First one for 2014 - and Possu's Birthday

[Pumpy]

Last update - and we have:

1) Jane-marie
2) Martin
3) Patrick
4) Cathy (or Jim)
5) Simon
6) Liz
7) Nick
8) Clive
9) Bev
10) Dave
11) Louise
12) Steve
13) Ela
14) Mav
15) Loz
16) Rob Keep
17) Gosia
18) Lukasz

See you all tomorrow at the Bowlplex near the Kassam Stadium at 19.00 hrs sharp!

Flat shoes everyone, please.

Can't wait to see you.

Ela x

 

[strobingred]

BRING IT ON...........

You can still use there shoes. Its at the bottom of the page about shoes.

 

[Mav]

Looking forward to it!

 

[Pumpy]

You can still use there shoes. Its at the bottom of the page about shoes.

Well spotted, Clivie!


Bowl in Your Own Shoes!

We know wearing bowling shoes isn't always the best part of the fun, so we've now made it possible for you to bowl safely in your very own shoes, provided they are:

• Trainers
• Flat Soled Pumps
• Flat Soled Shoes
• Flat Soled Boots (no high heels)

Please make sure that the soles of your shoes are not sticky, gritty or wet.

Some footwear isn’t suitable for bowling so please DO NOT bowl with any of the following:

• Stilettos or shoes with a high heel
• Flip flops
• Mules
• Open toed sandals
• Socks
• Bare feet

Don’t forget you can still wear our bowling shoes if you need to or if you just prefer to look like a pro!


Now you know.

Just bought the prizes...

 

[strobingred]

I will have to scour the garage for something that Steve had not managed to stea,l to give him as a pressie.

 

[Dr JM]

I think there should be a general rule about how we congratulate good scores....

 

[strobingred]

High fives all round gets my vote

 

[patrick]

I think there should be a general rule about how we congratulate good scores....

Oh yes! It must be high fives......

 

[Pumpy]

Oh yes! It must be high fives......

Well, that's what we agreed for 2014 at the very start of the year - I wonder why this question had to be raised at all...

 

[strobingred]

Lots of high fives going around last night.

A most enjoyable evening and looking forward to locking horns with possu on a future engagement, on the lanes.

I,m sure I would have won the second game as well. It was just a matter of time

 

[Mav]

Thanks for a excellent evening all - great to see some old friends and to make some new ones

 

[Pumpy]

Yep, I thought it was a great evening, too - Possu certainly looked happy (what more can I ask for...

)


Here are some pics of the fun:

Mav explaining how to STRIKE!

It's not that difficult allegedly...

Dave - the very picture of technique and elegance

Some players got quite competitive and couldn't take their eyes off the score...

The Birthday Boy

Martin practising for the next synchronised bowling competition

Bowling is great for mixing and mingling

Clive, the Master of the Game

... and his apprentice

Although the playing dragged on a bit, I believe everybody had a good time

Finally - something to eat!

Look nice, everyone - and we did!

Oh, and I solved the £20 puzzle - we were actually 13 not 12! Sorry about this, I blame either the number of participants exceeding the number of my fingers or the possibility that I forgot to count myself - you'll get your money back...

Thanks everyone for coming and contributing to a memorable birthday do - you are great friends (especially Patrick, who let me use his bowling vouchers and Cathy, who shared her Lindt Dessert chocolates with us)!

Have a lovely weekend,

Ela xx

 

[daveg]

Yep, a great evening and thanks a lot for everything you did Ela. Nice pics too

 

[Possu]

I had a very enjoyable evening, thank you for the great presents and cards.

I suspected something was happening but wasn't 100% sure. The bowling was great although taking Clive "Bowling Meister" Watson's advice only seemed to lower my score so I resorted to my previous tactics.

Thank you all for coming, anyone up for a trailride this Sunday?