Middleton Beach Bowling and Community Club Inc.

16/01/2026

Friday 16th

43 intrepid bowlers braved the easterly wind and the summer sun on the C Green for their chance at the coveted little yellow envelopes of joy. We welcomed Ben Murray from Beverley, Steve Bolt from Corrigin and John Guy from Ongerup. Lots of good bowling today with three two game winners.

Friday's lucky winners:

3rd Place: Jill Bartholomeusz, John Guy, Di Pooley & Bev Taylor
2 + 12

2nd Place: Bert Linden, Di Becroft, Graham Wroth & Noel Parkin
2 + 18

WINNERS: Stan Eastwood, Kevin Siviour & Ben Murray 2 + 22

Raffles:

Meat packs: Trevor Daniel, Will McGowan, Julie Bunker

2 cans: Jill Bartholomeusz, Di Pooley

Club Draw: Member # 220 – Anne Jerrard – not present

Ladies President Beryl Cooper – present – no news

Ladies Captain Carole Tonkinson – On Wednesday the 100Up was finalised. Winner of the Major was Gladys Richardson and the runner up was Marlene Webb. The Plate was won by Jill Bartholomeusz and the runner up was Janine Hanson.

Tomorrow the League Fours commence at Denmark for the next two days. Our club will be represented by Val Bramley, Ros Holdman, Emma Gleeson and Lyn Brown – we wish them the best of luck.

Unfortunately the Denmark Gala Day scheduled for Thursday the 22nd of January has been cancelled.

Mens Captain Les Holt – Men’s Championship Handicap Singles commences tomorrow at 9am for a 9.30 start. Pennants attire please. Bring your own lunch.

On Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st is Mt Barker Golf Fours – they will be looking for more entries so please get names in. Many thanks to those who represent the club at other events – your efforts are appreciated.

President Steve Faulkner – A very happy birthday to John Radys who turns 82 today. Also many happy returns to Baz Rendell who celebrates his birthday this week. Also congratulations to Baz and Brian Osman (with some help from Phil Ramsden) who placed 2nd at the Albany Pairs event this week.

Welcome to our visitors from the country – we are enjoying having you with us. Mike Pooley will be out of hospital in Perth today and heading home tomorrow so we wish him a safe trip and speedy recovery.

It is good to see many social bowlers out on the greens enjoying the weather, our club and facilities, and we have had quite a few bookings. – tonight it is the group from Pioneer Dental, Well done to all the members who have assisted with setting up and coaching where needed.

The new roller for the greens has been purchased and it is on the way. A donation has been received to help alleviate the cost of it. If you would like to make a donation towards the new roller please see Kevin or Jeff to arrange.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JANUARY

Sat 17th & Sun 18th Championship Handicap Singles (Men)
League Fours – Denmark (Ladies)

Tue 20th & Wed 21st Mt Barker Golf – Men's Invitation Fours

Wed 21st 1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Fri 23rd 1.15pm Social Bowls

Sat 24th 1pm Round 10 Pennants 3rd Division (Men)

Mon 26th 1.00pm Social Mixed – Australia vs The World

Tue 27th Emu Point Mixed Pairs

Wed 28th 1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Thu 29th Walpole Fours Split Pairs

Fri 30th 1.15pm Social Bowls

Sat 31st 1pm Round 11 Pennants 3rd Division (Men)
Round 8 Pennants (Ladies)

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16/01/2026

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th

The Men’s Interleague Round Robin Fours were held at the Albany Bowling Club. Our club representatives were Mark Pooley, Harvey Waddell and Geoff Hornibrook. The Lower Great Southern League team led all the way, and took home the trophy. Congratulations to Geoff Hornibrook, who was selected in the Interzone Round Robin Fours team to play at Emu Point on January 31st and February 1st.

Wednesday 14th

Today saw the conclusion of the Ladies 100Up competition, with the final between Gladys Richardson and Marlene Webb, and the Plate between Jill Bartholomeusz and Janine Hanson. Gladys was the winner of the Major and Jill was the winner of the Plate. Many thanks to Carole and the Match Committee for organising this event.

The fine weather saw 39 intrepid bowlers come out to the B Green to try their luck for the coveted yellow envelopes. Two 2 game winners today.

