The green is also causing concern, mainly due to the increase in the amount of moss. After last season’s higher than average rainfall and a wet winter, the moss has really taken hold. At present we are trialling a new produce which is supposed to kill and digest the nuisance and we await the outcome with anticipation. It sounds too good to be true but time will tell. Added to that is the breakdown of both mower and irrigation system and you can realise what difficulties we have – but we battle on and still enjoy our games.

Once again, we have been honoured to host the Yorkshire County Women’s Bowling Association this year and will be staging their match against Durham on August 28th.

We also hosted the County “Get-together” in May.

A busy season lies ahead and those of us who are still going strong are looking forward to bowling, hopefully in good weather.

APRIL
19th	Sun	Marshall Cup Day
27th	Mon	Boroughbridge Home	Galtres
MAY
1st	Fri	YCWBA Get-together at Sessay
1st	Fri	Boroughbridge Away	EBRL
4th	Mon	Sowerby Flatts Away	Galtres
6th	Wed	Thirsk Home	JSW
8th	Fri	Dishforth Home	EBRL
11th	Mon	Stillington Home	Galtres
12th	Tues	Kirkbymoorside A Away	Hov
13th	Wed	Hutton Rudby Away	JSW
14th	Thurs	Swinton Home	Hov
15th	Fri	Northallerton Home	EBRL
18th	Mon	Thirsk Away	Galtres
19th	Tues	Helmsley Home	Hov
20th	Wed	Leyburn Home	JSW
22nd	Fri	Ripon Spa Home	EBRL
22nd	Fri	Topcliffe Away	JSW
25th	Mon	Topcliffe Home Topham Trophy (1)
26th	Tues	Stillington Away	Hov
28th	Thurs	Pickering Home	Hov
29th	Fri	Thirsk Away	EBRL
JUNE
1st	Mon	Dishforth Home	Galtres
2nd	Tues	Kirkbymoorside B Away	Hov
3rd	Wed	Bedale Away	JSW
5th	Fri	Easingwold Away	EBRL
8th	Mon	Easingwold Away	Galtres
9th	Tues	Thirsk Away	Hov
10th	Wed	Sowerby Flatts Home	JSW
11th	Thurs	Waltham Cup (1) Home
12th	Fri	Masham Away	EBRL
12th	Fri	Richmond Away	JSW
15th	Mon	Topham Trophy (2)
16th	Tues	Welham Home	Hov
17th	Wed	Masham Home	JSW
18th	Thurs	County pairs competition 10.30 am & 2.30 pm
18th	Thurs	Kirkbymoorside A Home	Hov
19th	Fri	Bedale Home	EBRL
19th	Fri	Thirsk Away	Eden/Endersby
22nd	Mon	Topcliffe Away	Galtres
23rd	Tues	Swinton Away	Hov
24th	Wed	Northallerton Away	JSW
25th	Thurs	Waltham Cup (2) Home
26th	Fri	Sowerby Flatts Home	EBRL
29th	Mon	Boroughbridge Away	Galtres
30th	Tues	Helmsley Away	Hov
JULY
1st	Wed	Dishforth Away	JSW
2nd	Thurs	Stillington Home	Hov
3rd	Fri	Boroughbridge Home	EBRL
3rd	Fri	Thirsk Away	JSW
6th	Mon	Sowerby Flatts Home	Galtres
7th	Tues	Pickering Away	Hov
8th	Wed	Hutton Rudby Home	JSW
9th	Thurs	Waltham Cup Semi-final
10th	Fri	Dishforth Away	EBRL
10th	Fri	Thirsk Home	Eden/Endersby
13th	Mon	Stillington Away	Galtres
14th	Tues	Kirkbymoorside B Home	Hov
15th	Wed	Leyburn Away	JSW
17th	Fri	Northallerton Away	EBRL
20th	Mon	Thirsk Home	Galtres
21st	Tues	Thirsk Home	Hov
22nd	Wed	Topcliffe Home	JSW
AUGUST
2nd	Sun	Pairs Day
3rd	Mon	Dishforth Away	Galtres
4th	Tues	Thirsk Away	HML
5th	Wed	Sowerby Flatts Away	JSW
6th	Thurs	Stillington Home	HML
7th	Fri	Easingwold Home	EBRL
10th	Mon	Topcliffe Home	Galtres
12th	Wed	Richmond Home	JSW
13th	Thurs	Huby Away	HML
14th	Fri	Masham Home	EBRL
14th	Fri	Masham Away	JSW
15th	Sat	Marshall Salver at Sessay, 1.30 pm
17th	Mon	Galtres Winners v Rest
18th	Tues	Sowerby Flatts Home	HML
19th	Wed	Northallerton Home	JSW
20th	Thurs	Thirsk Home	HML
21st	Fri	Bedale Away	EBRL
25th	Tues	Stillington Away	HML
26th	Wed	Dishforth Home	JSW
28th	Fri	Yorkshire v Durham at Sessay
28th	Fri	Sowerby Flatts Away	EBRL
30th	Sun	JSW Finals Day
SEPTEMBER
1st	Tues	Huby Home	HML
3rd	Thurs	Sowerby Flatts Away	HML
4th	Fri	EBRL Winners v Rest at Easingwold
13th	Sun	SESSAY FINALS DAY
OCTOBER
9th	Fri	JSW Presentation Night, Hutton Rudby
16th	Fri	ANNUAL DINNER- GOLDEN FLEECE
NOVEMBER
19th	Thurs	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 7.30 pm