CYD NEWSLETTER

MAY 7th, 2003

Good Start to 2003 Season

The club opened for the 2003 season at the end of march, with several new members joining. We had an interest from a couple of juniors at the end of last season and the Secretary wrote to 3 local schools offering free coaching during the Easter holidays. Unfortunately there was no response but the juniors from last season joined and brought along some of their friends and we have now registered 10 new juniors. We have also entered a junior team in the Llandudno and District Junior League.

The Junior Members

Pictured above at a junior competition in Conwy are some of the junior members who have joined the club this season. The club was also succesful in obtaining a grant from Conwy Community Chess to purchase twelve sets of small bowls for the juniors to play with.

Lenton Salver

The first club competition of the season, held on the 13th April, was won by John Steen who beat Bill Bailey 21-13. The losing semi-finalists being Rob Coulter and Stan Williams.

Round Robin Pairs Sponsored By Emlyn H Roberts (Funeral Directors) Sunday 4th May

On a fine sunny day, a full entry of 16 pairs had a good day's bowling in the popular annual pairs competition. There were some close games and as thecompetition is based on a time basis, the positions in two of the four groups were decided on a aggregate difference. The eventual winners of the main cup competition were Hwfa Roberts and O P Williams (Llanfair PG) who beat father and son combinmation of Gareth and Bryn Hughes (CYD) 21-14 in the final. Terry Hampton and John Steen (CYD) beat another father and son team of Geraint and Dan Jones (CYD) 21-13 to win the Plate competition.

Pictured below are the winners with the sponsor Emlyn H Roberts, Funeral Directors in Craig-y-Don.

TEAM REPORTS

North Wales Coast League

The A team have made a poor start to the season in section A, winning only one of their first 5 matches (away at Llanfair PG 9-5). They have however beaten Penygroes (at Bethesda) to progress to first round of the knockout cup.

The B team in section C have won their first 5 matches and are top of the table 7 points clear.

Llandudno and District League

The A team won the first of three matches when they beat the B teamn 7-5 in the local derby. It was close with five wins each and two points in the agg. The B team had won thier other 2 matches. The C team in section B have won their first 3 matches.

Welsh Counties League

This league has only just started the first match being a home defeat to Sunny Rhyl (2-8). Geraint Jones joining us from Rhos Park (in this league) was a good winner along with Bryn Hughes who defeated Welsh player Chris Rimmer.

Visit of Flemish Bowlers to CYD

Llandudno is twinned withthe french town of Wormhout and the club were approached last year to see if we could accommodate a bowls and boules match over the Easter holiday. On Easter Saturdayaround twenty french supporters arrived at the Queen's Road green. The Major and Mayoress Cllrs Mr and Mrs Pearce opened the proceedings. With the help of a couple of French speaking members, the rules of Crown Green were explained and 5 pairs games were played.

After a short break they adjourned to the side of the car park to play 'Flemish Boules'. Two metal markers were placed 20M apart and a team of six had one boule each. The boules were in fact wooden wheels approx. 10 inches high and 3 inches wide, weighted on one side. The boules were rolled towards the marker using a similar method of finger and thumb in bowls.

A good afternoon was had by all and it was finished off with a Welsh High Tea in the clubhouse, where the Mayor thanked the club for their work and the visitors captain presented the club with a wall plate.