Western News: May 11, 2023
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Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>11</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
7<br />
Season finishes on a<br />
high for bowls club<br />
VIP: Phil and Sue Bagshaw flanked by <strong>May</strong>or Phil Mauger<br />
and city councillor Sam MacDonald.<br />
CHAMPS: The women’s and men’s player of the year Tayla<br />
Bruce and Richard Hocking. PHOTOS: ARJAN VAN HASSELT<br />
A function and trophy presentation was held at Burnside Bowling Club on Saturday<br />
to mark the end of the season. The club’s publicity officer Kerrie Bruce reports<br />
SEVERAL SPECIAL guests were<br />
among the crowd at Burnside’s<br />
annual closing day function.<br />
After the flag was lowered to<br />
mark the end of the summer<br />
bowls season on Saturday, club<br />
patron <strong>May</strong>or Phil Mauger spoke<br />
to members.<br />
He said the club was “a<br />
fantastic asset for the local<br />
neighbourhood and for our<br />
city”.<br />
“The level of success is a result<br />
of having such a strong club.”<br />
Canterbury Charity Hospital<br />
Trust chair Philip Bagshaw and<br />
Dame Sue Bagshaw were also<br />
invited to accept a $600 donation<br />
to the hospital.<br />
Other guests included<br />
city councillor Sam MacDonald<br />
and Bowls Canterbury general<br />
manager Lorraine McLeod.<br />
Several fun activities and games<br />
were held including a match<br />
between the men’s and women’s<br />
club championship winners.<br />
There was no trophy on the<br />
line, just bragging rights. The<br />
men won all of the games except<br />
one.<br />
A the prize-giving ceremony,<br />
Richard Hocking was named<br />
men’s player of the year.<br />
Hocking had a big season with<br />
a number of highlights including<br />
three Burnside championship<br />
titles, Canterbury Centre<br />
men’s singles runner-up, and<br />
Stewart Buttar Burnside pairs<br />
tournament runner-up.<br />
He also received a silver star<br />
for reaching 12 Burnside titles.<br />
Tayla Bruce was named<br />
women’s player of the year.<br />
Bruce’s highlights included two<br />
Commonwealth Games bronze<br />
medals, a world champion of<br />
champion women’s singles gold<br />
medal, and gold in the multinations<br />
women’s triples and<br />
national pairs.<br />
The Burnside women’s under-5<br />
singles winner was Jill Lee who<br />
also took out the Canterbury<br />
Centre champions of champions<br />
women’s under-5 singles.<br />
PLAY-OFF:<br />
The men’s<br />
and women’s<br />
championship<br />
winning fours<br />
(left to right)<br />
Craig Schroder,<br />
Callum Cox,<br />
Jamey Ferris,<br />
Richard<br />
Hocking, Carol<br />
Dawe, Judy<br />
Davidson,<br />
Karolyn Boon<br />
and Lyn Martin.<br />
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