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141st Post: BBC goes Marching On....

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 Monday Competition: With two weeks of Competition remaining very little separates the top three.  Chris is in pole position with Sean J and John O'C in close pursuit.  Maureen Deane is the top lady at present. By the time you're reading this the penultimate round will have been played and things might have changed.  All to play for. Maintenance Work: On account of the unseasonably nice weather we decided to treat the surroundings and display panel with wood preserving stain. A bulletin went out and over three afternoons the boundaries, display board, flower beds and benches got treated and even labelled.  The crew are in the following photos.  Many thanks to all involved especially James, whose persistence paid off!.  The place looks great for ourselves and visitors. Galway Girls: With late notice, a group of ladies from BBC, accompanied by Tom D made a day trip to Galway City, by train, to demonstrate the game to Galwegians and visitors on the famed ...

140th Post: Feb 2025 - Spring is in the Air

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Women in Sport: Along with other Councils across Ireland, Fingal Co. Co. have asked that clubs engage with ladies to introduce a variety of activities that might interest them.  We plan to have an introductory Boules event on Sun March 9th from 2pm , for any interested parties.  The following poster has gone out on our connected social media and if you know of some lady who might be interested .... do ask them.  We'll supply the trial boules and we hope some of our lady members can come along and mentor / play alongside any newcomers on the day.  One for the diary! Gearing up: In order to have groups representing the BBC, home or away, having some uniformity of clothing we have been active on your behalf.  We've been checking colours, pricing, variety etc. and we are close to a decision.  By April gear should be available for sale........below are some of the inputs from committee among many others. Play continues for BBC most days of the week: With Fridays...