34 Gilmour Road Edinburgh EH16 5NT
2023 CLOSING DAY
It was really wet on closing day there was no chance of play, the green was flooded so
we played Bingo.
2023 Prizewinners
Men v. Ladies - Caroline Miller Shield - Winners- The Ladies
2023 Champions and Runners Up.
Ladies Runner-up, Ladies Champion, Mens Champion, Mens Runner Up
Go to the Gallery to view all the photos Anne took on the day. Speak to her at the club if you would like some prints.
We had a fantastic day at Dunfermline this year.
Conditions were a bit windy but the company and the food were lovely as usual.
Craigmillar Park won the cup by three points. Thanks to all who organised the day and to those who took part.
Photo, Jimmy presenting the cup to Christine.
Opening Day April 2023
We were really lucky with the weather for Opening Day with a good turn out. It was lovely to see everyone, both players and spectators. Last years club champion Sally Vick opened the day by rolling the Silver Jack.
The Vice Presidents team won again this year!
The tea was fantastic thanks to all contributors, absolutely everything was eaten!!
Brilliant start to the season
Great photographs by Iain Henderson - click HERE to view more.
CLOSING DAY 2022
Club Singles Championship Day July 2022
Dunfermline Friendly
We had a lovely day on Saturday 2nd July, playing our annual friendly match against Dunfermline Bowling Club . It was the first time since Covid stopped the game taking place, which has been a fixture for over 70 years.
A lovely meal was provided by Walter and his wife Anne. All the raffle prizes were won by Craigmillar bowlers! However pictured is Christine Simpson presenting the trophy to Darren Henderson for Dunfermline bowlers who won the match by one point!
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Bishopbriggs v Edinburgh Friendly 2022
The Edinburgh Ladies team at Bishopbriggs
Ruth Addinall and Christine Simpson were on the Edinburgh Ladies team that went to Bishopbriggs Bowling Club for the annual friendly match. It was a fantastic day, lots of great company, lovely food and good bowling. There were 6 full rinks and Edinburgh had the highest overall score. It has been an annual fixture since 1948, with only the 2 years out for Covid, so next year, the 75th Anniversary should be a really special day.
2022 Season
Opening day this year was great. Very well attended by regular members and lovely to see old and new faces.The green was opened with the silver jack by Anna Fowlie. Our first day match was the President's teams v the Vice-President's teams. The winners were Derick Scott, Tom Lenagan, Anna Fowlie on the Vice-President's team.
Anna Fowlie opening the green with the silver jack.
Presidents past, present and future!
It has been a particularly good season weather wise, and the green has been looking extremely good for the latter part of the season (unlike last year!).The anti fox fence has turned out to be an excellent investment.
Club Championship Finals on Sunday September 19 2021
The weather looked very unpromising to start with, but by 2pm the sun had come out and it was a lovely afternoon. A good number of spectators gathered to see Tam Motion and Tom Lenagan compete for the Mens Championship, with the President Derick Scott as marker, and Ann Henderson play Sally Vick for the ladies, marked by the Vice President Christine Simpson.
The men's match was a very closely fought contest throughout with the scores almost even for most of the game. At the last end in a nail biting finishwith the score standing at 20 all, Tom Lenagan won by 1 shot. In the case of the ladies, Sally pulled right ahead early on, but Ann fought back well and the final score was 22-13.
Both matches were excellent to watch and many congratulations to all of the contestants. The game was followed by tea and cake outside with the spectators included.
2019 SEASON
Club Champions on Presentation Day
Peter Lindsay and Christine Simpson
Mixed Pairs, 22nd September.
Competition winners, Walter Vassie and Janice McGrath-Scott beside President Derick Scott.
Walter and Janice beat Douglas Mclauchlan and Sheena Stenhouse in the final.
The Ladies 4 Bowl Pairs, 7th August.
The winners were Sheena Stenhouse and Irene Matheson flanked here by the runners up Roberta Stewart and Rosemary Bain.
Championship Finals, 21st July 2019
Two excellent matches took place on Sunday afternoon, with Walter Vassie playing Peter Lindsay and Sheena Stenhouse playing Christine Simpson. The spectators enjoyed 2 superb close games, possibly the closest they have ever been with almost nothing to separate the contestants. There had to be two winners however, and in the mens' game Peter narrowly beat Walter 21-20, and in the ladies game it was Christine who won 21-19. Both are first time Club champions.
After the presentation of the trophies the ladies Committee provided a strawberry tea with wine for everyone present.
Congratulations to the two new champions Peter and Christine!
XILINX Day Out
On August 1st our Club was very pleased to host an afternoon of bowls for Xilinx, a local computer software firm. We provided enough bowls for 48 people, most of whom had never bowled before, and after a tentative start they had great fun discovering how difficult it is to bowl!
They brought their own refreshments and thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon, especially as the weather was so good. By the end (about 7pm) there was a hard core of enthusiasts left on the green who asked if they could put up a team for a challenge game against our Club! We hope this will take place later this month or September.
American Pairs
(l to r) Jean Gorrie, Irene Mathieson - Winners - Sally Vick, Christine Simpson - Runners Up
Highest Winning Score
The CPBC rink had the highest winning score (17-7) in the annual friendly match against Dunfermline Bowling Club on July 7.
Neil Scott, Chrystine Paterson, Helen Preston and Marion Cantley.
Interesting Score Line.
The Red Team results board at the Monday League away game at Summerside on the 14 May. Red Team members, left to right. Ann, Christine, Anna and Ruth
Socially distanced bowling!!
