WELL DONE to Derek Venier for winning the  indoor singles title against Dave King, and also winning

the indoor pairs title with his partner Chris Earle, they played against John Biddle and

John Mulkern. Derek gaining his new title of  = 'THE COMEBACK KID'!

The Australian Pairs Final was a hard fought match played in good spirit and the eventual winners

were Dave King and Sylvia Ashpole and the runners up being John Walker and Chris Riley..

FULL LIST OF COMPETITION AND LEAGUE RESULTS ON HONOURS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE

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NEW SECTION

Below the Tourist Match section will be some of the more important Matches and Games that will take

place on the green for the coming season. Obviously some will be in the Club Booklet produced by

Derek Venier, but you will be able to quick check if you can't get to the club or can't find your booklet.

This will become more comprehensive as we get under way for the season.

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DO IT!

Vicky, our treasurer, has been busy so please read and do - Thank You!

It was agreed at our last committee meeting to sign up to easyfundraising, which is being promoted to

clubs by Bowls England, as a way of earning extra income.  Please ask all of your friends and family

to support us also, by signing up.

Ventnor Bowling Club is now registered with easyfundraising, which means you can raise FREE donations

for us every time you shop online. Over 7,000 brands will donate to us when you use easyfundraising

to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself!

These donations really mount up and make a BIG difference to us, so we’d really appreciate it if you could

take a moment to sign up and support us. It’s completely FREE and only takes a moment.

You can find our easyfundraising page at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ventnor-bowling-club

THE 'SCENE ON THE GREEN'

This new snippet about the green will hopefully be kept up to date on a regular basis during the season.

Glen, our Greens Liaison man,  has said that the green is in 'wonderful' condition.. Andy Butler, Glen himself and the hard working club members who have looked after the green this winter, have a lot to be proud of, producing a condition that is probably the best ever.

UPDATE

Due to the excellent condition of the green ALL treatments required for March were carried out except for one 

'Top Dressing' (sand & topsoil ) to enable this to be carried out we need at least four DRY days. 

The weather forecast for the foreseeable future is not great we will take it one week at a time but the 'crystal ball' is showing 21st April as the earliest which happens to be the club's official opening day.

I realise all the above is not the greatest news but please

spare a thought for our Green Contractor Andy Butler who looks after many Footbal/Rugby/Cricket/Golf/Bowls playing surfaces on the island and the mainland, this is without doubt Andys worst winter (his own words). 

"Positives" if the green was not in such good condition we would be even further behind with all the treatments and  cutting of the green as regularly as we are.

The last Eighteen months in the UK are the wettest since records began in 1836......#

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This weekend 6th/7th April the clubs annual spring clean took place by the members of VBC, there are still many jobs that are required before the Annual opening of the green on the 21st April, the maintenance team are confident all work will be completed before the Opening, 

There are three nest boxes to the west of the green two of these are being occupied by are permanent resident "Blue Tits" hopefully they will once again produce a nest of  Chick's.

The borders around the green are ablaze with hyacinth snowdrops and daisy's a really beautiful sight complimented by the smell of wild garlic.