INNELLAN
BOWLING AND TENNIS CLUB
2024 Archive
Bowling Section
PRESENTATION
OF PRIZES
Now that the
Green has closed for the season, It's time for the
Presentation of Prizes.
I have been
trying to arrange this with The Royal for Wednesday 20 or
27 November but unfortunately they are closing Tuesdays
& Wednesdays all November.
I have provisionally booked Wednesday 4 December &
will start taking bookings to see how it goes.
It will be a
buffet similar to last year's & I will confirm the
cost once I know.
Look forward
to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Raffle prizes
would be most welcome too.
Myra
Secretary
LADIES
DAY
Sponsored
by McLay Glass & Glazing
Although I
ordered the sunshine for our Ladies Day, I didn't expect
it to be the hottest day of the year.
I think the
heat affected most of us but we got through it.
24 ladies from
all six Cowal Clubs congregated on our Green on Sunday 8
September to play for the McLay Cup. The format was 12
pairs playing 5 games of 5 ends with the highest 4 teams
going on to the semis.
The pairs who
qualified were:-
Lydia Moodie
(Ardentinny )& Anne Margaret Houston (Dunoon Argyll),
Cathy Smith (Bogleha) & Elsbeth Brint (Ardentinny),
Joan Evans (Ardentinny) & Karen Prevett
(Innellan)& Mary Brooks (Dunoon Argyll)& Isabel
Lauder (Bogleha).
The final was
a super game which was decided in an extra end.
Congratulations
to Joan & Karen who lifted the trophy with Lydia
& Anne Margaret being the deserving runners up.
The special
prizes were won by Evelyn Pullar (Upper Cowal) &
Louise Cannon (Dunoon Argyll)
Thanks to our
wonderful men who looked after us all day & to our
caterer Andrew who served us a feast. Lots of goodies
bags were available.
Our very
special thanks to Jake McLay for his continued support to
our wee Club.
Haste ye Back
Myra
Secretary
ROYAL
BAR CHALLENGE SHIELD

Runners Up
David & Kieran Reynolds from Rothesay BC
& the winners Rachel Gillies & Cammy Boyd
from
Kirn & Hunter's Quay BC with President John.
(click
pictures to enlarge) |

Our sponsor
Martin Donnelly from The Royal Bar
with the proud winners Rachel & Cammy. |
The Club
held its Open Pairs today with 48 bowlers from Cowal
& Rothesay.
Thankyou to all who entered with a special mention to
Kirn & Hunters Quay Bowling Club who sent along 12
pairs & Rothesay with 4.
It was only
right then that the final was between pairs from both of
these Clubs & a very exciting final it was.
Well done to
both pairs as they played through the pouring rain.
Rachel Gillies
& Cammy Boyd from Kirn took on David & Kieron
Reynolds from Rothesay with Kirn taking the shield by one
shot.
Congratulations
to them all & to the semi finalists from Dunoon
Argyll (Craig Houston & Stevie Girvan) & Paige
Gillan & Andy Scott from Kirn.
Thanks also to
all the workers today as without these folks our clubs
just wouldn't survive.
Last but
certainly not least thanks once again to Martin & Liz
of the Royal Bar, Innellan for their continued
sponsorship.
Have to
mention also that it was great to see Rachel hugging her
shield as we dropped her off at home. Winning that first
cup is always very special.
THANKYOU
TO CO-OPERATIVE FUNERALCARE - DUNOON

The Club was
delighted to receive 12 bowling mats and 12 scorecard
holders from the Dunoon Branch of Co-op Funeralcare.
This has been
a great boost to the Club as several of our mats are
rather the worse for wear.
President John
was happy to welcome Scott Richmond, Manager, to accept
this kind donation.
Myra
Secretary
WEDNESDAY
POINTS GAME
Our Wednesday
afternoon games for points will start this Wednesday 1st
May at 2pm.
Myra -
Secretary
OPENING
OF THE GREEN & COURTS

(L to R) Robert Devine,
Ardentinny BC
Myra Campbell,Secretary
John Gow, President
Elaine Marshall
Eileen Brand |
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Eileen
opening The Green |

(L to R)
Kevin Hayes &
Barbara Parkinson (Rothesay BC)
John Devine & Jim Morgan Innellan. |

