22nd AUGUST 2020
WESTERNPROVINCE BOWLING ASSOCIATION
(Founded December 1906)
PRESIDENT
Graeme Kemp
VICE-PRESIDENT
Gerrit van Milligen
TREASURER
Jenny Griffiths
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2019-2020
Mark Douglas, Janet Olivier, Christo Olivier, Keith Hey, Chris Nurrish, Thomas Snyman
ADMINISTRATION
Lynette Botha
Denise Vermeulen
Chris Nurrish (Competition Secretary)
Taryn Bright (Marketing & Membership Manager)
AUDITORS
True North Accounting
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HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS
Mr CJ Nortier, Mrs M Boonzaier, Mr I Travers-Phillips, Mr G Donaldson, Mrs E Bosman, Mr S Martinengo, Mrs R Myers, Mr R Delport, Ms D de Power, Ms J Peacock, Dr D Coghlan
STANDING COMMITTEES AND ANCILLARY REPRESENTATIVES
Coaches Jenny Griffiths Under 15 & U20 Christo Olivier Finance Jenny Griffiths Under 30 Gerrit van Milligen Greens Care Terry Hepworth Marketing & Membership Taryn Bright Women’s Selection Sandy Wehrli Blind Bowlers (WP) Roy Peter Men’s Selection Lionel Verwey Blind Bowlers (Peninsula) Roy Peters Technical Officials Bob Standen Women’s Nomads Lorna Beesley Provincial Bowlers Nina Painter Men’s Nomads Barrie Eksteen
PAST PRESIDENTS
Mr R Esdon Gardens 1906-07 Mr J Jenkinson Wynberg 1907-08 Mr R Jack Green &SeaPt 1908-09 Mr A Wright Gardens 1909-10 Mr S Cowper Wynberg 1910-11 Mr G Scott Green & Sea Pt 1911-12 Mr D M Small Rondebosch 1912-13 Sir Maitland Park Gardens 1913-14 Dr BG Molteno Wynberg 1914-15 Mr WH Ashley Green & Sea Pt 1915-16 Mr J Chalmers Rondebosch 1916-17 Mr J Walsh Gardens 1917-18 Mr JB Munnik Wynbrg 1918-19 Mr HJ Graham Green & Sea Pt 1919-20 Mr P Zoutendyk Rondebosch 1920-21 Mr HJ Graham Green & Sea Pt 1921-23 Mr A Sinton Rondebosch 1923-25 Mr G Duncan CampsBay 1925-27 Mr JT Thomson Observatory 1927-30 Mr F Scott Wynberg 1930-32 Mr HE Blackman Mowbray 1932-34 Dr W Robertson Claremont 1934-36 Mr PS Carmichael Muizenberg 1936-39 Mr A Hicks Green & Sea Pt 1939-40 Mr J Bell Muizenberg 1940-42 Mr WA Milton Gardens 1942-45 Mr PG Flint Muizenberg 1945-46 Mr TP Gilbert CampsBay 1946-48 Mr WAMacey Fresnaye 1948-50 Mr JA Wagner Claremont 1950-53 Mr E Brassell FishHoek 1953-55 Mr HC Miller Rondebosch 1955-57 Mr D Gorvy Oranjezicht 1957-60 Mr O Pettersen Green & Sea Pt 1960-61 Mr W Adams Rondebosch 1961-63 Mr EW Orme Green & Sea Pt 1963-65 Mr C Scott Pinelands 1965-67 Mr HED Vallance Fresnaye 1967-69 Mr WH Chalmers FishHoek 1969-70 Mr RC Stirratt Green & Sea Pt 1970-72 Mr H Carter Plumstead 1972-75 Mr OJ Humphries FishHoek 1975-77 Mr RW Clarke Mowbray 1977-79 Mr WG Fairey HillPark 1979-81 Mr FE Bailey Regent 1981-83 Mr CE Stephenson CampsBay 1983-85 Mr FG Moore Fresnaye 1985-87 Mr CJ Nortier Bellville 1987-89
Mr HF Windell Bergvliet 1989-91 Mr LB Stander Durbanville 1991-93 Mr BJ Boddy Rondebosch 1993-95 Mr I Travers-Phillips Constantia 1995-97 Mr G Donaldson Bellville 1997-00 Mrs E Bosman Durbanville 2000-02 Mr G Marchbank Goodwood 2002-05 Mr A Roberts Pollsmoor 2005-07 Mr S Martinengo Constantia 2007-09 Mr R Delport WPCC 2009-12 Ms D de Power WPCC 2012-15 Mr J Edwards Plumstead 2015-17 Deceased
PAST SECRETARIES
Mr JA Baptie Gardens 1906-08 Mr CSGray Gardens 1908-10 Mr JB Munnik Wynberg 1910-17 Mr HG Davies Gardens 1917-21 Mr J Brierley Wynberg 1921-27 Mr W Ire Observatory 1927-33 Mr HJ Graham Green & Sea Pt 1933-48 Mr J Raynier Fresnaye 1948-53 Mr G Edwin Nicol Claremont 1953-75 Mr R Herbert Plumstead 1975-76 Mr HV Davis Green & Sea Pt 1976-85 Mr GT Hopkins FishHoek 1985-96 Mr SW Walters Plumstead 1996-99 Mrs A Gerber Bellville 1999-08 Mr RA Shackleton Edgemead 2008-12 Mrs D Thelander 2012-15 Deceased
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PAST PRESIDENTS(Former W.P.W.B.A.) Mrs Gallety-Scott Wynberg 1919-20 Mrs R Cook Green & Sea Pt 1920-21 Mrs EL Eastman Muizenberg 1921-22 Mrs E Muter Gardens 1922-23 Mrs E Isemonger Observatory 1923-24 Mrs E Denholm CampsBay 1924-25 Mrs M Forsyth Gardens 1925-26 Mrs I Brown Rondebosch 1926-27 Mrs H Rodwell Claremont 1927-28 Mrs E Collings LiesbeeckPark 1928-29 Mrs EL Hopkins Plumstead 1929-30 Mrs N Graham Gardens 1930-32 Mrs N Bowman Observatory 1932-34 Mrs E Craik Green & Sea Pt 1935-36 Mrs E Sully Pinelands 1936-38 Mrs L Lindsay Mowbray 1938-40 Mrs J Nokes Claremont 1940-42 Mrs AM Bell Muizenberg 1942-44 Mrs BL Hughes Fresnaye 1944-46 Mrs JW Ford Wynberg 1946-48 Mrs EJack Green &Sea Pt 1949-50 Mrs G May Wynberg 1950-52 Mrs J Gardner Pinelands 1952-54 Mrs I Whiting Regent 1954-56 Mrs MG Jones Regent 1956-57 Miss EM Boyack Claremont 1957-59 Mrs E Bailey Mowbray 1959-62 Mrs RL Keytel CampsBay 1962-64 Mrs EM Dobson Marist 1964-66 Mrs DG Wray Plumstead 1966-68 Mrs KM Whitfield Fresnaye 1968-70 Mrs RM Kinsman Green & Sea Pt 1970-72 Mrs M Retief Paarl 1972-74 Mrs KM Murray FishHoek 1974-76 Mrs F Lentin GlenCC 1976-77 Mrs VE Heyne CampsBay 1978-80 Mrs BA Chapman Goodwood 1980-82 Mrs O van Eeden Regent 1982-84 Mrs D Mednicoff Oranjezicht 1984-86 Mrs G Noll Crusader 1986-88 Mrs BB Russell CampsBay 1988-90 Mrs E Townes Constantia 1990-92 Mrs M Boonzaier Jaggers 1992-94 Mrs E Wonnacott Meadowridge 1994-96 Mrs E Crous Durbanville 1996 Deceased
PAST SECRETARIES(Former W.P.W.B.A.)
