Secretary - Mick Marks
Auditor of accounts - Mick Marks
Kit Liaison - Isobel Burt
Other news
The following have recently completed their first aid at work training.
Jennie Keeling, Elaine McGuiness, Tony Keeling and Dave Murphy.
11/2
On behalf of Sam, his niece, I have to inform you that sadly, Mick Cheeseman passed away on Friday. Mick has been a member of the club for many years and was responsible for much of the woodworking activities that have taken place at the club over many years. Latterly, he enjoyed a coffee with the Wednesday working party.
F4th January
The scheduled indoor game against Riverain on Saturday 13th January 2pm has been moved to Saturda 27th January, 2pm due to circumstances beyond our control.
If you want to play, please contact Debbie [email protected]
20th September
Mark has compiled all of the club finals results from 1922 - present. If you are interested in the history of events please take a look at: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fomHrQTtoT-ereQQH_VGKEFlQyybMa75/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109116517756386725769&rtpof=true&sd=true
17th September.
Buntingford represented the East in the County League (2 rinks) semi final at Sawbridgeworth winning against Townsend. We went into the final in the afternoon playing our old rivals Garston but unfortunately lost by just 3 shots over the 2 rinks. Congrats on getting to the final.
14th and 16th September - Club finals days, thanks to those members who came to support the finalists
Results in order of play:
Ladies 4 wood pairs - Elaine McGuiness and Roxy Clifton beat Isobel Burt and Cindy Greaves 23-13.
Boniwell - Tony Keeling beat Arnie Manning 21-14.
Mens 4 wood pairs - James Debnam and Tony Keeling beat Paul Jackson and Ross Murphy 18-16.
Mixed Triples - Paul Mills, Roseanne Bantick and Mick Marks beat Cindy Greaves, Steve Greaves and Gwyn May 20-15.
Ladies Handicap - Elaine McGuiness beat Linda Clear 21-13.
Mens 2 wood Pairs - Jake Andrews and Mark Plume beat Geoff West and Bryan Davies 20-9.
Dandara - Matthew Murphy beat Ross Murphy 2 sets to 1.
Williams - Greg Amos beat James Debnam 21-17.
Men’s Handicap - Mark Plume beat Tony Keeling 21-14.
Ladies 2 wood pairs - Jenny Keeling and Dinah Geere beat Hazel Penton and Cindy Greaves 28-7.
Gibbs Moules - James Debnam beat Matthew Murphy 2 sets to 1.
New Bowlers - Magnus Nyquist beat Paul Mills 17-8.
Bert Bradley - Dave Murphy beat Dave Austin 18-5.
Ladies Championship - Elaine McGuiness beat Linda Clear 21-19.
Men’s Championship Mark Plume beat Ross Murphy 21-7.
Congratulations to all. Presentation night will be Saturday 4th November.
2023 EHBL finals.
Buntingford won the Ransom Cup
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Gwyn May, Dave Murphy, Tony Keeling and Carl Frostick won the 4s.
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Brian Bushnell, Dave Baxter and Gwyn May were runners up in the triples.
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2023 EHBA finals results.
Buntingford men were represented in a number of finals this year.
We won the New Lyndhurst.
Ross Murphy won the Champion of Champions
Ross won the John Simmons shield
Brian Bushnell, Gwyn May and Mark Plume (reserve for Dave Baxter) won the trips
Ross and Matthew Murphy won the 2 woods pairs.
Vic Greenberg and Peter Warren won the 4 wood pairs
congrats to all.
2/9/23. Buntingford men are East area County League champions 2023.
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Next round is the County semi against Townsend Saturday 17th at Sawbridgeworth 10am. The final follows in the afternnon.
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17/7….Amassive congrats to Carl Frostick winning his County singles semi final. On to the final at Bishops Stortford on Sunday 30th, time TBA and on to Leamington to represent Hertfordshire in the National finals. Supporters very welcome.
a big week ahead for the Bunty Boys....
It's County Semi-Final week with a place at the Bowls England National Championships in Leamington Spa at stake for the winners.
On Monday 17th July, Matthew Murphy plays in the County Two Wood Singles Semi-Final, and Carl Frostick plays in the County Singles Semi-Final.
On Thursday 20th July, Scott Wake & Mark Plume bid for a place at the National Championships in the County Pairs Semi-Final.
And on Friday 21st July, Carl Frostick, Scott Wake and Mark Plume take to the green in the County Triples Semi-Final.
All games take place at Shire Park at 6:00pm.
Supporters are very welcome.
12/7/23. Supporters always welcome to these important National/County games
Congrats to Vic Greenberg in getting to the area final of the National Senior Singles. He will play Stephen Maynard of Harpenden on 24th at Hertford. Good luck Vic.
Congrats to Mark Plume, Scott Wake and Carl Frostick on reaching the semi finals of the County triples to be played at Shire Park on 21st. Good luck.
Congrats to Matthew Murphy reaching the semi of the county junior singles to be played on 20th, semi of the county junior pairs, playing TONIGHT and semi of county men’s 2 wood pairs playing on the 17th. All at Shire Park. Good luck Matt.
Also, congrats to Mark and Scott playing in county pairs semi on 20th at Shire Park. Good luck.
5th May 2023 - It is with regret to inform you that sadly Sheila Jack has passed away. Audrey Zolnierowicz, for and on behalf of the Committee.
18th April.
For those taking part in the East Herts Bowls Association competitions this is the new website myehba.co.uk
Dear Member
Its that time of year again to get ready for the new bowls season.
INTERNAL COMPETITIONS SEASON 2023 ENTRY FORM
Should you wish to enter the above please complete the attached form (hard copies of this form are also available in the Club House) and return as per the details on the form by no later than 1st APRIL 2023. Please note the rule change shown in Purple for “arranging matches” by their play by dates.
Q & A SESSION
An informal Question and Answers session is to be arranged at the club on Thursday 16thMarch at 7pm (before club night) to discuss any queries you may have or to obtain further information on how to enter the Internal matches, i.e. what is involved, who can take part, when do matches need to be played by etc.