3rd Place: Warren Barr, Garry Taylor, Rob Lamont & Trevor Robinson 11/2 + 7
2nd Place: John Radys, Steve Bolt, Ted North & Glenys Hemley 2 + 7
WINNERS: Beryl Cooper, Kevin Siviour, Wendy Faithfull & Karl Skalko 2 + 13

Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th

Three teams represented Middleton Beach at the Albany Pairs event. Congratulations to the team of Brian Osman and Baz Rendell (with Phil Ramsden filling in on Day 2) who placed 2nd in the event. The winners were Craig Hitchcock (Albany) and Ash Cooper (Denmark).

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11/01/2026

Congratulations to Geoff Hornibrook on his selection in the Interzone Fours to be played at Emu Point on January 31st and February 1st. Full team listing in the photo below

11/01/2026

Final results of the Men’s Interleague Round Robin Fours - congratulations to the Lower Great Southern League on a great win. Well done to our club representatives Mark Pooley, Harvey Waddell and Geoff Hornibrook 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

10/01/2026

Today’s results from the Men’s ILRR Fours at Albany - Lower Great Southern still in the lead with one day to go!

09/01/2026

Friday 9th

Today 44 intrepid bowlers had a change of Green , along with the weather, and went out the back to the C Green in the quest for the coveted yellow envelopes of joy. We welcomed Steve Bolt from Corrigin, who has visited before, as well as Darryl from Albany Bowling Club and Louwrens and Julian from Emu Point. We played in fours and triples, and today it was Warren Barr’s team who missed out on a place in the prize pool with 2 + 7.

Friday's lucky winners:

3rd Place: Jaiden Jarvis, Darryl Witham, Elaine Cooper & Chris Moir 2 + 8

2nd Place: Ken Richardson-Newton, Ross Turner & Neil Pilgrim
2 + 13

WINNERS: John Radys, Dirk van Heeren & Janine Hanson 2 + 25

Raffles:

Meat packs: Wendy Faithfull, Warren Barr & John Radys

2 cans: Hugh Smith, Olivia Linden

Club Draw: Member # 228 Newton Powell – Social Member – not present

Ladies President Beryl Cooper – not present

Ladies Captain Carole Tonkinson - not present

Men's Captain Les Holt – The club has been giving good support to the events at other clubs recently – Denmark Fours on the weekend and Emu Point on Tuesday and Wednesday. At Emu Point, the composite team of Jim Robertson, Kim Thompson, Geoff Page (EP) and Daryl Stephens (Albany) won first place and the 5th place team also included a Middleton Beach club member. The next club event is the Men’s Handicap Singles on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th – the nomination sheet is on the board and the idea is that all players are equal due to the handicap system.

President Steve Faulkner – Congratulations to Karl Skalko on his 79th birthday today. We offer condolences to the Cooper family on the loss of Wayne’s brother. We also sadly lost one of our Social Members, Graeme Davison, on Wednesday 7th of January. We send condolences to his wife Yvonne and the family. Mike Pooley is still in hospital in Perth but is recovering well and should be back with us soon.
Well done to all the club members who helped out on Wednesday night with our first night of Promotional bowls. It runs on Wednesday nights after social bowls for the next 5 weeks so if you would like to help out please stay as there is always something that needs doing. The Ladies commence their 100UP event tomorrow and continue on Wednesday.
Today also saw the commencement of the Men’s Interleague Round Robin Fours event at Albany and we wish our club representatives Mark Pooley, Geoff Hornibrook and Harvey Waddell the best of luck. They will be competing all weekend at Albany so you can head down there to watch some great bowling this weekend. Below are the score and tally sheets from todays action. We are leading the charge on Day 1.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JANUARY

Fri 9th Sat 10th Sun 11th I.L.R.R. Fours Albany (Men)

Sat 10th 9.30am 100up (Ladies) (Bowls approved clothing)

Wed 14th 9.30am 100up (Ladies) (cont)
1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Wed 14th & Thu 15th Albany Pairs (Men)

Fri 16th 1.15pm Social Bowls

Sat 17th & Sun 18th Championship Handicap Singles (Men)
League Fours – Denmark (Ladies)