Mrs E Muter Gardens 1919-28 Mrs A M Bell Muizenburg 1928-40 Mrs VM Osborn Observatory 1940-42 Mrs J Sharp Plumstead 1942-45 Mrs MG Jones Regent 1945-55 Mrs J C Nicol Claremont 1955-60 Mrs P Holwill LiesbeeckPark 1960-66 Mrs B Robins Milnerton 1966-84 Mrs E Wonnacott Meadowridge 1984-93 Mrs C Karpakis Kuilsrivier 1993 Mrs B McDonald Howard 1993-96 Deceased
COUNCIL DELEGATES – Meeting February 2020
1 Bellville Minette Nel/Lorainne Pretorius 19 Malmesbury Roux Vermeulen 2 Bergvliet Clive Whitson 20 Meadowridge Mike Higgins 3 Camps Bay Not presented 21 Milnerton Estela Rawlins/John Tallack 4 Constantia John Stamper 22 Mowbray Taz Bright 5 CT Military Rynard Bouwer 23 Oakdale Luc Roels/Sandra Roels 6 Durbanville Tony Harland 24 Old Oak Leon Venter 7 Edgemead Apologies - James Knipe 25 Parow George Brink 8 Fish Hoek Cedar Ryan/Ian Forgan 26 Pinelands Alicia Bell 9 Fresnaye Bryce Clarence/Brian Avery 27 Plumstead Apologies - Marianna Kirsten 10 Gardens Not presented 28 Pollsmoor Megan Ferreira 11 Glen CC Roy Myers 29 Rondebosch Sydney Adams 12 Goodwood Phillip Lancaster 30 SA Police Junaid Alcock 13 Gordon’s B Nick Byrne 31 Somerset W Johan Koblischke 14 Helderberg David Thies 32 Stell vdStel Brian Shepherd 15 Hdberg Vil Apologies – Mike Mulcahy 33 Strand Apologies - Dennis Malan 16 Jaggers Apologies - Keith Bergoff 34 Sunningdale Apologies - Terry Gott 17 Kraaifontein Vernon Dryden/Keith Shaw 35 Wheatfield Not presented 18 Kuilsrivier Brian Lakey/Johan Bezuidenhout 36 WPCC Mark Gibbs/Alan Phillips
Club’s not having held their AGM prior to the WPB AGM – Decision to allow a vote will be finalised at Council Meeting on 22nd August 2020
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CLUBS FORMING THE WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS ASSOCIATION
Club Affiliated Club Affiliated 1 Gardens (1896) 1906 19 Parow 1960 2 Mowbray 1919 20 Goodwood 1963 3 Camps Bay 1920 21 S A Police 1964 4 Plumstead 1922 22 Pollsmoor 1967 5 Fresnaye 1929 23 Constantia 1971 6 Pinelands 1929 24 Old Oak 1972 7 Strand 1930 25 Oakdale 1976 8 Fish Hoek 1932 26 Kuilsrivier 1977 9 Somerset West 1937 27 Sunningdale 1979 10 Stellenbosch van der Stel 1943 28 Gordon’s Bay 1979 11 Bellville 1945 29 Helderberg 1981 12 Milnerton 1945 30 Wheatfield 1983 13 Malmesbury 1951 31 Edgemead 1984 14 Durbanville 1951 32 Meadowridge 1990 15 Bergvliet 1952 33 Kraaifontein 1990 16 Jaggers 1953 34 Helderberg Village 1993 17 Glen CC 1955 35 Cape Town Military (1969) 2008 18 WPCC 1959 36 Rondebosch 2011
Notes: 2 Regent (1931) and Oranjezicht (1948) amalgamated to form Atlantic on 01 July 1994. Three Anchor Bay, formerly Crusaders (1960) amalgamated with Atlantic on 01 July 1998. Green & Sea Point (1906) amalgamated with Cape Town Stadium (1951) to form Green Point Stadium on 01 July 1999. Atlantic and Green Point Stadium amalgamated to form Atlantic Green Point on 07 September 2003.
4 Hout Bay (1954) amalgamated with Camps Bay on 31 July 2003.
7 Rondebosch (1911) amalgamated with Howard (1956) on 01 August 2005 retaining the name Howard. Victoria (1973) amalgamated with Pinelands (1922) to form Pinewood on 24 October 1998. Howard amalgamated with Pinewood, reverting to the name Pinelands on 30 September 2011.
13 Cambridge-on Sea (1949) amalgamated with Milnerton (1945) on 19 January 2012, retaining the name Milnerton.
19 W.P.C.C. (1977), formerly Shell (1959-1969) and Impala (1969-1977); amalgamated with Keurboom (1948) on 01 October 2000 retaining the name W.P.C.C.
28 Koeberg (1979) moved and changed name to Sunningdale on 01 May 2010.
36 Defence Western Province (1969) changed name to Cape Town Military (2006). Cape Town Military re-affiliated in 2008.
37 Observatory (1919) and Liesbeeck Park (1930) amalgamated to form Hartleyvale on 26 August 1995. Tafelberg (1995), formerly Clarendon (1989), merged with Hartleyvale on 13 August 2002 retaining the name Tafelberg. Marist (1952) &Tafelberg amalgamated to form Rondebosch on 13 August 2011.
Wynberg (1906) The Club ceased operating in June 2012. Atlantic (1906) The Club ceased operating in July 2016. Clubs previously affiliated: South Peninsula (1923-1962); Bellville Prisons (1958-1966 & 1972-1977); King David (1956-1980); Southern Life (1960-1983); Vredehoek (1951-1988); Vlottenberg (1955-1981 &1986-1999); Valkenberg (1961-1992); Spioenkop (1985-1992); Willow (1986-1992) formally BESL (1956-1986); Maitland (1935-1995); Castle (1966-1996) formally Typos (1962-1966) formally Woodstock (1928-1962); Old Mutual (1951-1996); Simon’s Town (1957-2001); Defence Boland (1980-2002) formerly Langebaanweg (1966-1980); Hill Park (1951-2002); Sanlam (1987-2002); Claremont (1923-2003); Muizenberg (1919-2005); Paarl (1934-2005); Rygersdal (1975-2005); Clovelly (1945- 2006); Thornton (1962-2011);Wynberg (1906-2012)& Atlantic (1906-2016).
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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS ASSOCIATION
Pinelands Bowling Club PO Box 41 St Stephen’s Road Howard Place Pinelands 7450 7441
Telephone 021 531 5872 Email wpbowls@mweb.co.za Fax 021 531 5210 Website www.wpbowls.co.za NPO 080-192
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS WILL BE HELD IN THE HALL OF PINELANDS BOWLING CLUB, ST STEPHEN’S ROAD, PINELANDS ON SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST 2020 AT 10H00
NOTE: In terms of Clause 6.8.5 of the Association's Constitution a Member of any Member Club and representatives of the Press and Media shall be admitted to all Meetings of the Council (save where the Council shall move into Committee) but shall not participate in the business of the meeting nor be entitled to vote.
NOTE: The Members of the Clubs referred to in the foregoing and elsewhere in the report and Notices of Motion and Recommendations by the Executive shall mean Bona Fide Members who shall be those who are either Life Members, Honorary Life Members with full privileges, Ordinary members liable for full subscriptions or Junior members. Members in default with any Club, Honorary Members, Country Members or any Members of similar status, whatever their designation, shall not be considered Bona Fide.