President,
John presenting Robert with a gift
for speaking on behalf of kindred Clubs
(click pictures above to enlarge) |

Joan Evans
& Robert Devine of Ardentinny
getting friendly with our friend the pig |
Well,
what a day for our 170th Opening. Sunshine, tennis,
bowling, good food & great company.
Big shout out
to all the visiting bowlers who supported us & the
guys & gals from overseas. I hope they made it
through Colintraive customs with all that booze ??
President John
thanked Robert Devine from Ardentinny Bowling Club who
spoke kindly on behalf of kindred Clubs. He then asked
Eileen Brand to deliver the first bowls of the season,
after which he declared the Green & Courts open for
2024.
Our first
toucher of the season was won by Barbara Parkinson of RBC
& the winning triple was John Devine & Jim Morgan
(Innellan) & Kevin Hayes (RBC).
A substantial
afternoon tea was then enjoyed before Andy Brown &
President John tackled the huge raffle. Thankyou to
everyone who brought prizes & tickets.
Haste ye Back
First points
game will be Wednesday 1st May at 2pm. Hopefully see you
there.
Myra
Tennis Section
PRESENTATION
OF PRIZES
Now that the
Green has closed for the season, It's time for the
Presentation of Prizes.
I have been
trying to arrange this with The Royal for Wednesday 20 or
27 November but unfortunately they are closing Tuesdays
& Wednesdays all November.
I have provisionally booked Wednesday 4 December &
will start taking bookings to see how it goes.
It will be a
buffet similar to last year's & I will confirm the
cost once I know.
Look forward
to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Raffle prizes
would be most welcome too.
Myra
Secretary
THE
MEG HENRY MEMORIAL ROSEBOWL
 Winners Helen & Stevie
with the Rosebowl,
with Runners Up Lynne & Graeme
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 All the happy participants
in the sunshine
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Bathed
in warm sunshine, Innellan Bowling and Tennis Club hosted
the Meg Henry Tennis Tournament on Sunday 23 June.
Players from
the host Club & Castle Tennis Club joined forces with
members of the Henry family to compete for the Rosebowl,
a lovely trophy donated by the Henry family.
The afternoon
ended with Tom Henry congratulating the winners and
presenting the Rosebowl to Helen Waddell and Stevie
Limbert both from Castle Tennis Club.
A great
afternoon was had by all, including a very enjoyable
afternoon tea. The club would like to thank all who
participated and made this day a great success for the
Club.
We look
forward to welcoming you all back next year.
Elizabeth
Gower
IBTC
MEG
HENRY MEMORIAL ROSEBOWL
The Club is
holding Meg's Memorial Tournament on Sunday 23
June - 12.30 for 1pm start & members, family
& friends are invited to compete. Entry fee £3.00.
There will be
an afternoon tea following the game & if you can
bring along a wee token towards this, it would be
appreciated.
Now all we
need is the Sun!
OPENING
OF THE GREEN & COURTS
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(click
pictures above to enlarge) |
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Well,
what a day for our 170th Opening. Sunshine, tennis,
bowling, good food & great company.
Big shout out
to all the visiting bowlers who supported us & the
guys & gals from overseas. I hope they made it
through Colintraive customs with all that booze ??
President John
thanked Robert Devine from Ardentinny Bowling Club who
spoke kindly on behalf of kindred Clubs. He then asked
Eileen Brand to deliver the first bowls of the season,
after which he declared the Green & Courts open for
2024.
Our first
toucher of the season was won by Barbara Parkinson of RBC
& the winning triple was John Devine & Jim Morgan
(Innellan) & Kevin Hayes (RBC).
A substantial
afternoon tea was then enjoyed before Andy Brown &
President John tackled the huge raffle. Thankyou to
everyone who brought prizes & tickets.
Haste ye Back
