Great to see the so many players on the greens, after bowls lunch in the Resturant was most welcome; a delicious selection of Chinese meals to choose from.

The tables were decorated by Marlene Kopp in purple and pink flowers they looked absolutely beautiful, also a thank you to Loris Stewart for her floral arrangements.

Seated at the Presidents table were Annettes team members Anne Walker, and Jenny Curry, M. C. Sandra Priest, Brian Tisdell who spoke on behalf of the club, and thanked the woman bowlers for their support throughout the year.

There was also Laurie Crouch of the men's committee, representing all the men who volunteer their time in support of the club and work in with our green keeper Scott.

Molly Neilson representative for the Royal Far West Scheme received a donation from the Forbes women bowling club for the great work and support given by the Royal Far West Scheme to Country people and their families in times of need.

Following are the Winners of the day: the spider was won by Shirley Flint of Cowra, nearest the Presidents bowl, was Lee Orr from Parkes, the money raised from the spider, $60.00 was presented to Colleen Crump Vice President of the CWD.

Winners of the bowls Condobolin; Bell Field, Judy Dopper, Rosemary Barber.

Runners up Kay Craft, Merilyn Rodgers, Hilder Macpherson.

Winner of the raffle one, Guilie Burton, Forbes. Second Robyne Crago, Manildra.

200 club winners first K Toohey, second K Toohey, third L Elliott.

100 club winners Hilder Macpherson and Robyn Mattiske.

Lucky Door; S Priest, A Mackay, G Ryan.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this day a success.

Glenys Ryan

Forbes indoor bowers sweep the carpet at Leeton on the week -end

Well we are a very small group of indoor bowers at the Forbes community centre.

Sandy and Wilma Hepburn Denny and Sue Smith all went to Leeton to play indoor bowls and won the week-end. Saturday Forbes and Yenda had a 9 all draw. Junee and Forbes 18 Junee 4. Griffith 6 Forbes 10 .Yenda 4 Forbes 12. Sunday 10.all draw with Cowra.

Forbes 11 Albury three the last game was very close game right to the last bowl on the last end Young had four shots when Sandy come up and cut them down to twi shots so Forbes won by one shot Forbes eight Young seven.

Best team for Saturday was Dave Moore's team Sunday was Thelma Robert team from Young.

Third place was Mary's team from Wodonga two place Peter's team Leeton and the best was Forbes with five wins and two draws first prize was $1,OOO for the team scond $600 and third $400 there was over 200 raffles on the night.

Results for Wednesday play Loraine, Sandy and Betty Rees third wins 29 points.

Runners up Vera Denny and Joan one lose one draw one win 19 points.

Chocolate went to two loses one draw Joyce Pat and Wilma.

Competition was won by Vera,, Sue.

Everyone is welcome to come and play indoor bowls at the community centre on Wednesday afternoon names in by 1..15pm for 1.30pm start.

Wilma Hepburn

October 16 was our Spring Comp's third week. Wednesday Night, for a third week, only one match went five sets, that was 'Match of the Week' where at 12-15, 15-17 down Marcus Hardy, in an excellent comeback, beat Kasey Kinsey 15-8, 15-5, 15-13.

Team Results were: Court One; Shawes defeated Cowhans 26 points to 16. Jake beat Alex 3-0, Ken Cormie beat Michelle Bentick 3-0, Harry Toole beat Lucy Cowhan 3-0, sub T Burton lost to Alec Waters 1-3, Isaac Barnard beat Isaac Berger 3-1 and Tristan McKinnon lost to Tom Cormie 0-3.

Court Two; D Bils defeated Cannons 23 to 19. Danny couldn't continue, awarding Chris the win, Ellie Cowhan beat Louise Webb 3-1, Janelle Berger lost to Pat Cormie 0-3, Angus Webb beat Kim Chudleigh 3-0. and Sam Haley beat Claire Bayley 3-0. Court Three; W Bils lost to Burtons 17 to 25.

Wayne beat Luke 3-0, Lindy Cowhan beat sub E Cowhan 3-1, George Falvey lost to Ben Barnard 1-3, W Bils lost the last three matches 0-3, Gabe M McMillan to Jacob Cannon, Louise Hurford to Jono Webb, and Tyson McKinnon to Will Markwort.

Burtons are now ahead with 73 points while Shaws are next on 70. There's plenty of time for other teams to catch them.

Thursday Evening, of twenty four matches, five were three sets duration but all others went the distance. Team Results were: Court One; Sharpes defeated Hornerys 27 points to 22.