AGENDA
1. To read the notice convening the meeting 2. Welcome by the President with a special welcome extended to our sponsors and guests 3. To call the roll of Delegates (Recorded on arrival) 4. To receive apologies (Recorded on arrival) 5. Record Obituaries for the year 6. Address by Mark Gibbs, Director of Personal Trust 7. To read, consider and confirm the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (17th August 2019) 8. To consider, and if approved, adopt the Annual Report for the year - 01 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 9. To present recommendations of the Executive 9.1 To confirm that the green fees/tea-money 9.2 WP affiliation fees will not be increased and to remain at R190.00 9.3 BSA affiliation fees will not be increased and to remain at R250.00 9.4 To announce changes to the Standing Committees for 2020-2022 10. To consider, and if approved, adopt: 10.1 The 2020-2021 Budget 10.2 The Audited “WPB” Financial Statements for the year 01 July 2019 - 30 June 2020 11. Motions for changes 11.1 To be presented at BSA AGM: 7.1 By Bowls South Africa Executive (WPB Executive in favour) To request Council to approve a further term of office as President for one (1) year for Robert Forbes in terms of clause 25.3 of the Constitution of Bowls SA. MOTIVATION 5
In light of the short period of time the majority of the Executive have been in office they have requested Robert Forbes to extend his term of office for a further year as per clause 25.3 of the Constitution. Robert Forbes has indicated his willingness to extend his period in office subject to the approval of Council. 7.2 By Bowls South Africa Executive (WPB Executive in favour) To appoint the hosting venues of the following national events taking place during 2021 at the approved 2020 venues: The National Championships Men & Women. The South African Mixed Pairs. The Under 30 Inter-District Championships. MOTIVATION With the cancellation of the 2020 National Championships the SA Mixed Pairs and the Under 30 Inter-District Championships, that these events, in line with the state of National Disaster owing to the Coronavirus (COVID – 19) Epidemic, the Executive believe, that the venues of the 2020 events should be retained for 2021. The revenue from these events should still be enjoyed by the Districts in terms of the original hosting allocations. 7.3 By Western Province Bowls Association (WPB in favour) - That the Veterans and B Inter Districts are cancelled for 2021. - That the intended districts for hosting of the above two tournaments in 2021 will be allowed to host them in 2022. - That the Open, U15 & U20 and U30 Inter District Championships still take place as scheduled. MOTIVATION - COVID-19 has impacted on our district and possibly others, with huge financial challenges. - Ensuring to keep our top rank bowlers (Open) involved and retaining them. - The Juniors (U15 & U20) are an extremely competitive and also a volatile young group of aspiring bowlers. Having already had to forego their Championship in 2020, the fear of losing them to possibly another sport would mean that all our efforts have been in vain. Furthermore, their teams are partially subsidized by DCAS which favours our district financially. They are the future of Bowls in our country. - The U30’s also unfortunately had to forego their Championship in 2020 and they too deserve to participate in 2021.These are also some of our bowlers who are being nurtured to fill our B sides in the possible near future. 7.4 By Boland Bowls (WPB Executive not in favour) That the Inter District for Open and B Men be played at the same venues and the Veteran Men at a different venue but at the same time as the Open and B Men. The Open and B Ladies then to be played a week later in a different District, but at the same venues, and the Veteran Ladies at a different venue, but at the same time as the Open and B Ladies. MOTIVATION Many examples exist where both the husband and wife play for their District sides and where this cause problems for the households. There are also examples where players with the potential to play for their District are not available because of the problems being caused for the household. With children still at school both parents cannot be away at the same time. Pets need to be looked after and to put them into kennels is yet an additional cost. Gardens need to be looked after and it is more cost effective if either the husband or wife can do it. Security is becoming an increasingly compelling risk with both husband and wife away at the same time. For Small Business owners it is also easier and cheaper for the husband or wife to look after the business instead of paying for some stranger to run the business. With the Open and B sides in the same area, players from the B side could be called as replacements, should this be necessary. When it is only the Veteran Men and in a different week the Veteran Ladies at a venue, only two clubs with two greens would be needed. This will create the opportunity for Districts that cannot get four (4) clubs with two (2) good greens, but are in a position to get two (2) clubs with two (2) good greens to also apply to host the Veterans Tournaments. 7.5 By Boland Bowls (WPB Executive not in favour) That the current format of the Open, B and Veteran Inter District be changed from games of 21 ends to games of 15 ends. MOTIVATION This would bring the format in line with that used in World Bowls. 6
Tournament to start on a Thursday and Finals on Sunday morning Two sections of ten (10) districts to be retained. Three (3) rounds per day to be played. Tea after round one and lunch after round two. The three (3) sets to be replaced by two (2) sets, one of eight (8) ends and one of seven (7) ends. Total points per game then (10) points. With three (3) days to complete sectional play and finals on the morning of day four (4), the tournament is reduced by one day. This will reduce the accommodation and car rental costs for districts that need to fly to the Tournament. It will also mean two (2) fewer days of leave to be taken.
11.2 Motion by Helderberg BC (WPB Executive not in favour)
MOTION to amend clauses 7.2.2.1 / 7.2.2.2 / 7.2.2.3 of the WP Bowls Constitution PROPOSED NEW 7.2.2.1 The term of office for either the President or Vice President in those specific offices shall be no longer than 4 (four) consecutive years. Where no candidates is/are available, Council can prevail upon the incumbents to remain for a further period of 1 (one) year at a time. Such period shall be based on the date on which such person commenced service in such office irrespective of the date upon which the Constitution is adopted. 7.2.2.2 No person may be elected to the positions of either President or Vice President unless such person has served at least 1 (one) year on the current executive. 7.2.2.3 No person may serve on the Executive for more than a total of 8 (eight) years which total will be calculated from the date the person commenced with office irrespective of the date upon which this Constitution is adopted. 7.2.2.4 No member of the Executive shall be entitled to any remuneration but all members of the Executive shall be entitled to be refunded any disbursement incurred by such member in fulfilling any duties or functions as required of them. REPLACE EXISTING 7.2.2.1 The member/s nominated for the position of President must have served at least two terms (4 years) on the current executive. Where no candidates is/are available, Council can prevail upon the incumbents to remain for a further period of not more than one term ( 2 years) year at a time. 7.2.2.2 The member/s nominated for the position of Vice President must have served at least one term (2 years) on the current executive. Where no candidates is/are available, Council can prevail upon the incumbents to remain for a further period of not more than one term ( 2 years) year at a time. 7.2.2.3 The term of office for a President shall not be longer than two consecutive terms (4 years). Where no candidate/s is/are available, Council can prevail upon the incumbent to remain for a further period of not more than one term (2 years) year at a time. MOTIVATION 1. WP Bowls to be aligned with Bowls South Africa 2. WP Bowls be an example to local clubs in the district to be aligned 12. Presentation of Long Service Awards & Certificates 13. To deal with any Correspondence 14. To Elect Honorary Life Members 15. To elect Executive Committee Members for the incoming season 2020-2022 Clause 7 The Executive Committee as per the Constitution 7.1 Composition 7.1.1 The Executive shall consist of nine members, three of whom shall be elected President, Vice-President and Treasurer respectively. 7.1.2 At least two of the members shall be of the opposite gender and no Club shall have more than two members on the Executive. 7.1.3 All of the above shall be elected by Council at an Annual General Meeting or adjourned Annual General Meeting. 71.4 The Executive shall be elected for a period of 2 years after which the procedure as prescribed in paragraph 7.2 of the Constitution will be effective.
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The following positions & new nominations (in italics) are as follows:
President Graeme Kemp (Edgemead) Unapposed
Vice-President Mr Gerrit van Milligen (Bellville) Mr Christoffel Olivier (Pollsmoor)
Treasurer Ms Jenny Griffiths (Meadowridge) (Stand for 2nd year)
Executive of six Mr Gerrit van Milligen (Bellville) Mr Chris Nurrish (Fish Hoek) Mr Thomas Snyman (Durbanville) Mr Keith Hey (Edgemead) (Stand for 2nd year) Mr Mark Douglas (Mowbray) (Stand for 2nd year) Ms Janet Schmidt (Kraaifontein) Ms Marianna Kirsten (Plumstead) Ms Jenny Phillips (WPCC) Mr Mark Gibbs (WPCC)
16. Any other matters
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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS
MINUTES OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS HELD AT PINELANDS BOWLING CLUB ST STEPHEN’S ROAD, PINELANDS ON SATURDAY 17TH AUGUST 2019 at 09h30
Present: G Kemp (President), G van Milligen (Vice-President), M Higgins (Treasurer) Executive: N Painter, C Swan, C Olivier, J Olivier, C Nurrish Administration: L Botha
A quorum being present, (26 of 36 Clubs) were in attendance.
