Ideford Away Match Team Announced

Hope you all had a good Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. I have updated the Teignbridge League Fixtures page with details of the upcoming away match with Ideford at 7.00pm on 10th January.

Teignbridge League Captains Report

Hi guys we are almost half way through the Teignbridge league fixtures and I couldn't wish to be in a better position, so give yourselves a pat on the back and enjoy the Christmas break.
Don't overindulge because battle resumes on the 10th of January with an away match at Ideford so if you are unavailable on that date please let me know. Many thanks.
Can I say we all agree that Neil is doing amazing things with the web site.

Teignbridge League Update

The Teignbridge League Fixtures link has been updated with the latest League Table standings dated 18th December. It does not take long to find Christow in the list!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Bowls will resume on Wednesday 4th January 2017. Have a lovely Christmas and Enjoy your bowls in 2017.

Christmas Bowls Evening

Last night (Sunday 18th) a bowls evening was arranged with a bit of a difference (see pictures below). The games were great fun with prizes won for landing on the coloured stars. Also a bowls related quiz tested everyone's knowledge on the ESMBA rules. After the bowling we all tucked into the lovely food bought along by all the players. With bellies full Steve finished of the evening with a Christmas themed Quiz. Thank you to everyone for bringing food and to Trevor for his hard work to make the night one to remember. Thanks also to Steve for his Quiz and to Edwin for donating £20 towards the prizes and to anyone I have forgotten to mention.

Don't be short, only bowls in the ditch count

Points Make Prizes

Target Prctice

Quiz answers revealed before the food finds a welcome home.

County Triples Finals Sunday 18th December

Good luck to Steve, Trevor & Brad also to Tom & Carol who are all involved in the Devon County Triples finals being held at ISCA tomorrow..

Teignbridge League Match against Bishopsteignton

Christow 8 - Bishopsteignton 2     Shots: 46 to 41
Last night (Wednesday 14th December) Christow played their next match in the Teignbridge League which was at home to Bishopsteignton. Both matches before and after tea were close affairs which could have gone either way in the last couple of ends. Christow won 3 out of the 4 matches and also took the 2 bonus shot points. Also being played during the session before tea was an Exeter League knockout match between Christow A and Wonford B, sadly Christow were knocked out in another very close game.

Sunday 18th is Party Time!

Next Sunday will be a fun evening with food. Trevor will be bringing his fun mat games as he has kindly done for the last couple of years. All those attending have been asked to bring something for the food table. So far goodies promised are....Egg and also Tuna sandwiches, Cup Cakes, Sausage Rolls, Mini Pasties & Sausages, Cheese & Grape on Sticks, Pringles & Cheesy Biscuits.

Devon County Singles Final Report

Today Georgie and Trevor took part in the county singles final playing three games each. Georgie won two of her matches but unfortunately failed to qualify for the knockout rounds on shot difference. Trevor also failed to qualify losing all his matches, two of which only by one shot. (Probably still fatigued from his efforts at Bromsgrove)

Minor Change to Teignbridge League match against Bishops

Trevor has made a minor change to the teams for next Wednesday. Sue will now play on Mat 1 before tea and Janet on Mat 2 after tea. Full team details can be found by clicking the Teignbrdge League Fixtures link.

County Singles Finals Saturday 10th December

Good luck to Trevor & Georgina who are both playing in the Devon County Singles Finals today at ISCA.

Teignbridge League Match against Buckfast

Christow 4 - Buckfast 6
Last night (Friday 9th December) Christow played their next match in the Teignbrisge League and met Buckfast on their home ground. As usual they made us all very welcome on a very damp evening. In the first session before tea Christow won on Mat 1 and Buckfast won on Mat 2. After tea both matches were drawn with the same score of 10 shots each. As the shot difference was greater by Buckfast in the first session they took the 2 bonus points from the evening.

A Bit of a Christmas Do

This year we held our Christmas meal at the Teign Valley Golf Club. The evening was very enjoyable along with the food. Thanks go to Carol and Steve for organising everything.

Christow's Christmas meal at the Teign Valley Golf Club.

World Bowls Tour Report by Trevor

Three Christow members travelled to Bromsgrove on Friday to take part in the world fours & pairs competition. The world fours were played on Saturday with Trevor, Carol and Tom skipped by Richard Ivings. They came third in the round robin rounds and were entered into the plate competition but unfortunately they were knocked out in the first round.
On Sunday with Carol and Tom rushing off on holiday Richard and Trevor were preparing to play in the world pairs.They came second in their group and progressed to the main competition. Winning their first match 12-8 having been at one stage 6-1 down, they progressed to second round but were beaten 10-8 by an experienced pair who are previous English champions but both Trevor and Richard had a throughly enjoyable day.
More information of other Devon players taking part can be found on the Devon website.

Dates Changed for Christow A's matches with Nomads A

Both the home and away matches dates have changed for Christow A  against Nomads A. The home match has changed frrom 7th December to Wednesday 15th March. The away match will now take place on Friday 6th January instead of 17th March.

Preliminary Notice of Club Meeting

A Club meeting will be held on Wednesday January 25th at 7.00pm before the evening bowls. This will be a short meeting to give everyone the opportunity to put forward ideas and to keep everyone involved. Please let Edwin, Neil or Derek know of any ideas you have for discussion prior to the evening. A notice will be attached to the information board containing items already put forward for discussion, also there will be a sheet for you to add any ideas you may have.

Club Singles Result

We held our club singles competition last night (Sunday 4th December) at Christow. They were organised by Steve and played on a knockout basis. There were 13 entrants, unlucky for some but not for Sue, who beat Geoff in the final by one shot. Well done Sue.

Steve presenting Sue the Club Singles Trophy

World Pairs Tour 2016

Today it is the turn of the pairs. Trevor is playing with Richard Ivings. If you would like to follow their progress then click on the link below. Results of thew fours can be found via the link in the previous post message.

Link:  Tournament draw and results

World Fours Masters Tour 2016

Today sees the World Fours Master Tour take place in Bromsgrove with the Pairs taking place tomorrow (4th December). Tom, Carol and Trevor are taking with Richard Ivings. If you would like see their match details and progress then please click the link below.

Link:  Tournament draw and results

Teigbbridge League Page Updated

Details for the Teignbridge League match at Bishopsteignton on the 14th December can be found by clicking the relative link.

Christow 'B's KO Cup Match Date Change

The match against Broadclyst A (away) in the Exeter League Knockout Cup has been changed from Wednesday 14th December to Wednesday 7th December so not to conflict with the Teignbridge League match on the same evening (14th).

Club Meeting 25th Januery

A club meeting has been scheduled for 25th January. Further details to follow when they come available.

Teignbridge League Match against Exminster

We had a very good result last night against Exmister, who are a hard team to beat. All four matches were won giving us the 8 points and also the extra 2 pints for overall shots.