Photos - 2023
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Rykneld Open - 10-14 April 2023
The 2023 competition was organised brilliantly by Craig Pearson and Ed Furniss - a great deal of behind the scenes effort required.
64 top-class bowlers entered from around the country, competing for substantial prize money.
It was a pleasure to see the contest unfolding over 4 preliminary evening rounds - with the final being played on Friday night (in awful weather conditions).
Feedback from all competitors was extremely positive and a tribute to all involved in preparing the green and organising the refreshments.
Many thanks to Craig and Ed for all the hard work involved in organising and running the competition.
Also, many thanks to the ground crew for making the green playable on a very wet Friday night, the kitchen and bar staff for all the refreshments, and to everyone who came to support the club and watch throughout the week.
Winners of the Rykneld 2023 Open
Darren Plenderleith and Ben Harris - with Craig Pearson
Greg Smith - winner of the highest break prize.
Sponsored by Curran Birds and Co. of Derby.
Visit by Littleover Tennis Club -3 August 2023
Rykneld was delighted to host a visit by members of Littleover Tennis Club for a social 'Bowls Bash' evening and light refreshments.
It was a warm and dry evening - which was fortunate given the weather of late.
Many thanks to:-
- Dave Chilvers (LTC) for advertising the event to tennis club members
- Dave Field (LTC) for bringing / expertly piloting his Drone and taking some aerial photos
- Richard Knowles for matching LTC players with appropriately sized bowls
- Dave Coxon & Stuart Woods for providing bowls tuition and explaining 'Bowls Bash' rules
- Dennis Young for producing the scoring cards
- Stuart, Dave and Paul Eason for running the LTC teams and marking score cards
- Helen Legg, Sheila Knowles and Susan West for the chip butties
- Philippa amd Julie Eason for running the bar
- Malcolm Holden for organising the visit
Congratulations to the LTC winners on the evening - the dynamic duo of Errington Tomkinson / Raj Loyla - and runner up Dave Marubbi.
Well done everyone.