11^th May was their first round in the National Top Club competition.

A mixture of very good news and some not quite so good; but congratulations to our men on some success in the early rounds of cup competitions and some good starts to our Somerset County League campaigns.

Will the clash of fixtures mean a lack of support? Will you make sure it doesn’t?

The preliminary round of the Clarence Davey Cup had us drawn against BAC, rumoured by many here to hold a jinx over us in both league and cup competitions.

Having read my earlier posting under the heading “Roll-Up, Roll-Up”, you will of course have this in your diary. You haven’t, I’m devastated. My efforts were in vain. Well put it right and click on “read more” now.

A poor week for our Ladies and a mixed one for our Men.

Tom and Callum join Chris.

Well actually, all the fun of the bowling green. Here’s a golden opportunity to see for yourself why I’m always extolling the joys of bowls.

Perhaps our Ladies could offer our men a tip or two.

What did?

Another Club Member reaches another milestone.

Our men have an extra fixture this week.

Now this doesn’t happen to everyone.

That’s right. This is your final reminder. So don’t blame me if you miss out.

Now I can include our first results. OK, it’s not been a brilliant start for our Men, but our Ladies got off to an absolute flyer.

Click on “read more”.

Tuesday 25^th March was the anniversary of Eve Chenery’s untimely death whilst on last year’s Continental Bowls Tour. To mark the occasion her daughter Julia presented the Club with a bench in her memory.

As promised, I’m giving advance notice of upcoming fixtures and events on a weekly basis.

For regular visitors to our site, a quick move to “About Us” will reveal a completely reworded page. As for first-time visitors, well I have to assume you’ll be visiting that page anyway.

Open up on “read more” for some important dates.

DON’T MISS OUT ON BOWLAMANIA’S ROADSHOW. THIS IS FOR ALL BOWLERS, NOT JUST OUR MEMBERS.

According to Club President John, this was the first soup kitchen in Keynsham since the twenties.

One of our Members is looking for a second hand set of woods, size 3 heavy with a medium bias; if you can help, click on “editor” and send me a message.

Are you thinking of taking up bowling, but don’t know where or how to start? Are you concerned about what’s involved in membership of a Bowling Club? Read on for the answers to some commonly asked questions posed by would be bowlers.

It is with deep regret I post the sad news of the sudden and most unexpected death of Fred Mardles on Friday 1^st February. Fred will be sadly missed by many friends in the bowling community, Local Government, the Labour movement, the Trades Union movement and within the local community he served for so many years. Our thoughts are with Pat at this most difficult of times.

Fred’s funeral will be at Haycombe, on Friday 15^th February at 1.00pm.

Wednesday 5^th December, and the Festive Season gets off to a flying start at Keynsham Bowling Club.

I had always thought there was bowls as we play it here, on a flat green and crown green bowls, then I spent some time in Lewes.

67 Members gathered in the Clubhouse on the morning of 10^th November for our 50^th Annual General Meeting. Now open up the full item; it’s not just a boring list of election results and it even includes a suggestion you might like to try in your club. Now there’s a tempter!

Our final game and the curtain came down on another season.

Every now and then I go back over my previous postings, just to make sure there are no errors or omissions. Much to my embarrassment I discovered a couple of serious omissions this morning. Some “thanks” that really should have been included. I therefore offer my apologies to those concerned.

The finals of our Club tournaments were played out over two Sundays, 19^th August and 2^nd September. You might like to know who our winners were.

The highlight of the season for many of us men was our September tour to Cumbria. That could hold true for those we leave behind as well, six days without us. Get a cup of tea before you read on, it’s a long one.

The very thought of attempting a whole season’s round-up in one go fills me with dread, so I’ll start in small doses with the men’s league season.

Keeping a tradition going; and there’s a picture!

Our ladies’ new tops; and there's a picture!

Further adventures of Angela.

I’m sorry there have been no postings lately; I’ve been on tour. So let’s start with the long awaited clash between the “B’s” and the “C’s”.

You may recall that within the posting “In Glorious Colour” I had invited you to come up with your own captions for the last photo on the page.

Even though no prizes were offered quite a few of you took up the challenge and sent your captions to me. Well, as I said, no prizes on offer, so I’m not embarrassed about announcing the winner without consultation or convening a special Sub-Committee.

Sorry no pictures; but we do have a new correspondent.

...........to "Do you remember", posted 8th August. Some pictures are on that original posting now. Can anyone tell me why our Treasurer is propping up the bar on all the pictures I have of that part of the hall?

Could it be Corey?

Yes, our “Red, White & Blue” day was a huge success.

Don’t forget, if you want to see some fun bowling, we have our second “anniversary” roll-up on Sunday 12^th August and the theme will be Red, White & Blue. Play will start at 2.30pm.

There won’t be major cash prizes, but here’s a little quiz for you. Can you find three connections between the two, “Allsop” and “40”?

…………sent us an e-mail and it’s such a lovely addition to our Golden Jubilee.

I wonder just how many sentences started with those words on Friday night.

Sunday 22^nd July and the sun shone on our Golden Day.

There are some really sad people out there. I've been asked to post the full size picture of Wallace and Grommet on their brief visit to the Club on our Men's Triples Day.

Look back at "Unlucky For Some" and "Bowling to the Beat" and you'll see I've achieved pictures at last. Not bad for a first effort?

Don't forget to click on "read more" for the full benefit of the pictorial additions.

Yes, it was Friday 13^th.

OK, it’s not news, but I’ve just had a look at the other Somerset Clubs’ websites.

Our Men’s Triples Tournament played out to the final two teams with the Keynsham Music Festival providing the background beat.

Yes; it’s free!

July brings a very heavy schedule for our lady bowlers, but it also offers excellent opportunities to offer them your support.

With Angela exiting the County Over 55 Singles in the semi-finals our interest in the Ladies’ National and County competitions finally expired. Well done, to all the ladies who have represented the Club so well this year.

It seems the problem was on my PC, but…………

What’s happened to our website?

Sorry folks, it's more than I can manage. Some forums take several hours a day just keeping them readable and free of offensive material.

If you want to contact us, or feel there is something you want featured on our news page, just click on "editor" and send me a message.

The beauty of a Club Tournament is, there has to be a Club winner, but sometimes the result has a certain extra appeal.

Our ladies go out fighting to the last, yes the very last, wood.

We do “traditional” very well, one might almost say with style and panache, but given half a chance it’s fish nets and suspenders.

In my last posting I said we were looking for another away win on Friday 8^th June. The looking was in vain.

Having been without a land line since 30^th March I’m a bit behind with the news, sorry about that. Incidentally that’s the only comment I’ve had from BT!

So, if our Ladies produced the good news, who saddled us with the bad?

It has been suggested and probably quite correctly, that I did not give enough credit to our ladies’ triples' achievements in my last posting. I do apologise for this and can only plead the excitement of our Turnbull Cup win over Bath got me a little too excited to concentrate properly.

With Keynsham celebrating their Golden Jubilee and Bath their Centenary, there was more than usual at stake when the two met on Bath’s green in last night’s (Friday 25^th May) Turnbull Cup thriller.

How I forgot to post this one I do not know, it was such a brilliant day.

On Tuesday 22^nd May, in perfect weather for bowling and on a superb playing surface at Keynsham, our men slipped quietly out of the Clarence Davey Cup (yes we still call it that) in the first round.

Unlike our success in the Top Club events we have experienced only disappointment in the men’s National 2 X Fours event.

If you’re thinking about the 60’s band, you’re off track.

No; not the FA Cup Final. Top Club Day at Keynsham.

Can I cover it all? I doubt it, but I'll try to get the headlines in.