After a suggestion raised by the membership at the AGM last week, from this Friday we will be opening the bar from 4pm on Fridays. So if an early bar start to the weekend sounds tempting, please come along and join us! All the best.
Category: This week at MBC
2024 Bowls Season
Just a couple of quick updates as the start of the bowls season is now upon us:
The Bowls Fees list is now up on the notice board at the Club, so please make sure you pay before the first games. This can be either cash (preferable) to either Sarah, Jack or Lisa in person or over the bar. Alternatively payment to Lisa via bank transfer to the following.
Lisa Christopherson
21759553
09-01-26
Please make sure you put your name as the reference.
Also for your info, here’s what’s happening on the green at MBC next week as the season starts!
Monday 8th April: MBC A v Colley A, 6pm
Wednesday 10th April: MBC v Maltby (Wath League), 7pm start but could change to 6.30pm due to light
Saturday 13th April: MBC B v Maltby, 1.30pm
Any support is always welcome!
Also we’re pleased to tell you that a range of sandwiches will be on sale for the Saturday fixtures this season! More details to follow!
Thanks once again and see you all soon.
MBC Bowls Committee
2023 Club Handicap
Club Handicap this Sunday 10th September. 10:45 draw for 11:00 start.
2023 MBC Membership
Happy New Year Everyone! The very best wishes to you all for a happy & healthy 2023!
Please note that your 2023 membership subscriptions are now due for renewal. As we all know, energy prices are at an unprecedented high, and we are not immune to the effects of this. Therefore please see details of the new membership subscription prices, as passed at the AGM, in the attached image and on notice boards in the Club.
Please remember that subscription payment by instalments may be available by request, as per Bye Law 2 (A copy of the Bye Laws is available in the club and on the website).
Prompt payment of 2023 subscriptions will be very much appreciated as always, especially in light of the essential electrical work we have had to have done last month and this.
Thanks very much to you all for your continued support!
MBC Update
Dear Members
A quick update on the essential Electrical works:
The work is progressing well as scheduled, and we are really pleased to announce that we will be able to open this Friday 23rd from 12:30pm, so please note the earlier opening time!
Thanks once again for your patience and understanding.
We are all saddened to learn that Brian Day passed away yesterday morning. Brian was a much valued member at MBC for many years, and will be remembered as a very capable and competitive bowler during his time at the Club. He will be sadly missed by his many friends and former team mates. Our condolences and thoughts are with his family and friends, and also his club and team mates at Dronfield Woodhouse B.C where Brian was playing his bowls.
We will update with the funeral details as we know them.
For Your Attention: Christmas 2022 Opening Times
Please see the below for details
Bank Holiday Monday
Dear Members.
The club bar will be open from 3pm on Bank Holiday Monday.
Please come along to raise a glass to Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral, or simply to make the most of the day.
MBC BOWLS ROUND UP – W/E 30/04/2022
Last Monday both teams again enjoyed victories: Our A Team beat Ecclesfield A 7-1 at MBC whilst our B Team went one better by beating Crookes Social away 8-0. There are no league games this week due to the Bank Holiday however our A Team are in action this Friday evening in the Team Doubles Competition taking on Abbey A which is to be played on Herdings, with a 6.30pm start.
In the Sheffield & Hallamshire League our teams suffered different fates whilst both had problems fielding a side due to holidays and injuries. The A Team ran out 8-2 winners at home to Bradfield B with the B Team losing away at Richmond 7-3. It has to be noted that it was a great effort from both teams under the circumstances with thanks to those who stepped in to help out. This week our B Team are at home to Colley Park whilst the A Team faces a difficult game away to Dronfield Woodhouse.
Staying with the Sheffield & Hallamshire League, it was the first round of the Telegraph Cup with the A Team winning a close match against Whitely Woods A played at Richmond Park; MBC winning 148 – 135.
Our ladies got their season underway with a great team effort on a very quick & tricky green at Whitely Woods, eventually running out 6-3 winners in a match which was closer than the score suggests. Hopefully the good form will continue this Wednesday evening at MBC with Ecclesfield providing the opposition. Our ladies continued their fine start to the season with a 7-2 victory at home to Ecclesfield which at times was not as easy as the score suggests, particularly in the earlier stages of the game. This week there is no game as it is a bye week.
