Bowls
BACK ON THE RINKS
Bowling again , after a delayed start
Old Scotch Bowls Club members are back on the rinks , bowling again after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the start of our season by four months .
The club has introduced strict COVID-safe precautions which are working well and allowing our members to enjoy the sport of bowling again .
Since bowling began in January , the club has wasted no time in playing against other APS clubs , including Old Melburnians , Old Wesley and Old Caulfield , as well as Old Camberwell Grammarians and the Melbourne Cricket Club .
On 3 February our bowlers travelled to the private West Brighton Club for the annual trophy tournament between our clubs , which
was followed by a long and very enjoyable lunch .
It is pleasing to report that membership of our club is growing , with new male and female members joining the club at the start of this season . However we still have vacancies , and Scotch Family members are warmly invited to join our club and enjoy the sport of bowling and socialising .
The Old Scotch Bowls Club plays matches against fellow APS clubs on Wednesday afternoons through a limited 11-game season , normally from September through to April .
So if you ’ d like to play bowls in a relaxed and informal atmosphere , with the opportunity to play as many or as few games as you wish , the Old Scotch Bowls Club could be for you . It ’ s a great way to stay active and enjoy the friendship and fellowship of fellow Scotch Family members .
The club has a first class clubhouse and green facilities on two MCC rinks at Glen Street and Swinburne Avenue , Hawthorn , and free tuition by an experienced Bowls Victoria instructor is available . There are inexpensive membership and match day fees , no bowling experience is necessary , and free beginners ’ classes are available . As well , members of other bowls clubs are most welcome to join our club .
For more information , or to meet with a committee member and view our excellent facilities , please contact me on 0411 253 633 or david . tennent @ bigpond . com .
DAVID TENNENT (' 57 ) – SECRETARY , OLD SCOTCH BOWLS CLUB
Past Staff
CLOCKWISE , FROM TOP LEFT ; CHRISTINE AND GRAHAM BRADBEER ; IAN SAVAGE , CHRIS BRAITHWAITE , DAVID HOSKING , ROB PAPUGA ; PHIL ANTHONY , JEFF WATSON , DON DAVENPORT ; STEPHEN AND BARBARA PALLOT , JOHN JACKOWSKI , ROS NUNNS ; BETTY AND NEVILLE FULLER
PAST STAFF CLUB UP AND RUNNING FOR 2021
Fifty-seven members of the Old Scotch Past Staff Club assembled at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club on 2 March for a brunch and the club ’ s 13th annual general meeting .
Ken Wheat organised the function and welcomed members to Kooyong . Club President Ian Savage thanked the Scotch Foundation for the support they give the club , and conducted a short AGM . Due to the restrictions of the past 12 months this was the first social event since March last year . The club has a further four functions arranged during the remainder of 2021 .
Any past Scotch staff member wanting further information about the club should email me at secretaryospsc @ gmail . com .
HUGH WILSON (’ 65 ) – SECRETARY , OLD SCOTCH PAST STAFF CLUB
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