St Heliers Bowling Club

20/10/2026

𝕋𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕤 – 𝕋𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪'𝕤 ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕤 🥇🥈🥉

28 teams took to the greens today but only 2 managed the elusive 4 wins. Both had 20 ends and were separated only by only 6 points!
𝟏𝐬𝐭: Dave Prasad, John Brown, Dave Gear (Composite) 48 points
𝟐𝐧𝐝: Sam Brack, John Mulka, Mike Faircloth (Composite) 42 points
𝟑𝐫𝐝: Richard Kempthorne, Ian Dee, Bill Swain (SHBC)

Wrong biases abounded including one by a member of the Auckland rep squad who prefers to remain anonymous 🤣🤣.

Thank you Rawhiti Estate for sponsoring our event today. We are sorry that a complication late in the day prevented you from joining us for prize-giving Leticia, but rest assured that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day.

15/10/2026

Tremendous work by our SHBC members playing in the North Harbour Masters last week and all featuring on the honours board.

**Mixed Pairs 70+**
🥈 Runners Up: PAUL RENWICK & SUE CURREN

**Womens Fours 55-69**
🥇Winners: DONNA with (Jeanine Brown, Judy Smith & Trish
Croot)

**Womens Fours 70+ **
🥇Winners: JAMIE CHEN (with Adele Ineson, Keiko Kurohara & Connie Mathieson)
🥉Semi finalists: PAULINE, AMY, SUE, PAULA

For more details and pics check out https://www.bowlsnorthharbour.com/news/

08/10/2026

08/10/2026

TUESDAY TRIPLES 6th OCTOBER
The weather was certainly kind for the 24 teams who took to the greens on Tuesday and many thanks to Judy Amour from St Andrews Village for sponsoring this event. A great day was had by all and we were delighted to have Roger back amongst us – still standing and competitive after the cruise from hell 😵🤢🤧🤒.

Play once again was tight. 5 teams with 3 wins had hard luck stories to tell and just 2 teams had 4 wins. Graeme Lill, Angela Longney & Gavin Baker took out the win with 22 ends and 59 points, closely followed by Titia Ryder with Lana and Dana from Howick in 2nd place 22 ends and 45 points.

04/10/2026

🏆CLUB CHAMPS🏆

It was a full green and a full weekend of bowls this weekend in what were certainly unseasonal temperatures!

In the Women's Pairs, combinations making it through to Day 2 were Jane & Julie (with two lives still intact), Amy & Ngaire and Sue and Paula. In the penultimate round, Sue & Paula took the first life from Jane and Julie thus requiring a rematch to identify the trophy winners. It was neck and neck for much of the game but a couple of multiples late in the piece helped J&J avenge their loss and secure the title for 2026.

In the Men's 4s, the final round saw the Dean Edge skipped team (Richard, Dean K, & Graeme) face off against John Brown's team (Grant, Nick & Gavin B). As always the competition and the sledging was fierce 🤪😈💪😱👊 with Dean's team deservedly coming away with the win. This was especially significant for Graeme (his first 4's championship title) and for cool-hand Dean, his 10th!! Top job guys 👏.

27/09/2026

YR 1-5 MENS PAIRS CHAMPS 2026-27

Despite a doubtful start on Saturday with heavy rain and strong winds, it was great to have 4 junior teams entered in this season’s championship. Playing their way through to the final were Colin Dunning & Gavin Pearce and Jamal Buckland & Steve Dennison.

The final was played on Sunday in very tough, windy conditions. Colin and Gavin took an early lead but the score quickly moved to 7-all and then, with multiples scored on the the next 2 ends, Jamal and Steve moved ahead 12-7. Colin and Gavin then had to chip away at their opponents' lead and after 18 ends it was 15-all necessitating an extra end.

On the final end, the leads each delivered a bowl within 50mm of the jack with Steve holding the shot. Pressure now moved to the skips. Colin’s second bowl hit Gavin’s closest bowl which serendipitously came to a stop 20mm of the jack. The game was over! 😅😅 Thanks to all who entered, and well played.

23/09/2026

HARRY HEINE PROGRESSIVE TRIPLES - 19 September 2026 - Sponsored by DAVIS FUNERALS

This progressive triples event was re-scheduled from opening day due to bad weather. Yet again, strong winds and intermittent showers were a feature of the day but SHBC bowlers confirmed we are a tough breed with 48 members taking to the green.

Placings were fiercely contested with at least 2 wins and a draw needed to go home with glory.
LEADS: 1st Warren Stephens, 2nd Trevor Brown, 3rd Andrew Bernau
TWOs: 1st Anita Facer, 2nd Jill Donovan, 3rd Arthur Atkins
SKIPS: 1st Rudi Barreto, 2nd Nick Donovan, 3rd Cliff Wrightson

13/09/2026

A big shout out to David Nightingale for sponsoring a great fun addition to our event calendar – a random progressive draw, 2-bowls, a fancy hat and a gourmet BBQ!

Reaching the podium with 4 games played in different positions, with different team members each round, with only 2 bowls, and with a very strong south-westerly, was indeed a tricky proposition. Showing great focus and consistency were Richard (skip), Allan (two) and Warren (lead). Very well done guys! Close behind them in second place were Graeme L (skip), Bill C (two) and Jamal (lead).

Whilst not quite the sartorial elegance of Ascot, there was great creativity on display and in some cases, an uncanny aptness in the matching of personalities and hats, particularly the 'boss hat' brigade ! 😂😂

Best dressed awards went to Irene (a wonderful seasonal floral display), Gavin P (🎼YMCA 🎤), Don (standing out from the crowd), Sue (smiley face), John R (the 'greaser'), Grant (red devil) and Bill S (enough said!! 🫣).

After a cold and very blustery day on the green, the meaning of the word BBQ was lifted to a whole new level thanks to the magnificent salads, breads, sauces and accompaniments prepared by Debbie and her team and succulent patties perfectly grilled by Cliff. T'was indeed a repast fit for kings. 🥗🥘🍇🥑🥔🫅

Thanks again to David for making the event possible and hopefully one that will have a slot on our calendar for many years to come.

08/09/2026

How lovely it was to welcome 7 of our past presidents who joined us for our recent Past Presidents' Day progressive competition.
David Botting 2003-4, Colin Davis 2004-5, Chris Day 2007-10 & 2013-14, Pauline Campbell 2014-15, John Ross 2017-19, Richard Kempthorne 2019-21 and Sue Curran 2022-25. (With us in spirit but not able to attend were Ken Batkin 2011-12, Con Cambie 2012-13 and our most recent past president Roger Seaton 2015-17 & 2025-26).

42 members took to the green in great playing conditions and those hitting their strides early in the season were:
Leads: 1. Ngaire, 2. Debbie G, 3. Graeme B/Colin D combo
Twos: 1. Spencer, 2. Jamal, 3. Chris S
Skips: 1. Dean K, 2. Angela, 3. Jane F

A big thank you to Judy McGaffin from Summerset St John's, sponsor for the event, to our past presidents for their hospitality, and to Paula and Richard for another great event. And, if you’re curious about retirement village living, Judy invited everyone to Summerset's open day this Sunday 13 September, 10am – 2pm. Our gals Bronwyn, Norma and Jo could be your ambassadors for the day! 🧚‍♀️🧚🧚‍♂️