Club Update

Following the Committee meeting yesterday, I can confirm the following :

From tomorrow, you no longer need to book a rink. We now have all 6 rinks on A and B green so it’s a first come first served basis. The booking system was great to get us back bowling and has served us well.

When you arrive for a game you will take two mats and one jack. Once you have finished your game return the jack to the green box and place your mats on the floor next to the table within the greens doors.

You will enter and leave via the front door. Please make sure you sign in when you arrive at the Club. This is very important for our track and traceability. For any visitors please make sure you add the members name who they are with.

The members lounge is set up for social distancing and this will remain at 2 metres. The members lounge seats 30 so any overspill will have to sit in the function hall, where there are tables and chairs set out.

The bar is still being covered, mainly by the Committee, so there may be times, particularly midweek afternoons, that you find the bar temporarily closed. We will try our best to cover the opening hours which remain the same as last week. Willie and Connie will cover Friday and Saturday evenings but it is Committee covering all other times for now.

Opening hours are:
Monday to Thursday – 13:30 to 20:00
Friday 13:30 to 22:00
Saturday 12:00 to 22:00
Sunday 12:00 to 18:00

We will be holding a one day confined pairs comp on Saturday 1st August. Please arrive by 10:30, add your name to the sheet and an open draw will take place for the pairs and the schedule of play. This competition is for members only.

For now the games room and upstairs will remain closed to all.

The Committee will regularly review and discuss any potential changes to the above so please have patience and understanding as we work together through these challenging times and we thank you all for your support.

We look forward to seeing many more of you returning to the Club but should anyone have any questions or concerns then please speak to a member of the Committee.

Morning all

It was great to see so many of you yesterday as the bar opened up for the first time since lockdown for outside drinking. Bowling was busy with plenty spectators. First day went very well and everyone appeared to enjoy themselves.

The Committee met last night to decide on the opening hours for this weekend. As mentioned yesterday the opening hours for Monday to Thursday are 13:30 to 20:00.

Friday will be 13:30 to 22:00.
Saturday will be 12:00 to 22:00
Sunday will be 12:00 to 18:00

These hours will be reviewed next Monday as we prepare for opening the Club on the 15th.

As you know we have the one way system in place for the toilets and the bar. Please remember to follow the signs. Keep your distance and remember to sign in when you arrive at the Club. There are also sanitisers stations positioned within the Club.

Be mindful of others, stay safe and enjoy.

Any questions or concerns then please speak to a Committee member.

The Committee have met on three occasions this week to plan and work alongside the Scottish Government instructions regarding opening the Club as a beer garden.

We are delighted to announce that we will be opening the bar on Monday 6th July 2020 at 13:30 for outside drinking.

The bar will open at 13:30 Mon to Thurs and close at 20:00. The Fri – Sun hours will be announced this weekend.

For track and traceability EVERYONE MUST SIGN IN when they arrive at the Club so we require name and contact number. The sign in book will be stationed at the doors to the greens.

The Club is still officially closed but we have mapped out a one way system to allow access to the toilets and to the bar for ordering your drink to take outside.

Access to the Club will remain as is, where you walk round the building to the greens.

The doors to the greens will be the entry point for toilets with the exit out the fire door in the members lounge.

The doors to the greens will be the entry point to the bar in the members lounge with the exit out the fire door.

All empty glasses MUST be returned and placed on the table outside the doors to the greens where a member of the Committee will take care of the glasses.

There is a vast amount of signage within these areas to remind you all of social distancing and good hygiene so we ask all members to be remindful of these and to follow these measures. There are various sanitiser stations throughout the Club for you to use.

We have further plans ready for when the Club can open on the 15th July and for any reduction in the social distancing. These will be issued at the appropriate time.

This a new era for the Club with the restrictions in place but this is another step forward. Let’s all work together by using common sense and being mindful of others as we move through the next phase.

Should anyone have any questions or concerns then please contact a Committee member.

We look forward to seeing you on Monday for your pint. Stay safe everyone and enjoy.

Afternoon all

Bowls Scotland have released updated guidelines after the First Minister’s statement on Thursday.

Read the guidance notes and the frequently asked questions and answers.

Basically there is very little change from phase 1

Toilets are still closed
Club is still closed
NO spectators
NO alcohol

You can now have three households on one rink instead of two households and those who were shielding can now return to play bowls.

We will continue with the booking system, the cleaning of the mats and jacks, maintaining good hygiene and social distancing.

Let’s hope it’s only for the short term as I see it’s been announced today that the COVID-19 level has dropped in the UK from level 4 to level 3 which is good news.

Any questions let me know

https://www.bowlsscotland.com/

Morning all,

We are making a change to the booking form, which will be effective for this Monday’s bookings.

This will be changing to five time slots with playing time of 1.5 hours.

The new times available will be 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00.

The current demand is not as high as we expected and we are hoping the change in time slots will encourage more members to play.

Changing to the new times will give more time options for all members who wish to play but say, for example, you are on a rink at 16:00 and would like to stay over the allocated 1.5 hours then you can stay longer if there are rinks available in the next session.

I hope this helps explain the changes we are making but should you have questions then please let me know.

Hope to see more of you on the greens in the near future as we have strict safety measures in place to keep all players as safe as possible.