2019 Results
A compilation of the Clockhouse 2019 bowling season in an 8 minute video
Havering Sports Council 2019 Sports Awards
The Club was short listed in the 2019 Havering Sports Awards and received the runners up award in the Sports Club of the Year category.
Bob and Hazel along with Sandra, Bev and Trevor attended the presentation evening held at Upminster Golf Club on Monday 10th January 2020.
We all tucked into a nice buffet following the presentation.
Congratulations to all members for achieving this accolade.
The winners were Havering Triathlon Club and awards were presented by Upminster GC Lady Captain, Debbie Herrington.
The Club was short listed in the 2019 Havering Sports Awards and received the runners up award in the Sports Club of the Year category.
Bob and Hazel along with Sandra, Bev and Trevor attended the presentation evening held at Upminster Golf Club on Monday 10th January 2020.
We all tucked into a nice buffet following the presentation.
Congratulations to all members for achieving this accolade.
The winners were Havering Triathlon Club and awards were presented by Upminster GC Lady Captain, Debbie Herrington.
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Havering Sports Council 2019 Sports Awards
Nomination for Sports Club of the Year Clock House (Upminster) Bowling Club This is a bullet point summary of the document submitted:
Free coaching to around 40 people new to the sport, resulting in 25 new Club members. Ladies – County Top Club winners. Ladies – County Albert Crabb Double Rink runners-up. Ladies – Warley Woods League Division ‘A’ winners. Ladies – Hayley Kenny & Rebecca Smith County Pairs 3rd place/National Championships. Ladies – Ringshaw, Carlin, Kenny & Smith County Fours 3rd place/National Championships. Ladies – Hayley Kenny Womens National Junior Pairs Championship winner. Ladies – Hayley Kenny Essex County Badge. Men - Brentwood & District Roger Burton Trophy finalists. Men - Roger Tallentire & Doug Baxter Brentwood & District Pairs finalists. Men - Derek Churchill & Mike Long County Group 4 2 Wood Pairs finalists. Men - Doug Baxter Essex County Badge. |
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2019 County Lunch - Wednesday 23rd October
Clockhouse Ladies received the Anne Beale/Iris Rawlins Shield as Top Club winners and the Brenda Claydon Trophy as Albert Crabb runners-up from Linda Mills, County President, at the Essex County Lunch on Wednesday 23rd October. 
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Warley Woods Lunch - Sunday 17th November
Warley Woods Ladies League held their Presentation Lunch at the Masonic Hall in Deyncourt Gardens on Sunday 17th November where Clockhouse were represented by 19 of our Ladies. Stella accepted the League Division A winners trophy from Diane Veroft and the Triples Knockout runners-up, Sandra, Stella and Patricia were presented with their "Lilac" envelopes, no doubt with loads of money inside.
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Tuesday 3rd September - Peggy's Day
Peggy's Day was well attended with 40 players in all taking part in 3 rounds of Mixed Triples on a rather warm afternoon. This competition was originated by Peggy Bates, a lovely lady and a very competitive player and is still run in her memory. The Winners this year were Debbie Walmsley, Danny Delaney and Helen Usher with the full 6 points plus a shot difference of +16 closely followed by the Runners Up Barbara Williams, Nigel Ferguson and Hazel Churchyard also with 6 points but a shot difference of +8. The whole game was played in great spirit and rounded off very nicely with home made cakes and a very welcome cup of tea!! 
Peggy Bates in 1996 when President of the Warley Woods League
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Tuesday 17th September -
Ron Errington Mixed Triples The re-scheduled Ron Errington Trophy was changed to a mid week event and attracted the full compliment of 36 members with teams drawn from the magic hat. 12 teams of triples took to the green on a sunny Tuesday afternoon to play 3 rounds of 8 ends. On the day the result was decided on countback. Unbeaten and taking the winning spot with the better shot difference was Tony Hayes, Cathy Rason and Sandra Ringshaw with runners-up Jack Briton, Maureen Haddon and Pat Flood. 
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Saturday 12th October -
BDBA Presentations Roger Tallentire and Doug Baxter receive their Brentwood and District Pairs Runners-Up trophies from President, Mike Long, at the presentation lunch on Saturday 12th October. 
