Western Province Bowls Association

NOTICE OF

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

AND AGENDA

ANNUAL REPORT

2021 - 2021

14 August 2021

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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLING ASSOCIATION

(Founded December 1906)

PRESIDENT Gerrit van Milligen (Acting)

VICE-PRESIDENT Vacant

TREASURER Jenny Griffiths

MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2020-2021 Mark Douglas, Mark Gibbs, Chris Nurrish, Jenny Phillips,

Marianna Kirsten, Adam Carstens

ADMINISTRATION Lynette Botha

Denise Vermeulen Chris Nurrish (Competition Secretary)

Taryn Bright (Marketing & Membership Manager)

AUDITORS True North Accounting

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HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

Mr CJ Nortier, Mr I Travers-Phillips, Mr G Donaldson, Mr S Martinengo, Mrs R Myers, Mr R Delport, Ms D de Power, Ms J Peacock, Dr D Coghlan

STANDING COMMITTEES AND ANCILLARY REPRESENTATIVES

Coaches Jenny Griffiths Under 15 & U20 Finance Jenny Griffiths Under 45 Greens Care Terry Hepworth Marketing & Membership Mark Douglas Women’s Selection Sandy Wehrli Blind Bowlers (WP) Princess Schroeder Men’s Selection Leslie Ryan Blind Bowlers (Peninsula) Princess Schroeder Technical Officials Bob Standen Women’s Nomads Lorna Beesley Provincial Bowlers Mark Gibbs Men’s Nomads Barrie Eksteen

PAST PRESIDENTS

Mr R Esdon Gardens 1906-07 Mr G Scott Green & Sea Pt 1911-12 Mr R Jack Green &Sea Pt 1908-09 Sir Maitland Park Gardens 1913-14 Mr S Cowper Wynberg 1910-11 Mr WH Ashley Green & Sea Pt 1915-16 Mr D M Small Rondebosch 1912-13 Mr J Walsh Gardens 1917-18 Dr BG Molteno Wynberg 1914-15 Mr HJ Graham Green & Sea Pt 1919-20 Mr J Chalmers Rondebosch 1916-17 Mr HJ Graham Green & Sea Pt 1921-23 Mr JB Munnik Wynberg 1918-19 Mr G Duncan Camps Bay 1925-27 Mr P Zoutendyk Rondebosch 1920-21 Mr F Scott Wynberg 1930-32 Mr A Sinton Rondebosch 1923-25 Dr W Robertson Claremont 1934-36 Mr JT Thomson Observatory 1927-30 Mr A Hicks Green & Sea Pt 1939-40 Mr HE Blackman Mowbray 1932-34 Mr WA Milton Gardens 1942-45 Mr PS Carmichael Muizenberg 1936-39 Mr TP Gilbert Camps Bay 1946-48 Mr J Bell Muizenberg 1940-42 Mr JA Wagner Claremont 1950-53 Mr PG Flint Muizenberg 1945-46 Mr HC Miller Rondebosch 1955-57 Mr WAMacey Fresnaye 1948-50 Mr O Pettersen Green & Sea Pt 1960-61 Mr E Brassell Fish Hoek 1953-55 Mr EW Orme Green & Sea Pt 1963-65 Mr D Gorvy Oranjezicht 1957-60 Mr HED Vallance Fresnaye 1967-69 Mr W Adams Rondebosch 1961-63 Mr RC Stirratt Green & Sea Pt 1970-72 Mr C Scott Pinelands 1965-67 Mr OJ Humphries Fish Hoek 1975-77 Mr WH Chalmers Fish Hoek 1969-70 Mr WG Fairey Hill Park 1979-81 Mr H Carter Plumstead 1972-75 Mr CE Stephenson Camps Bay 1983-85 Mr RW Clarke Mowbray 1977-79 Mr CJ Nortier Bellville 1987-89 Mr FE Bailey Regent 1981-83 Mr LB Stander Durbanville 1991-93 Mr FG Moore Fresnaye 1985-87 Mr I Travers-Phillips Constantia 1995-97 Mr HF Windell Bergvliet 1989-91 Mrs E Bosman Durbanville 2000-02 Mr BJ Boddy Rondebosch 1993-95 Mr A Roberts Pollsmoor 2005-07

Mr G Donaldson Bellville 1997-00 Mr R Delport WPCC 2009-12 Mr G Marchbank Goodwood 2002-05 Ms D de Power WPCC 2012-15

Mr S Martinengo Constantia 2007-09 Mr J Edwards Plumstead 2015-17 Mr J Jenkinson Wynberg 1907-08 Mr G Kemp Edgemead 2018-21 Mr A Wright Gardens 1909-10

PAST SECRETARIES

Mr JA Baptie Gardens 1906-08 Mr CS Gray Gardens 1908-10 Mr JB Munnik Wynberg 1910-17 Mr HG Davies Gardens 1917-21 Mr J Brierley Wynberg 1921-27 Mr W Ire Observatory 1927-33 Mr HJ Graham Green & Sea Pt 1933-48 Mr J Raynier Fresnaye 1948-53 Mr G Edwin Nicol Claremont 1953-75 Mr R Herbert Plumstead 1975-76

Mr HV Davis Green & Sea Pt 1976-85 Mr GT Hopkins Fish Hoek 1985-96 Mr SW Walters Plumstead 1996-99 Mrs A Gerber Bellville 1999-08

Mr RA Shackleton Edgemead 2008-12 Mrs D Thelander 2012-15

* Deceased

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PAST PRESIDENTS (Former W.P.W.B.A.)

PAST SECRETARIES (Former W.P.W.B.A.)

COUNCIL DELEGATES – Meeting June 2021

1 Bellville Minette Nel 18 Meadowridge Paula Bergh 2 Bergvliet Pam Oosthuis 19 Milnerton Tom Binns 3 Constantia Eddie Douglas 20 Mowbray Tria Tapper 4 CT Military Etienne Schut 21 Oakdale Etienne Verster 5 Durbanville Tony Harland 22 Old Oak Leon Venter 6 Edgemead Graeme Kemp 23 Parow Koos du Toit 7 Fish Hoek Ian Forgan 24 Pinelands Rob Kruger 8 Fresnaye Brian Avery 25 Plumstead Natalie Wright 9 Gardens Eugene Howard 26 Pollsmoor Eugene Ferreira

10 Glen CC Tony Gouveia 27 Rondebosch Scott Macleod-Smith 11 Goodwood Roy Ward 28 SA Police Junaid Alcock 12 Gordon’s B Nick Byrne 29 Somerset W David Cuff 13 Helderberg David Thies 30 Stellenbosch Brian Shepherd 14 Hdberg Vil Mike Mulcahy 31 Strand Retha Human 15 Kraaifontein Janet Schmidt 32 Sunningdale Tom Tweeddale 16 Kuilsrivier Attie van Wyk 33 Wheatfield Mark Chetty 17 Malmesbury Roux Vermeulen 34 WPCC Alan Phillips

* Deceased

Mrs Gallety-Scott Wynberg 1919-20 Mrs R Cook Green & Sea Pt 1920-21 Mrs EL Eastman Muizenberg 1921-22 Mrs E Muter Gardens 1922-23 Mrs E Isemonger Observatory 1923-24 Mrs E Denholm Camps Bay 1924-25 Mrs M Forsyth Gardens 1925-26 Mrs I Brown Rondebosch 1926-27 Mrs H Rodwell Claremont 1927-28 Mrs E Collings Liesbeeck Park 1928-29 Mrs EL Hopkins Plumstead 1929-30 Mrs N Graham Gardens 1930-32 Mrs N Bowman Observatory 1932-34 Mrs E Craik Green & Sea Pt 1935-36 Mrs E Sully Pinelands 1936-38 Mrs L Lindsay Mowbray 1938-40 Mrs J Nokes Claremont 1940-42 Mrs AM Bell Muizenberg 1942-44 Mrs BL Hughes Fresnaye 1944-46 Mrs JW Ford Wynberg 1946-48 Mrs EJack Green &Sea Pt 1949-50 Mrs G May Wynberg 1950-52 Mrs J Gardner Pinelands 1952-54 Mrs I Whiting Regent 1954-56 Mrs MG Jones Regent 1956-57 Miss EM Boyack Claremont 1957-59 Mrs E Bailey Mowbray 1959-62 Mrs RL Keytel Camps Bay 1962-64 Mrs EM Dobson Marist 1964-66 Mrs DG Wray Plumstead 1966-68 Mrs KM Whitfield Fresnaye 1968-70 Mrs RM Kinsman Green & Sea Pt 1970-72 Mrs M Retief Paarl 1972-74 Mrs KM Murray Fish Hoek 1974-76 Mrs F Lentin Glen CC 1976-77 Mrs VE Heyne Camps Bay 1978-80 Mrs BA Chapman Goodwood 1980-82 Mrs O van Eeden Regent 1982-84 Mrs D Mednicoff Oranjezicht 1984-86 Mrs G Noll Crusader 1986-88 Mrs BB Russell Camps Bay 1988-90 Mrs E Townes Constantia 1990-92 Mrs M Boonzaier Jaggers 1992-94 Mrs E Wonnacott Meadowridge 1994-96

