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2019 Presentation Night & Link to photos

By Mark Courtney Northampton Whyte Melville Bowling Club

Monday, 21 October 2019

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Working to promote Bowls to everyone with the help of Alex "Tattie" Marshall plus David "Bolty" Bolt

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Above are a few taster photo's. The official "Photographer Pete" photo's are NOW published in the "Gallery" section of the website. http://www.whytemelvillebowls.club/community/whyte-melville-lawn-bowls-club-northampton-10426/2019-presentation-night/

At last nights Presentation evening Dave Evans (Saturday Captain) opened the formal proceedings by presenting a £530 cheque to a local charity "Crusader Community Boating" which provides free boat trips for example to those with disablites and from care homes. http://www.crusadercommunityboating.org.uk/about-us.html

  • This money was raised from the fines both teams and the highly sought after "Wally of the week" award.
  • Special thanks were given to Frank "The Greenkeeper" due to his generous and consistent contributions to this significant amount raised.
  • Its also great to see one of our bowlers, "John" helping out as a member of the crew http://www.crusadercommunityboating.org.uk/crew.html

The formal proceedings where then started by President Trevor who

  • thanked those coming to share in the success of those fortunate to win trophies and
  • noted there had been a significant increase in the number of entries in this years competitions which was in many ways the real winner of this years competitions

Mike the Club's poet read out his latest Poem "Heros" in respect of the Manfield Cup Victory in 2019 and then presented the winning team members with "Special" Rosettes containing 3 Cadbury's Hero's at their Centre. Thank you Mike a lovely idea, gesture and greatly appreciated by all.

HEROES

CADBURY BOAST A TOTAL OF NINE

SMOOTH DARK AND SWEET THEY TASTE DIVINE

THEY CALL THEM HEROES IN A MAUVE TIN BUT WHAT DID THEIR HEROES EVER WIN OUR SIXTEEN HEROES A SKILLFULL BAND VENTURED OUT ACROSS THE LAND

THE MANFIELD CUP WAS IN THEIR SIGHTS

IT SEEMED A DAUNTING WISHFULL PLIGHT

LAST WON BY US IN 1926 I HEAR

RUMOURS ABOUND LED BY TREVOR SPEAR WELL ON THIS DAY IN SUNNY JUNE SIXTEEN MEN PLAYED MELVILLES TUNE

ONE BY ONE EACH GAME THEY WON

THE GROUPS OF FOUR WERE HAVING FUN RUMOURS SPREAD OF POSSIBLE SUCCESS RESULTS WERE SKETCHY A BIT OF A MESS AS THE DAY MOVED ON AND ON

DOUBTS AND UNCERTAINTY FINALLY GONE

IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NO WIND-UP OUR HEROES HAD WON THE MANFIELD CUP THE ONLY TEAM TO WIN ALL FOUR QUADRUPLE SUCCESS ON THAT GLORIOUS TOUR

THERE THEY STOOD TOP OF THE TREE

OTHER TEAMS SCREAMED WELL SEE BOWLS NORTHAMPTON THREW A MIGHTY CHALLENGE

OUR BEST MEN WILL NOW AVENGE

THE MATCH WAS SEEN AS MELVILLES DOOM

TOP COUNTY PLAYERS SUCCESS TO GROOM BUT THEY MISJUDGED OUR TEAMS OF FOUR WHO FOUGHT AND EARNED A MIGHTY DRAW

UNBEATEN OUR MEN PROUDLY STAND

BOWLING LEGENDS HAND IN HAND

I HAVENT MENTIONED ANY NAMES OUR MEN ARE KNOWN FOR WINNING GAMES

ALL WE KNOW AS LEGEND GOES

THEY ARE THE WHYTE MELVILLE HEROES .

Contact Information

Secretary: Pat Bodily

  • 07990520480

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