Members in Action

Members in Action

Some of our glamorous ladies (all born in 1952) enjoying a lunch. We have Trish McCarthy, Shelley Jeffs, Shirley Palmer, Liz McTaggart, Shona Carter, Charmain Harris, Bronwyn Hanna, Vicky Richards and Cheryl Greig

Colin Jasper demonstrating Chinese contortionist Wunhung Low’s memorable “pull your pants up” technique

Right: Chris Lander, Greg Taylor and Pauline Bourne represented Bowls WA in the State Senior Team on the Gold Coast

Did you know that Kerry Bomford has been a volunteer for many years? She started clearing tables, washing dishes, making sandwiches for Men's Pennants, selling raffle tickets and her Croquet Committee commitments. She tells us that she was bought up to not sit on her butt, while others were working around you. She remembers when she first joined our Club Joan Whitham was in charge of the kitchen. At age 80 she was trying to lift a huge sack of potatoes on to the sink for washing. Luckily Brian Lucas came into the kitchen and took them from Joan and lifted them on to the sink. Kerry from that day on, is always prepared to volunteer.

Did you know that Colin and Hilary Jasper have two children and were thinking about having a third? Then they heard the statistic that "One in three children born in the world are Chinese" so they didn't take the risk.

Did you know that Phil Bilich has an international family? His one sonin-law is Polish, the second is Irish and the third has an English mother and an Australian father. He tells us that his wife's mother is French and her father is German, Phil is Croatian and his grand-daughter is going out with a South African.

Did you know that one of our members, who has been skipping Pennant teams at our Club for 30 years, tells us that he has never been asked by a Selector about how the individuals in his team have performed?

Did you know that Peter Flack is a star chef? According to Wendy he makes the most delicious and crispy roast beef in his air fryer. His other specialities are roast potatoes and anything that can go onto his barbecue.

Did you know that in 2020/21 we Aussies drank 2.5 billion pints of beer with a total retail value of around $17 billion. If our calculations are correct this means, this year, the average cost of a pint of beer was $6.80. According to Google about 7 million Aussies drank beer in 2020, so this equates to 357 pints in the year, an average of seven pints a week or for some seven pints in one day! Perhaps 7 million Aussies enjoy one pint per day for medicinal purposes – who knows. Some quotes for your amusement:

• It provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance – William

Shakespeare • An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools – Ernest Hemingway • That’s what I do. I drink and I know things – Peter Dinklage in

Game of Thrones • A bottle of beer contains more philosophy than all the books in the world – Louis Pasteur • A dyslexic man walks into a bra – unknown

Did you know that in 1978 a middy of beer at the Sorrento Bowling Club cost 44 cents? Stubbies were more expensive at 46 cents. According to our calculations this means that over the past 44 years the price has increased by about 5% per annum!

Did you know that we now have a Mr Ray Green, a Mr Alan Jacks and a Mr Ian Bowler in our Club? The Joondalup Bowling Club has a

Mr Wayne Skipper. No sign of a Ms Kitty, a Mr Draw, a Mr Drive or a Mr Upshot in our membership list though.

Did you know that there are two types of flu – the harmless one that women and children get and the "near death" version that men get?

Did you know that the total number of bowls clubs in Sydney has decreased from 210 in 1980 to 128 in 2022? The attrition rate has also increased recently, with 51 club closures in the past decade alone. A study done by UNSW says “They do have life left in them, but as more disappear, we lose not only a significant part of our cultural landscape, but also another space that is important to many people.”

Did you know that these two often cause upsets on Wednesday evening's Twilight bowls? So if you are feeling blue you don't meet to meet these two! Brian Staples and Stuart Wright have played together for many years and have proved difficult to beat.

Did you hear that during a 1 Blue Pennant game one of our TOP LINE Skippers was having a day out? On one important end Sorrento were holding several shots when the Third called the Skipper and said:

“Hey Dave. Play a ROBBO buddy! It's the way to go": Dave’s replied: "What do you mean mate? The Third responded: "A bloody ROBBO MATE " Skipper Dave had a think for a while and replied:

“What was that mate - what shot?” The Third, under his breath: “A bloody ROBBO you bloody drongo – for shit sake”