Home Hill’s Wonderful Women

The club is blessed with a team of dedicated women who tirelessly work behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly. They organise weekly events like bingo and Trimmers (light exercise), and they’re always on hand to help when the club hall is hired out. These women are loyal, passionate, and always wearing a smile, making the club a welcoming place for all. While they prefer to remain humble and avoid recognition, their efforts deserve a heartfelt thank you.

Newbie Bowling Questions:
   1. How do I bowl a bowl? First, get a bowl that suits the size of your hand as they come in various sizes.
   2. Where do I bowl it to? To the smaller, white bowl (jack) at the other end where your skip will be standing to help you.
   3. What is a skip? That’s the leader of your team from the start of play.
   4. How long does a game take? It varies, between an hour and a half to two hours, approximately.
   5. Are you playing singles, pairs, triples, or fours? That’s decided by how many people have turned up on the day.
   6. What is an end? An end determines which way you’re bowling to and the length of each game.
   7. Who wins? The closest bowl to the jack from each team. i.e a team bowl closest decides who wins the end.
   8. What happens if I hit the jack? If you hit the jack, your bowl becomes a toucher, which is marked by chalk by your skip. It’s still alive when it’s in the ditch.
   9. What is a ditch? A ditch is the outlines of the end of a rink. Any bowl in the rink that’s not a toucher is not counted, or left in the ditch.
   10. What clothing do I wear? Comfortable clothing and flat soled shoes.

Contributed with thanks to Stormin’ Norman

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