1 To read the Notice Convening the Meeting The Notice convening the Meeting was read.
2 Welcome by the President to Life Members, Past Executive Members, Council Delegates and a special welcome to Mark Gibbs of Personal Trust.
3 Attendance Register (Recorded on arrival)
(26) CLUBS WERE PRESENT : Bellville, Bergvliet, Camps Bay, Durbanville, Edgemead, Fish Hoek, Fresnaye, Glen, Goodwood, Gordon’s Bay, Helderberg, Jaggers, Kraaifontein, Kuilsrivier, Meadowridge, Milnerton, Mowbray, Oakdale, Parow, Pinelands, Plumstead, Pollsmoor, Rondebosch, Strand, Sunningdale & WPCC. Plus 13 Alternate delegates
Also in attendance: Exec Nominees: J Griffiths, K Hey Life Members: R Myers Representatives of: Coaches, Peninsula Blind Bowlers, Disa Bowlers, Technical, Nomads – Women, BSA Representative Sponsors: Personal Trust (Mark Gibbs)
4 To receive apologies
The following Clubs were not represented: With apology: Constantia, CT Military, Gardens, Malmesbury, Old Oak, SA Police & Somerset West Without apology: Helderberg Village, Stell vd Stel, Wheatfield Personal Apologies: T Bright, L Verwey, J Tallack S Martinengo, G Donaldson & D de Power (Life Members)
5 Record Obituaries for the year
The President stated that that there had been 23 affiliated members who had passed on during the Period 1 July 2018 - 30 June 2019. These were recorded in the Annual Report of which the delegates were in receipt of and Council stood for a minute’s silence.
The President requested that all clubs please inform our District office immediately of the passing of any of their members to ensure that the records be kept up to date.
6 Address by Mark Gibbs, Director of Personal Trust
Mark Gibbs congratulated Graeme Kemp and his Executive for their professionalism and for an extremely well run district. He thanked them for their transparency and their communications with all the clubs. It has greatly improved. He also stated that with the employment of Taryn Bright in her role as Marketing & Membership Manager, that this was undoubtedly a good decision made for the district. He urged other clubs to
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make use of her for ‘think tank’ sessions if they wished to increase memberships or run successful business leagues and to say that her strategies are clearly working. He further said that Personal Trust are proud sponsors of Bowls and it was a privilege to be involved for over 10 years now with WPB. They too are happy to be involved with sponsoring the Boland Open, the All Cape and Bowls SA. He asked that members continue to support them and pass on any leads as they rely on their reputation and word of mouth referrals. He also reminded all clubs to display their leaflets during any WP competitions and these can be obtained from Lynette Botha in the WP office. He wished all clubs and bowlers a good season ahead.
Graeme Kemp thanked Mark Gibbs for the continued sponsorship from Personal Trust and stated how fantastic it is and also unheard of, to be able to secure a sponsor for so many years. He also asked that we support our sponsors and looks forward to another great season.
7 To read, consider and confirm the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (18th August 2018)
The minutes of the 112th Annual General Meeting held on 18th August 2018 were taken as read.
Proposed & Seconded by Bellville and Jaggers respectively.
8 To read, consider and confirm the Minutes of the last Council Meeting (20th July 2019) held prior to the Annual General Meeting in progress
Proposed & Seconded by Bergvliet and Paul Cohen respectively.
9 To consider and if approved, adopt the Annual Report for the Year 01 July 2018 to 30th June 2019
9.1 Two changes were noted, the spelling of Conclusion in the Presidents Report on page 26 and also the U30 team on page 24 to state that Lavona Gordon is playing 2nd position in the A side and with Bradwin Persent being the non-travelling. (This was noted prior to the AGM by Gerrit van Milligen)
Proposed & Seconded by Jaggers and WPCC respectively.
10 To present recommendations of the Executive:
10.1 The President confirmed that the green fees / tea money would remain at R25. 10.2 WPB Affiliation Fees will be increased by R15 with the total now being R190. 10.3 BSA affiliation fee is to be increased by R25 (R250). This is to be confirmed at their AGM. 10.4 The announcement of the various Standing Committees for 2019-2020 season was made:
Coaches: Paul Cohen (Helderberg), Chris Nurrish (Constantia), Nick du Preez (Old Oak), Jenny Griffiths (Meadowridge), Margie Cochrane (Pinelands), Theuna Grobler (Somerset West) Greens: Terry Hepworth (Constantia), Bill McCarthy (Meadowridge), Terence Drew (Bergvliet), Collyn de Witt (Durbanville), Vernon Dryden (Kraaifontein) Ladies Sel: Sandy Wehrli (WPCC), Anita Groenewald (Edgemead), Sylvia Burns (Mowbray), Nina Painter (Somerset West), Margaret Thomas (Durbanville) Men’s Sel: Lionel Verwey (Edgemead), Eugene Ferreira (Pollsmoor), Graeme Elliott (Constantia), Peter Dewhurst (Durbanville) M&M: Taryn Bright (Mowbray), Alan Bennett (WPCC), Paul Cohen (Helderberg), Anina Black (Edgemead), Leon Venter (Old Oak), Angela Peirson (Edgemead) Tech Officials: Claudia de Hahn (Somerset West), Gordon Patrick (Pollsmoor), Nico Taljaard (Somerset West), Robert Standen (Durbanville), Estela Rawlins (Milnerton), Disa Bowlers: Nina Painter (Somerset West), Gerrit van Milligen (Bellville), Taryn Bright (Mowbray)
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Junior Bowls: Paul Cohen (Helderberg), Aloma Smith (Strand), Christo Olivier (Pollsmoor), Gerrit van Milligen (Bellville)
The President took the opportunity to applaud and thank the members of the various Standing Committees for their hard work over the past season and welcomed those back who had put in nominations to stand again for another two year term.
11 The Auditors Reports were presented by Michael Higgins, the Treasurer. (These notations to follow under separate email). To consider and if approved, adopt:
11.1 The 2019- 2020 Budget Proposed & Seconded by Jaggers and Gordon’s Bay respectively.
11.2 The Audited “WPB” Financial Statements for the year 01 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 Proposed & Seconded by Helderberg and Meadowridge respectively.
11.3 To announce the elected Auditors being True North Accounting.
12 Motions for changes to the WPB Constitution as set out below:
12.1 Each Member Club shall maintain correct Minutes and Account Books and shall submit to the Association by not later than the 1st September in each year, a true copy of its Annual Report and Accounts for the immediately preceding financial year and a list of its Office Bearers for the ensuing year. The word AUDITED will be removed from the clause. 12.2 A new clause 14.7.1 shall be added, taken from the BSA Constitution, which will state the following: An individual who participates in a game of bowls at an affiliated club on a regular basis, whether socially or otherwise, for a period exceeding three months shall be regarded as a bona fide member of that club and is liable to pay subscriptions and shall become a registered member of Bowls South Africa through their district.
13 Presentation of Long Service Awards Trophy & Certificates
13.1 The President presented a long service award to Helen Edwards who served on the Technical Standing Committee for numerous years and also as Convenor for 5 years. She was one of 6 Level 3 Umpires for our district and also a National Umpire. He thanked her for all her hard work and contributions.
13.2 The President of WPB presented Markers Badges and Certificates and congratulated the President of Gordon’s Bay on eight of his club members who had qualified.