Mrs E Crous Durbanville 1996

Mrs E Muter Gardens 1919-28 Mrs A M Bell Muizenburg 1928-40 Mrs VM Osborn Observatory 1940-42 Mrs J Sharp Plumstead 1942-45 Mrs MG Jones Regent 1945-55 Mrs J C Nicol Claremont 1955-60 Mrs P Holwill Liesbeeck Park 1960-66 Mrs B Robins Milnerton 1966-84 Mrs E Wonnacott Meadowridge 1984-93 Mrs C Karpakis Kuilsrivier 1993 Mrs B McDonald Howard 1993-96

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CLUBS FORMING THE WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS ASSOCIATION

Club Affiliated Club Affiliated

Gardens (1896) 1906 Goodwood 1963 Mowbray 1919 S A Police 1964 Plumstead 1922 Pollsmoor 1967 Fresnaye 1929 Constantia 1971 Pinelands 1929 Old Oak 1972 Strand 1930 Oakdale 1976 Fish Hoek 1932 Kuilsrivier 1977 Somerset West 1937 Sunningdale 1979 Stellenbosch van der Stel 1943 Gordon’s Bay 1979 Bellville 1945 Helderberg 1981

Milnerton 1945 Wheatfield 1983 Malmesbury 1951 Edgemead 1984 Durbanville 1951 Meadowridge 1990 Bergvliet 1952 Kraaifontein 1990 Glen CC 1955 Helderberg Village 1993 WPCC 1959 Cape Town Military (1969) 2008 Parow 1960 Rondebosch 2011

Notes:

Regent (1931) and Oranjezicht (1948) amalgamated to form Atlantic on 01 July 1994. Three Anchor Bay, formerly Crusaders (1960) amalgamated with Atlantic on 01 July 1998. Green & Sea Point (1906) amalgamated with Cape Town Stadium (1951) to form Green Point Stadium on 01 July 1999. Atlantic and Green Point Stadium amalgamated to form Atlantic Green Point on 07 September 2003.

Hout Bay (1954) amalgamated with Camps Bay on 31 July 2003.

Rondebosch (1911) amalgamated with Howard (1956) on 01 August 2005 retaining the name Howard. Victoria (1973) amalgamated with Pinelands (1922) to form Pinewood on 24 October 1998. Howard amalgamated with Pinewood, reverting to the name Pinelands on 30 September 2011.

Cambridge-on Sea (1949) amalgamated with Milnerton (1945) on 19 January 2012, retaining the name Milnerton.

W.P.C.C. (1977), formerly Shell (1959-1969) and Impala (1969-1977); amalgamated with Keurboom (1948) on 01 October 2000 retaining the name W.P.C.C.

Koeberg (1979) moved and changed name to Sunningdale on 01 May 2010.

Defence Western Province (1969) changed name to Cape Town Military (2006). Cape Town Military re-affiliated in 2008.

Observatory (1919) and Liesbeeck Park (1930) amalgamated to form Hartleyvale on 26 August 1995. Tafelberg (1995), formerly Clarendon (1989), merged with Hartleyvale on 13 August 2002 retaining the name Tafelberg. Marist (1952) &Tafelberg amalgamated to form Rondebosch on 13 August 2011.

Clubs previously affiliated South Peninsula (1923-1962); Bellville Prisons (1958-1966 & 1972-1977); King David (1956-1980); Southern Life (1960-

1983); Vredehoek (1951-1988); Vlottenberg (1955-1981 &1986-1999); Valkenberg (1961-1992); Spioenkop (1985-1992); Willow (1986-1992) formally BESL (1956-1986); Maitland (1935-1995); Castle (1966-1996) formally Typos (1962-1966) formally Woodstock (1928-1962); Old Mutual (1951-1996); Simon’s Town (1957-2001); Defence Boland (1980-2002)

formerly Langebaanweg (1966-1980); Hill Park (1951-2002); Sanlam (1987-2002); Claremont (1923-2003); Muizenberg (1919-2005); Paarl (1934-2005); Rygersdal (1975-2005); Clovelly (1945-2006); Thornton (1962-2011);Wynberg (1906-

2012); Atlantic (1906-2016); Camps Bay (1920-2020); Jaggers (1953-2020).

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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS ASSOCIATION

Pinelands Bowling Club St Stephen’s Road Pinelands 7441

PO Box 41 Howard Place 7450

Telephone 021 531 1541 Email admin@wpbowls.co.za Fax 021 531 5210 Website www.wpbowls.co.za NPO 080-192

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM ON SATURDAY 14Tth AUGUST 2021

NOTE In terms of Clause 6.8.5 of the Association's Constitution a Member of any Member Club and

representatives of the Press and Media shall be admitted to all Meetings of the Council (save where the Council shall move into Committee) but shall not participate in the business of the meeting nor be entitled to vote.

NOTE The Members of the Clubs referred to in the foregoing and elsewhere in the report and Notices of

Motion and Recommendations by the Executive shall mean Bona Fide Members who shall be those who are either Life Members, Honorary Life Members with full privileges, Ordinary members liable for full subscriptions or Junior members. Members in default with any Club, Honorary Members, Country Members or any Members of similar status, whatever their designation, shall not be considered Bona Fide.

AGENDA

1. To read the notice convening the meeting

2. Welcome by the Vice-President with a special welcome extended to our sponsors and guests

3. To call the roll of Delegates (Recorded on arrival)

4. To receive apologies (Recorded on arrival)

5. Record Obituaries for the year

6. Address by Mark Gibbs, Director of Personal Trust

7. To read, consider and confirm the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (22nd August 2020)

8. To consider, and if approved, adopt the Annual Report for the year - 01 July 2020 to 30 June 2021

9. To present recommendations of the Executive

9.1 WP affiliation fees will not be increased and to remain at R190.00

9.2 BSA affiliation fees - See motion 7.3 below which is to be adopted at BSA AGM

9.3 To announce changes to the Standing Committees for 2021-2022/3

10. To consider, and if approved, adopt:

10.1 The Audited Western Province Bowls Association’s Financial Statements for the year 01 July

2020 - 30 June 2021

10.2 The 2021-2022 Budget

11. Motions for approval and adoption:

11.1 To be presented at the BSA AGM:

7.1 By Gauteng Bowls (WP in favour)

The National Technical Official Standing Committee to allow for all training courses to be streamed and to have only the practical sessions in person. Motivation

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Players today do not have the time, nor do they want to spend four days at a club for courses also partly due to COVID-19. Once they have qualified, they will give time back on Club, District, Provincial or National levels voluntarily. 7.2 By Bowls SA Executive (WP in favour) To develop and promote “Distance On-Line Learning” for Technical Officials, Coaches and Green Keepers, through virtual presentations. Motivation Discussions around Distance Learning were first initiated by the Executive around 2018 and continues to be a project that still requires realisation. It was accentuated during the lockdown of Covid-19 restrictions and remains an extremely significant move into our future. Further discussions have taken place with both the NSCC and the NSCTO, still to take place with NSCGK. It is therefore believed that online Virtual Meeting Courses, in the form of Presentations, be investigated by all Standing Committees who conduct these courses and specific action plans be submitted for approval. In 2020 Virtual Meetings took the place of physical meetings and have proven highly successful, less costly, more personal contact, total participation, systematic and disciplined. Parts of the Course can be presented through presentations (e.g., PowerPoint), virtual meetings with the candidates in their own homes with no risks associated with COVID, no travelling costs, no catering costs, accommodation costs and/or any other administrative costs. Candidates would have full participation, controlled by the facilitators, and can come from all over the country so would all receive the same standard of content and context and could all benefit from answers to questions offered. Of course, the “on the green” training would have to be done by the local trainers. Completion of assessments and examination papers can all be controlled through online submissions. This motion avoids streaming. 7.3 By Bowls SA Executive (WP in favour) That affiliation fees due to Bowls SA for each member from 1 January 2022-31December, 2022 remain at the current level of R250 p.a. VAT inclusive. Motivation The effects of the COVID pandemic have impacted on the financial stability of many individuals and clubs. The Executive consider that no increase in affiliation fees should be implemented. The cancellation of National events and Capacity building initiatives have resulted in the Federation being able to meet Its Fixed cost obligations out of current funding. 7.4 By Bowls SA Executive (WP in favour) To appoint the hosting venues of the following national events taking place during 2022 at the approved 2021 venues:

The Open, B and Veteran Inter-District Championships. The Under 15 and Under 20 National Championships. The Under 30 Inter-District Championships.