KIT ORDER
A further bulk order is to be placed for Club Shirts and Jackets. Every attempt will be made to get your order to you for the start of the season but delivery delays are still being experienced. Therefore please order as soon as possible. The actual cost cannot be given until all of the orders have been received as the more items we order the cheaper the price, but the shirts will range from £26.99 to £32.99 and the Jackets will range from £32.50 to £43.99 both plus delivery and again the delivery cost becomes less if more items are ordered. Please see attached Shirt & Jacket Size Charts (Please refer to the Ladies Jacket size chart that has NOT been crossed out). A Club Cap is now also available priced at £10. (please see attached photo). The actual cost of each item will be confirmed to you once all orders have been received. Should you wish to order any of these items please contact Isobel Burt your new Kit Administrator email [email protected] Alternatively there will also be a list you can add your name and order to on the notice board in the Club House. Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Isobel on Mobile 07814 937914
NOMINATION FOR FRIENDLY MATCHES
All of the friendly matches are now open for Nominating (putting your name down) via the Club Web Site as per last season. To view the list of these matches on the club web site www.buntingfordbowls.co.uk The list of matches are shown on the FIXTURES PAGE.
HOW TO NOMINATE FOR FRIENDLY GAMES:
TO NOMINATE FOR ANY FRIENDLY FIXTURE, CLICK ON THE 'CLICK HERE TO REGISTER' LINK BENEATH EACH MATCH. THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO THE EVENTBRITE BOOKING SYSTEM (SAME AS FOR CLUB SOCIAL EVENTS). THE PASSWORD FOR EVENTBRITE IS THE SAME AS FOR MEMBERS ONLY. TO REGISTER, FIRST CLICK THE GREEN REGISTER BUTTON. ONLY ONE PLAYER CAN NOMINATE AT A TIME. NEXT CLICK ON THE ORANGE REGISTER BUTTON. ENTER YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS THEN CLICK ON THE ORANGE REGISTER BUTTON. YOU WILL BE SENT A CONFIRMATION EMAIL OF YOUR REGISTRATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO NOMINATE FOR A MATCH PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT DEBBIE MARKS MOBILE 07811 786065HOME 01763 271053
The remainder of the Fixtures i.e. County Leagues, Ladies, County and East Herts are currently in the process of being uploaded onto the web site but we are still awaiting some details and once received they will be uploaded accordingly.
RINK BOOKING SYSTEM
The green will be open for Roll Ups etc from 24thApril 2023. Rinks can now be booked in advance. Booking a rink is still via the Club Web Site on the Members Only page. Click on Blue Coloured “Book Now” Box just above the Calendar. Select a Rink between A -F, Select a Date, Fill in “Provide your Information” Click Green Button at Bottom “Continue” Review your booking then Click “Green Confirm Booking”. You will receive a confirmation email of your booking. If the system shows that there are no rinks available for the date and time you require retry using a different rink letter i.e. if you chose A try B, if still no availability try C etc. Again should you have any problems booking a rink please contact Debbie Marks Mobile 07811 786065 Home 01763 271053
May I, on behalf of the Committee wish you a very successful and enjoyable Season.
Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me or another Committee member.
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17th February 2023.
The funeral of Gwen Beale will take place on Wednesday 1st March @ 11am at Harwood Park, Stevenage. The wake will follow at Stevenage Golf Club.
Please let Ellen Amos know if you intend to go, so as she can let Frank Beale know, for catering purposes.
Thank you.
12th December 2022
It is with great sadness to have to announce the passing of Jim Jaycock. (Please open the link below to find a copy of the card sent by his family).
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Jim was a great asset to our club, not only supporting the friendly games but together with Glynis, planting and looking after the flower beds and baskets, which always looked so special. He will be sadly missed. Our deepest sympathy go out to Glynis and the family.
Presentation Evening 2022 Photographs are available to view at:
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Thank you to all members for a successful and memorable centenary season!
17th September 2022
Congratulations to our 2022 Buntingford Bowls Club Competition Champions and runners up. 🏆
Club Championship Singles; Runners up
Ladies - Christine Hatley. Carol Cain
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Men - Ross Murphy. Scott Wake
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Club Handicap Singles;
L - Linda Clear. Debbie Marks
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M - Gwyn May. Mark Plume
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Club Four Wood Pairs;
L - Linda Clear & Jennie Keeling. Anne Edwards and Debbie Marks
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M - Matthew Murphy & Dave Murphy. Arnie Manning and Zony
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Club Two Wood Pairs;
L - Cindy Greaves & Jennie Keeling. Jenny Newington and Jane Watkins
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M - Terry Cooper & Mark Plume. Gwyn May and John Collins
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Club Mixed Triples;
Linda Clear, Arnie Manning & Ray Watkins. Hazel Penton, Martin Tuck and Tony Keeling
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Dandara Centenary Singles Sets Cup;
Scott Wake. Ross Murphy
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New Bowlers Singles Cup;
James Debnam. John Bester
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Williams Novice Singles;
Matthew Murphy. Zony
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Gibbs/Moules Unbadged Singles;
Zony. Linda Clear
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Boniwell over 60's Singles;
Vic Greenberg. Mick Marks
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Two Wood Singles Plate;
Zony. Mick Marks
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#Centenary2022
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Wednesday 14th September
Buntingford Bowls Club
Finals Day Schedule Saturday 17th September 2022.
Home 9.30am Away
Ladies Handicap
L Clear [ 10 ] [ Marker J Keeling ] D Marks [ 1 ] R2
Men's 4 Wood Pairs
A Manning [ 18 Ends ] M Murphy R1
Zony D Murphy
10.00am
Mens Handicap
M Plume [1] [ Marker P Warren ] G May [ 7 ] R3
New Bowlers Semi Finals.
12 Ends
To be bowled on same rink in Succession
[ A] C Faulkner [ Marker G Amos ] J Bester R4
[ B ] I St Leger J Debnam R4
1.00pm
Dandara Singles
R Murphy [ Marker T keeling ] S Wake R2
Boniwell Singles
V Greenberg [ Marker D Murphy ] M Marks R1
Gibbs/Moules Singles
Zony [ Marker B Davies ] L Clear R4
Ladies 2 Wood Pairs
J Watkins [ 21 Ends ] C Greaves R3
J Newington J Keeling
Mens 2 Wood Pairs
T Cooper [ 21 Ends ] G May R6
M Plume J Collins
4.00pm
Williams Singles
Zony [ Marker B Davies ] M Murphy R6
New Bowlers Final
15 Ends
Winner S/F A [ Marker D Murphy ] Winner S/F B R4
Mixed Triples
H Penton [ 15 Ends ] L Clear R3
M Tuck R Watkins
T Keeling A Manning
Ladies Championship Singles
C Hatley [ Marker J Keeling ] C Cain R2
4.30pm
Men's Championship Singles
R Murphy [ Marker M Plume ] S Wake R1
All Matches 2 Trial Ends
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Thursday 15th September
4.30pm
Ladies 4 wood Pairs
A Edwards [ 18 Ends ] L Clear R1
D Marks J Keeling
5.30pm
Bert Bradley Plate
Zony [ Marker T Keeling ] M Marks R2
SATURDAY
All players Club Colours
New Bowlers White top, grey/black below the waist
Markers White Top, Black below the waist
Players please report 30mins before your game starts.