A jet lagged, Kyle lost to Sam 0-3, Alex Doyle beat Richard King 3-0, Pete Thompson beat sub J Hemming 3-0, Pete Cowhan beat Hayden Williams 3-1, Tom McKeown lost to sub H Kross 0-3, Max Ridley lost to Dan Bentick 1-3 and Al Carlisle beat Dan Suringa 3-0. Court Two; Dawes won seven of eight matches, defeating Millers 36 to 20.

After a first set loss Oli lead the way beating Lockie 3-1, Brendon Allegri beat Ryan Smart 3-1, Jono Cannon beat Scott Webb 3-1, Steve Allegri beat Jack Ridley 3-1, young Henry Kross continued his relentless campaign; as a sub beating Mark Webb 3-1, and then Graham Coombs 3-2. Sam Mackay beat Adam Chudleigh 3-2 but Emily Murphy lost to Brodie Hodges 2-3.

Court Three; Pipers lost to Krosses 27 to 29. Darryn beat Jay 3-2 in an epic bout of skill, sweat and stamina, Dan Bayley lost to Clint Ridley 1-3, Den Haynes beat Chris McQuie 3-2, Jack Gordon lost to Sandy Paterson 0-3, in another big match, Haig Carlisle beat Jake Hemming; 15-11, 14-16, 13-15, 15-4 and 15-11.

Judy Kross beat Bec Connell 3-1, Alex Jones beat Mitch Bayley 3-1 and Taylor Krause lost to Ben Schofield 1-3. Sharpes lead with 90 points and Dawes run second on 86. Next weeks Draw: Both Nights; Team 1 v 4, 2 v 6, 3 v 5.

It was a nice surprise this morning to see some yellow markings on the lawn beside our club house which means we are finally getting some progress from the council to build our new ramp giving access into the toilets, kitchen and storage sheds.

The stairs have been a health and safety issue for some time especially for older players. Hopefully our extended undercover area could be close behind.

This area will give us shelter from the wind and rain and will be at the opposite end of the shed.

Results for Golf Croquet October 15

There were only two winners of three games on Tuesday; they were Dorelle Scott and Alec Todd. Well done to you both.

Some amazingly close games keep players excited and on task with concentration at its best.

Results for Aussie Croquet October 19

We were down on numbers today, only twenty seven players graced the courts.

The morning started well, before the wind and dust arrived towards the end of our matches.

It was then a quick chat, a cup of coffee, raisin toast and a quick pack up of tables and chairs then on our way.

To members, do not forget the AGM meeting after our matches on Tuesday, October 22 at the club house. Every financial member is asked to attend.

There were four winners of three matches on Saturday. They were:

Veva MacCullagh, Kevin Rubie, Harley Stewart and Neville Spry.

Close games were

Harley Stewart

The Forbes Netball Association held the monthly meeting last week, and set dates for representative applications to be now open.

Dates will be confirmed next week.

Representative coaches 2020

The FNA is calling for applications for representative coaches for 2020, in the following age groups; Open team to compete in Regional League, u17 and 15 years team to compete in Senior State Titles; 14, 13, and 12 years teams to compete in Junior State Titles; 11 years team to compete in regional carnivals.

Applications must be emailed to Melissa, Secretary email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com by November 20.

Applicants must state coaching experience and qualifications, and if any playing experience, or working toward accreditation, and WWCC number.

Coaching is very rewarding and lots of fun and all applications will be considered.

Representative umpires 2020

The FNA is calling for applications for representative umpires, to accompany Forbes teams competing at Regional League, Senior State Titles and Junior State Titles.

Umpires must hold a current National umpires Badge, or working toward a National Badge.

Applications must be emailed to Melissa, Secretary email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com by November 20.

Applicants must state National Badge or working toward National badge and WWCC number.

All umpires are encouraged to apply.

Representative players Opens team 2020

The FNA is calling for applications from players to represent the FNA in the Open team to compete in Regional League 2020.

The representative nomination form can be downloaded from the FNA website and must be emailed to Melissa, Secretary email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com by November 20.

The Regional League will be held over three Sundays in Orange early 2020, with dates to be confirmed next week.

Night competitions

Last week saw a shaky start to the games, with a small drizzle of rain before the games started at 6.

Unfortunately for our farmers the weather cleared quickly, and all games were able to be played.

Last week, Not Fast Just Furious did not supply an umpire for the first time, for their umpire allocation, and must pay the $50-00 fine before they can play this week.

The team will lose 2 two competition points, and give their opposition this week a five goal start.

All teams only have to supply one umpire when allocated and will have support from a badged umpire when doing their duty.

Without umpires, the games cannot be played.

All teams must read through the full draw for umpiring duties.

Draw for Wednesday October 23 2019.

Ladies competition

Mixed competition

Robyn Kenny