Motivation With the cancellation of the above mentioned 2021 National Championships and in line with the state of National Disaster owing to the Coronavirus (COVID – 19) Epidemic, the Executive believe, that the venues of the 2021 events should be retained for 2022. The revenue from these events should still be enjoyed by the Districts in terms of the original hosting allocations. 7.5 By Bowls SA Executive (WP not in favour) In line with a request from Council that approval be given to the proposal that in event of a District being unable to fulfil their obligation to field fully representative teams at the Inter-District they be afforded the opportunity of sourcing players from other Districts. Motivation At the 2020 Annual General Meeting a request was made to the Executive to gain opinion and suggestions from Districts on the above motivation and having completed and attained

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input and shared the outcome with Council it remains for Council to consider and adopt or reject this proposal. 7.6 By Bowls SA Executive (WP in favour) To change the current Pairs discipline at the National Championship from a four-bowl event over 15 ends with a three-bowl event over 18 ends. Motivation Following consultation with prominent players it appears that Bowls SA should align our competitions with World Bowls and Commonwealth Games events. Furthermore, fewer bowls will be played during the round robin play which will remove some of the strain to finish the days play.

11.2 Changes to the Constitution as recommended by the WP Executive.

12. Presentation of Long Service Awards & Certificates 13. To Elect Honorary Life Members

14. To deal with any Correspondence

15. To elect Executive Committee Members for the incoming season 2021-2023

The Executive Committee as per the Constitution

7.1 Composition

7.1.1 The Executive shall consist of nine members, three of whom shall be elected

President, Vice-President, and Treasurer respectively.

7.1.2 At least two of the members shall be of the opposite gender and no Club shall have

more than two members on the Executive.

7.1.3 All of the above shall be elected by Council at an Annual General Meeting or

Adjourned Annual General Meeting.

71.4 The Executive shall be elected for a period of 2 years after which the procedure as

prescribed in paragraph 7.2 of the Constitution will be effective.

The following positions & new nominations (in italics) are as follows:

President Mr Gerrit van Milligen (Bellville)

Vice-President Mr Gerrit van Milligen (Bellville)

Mr Mark Douglas (Mowbray)

Treasurer Ms Jenny Griffiths (Meadowridge)

Executive of six Mr Mark Douglas (Mowbray)

Ms Marianna Kirsten (Plumstead) (2nd Year)

Ms Jenny Phillips (WPCC) (2nd Year)

Mr Mark Gibbs (WPCC) (2nd Year)

Mr Ammie Carstens (Gordon’s Bay) (2nd Year)

16. Any other matters

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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS ASSOCIATION

Pinelands Bowling Club St Stephen’s Road Pinelands 7441

PO Box 41 Howard Place 7450

Telephone 021 531 5872 Email wpbowls@mweb.co.za Fax 021 531 5210 Website www.wpbowls.co.za NPO 080-192

WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS The Executive Committee has pleasure in presenting the ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT and the AUDITED STATEMENTS for the year separately, which ended on 30th June 2020.

MINUTES OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS HELD AT PINELANDS BOWLING CLUB

ST STEPHEN’S ROAD, PINELANDS ON SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST 2020 at 10h00

PRESENT: G Kemp (President), G van Milligen (Vice-President), J Griffiths (Treasurer) Executive: C Olivier, J Olivier, C Nurrish, T Snyman, K Hey, M Douglas Administration: L Botha, D Vermeulen

1 To read the Notice Convening the Meeting

The Notice convening the Meeting was read and the meeting opened at 10h00.

2 Welcome by the President to Life Members, Past Executive Members, Council Delegates and a special welcome to Mark Gibbs of Personal Trust.

3 To call the roll of Delegates (Recorded on arrival) (29) Clubs attended: Bellville, Bergvliet, Constantia, CT Military, Durbanville, Edgemead, Fish Hoek, Fresnaye, Glen CC, Goodwood, Gordon’s Bay, Helderberg, Kraaifontein, Kuilsrivier, Malmesbury, Meadowridge, Milnerton, Mowbray, Oakdale, Old Oak, Parow, Pinelands, Plumstead, Pollsmoor, SA Police, Somerset West, Stellenbosch, Strand, WPCC Also in attendance: Exec Nominees: J Schmidt, J Phillips, M Kirsten, M Gibbs Representatives of: B Standen (Technical), S Wehrli (Selection: Ladies) Sponsors: Personal Trust (Mark Gibbs)

4 To receive apologies

(3) Apologies from Clubs: Helderberg Village, Rondebosch, Sunningdale (2) Clubs with no apologies: Gardens, Wheatfield Other apologies: Life Members: S Martinengo, R Myers, R Delport

5 Record Obituaries for the year

The President stated that there had been 30 affiliated members who had passed on during

the Period 1 July 2019 - 30 June 2020. These were recorded in the Annual Report of which

the delegates were in receipt of and Council stood for a minute’s silence.

6 Address by Mark Gibbs, Director of Personal Trust

The President thanked the sponsors for their generous contributions to Western Province

and also that to Bowls South Africa. He also thanked them for the balance of the prize

money which was not used during COVID-19 which is to be used by WP as they deem fit.

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He further encouraged our members to support them with their financial and life insurance

affairs.

Mark Gibbs thanked the President and his Executive and said it was a privilege to be

sponsoring Bowls and that Personal Trust’s commitment to again sponsor WP Bowls with

R145 000 for the incoming season. He also thanked WPB for distributing of their articles

and webinar advices and he advised that they are looking to host talks at all our clubs. He

reminded members to be their eyes and ears for Personal Trust and for those members not

yet invested with Personal Trust, to get second opinions on their investments as they do not

charge any consultancy fees. He wished all well for the incoming season.

7 To read, consider and confirm the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (17th August 2019)

The minutes of the 113th Annual General Meeting held on 17th August 2019 were taken as read.

Proposed & Seconded by Fish Hoek & Gordon’s Bay BC respectively.

8 To consider and if approved, adopt the Annual Report for the Year 01 July 2019 to 30th June 2020

Proposed & Seconded by Durbanville & Bergvliet BC respectively. 9 To present recommendations of the Executive:

9.1 The President confirmed that the green fees / tea money would remain at R25. 9.2 WPB Affiliation Fees will remain at R190.00 for 2020-21.

9.3 BSA Affiliation Fees will remain at R250.00 for 2020-21.

9.4 The announcement of the various Standing Committees for 2020-2022 season was

made:

Coaches: Jenny Griffiths (Meadowridge), Hennie Smit (Kraaifontein), Edward

Phillips (Durbanville)

Greens: Terry Hepworth (Constantia), Bill McCarthy (Meadowridge), Terence

Drew (Bergvliet), Collyn de Witt (Durbanville), Vernon Dryden

(Kraaifontein), Trevor Wheeler (Gordon’s Bay)

Ladies Sel: Sandy Wehrli (WPCC), Anita Groenewald (Edgemead), Sylvia Burns

(Mowbray), Nina Painter (Somerset West), Margaret Thomas

(Durbanville)

Men’s Sel: Graeme Elliott (Constantia), Peter Dewhurst (Durbanville), Leslie Ryan

(WPCC), Peter Bryant (WPCC), Warren Hewitt (Mowbray)

M&M: Taryn Bright (Mowbray), Mark Douglas (Mowbray), Lorraine Pretorius

(Mowbray)

Tech Officials: Claudia de Hahn (Somerset West), Gordon Patrick (Pollsmoor),

Robert Standen (Durbanville), Estela Rawlins (Milnerton),

The President took the opportunity to applaud and thank the members of the various

Standing Committees for their hard work over the past season and welcomed those

back who had put in nominations to stand again for another two-year term.

• Special thanks went to the Greens Committee for their hard work and for sharing their knowledge and willingness to assist club’s green keepers.

• The President stated that the Technical SC are desperately looking for more experienced members to join their committee and also those who are willing to assist when running tournaments, to please contact Bob Standen.

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• The M&M is a very responsible and essential standing committee who also need more members to assist as many plans are on the cards. It was further confirmed that Anina Black sits on the BSA standing committee and Taryn Bright is required to stand on our district’s committee as she is employed by WP Bowls.

• The Ladies & Men’s Selection committees were applauded for their great contribution during this last season. There is a lot of work ahead and plans are to be duly discussed with the Executive.

• The President also requested more members to avail themselves to stand on the Coaches committee as a matter of urgency, as this too being a vital committee for WP Bowls.