Umpire R Evans
Breakfast from 9.00am
Lunch, Filled Rolls/ Baguettes
Tea/Coffee
11th September
The bowls league finals took place today at Shire Park, with many representatives from Buntingford.
Ross Murphy and Gary Warrender (sub for Tony Keeling) Pairs champions.
Matthew Murphy, Ross Murphy and Gary Warrender (sub for Tony Keeling) Triples champions
And history making……Jennie Keeling and Ross Murphy mixed pairs champions, the first ever for the club, well done Jennie.
Matthew Murphy, Dave Murphy, Gary Warrender and Carl Frostick runners up in the 4s.
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congrats to all.
10th September
The Middleton Cup squad, managed by Roger Evans and assisted by Tony Keeling, travelled to Leamington for the National Final semi final on Saturday morning playing Gloucester. Buntingford we’re represented by Gary Warrender, playing skip, Dave Murphy playing 2 and Ross Murphy playing, all on different rinks, lead with Carl Frostick as reserve, having played in the first round. Hertfordshire, after falling behind by a considerable score, dug in and came back to win 125 to 116. Into the final they went in the afternoon, playing the favourites Berkshire. Herts got off to a slow start and could never claw their way back in to the game, against a very strong Berkshire team, who went onto to win 113 to 95. Congrats to Berkshire. A fabulous day of bowls, the first time Herts had got to the finals of the Middleton Cup in over 40 years, what an achievement, especially for Roger in his first year as manager. The whole team congratulated him on a first class effort.
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30th August.
Matthew Murphy and Josh Duke (Batchwood Hall) won their 1st round junior pairs game today at the National Finals at Leamington, 19-14. A fantastic fight back, after being 0-9 down after 4 ends. 2nd round is on now 3.30pm. Come on Matthew, and Josh.
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The funeral of John Hicks will take place on FRIDAY 19th August at 1145hrs at Harwood Crematorium, Stevenage. After to Buntingford Bowls Club.
26/7/22
A huge thank you to everyone who came down to the Club to give their support to the Bunty Boys for the County Club Team Championship last night.
It was a great crowd, a great night and even better, a great result!
The semi final & final will be held at Harpenden BC on Sunday, 7th August. Further details TBA
25/7/22
Buntingford are hosting the area finals of the County Club Team Championship tonight 6pm, and Buntingford have made it through to the final against Hoddesdon Rye Park. Any support for the Bunty boys would be very welcome. So please come along and cheer them on. It should be a great evening. Bar is of course open.
20/7/22
Ross Murphy, Tony Keeling and Gary Warrender travelled to W&D tonight for the semi of the County Triples. Unfortunately they went down to a Baldock 3, 11-20, skipped by Paul Andrews. Bad luck guys.
Congratulations to Ross Murphy, Carl Frostick, Scott Wake and Mark Plume, for reaching the final of the County 4’s last night at Welwyn and District. They beat a Welwyn Garden City team skipped by Bryan Evans, 19-10. They go on to play Steve Horwood, Glen Williams, Scott Lepley and Jerry Rumbold of Garston, in the final. The final will take place at Bishops Stortford on Sunday 31st July. They will represent Hertfordshire (win or lose) in the National Finals at Leamington, on the 4th September. Supporters very welcome. Good luck to them all.
Dave Murphy is through to the area final (Hertfordshire) of the National Senior singles (over 55s), winning 4 games to get there. He will play Jerry Rumbold of Garston on a neutral green at Welwyn and District, on Tuesday 26th at 6pm. The winner will go onto the regional final at St Neots. Again, supporters welcome.
15.07.22 - Back by popular demand – Fun Afternoon – Saturday 20th August 2pm – Club colours – please nominate in the usual way
On Thursday 2nd June, Buntingford Bowls Club played their first of seven ‘special’ scheduled matches to help celebrate their Centenary year when they took on a team representing ‘The Friends of English Bowling’. Club President, Mark Plume welcomed players from both sides with the furthest member of the opposition travelling all the way from Cornwall to play, which just shows what a star attraction Buntingford is to the bowling community.
A lunch was laid on for the early arrivals followed by a match that was played in glorious sunshine and good spirit with many friendships made. Post the game a 3 course meal was laid on by Roxana Clifton, Ellen Amos, Sue Batchelor and Jane Watkins. The players from both sides were also kept refreshed throughout the day by our bar staff of Ray Watkins and Greg Amos.
The Friends of English Bowling Captain, Marcia Dunstone was presented with a copy of the club's book celebrating the first 100 years, together with a memento in the form of a bowling themed paperweight as a gift for bringing her team to Buntingford. In turn the club received a framed certificate to remember the day by. For the Club Presidents Charity the generosity of members from both sides helped raise over £150 for Mencap.
It was an enjoyable and memorable way to start the centenary celebrations with the next ‘special’ match taking place on Tuesday 14th June.
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20th April. Well 5 days to go until the green officially opens. A huge amount of work done has been carried out this week. We have cut twice, now down to 6.5mm with a bit more to come off Friday and Saturday mornings taking it to about 5mm. The green has also been sarrol rolled, verti-cut, taking out about 8 more bags of thatch and drag matted twice. I must admit it is looking in excellent condition. Unfortunately, we are still awaiting the return of our ‘lead’ mower which has been waiting parts, so we have been cutting with the back up mower, which although is ok, doesn’t give as good a finish. We are hoping to have our number 1 mower back shortly, famous last words!
We hope you enjoy the green, we hope to cut 3/4 times a week from Monday but this may not always be possible as both Bryan and I have child care issues, hence, WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR CUTTERS FOR WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS. If there are no volunteers, this may effect the amount of cuts the green has and therefore effect your bowling.
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Bryan and Dave
01.4.22 - We are very excited to announce that we've developed something revolutionary in bowling equipment - adjustable bias bowls! Guaranteed to correct your line every time and hopefully end up closer to the jack. Huge thank you to John Godman and his team for working tirelessly on this project for a couple of years... we are very pleased with the results and can't wait to take them to the green when the season starts at the end of the month. CLICK HERE TO BUY
28.2.22 - Green update. Work has continued on the green throughout the winter on many cold, damp days. There has been daily swishing (thanks to Terry, Paul, Tony, Ross, Tom and Martin), cutting, verti cutting, sarrol rolling, aerating and many treatments, in readiness for the fast approaching season. Today, with the help of Vic, we verti cut, cut and sarrol rolled the green. 6 bags of thatch was removed, this following the removal of many more bags throughout the winter. The green is looking in far better condition compared to this time last year. Although we have some moss (you will see blackened areas on the green where we have treated it), there is nowhere near as much as 2021. We will be again treating the moss and giving the green a feed on Wednesday. The green is currently being cut at 9mm with the intention of slowly reducing the height of the cut to about 4mm come green opening time. Last week, I actually put some bowls up, bearing in mind the length of the grass, I put my first bowl in the ditch, showing the verti cutting to quicken up the green, is indeed working.
