January 2008 Nottingham IBC is throwing open its doors for a free Open Afternoon on Wednesday 6th February 2008 from 2.30pm - 6.00pm. All equipment will be provided free of charge and fully-qualified coaches will be on hand to give hints & tips to visitors on the day. Don't worry about wearing the correct footwear or dress - we are adopting a relaxed dress-code for the day so all we ask is you come in a clean pair of socks! Club News, 28th January 2008 Nottingham's Simon Skelton reached the semi-final of the World Indoor Bowls Championships at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk. Simon, having already beaten Simon Stevens (England), Greg Harlow (England), Les and Gillett (England) to reach the quarter-finals, followed up those impressive wins with a victory against Steve Knight yesterday 7-5, 10-9 in the 2 sets of 9 ends singles format. Simon played Devon's Ian Bond today (23rd January) and slipped to a narrow defeat. Despite playing well and holding good scores in the first set, Ian Bond's final bowl was very influential and saved numerous shots. The set finished with Ian Bond scoring a 1 to tie the set 5-5. Simon continued his good form in the second set but Ian Bond began to find his feet and took a hold of the game, pushing into a 5-0 lead. Simon got back into the game and went into the 9th and final end trailing 7-4. Simon had a very difficult shot with his last bowl to make 4 shots and win the set but missed narrowly, dropping 2 shots. Ian Bond therefore progressed with a 1.5 - 0.5 win (5-5, 9-4) and now plays Scotland's Alex Marshall in the final with Alex Marshall going for a record-breaking 5th World Singles title. Congratulations to Simon for a fantastic achievement in reaching the semi-finals and securing an all-important place in the World Bowls top 16. I'm sure all the members at Nottingham IBC are very proud of Simon's success. Club News, 26th January 2008 Nottingham IBC are celebrating tonight after progressing into the Quarter Finals in two national competitions. The men's Denny Cup team successfully saw off a strong Hartlepool side 72-66, whilst later in the day the ladies beat local rivals Barwell 49-18 in the Lingford Trophy. The men now face Torquay United in the Denny Cup and the ladies face Cumbria in the Lingford. Both games are quarter finals with dates/venues still to be decided. Rink scores (Denny Cup - Nottingham skips first): Home (Nottingham) B Morley 16 - 17 G Skipp P Dickens 22 - 19 C Simpson Away (Hartlepool):
S Skelton 17 I Jackson 15
D Robinson 17 P Hartley 16 Rink scores (Lingford trophy - Nottingham team only): Helen Mason, Denise Pearl, Sue Mart, Lynne Murden 22 - 10 Jackie Turner, Sarah Jenkinson, Jo Skelton, Elisa Griffin 27 - 8. Club News, 5th January 2008 | 