10 The Auditors Reports were presented by Jenny Griffiths, the Treasurer.

To consider and if approved, adopt: 10.1 The 2020- 2021 Budget

This has been probably one of the most difficult budgets to put together because there are so many unknowns. It was done in the middle of Level 3 lockdown before we were playing. Amendments were made when that changed but we still don’t know enough. We have already heard of many people who are simply not coming back to play. The budget accounted for a 15% loss in membership but it would appear that it may be higher than this. The marketing role is going to be critical in the next year – not only Taz’s job but the marketing role in each and every club. We need to retain our membership as much as possible. Our salary figure in the budget is much higher because we no longer have the funding that was used to pay our Marketing staff and so we need to fund that from general funds. As an Executive we will endeavour to include her salary in to as many funding proposals as we can to try and offset this cost. Each of us needs to help our membership in our clubs and across the board. Even if you know someone who is interested in trying it out but they would need to play at another club please encourage them – lets help each other! Back the project that is being run at the moment by the marketing team where they are encouraging sportsmen from other sporting codes to come and try out bowls. Make these people welcome in our clubs, be pro-active about this so you don’t lose any potential members. If you grow your club membership both you and your District are helped. The other high item on the budget is the cost of sending teams to the Inter District competitions. We are going to have to think hard about this one this year If we remove this from our budget we would only be showing on R 84 000-00 loss. We will definitely have to give a lot of attention as to how we can fundraise to send our teams this year. The fundraising idea presented at the Council meeting will cover the R 84 000-00 shortfall. Malmesbury BC queried the cost of the Yearbook and it was confirmed that only a quantity of 500 will be ordered and those will be charged at R10.00 a book for those wishing to purchase it. An app is being investigated. Malmesbury BC queried the Rental and proposed that WPB renegotiate. Old Oak BC asked if there was confirmation as yet whether WP would be hosting the All Cape and the Men’s Nationals. This would be confirmed at the BSA AGM but it is most likely going to be awarded to WP. In closing, I would like to extend a very big thank you to Denise Vermeulen for all the hard work she puts in to keeping our accounting records. Proposed & Seconded by Helderberg & Milnerton BC respectively.

10.2 The Audited WPB Financial Statements for the year 01 July 2019 – 30 June

2020 It is quite a daunting task to speak about the financials after the kind of year we have all experienced. It is not great presenting figures which show a loss in the first year that you are Treasurer. The financial statements have all been sent to you and so the report will only contain a few observations. As a District, we have been prudent in the past and so we have

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some funds invested which can be used for a “rainy day”. We have some other funds invested which can only be used for the purposes for which they were given. The audit is complete, and we have received a clean audit. Our balance sheet looks comfortable although we have already begun to see the effects of the drop in the interest rate in the last quarter of the financial year and that will continue to affect us for a while to come. Our income during this last year was severely affected by the fact that we were not able to run several of our Western Province competitions. The cancellation of the All Cape and the Men’s Nationals which we were due to host in April and May meant that we lost out on the profit that would have been gained by the District. In turn many of your clubs lost out on the extra profit you would have made this year by hosting these two big tournaments. The figures that most people are interested in are on pg 18 of the Annual Financial Statements. We managed to keep our expenses as low as possible this year, but some were unavoidable. Although it looks like the audit fee has gone up considerably this is not really true – the previous year had some accruals against the figure and so we are in line with the actual cost. There is still a concern that the audit fee is on the high side and the Executive would like to do some more enquiring to see if we can get a firm to do this at a better price. Inter District costs were higher than the previous years as some of the Districts where these competitions were held carried higher costs. So, the reality of our loss for the year is strongly linked to activities / competitions that were cancelled. Proposed & Seconded by Helderberg & Milnerton BC respectively.

10.3 To announce the elected Auditors being True North Accounting.

The Treasurer proposed that we look at alternative auditors as she felt their costs are too exorbitant. Council in favour.

11 Motions for approval and adoption:

11.1 To be presented at BSA AGM:

7.1 By Bowls South Africa Executive (WPB in favours) To request Council to approve a further term of office as President for one (1) year for Robert Forbes in terms of clause 25.3 of the Constitution of Bowls SA. 7.2 By Bowls South Africa Executive (WPB in favours) To appoint the hosting venues of the following national events taking place during 2021 at the approved 2020 venues:

• The National Championships Men & Women.

• The South African Mixed Pairs.

• The Under 30 Inter-District Championships. 7.3 By Western Province Bowls Association (WPB in favour) - That the Veterans and B Inter Districts are cancelled for 2021.

- That the intended districts for hosting of the above two tournaments in 2021 will be allowed to host them in 2022. - That the Open, U15 & U20 and U30 Inter District Championships still take place as scheduled. 7.4 By Boland Bowls (WPB not in favour)

That the Inter District for Open and B Men be played at the same venues and the Veteran Men at a different venue but at the same time as the Open and B Men. The Open and B Ladies then to be played a week later in a different District, but at the same venue, and the Veteran Ladies at a different venue, but at the same time as the Open and B Ladies. 7.5 By Boland Bowls (WPB not in favour) That the current format of the Open, B and Veteran Inter District be changed from games of 21 ends to games of 15 ends.

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11.2 Motion by Helderberg BC: Changes to WP Bowls Constitution 7.2.2.1 The term of office for either the President or Vice President in those specific offices shall be no longer than 4 (four) consecutive years. Where no candidates is/are available, Council can prevail upon the incumbents to remain for a further period of 1 (one) year at a time. Such period shall be based on the date on which such person commenced service in such office irrespective of the date upon which the Constitution is adopted. 7.2.2.2 No person may be elected to the positions of either President or Vice President unless such person has served at least 1 (one) term on the current executive. 7.2.2.3 No person may serve on the Executive for more than a total of 8 (eight) years which total will be calculated from the date the person commenced with office irrespective of the date upon which this Constitution is adopted. 7.2.2.4 No member of the Executive shall be entitled to any remuneration, but all members of the Executive shall be entitled to be refunded any disbursement incurred by such member in fulfilling any duties or functions as required of them.

12 Presentation of Long Service Awards Trophy & Certificates None

13 To deal with any correspondence None 14 To elect Honorary Life Members None 15 To Elect Executive Committee Members for the incoming season 2020-2022 Helderberg BC questioned the nomination of Mark Gibbs whether it not being a conflict of

interest with Personal Trust being our main sponsors. The President stated that there is nothing in our Constitution stipulating the nominees in this regard and also that he currently serves as President of WPCC.

Voting ballots took pace and the following Executive were announced as follows:

President: Mr G Kemp (Edgemead) Vice President Mr G van Milligen (Bellville) Treasurer: Ms J Griffiths (Meadowridge) 2020-2021 Executive: Mr C Nurrish (Fish Hoek)

Mr K Hey (Old Oak) 2020-2021 Mr M Douglas (Mowbray) 2020-2021 Ms J Phillips (WPCC) Ms M Kirsten (Plumstead) Mr M Gibbs (WPCC)

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The President wished the Executive everything of the very best for the incoming season and thanked Council, Clubs and all members for their valued support. With no further business the Meeting closed at 11h25.

President………………………….. Administration....................................................

Date………………………………..

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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE SEASON 2020 - 2021

BOWLS SA - MASTERS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS– 13 TO 15TH AUGUST 2021

The following players from Western Province were selected to participate but this Championship was unfortunately cancelled due to the third wave of Covid-19. Open Masters Men Joel Roëbert Open Masters Ladies Maggie van Zyl

Anneke Snyman Senior Masters Ladies Lydia Maritz Junior Masters Ladies Esona Tyeda

BOWLS SA MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PORT NATAL (STELLA PARK) – JUNE 2021

Eugene Ferreira and Megan Ferreira represented Western Province at the SA Mixed Pairs Championships in Port Natal from the 17th – 20th June 2021.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL MEDAL WINNERS 2020-2021

All Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATION

All the Inter Districts Championships were cancelled due to COVID-19

PERSONAL TRUST LADIES ALL CAPE BOWLING TOURNAMENT – 21st to 27th March 2021

The tournament was to be hosted by Western Province Bowls (WPB) but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PERSONAL TRUST MEN’S ALL CAPE BOWLING TOURNAMENT – 21st to 27th March 2021

The tournament was to be hosted by Western Province Bowls (WPB) but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BSA STANDING COMMITTEES 2019-2020

Disability Bowls Graham Ward Greens Bill McCarthy Technical Robert Standen Membership & Marketing Anina Black Taz Bright Women Selection Patricia Young Coaches Jenny Griffiths

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WARWICK: BOWLS SOUTH AFRICA MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Championship was hosted by Western Province Bowls (WPB) from 8th to 16th May 2021. Western Province was represented by the following number of teams: Fours 114 Pairs 227 Singles (Open) 238 Singles (Veteran) 124 WP Bowls members achieved the following results: Fours Semi Finals A Barnard, Giani, K Smith, R Craddock (Durbanville) Last 8 F Pretorius, T Mraji, P Mouski, S Kotze (Bellville)

Last 16 JP Malan, L Els, R Neethling, N Louw, M van Breda (Stellenbosch)