A gentle reminder, we are still looking for helpers to cut the green during the season on Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Bryan and Dave.
11.02.22 - Unfortunately Bunty lost in the final at Potters. The other team were very strong favourites to win but our team played incredibly well. We got 5 teams through to the last 16 and 2 teams through to quarter final. Bunty did very well overall, a great week.
10.02.22 - We have a team through to the final at Potters tomorrow. They have a combined age of 357 - George & Pam Swaby, Len Purdy & Charles Oates. Good luck to the team! They are absolutely worn out after 3 games today. The final is at 9:20 tomorrow morning.
31/2/25
It is with great sadness, I have to announce that Charles Oates has passed away at the ripe old age of 94.
Charles recently rejoined the club after a short break. He played mainly friendlies and in the bowls league in the past. He was a regular at the Wednesday work group and busied himself cutting the hedges and doing a lot of painting, but most recently popping in for a coffee.
When he hear more, I will post.
20/01/25
We thought we would give you an update on what we have been doing on the green during the closed season. All the work carried out is following the programme set by Kevin Brazier, an experienced green keeper from Harpenden with in put from Dan, Hertford and many other clubs, greenkeeper.
We have suffered particularly badly this winter from worm casts. This is due to the constant warm and wet weather condition with frost only recently arriving to slow them down. The green has been switched every day, excepting frosty days, since last season ended which, unfortunately, has caused a lot many very small ‘mud’ patches. There is nothing we can do about that, but hopefully everything should recover before May. We reduced the usual cut height for winter from 10mm to 7mm to help ease the work load for switchers. It certainly makes it easier. The green has been cut many times as it continued to grow significantly after renovation days due to the warm weather. It has slowed now and was cut actually today, in readiness for Jerry Rumbold (a fellow bowler) who is coming tomorrow to airate the green (for the second time) with his slitting machine. This machine slits the green to about 6-8 inches depth and is essential to the health of the green.
Thursday this week, we will be sarrol rolling the green (another type of airation) and feeding the green together with a moss treatment. We have suffered from a lot of moss, again because of the unusual warm and damp weather. Nearer the season, we will tease it all out using our verti cutting machine.
in the next week or so, Dan will be visiting to further airate the green by blasting air into it, to a depth of about 6-8 inches. This also helps reduce compaction.
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best wishes
Dave and Bryan.
Saturday 18th January 2025
Those that knew former member Bert Cherrington (prob only Wakey and Bryan?).
He passed away earlier today. 😟
He was a great guy and played in our top teams in the late 90's.
He was part of the team that won the East Area Cup, Ranson Cup and he also reached our club Singles and Handicap finals.
A genuinely nice guy.
RIP
9/10/24
A message from Grove House.
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29/9/24
Competition Entry Night at Buntingford Bowls Club will take place on Friday 8th November.
This is your opportunity to enter your external competitions. That's all National, County, EHBA, EHBL and EHDWBA competitions. Look out for an email with the entry forms attached.
And if you're not sure what any of that means, then don't worry, just pop down the club and there will be plenty of members to help you and guide you in the right direction.
*Entering Internal club competitions will be March/April next year.
2024 Club achievements - astonishing!
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2024 club finals results.
Ladies handicap Claire White
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Mens 4 wood pairs Terry Cooper and Dave Murphy
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Men’s handicap Richard Foster
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Dandara Dave Murphy
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Boniwell Tony Keeling
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Gibbs Moule Magnus Nyquist
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Mens 2 wood pairs Paul Mills and Scott Wake
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Williams Magnus Nyquist
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Mixed triples Jenny Newington, Geoff West and Richard Penton ( no photo)
Ladies Championship Dinah Gere
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Men’s Championship Scott Wake
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Bert Bradley Plate Mick Marks
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New Bowlers Jeff Pigg
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Fixed Jack Mick Marks
Aussie Pairs Anne Frank and Roseanne Bantick.
Past member, Bob Dingley’s funeral will take place in 3rd October at Hardwood Park, Stevenage at 1.15pm. After at Seth Ward Community Centre.
Donations to Macmillan Cancer or Born Free Foundation. There is a Just Giving page.
8/9/24
EHBL finals results
Triples champions - Gwyn May, Dave Baxter and Brian Bushell
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Pairs runners up
Ross and Matthew Murphy
Congrats to all.
EHBA finals day 1/9/24.
Champions in the following.
LYNDHURST Brian Bushell, Ross Murphy, Scott Wake, Tony Keeling, Mark Plume, Paul Mills. Reserve Dave Murphy (not pictured).
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SINGLES Ross Murphy
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PAIRS Carl Frostick and Martin Ball
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FOURS Carl Frostick, Tony Keeling, Scott Wake, Martin Ball and Magnus Nyquist (reserve)
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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Mark Plume
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TRIPLES Matthew Murphy, Ross Murphy and Scott Wake
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Buntingford were in 6 finals and won all 6. Congratulations to all.
#buntyboys
County Team Ten Champions 2024
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Paul Jackson’s funeral details.
- Date: Friday 23 August 2024 at 10am.
- Place: Woollensbrook Crematorium, Hoddesdon. EN11 9BN.
- After the Service: Paul’s family also invite you to join them after the service at The Sun, Hoddesdon, EN11 8TX.
- Flowers (sprays, wreaths etc): Family flowers only, please.
However, those attending are very welcome to bring and place a single flower on the coffin as they exit the service. - Donations: There will be a charity or Just Giving page confirmed on the day (on the back of the Order of Service) - if you want to donate something and can't attend, please do ask Rob (email below) who'll let you know details.
- Streaming: for those who are unable to make it on the day, details for streaming the service online will be available. Please contact Rob at [email protected] if you would like to receive them.
- Dress Code: Whatever you feel comfortable in. The family will be dressed formally.
Bowls England National Top Club - Last 16.
Buntingford will take on Gerrards Cross on Thursday 8th August 5.30pm at Welwyn Garden City Bowls Club.
Supporters are very welcome.
