HAVERS PARK BOWLS CLUB

2019 HPC LADIES FRIDAY LEAGUE WINNERS

KENT CUP WINNERS AND DANIEL ROBINSON TROPHY RUNNERS-UP

A Warm, Welcoming and Sociable Bowls Club for All Ages

Havers Park Bowls Club is a friendly Club offering recreational and competitive bowls, introductions for newcomers of all ages, with instructional sessions, and a vibrant and warm social heart. When you come to visit, you’ll see why people in the area love to play here.

PLAYING AND ENJOYING BOWLS TOGETHER, WHATEVER THE WEATHER

...and hitting form: Havers Park Bowls Club Winners of the 2-legged Kent Cup versus Stansted Bowls Club

Following on from this success, a statement from Brian Hurst about... 

The Ladies Seniors Friday afternoon league:

I would like to update you on the magnificent run of success that our Senior Ladies team, captained by Sheila Common, are having since entering the above tournament for the first time this year. The format is for 1 x Rink of Senior Ladies played as the name suggests on a Friday afternoon, on a home and away basis.

They have currently played eight games out of a projected fourteen games and have won seven of them, a really fine achievement considering the limited amount of lady players available for selection. This high standard they have set is going to be difficult to maintain with the number of other events that they are involved in and they have another six games to play, four of those away.

They are truly our ' Fab Four ' although they call themselves the "Lionesses" So let's show them our support. Have a look in your Fixture book to see where they are playing 

ABOUT THE CLUB, OUR HISTORY AND OUR GUARANTEE YOU WILL GET TO PLAY BOWLS & REPRESENT OUR CLUB

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Founded in 1907, Havers Park Bowls Club has prided itself on being a friendly bowls club, where you can come to relax and enjoy some light exercise in beautiful calm surroundings. At the same time you can spend an afternoon socialising inside or outside our lovely clubhouse and bar watching folks play lawn bowls. Our facilities and social events are designed to provide a warm and welcoming environment for players and non-players of all ages and abilities. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced bowler, we will help you to reach your potential, or at least you will enjoy trying at Havers Park Bowls Club.

DANIEL ROBINSON CUP RUNNERS-UP

Congratulations to Bishops Stortford Bowls Club for winning the Daniel Robinson Cup, followed closely in second by our own valiant team from Havers Park. 
As Brian Hurst rightly put it, "we were outright winners on the day". Well done everyone who contributed to such a wonderful day and a special thank you to the sponsors, Daniel Robinson & Sons.

2019 WINNERS OF THE HPC LADIES FRIDAY LEAGUE AND OF THE KENT CUP

What a year this has been. Not content with winning the Kent Cup and being runners-up for the Danial Robinson Trophy, our ladies Four have topped the lot by winning the fiercely contested Ladies East Herts Friday league. I hope you will join me in congratulating these wonderful ladies. What a year. What a club.

From the ‘Fab Four’ to the ‘Four Tops’ by Brian Hurst

After fourteen hard fought games, starting back in early May our Senior Ladies have emerged as worthy winners against seven equally tenacious teams. Every Friday afternoon during the past fourteen weeks has seen them battling away somewhere in the name of Havers Park Bowls Club and in all weathers.

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Friday 9th August at Havers Park saw their final game to be played, against Elsenham, the League leaders, in what turned out to be the deciding match and which Havers won by a considerable margin, in front of an over-excited group of supporters. The coolest were the ladies themselves who had held their game together remarkably well, despite one of the Elsenham ladies collapsing on the Green. Duncan to his disappointment did not get to use the defibrillator and thankfully all was well after a short break.

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Nobody knew what the position was at the finish because there were a number of other games going on. We knew that Havers were in the frame for a high finish, so it was an anxious time waiting for the results to be finalised. Not, I hasten to add for the ladies who took themselves off to Hertford for the Shield match the next day.

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On Tuesday 13th the results dropped into Sheila’s email box. They had WON! Some achievement considering it was the first time of entering the League and with so few ladies to select from.

Well done the TEAM. You deserve all the plaudits you have received.

A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR OUR 2019 CLUB CAPTAIN

2019 Club Captain, Paul Nelson, not only captained the team to a successful year for the club, but also won numerous internal and external competitions and went on to be selected to represent Essex County.

OUR FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO OUR MEMBERS

Our stunning 6-rink grass green is a credit to the skills of Duncan Burrett, John Clark and our team of volunteer green keepers. It provides the ultimate playing surface and the ideal conditions for everyone to experience the joys of playing lawn bowls. In addition to the luxurious green, our facilities also include: a well-equipped and fitted kitchen, a licenced bar open to all members, mens and ladies changing rooms and a spacious clubhouse. The clubhouse is very much in use during the year for those who like to socialise. Our Friday evenings card schools are particularly popular.
Havers Park Bowls Club also offers the chance for you to play bowls, whether it be a gentle roll-up in peaceful surroundings or the wish to represent the club in cups and competitions. Come and join us and be guaranteed to play bowls whatever your ability.