14 To deal with any correspondence None
15 To elect Honorary Life Members None
16 To Elect Executive Committee Members for the incoming season 2019-2020
The President thanked his Executive for their input and the improvement with communications between the committees and clubs. This has improved dramatically. Special thanks then went to the three members who have resigned. Firstly he thanked Mike Higgins for his past seven year’s contribution and the last few years as Treasurer whereby he did a fantastic job.
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He also stated that Nina Painter and Andre du Toit had brought lots to the party. Nina having brought the Disa Association back to life as it was near fading out. To Andre, for the opportunity to get Bowls aired on Smile FM and with his help which he will give to Taryn Bright in producing a video which will be presented to schools. He then announced the Executive as follows:
President: Mr G Kemp (Edgemead) Vice President Mr G van Milligen (Bellville) Treasurer: Ms J Griffiths (Meadowridge) 2019-2021 Executive: Ms J Olivier (Pollsmoor) Mr C Olivier (Pollsmoor) Mr C Nurrish (WPCC) Mr T Snyman (Durbanville) Mr K Hey (Edgemead) 2019-2021
17 Other matters
17.1 Membership: The President was happy to report that membership had increased by more than 200 members as at the same time last year with this being attributed to an increase of 75 of these being Juniors. By Employing Taryn Bright, which was not going to be an overnight fix, it has clearly been possible to achieve these memberships and new goals will be set for the upcoming season. He further advised Council about the inroads currently being made with UCT and which kicked off later that day at Mowbray BC. Once the Bowls section was up and running and which would ultimately secure the lease for MBC, then she would concentrate on Stellenbosch University and promote an Inter Varsity League. 17.2 WP Midweek: The President proposed that we open the entry for WP Midweek for the new season to all genders, thereby it either being mixed teams or full teams of one gender. This will most certainly increase the number of entries. He stated that in the past travelling had been an issue and therefore proposed that the round robin section be zoned but only for the Basin area. They would then only need to travel for the play-offs. An email will be sent out asking all clubs to revert back with their decisions. 17.3 It was requested from the WP office, that clubs please advise how many Yearbooks are Required and also the confirmation of members for the Whatsapp broadcast group. They were also asked to please distribute the Guide for Office Bearers. 17.4 The President thanked Graham Ward of the Provincial Blind Bowlers for his commitment and huge success with the Blind Bowlers of our district. 17.5 The President confirmed the success of the informal meetings held with the club Presidents over the last season, that being the braai and cricket bowls, and confirmed that these will continue. 17.6 The President advised that Clearance Certificates are no longer required and that the database administrators must put that member into transit if cleared to move to another club. 17.7 It was confirmed that A2 Calendars will be printed for all clubs and they are urged to let us have their club competitions urgently if they wish to be included. The standard calendar will be available as always in the Yearbook and on our website which is updated regularly by Taryn Bright. 17.8 As noted, there is one vacancy on the Executive and clubs were asked to submit nominations. The Secretary will relay this via email. 17.9 It was queried by Bellville BC what National events WP apply to host and the President confirmed that we apply for all of them. 17.10 The Circular pertaining to the drinking of alcohol was once again queried and the President stated that clubs were not asked to close their bars and not serve alcohol. It is merely whilst any WP games are in progress. Before play commences and at tea/lunch time, there is no problem with this.
The President wished the Executive everything of the very best for the incoming season and thanked Council, Clubs and all members for their valued support.
With no further business the Meeting closed at 10h30.
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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE SEASON 2019 - 2020
The Executive Committee has pleasure in presenting the ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT and the AUDITED STATEMENTS for the year separately, which ended on 30th June 2020.
BOWLS SA - MASTERS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS– 8 TO 10TH FEBRUARY 2019
The following players from Western Province were selected to participate.
Open Masters : Men : Joel Roëbert
Open Masters : Ladies : Maggie van Zyl, Samanthe Olivier
Senior Masters : Ladies : Patricia Young
Senior Masters : Men : Kevin Campbell
Junior Masters : Ladies : Lavona Gordon, Ananda Kotze
Junior Masters: Men : Brendan Ferns, Eugene Ferreira
BOWLS SA MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PORT NATAL (STELLA PARK) – JUNE 2020
Richard Truter and Cheryl Truter were to represent Western Province at the SA Mixed Pairs Championships in Port Natal from the 18th – 21st June 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was cancelled.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL MEDAL WINNERS 2019-2020
Inter District Women’s ‘A’ : Bronze Medal EPB - Westview Inter District Women’s ‘B’ : Bronze Medal EKB - Edenvale Inter District Men’s Veterans : Bronze Medal BGN - PHSOB
BSA STANDING COMMITTEES 2019-2020
Disability Bowls : Graham Ward Greens : Bill McCarthy Technical : Robert Standen Membership & Marketing : Anina Black Women Selection : Patricia Young
WARWICK: BOWLS SOUTH AFRICA MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Championship was to be hosted by Western Province Bowls (WPCC) from 9th to 17th May 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WARWICK: BOWLS SOUTH AFRICA WOMENS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Championship was to be hosted by Johannesburg Bowls (Roosevelt Park) from 9th to 17th May 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PERSONAL TRUST LADIES ALL CAPE BOWLING TOURNAMENT – 29th March to 4th April 2020
The tournament was to be hosted by Western Province Bowls (WPCC) but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PERSONAL TRUST MEN’S ALL CAPE BOWLING TOURNAMENT – 29th March to 4th April 2020
The tournament was to be hosted by Western Province Bowls (WPCC) but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MEMBERSHIP
Membership as at 30 June of each year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Clubs 42 38 37 37 37 37 36 36 36 36 Women 1281 1254 1175 1125 1109 1072 1046 1056 1168 1054 Men 2248 2130 1975 1936 1867 1861 1811 1777 1801 1790 Total 3529 3384 3150 3061 2976 2933 2857 2833 2969 2844
OBITUARIES
In memory of those Members who passed away during the season we provide the following list reflecting their names as reported to us. To the relatives and friends who suffered bereavement we offer our most sincere sympathy and condolences.
