On Saturday evening the good folk of Newport Pagnell Bowls Club gathered for their Annual Dinner and Dance at the Carlton House Club in Olney.
After a great meal and a certain amount of alcohol drunk the main purpose of the evening was to celebrate the success of the club and the individuals within it.
Steve made the opening speech before the awards were handed out, reminding everyone what a great year it had been for our club.
Wow what a season for our County and our Club.
Bucks took 5 National Titles, Keiran Jaycock won the Men’s under 25 Singles having beaten our own Ewan in the County Final. Gerrards Cross won the Men’s Double Rink and Top Club, Alex Squires and his Mum won the Family Pairs and with Lloyd Sabatini and Debbie Preston they won the Mixed Fours. This made Bucks the best performing County in England for 2024.
Bucks also Qualified for the Semi-finals of both the Middleton Cup and John’s Trophy, a really great achievement. The John’s team including Newport’s Carole, Lynne, Helen, Jean, Chris and Claire.
We had some great achievements in the County competitions. Claire won the Ladies County Singles. Gill, Lynne and Carole won the County Ladies Triples and were finalists in the Ladies Benevolent Triples. Gill, Chris, Lynne and Carole were finalists in the Ladies Senior Fours. Helen and Carole reached the quarterfinals of the Ladies Pairs. Terry, Mick and Pops reached the Quarterfinals of the Men’s Triples. Ewan was finalist in the Men’s Under 25 Singles and with Steve reached the Semifinals of the Men’s Pairs. Our Ladies reached the Quarterfinals of the Trundell Trophy and Burnham Plate. Finally Chris and Neil Won the London & Southern Counties Mixed Pairs.
At the conclusion of the awards ceremony we danced the night away to a selection of songs sung by our cabaret entertainer.
Thanks go to all those who gave up their time to make the evening happen and as Steve Goff said “We just can’t wait for the 2025 season and go again!”