BEACONSFIELD

Lawn Bowling Club

Summer 2007

28th Year

Visitors are welcome to visit or join our club
at anytime throughout the year.

The outdoor playing season is from the
end of May to mid-September.
For a very modest membership players are
able to enjoy the fun and friendliness of this
excellent outdoor sport of skill and finesse.

Club indoor activities are from
September through April.

OPEN HOUSE 2007

Saturday & Sunday May 19/20
and
Saturday & Sunday May 26/27

2.00pm to 4.00pm

Visitors of all ages are welcome to try their hand on the greens.
Please bring shoes with flat soles.
Bowls are provided.

For additional information please call
514-694-6365

All-Day “FUN” Bowling Events

All events begin at 9.45am

Victoria Day
Monday, May 21

St. Jean Baptiste Day
Sunday, June 24

Canada Day
& New Members Reception
Sunday, July 1

Oakes Day
Mixed Triples Invitational
tba

Labour Day
Bill Gray Trophy
Monday, September 3

Ladies vs. Men
tba

Throughout the Season

Women’s Tags Down

Tuesdays at 9.15am

“Mixed” Tags Down

Sundays at 1.15pm
Wednesdays at 7.15pm
Thursdays at 9.15am
Fridays at 9.15am and 7.15pm.

Social events

Awards Dinner
tba
Christmas Party
tba

Club Contact

For anyone interested in finding out more about
bowling &/or the club
or if you would like to try the game (bowls are provided)
please call the club at 514-694-6365

Location of Club

Adjacent to City Hall/Library
303 Beaconsfield Blvd.
Parking at Beaconsfield Library/Herb Linder annex on City Lane

Directions

From highways 20 or 40 take St. Charles Boulevard going south. At the last traffic light on St. Charles Boulevard turn right onto Beaconsfield Boulevard. After 1.7 km, turn right into City Lane and turn left into the Beaconsfield Library/City Hall parking lot. The entrance to the Bowling Club is at the far end of the building. Also, buses 200 & 211 stop outside City Hall.

History of the Club

While there was Lawn Bowling in Beaconsfield at “the Grove Hotel” in 1812, at the site of the current Beaconsfield Yacht Club, it was in 1979, thanks to Herb Linder of the Beaconsfield Recreation Department, Bob Gandey, a local sports enthusiast, and Jack MacKay, the Beaconsfield City Manager, that the current club opened officially on July 1st, 1979.

The club opened with one green and a temporary club house. Over the years a second green was built and a permanent club house built by the city, which is used for year round recreational purposes as well as by the bowling club during the summer.

The new club was greeted with enthusiasm by the residents of Beaconsfield and other West Island communities. The regular social bowling events were occasions for the members to get together for friendly social contact. “Tags Down” on Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays, followed by Sunday afternoon tea drew in the general membership. Men’s and Ladies only bowling activities were added and still continue.

While lawn bowling was the “raison d’etre” the membership grew over the years and the activities included many off green social events.

Beaconsfield Club members participate in the many interclub events, club invitational events, and the Federation events during the regular bowling season. Beaconsfield hosts a number of invitational events, including the Herb Linder Memorial, a prestigious mixed event. Beaconsfield has hosted the National Bowling Championships twice. The Beaconsfield Trophy cabinet has been the proud place for many of the trophies for bowling events in Quebec.

Today the club continues to welcome new bowlers during the season and encourages new members to become active participants in the many bowling events during the year. The regular bowling during the week and the bowling and social events on May 24th weekend, St. Jean Baptiste, Canada Day, Oakes Day, Bill Gray Trophy, provide a friendly atmosphere for new and experienced bowlers alike.

Members keep in touch during the off season through club sponsored games of whist, bridge, and carpet bowling.