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Saturday 24th August - Ladies Albert Crabb Final (Double Rink)
On Saturday 24th August, Clockhouse Ladies took on Wanstead Central in the final of the County Albert Crabb (Double Rink) competition at the changed venue of Great Baddow. On a scorcher of an afternoon, the main concern was finding a bit of shade around the very open green. The Clockhouse rink of Patricia Heather, Sandra Ringshaw, Stella Briton and Hazel Pudney were under pressure from the start and at 10 ends were 4-14 down, only to concede 7 shots on the 11th end to make it 4-21. After 18 ends they had clawed back 10 shots to the oppositions 5, with the help of 6 shots on end 18, making it 14-26 and with a late rally the final score was 18-27. As in previous rounds the rink of Margaret Tinton, Michelle Carlin, Hayley Kenny and Rebecca Smith had to come up trumps and throughout the game held the upper hand. With one end to go they lead 24-19, needing 4 shots for the draw. Too much to ask for, the final score was 24-21, giving Wanstead Central an overall 6 shot win and retaining last years title. |
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Saturday 17th August - Roger Burton Final
On Saturday morning at Brentwood, Clockhouse men took on the power of the Romford men in the Roger Burton Final. The "Barmy Army" Clockhouse supporters turned out in strength to cheer the underdogs, who by no means disgraced themselves against such strong opponents. In the singles, it was nip and tuck to 16-16, before Peter Lowe was beaten to the post over the last 3 ends. Doug Baxter and Roger Tallentire lost their unbeaten record, going down 13-19. The triples of Terry Robson, Ray Walker and Mike Long lost 8-19 to the strong Romford side led by the very experienced Frankie Abbott. The one Clockhouse success was in the rink, where the team of Derek Churchill, Malcolm Tidbury, Bob Pearce & Geoff Carvosso held on firmly against a very strong side to win 23-20. On shot difference, the final score was Romford 79 - Clockhouse 60. A great all round effort. 
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Saturday 17th/18th August - National Championships at Leamington Womens Junior Pairs
At 1pm on Saturday, Hayley Kenny of Clockhouse teamed up with Jasmine Wilson of the Radwinter Club to represent Essex in the Junior Pairs event where they took on Hannah Smith and Abbie Ward of Warwickshire in the 1st round. In the closest of finishes Hayley and Jasmine came through 16-15. At 4.30pm, in round 2, the last 16, they took on Rosie Jevons and Megan Hunt from Middlesex and off to a brisk start, Hayley and Jasmine went 9-0 up after 2 ends, which gave them a good cushion to win the match 20-11. 
On Sunday 18th at 9.30am Hayley and Jasmine played the Buckinghamshire pair, Abby Elliott and Megan Higgins, in the Quarter-Final and won 19-13. They then played the Semi-Final against the Devon pair from the strong Kings Club, Emma Cooper and Harriet Stevens. In a closely fought game it was all square at 14-14 after 16 ends. With 1 shot on each of the last 2 ends the Essex girls sealed the game to give them a Final tie against the holders of the title, Devon Cooper and Rachel Tremlett from the Baldock Town Club in Hertfordshire who had a comfortable 22-6 win over Hampshire.
In the Final Hayley and Jasmine had the bit between their teeth and stormed to a 12-0 lead after 5 ends, they scored well and after 13 ends had a comfortable lead of 23-5. This was enough to take the title from the current holders. |
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Sunday 4th August - Ron Plews Challenge Trophy and Memorial Cup
The annual Ladies v Men challenge was held on Sunday, resulting in the closest of finishes at 60 shots each. Joyce Plews attended the event with her family with Joyce presenting the trophy to Mens Captain, Peter Galloway and stand in Ladies Captain, Hazel Pudney. 
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Saturday 10th August - Ladies 2 Wood Club Competition
This years Ladies 2 wood Club Competition was held as a one day knockout event on Saturday 10th August. The event attracted 13 entries with cakes and biscuits provided by Beverley. The final was contested between Debbie Walmsley and Rebecca Smith, with Rebecca the eventual winner by 17 shots to 10. 
