COMMEMORATIVE FLAG: A flag made to celebrate 100 years of the Poverty Bay Bowling Club is
displayed by centenary organising committee members Lex Kennedy (left) and Val McGreevy. Pictures by Paul Rickard
CENTENARY celebrations for Poverty Bay Bowling Club have had a welcome spin-off — over 300 inquiries about the “have a go” day the club is holding on Sunday.
Organisers pronounced the weekend celebrations a success. A field of 56 took part in the progressive fours tournament on Saturday. A commemorative
flag was unveiled beforehand. It will fly from the club flagpole during club activities.
After the tournament, club president Jon Davies, Bowls Gisborne-East Coast president Steve Goldsbury and Bowls New Zealand president Mark O’Connor spoke to the gathering. Attendees then shared food and memories.
About 70 people took part in the Saturday activities, and about 60 were there on Sunday. Longtime members Dawne Abraham, Barrie Denham, Robin Jefferson and Norma Peck reminisced with the Sunday audience about times with the club.
The club’s opening day tournament will be on Saturday. To take part in the “have a go” day on Sunday, people should turn up casually dressed with flat-soled shoes between 1pm and 5pm.
