Balmoral Bowling Club

It is with great sadness that the Balmoral Bowling Club advises the passing of Ian Hughes. “Mr Reliable”, steady on the greens and off. Ian, a skilful playing member for 11 years, he also quickly stepped up to volunteer on the Club Board and then in short order took on the role of Secretary, whose duties he discharged with diligence, excellence and an eye for detail.
Ian has been one of the mainstays of the club's operations, quietly and efficiently working behind the scenes, running rollups and winter cards, working on the bar, and always there to support the club.
He will be greatly missed by all. RIP Ian.

Ian’s funeral will be at Davis Funeral Services, Grange Manor , 400 Dominion Road, on Wednesday 15th July 2026 at 10.30 am, followed by drinks at Balmoral Bowling Club. Please wear Club Shirts.

6 weeks of enthusiasm, learning and improvement comes to a close with the last session of the club's winter coaching. Thanks for all the support and we coaches are already planning some in-season sessions to keep up the progress.

📢 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐢 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 ✨

📆 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 (𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰): OPEN from 4:00 PM! Stop by for a drink to start the long weekend right.

📆 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 (𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐢): CLOSED. The bar will be closed for the public holiday.

Enjoy a great long weekend!

The latest Balmoral Bias is live! 🗞️ Bowls, burgers, pool tournaments, and big club results inside.

This month we celebrate Scott Harrison’s incredible PBA World Singles Qualifier win, recap our 118th AGM, introduce your new Board, and give you the full rundown on what’s happening TOMORROW NIGHT for Club Night Vol. 3!

🍔 Yes, the $5 burgers are back (with veggie options this time!).
🎱 We're also launching a $5 Drawn Pairs Pool Tournament (names in by 5:30 PM).

Inside you'll also find details on Tony's advanced coaching and our brand-new Tuesday winter card afternoons playing 500. 🃏

Read the full update and get all the timings here: https://mailchi.mp/38c70137cc38/pba-wins-new-club-leadership-5-burgers-are-back

🍔 Club Night this Friday! 🎱

We've got cheap burgers, cold drinks, and a pool tournament lined up. All the details are in the poster below! 👇

See you all from 3 PM.

Orewa World Series Pairs qualifier - Sunday.
Balmoral’s Scotty & Steve made the final but lost to Colin Rogan & Lyndsay Gilmour who were deserved winners.
Thx again number 1 supporter Kim.

Breaking News-PBA World Singles Qualifier Orewa!
After starting at 8:30 am in a hot field and after a gruelling 10 hr day battling it out was our Scotty Harrison.In fading light was one down with one bowl left and no (2nds)..Of course he drew it!!
Big congrats Scotty beating Steve Campbell
World series pairs
Tomorrow. If he’s awake!
PS:thx for number 1 supporter Kim for updates and pics she was there all day.

📢 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁! 📢

⚽ 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 – 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋
Come down and watch New Zealand take on Belgium! The club opens at 3:00 PM tomorrow (Saturday). Bring a crew and let's cheer the team on together in front of the big screen!

🍔 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 (𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲) – 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 & 𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓
Our Friday Club Night is back next week! Check out the poster below for details:

🕒 Bar opens at 3:00 PM
🍻 Happy Hour: New time! 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
🍔 $5 Burgers & awesome raffle prizes up for grabs!
🎱 Drawn Pairs Pool Tournament: $5 entry on the night.

👨‍🏫 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐘’𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
Want to elevate your game? Tony is hosting three more coaching sessions focused on senior and advanced bowling techniques. Don't worry if you're newer to the sport—𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 to come down and learn!

📅 Dates: Sunday 28th June, Sunday 5th July & Sunday 12th July
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

See you all down at the club!

🏆 𝐀𝐆𝐌 & 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏-𝐔𝐏! 🏆

What a fantastic weekend at Balmoral Bowling Club! We wrapped up our season with our AGM and annual prizegiving, celebrating the incredible achievements on the green and welcoming in our new club leadership.

First, a massive congratulations to our newly elected Board for the upcoming season:

👤 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭: Chris Watkins
👤 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲: Mark Waugh
👤 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫: Linda Farley
👤 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬: Ian Horsley, Katy Merrett & Eamon Drumm

We also want to extend a huge, heartfelt thank you to our outgoing President 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲, Secretary 𝐈𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬, and board member 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐡 as they step down from their roles. Thank you all for your immense dedication and years of service to Balmoral! 👏

Swipe through the photos below to see our 2025–26 Champions picking up their silverware! 📸👇