OBITUARY LIST – FROM JULY 2019 TO JUNE 2020 Life Member Annette Gerber Bellville Bergvliet Bernard Kearney Camps Bay Cape Town Military Constantia George Wilson, Michael Patton , Fin Stender Durbanville Edgemead Heidi Mongie Fish Hoek Fresnaye John O’Donnell, Gillean Russell Gardens Glen CC Goodwood Gordon’s Bay Michael Voden , Ray King , Harry Le Roux Helderberg Helderberg Village Paul Wheeler , John Brookes Jaggers Kraaifontein Kuilsrivier Trysie de Jager Malmesbury Meadowridge Rob Bayford , Norman Roberts Milnerton Mowbray Oakdale Valerie Rademeyer Old Oak Raff Di Monte Parow Pinelands Peter Betteridge , Denise Hills Plumstead Andrew Scheffer , Desmond Woolley , Norman Brink , Manuel Francisco Pollsmoor Rondebosch Berenice McHelm SA Police Somerset West Lyn Thomas Stellenbosch vd Stel Strand Sunningdale Wheatfield WPCC Ronald Jones, Eric Burton
Clubs are requested to please inform the Association, in writing, of the passing of any member(s) as soon after their passing as possible. 14
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee met a total of eleven times, which included four on-line meetings during the year. Apart from the formal meetings, the Executive frequently took the opportunity to discuss ‘business’ when they met at the finals of the various Championships and elsewhere. Use of the telephone, fax and email also helped to assist the smooth running of the Association’s affairs. COUNCIL
Apart from the Annual General Meeting held on 17 August 2019, Council met on two occasions (20 July 2019 and 15 February 2020) during the year and the representation of the individual Clubs at the Meetings was as follows: Club Present Apology Absent Club Present Apology Absent Malmesbury Bellville Meadowridge Bergvliet Milnerton CampsBay Mowbray Cape Town Military Oakdale Constantia Old Oak Durbanville Parow Edgemead Pinelands Fish Hoek Plumstead Fresnaye Pollsmoor Gardens Rondebosch Glen CC SA Police Goodwood Somerset West Gordon’s Bay Stellenbosch vdStel Helderberg Strand Helderberg Village Sunningdale Jaggers Wheatfield Kraaifontein WPCC Kuilsrivier
WPB CHAMPIONSHIPS / COMPETITIONS MEN’S 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 CHAMPIONSHIPS Flag Sides 77 / 16 75/13 75/7 74/7 71/11 72/7 69/7 105 99 Fours Teams 62 72 70 67 63 62 67 73 0 Triples Teams 119 108 120 111 96 96 0 109 0 Pairs Teams 167 181 173 174 175 152 0 168 0 Singles Open Players 124 128 139 142 138 124 0 125 136 Seniors/Vets Players 89 76 86 96 88 84 0 90 78 Novices Players 70 80 81 72 95 83 91 80 91 Champ of Champ Players 33 32 32 30 30 25 27 30 0 Fives Teams - - 22 24 38 45 45 63 61 Mid-Week Teams 94 86 80 82 74 68 71 63 - WOMEN’S 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 CHAMPIONSHIPS Muter Sides 48 / 10 48/11 51/8 50/7 48/14 47/8 47/3 46 39 Fours Teams 41 39 42 35 37 33 36 33 0 Triples Teams 83 63 61 60 64 48 0 50 0 Pairs Teams 103 93 88 84 72 68 0 71 0 Singles Open Players 59 71 61 51 50 51 0 49 54 Seniors/Vets Players 30 - 38 32 38 37 0 34 44 Novices Players 30 42 44 42 41 27 47 46 53 Champ of Champ Players 30 25 30 27 28 25 23 25 0 Sully Teams 75 63 59 56 54 50 45 42 30 Fives Teams 24 29 29 29 37 41 32 36 40 Mid-week Teams 30 26 25 27 29 28 22 - - MIXED 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 CHAMPIONSHIPS Mixed Pairs Teams 156 185 175 180 175 158 184 176 184 Mixed/Trips League Teams - 16 10 10 14 12 17 20 23 Mid-Week - Mixed Teams ------66
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WPB CHAMPIONSHIPS / COMPETITION RESULTS 2019-2020
FLAG (Not concluded) MUTER Premier League Premier League Winners Somerset West 'A' Runners-Up WPCC ‘A’ Division 1 Division 1 Winners Milnerton ‘A’ Runners-up Mowbray ‘A’ Division 2 Division 2 Winners Bellville ‘A’ Runners-up Durbanville ‘D’ Division 3 Division 3 Winners Mowbray ‘B’ Runners-Up Somerset West ‘C’ Division 4 Division 5
Mixed League Winners Milnerton ‘XB’ Runners-up Strand ‘XA’
MIDWEEK (Not Concluded)
Winners
Runners-Up
SULLY CUP Ladies Winners R Gerber S v Heerden L Steenkamp L vd Westhuizen Stell vd Stel Runners-Up N Green P Moolenschot E Gobby N King Meadowridge Semi-Finalists L Nurrish M Standley L Maisel S Dunt Constantia S Crone I Laithwaite P Noble P Bergh Meadowridge
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FIVES : MEN
Winners B Ikin A Gouveia C Butcher Glen L Worms C Baker Runners-Up E Pick J Calvert G Tero Pollsmoor E Ferreira O Phirrie Semi-Finalists R Piketh T vd Walt J Blight Edgemead R Cruywagen F Trotskie H Huisamen N Solomon F Alves Goodwood J de Sousa S Kincaid
FIVES : LADIES
Winners C Saunders L Keevy-Venter C Marshall Constantia M Standley L Stringer Runners-Up J Wade W Adams M Eksteen Mowbray T Bright S Burns Semi-Finalists W Stoffberg M Thomas A Nunes Durbanville M van Zyl D Phillips
MIXED PAIRS
Winners R Truter C Truter Edgemead Runners UP A Nell T Grobler Somerset West Semi-Finalists R Cruywagen E Petzer Edgemead D Craye R Himschoot WPCC
Winners were to represent the District at the SA Mixed Pairs Championships in Port Natal (Stella Park) but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Championship was cancelled.
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OPEN SINGLES
MEN LADIES Winners J de Sousa Goodwood L Maritz Durbanville Runner-Up R Piketh Edgemead D Vermeulen Pollsmoor Semi-Finalists S Kincaid Goodwood B Taylor Mowbray J Roëbert Mowbray T Grobler Somerset West
VETERAN SINGLES
MEN LADIES Winners N Solomon Goodwood D Edwards Constantia Runner-Up P Kotze Goodwood M Thomas Durbanville Semi-Finalists D Swart Old Oak D Kidd Edgemead B de Koker Meadowridge E Petzer Edgemead
NOVICE SINGLES
MEN LADIES Winners J Paynter Constantia M Truter Edgemead Runner-Up S JV Rensburg Helderberg C Cowan Mowbray Semi-Finalists K Weber Milnerton D McConnell Durbanville Z Herselman Old Oak M Knipe Strand
MASTERS SINGLES OPEN
MEN LADIES Winners J Roëbert Mowbray C Marshall Constantia Runner-Up S Kotze Oakdale M van Zyl Durbanville Semi-Finalists N Rusling Edgemead S McKay-Vlok Helderberg F Trotskie Edgemead S Olivier Pollsmoor
VETERAN
MEN LADIES Winners A Lofthouse Constantia L Stringer Constantia Runner-Up JP Malan Stell vd Stel C Bryant WPCC Semi-Finalists P Bryant WPCC D Vermeulen Pollsmoor G Nash WPCC M Thomas Durbanville
INVITATION
MEN LADIES Winners D vd Walt Mowbray E Louw Milnerton Runner-Up W Pretorius Mowbray N Ascaray SAPS Semi-Finalists E Glanvill Sunningdale C Bradley Goodwood N Marais WPCC C Truter Edgemead
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PAIRS : MEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
PAIRS : LADIES CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
FOURS : MEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
FOURS : LADIES CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
TRIPS : MEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
TRIPS : LADIES CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
LADIES EXECUTIVE TROPHY (See Grid Page 28)
Winners Mowbray (22 points) Runners-up Durbanville (20 points)
JOHN EDWARDS MENS TROPHY (Unable to ascertain as outstanding results from Flag due to COVID-19)
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PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATION
The following players were selected to represent Western Province in the Perfect Delivery Inter District Tournaments played from 9th – 13th March 2020
OPEN INTER DISTRICTS – EPB (Westview) Men R Piketh Edgemead N Rusling Edgemead T van der Poel Edgemead J Roëbert Mowbray S Kotze Oakdale P Harvey Constantia K Douglas Durbanville F Trotskie Edgemead Manager:- L Verwey
NO MEDALS
Ladies M van Zyl Durbanville L Maritz Durbanville C Truter Edgemead T Grobler Somerset West S Olivier Pollsmoor T Bright Mowbray A Marais WPCC C Marshall Constantia Manager:- A Groenewald
BRONZE MEDAL
‘B’ INTER DISTRICTS – EKB (Edenvale) Men N Kotze Constantia A Wilmot Mowbray R Cruywagen Edgemead E Pick Pollsmoor M Scheepers Edgemead A Barnard Durbanville C Naude Durbanville G Tero Pollsmoor Manager:- A Barnard
NO MEDALS
Ladies S McKay-Vlok Helderberg C Saunders Constantia W Stoffberg Durbanville T Blatt Somerset West L Keevy-Venter Constantia M Ferreira Pollsmoor M Stander Old Oak R Pietersen WPCC Manager:- A Painter
BRONZE MEDAL
SENIOR INTER DISTRICTS – BGN (PHSOB) Men D Craye WPCC T van der Walt Edgemead D Wyatt Durbanville R Clark Constantia P Bryant WPCC D Roos Goodwood G Nash WPCC J van Graan Meadowridge Manager:- D Craye
BRONZE MEDAL ______
Ladies C McDuling Helderberg N Kronk Plumstead R Himschoot WPCC L Clark Constantia C Nash WPCC L Nurrish Constantia C Bryant WPCC L Smyth Durbanville Manager:- L Clark NO MEDALS
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PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATION
UNDER 30’S – BOLAND (HERMANUS) FROM THE 21st TO 24th SEPTEMBER 2020 (TOURNAMENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)
UNDER 20’S – SOUTHERN FREE STATE FROM THE 23rd TO 27th MARCH 2020 (TOURNAMENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)
‘A’ Side ‘B’ Side ‘C’ Side
A Ascaray SAPS T Januarie Helderberg M Ferreira Strand J Fouche Strand G Groenewald Kraaifontein M Knipe Strand J Joubert Strand C Taylor Helderberg P Engelbrecht Strand M Truter Edgemead N Wilson Kraaifontein F van Graan K/Fontein
Managers: Christo Olivier (A), Paul Cohen (B), Nadine Ascaray (C)