Tue 20th & Wed 21st Mt Barker Golf – Mens Invitation Fours

Wed 21st 1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Thu 22nd Denmark Gala Day

Fri 23rd 1.15pm Social Bowls

Sat 24th 1.00pm Round 10 Pennants 3rd Division (Men)

Mon 26th 1.00pm Social Mixed – Australia vs The World

Tue 27th Emu Point Mixed Pairs

Wed 28th 1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Thu 29th Walpole Fours Split Pairs

Fri 30th 1.15pm Social Bowls

Sat 31st 1.00pm Round 11 Pennants 3rd Division (Men)
Round 8 P

08/01/2026

Wednesday 8th

35 intrepid bowlers came out to enjoy the fantastic summer weather that Albany is putting on at the moment. We welcomed a visitor – John Guy and he joined us in fours and triples on the B Green in the quest for the coveted yellow envelopes of joy. Sadly for Jaiden Jarvis, getting a 6 on the final end was not enough for him to win one of them, with his team coming 4th with 2 + 5.

3rd Place: Mal Greenhalgh, Stephen Brown, Trina Lysaught & Kevin Gleeson 2 + 8
2nd Place: Rob Lamont, Jill Bartholomeusz, Peter Crossing & Julian Hough 2 + 10
WINNERS: Warren Barr, Heather Jury & Di Pooley 2 + 28

Tonight was the start of our six week Promotional Bowls event (formerly known as Corporate Bowls) – the first one without our wonderful Sue Milne. Nevertheless, we felt her spirit with us as the members worked together to create a great atmosphere and everyone had a fantastic night of bowls, food and fun.

See you all Friday for social bowls and the club draw!

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02/01/2026

Hi folks, a bit to catch up on with this post - some before Christmas news right up until today's events - it was a busy Christmas this year. Happy New Year to all the followers and members - thanks for all your support - let's look forward to another great year of bowls and fun!!

Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th December

The Mixed Championship Pairs sponsored by our Ladies President Beryl Cooper, took place on the second last weekend of the year. 18 teams played 5 games of 14 ends over the two days until there were two teams left to play in the final. Geoff and Ann Hornibrook played brilliantly but were outplayed in the final ends by the team of Fred Holt and Gladys Richardson with a score of 12 – 8. Congratulations to them, and many thanks to Jeff Meyers and Scott Welham for their organisation of the event.

Wednesday 24th December

Christmas Eve saw 28 intrepid bowlers try for the second to last coveted yellow envelopes for the year. We welcomed visitors Jane Lewis and Paul Rosair to our club and hope they enjoyed bowling with us. Two lucky teams with two wins today.

2nd Place: Jane Lewis, David Gibson, Jill Bartholomeusz & Trevor Robinson 2 + 3
WINNERS: Carole Tonkinson, Di Becroft & Noel Parkin 2 + 15

Wednesday 31st December

32 intrepid bowlers stepped out on New Year’s Eve for the final Social Bowls of the year, and the last chance at the coveted yellow envelopes of joy for 2025. We welcomed Damien Murray from Beverley back to our club for another visit and wished each other all the best for the New Year over drinks for the last time in 2025. Close games to close out the year with drawn games for both winning teams today.

2nd Place: Les Holt, Mike Pooley, Chris Moir and Dirk van Heeren 11/2 + 4

WINNERS: Jill Bartholomeusz, John Radys, Kevin Gleeson & Phil Ramsden 11/2 + 8

Thursday 1st January

Albany Bowling Club held it’s Annual New Year’s Day Mixed Pairs and 3 teams plus 2 composite teams represented Middleton Beach in the competition. Notable mentions and results were:

Round 1 winners – Janine and John Hanson 3pts (1 win) + 15 shots
4th Place – Mark and Dianne Pooley – 10 pts (3 wins and a draw ) + 18 shots
3rd Place – Mavis Devine and Rohan Trott (Albany)
2nd Place – John Davidson and Lisa Deworboies (Albany)
1st Place – Gillian Woodyard and Tony Henderson (Mt Barker Golf)

Friday 2nd January

Our first Social bowls of the 2026 year saw 43 intrepid bowlers out enjoying the fine conditions on the B Green and we welcomed our new Social Member David Whiting. It was also lovely to welcome back Ann Richardson-Newton as well.