Pairs Last 8 N Rusling, A Lofthouse (WPCC) J Roëbert, S Kincaid (Goodwood) Last 16 P Ferns, D Gardner (Somerset West) JP Malan, N Louw (Stellenbosch) G Roos, D Roos (Goodwood) R van Milligen, G Collier (Bellville) Singles (Open) Semi Finals G Tero (Pollsmoor) Last 16 J De Sousa (Goodwood) J Alcock (SAPS) Singles (Vets) Silver P Bryant (WPCC) Semi Finals K Smith (Durbanville)

Last 8 N Solomon (Goodwood) T van der Walt (WPCC) Last 16 A Hogan (Durbanville) C du Plooy (Edgemead) P Minnaar (Somerset West) N Louw (Stellenbosch)

WARWICK: BOWLS SOUTH AFRICA WOMENS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Championship was hosted by Johannesburg Bowls (Roosevelt Park) from 8th to 16th May 2021. Western Province was represented by the following number of teams: Fours 1 Pairs 3 Singles (Open) 4 Singles (Veteran) 0 WP Bowls members achieved the following results: Singles (Open) Semi Finals O Fernandes-du Rand (Mowbray)

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MEMBERSHIP

Membership as at 30 June of each year:

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Clubs 38 37 37 37 37 36 36 36 36 34

Women 1254 1175 1125 1109 1072 1046 1056 1168 1054 936

Men 2130 1975 1936 1867 1861 1811 1777 1801 1790 1619

Total 3384 3150 3061 2976 2933 2857 2833 2969 2844 2555

OBITUARIES

In memory of those Members who passed away during the season we provide the following list reflecting their names as reported to us. To the relatives and friends who suffered bereavement we offer our most sincere sympathy and condolences.

Life Member Bessie Bosman

Bellville Herman Lubbe, Albertus Le Roux, Hannes Pretorius

Constantia Fin Stender, Michael Weir

Durbanville Buddy Maggot, Ingrid Faber

Edgemead Heidi Mongie, Eric Mester, Edna Van Zyl, Bob Turner, Alvin Addinall, Peter Kruuse, Mickey Van der Schyff

Gardens Shirley Cole

Glen CC Maurice Mendelsohn, David Lewis, Philip Marcus, Solomon Almeleh

Goodwood Nico Joubert

Gordon’s Bay Helen Gordon

Helderberg Village Mervyn Corbishley

Jaggers Ernest Jennings

Milnerton Malcolm Angus

Mowbray Graham Surtees

Oakdale Luc Roels

Old Oak Ria Koekemoer, Johannes Swanepoel, Phillip Graham, Sonia Farmer, Pickles Claassen

Parow Arnoldus Van Rensburg, Kenneth le Roux

Pinelands John Whitelaw

Plumstead Norman Brink, Manuel Francisco

Pollsmoor Helena Hougaard, Christo Olivier (Past Executive)

Rondebosch Berenice McHelm, Sidney Adams

Somerset West Jacob Meltz, Brian Smith, Gerald Arrow, Ettiene Huggett

Stellenbosch Jacqui Croxford

Strand Jannie Uys, Hekka de Swardt

Sunningdale Ernest Kannemeyer

WPCC Alain Larche

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee met twelve times, with either face to face or on-line meetings during the year. Apart from the formal meetings, the Executive frequently took the opportunity to discuss business when they met at the finals of the various Championships and elsewhere. Use of WhatsApp and email also helped to assist the smooth running of the Association’s affairs.

COUNCIL

Apart from the Annual General Meeting held on 22 August 2020, Council met on three occasions (5

December 2020 – SGM to vote in Executive Member only, then on the 20 February 2021 and 26 June 2021) during the year and the representation of the individual Clubs at the Meetings was as follows: Club Present Apology Absent Club Present Apology Absent

Bellville ✓ ✓ Meadowridge ✓ ✓

Bergvliet ✓✓ Milnerton ✓ ✓

Cape Town Military ✓✓ Mowbray ✓✓

Constantia ✓✓ Oakdale ✓ ✓

Durbanville ✓✓ Old Oak ✓ ✓

Edgemead ✓ ✓ Parow ✓ ✓

Fish Hoek ✓ ✓ Pinelands ✓✓

Fresnaye ✓✓ Plumstead ✓✓

Gardens ✓✓ Pollsmoor ✓✓

Glen CC ✓✓ Rondebosch ✓ ✓

Goodwood ✓✓ SA Police ✓✓

Gordon’s Bay ✓✓ Somerset West ✓✓

Helderberg ✓✓ Stellenbosch ✓ ✓

Helderberg Village ✓ ✓ Strand ✓✓

Kraaifontein ✓✓ Sunningdale ✓✓

Kuilsrivier ✓ ✓ Wheatfield ✓ ✓

Malmesbury ✓✓ WPCC ✓✓

WPB CHAMPIONSHIPS / COMPETITIONS

MEN 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21

Flag Sides 75/13 75/7 74/7 71/11 72/7 69/7 105 99 0

Fours Teams 72 70 67 63 62 67 73 0 0

Triples Teams 108 120 111 96 96 0 109 0 113

Pairs Teams 181 173 174 175 152 0 168 0 180

Singles Open Players 128 139 142 138 124 0 125 136 122

Seniors/Vets Players 76 86 96 88 84 0 90 78 90

Novices Players 80 81 72 95 83 91 80 91 84

Champ of Champ Players 32 32 30 30 25 27 30 0 28

Fives Teams - 22 24 38 45 45 63 61 71

Mid-Week Teams 86 80 82 74 68 71 63 - -

WOMEN 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21

Muter Sides 48/11 51/8 50/7 48/14 47/8 47/3 46 39 0

Fours Teams 39 42 35 37 33 36 33 0 0

Triples Teams 63 61 60 64 48 0 50 0 59

Pairs Teams 93 88 84 72 68 0 71 0 84

Singles Open Players 71 61 51 50 51 0 49 54 55

Seniors/Vets Players - 38 32 38 37 0 34 44 42

Novices Players 42 44 42 41 27 47 46 53 39

Champ of Champ Players 25 30 27 28 25 23 25 0 28

Sully Teams 63 59 56 54 50 45 42 30 0

Fives Teams 29 29 29 37 41 32 36 40 40

Mid-week Teams 26 25 27 29 28 22 - - -

MIXED 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21

Mixed Pairs Teams 185 175 180 175 158 184 176 184 184

Mixed/Trips League Teams 16 10 10 14 12 17 20 23 0

Mid-Week - Mixed Teams - - - - - - - 66 73

Power Trips Teams - - - - - - - - 84

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WPB CHAMPIONSHIPS / COMPETITION RESULTS 2020-2021

FLAG, MUTER & MIXED LEAGUE These competitions were cancelled due to Covid restrictions.

POWER TRIPS The Power Trips was introduced for the first time as an inter-club, mixed gender competition.

Tier 1

Winners WPCC

Runners-Up Edgemead A

Semi-Finalists Goodwood A

Mowbray A

Tier 2

Winners Goodwood B

Runners-Up Kuilsriver A

Semi-Finalists Milnerton B

Glen C

Tier 3

Winners Mowbray C

Runners-Up Bergvliet A

Semi-Finalists Bellville C

Milnerton C

Tier 4

Winners Mowbray D

Runners-Up Somerset West D

Semi-Finalists Goodwood D

Parow B

MIDWEEK The mixed gender midweek competition is still in progress due to Covid restrictions.

SULLY CUP The Sully Cup was cancelled due to Covid restrictions.

FOURS The men’s and women’s Fours competitions were cancelled due to Covid restrictions.

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FIVES Men

Winners N Rusling L Ryan P Bryant

WPCC N Burkett G Nash

Runners-Up T van der Walt K Nash M Scheepers

WPCC S Fraser J Kleynhans

Semi-Finalists

N Solomon H Huisamen S Kincaid Goodwood

J de Sousa D Fernandes

R Cruywagen R Truter A Ascaray Edgemead

T Schooling F Trotskie

Ladies

Winners J Wade M Eksteen W Adams

Mowbray T Bright S Burns

Runners-Up B Palm D Kidd A Bester

Edgemead E Gray G Laros

Semi-Finalists

S Stroobants S Anderson S dos Santos Milnerton

M Louw S Weber

A Painter T Grey J Hill Somerset West

D Blatt L Taljaard

MIXED PAIRS

Winners E Ferreira M Ferreira Pollsmoor

Runners-Up N Burkett C Bryant WPCC

Semi-Finalists A Nell T Grobler Somerset West

C Herhold C Naude Durbanville

Eugene and Megan Ferreira represented the District at the SA Mixed Pairs Championships in Port Natal (Stella Park) from 17th – 20th June 2021.