Myra
News and Events
PRESENTATION
All
good things come to an end, so they say. But only
until April.
The
Royal Bar, Innellan hosted our Presentation of
Prizes on Wednesday 4 December.
A
lovely meal was enjoyed followed by President
John Gow speaking to the 2024 season &
congratulating the winners & all those who
took part.
He
also thanked our sponsors, without whom we would
struggle & spoke to our camaraderie with
kindred Clubs Ardentinny (The Pig) & Dunoon
Argyll ( Senior Challenge).
&
then to the Presentation:
TENNIS
LADIES
CHAMPION - Liz Gower
LADIES DOUBLES - Cathy Caldwell
& Liz Gower
MEG HENRY MEMORIAL ROSEBOWL -
Stevie Limbert & Lynn McFarlane
BOWLING & TENNIS
DRUMMOND
TROPHY - Margaret Lauder
BOWLING
LADIES
CHAMPION - Myra Campbell
Runner Up - Lynn Lauffer
SYKES TROPHY - Myra Campbell
Runner Up - Karen Prevett
SECRETARY'S PLATE - Vanda Brown
Runner Up - Ellie MacFadzean
LADIES PAIRS - Winners - Lynn
Lauffer & Vanda Brown
Runners Up - Ellie MacFadzean & Karen Prevett
MIXED PAIRS - Winners - Myra
Campbell & Jim James Elsby
Runners Up - Vanda & Andy Brown
GENTS' CHAMPION - Winner - Jim Elsby
Runner Up - Jim Morgan
MATT TAYLOR - Winner - Jim Elsby
Runner Up - Dougie Lauffer
GENTS' PAIRS - Winners - Ernie
Sykes & Jim Elsby
Runners Up - Dougie Lauffer & Andy Brown
PRESIDENT'S CUP - Winner - John
Gow
Runner Up - Andy Brown
VICE PRESIDENT'S TROPHY - Winner
- Peter Webster
Runner Up - Roy Falconer
WEDNESDAY WAPPENSCHAW - Winner -
Peter Webster
NEIL MCCORMACK TROPHY - Winners
Myra Campbell & Jim Elsby
OPEN TOURNAMENTS
DUNOON
ARGYLL BC GENTS' TRIPLES - Jim Elsby,
John Gow & Dougie Lauffer
DUNOON
ARGYLL BC LADIES DAY - Helen Campbell,
Helen Bonacorsi & Myra Campbell
INNELLAN
LADIES DAY - Joan Evans & Karen
Prevett
COLINTRAIVE
ANNIVERSARY TROPHY - Andy Brown &
team.
Myra
Secretary
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Lynn
& Vanda with the Ladies
Pairs Shield
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Vanda with the
Secretary's Plate
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President John
presenting Ernie
with the Gents' Pairs Trophy
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President John
presenting
Peter with the Wednesday
Wappenschaw Shield
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President
John with
The President's Cup
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Karen with her
little trophy
which was missed last season
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President John presenting
Peter with the
Vice Presidents Trophy
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Click
images to enlarge |
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PRESENTATION
OF PRIZES
Now that the
Green has closed for the season, It's time for the
Presentation of Prizes.
I have been
trying to arrange this with The Royal for Wednesday 20 or
27 November but unfortunately they are closing Tuesdays
& Wednesdays all November.
I have provisionally booked Wednesday 4 December &
will start taking bookings to see how it goes.
It will be a
buffet similar to last year's & I will confirm the
cost once I know.
Look forward
to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Raffle prizes
would be most welcome too.
Myra
Secretary
QUIZ
NIGHT
(click
pictures above to enlarge)
Huge thanks to
our resident quizmaster Alison Tarkenter (she who must be
obeyed).
Thanks to all who came along. Also thanks for raffle
prizes.
Our winning team by the narrowest of margins (113 points)
'4 Quizzers', were newcomers to our quiz nights Marion
Fyfe, Bill Gemmell, Katie Gemmell & all the way from
Dubai specially to attend Georgina Gemmell.
Congratulations to them. Commiserations to 'The Allsorts'
with Christine Davies, Carrie O'Brien, Shirley &
Ernie Sykes with 112 points.
Only one red
card was issued - I wonder who to ????
We hope to
hold another Quiz in February & are hoping for some
Sun by then.
Hope you can
all come along.
?QUIZ
NIGHT?

