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PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE
BOWLS CLUB
PAST  EVENTS


On Wednesday 6th March 2019 our Club Patron Mr. Harold De Souza gave a fascinating talk to interested members about his life and experiences as a lecturer and pilot in central Africa where he and his wife Joy pioneered the Flights for Sight service.All funded by an East German Christian charity before unification.
A truly inspiring life of dedication to helping those in most need.
He also explained how his charity fund-raising work in our local community began and continues.
 

Press Announcement from Disability Bowls England  
January 2019.
Disability Bowls England appointed their first Volunteer County Coordinator to cover the Sussex area.
The late
Phil Armstrong,  based at the  Peacehaven & Telscombe Bowls Club, accepted this exciting & challenging role with Disability Bowls England to promote bowls for people with disability in the Sussex area. Phil worked hard along with other officials at the club to promote and develop opportunities for players with any disability or impairment to join the sport of bowls. The club achieved Sport England’s Clubmark and Bowls Disability Mark status to confirm it has the facilities and policies needed to run a successful, proactive, & inclusive club.
The Club has also been awarded Runners-Up for
 Bowls England Club of the Year 2018 after being Regional finalists in 2017.   Bob Henstridge, also a member at the Peacehaven Club, was appointed an Ambassador for Disability Bowls England and along with other Ambassadors in the region will help develop strong links with players and clubs in the Sussex area. Interested clubs, people, groups and partners can get in touch with:-

                                  Development Manager Mo Monkton : mo.monkton@disabilitybowlsengland.org.uk .                    
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Fantastic News:

Phil promoted our great Club again. Not content with winning the South East area award in 2017 he steered us into Second Place in the National Ranks in 2018. So we are Runners-Up for the Bowls England Club of the Year 2018 Award  sponsored by Drakes Pride.
Our congratulations go to Ilminster Bowls Club in Somerset, worthy winners.
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Phil and Margaret Collecting the Award
at the Bowls England Dinner in February 2019.

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The picture below marks the presentation in 2018 of bowls mats and scorecards to the Club by

Rachel Ford from our Peacehaven Cooperative Society.
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On Wednesday the 16th May 2018 we made our return visit to the Chelsea Royal Hospital at the invitation of the Chelsea Pensioners Bowls Club. Our coach driver found a quick and easy route and we  were there with an hour to spare. The weather was fine, cloudy and with a biting north wind. Not quite what we had hoped for in mid-May but it wasn't raining.We soon found our way to the nearby clubroom and bar where we settled to a warm (or not) drink and snack. At 2.00 pm we were served with tea, coffee and biscuits outside the small pavilion which is liberally decorated with pictures and banners presented by visiting bowls clubs from around the world, several near to our own including Rottingdean and Crouch. The match commenced at 2.30 with a break for high tea at 4.00 pm in the imposing dining room where the walls are lined with portraits and photos of past royals and dedications to the regiments represented by the Pensioners and their past wartime experiences. Here is where they take breakfast and lunch every day. You cannot fail to be impressed.
After tea we battled on to a conclusion which resulted in an unprecedented win for the Chelsea Pensioners.  Back to the bar for chats, drinks and speeches before we departed at 6.30 pm, all having had a very enjoyable afternoon. They are a friendly and fun group and a pleasure to be with. Fortunately the result is unimportant.
The following are a few snaps to mark the event.

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   Assortment of Bowlers, all well wrapped up.                      Tea in the sumptuous dining hall. Great hospitality.
 
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Captains and Kings.                                                         It's all action on the green.
Note the Chelsea Flower Show pavilion behind.                                                                                               

   The Bowlers' Pavilion  outside    
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          The Bowlers Pavilion small but interesting.                   Especially inside, with many Sussex clubs represented.      
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In October 2017 Bowls England announced the winners of the
2017 Drakes Pride Club of the Year Award.

Peacehaven and Telscombe B. C.

won the
Regional Award.
Essentially this means we came third in the country.
Thanks to the hard work of Phil Armstrong who was determined to get our great club recognized.

Now to win the BIG one.
If you have read the above you will now know that we missed it by a hair's breadth.
But in this case we'll take second best Club in England with pride.
 
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The photo below shows club member Bob Henstridge receiving his England Cap

from World Champion Greg Harlow, one of our all-time best England bowlers.
Bob has now made several appearances for Disabled Bowls England.

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Congratulations Bob.
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Thanks to Ladies Captain Carole Alder for the very colourful picture below.

And to Men's Captain Mike Gould for the inspiration.
Who says bowls is boring? Certainly not those members who enjoyed the
Captain's Day Celebration on the 26th August 2017.

