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The Newsroom!
SOCIAL BOWLING - INTO THE WINTER
It's been a glorious summer of bowling - in fact, sometimes it was too hot but that won't be mentioned now that there have been a few frosty mornings!! It is hoped that everyone (including the new U3A group) have enjoyed their bowling this season and are already looking forward to 2026.
For those of you who are interested, a group lead by John and Liz Merrifield play indoor bowls at the Bowling Centre, Sundorne Sports Centre. The group meet Friday afternoons around 1.30pm and bowling commences at 2pm and finishes at 4pm with a tea break at 3pm.
There is also 'Chummies' who meet at the centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays and this group is run by Cynthia Hedley. If you want more details, please ask at the centre.
CHRISTMAS QUIZ
The final social event of the year is the Christmas Quiz which will be held on Saturday, 13th of December.
As usual, the doors will open at 5.30pm, with quizzing starting about an hour later. Quiz Master will be Steve Foskett and there will be mince pies and mulled wine on offer (any mince pie donations will be gratefully accepted and distributed on the night).
Entry is just £5.00 for teams of 4 and the prize money is £40 for the winning team!
Email lesley.osbc@btinternet.com if you can make it.
SUNDAY DOUBLES FINAL
The Sunday Doubles held their competition on Sunday 7th September and couples representing Greenfields, Bayston Hill and OSBC played. Despite the heavy rain in the morning, the competition went ahead, and the semi-finals and finals were played in the sunshine during the afternoon.
Tony Williams (Greenfields) presented the trophy to the winners,John Ramsey and Tim Robbins, who play for the OSBC 'A' team. The runners up were Alison Lewis and Sue Richardson from Bayston Hill. Congratulations to them!
A consolation competition was also held, and the winning couple were Paul and Alison Maiden from Greenfields, and the runners up were Ian Blower and Jean Jones, also from Greenfields. Congratulations to them also.
BILL FRANCIS MEMORIAL BOWLS COMPETITION
The sun shone all day on the 32 bowlers competing in the inaugural Bill Francis Memorial Competition, held on the 10th of August.
The competition was originally planned for 2024, but the weather was so awful on the day of the event, it had to be cancelled. 2025 was the first opportunity OSBC, and Bill's family and friends, had to celebrate his life. He was a long standing member of OSBC and known to many throughout the bowling community in Shropshire.
The competition was organised by Martin Francis (Castlefields) and Tim Robbins (OSBC), and was over subscribed by people wishing to compete. It seemed fitting that the superb trophy was won by Bill's son, Martin Francis (Castlefields), with Shaun (Castlefields) coming second. £459 was raised for the Hospice charity, and both Martin and Shaun donated their prize money.
It's hoped this will be an annual event and a fitting tribute to Bill, who was, as etched on the trophy, "a loyal member and true gentleman".