07/09/2026
Thank you Mike Ryan for our weekly report.
🌸 A BUSY & BOWLS-TASTIC WEEK AT THE CLUB! 🎉🎯
The week kicked off on Tuesday afternoon with a fantastic turnout for our Tabs Competition. Members certainly embraced the arrival of spring, dusting off their brightest and most colourful Spring shirts 🌺👕 — making for a wonderfully vibrant afternoon on the greens!
🏆 Standout Team:
Judy Hunter, MC Coetzee, Gill Armstrong & Mike Pfotenhauer
🎁 Their winning efforts were generously rewarded with My SPAR Rosehill — well deserved!
🌞 Wednesday Morning brought fresh spring weather for our Novice & Golden Oldies session. A special mention goes to Derek Braans, who is playing some exceptional bowls and is already matching many of our top Tabs players! 👏🎯 We can't wait to see his tab in our next competition.
🦅 Wednesday Afternoon – Kowie Eagles Junior Bowls!
Our youngsters were back on the greens for their second coaching session, and they certainly took flight! 🦅🎳 The youngsters loved every minute, and it was wonderful to see their enthusiasm and enjoyment.
🎶 Wednesday Evening – Stenden University Port Alfred Takes Over! 💃🕺
As part of our community outreach, the club was taken over — lock, stock and sound system! — by students from Stenden South Africa, a private higher education institution offering specialised full-time degrees here in Port Alfred.
They brought along a playlist that only today's generation could pull off! 😂🎶 The dance floor was packed, the energy was electric, and it was fantastic to see the club buzzing well into the night.
🍻 A massive thank you to Craig Gibson and Mark Aspeling, who did a sterling job behind the bar, keeping a very thirsty young crowd hydrated! 👏👏
It was also great to see that, after their night out, the students were all safely bussed back to their student campus with organised transport. 🚌👍
🌧️ Thursday Tabs was a rather damp affair! Continuous drizzle made conditions challenging, but our hardy bowlers battled through 14 ends before calling it a day and retreating to the clubhouse for a well-earned tipple. 🍻
🏉 Saturday – Tabs, Braai & BOKKE! 🇿🇦🔥
With the third and vital Rugby Test against the mighty All Blacks looming — and several members away competing in the Eastern Areas finals in Kenton — only a handful of members put in their tabs.
🏆 Champion Team:
Andries Bezuidenhout, Mike Ryan, Mark Aspeling & Theresa Pretorius 🎯👏
Those who stayed on at the club to watch the big game got the full South African treatment! 🇿🇦🔥 A collection was made, the fire was lit, and rib cutlets, boerewors and mushrooms were braaied, with fresh buns provided for everyone. 😋🔥
And, of course…
🇿🇦 THE BOKKE WIN! 🇿🇦🏉🎉
Needless to say, the Bok victory was the cherry on top of a fantastic day filled with bowls, braai, friendship, music, laughter and plenty of good times!
Another wonderful week at the club — and we wouldn't have it any other way! 💚🎯🍻🇿🇦