#buntyboys
Hertfordshire County Club Championship (3x4’s)
Semi-Final vs Baldock. Won with the last wood on the last end.
At Royston Bowls Club
Saturday 3rd August 2024 at 10.00am
The final will take place that afternoon. Lost to a Garston.
Supporters very welcome
Buntingford’s past performances in this competition:
2019 CHAMPIONS
2020 covid year
2021 RUNNERS UP
2022 SEMI-FINALISTS
2023 RUNNERS UP
28/7/24
It is with great sadness I have to inform members you that our fellow bowler, Paul Jackson passed away Thursday night following a short illness. Paul loved his bowls and loved the club, he will be sorely missed. Our condolences, thoughts and best wishes go out to Gill and the family.
Here’s a recap on Buntingford’s progress in the Bowls England National competitions:
Bowls England National Top Club:
Buntingford’s Men have reached the last 32 of the country and will now play the winners of the Middx area. Date and time TBC.
National Senior Pairs:
Dave Murphy & partner Andy Adkins (Hodd & Rye Park) have reached the Hertfordshire Area Final and will now play the current Champions P Russell & J Rumball for a place at the National Championships in Leamington. The match will take place on 24th July at Baldock Bowls Club.
National Senior Singles:
Dave Murphy & Garry Warrender will play each other in the Hertfordshire Area Semi Finals. The winner will have to win one more game to qualify for the National Championships in Leamington. Sunday 14th at 10.30 at Bunty.
National Family Pairs:
Matthew & Ross Murphy have reached the Hertfordshire Area Final and will face Dylan & Dave Martin. The winners will have to win one more game to qualify for the National Championships in Leamington.
We wish our Bunty Boys all the best.
#buntyboys
A huge congratulations to Martin Tuck (who is still in shock 😂) and Paul Jackson, who entered and won their first Bowls League pairs game, beating Malcolm Songer and partner 19-10 away at Hoddesdon Rosehill. Good luck in the next round.
Bobby White is playing in his first County Senior Fours Tuesday (28th) evening at 6pm, along with Dave, Tony and Gary. Come along and support if you can.
27/5.
Buntingford men played at Royston last night in the National Top 11. Ross got us off to a good start winning the 2 wood singles, Gary narrowly lost the 4 wood singles. The fours, Pete, Richard, Burns and Plum, had a good win and then the pairs, Matthew and Martin, lost after a very close game. The triples, Zony, Dave and Tony, were last to finish and had to win for us to go through. A close game throughout, they finally ended up winning by 5 shots, putting us through to the area semi final for the first time in Bunty history. The next round is at home v Baldock, on Thursday 20th June. Well done team. THERE WILL BE NO CLUB NIGHT THAT THURSDAY.
A big 6 rink county game on Tuesday at 2pm. Eastern Counties are visiting. Should be a good day.
Buntingford men are at home in the County Top 10 on Monday 3rd June at 6pm. The Top 10 means there is a Four, triple, pairs and singles game. Come and watch some top bowls along with a beer or 3!
Buntingford are hosting the quarter finals of the Men’s County Fours on Wednesday 29th @ 6pm. We have 2 teams in this round, so come along and support your fellow bowlers. The bar will be open.
21/5/24.
It is with great pleasure to can inform members of the achievement of Matthew Murphy. He has been selected to play for England under 18s in Belfast. Well done Matthew, good luck and enjoy the experience.
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the very sudden passing of Val Moules. Although Val remained an associate member and hadn’t played for a few years, she had been a member of the club for over 20 years. Our sympathies go to her family and to Stan, her close friend. The funeral will take place on Tuesday 14th May at 12.30pm at St Peter’s Church, Buntingford and then to Harlow Crematorium for 2pm. Due to the long distance to Harlow, the family understand if members wish to go straight to the wake at the club from the Church. The bar will be open. The family will return to the club from Harlow.
12th March 2024.
2024 Delegates.
County - Roxy Clifton and Tony Keeling
EHBA (East Herts Bowls Association) - Dave Murphy
EHBL (East Herts Bowls League) - Brian Bushell
EHDWBA (East Herts District Women’s Bowls Association) - Debbie Marks
Club sub committees and other appointments..
Bar - Ellen Amos, Roxy Clifton
Competitions - Tony Keeling, Debbie Marks, Elaine McGuiness, Roxy Clifton.
Social - Roxy Clifton, Ellen Amos, Jennie Keeling, Cindy Greaves and Debbie Marks
Catering - Roxy Clifton and Ellen Amos
Communication Officer - Dave Murphy
Midweek friendlies - Greg Amos
New Members Liaison Officer - Richard Penton
Lettings - Ellen Amos
First Aid Liaison - Jennie Keeling
Team Managers - Ross Murphy, Mark Plume and Tony Keeling
Fixture Secretary - Mick Marks
Auditor of accounts - Mick Marks
Kit Liaison - Isobel Burt
Other news
The following have recently completed their first aid at work training.
Jennie Keeling, Elaine McGuiness, Tony Keeling and Dave Murphy.
11/2
On behalf of Sam, his niece, I have to inform you that sadly, Mick Cheeseman passed away on Friday. Mick has been a member of the club for many years and was responsible for much of the woodworking activities that have taken place at the club over many years. Latterly, he enjoyed a coffee with the Wednesday working party.
F4th January
The scheduled indoor game against Riverain on Saturday 13th January 2pm has been moved to Saturda 27th January, 2pm due to circumstances beyond our control.
If you want to play, please contact Debbie [email protected]
20th September
Mark has compiled all of the club finals results from 1922 - present. If you are interested in the history of events please take a look at: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fomHrQTtoT-ereQQH_VGKEFlQyybMa75/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109116517756386725769&rtpof=true&sd=true
17th September.
Buntingford represented the East in the County League (2 rinks) semi final at Sawbridgeworth winning against Townsend. We went into the final in the afternoon playing our old rivals Garston but unfortunately lost by just 3 shots over the 2 rinks. Congrats on getting to the final.
14th and 16th September - Club finals days, thanks to those members who came to support the finalists
Results in order of play:
Ladies 4 wood pairs - Elaine McGuiness and Roxy Clifton beat Isobel Burt and Cindy Greaves 23-13.
Boniwell - Tony Keeling beat Arnie Manning 21-14.
Mens 4 wood pairs - James Debnam and Tony Keeling beat Paul Jackson and Ross Murphy 18-16.
Mixed Triples - Paul Mills, Roseanne Bantick and Mick Marks beat Cindy Greaves, Steve Greaves and Gwyn May 20-15.
Ladies Handicap - Elaine McGuiness beat Linda Clear 21-13.
