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Since the last newsletter we have been awarded a grant of £1,800 from the Lancaster University Wind Turbine Community Fund. The grant is for replacing our current floodlights with modern LED floodlights. We are extremely grateful to the Fund for their support.

A number of other funding bids are currently pending and further bids will be submitted as new windows of opportunity open.

Weather permitting, the two sessions of social bowling will continue over the winter months:

Thursday morning at 10am – CHAT & Social Bowling
Friday afternoon at 2pm – Social Bowling

Updates as to whether the sessions will be going ahead will be posted on the club Facebook page – Luneside Bowling Club and on WhatsApp – Crown Green Bowling.

During the winter months the CHAT programme will move indoors if bowling is not possible. The Club will provide a Warm Space on Thursday mornings and all members will be welcome to attend and enjoy socialising, playing board games, table tennis, snooker or darts. This might be extended to Monday mornings as well if the demand is there.

With the exception of the Lune Valley Floodlit League, all the main leagues have now finished. Here's how our teams performed:

Lancaster League A: Division 1 - 9th place. Unfortunately relegated but some strong and encouraging performances.
Lancaster League B: Division 3 - 6th place. Avoided relegation.
Ladies League: Division 1 - 6th place. Avoided relegation and now established in the top division.
Morecambe League: Division 4 - 3rd place. Narrowly missed out on promotion.
Veterans League A: Division 2 - 4th place. A solid season with some good results.
Veterans League B: Division 3 - 2nd place. Achieved promotion! Excellent season – also winning the Vets Cup.

In the Floodlit League, the Luneside team are currently 2nd in Division 3 with two more matches to play.

The formal business of the Annual General Meeting will start at 7pm, with the presentation of accounts, the Chairman's report and the election of the management committee for 2025/26. Anyone interested in joining the committee should register their interest via the club noticeboard or contact the secretary.

Following the conclusion of the AGM there will be the annual presentation of awards and a club social. Those attending are asked to bring along food to share in the form of a Jacobs Join. The bar will be open for the sale of alcoholic drinks.

Laws of the Game Seminars: Starting Monday 13th October, then monthly (2nd Monday) at 7pm. One-off payment of £6, with the Club paying the £3 exam fee. Delivered by Linda Murie and Brian Cooke.

Dominoes Evening: Thursday 23rd October at 7pm. Fun filled evening with a nominal £2 charge to cover prizes. Bring finger food to share. Open to members, family and friends.

League Presentation Evening: Saturday 15th November at 7pm.

Alan Gardner Singles (10th August):
Winner: Graham Brandwood
Runner Up: Jan Aspinall
Semi Finalists: Jon Hill & Andrew Gibson

Drawn Pairs (23rd August):
Winners: Peg Herrod/Graham Brandwood
Runners Up: Hilary Kennett/Nick Ridley

Social Scramble (21st September):
Winner: Alan Tyson
Runner Up: Howard Parkinson