PAIRS Men

Winners P Harvey JC Latter Constantia

Runners-Up E Ferreira G Tero Pollsmoor

Semi-Finalists G Williams M Cox Milnerton

N Burkett S Fraser WPCC

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Ladies

Winners T Bright S Burns Mowbray

Runners-Up R Himschoot R Pietersen WPCC

Semi-Finalists M Burger T Hammond Milnerton

A Snyman G Young WPCC

TRIPS Men

Winners C Naude K Douglas M Wessels Durbanville

Runners-Up E Ferreira A Hougaard R Conradie Pollsmoor

Semi-Finalists R Phillips W Meinesz W Jenkins WPCC

P Harvey G Elliott JC Latter Constantia

Ladies

Winners R Himschoot C Bryant R Pietersen WPCC

Runners-Up S Mckay-Vlok J McCourt I Spangenberg Helderberg

Semi-Finalists M van Zyl M Thomas D Phillips Durbanville

T Grobler E Minnaar L Taljaard Somerset West

SINGLES

Open

Men Ladies

Winners N Burkett WPCC D Vermeulen Pollsmoor

Runners-Up C Cuff Somerset West A Woolf Edgemead

Semi-Finalists E Ferreira Pollsmoor G Young WPCC

K Campbell Glen K van Noort WPCC

Veteran Men Ladies

Winners F Kruger Somerset West C Bryan WPCC

Runners-Up M Torien Old Oak D Edwards Constantia

Semi-Finalists N Solomon Goodwood I Carroll Durbanville

J Latter Constantia M Thomas Durbanville

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Novice Men Ladies

Winners F Alves Goodwood K Redman Constantia

Runners-Up H Andrade Oakdale S Weber Milnerton

Semi-Finalists K Weber Milnerton C Gibson Edgemead

G Collier Bellville M Ciolli Durbanville

Junior

Winners J Fourie Kraaifontein

Runners-Up R Truter Edgemead

Semi-Finalists M Knipe Strand

S Moshonas Durbanville

MASTERS

Open Men Ladies

Winners J Roëbert Goodwood E Louw Milnerton

Runners-Up P Harvey Constantia M van Zyl Durbanville

Semi-Finalists N Rusling WPCC L Maritz Durbanville

C Olivier Stellenbosch A Snyman WPCC

Consolation Winners A Lofthouse WPCC R Himschoot WPCC

N Burkett WPCC S McKay-Vlok Helderberg

JUNIOR MASTERS

Under 30

Winner A Ascaray SAPS

Runner-Up M Voigts Stellenbosch

Third Place D Tiemie Strand

Fourth Place J Fouche Strand

Under 18

Winner J Fourie Kraaifontein

Runner-Up R Truter Edgemead

Third Place M Knipe Strand

Fourth Place V Alves Goodwood

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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Men Ladies

Winners A Ascaray SAPS L Maritz Durbanville

Runners-Up S Koen Helderberg C Marshall Constantia

Semi-Finalists K Nash WPCC C Rich Parow

K Campbell Glen T Grobler Somerset West

LADIES EXECUTIVE TROPHY The grid for this trophy is shown on page 27. Winners WPCC 27 points Runners-Up Mowbray 19 points

JOHN EDWARDS MENS TROPHY The grid for this trophy is shown on page 28. Winners WPCC 26 points Runners-up Goodwood 16 points

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WESTERN PROVINCE BOWLS ACTING PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR 2020-2021 I think it is safe to say that this has been one of the most tumultuous years on record for all sports in South Africa, including Bowls. Last year we had the beginning of the Covid pandemic with a lengthy lock down period, and I think that many of us hoped that things would improve in the near future. Instead, we have been through a second wave and are currently still riding the third wave. South Africa has not come out of lockdown since March last year, with only the levels and adjusted levels changing. This brought its own unique challenges with multiple interpretations of the regulations every time they changed and ongoing debates about what was and was not allowed. We had good guidance from Bowls SA in this regard, who had their own pressures in negotiations with the government departments. Thanks must go to them for staying on top of the situation. Sponsorship Thank you again to Personal Trust, who remain the powerhouse behind WP Bowls and sponsor all our competitions. Their long-term commitment to our sport is phenomenal and we look forward to a continued, mutually beneficial relationship. WP Bowls Competitions and Men's Nationals We had a busy and successful year on the greens, with some fantastic bowls. Although we had to cancel the Flag, Muter, Trips League and Fours competitions, we had huge support in all the other WP competitions, with entries reaching levels last seen some 9 years ago. The WP calendar was jam-packed with bowls practically every weekend from when it was allowed in February until the middle of June, when we again entered a period of no bowls. Scheduling and holding competitions was far more difficult than in previous years, as changing regulations meant changing dates and draws and venues on an ongoing basis. Chris Nurrish did a sterling job of sorting this administrative nightmare out - with at least 6 different versions of the competition’s entry book having to be sent out with all the forced changes. I want to thank Chris for his hard work as Competition Secretary as he steps down from the position. Thankfully he has agreed to make himself available to advise and assist the new Competition Secretary. I am pleased to announce that this will be Barrie Eksteen and both thank and congratulate him on taking on this role. The Men's SA Nationals were a great success and we managed to accommodate players from around the country without any major health scares or incidents. Thank you to the entire organising committee and everyone else that got involved and assisted in making this tournament such a great representation of bowls. The added challenges of restricted numbers and unavailable venues offered some new and unique challenges, but they pulled of a great tournament. Finance At the beginning of the year, we presented a budget showing a large loss for the district and it looked like we would be dipping into our reserves to keep the district going. The entire WP management team worked hard to cut costs wherever possible and with the income from competitions and the Men's Nationals, we finished the year with a small profit. Thank you to Jenny Griffiths and Denise Vermeulen for all the number crunching. A lot of hard work goes into not only getting the figures out for the district, but also with meeting the ongoing requirements from various government departments to ensure that we qualify for funding. Membership It has obviously been a tough year when it comes to trying to grow bowls membership around the country. Our membership and marketing team have worked on developing new plans but have then had to abandon nearly all of them due to increased restrictions. Less and less people are heading out into social situations and clubs are struggling to attract new members. There is hope for the future though. The increased vaccination drive is likely to see more relaxed restrictions for sports, as we have seen in other countries internationally. I believe that we will be well placed to attract people to bowls as a safer alternative to a variety of other sports that require participants having more physical contact. I am looking forward to the fruition of some great ideas in the coming year.

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Selectors A great disappointment for the new group of selectors was that the Inter District competitions were cancelled, as were the practice events. This did not deter them from their long-term goal of growing a WP squad and they continued with practices and trial events throughout the year (when regulations allowed). It says a huge amount about their commitment to both the district and the sport that they remained focused on their goals in these trying times. Thank you to all of you, and I look forward to the 2022 Inter District tournament. Coaches For this standing committee, there were obviously also challenges, taking the current situation we find ourselves in, into account. Social distancing and coaching is a rare combination, and therefore a lot of work went in to planning, structuring and rethinking the way we want to approach this important section of our sport. Plans to work more closely with our selectors are being discussed. Truly a step in the right direction to improve our players’ skills, mental ability and team interaction. Technical Officials I would like to extend a huge thank you to our TO Standing Committee for being always available and doing their, sometimes unthankful, duties, so diligently. It has been a tough few months for them as well, with all the competitions being completed in a short period of time. All of your efforts have not gone unnoticed. Greens There has been great input from bowlers throughout the district about the quality of the greens, which has been wonderful to hear. The Greens Committee work hard to monitor the quality of greens at our clubs and are always available to offer advice and input wherever and whenever required. They started the construction of a sub-section of the WP Bowls website, so there will be a central point for the documents and other information that any club could want or need. Their commitment to not only looking after the greens during the year, but also to looking after the needs of future greenkeepers and committee members is wonderful and I thank you all. General The changes behind the scenes that have been implemented through the last year are wide-ranging and I believe that we will only start seeing the benefits of many of them over the next year. In this respect the Executive Committee has met often, been overloaded with work, and come through the year with smiles on their faces and a period that they can look back on with some pride. I want to thank each of them for their continued commitment to modernising our district Lynette Botha resigned her position as secretary to move closer to her family in Johannesburg and we wish her great success going forward. We are holding off on appointing a new full-time secretary until the end of the year and thanks must go to Chris Nurrish who has taken over her role in the interim, with assistance from Taz, Denise and the rest of the executive committee. We have implemented Office 365 at the district office to streamline communications and will shortly have a central document library, shared contact folders and a working Teams license. We are in the process of moving to a new, online accounting system and should have a VoIP telephone system in place within the next month. All of these is being done to modernise the office and cut our annual costs even more. It has been a great honour to serve as acting president over the last year, and I thank you all for your support. I wish all our clubs and members a fantastic year ahead and look forward to our district going from strength to strength. GERRIT VAN MILLIGEN ACTING PRESIDENT