Mens 2 wood Pairs - Jake Andrews and Mark Plume beat Geoff West and Bryan Davies 20-9.
Dandara - Matthew Murphy beat Ross Murphy 2 sets to 1.
Williams - Greg Amos beat James Debnam 21-17.
Men’s Handicap - Mark Plume beat Tony Keeling 21-14.
Ladies 2 wood pairs - Jenny Keeling and Dinah Geere beat Hazel Penton and Cindy Greaves 28-7.
Gibbs Moules - James Debnam beat Matthew Murphy 2 sets to 1.
New Bowlers - Magnus Nyquist beat Paul Mills 17-8.
Bert Bradley - Dave Murphy beat Dave Austin 18-5.
Ladies Championship - Elaine McGuiness beat Linda Clear 21-19.
Men’s Championship Mark Plume beat Ross Murphy 21-7.
Congratulations to all. Presentation night will be Saturday 4th November.
2023 EHBL finals.
Buntingford won the Ransom Cup
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Gwyn May, Dave Murphy, Tony Keeling and Carl Frostick won the 4s.
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Brian Bushnell, Dave Baxter and Gwyn May were runners up in the triples.
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2023 EHBA finals results.
Buntingford men were represented in a number of finals this year.
We won the New Lyndhurst.
Ross Murphy won the Champion of Champions
Ross won the John Simmons shield
Brian Bushnell, Gwyn May and Mark Plume (reserve for Dave Baxter) won the trips
Ross and Matthew Murphy won the 2 woods pairs.
Vic Greenberg and Peter Warren won the 4 wood pairs
congrats to all.
2/9/23. Buntingford men are East area County League champions 2023.
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Next round is the County semi against Townsend Saturday 17th at Sawbridgeworth 10am. The final follows in the afternnon.
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17/7….Amassive congrats to Carl Frostick winning his County singles semi final. On to the final at Bishops Stortford on Sunday 30th, time TBA and on to Leamington to represent Hertfordshire in the National finals. Supporters very welcome.
a big week ahead for the Bunty Boys....
It's County Semi-Final week with a place at the Bowls England National Championships in Leamington Spa at stake for the winners.
On Monday 17th July, Matthew Murphy plays in the County Two Wood Singles Semi-Final, and Carl Frostick plays in the County Singles Semi-Final.
On Thursday 20th July, Scott Wake & Mark Plume bid for a place at the National Championships in the County Pairs Semi-Final.
And on Friday 21st July, Carl Frostick, Scott Wake and Mark Plume take to the green in the County Triples Semi-Final.
All games take place at Shire Park at 6:00pm.
Supporters are very welcome.
12/7/23. Supporters always welcome to these important National/County games
Congrats to Vic Greenberg in getting to the area final of the National Senior Singles. He will play Stephen Maynard of Harpenden on 24th at Hertford. Good luck Vic.
Congrats to Mark Plume, Scott Wake and Carl Frostick on reaching the semi finals of the County triples to be played at Shire Park on 21st. Good luck.
Congrats to Matthew Murphy reaching the semi of the county junior singles to be played on 20th, semi of the county junior pairs, playing TONIGHT and semi of county men’s 2 wood pairs playing on the 17th. All at Shire Park. Good luck Matt.
Also, congrats to Mark and Scott playing in county pairs semi on 20th at Shire Park. Good luck.
5th May 2023 - It is with regret to inform you that sadly Sheila Jack has passed away. Audrey Zolnierowicz, for and on behalf of the Committee.
18th April.
For those taking part in the East Herts Bowls Association competitions this is the new website myehba.co.uk
Dear Member
Its that time of year again to get ready for the new bowls season.
INTERNAL COMPETITIONS SEASON 2023 ENTRY FORM
Should you wish to enter the above please complete the attached form (hard copies of this form are also available in the Club House) and return as per the details on the form by no later than 1st APRIL 2023. Please note the rule change shown in Purple for “arranging matches” by their play by dates.
Q & A SESSION
An informal Question and Answers session is to be arranged at the club on Thursday 16thMarch at 7pm (before club night) to discuss any queries you may have or to obtain further information on how to enter the Internal matches, i.e. what is involved, who can take part, when do matches need to be played by etc.
KIT ORDER
A further bulk order is to be placed for Club Shirts and Jackets. Every attempt will be made to get your order to you for the start of the season but delivery delays are still being experienced. Therefore please order as soon as possible. The actual cost cannot be given until all of the orders have been received as the more items we order the cheaper the price, but the shirts will range from £26.99 to £32.99 and the Jackets will range from £32.50 to £43.99 both plus delivery and again the delivery cost becomes less if more items are ordered. Please see attached Shirt & Jacket Size Charts (Please refer to the Ladies Jacket size chart that has NOT been crossed out). A Club Cap is now also available priced at £10. (please see attached photo). The actual cost of each item will be confirmed to you once all orders have been received. Should you wish to order any of these items please contact Isobel Burt your new Kit Administrator email [email protected] Alternatively there will also be a list you can add your name and order to on the notice board in the Club House. Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Isobel on Mobile 07814 937914
NOMINATION FOR FRIENDLY MATCHES
All of the friendly matches are now open for Nominating (putting your name down) via the Club Web Site as per last season. To view the list of these matches on the club web site www.buntingfordbowls.co.uk The list of matches are shown on the FIXTURES PAGE.
HOW TO NOMINATE FOR FRIENDLY GAMES:
TO NOMINATE FOR ANY FRIENDLY FIXTURE, CLICK ON THE 'CLICK HERE TO REGISTER' LINK BENEATH EACH MATCH. THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO THE EVENTBRITE BOOKING SYSTEM (SAME AS FOR CLUB SOCIAL EVENTS). THE PASSWORD FOR EVENTBRITE IS THE SAME AS FOR MEMBERS ONLY. TO REGISTER, FIRST CLICK THE GREEN REGISTER BUTTON. ONLY ONE PLAYER CAN NOMINATE AT A TIME. NEXT CLICK ON THE ORANGE REGISTER BUTTON. ENTER YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS THEN CLICK ON THE ORANGE REGISTER BUTTON. YOU WILL BE SENT A CONFIRMATION EMAIL OF YOUR REGISTRATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO NOMINATE FOR A MATCH PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT DEBBIE MARKS MOBILE 07811 786065HOME 01763 271053
The remainder of the Fixtures i.e. County Leagues, Ladies, County and East Herts are currently in the process of being uploaded onto the web site but we are still awaiting some details and once received they will be uploaded accordingly.