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Wednesday 14th August -
National Womens Pairs at Leamington After a morning of heavy rain and delayed play, Hayley Kenny and Rebecca Smith took on a Cornwall pair in the afternoon preliminary round of the Pairs event. Taking an early loss of 4 shots on one end, the Essex pair stayed within striking distance and on several ends were holding enough shots to recover their losses only to be thwarted by the Cornwall skip. Needing 6 shots to level on the last end was too much to ask, with only 3, the Essex pair went down 16-19. 
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Sunday 28th July 2019 - Roger Burton Semi-Final
Not to be overshadowed by Clockhouse Ladies achievements, on Sunday morning the men played in the Roger Burton Semi-Final against Haynes Park. The competition combining Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours with the result based entirely on total shots. The Singles and Fours were at home and the Pairs and Triples played away. The home matches finished with a 13 shot deficit, 6 in the Singles and 7 in the Fours, but was counteracted by an excellent 14 shot win by Terry Robson, Ray Walker and Mike Long in the Triples, leaving Clockhouse just a 1 shot lead. The ongoing Pairs match of Doug Baxter and Roger Tallentire against Joe Blackhall and Graham Killington reached the final end with Clockhouse just 1 shot up and in a nail biting finish, 2 lead woods from Doug, protected by a run of blockers from Roger, ensured a 2 shot win. The performance of the day was achieved by Peter Lowe in the Singles, who came back from 2-18 down after 14 ends to one of the opposition stars, Eddie Fancourt, to be defeated only by 6 shots at 15-21. An amazing recovery, which set the seal for eventual success. So an overall 3 shot win takes the Clockhouse men to the Final at Brentwood on Saturday 17th August. |
Tuesday 30th July - Ladies Albert Crabb Competition (Double Rink) -
On Tuesday evening Clockhouse Ladies won their Albert Crabb Semi-Final match against Castle Point of Thundersley. Both teams had convincing wins, battling against the light, wind and rain to win by an overall total of 24 shots. This now takes them to the County Final on Saturday 24th August at Chelmsford BC with a 1.30pm start. This is a fantastic result for the Clockhouse Ladies following the Top Club Trophy win on Saturday and a big achievement for one club during a single season. |
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Saturday 27th July - County Top Club Final
Clockhouse Ladies had the short trip to Aveley on Saturday afternoon to contest the Final of the County Top Club Competition against Buckhurst Hill. With the weather unpredictable, wet gear was on the packing list, however this did not deter the dedicated band of supporters who have followed the Ladies through this years successful run. During the morning session Buckhurst Hill had won the County Fours Final, so their players where in fine form and their supporters were in fine voice. The same Clockhouse team who have played in all rounds got off to a favourable start with Hayley Kenny taking a commanding lead in the Singles and Margaret Tinton and Rebecca Smith leading 17-3 after 11 ends in the Pairs. The triples were only 6 shots down and the fours were fairly evenly matched at the same stage. Looking promising for Clockhouse, the rain came and a nail biting finish was to follow. The rain and subsequently the change in the green seemed to benefit Buckhurst Hill. Hayley completed her excellent Singles win 21-10, giving the rest an 11 shot cushion. The Triples of Patricia Heather, Sandra Ringshaw and Stella Briton struggled with a 12-25 loss with the Fours of Val Hayes, Debbie Walmsley, Michelle Carlin and Hazel Pudney losing 14-19. This left the Pairs needing to win by 8 shots, and after a Buckhurst Hill comeback, Margaret and Rebecca came up trumps winning 24-11, making it a draw on rinks with total shots of 71-65, the overall difference of 6 shots meant victory for Clockhouse. Clockhouse will lift the coveted Trophy at the County Luncheon being held on Wednesday 23rd October at Stockbrook Manor, Billericay. |
