The Morning Light
Morning light over the Vale of Neath from Mike Davies (RDN photographer)
Chirpy the Robin Update
Mary and Idris Gittins gave us a lovely story about their visiting robin recently.
( SEE “The Gittins Family Meet Chirpy” )
Latest update: from Mary:
” We sit in the backyard sometimes, instead of the front patio where Chirpy first flew into our lives and our affection! He emerges from the hedge when Idris whistles.
FROM MARY AND IDRIS GITTINS
More from Mike
Our RDN photographer Mike Davies took these lovely images for us in Victoria Gardens on Sunday
PICTURES by MIKE DAVIES ( RDN PHOTOGRAPHER)
We Welcome Visitors to Our Busy Bowling Green
We have come to the end of a very successful 2022 outdoor bowling season during which Resolven Bowls Club celebrated its 90th Birthday. The bowling green has been as busy as ever with three sets of Club Tournaments as well as games of different Leagues – Neath & District League, Cwmtawe League, Port Talbot League and the West Glamorgan Ladies League.
Sunday 18 September is the last day of the 2022 Season and we extend a warm welcome to 8 visiting top Welsh Clubs competing in the SDFS Super 8 Series Quarter Finals at Resolven.
We wish them all an enjoyable and successful day’s bowling at Resolven
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A Family Affair on the Bowling Green
Mother and daughter, Carwen Thomas and Ceri Holmes, faced each other in both Resolven Ladies singles finals this year.
Pre-match family tension? Not according to Carwen who said, ” We are more relaxed and comfortable playing against each other and always feel we are going to have a close game.”
Prophetic words! Their first encounter, in the 2 wood singles, was nail-biting to watch
Carwen started slowly but later in the match, the scoreboard began to tell a different story as she began to catch up. ( Her score is in red on the scoreboard)
CARWEN IS TRAILING BY 3
They were TIED AT 17 ALL when the game’s 21 ends had been played.. What a match! They needed to play an extra end to find the winner.
What a terrific game! Both deserved to win ,but Carwen delivered the winning bowl and will be taking the trophy home.
But then there was more! The next day, Ceri and Carwen met again on the Green to play the Club Championship 4 Woods Final.
Again it was a very close game
On the last end, Ceri needed one shot to reach 21 and win the match. Carwen needed three..
Ceri’s won the title three times already, but Carwen needed those 3 shots to become Club Champion for the first time. She did it!
Daugher Ceri will still see the trophies on the sideboard at home, but this year with her mother’s ame on them.
Both players are to be congratulated, not just for the standard of play, but for the way in which the games were played- a credit to them and the Resolven Ladies Bowls Club.
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Cam Gears Bowls Competition
A great time was had by all when the Cam Gears Mixed Triples Competition took place on Resolven Bowling Green after a gap of over 20 years. It was Gareth Evans, sec. of Cam Gears Bowls Club , who polished up the shield, rounded up the players and organised everything and had enough puff left to play as well!
In the true spirit of the game, the finalists stood together for a photograph–both teams under the spotlight from the floodlights –but the winners were:
Hugh Day, Hilary Fouracre and Carwen Thomas
RUNNERS-UP:
Hugh Thomas, Carole Jeffery and Christine Twaite
PHOTOS by JOE MOGFORD (junior reporter)