UNDER 15’S – SOUTHERN FREE STATE FROM THE 23rd TO 27th MARCH 2020 (TOURNAMENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)
‘A’ Side ‘B’ Side
R Truter Edgemead L Jones Goodwood K Oliphant Kraaifontein C Booysen Strand W Neethling Edgemead J Bezuidenhout Strand L Stroobants Milnerton A Hougaard Pollsmoor
Managers: Cheryl Truter (A), Janet Olivier (B)
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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR 2019-2020
The official opening of the 2019/20 season was held at Edgemead Bowling Club on Sunday the 6th October 2020. The first bowl was delivered by Princess a Protea, disabled bowler. All invitees and delegates enjoyed a morning of bowls followed by a delicious roast lunch prepared by the members of Edgemead Bowling Club. SPONSORSHIP WP Bowls express their thanks to our sponsors for their loyalty and support during the season. A big thank you is extended to Personal Trust who made it possible for us to award prize money to successful competitors in the WP district competitions. We would also like to thank Distell for the prize money for W P Masters. FINANCES Up until the end of March 2020 the finances were looking very positive but due to the outbreak of Covid-19 from April until June 2020 we recorded losses in our finances due to cancellation of W P competitions as well as the All Cape and the Nationals. I unfortunately forecast a very difficult year ahead. We very grateful that Personal Trust allowed us to use the prize money they had given us to offset some of our expenses. To Jenny Griffiths and Denise Vermeulen who have worked extra hard on the finances and for this I thank them both. MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP By employing Taz to promote bowls amongst the juniors they certainly have increased their numbers and this is just the start but due to the virus it going to be a very difficult year ahead. Well done Taz keep up the good work. Although the junior membership showed an increase the overall membership showed a slight decrease. ACHIEVEMENTS Well done to the ladies and men selectors and the team managers who have put a lot of time and effort ensuring that the best players were selected. Well done to the Ladies Open side, Ladies B side and the Men’s Veterans for achieving a Bronze. Let’s hope next year the overall results will reflect that we are a Province to be reckoned with. I would like to extend my huge congratulations to all the achievers that are listed on page 13 of this annual report. GREENS The greens remain at a very high standard but unfortunately from the end of March 2020 due to the virus we were unable to play but the clubs and their green keepers managed to maintain the standard of the greens. Thanks to the greens committee for all your advice and hard work you gave to the clubs, for this I thank you. COACHES The number of coaches has increased and they continue to run very successful coaching courses. Thanks to you all for the many hours you have put into bowls, without your help many new bowlers would not be so well equipped to start playing bowls. TECHNICAL OFFICIALS Not an easy job but a very necessary job – so thanks to all of you that have given up your time ensuring that the rules are interpreted correctly. CONCLUSION This has been probably the most trying season in the history of bowls. Never before has bowls come to a complete stand still for months. Let’s hope it never happens again and let’s hope that by the time you read this report we will all be playing bowls again. A big thank you goes to my executive, the ladies in the office especially Lynette Botha and Chris Nurrish during the lockdown period and all standing committee members for your support this year. I wish you and your respective clubs every success for the future and let’s keep the district flag flying. Together we will do it. GRAEME KEMP PRESIDENT
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION
COACHES
The coaches committee consisted of Chris Nurrish (secretary), Theuna Grobler, Margie Cochrane, Paul Cohen and Jenny Griffiths (convenor). Taz Bright was co-opted on to the committee to provide a seamless synergy with her plans in the region and how the coaches can assist in growing the sport. Although the lockdown brought our activities to a grinding halt we have had quite a busy year. Our aim was to raise the profile of coaches in the District and to encourage coaches to grow in their coaching abilities. A Level 1 coaches course was run at the Constantia Bowling Club over two weekends at the end of September and beginning of October and after the completion of all course work we have certified 11 new coaches. Connie Dixie made the trip to Cape Town to assist us with the first weekend of the course and we are grateful to her for her input. We completed 4 Level A courses during the year. It has been very exciting to see the enthusiasm shown by many teachers and bowlers in helping the youth programme and their on-going commitment in working with these youngsters. We now have 53 Level coaches in our District. Our last level A course was not completed due to the lockdown but this course consisted of a large number of scholars who wanted to learn how they could coach their buddies at school. We are working on a way to help them complete the course as soon as possible. We now have Level A coaches spread across the District. Western Province were able to send 3 delegates to a Train the Trainer which was held in Robertson in November 2019. This has enabled us to increase the size of our Training of coaches pool in the District. It was an excellent weekend of learning how to present the Level 1 coaching course. We were pushed and challenged but we all came away feeling a little more confident in our presentation skills. The Standing committee exists to promote coaching in the District and therefore our coaches are very important. This year we ran a Coach to coach day at WPCC which was well attended by coaches including some of our new Level A coaches. This day serves as a time to update coaches and to ensure that their coaching techniques are current. We are always delighted to have Connie Dixie from the NSCC come and conduct this day and we appreciate her giving up her weekend to do this for us. In some way we need to run more of these as the coaches always leave feeling encouraged and we need to help them keep up this excitement about coaching. The Z-Squad falls under the DSCC and this has really exploded this year with a database of nearly 70 in the Central area and another 22 in the Basin area. We got so big in the central area that we started a second group out in the basin area. Jenny Griffiths, who heads up the Z-Squad is running them both at present with the aim of getting others involved in this so we have a bigger team handling the Z-squad. Joel Roëbert has been a huge help with the Z-Squad and we have appreciated his expert input. As we look to the new year there are many challenges but many more opportunities. Thank you to all those who have served on the committee this year for the many hours you have put in to making coaching so exciting. JENNY GRIFFITHS CONVENOR GREENS CARE
The increased degree of co-operation between our Club Greenkeepers is probably the most pleasing aspect of this past season. A contributing factor has been the effective use of the WhatsApp facility. Our Greenkeepers continue to use this to ask questions, share ideas and relate experiences. This can only lead to continued improvement of our greens. A very well attended Level 1 Greens Seminar was held at Oakdale Club earlier in the season. It was gratifying to see how many of our Greenkeepers had brought their Greens Assistants along with them. The enthusiasm on display was underlined by President Graeme Kemp who commented how fortunate we were in the Western Cape to have so many competent and qualified people tending to our greens. Until Covid -19 shut us down, our Standing Committee held regular monthly meetings at different venues, allowing local Greenkeepers to take part in these meetings. A monthly newsletter was distributed to our Clubs. Greens inspections were carried out at our Clubs, evaluations were recorded, and detailed feedback provided to help the Clubs redress certain issues. As so many of our Clubs continue to produce excellent greens year after year, we have elected to use the new season to focus on those Clubs that might benefit from on-going assistance and guidance. Once again the Competitions Secretary battled to find sufficient greens space for the October competitions. Greens were either closed or recovering from renovation and not up to standard. This issue needs to be addressed. My thanks go to Bill McCarthy, Collyn de Witt, Terry Drew, Vernon Dryden and Trevor Wheeler (who took the place of Eugene Howard) and Graeme Kemp for their enthusiasm and commitment. TERRY HEPWORTH CONVENOR
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MEN’S SELECTION