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Sport England Lottery Award of £9,754
Once again Fortune has smiled on us. Our application for funds to purchase bowling equipment for the disabled has been approved. With the completion of the access route,
to the new disabled toilet facility we are
fully equipped to enable those who require a wheelchair to participate fully in our sport. The award has also enabled us to purchase a second Short Mat and Bowling Arms. We are equally grateful to the House Project Centre whose generous donation of £2,200 combined with the above award has enabled us to provide two fully motorised wheelchairs for use on the green. And once again they have come to our assistance with a grant of £3,500 to provide funding for the wheelchair access route to the back of the pavilion. The disabled toilet facility within our pavilion is now  complete thanks to the unstinting efforts of
Ray Hillman, Peter Herman, Ron Walsh and chairman Ted Giles.
Their dedication to helping us make our club one of the best has also enabled us to complete these works on time and within the budget of £1,500 provided by the
Bruce Wake Charitable Trust.



THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS VISITED US ON WEDNESDAY 17
th MAY 2017.

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All looking very smart in their scarlet tunics, with the mayors of
Peacehaven and Telscombe and those club members lucky enough to be there.

It was a great honour for the club to host a visit from these retired veteran Soldiers of the Queen.
They were surprisingly sprightly and happy individuals who really were an enormous pleasure to be with.
The Club is indebted to Phil and Margaret Armstrong whose efforts and attention to detail ensured a smooth and
 faultless event. And as always to our willing workers Norma, Jill, Linda, Martin, Lesley and all the rest.
And not forgetting our Captain for the Day, Carole Alder.
The specially made wheelchairs are made by Bradshaws Buggies and Guiseley Mobility.
Our grants of £9,754 and £2,200 from Sport England and the House Project respectively
enabled us to purchase two which we can now offer for the use of  wheelchair users who
would like to take up bowls in Peacehaven and Telscombe. Please contact us if you are at all interested.
To see details and photos of our return visit in May 2018 please see above.

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Club Chairman Ted welcomes our visitors.                 Phil gets on the green for the first time in years.
   
   
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   Club members and visitors from our Town Councils.             On Parade, getting in the mood before the fight.


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Corporal Alan checks out the equipment.                A happy raffle winner.                    Captain Carole in uniform. 

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On Thursday 15
th September 2016 we were visited by a Bowls England
representative team to mark the completion of our Pavilion Extension
and our Viewing Terrace.
As usual the sun shone on a memorable event enjoyed by all who were lucky enough to be there. The end result was a narrow win by just three shots for the BE Squad
led by

2016 BE President Michael Jennings.
We are indebted to Ross Clifton of Bexhill BC for his help in organising this event.
     
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   Bowls England led by President Michael Jennings                     Peacehaven & Telscombe led by Chairmen Ted Giles.

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                           After Match relaxation.                                  Michael presenting Ted with the Bowls England Shield.

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On Wednesday 18th May 2016 we welcomed the Sussex County Executive
who came to sample the delights of our spacious pavilion
and excellent bowling green.
The rain cleared and the sun shone on us as we all enjoyed a
light hearted but competitive match, followed by a sumptuous dinner.
The pictures below convey something of the relaxed enjoyment shared by all.

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                   Sussex County Bowls President Terry Mitchell                   With Leslie Funnell, Linda Powell and Jill Matthews, Cooks Supreme.
 
 

    
All the bowlers
All happy and looking forward to dinner. For the record the Executive won 117 to 114.
County Chairman Ken Woodcock made sure of  victory, taking Top Rink prize.
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On Wednesday 15th April 2015 we were honoured by the visit of
HRH Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester
who came to Peacehaven to officially open our beautiful Big Park.
Three members of our Management team were among those invited to attend his welcome
by Peacehaven Town Council. The sun shone on the warmest day of the year to date.
Our Council Organiser Deborah Donovan can be justly proud of a job well done.

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    HRH, intrigued by the prospect of a legless Sussex Martlett, suggests most bowlers are frequently similar.
We denied it, of course.
Singning the book.
Treasurer Pat signs the Visitors Book on behalf of our Club.
Chairman (and husband) Ted and secretary Frank make sure
she does it right.
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The then new Mayor of Peacehaven, Cllr. Robbie Robertson, visited us on Wednesday 14th May 2014 accompanied
 by a delegation from the Lady Boys of Bangkok performing in Brighton.
A fun day was enjoyed by all who attended.
The event finished with the English tradition of Tea and Biscuits by the Green.

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      Getting ready for action.                                 Just a happy group of wanabe bowlers.

                            

          
The next two are from Tony Mould's set and are copyright.
reproduced from printed copies
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                 A sunny end to a fun day                                          Lady Boys Picnic                                     

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