Our Vet’s enjoyed a couple of victories last week, firstly winning 6-4 away at Crookes Social on Wednesday afternoon. In the Presto Doubles on Friday they made it a 5 from 5 winning start with a more comfortable win against Crookes Social, this time on home turf by 10-0. This Wednesday our Vet’s are at home Vs Wadsley House A, whilst on Friday they are away to Crookesmoor A, both games starting at 1.30pm.
On Saturday the big news was Yvonne Hamilton’s fine 21-6 winning performance for the C Team who after a slow start ran out 8-4 winners. Some people may not be aware but Yvonne won the sweepstake with her victory! The B Team followed with a 5.00pm start against Crookesmoor A and ran out comfortable winners with an 11-1 score line in their favour. Last but certainly not least our A Team enjoyed a decent 9-3 win on a tricky Laycocks.
At the time of writing, it is unclear what the fixtures are due this coming Saturday to seeking agreements regarding start times due to the South Yorkshire Cup, but the best picture of the situation is as follows: The C Team is away at Ecclesfield with a 1.30pm start. The B Team play Abbey A in the SY Cup at 10:30 am at Millhouses, then play Stocksbridge Friendship away at 14:00 proposed start. The A team only have a SY cup game this Saturday as Thurgoland B have cancelled the league fixture. So the A team will take on Treeton at Carlton Park in Barnsley at 14:00.
Support is always welcome! UTC!
Phil Holden
Madri Excepcional has Arrived!
Meet our latest bar offering! MBC are excited to announce that the very popular premium continental beer, Madri Excepcional, is now available on the bar! Come along and give it a try!
#morethanjustabowlsclub
MBC ROUND UP – Week Ending 23/04/2022
MBC BOWLS ROUND UP – W/E 23/04/2022
Last Monday both teams enjoyed 6-2 victories: A Team winning at Abbey B whilst the B Team beat Ecclesfield B at home. This week, the A Team are at home to Ecclesfield A whilst the B Team play away at Crookes Social.
In the Sheffield & Hallamshire League, both our teams tasted defeat with the A Team going down 7-3 away at Catcliffe whilst the B Team took a bit of a hammering away at Crookesmoor going down 9-1. Both teams will be hoping for an improvement this Tuesday with the A Team facing Bradfield B at home with the B Team visiting Richmond Park, both games 6.30pm start.
Our ladies got their season underway with a great team effort on a very quick & tricky green at Whitely Woods, eventually running out 6-3 winners in a match which was closer than the score suggests. Hopefully the good form will continue this Wednesday evening at MBC with Ecclesfield providing the opposition.
Our Vets Team also faced Whitely Woods earlier in the day in what was again at times a very close game but home advantage saw MBC run out 8-2 winners to maintain their fine start to the season. Likewise for the Presto Doubles on Friday when they take on Crookes Social A following another good win last week, this time against Nether Edge recording an 8-2 win.
Result & performance of the season so far for MBC was thanks to the A Team in Saturday’s Jackson League match against Bradfield A. Considering how close these teams have been over recent seasons it will have raised a few eyebrows to see MBC win the match 12-0. This coming Saturday they are away at Laycocks when some familiar faces will be in opposition.
Our B Team had a good win at Crookes Social eventually winning 7-5 in the Telegraph Cup. Not always the easiest of greens to play but they are on more familiar surroundings with a home game vs Crooksmoor A which starts at 5.00pm.
First up on Saturday however at 1.30pm our C Team will be looking to get back to winning ways in the Fitzwilliam Shield against Millhouses A after losing 8-4 away at Richmond last week.
Support is always welcome!
Phil Holden
2022 Jenkin Cup Winners
On behalf of the MBC Team and all our members, we’d like to congratulate our Snooker ‘C’ Team on their impressive victory against Dronfield Woodhouse ‘A’ last night. At Nether Edge Bowling Club our team managed to overcome a very capable Dronfield side sealing victory with an impressive overall aggregate score of over 160! An impressive feat considering Dronfield had already won the league quite comfortably and definitely had their eyes firmly on a league and cup double.
Well done to Skipper Wayne Taylor and all the Team, in what has been a bit of an up and down season, you’ve most definitely finished on an up! We’re all very proud of you!
(If we get to find out individual scores I will update the post).
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