I would like to thank Peter, Eugene, Graeme and Les for their commitment and time they gave in order for us to select our I.D. sides. We limited the amount of trials this year as far too often Players that perform at trials fail badly at the tournament. Also some good players don’t perform at the trials and therefore miss out being selected in the correct teams. Having some of our top players available this year helped ease the pressure. The most worrying factor is that very few players are building a record in the Province. Every competition besides the singles, seem to have different players in the quarters, semi’s and finals. Open side- performed below expectations finishing a disappointing 6th in there section. B side - For the 1st time in years they failed to finish in the medals. They were doing well but slipped up the last few games. Seniors – Did very well getting a Bronze medal. Unfortunately Don Craye had to withdraw after 2 days due to illness. A big thanks to J.P. Malan for flying to Johannesburg at very short notice. This coming season will be challenging as almost no competitions have been played but I’m confident that we will be able to select competitive sides. LIONEL VERWEY CONVENOR LADIES SELECTION
This season there were an unusual number of players not available for Inter district selection for various reasons – vacation, injury & taking a break, unfortunately all of them experienced players. Subsequently selection was not easy. As is the custom, invitations were sent to all clubs asking them to submit names of any promising bowlers whom they felt the selectors needed to look at, preferably with a WP record, and who had not previously represented the Province. . These players were then invited to attend a separate trial day. They were asked to group in their preferred playing position. There has been concern in the past that players were put in to play in unfamiliar positions which they felt jeopardised their chance of selection. The selectors had discussed and decided on a marking system to be used to grade the players to ensure transparency and fairness to all. The system was explained to all the players before the commencement of play. A selector was assigned to each rink of play with a clipboard and marking sheet. They watched each and every bowl that was delivered and the player was marked accordingly. The players were entitled to see their scores for the day if they so wished. At the end of the day’s play the scores were tallied and those within the target score were invited back for the next day’s trial. Those that did not make it were thanked and told that they had not before they left. This system was used throughout the duration of the trials. After the Boland matches and with one or two changes made to the teams we felt we had selected the three best sides from the available players. Open A -They won bronze as they did in 2019. They played so well but despite winning their last game Sables had already secured top position. WP had been the only District to beat Sables. Open B – They too won bronze. A great pity as they were top of the log most of the way and just needed to win their last game to play for gold. Unfortunately they lost that game played in the rain to the bottom of the log. Veterans – They did very well under the circumstances and finished third also having had the chance to play for gold if they’d won their last game. They had the distress and distraction of the late Don Craye incident throughout. Observations: Somehow we must find a way to overcome that final hurdle and win. Mental preparedness is as vital as the physical. It is interesting to note that the two sides (Open A & B) who, both won bronze, had non playing managers whilst the Vets had a player/manager. It must be noted that ALL three sides were drastically changed and unfortunately one or two players were not up to standard. Team reports: It has become very evident that most of the players do not know how to accurately mark/rate their team mate's overall standard of play and are really not happy to do it at all..
Recommendation/suggestion: Although we are aware of the huge cost involved in sending sides away we feel that it is imperative that each side has a non-playing manager to carry the admin load (not huge)and any other problem that may arise. The current report form: The format could be changed to allow players to give an overall opinion of the team's performance without being too personal. It would also be beneficial to all if a standard marking /rating system was formulated and explained to the players and included with the report form. 24
Thank you to all the clubs who so willingly allowed us the use of their facilities. Anita, Margaret, Nina and Sylvia thank you for all your time, effort and advice during this selection period, it was appreciated. SANDY WEHRLI CONVENOR
MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING
It has been a short season for everyone. However, it was especially short for our team. Unfortunately, we had not secured a suitable meeting time or a workable portfolio of responsibilities according to time available and abilities of the members. Then the lockdown obviously meant that most of our marketing initiatives running out of the office for the inclusion of this committee had to be put on hold. There were however many areas where we had members of the standing committee assisting during the season: Social media pages and websites ● Planning of first-time tournaments ● Inter-varsity bowls ● Junior events ● Club fundraising events ● Business Leagues ● News articles and publications All clubs now have operating social media pages that will assist with the future marketing strategy. Links have also been made with community pages and new potential members now follow the world of bowls. This year we also had also planned to host the largest Women’s Month tournament in August, this once again could not take place. Universities and student housing were in the process of linking up with clubs and other junior events were growing. Business League tournaments were hosted at more clubs than in the previous season and databases for contacts were created. Follow up events on these leagues were also being formulated. The WP newsletter also continued its publications with the input of our standing committee. To everyone who assisted, your contribution was most useful and beneficial to the incline in membership and interest received in the sport prior to Covid-19. We will embrace a new season and a new normal moving forward. We are all going to have to approach the sport and our clubs with a whole new mind set. This specifically can be focused on by a revised M&M approach for the seasons ahead. There are always vacancies for new nominees, new ideas and new motivation. TARYN BRIGHT CONVENOR
(PROVINCIAL) DISA BOWLERS
Taryn Bright came on board during this last season. The Disa’s got together for a fundraiser at Helderberg BC on the 14th July 2020 and I wish to thank all of those players who made the effort. I believe in the Disa Association and truly hope you find the right candidate to take this on and I will always be there to support. NINA PAINTER CONVENOR TECHNICAL
The Technical Officials this year were reduced to 5 members for the committee but overcame this reduction by calling on other Technical Officials within the District to assist on WP Competitions where required. We also seconded Michelle Langenhoven from Kraaifontein to act as secretary for our committee and my thanks for her efforts in this regard. We started our year a bit on the back foot as some of our committee were unable to make meetings so used the e-mail arrangement to keep everyone in the loop. Courses were run at Bellville and Plumstead both of which ended with good results. My congratulations are extended to those who passed and good wishes to them for their future commitment to the game. The semi-finals and finals of the various W.P. and other tournaments were covered by committee members and my thanks to all those who assisted. I was involved in the foot-faulting incident at the SA Masters which I am sure all of you will have seen so will not repeat it here. Needless to say it does show the need for all parties involved in Bowls to undertake at least a level 1 course and to remain updated on the laws and changes to them, especially their correct interpretation. Refresher courses are recommended every five years and will in the future be mandatory to retain ones T/O status. Covid-19, of course, interrupted the season and the possibility of our hosting the All Cape and the Men’s Nationals but my thanks to all those who were going to give up their time to assist by umpiring at the various venues. To my committee comprising Nico Taljaard, Estela Rawlins, Claudia de Hahn, Michelle Langenhoven and Gordon Patrick, I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation for your efforts and assistance. BOB STANDEN CONVENOR 25
LADIES NOMADS REPORT
We, the WP Women Nomad Bowls have not had an outing or a committee meeting since March 2020. Due to lock down everything has been put on hold until such time we can once again get together. The committee will continue as is until we can hold a late AGM and audit our books. We were able to donate food during lockdown to our recipients which were the following: The Haven Night Shelter Bellville Bellas Guardian Angels Animal Rescue Methodist Home for the Aged Kendrick House Leliebloem House for Abused Children LORNA BEESLEY SECRETARY
DEVELOPMENT (U15’s& U20’s)
No report available CHRISTO OLIVIER CONVENOR
MEN’S NOMAD REPORT No report available BARRIE EKSTEEN PRESIDENT
BLIND BOWLERS (PENINSULA REGION)
No report available ROY PETERS PRESIDENT
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