RINK BOOKING SYSTEM
The green will be open for Roll Ups etc from 24thApril 2023. Rinks can now be booked in advance. Booking a rink is still via the Club Web Site on the Members Only page. Click on Blue Coloured “Book Now” Box just above the Calendar. Select a Rink between A -F, Select a Date, Fill in “Provide your Information” Click Green Button at Bottom “Continue” Review your booking then Click “Green Confirm Booking”. You will receive a confirmation email of your booking. If the system shows that there are no rinks available for the date and time you require retry using a different rink letter i.e. if you chose A try B, if still no availability try C etc. Again should you have any problems booking a rink please contact Debbie Marks Mobile 07811 786065 Home 01763 271053
May I, on behalf of the Committee wish you a very successful and enjoyable Season.
Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me or another Committee member.
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17th February 2023.
The funeral of Gwen Beale will take place on Wednesday 1st March @ 11am at Harwood Park, Stevenage. The wake will follow at Stevenage Golf Club.
Please let Ellen Amos know if you intend to go, so as she can let Frank Beale know, for catering purposes.
Thank you.
12th December 2022
It is with great sadness to have to announce the passing of Jim Jaycock. (Please open the link below to find a copy of the card sent by his family).
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Jim was a great asset to our club, not only supporting the friendly games but together with Glynis, planting and looking after the flower beds and baskets, which always looked so special. He will be sadly missed. Our deepest sympathy go out to Glynis and the family.
Presentation Evening 2022 Photographs are available to view at:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/de4qREv3exQwWAED6/
Thank you to all members for a successful and memorable centenary season!
17th September 2022
Congratulations to our 2022 Buntingford Bowls Club Competition Champions and runners up. 🏆
Club Championship Singles; Runners up
Ladies - Christine Hatley. Carol Cain
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Men - Ross Murphy. Scott Wake
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Club Handicap Singles;
L - Linda Clear. Debbie Marks
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M - Gwyn May. Mark Plume
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Club Four Wood Pairs;
L - Linda Clear & Jennie Keeling. Anne Edwards and Debbie Marks
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M - Matthew Murphy & Dave Murphy. Arnie Manning and Zony
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Club Two Wood Pairs;
L - Cindy Greaves & Jennie Keeling. Jenny Newington and Jane Watkins
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M - Terry Cooper & Mark Plume. Gwyn May and John Collins
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Club Mixed Triples;
Linda Clear, Arnie Manning & Ray Watkins. Hazel Penton, Martin Tuck and Tony Keeling
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Dandara Centenary Singles Sets Cup;
Scott Wake. Ross Murphy
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New Bowlers Singles Cup;
James Debnam. John Bester
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Williams Novice Singles;
Matthew Murphy. Zony
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Gibbs/Moules Unbadged Singles;
Zony. Linda Clear
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Boniwell over 60's Singles;
Vic Greenberg. Mick Marks
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Two Wood Singles Plate;
Zony. Mick Marks
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#Centenary2022
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Wednesday 14th September
Buntingford Bowls Club
Finals Day Schedule Saturday 17th September 2022.
Home 9.30am Away
Ladies Handicap
L Clear [ 10 ] [ Marker J Keeling ] D Marks [ 1 ] R2
Men's 4 Wood Pairs
A Manning [ 18 Ends ] M Murphy R1
Zony D Murphy
10.00am
Mens Handicap
M Plume [1] [ Marker P Warren ] G May [ 7 ] R3
New Bowlers Semi Finals.
12 Ends
To be bowled on same rink in Succession
[ A] C Faulkner [ Marker G Amos ] J Bester R4
[ B ] I St Leger J Debnam R4
1.00pm
Dandara Singles
R Murphy [ Marker T keeling ] S Wake R2
Boniwell Singles
V Greenberg [ Marker D Murphy ] M Marks R1
Gibbs/Moules Singles
Zony [ Marker B Davies ] L Clear R4
Ladies 2 Wood Pairs
J Watkins [ 21 Ends ] C Greaves R3
J Newington J Keeling
Mens 2 Wood Pairs
T Cooper [ 21 Ends ] G May R6
M Plume J Collins
4.00pm
Williams Singles
Zony [ Marker B Davies ] M Murphy R6
New Bowlers Final
15 Ends
Winner S/F A [ Marker D Murphy ] Winner S/F B R4
Mixed Triples
H Penton [ 15 Ends ] L Clear R3
M Tuck R Watkins
T Keeling A Manning
Ladies Championship Singles
C Hatley [ Marker J Keeling ] C Cain R2
4.30pm
Men's Championship Singles
R Murphy [ Marker M Plume ] S Wake R1
All Matches 2 Trial Ends
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Thursday 15th September
4.30pm
Ladies 4 wood Pairs
A Edwards [ 18 Ends ] L Clear R1
D Marks J Keeling
5.30pm
Bert Bradley Plate
Zony [ Marker T Keeling ] M Marks R2
SATURDAY
All players Club Colours
New Bowlers White top, grey/black below the waist
Markers White Top, Black below the waist
Players please report 30mins before your game starts.
Umpire R Evans
Breakfast from 9.00am
Lunch, Filled Rolls/ Baguettes
Tea/Coffee
11th September
The bowls league finals took place today at Shire Park, with many representatives from Buntingford.
Ross Murphy and Gary Warrender (sub for Tony Keeling) Pairs champions.
Matthew Murphy, Ross Murphy and Gary Warrender (sub for Tony Keeling) Triples champions
And history making……Jennie Keeling and Ross Murphy mixed pairs champions, the first ever for the club, well done Jennie.
Matthew Murphy, Dave Murphy, Gary Warrender and Carl Frostick runners up in the 4s.
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congrats to all.
10th September
The Middleton Cup squad, managed by Roger Evans and assisted by Tony Keeling, travelled to Leamington for the National Final semi final on Saturday morning playing Gloucester. Buntingford we’re represented by Gary Warrender, playing skip, Dave Murphy playing 2 and Ross Murphy playing, all on different rinks, lead with Carl Frostick as reserve, having played in the first round. Hertfordshire, after falling behind by a considerable score, dug in and came back to win 125 to 116. Into the final they went in the afternoon, playing the favourites Berkshire. Herts got off to a slow start and could never claw their way back in to the game, against a very strong Berkshire team, who went onto to win 113 to 95. Congrats to Berkshire. A fabulous day of bowls, the first time Herts had got to the finals of the Middleton Cup in over 40 years, what an achievement, especially for Roger in his first year as manager. The whole team congratulated him on a first class effort.
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30th August.