Everyone was in fine form as we had four two game winners with Trevor Daniels’ team missing out on a little gold envelope of joy with a not too shabby score of
2 + 11.

Friday's lucky winners:

3rd place: Geoff Hornibrook, Hugh Smith, Isabelle Mason &
Dirk van Heeren 2 + 13

2nd Place: Ken Richardson-Newton, Jaiden Jarvis, Kevin Siviour & Keith Pascoe 2 + 17

WINNERS: Len Mason, Ros Holdman, Trevor Robinson, Jim Hull & Ann Richardson-Newton 2 + 28

Raffles:

Meat packs: Ernie Jaekel, Les Holt, Barry Rendell

2 cans: Di Becroft, Trevor Daniel

Club Draw: Member # 218 – Brian Osman – not present

Ladies President Beryl Cooper – not present

Men's Captain Les Holt – Les welcomed everyone to the club and wished us all a Happy New Year. He congratulated the teams that played at the Albany Mixed Pairs event yesterday, especially Dianne and Mark Pooley who placed 4th and Janine and John Hanson, who were first round winners.

He wished the best of luck to all the men playing in the Denmark Fours Split Pairs event over the weekend, and asked that all the men check the board for the upcoming events, especially the Championship Handicap Singles on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th of January as the sign up sheet is on the board. There is also events at Emu Point, Albany and Mt Barker Golf coming up so check the board for those events.

Ladies Captain Carole Tonkinson – just wanted to give a reminder to all the Ladies that the sign up sheet for the 100UP event commencing on Saturday January 10th is on the board and could you please put your name in as soon as possible if you are interested.

President Steve Faulkner – also welcomed everyone back after the Christmas break and wished us all the best for the coming year. He also wished Beryl Cooper and Karen Miller (Mt Barker Golf) all the best as they compete in the Ladies State Pairs this weekend in Perth. They will play Laura Butler and Kristina Van Nierop (both from Manning) in the first round at 9.30am at Gosnells Bowling Club.

Janine will be at the club this weekend cleaning the kitchen and taking down the Christmas decorations in preparations for the Promotional Bowls commencing on Wednesday 7th of January. If you are able to give some assistance, please get in touch with her to arrange a suitable time to come down and help.

Lotto numbers are on the board or if you would like to know the numbers please see Steve for the details.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JANUARY

Sat 3rd Sun 4th Denmark – Fours Split Pairs (Mens)

Tue 6th Wed 7th Emu Point – Men’s Classic Fours

Wed 7th 1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Fri 9th 1.15pm Social Bowls
Fri 9th Sat 10th Sun 11th I.L.R.R. Fours Albany (Men)

Sat 10th 9.30am 100up (Ladies) (Bowls approved clothing)

Wed 14th 9.30am 100up (Ladies) (cont)
1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Wed 14th & Thu 15th Albany Pairs (Men)

Fri 16th 1.15pm Social Bowls

Sat 17th & Sun 18th Championship Handicap Singles (Men)
League Fours – Denmark (Ladies)

Tue 20th & Wed 21st Mt Barker Golf – Men's Invitation Fours

Wed 21st 1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Thu 22nd Denmark Gala Day

Fri 23rd 1.15pm Social Bowls

Sat 24th 1.00pm Round 10 Pennants 3rd Division (Men)

Mon 26th 1.00pm Social Mixed – Australia vs The World

Tue 27th Emu Point Mixed Pairs

Wed 28th 1.15pm Social Bowls
6.00pm Promotional Bowls

Thu 29th Walpole Fours Split Pairs

Fri 30th 1.15pm Social Bowls

Sat 31st 1.00pm Round 11 Pennants 3rd Division (Men)
Round 8 Pennants (Ladies)

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02/01/2026

Best of luck to Beryl Cooper and Karen Miller in the Ladies State Pairs this weekend - also to all the other ladies from our region representing us - go Ladies 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

31/12/2025

From our dear member Mara Wheeler - To all members- have a Happy and Healthy New Year

24/12/2025

To all the Middleton Beach Bowling Club members and followers of this page the admin would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to making more memories and sharing them with you in 2026.

24/12/2025

To Middleton Beach Bowling Club from Mara Wheeler