What our Club Might Look Like in 2035

OUR MADAME PRESIDENT’S 2034/35 ANNUAL REPORT Welcome

On behalf of my Governing Council, I would like to welcome you all to our 2034/35 AGM. Once again we have had another stellar year. Membership increased to over 1200 in 2034. Unfortunately, efforts to increase the size of the clubhouse over the past 30 years have proved unsuccessful and members now have to attend our Club in shifts as seating is still 150.

Bowls

We can accommodate our 550 players with Pennant games now starting at 4pm, 8pm and midnight. The heat issues have been largely overcome but moon glare is starting to affect some players. The wives and husbands, left stranded at home during mealtimes, are pre-recording “Home and Away” as a way to pass the lonely evening hours.

The gender balance has been restored over the past decade with similar male and female membership numbers. This has been due in part to the increase in mixed gender and "open" gender competitions. Accurate numbers are problematic since members are now free to choose their gender identity before or during a game.

Club Championships

Once again Bruce Eagles and Pauline Bourne were our "Bowlers of the Year", The Club Championships have been well supported and the Mixed Singles was won by Pauline who beat Bruce in a tightly contested final with Pauline winning the nine end game 13-12

This year we had more than 150 entries for the Mixed Veteran’s Singles. We tried to restrict entries by increasing the eligible age from 60 to 80 but this did not help the Mixed Match Committee.