Bowls Guernsey Association
Member Club - The Vale Recreation Bowls Club
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| Location | Contacts | Officers |
| History | Leagues and Knockout Winners | Inter Club Results |
| Other Results |
Vale Recreation Bowls Club
Corbet Field
St Sampson's
Richard Sumner
Nanatsu
7 Braye Road Clos
Braye Road
Vale,
GY3 5PD
Telephone Number 01481 247512
Peter Tranter
La Petit Blanc Bois
Rue Cohu
Castel
GY5 7SY
Email: blancbois@guernsey.net
2010 - 11 Officers
Mrs Mick Hullock - President
Mr Matt Solway - Vice President
Mr Richard Sumner - Honorary Assistant Secretary
Mr Peter Tranter - Honorary Treasurer
Mrs Pam Harding & Mrs June Finigan - Recorders
Mrs Sally Paul - Committee Member
Mrs Pam Harding
- Committee Member
Mrs June Finigan
- Committee Member
Mr Alan Hamilton
- Green Keeper
Mrs Alan Gibson - Captain
Mrs Anne Simon - Selector
Mr Bernie Simon - Selector
Mr Alan Gibson - Selector
Mr Clive Ogier - Selector
Mrs Jean Simon - Selector
Mr Clive Ogier - Social Committee
Mr Matt Le Ber - BGA Selector
Miss Lucy Berre - BGA Selector
| 1932 – 8th
August a meeting of the Bible Class members was held in the upper class room, to
consider whether a sports club could be formed.
The meeting was in favour and the Vale Bible Class Recreation Club was
formed. Indoor games would consist of badminton, table tennis and other minor
games. Outdoor games to be played
were to be football, golf, netball and tennis.
The committee was Mr WJ Corbet, President, Mr HE Mahy, Vice President, AJ
Le Page, Vice President, Mr AG Mahy, Secretary, Mr AD Mahy, Treasurer.
Members who wished to join the club would have to pay a small fee. |
| 1950 – January – Mr WJ Corbet purchased land near Brookdale site and created
the WJC Field – Corbet Field to create tennis courts and a |
| 1950 – September – The Bowls Section had its first
AGM, Mr WJ Corbet was in
the chair and 22 members were present. The acting Secretary thanked Mr WJ Corbet
for the generosity purchase of land. A league was created for 8 teams won by the
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1951 - Officers President, Mr Trustum Secretary, Mr D Le Ber Recorder, Mr G Le Ber Committee members, E friend, C langlois, H Le Page, S Gale, Mrs Gale and Miss R Martel. |
| 1951 – AGM Mr Corbet gave permission for the number of nights to be increased
to four nights. It was decided to
present spoons to the winners of the leagues and singles competitions, including
the 1950 winners. |
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| 1956 – AGM a triples league was formed; members would also have to start
paying their fees for playing at the Northern Bowling Association. |
| 1966 – Wilfred J Corbet OBE Jurat of the |
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1968 – The Le Ber brothers won the Island Pairs and Channel Island Pairs
creating history being the first to win these competitions. |
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1970 – N Le Ber was selected to represent Guernsey in the Empire Games
(Commonwealth Games) in |
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1972 – The Bowls Green was moved replacing some of the tennis courts. |
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1973 – The opening of the new bowls green was on the 26th May by
Mrs Eva Corbet, she delivered the first bowls.
Mrs Corbet informed the Committees she was handing over the Corbet Field
to five Trustees, each retiring at 70 years old. |
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1975 – The members agreed to create a pavilion at the eastern end of the
green. |
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1984 – An all weather playing surface was laid, this was partly due to the
restrictions of water following a drought. The
surface was ready for play in 1985. |
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1986 – Marie Smith and Jenny Nicolle won Silver at the Commonwealth Games. |
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1989-1991 – A viewing lounge was created onto the existing pavilion, opened by
Jean Lamb daughter of the late Mr WJ Corbet. |
| 2005 – Dan De La Mare and Matt Le Ber
won the British Isles Pairs
Championships in |
| 2007 – Matt Le Ber won the Singles, Silver and Len Le Ber won the triples bronze (with Paul Wakeham and Ian Merrien, NBA Members) at the Atlantic Rim Championships. |
| 2009 –
Dave Lucas, Len Le Ber and Gary Pitschou won the British Isles Triples in
Ireland |
Leagues and Knockouts Winners
(Select the following links to view the league and knockout winners)
Leagues
| Falles Hire Car Afternoon Pairs | La Giles Trophy Triples | The Nobby Hamon Fours |
| WJ Corbet League Fours | WJ Corbet League Triples | WJB Halls Triples |
| 242 League Pairs |
Knockouts
Singles:
| Barfleur Ladies Singles | FWP Patten Open Singles | June & Henry Martin Newcomers |
| Ladies Two Bowls Singles | Men's Two Bowls Singles | Men's Singles Singles |
| Motors House Ltd Veteran Singles | Under 25 Singles |
Pairs:
| Cecil Parsons 321 Pairs | Gus Bell Australia Pairs | Ken Green 242 Pairs |
| WCAL Ltd Drawn Pairs | WH Green Handicap Pairs | Jim & Joan Tranter Open Pairs |
Triples:
| Houmet Drawn Triples | Open Triples | Open Team Triples |
| Randall's Two wood Triples |
Fours:
| Ernie Baker Junior Trophy |