As part of the
Dunoon Bowling Week entertainment we will once again be
hosting our Quiz Night on Monday 5th August.
We will have our resident quizmaster Alison Tarkenter
firing her varied selection of ???'s & woe betide
anyone disagreeing with her answers.
7.30 for 8pm -
£4.00 per person. Teams of 4 max.
Come along,
bring a friend, & join in the fun.
Raffle prizes
would be appreciated.
Myra -
Secretary
THANKYOU
TO CO-OPERATIVE FUNERALCARE - DUNOON

The Club was
delighted to receive 12 bowling mats and 12 scorecard
holders from the Dunoon Branch of Co-op Funeralcare.
This has been
a great boost to the Club as several of our mats are
rather the worse for wear.
President John
was happy to welcome Scott Richmond, Manager, to accept
this kind donation.
Myra
Secretary
OPENING
OF THE GREEN & COURTS

(L to R) Robert Devine,
Ardentinny BC
Myra Campbell,Secretary
John Gow, President
Elaine Marshall
Eileen Brand |
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Eileen
opening The Green |

(L to R)
Kevin Hayes &
Barbara Parkinson (Rothesay BC)
John Devine & Jim Morgan Innellan. |

President,
John presenting Robert with a gift
for speaking on behalf of kindred Clubs |

Joan Evans
& Robert Devine of Ardentinny
getting friendly with our friend the pig
|
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(click
pictures above to enlarge) |
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Well,
what a day for our 170th Opening. Sunshine, tennis,
bowling, good food & great company.
Big shout out
to all the visiting bowlers who supported us & the
guys & gals from overseas. I hope they made it
through Colintraive customs with all that booze ??
President John
thanked Robert Devine from Ardentinny Bowling Club who
spoke kindly on behalf of kindred Clubs. He then asked
Eileen Brand to deliver the first bowls of the season,
after which he declared the Green & Courts open for
2024.
Our first
toucher of the season was won by Barbara Parkinson of RBC
& the winning triple was John Devine & Jim Morgan
(Innellan) & Kevin Hayes (RBC).
A substantial
afternoon tea was then enjoyed before Andy Brown &
President John tackled the huge raffle. Thankyou to
everyone who brought prizes & tickets.
Haste ye Back
First points
game will be Wednesday 1st May at 2pm. Hopefully see you
there.
Myra
OPENING DAY- 170th SEASON

We are opening for the season on
Saturday 27 April. 1.30 for 2pm.
We look forward to welcoming our
current members, kindred Club friends & hopefully
some potential new members.
Everyone is welcome to come along.
Weather permitting we will have a short game of bowls
& tennis.
This will be followed by afternoon
tea/raffle & refreshments.
Could members please bring along a
small token towards the tea and/or a raffle prize.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Myra
Secretary
AGM
The Club's
reconvened AGM was held on Sunday 25 February.
Our Committee
of Management for Season 2024 is:-
President -
John Gow
Vice President - Dougie Lauffer
Secretary - Myra Campbell
Treasurer - Jim Morgan / John Devine
Past President - John Black
Peter Webster
Jim Law
Bar Convenor - Lynn Lauffer
Kitchen Convenor - Karen Prevett
Tennis Section -
Liz Gower
Elaine Marshall
Our Membership
Fees will remain same.
Opening Day
2024 will be Saturday 27 April at 1.30
for 2pm.
Myra
Secretary
MYRA
SCOTT - FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
The service
for our ex Member Myra Scott will be held at Greenock
Crematorium on Friday 16 February at 3pm.
Myra
Secretary
MORE
SAD NEWS
It is with
sadness that I advise of the sudden passing of our ex
Member & friend, Myra Scott.
Myra was an
active member of the bowling section & played in the
league & many external competitions.
Our
condolences go to Donnie at this very sad time.
The Club flag
will remain at half mast until Myra's funeral. Once
Donnie has the details I'll pass them on.
R I.P.
Myra
SAD
NEWS
I'm sorry to
pass on the sad news of the passing of our Member &
good friend David Ross. David was a
great ambassador for our Club & enjoyed both bowls
& tennis before becoming ill.
David passed
peacefully at home on Sunday 21 January with Kat by his
side.
Our thoughts
are with Kat & his family & friends.
The flag will
fly at half mast in David's memory.
R I P. David
David's
service will be held on Monday 5 February
at 1.00pm at Clyde Coast & Garnock Valley Crematorium
A760 Largs Road, Dalry, North Ayrshire,
KA24 5LE
followed by
refreshments at the Willowbank Hotel
96 Greenock Road
Largs
KA30 8PG
Ph: 01475 675435
Myra
Secretary
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