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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION

COACHES We started our year in the middle of a pandemic with limited movement as a result of being locked down. The DSCC was unable to meet in person and with nothing happening meetings only resumed in September. The committee meets once a month via Zoom and although this move was necessitated because of Covid-19 it has proved to be a time saving change. On a broad scale it has been a frustrating year in which we set dates for Coaches courses only to cancel them again as a renewed wave hit at the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. We have moved these courses to later in 2021. One positive is that we were able to complete a Level A course that we began in March 2020 just before lockdown. The exciting part of this course is that of the 6 who qualified we had 3 learners from Strand High School. The committee has attempted to connect with coaches in clubs trying to encourage them and see how we can help them. While there have been pockets of coaching taking place there are many coaches who have not really got going again. We managed to conduct Z-Squad assessments in September, October and November 2020 but then had to discontinue due to the restriction placed on us again in December and the early part of 2021. This was well received especially as the Inter District squad have been encouraged to do the assessments. Unfortunately, the Z-Squad coaching sessions haven’t taken place during this year but are set to return in the new financial year once restrictions have been eased. From a club perspective, there has been a huge coaching drive at some clubs and this is always welcomed and encouraged. Several players have realised that to get to the top they need coaching and so this type of coaching is happening around the district. Coaching is not only to show new bowlers how to play the game but for players with potential it is critical to help them to fully develop their talent. Thank you to the many coaches who spend hours of their time getting people started on their bowling journey. As a committee we would challenge coaches to keep honing their coaching skills and coach experienced players. A huge thank you to the team who make up the Standing Committee – Hennie Venter (Kraaifontein) and Eddie Phillips (Durbanville). Taz Bright also sits on the committee as the liaison with the M & M team. In the year that has been, we have managed with a small group, but we would love to expand our team – so if you are interested, please make contact. JENNY GRIFFITHS

CONVENOR

GREENS CARE Despite the restrictions placed on us by Covid 19, we were able to meet on a regular basis throughout the year. These meetings focused essentially on the following:

• Ongoing support to GKPs regarding the important process of self-evaluating their greens. GKPs were provided with guidelines and requested to submit their ratings to WPBA. We were then able to balance these ratings with those of our committee and resolve any discrepancies.

• Identification of greens of a sufficiently high standard to host events during the S A Nationals. Despite some last-minute challenges, we were able to provide greens which drew favourable reports from those who participated. Special mention must be made of the Bellville and Oakdale Clubs who were called in at the 11th hour to provide their facilities.

• Development of a comprehensive reference website involving matters pertaining to the maintenance of greens. Trevor Wheeler is playing the lead role in this project and is collaborating with Mark Douglas. Once up and running this could be of invaluable assistance to all of us.

The WhatsApp group for GKPs continues to be of value, with problems, questions and challenges being shared among us. Unfortunately, Covid did result in the suspension of planned Level 1 Courses and other seminars which have proved so beneficial over the years.

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My thanks to Bill McCarthy, Collyn de Witt, Terry Drew, Vernon Dryden, Trevor Wheeler and WPBA Exco representative Chris Nurrish for the time and enthusiasm they commit to greens matters. TERRY HEPWORTH CONVENOR

MEN’S SELECTION We started the new season with lots of energy and excitement as both the Men’s and Ladies selection panels joined forces to operate as one unified body with a common purpose and goal. With this new strategy, we had the opportunity to meet and brainstorm in workshops on various topics pathing the way forward for the future of WP Bowls. I need to thank Warren Hewitt for his tireless efforts in setting up and facilitating these extremely productive sessions. With the hard work done and foundation set, it was now time for us to implement the processes and player pathways. All WP affiliated clubs were sent the new and modified “Selection Policy” and asked to display it on their club noticeboards for ALL interested players to see what was required and for us as a panel to be transparent in what we expect. Based on the selection criteria, player’s names were submitted by their clubs and the process got underway to select the players who met the requirements for selection. After an in-depth meeting to identify players who met the basic requirements, invitations were sent out for these players to attend our squad sessions. Both the men and ladies squad sessions took place over a period of time, and we were really excited with what we had on offer and what we had accomplished in such a short spate of time. Unfortunately, with the increase in numbers of positive Covid 19 cases country wide, we were forced to put a hold on our squad sessions due to certain restrictions from Government. The panel received positive news on Monday 26th July 2021 that certain restrictions had been lifted and that Districts may continue playing all formats of the game. This is great news for our District as we can now start to regain some momentum from where we left off and build for the future! I do believe that this is an exciting time for any bowler with any form of aspirations to represent WP at inter-District level and I encourage each and every one to believe in the system and to give the selection panel the support that they rightfully deserve. I look forward to seeing both our Men and Ladies teams throughout the age groups bringing back trophies at next year’s Inter-District Tournaments. I wish to thank the WP Bowls Executive for their continued support along with the Men and Ladies selection panels for a job extremely well done! LESLIE RYAN CONVENOR

LADIES SELECTION With Covid restrictions in place for most of the season the usual trials and squad selection towards Inter District selection have been somewhat disrupted. The combined selectors did manage to meet to discuss new ideas to improve the ID results. It was decided that as selectors we would give a three-year commitment towards this end and would ask the same of the players. We then called a meeting for all the players concerned, being those proposed by their clubs as possible ID players. Warren Hewitt gave a most informative presentation, and all players present accepted the challenge to commit for three years. We did manage to get started with the full number of those proposed and as months went by, we reduced our number to 32. With a spike in Covid infections BSA finally made a decision to cancel ID 2021 and everything came to a halt.

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We decided, where possible, to continue with squad sessions, not only to keep everyone interested and bowling but to build team spirit. The intention was to hold skills mornings and chat groups. Unfortunately, this has not happened yet but as soon as we can get back to normal, we can regroup and get the program going. We set aside five dates between June and October for a monthly squad session. June was held at Bellville BC and attended by 32 players who, although it was very cold and at times raining, played well and enjoyed their morning. We have cancelled July but the other three are still in place. It has been a trying time for everyone, but we have remained committed to our plan to select the best players available for ID sides and hopefully by year three we will finally be back at the top. With the new season just months away we will hope to identify even more players worthy of selection. Without a team effort nothing is achieved so I give thanks to Anita, Sylvia, Margaret and Nina for their total commitment. SANDY WEHRLI CONVENOR

MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING There have not been many opportunities to implement and follow through with marketing plans over the last year, for obvious reasons. This meant that were able to our focus on building up communications systems for the sharing and dissemination of information going forward. The three main tools for this have been the new website, the Facebook page, and the planning of our new monthly email newsletter. The new website was launched at the end of May last year and monthly visitor statistics were immediately increased over the figures for the previous site. As the site has been updated and we have increased the number of people who can do updates, it has become apparent that our members are finding it more useful. During the period when we could host competitive bowls, page views jumped from around 5000 to over 17000 in March and almost 37000 in May. The most popular pages have been, not surprisingly, the WP Competitions page and the Men’s National Championships. In the coming year, we want to get a wider range of people updating different areas of the site so there is a simple, central resource for information. A lot of work has been done in this regard on the Club Resources menu, with Greens Care having their own sub-site. Clubs are encouraged to visit the site and have a look at what is available in the Club Resources section. We are in talks with businesses to replace Zandvliet as a sponsor for an inter-club Business League competition and hope to be able to announce more around this shortly, Detailed plans were in place for a number of membership drives, including the school program and the Women’s Day Weekend Tournament, but these all had to be put on hold. We hope to be able to re-introduce them soon. The WP logo was updated during the year, with variations on the logo being introduced for Admin, Coaches, Executive, Greens Care, Juniors, Marketing, Selectors and Youth. These are being rolled out through the district. We believe that the new logos look more modern and fresher and will appeal to a wider range of people going forward. The M&M Sub-Committee will be completely restructured in the coming year to be more task oriented, with measurable goals. The portfolios going forward will be: Monthly email newsletter, WP Facebook page, WP Website, BSA Database Admin, Business League Liaison, Transformation, Sponsorship, Media and Convenor. The monthly email newsletter will be an opt-in newsletter available to all members in the district. The idea behind this is to send more information directly from the WP office to our members, without unnecessary layers between them. We think that this will be a major improvement in district communication! Lastly, we are working on a new concept which will provide anyone interested in playing bowls a simple entry into the Club system before becoming full members. The branding and marketing opportunities around this program are very exciting and we hope to launch it towards the end of the year. MARK DOUGLAS CONVENOR

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(PROVINCIAL) DISA BOWLERS No report available MARK GIBBS CONVENOR