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Sunday 21st July 2019 - Hetty Foster Mixed Triples
Clockhouse held their Hetty Foster mixed triples competition on Sunday 21st July. The competition held in memory of past members Hetty and Sid Foster was introduced in 2003 with the donation of trophies by their daughter. With 24 members taking part the competition consisted of 8 teams of triples, each playing 4 rounds of 6 ends. There were 2 teams with 6 points, so the result was calculated on shot countback. In 2nd place with a shot difference of +13, was Veronica Wells, Syd Stubbs and Ken Smith and the winners, with 2 wins and 2 halves, on a shot difference of +19, were Jenny Bullock, Alan Jenkins and Beverley Plank. |
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Thursday 18th July & Monday 22nd July -
Ladies Albert Crabb Competition (Double Rink) On Thursday evening 18th July, Clockhouse Ladies won their Albert Crabb 3rd round match against Elm Park by an overall 9 shot difference. The home team lost their game 14-22 but the away team won their game 28-11. Then on Monday evening 22nd July, they won their 4th round match against Liberty of Havering by an overall 34 shot difference. |
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20th July 2019 - Ladies County Fours Finals
The Clockhouse Ladies Fours team, Sandra Ringshaw, Michelle Carlin, Hayley Kenny and Rebecca Smith lost their County semi-final to Hadleigh 18-26 at Great Baddow on Saturday 20th July. In the afternoon they played the 3rd place play off against the home team of Great Baddow, winning 19-16 and earning themselves a place in the Fours National Championships at Leamington taking place from Monday 5th to Thursday 8th August. |
21st July 2019 - Ladies County Pairs Finals
Hayley Kenny and Rebecca Smith lost their County Pairs semi-final match at Great Baddow on Sunday 21st July against Arclight BC. In the afternoon they fought Emma and Elaine Score from Springhouse BC to a nail biting 16-15 win on the last end in the 3rd place playoff to book another trip to Leamington for the National Pairs Championships as well as the Fours which they secured the day before. The National Pairs Championships take place between 14th and 17th August. |
Sunday 14th July - Presidents Day
A good turnout on Sunday afternoon for Jack Briton's Presidents Day match against Vice Captain, Beverley Plank's Captain's team. 40 members took to the green with 4 triples and 2 rinks and in his last year as President, Jack's teams managed an overall win by 4 games to 2. The match was followed by a salad meal and wine 
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Monday 8th July -
Ladies Albert Crabb Competition (Double Rink) Both teams galloped away in this Albert Crabb 2nd round tie against Rainham played on Monday 8th July, following their Top Club Semi-Final win the day before. Patricia Heather, Sandra Ringshaw, Stella Briton and Hazel Pudney won the home tie 35-13, Margaret Tinton, Michelle Carlin, Hayley Kenny and Rebecca Smith won the away tie 21-11, with a concession, an overall 56-24 win and a shot difference of 32. The next round is against Elm Park on Thursday 18th July. 
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Sunday 30th June - Alvera Plate Mixed Pairs The Alvera Plate 2 wood mixed pairs event on Sunday 30th June is a competition held in memory of past members Alan and Vera Clark, introduced in 1995 by Vera following Alan's death. With all rinks in use, this years competition consisted of 4 rounds of 8 ends each and ended up a close run event. There were 3 pairs who won all 4 rounds, making the result being calculated on shot countback. In 3rd place with a shot difference of +10, was Margaret Tinton and Syd Stubbs, 2nd was Jane Legge and Geoff Carvosso on +15, with the winners, on a mighty shot difference of +39, were Patricia Heather and Tony Hayes. 
