Whist

Results, Wednesday, November 2: top score - Bert Barnikel; 1st lady - Joan Dorling; 2nd lady - Muriel Griffiths; 1st gent - Bill Whitaker; 2nd gent - Jill Groom; first half winner -Robert Irvine; 2nd half - Mabel Whitaker; longest sitter - Pauline Barnikel; raffles -Marnie Owens and Jill Groom. Saturday, November 5: top score - Vera Burrows; 1st lady - Gerry Meaney; 2nd lady -Mabel Whitaker; 1st gent - Joan Dorling; 2nd gent - Robert Irvine; first half winner - Jill Groom; 2nd half - Gladys Irvine; longest sitter - Pauline Barnikel; raffles - Gerry Meaney and Joan Dorling. NB. Tenby Bowling Club whist is played at 7.30 pm sharp every Thursday evening and at 2 pm every Saturday afternoon in the club's function room in Sutton Street. New members and visitors are always welcome. SUNNY HAVEN

Talking with greenkeeper Chris Jenkins over the weekend, he said how much he had enjoyed his recent holiday in Gran Canaria. "The temperature was 37 degrees on the beach at seven in the morning." Reminiscent of that Thursday we laid the concrete when the sun was baking down all over the country. The only difference being that it only lasted for one day, and they do not have the endless rain that we are enduring at the moment. Chris was enthusing over the state of the green after the hammering it gets in the season. It certainly looked good after its first cut. After he had finished there were 15 bags of grass cuttings, which Stuart Askew has for his compost heap. Should be another fine crop of tomatoes again next year for our answer to Alan Titchmarsh.

HAMMERED

Great atmosphere on Saturday for the rugby; good crowd, fine food, pity about the result. To be honest, we were stuffed. The 'guess the score" was won by a Scotsman, Archie Rafferty, with a points difference of six, while in second place was an Englishman, Ted Brutnell, with a difference of 10. Although Ted, employing some devious methods of working out the result, thought he had won, young Joe Richards, who is a bit of a whizz kid when it comes to maths, assured Ted that he had not. The cawl that Dai Spencer served up was superb. Even Owen Rees went into raptures over it. "Shilelike" another bowl of that Dai," "Certainly Owen!" Grateful thanks to Gerry Brutnell for washing up all the dishes after. Next big game is against the Boks. Let's hope we have better fortune this time.

CHAIN GANG

The first part that was laid did survive the downpour. And now with the bit between their teeth, the two Jameston boys, alias Dennis Watkins and Gwyn Beynon, decided to cut out more of the path. Good job the gates were shut, or they would have ended up cutting into the town walls! Since the first foray into concreting, Ted Brutnell has been inundated with enquiries to hire out his machinery. There is now a monster bag of chippings over at the green, and bags of sand and cement can be found everywhere. What have we let ourselves in for.

BONUS BALL

The Wednesday Bonus Ball was again rollover - the prize money now stands at £108 for the next lucky winner. Meanwhile, the Saturday one was won by Jayne Merrony.

TWO STALWARTS

Amidst the shouting and general mayhem that was going on during the rugby last Saturday, there was an oasis of calm and gentility in the function room, where the Saturday whist was being played. It is run by life members, Joan Dorling and Rose Handicott, who also organise and run the Thursday evening whist, events that they have been doing for many years. It brings enjoyment to many and is also a valuable income to the club.

COFFEE MORNING

As revealed in last week's column, tomorrow (Saturday) the club is holding its first coffee morning of the winter. There will be cakes for sale, books and bric a brac. It will also be a chance to meet up with some colleagues who you last saw at the last game of the season.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

This will be held on Wednesday, November 16, at 7 pm, at the clubhouse. Please make every effort to attend as there will be decisions made that affect every member. WHERE WAS DOUGIE?

As mentioned in last week's Observer, Doug Silcox attended a photo shoot with the sponsors of the Five Arches new shirts. He was definitely in the photograph, as those present will testify, but did not appear in the one in the paper. We looked at the front page, on the back, in the middle, through all the adverts, but no sign of Doug. His many adoring fans wanted an explanation, so we contacted editor Neil Dickinson to see if he could throw some light on the situation. "The photograph spread over too many columns to include everyone," he explained, "so we tossed a coin and unfortunately Doug lost!" Too placate his many admirers, not only in the Bowling Club, but the Bridge Club as well, we have now got an enlarged photograph of him, which he has duly signed and is displayed in a prominent position in the club.