TECHNICAL OFFICIALS As with most areas of Bowls the Technical Officials have been affected regarding the Courses we have been able to present and we are acutely aware of the fact that certain Clubs both need and have requested our assistance. We promise that as soon as we are able we will get around to running courses for them. We are also aware of the need for us to run refresher courses amongst Clubs with long standing officials who have not undertaken a refresher course for the past 5 years or more. In my opinion, we will also need to discuss with Club Executive members their own Club’s personal needs but this will have to be deferred to the end of August when we will know who the new Presidents / Committee members are. The T/O committee is a small committee and relies upon the assistance from local Clubs to keep us afloat when competitions such as the Men’s Nationals are held in our District. This year we were ably supported by our Clubs with the Men’s Nationals and every Club who hosted a portion of this competition should be congratulated for the manner in which they rose to the occasion. It was also a time when I could communicate with my committee members other than by zoom meetings. Our committee members were evident at all finals days for competitions and will continue to be available into the future. I might add that we were stretched to almost breaking with the continuous competition finals being played so soon after one another and especially so soon after the Nationals but we made it and I must congratulate my committee for their support and assistance. We were able to run two courses during the year and during the Covid “relaxation” period. The first was held during the day at Milnerton Club in October where 5 members completed their Markers and Level 1 courses with good results. The second was an evening Markers course held at Durbanville which started in November but only ended in February due to the Covid intervention when Wave 2 struck. Seven members passed this examination. I would like to congratulate all those candidates for their time and energy put into the two courses. We trust they will do well in their future endeavours on the greens in their new positions and will provide any further support they may need. My thanks once again to all my committee members, all the T/O’s who assisted us, the WP office staff and the Executive for their support during the year. BOB STANDEN CONVENOR

JUNIORS (U15’s, U20’s, U45’s) This was a year of new beginnings on foundations that had been put in place before. This has been a very exciting and forward moving year for our Juniors. Despite the fact that the annual National junior week in Bloemfontein had to be cancelled, we as a District have made some significant advances in Junior bowling. The new Standing committee for Juniors was formed with the following members: Taz Bright, Jenny Griffiths, Gerrit van Milligen, Jenny Phillips, Marianna Kirsten and Ammie Carsten. This committee has taken responsibility for all bowls up to and including the Under 45’s. With many new initiatives beginning, it is recognised that this committee may need to split in two dealing with narrower age bands. At this stage no convenor has been appointed and each member has taken different responsibilities. Until the beginning of 2021 the bowls we had been running in schools had ground to a halt due to covid-19. However, we managed to get in a full day’s competition at Plumstead Bowling Club on the 22nd November 2020 where 42 juniors all under 20 came together to play in a trips competition. The Dominican School for the Deaf strongly supported this day and we had a deaf player in each team of three. Although it was a fun day the youngsters were very competitive playing for that number 1 prize. At the beginning of 2021, schools began to open up again and plans were put in place to continue with our school’s programme only to have it all put on hold again as school sport was abruptly cancelled. Our end of the year Holiday clinic didn’t get off the ground as we went back into lockdown in December. We did however manage to run a three-day Holiday clinic at the end of April at Plumstead Bowling Club. We had about 22 young bowlers join us ranging from those who have represented the district at junior level to those who have never

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played before. A large number came from Eros School (one of the schools we have been working with) along with their amazing, dedicated teachers who assisted us. The first two days were spent in two groups enabling us to teach the new ones the basics of the game and the more advanced players were treated to learning some new skills. On the final morning we played a competition bringing all the players together. These clinics are gaining momentum and it was great to have players who had been in the game a while joining us. We hope to continue these clinics as well as introducing some new competitions during the holidays. For the first time this year, we ran a district junior singles competition at the same time as Western Province ran their various single competitions. Played at Bellville Bowls Club, there were 14 entries and the players competed in 2 round robin sections with the top 2 players from each section going through to semi-final and final at Durbanville Bowls club together with their senior counterparts. Well done to Jaco Fourie on winning this competition and taking the new Christo Olivier trophy. This trophy was named in memory of Christo “Ollie” Olivier who had given so much of his time to junior bowls. It was a privilege to have Janet Olivier come and present the trophy. Another new initiative was the Under 30 Masters played over the same weekend as the Under 18 Masters. Hosted by WPCC, there were 12 Under 30 and 12 Under 18 players battling it out on the green. Some fantastic bowls was played. The eventual winner in the Under 30’s was Armand Ascaray (Edgemead) who beat Mitch Voigt (Stellenbosch) in the final. In the Under 18 Masters, the winner was Jaco Fourie (Kraaifontein) who beat Ryan Truter (Edgemead) in the final. A very important age category to the continuance of bowls is our Under 45’s. Most of them are only able to play at weekends as they are our working group. With this in mind, and because we have a large number of clubs with floodlights we started the “Bowls, Beer and Braai” evenings on the last Thursday of each month. A competitive evening of bowls under lights followed by some socialising. This has now expanded to a wider age group and we are now making use of two clubs each month. Hopefully that will grow to even more clubs. Thank you to all the Junior committee for your commitment and energy you have given to our younger bowlers. Junior bowls is rocking! JENNY GRIFFITHS

MEN’S NOMAD REPORT No report available BARRIE EKSTEEN PRESIDENT

LADIES NOMADS REPORT No report available LORNA BEESLEY SECRETARY

BLIND BOWLERS (PENINSULA REGION) No report available ROY PETERS PRESIDENT

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LADIES' LOG FOR "EXECUTIVE TROPHY" 2020-2021

CHAMPIONSHIPS FIVESMUTER

M P

REM

M D

IV 1

M D

IV 2

M D

IV 3

M D

IV 4

SULL

Y

FOURS

TRIP

S

PAIR

S

VET

S S

OPE

N S

NOVIC

E S

CH O

F CH

TRIP

S

PAIR

S

TOT

PNTS

POINTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 16 16 16 16 7 7 118

BELLVILLE

CONSTANTIA 4 8 4 16

DURBANVILLE 3 4 2 8 17

EDGEMEAD 1 4 2 2 2 11

FISH HOEK 1 1

FRESNAYE

GLEN CC

GOODWOOD

GORDON'S BAY 1 1

HELDERBERG 4 4

KUILSRIVER

MEADOWRIDGE

MILNERTON 1 2 1 1 5

MOWBRAY 9 4 3 3 19

OAKDALE

OLD OAK

PAROW 2 2

PINELANDS

PLUMSTEAD 1 1

POLLSMOOR 8 8

SOMSET WEST 2 2 1 1 6

STELLENBOSCH

STRAND

SUNDALE

WHEATFIELD

WPCC 8 7 8 4 27

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 16 16 16 16 7 7 118

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 16 16 16 16 7 7 118

KEY:

FIVES: 3 - 2 - 1 - 1

CHAMPIONSHIPS: MORE THAN 60 ENTRIES: TOTAL OF 20 POINTS ( 8 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 )

MUTER: TOTAL OF 12 POINTS ( WINNERS = 8 & RUNNERS-UP = 4 )

CHAMPIONSHIPS: LESS THAN 60 ENTRIES: TOTAL OF 16 POINTS ( 8 - 4 - 2 - 2 )

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MEN'S LOG FOR "JOHN EDWARDS TROPHY" 2020/21

CHAMPIONSHIPS FIVESFLAG

F PREM

F D

IV 1

F D

IV 2

F D

IV 3

F D

IV 4

F D

IV 5

FOUR

S

TRIP

S

PAIR

S

VETS

S

OPEN

S

NO

VIC

E S

CH

OF

CH

TRIP

S

PAIR

S

TO

T P

NTS

POINTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 16 7 7 130

BELLVILLE 12

3

CONSTANTIA 2 8 2 12

DURBANVILLE 8 1 1 10

EDGEMEAD 1 8 1 1 11

FISH HOEK 0

FRESNAYE 0

GLEN CC 1 2 2 5

GOODWOOD 1 2 11 1 1 16

GORDON'S BAY 0

HELDERBERG 1 4 5

KUILSRIVER 0

MEADOWRIDGE 0

MILNERTON 2 2

MOWBRAY 1 2 3

OAKDALE 4 4

OLD OAK 1 1 4 6

PAROW 1 1

PINELANDS 0

PLUMSTEAD 0

POLLSMOOR 4 4 2 10

SA POLICE

SOMSET WEST 1 8 4 13

STELLENBOSCH 1 1 1 3

STRAND 0

SUNNINGDALE 0

WHEATFIELD 0

WPCC 2 2 2 8 2 5 5 26

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 16 7 7 130

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 16 7 7 130

KEY:

FIVES: 3 - 2 - 1 - 1

CHAMPIONSHIPS: MORE THAN 60 ENTRIES: TOTAL OF 20 POINTS ( 8 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 )

FLAG: TOTAL OF 12 POINTS ( WINNERS = 8 & RUNNERS-UP = 4 )

CHAMPIONSHIPS: LESS THAN 60 ENTRIES: TOTAL OF 16 POINTS ( 8 - 4 - 2 - 2 )

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NOTES