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28th June - Ladies County Pairs
The pairing of Hayley Kenny and Rebecca Smith won their Area A Final match against the Upminster duo of Christina Allen and Jennifer Spearman-Adkins on Friday 28th June by 26 shots to 13 to land themselves yet another County Semi-Final at Great Baddow on Saturday 20th July. Tuesday 25th June - Ladies County Fours The Ladies Fours team of Sandra Ringshaw, Michelle Carlin, Hayley Kenny and Skip Rebecca Smith had a very close game just pipping a competitive Aveley team to the post with a 21-20 win in the Area A Final. They now go on to compete in the County Semi-Finals and hopefully the Finals which are being held on the same day at Great Baddow on Saturday 20th July. |
Saturday 29th June - Ladies Top Club
On Saturday 29th June, the hottest day of the year so far and in temperatures reaching 30 degrees or more Clockhouse Ladies battled their way through the Area Final of the County Top Club competition, beating arch rivals Aveley on three out of four rinks and by 16 shots overall to earn themselves a place in the Semi-Final against Thorpe-le-Soken at Stock and Buttsbury Bowling Club on Sunday 7th July commencing at 10.30am. Match results: Singles player Hayley Kenny won 21-20, the pairs, Margaret Tinton and Rebecca Smith won 17-15, the triples, Patricia Heather, Sandra Ringshaw and Stella Briton lost 14-16 and the fours team of Val Hayes, Debbie Walmsley, Michelle Carlin and Hazel Pudney won 25-10. |
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Saturday 15th June - County Top Club 2nd Round
Clockhouse Ladies played their second round match in the County Top Club competition away to Rainham on a fairly heavy green and had excellent wins across all 4 disciplines. Hayley Kenny won her singles 21-14, Margaret Tinton and Rebecca Smith won their pairs 24-6, Patricia Heather, Sandra Ringshaw and Stella Briton had a convincing 49-2 triples win with Val Hayes, Debbie Walmsley, Michelle Carlin and Hazel Pudney winning their Fours 13-11. A total of 107-33 making a winning shot difference of 74 overall. A great result. Round 3, held on a neutral green, is against Aveley BC, who beat Elm Park in the second round, and will be played at Haynes Park on Saturday 29th June 10.30am start. Tuesday 11th June - Albert Crabb 1st Round
The Ladies played their first round in this competition on Tuesday night with a comprehensive win over Haynes Park. The home team of Hayley, Val Hayes, Michelle and Becky won 22-16 and the away team Patricia, Sandra, Stella and Hazel won 28-12, a shot total of 50-28 making a difference of 22 overall. |
Sunday 23rd June - BDBA President's Challenge
Clockhouse hosted the Brentwood and District Bowling Association annual President’s Challenge match on Sunday 23rd June. The honour fell to Clockhouse as Secretary, Mike Long, is this years President of the Brentwood Association. The match, consisting of 5 rinks, was a close fought affair that was enjoyed by all 40 players from participating clubs of the Brentwood League. Although Clockhouse won 3 of the 5 rinks, it was Brentwood Association who outscored the hosts by 93 to 87 shots. 
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Essex County Badge for Clockhouse Doug Baxter was presented with his Essex County badge by Terry Mizen, County President, at the Essex v Berkshire match at Wanstead Central on Thursday 30th May. Doug said that it was a great end to an extremely pleasant 5 years playing Ashford Cup matches. He hopes this will put Clockhouse well and truly back on the Mens County scene as in addition Clockhouse also have Dennis Mills, Mike Long and Peter Galloway competing in these County matches. 
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Saturday 8th June - Welcome Drive
Current members came along to welcome into the club some of the 35 new bowlers that has been recruited this year. Throughout May they have attended The Bowls Development Alliance and Bowls England’s Learn to Bowl course, run by Trevor Plank. Following an afternoon of bowling and a buffet everyone of the new bowlers received certificates as acknowledgment of their successful completion of the course. |
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Saturday 25th May - County Top Club 1st Round
The Ladies took on Haynes Park in the 1st round of the County Top Club competition at home on Saturday 25th May. This competition involves 4 teams combining singles, pairs, triples and a rink. Hayley Kenny, the Club's youngest member, had a resounding 21-2 victory in the singles. The pairing of Margaret Tinton and Rebecca Smith triumphed 24-16 and the triples, Patricia Heather, Pat Flood and Stella Briton ended all level at 14-14. The rink, Val Hayes, Debbie Walmsley, Michelle Carlin and Hazel Pudney had a comfortable 36-13 win. The 3½-½ win earns Clockhouse a 2nd round tie against Rainham on 15th June. |
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Friday 17th May - Mens Selected Pairs
Winners - Mike Long & Paul Vine (pictured) Runners Up - Charles Rolph & Malcolm Tidbury It was a very closely fought final going right to the last bowl. Charles and Malcolm were holding shot and Mike Long having one bowl left with the score at 7 all. All waited with baited breath as Mike delivered taking out Charles bowl to take shot and win the match 8-7. |
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Sunday 19th May - The Earls
Winners - Debbie Walmsley, Paul Vine & Hazel Pudney (pictured) Runners Up - Trevor Plank, Patricia Heather & Catherine Bull On a fine sunny Sunday afternoon, it was a second trophy for Paul this weekend, partnered by Debbie and Hazel in The Earls mixed triples. With 3 wins and a draw, 7 points was enough to take the trophy by 1 point from the runners up. 
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