Matthew Murphy and Josh Duke (Batchwood Hall) won their 1st round junior pairs game today at the National Finals at Leamington, 19-14. A fantastic fight back, after being 0-9 down after 4 ends. 2nd round is on now 3.30pm. Come on Matthew, and Josh.
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The funeral of John Hicks will take place on FRIDAY 19th August at 1145hrs at Harwood Crematorium, Stevenage. After to Buntingford Bowls Club.
26/7/22
A huge thank you to everyone who came down to the Club to give their support to the Bunty Boys for the County Club Team Championship last night.
It was a great crowd, a great night and even better, a great result!
The semi final & final will be held at Harpenden BC on Sunday, 7th August. Further details TBA
25/7/22
Buntingford are hosting the area finals of the County Club Team Championship tonight 6pm, and Buntingford have made it through to the final against Hoddesdon Rye Park. Any support for the Bunty boys would be very welcome. So please come along and cheer them on. It should be a great evening. Bar is of course open.
20/7/22
Ross Murphy, Tony Keeling and Gary Warrender travelled to W&D tonight for the semi of the County Triples. Unfortunately they went down to a Baldock 3, 11-20, skipped by Paul Andrews. Bad luck guys.
Congratulations to Ross Murphy, Carl Frostick, Scott Wake and Mark Plume, for reaching the final of the County 4’s last night at Welwyn and District. They beat a Welwyn Garden City team skipped by Bryan Evans, 19-10. They go on to play Steve Horwood, Glen Williams, Scott Lepley and Jerry Rumbold of Garston, in the final. The final will take place at Bishops Stortford on Sunday 31st July. They will represent Hertfordshire (win or lose) in the National Finals at Leamington, on the 4th September. Supporters very welcome. Good luck to them all.
Dave Murphy is through to the area final (Hertfordshire) of the National Senior singles (over 55s), winning 4 games to get there. He will play Jerry Rumbold of Garston on a neutral green at Welwyn and District, on Tuesday 26th at 6pm. The winner will go onto the regional final at St Neots. Again, supporters welcome.
15.07.22 - Back by popular demand – Fun Afternoon – Saturday 20th August 2pm – Club colours – please nominate in the usual way
On Thursday 2nd June, Buntingford Bowls Club played their first of seven ‘special’ scheduled matches to help celebrate their Centenary year when they took on a team representing ‘The Friends of English Bowling’. Club President, Mark Plume welcomed players from both sides with the furthest member of the opposition travelling all the way from Cornwall to play, which just shows what a star attraction Buntingford is to the bowling community.
A lunch was laid on for the early arrivals followed by a match that was played in glorious sunshine and good spirit with many friendships made. Post the game a 3 course meal was laid on by Roxana Clifton, Ellen Amos, Sue Batchelor and Jane Watkins. The players from both sides were also kept refreshed throughout the day by our bar staff of Ray Watkins and Greg Amos.
The Friends of English Bowling Captain, Marcia Dunstone was presented with a copy of the club's book celebrating the first 100 years, together with a memento in the form of a bowling themed paperweight as a gift for bringing her team to Buntingford. In turn the club received a framed certificate to remember the day by. For the Club Presidents Charity the generosity of members from both sides helped raise over £150 for Mencap.
It was an enjoyable and memorable way to start the centenary celebrations with the next ‘special’ match taking place on Tuesday 14th June.
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20th April. Well 5 days to go until the green officially opens. A huge amount of work done has been carried out this week. We have cut twice, now down to 6.5mm with a bit more to come off Friday and Saturday mornings taking it to about 5mm. The green has also been sarrol rolled, verti-cut, taking out about 8 more bags of thatch and drag matted twice. I must admit it is looking in excellent condition. Unfortunately, we are still awaiting the return of our ‘lead’ mower which has been waiting parts, so we have been cutting with the back up mower, which although is ok, doesn’t give as good a finish. We are hoping to have our number 1 mower back shortly, famous last words!
We hope you enjoy the green, we hope to cut 3/4 times a week from Monday but this may not always be possible as both Bryan and I have child care issues, hence, WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR CUTTERS FOR WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS. If there are no volunteers, this may effect the amount of cuts the green has and therefore effect your bowling.
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Bryan and Dave
01.4.22 - We are very excited to announce that we've developed something revolutionary in bowling equipment - adjustable bias bowls! Guaranteed to correct your line every time and hopefully end up closer to the jack. Huge thank you to John Godman and his team for working tirelessly on this project for a couple of years... we are very pleased with the results and can't wait to take them to the green when the season starts at the end of the month. CLICK HERE TO BUY
28.2.22 - Green update. Work has continued on the green throughout the winter on many cold, damp days. There has been daily swishing (thanks to Terry, Paul, Tony, Ross, Tom and Martin), cutting, verti cutting, sarrol rolling, aerating and many treatments, in readiness for the fast approaching season. Today, with the help of Vic, we verti cut, cut and sarrol rolled the green. 6 bags of thatch was removed, this following the removal of many more bags throughout the winter. The green is looking in far better condition compared to this time last year. Although we have some moss (you will see blackened areas on the green where we have treated it), there is nowhere near as much as 2021. We will be again treating the moss and giving the green a feed on Wednesday. The green is currently being cut at 9mm with the intention of slowly reducing the height of the cut to about 4mm come green opening time. Last week, I actually put some bowls up, bearing in mind the length of the grass, I put my first bowl in the ditch, showing the verti cutting to quicken up the green, is indeed working.
A gentle reminder, we are still looking for helpers to cut the green during the season on Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Bryan and Dave.
11.02.22 - Unfortunately Bunty lost in the final at Potters. The other team were very strong favourites to win but our team played incredibly well. We got 5 teams through to the last 16 and 2 teams through to quarter final. Bunty did very well overall, a great week.
10.02.22 - We have a team through to the final at Potters tomorrow. They have a combined age of 357 - George & Pam Swaby, Len Purdy & Charles Oates. Good luck to the team! They are absolutely worn out after 3 games today. The final is at 9:20 tomorrow morning.
27.11.21 - Tickets for club social events are now on sale through the links on the fixtures page. Please see invitational emails for payment details.
10.11.21 - The friendly match against Cheshunt on 20th November has been cancelled.
24.10.21 - Photos from last night's presentation evening can be viewed here: photos.app.goo.gl/QYixxu5TYRsX1Noa9
Thank you to everyone who helped make the night a great success. Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
10.11.21 - The friendly match against Cheshunt on 20th November has been cancelled.
24.10.21 - Photos from last night's presentation evening can be viewed here: photos.app.goo.gl/QYixxu5TYRsX1Noa9
Thank you to everyone who helped make the night a great success. Congratulations to all of this year's winners!