A ‘Trips’ competition was also played at the event, which saw teams of three players each cancelling each other out.
The winning team in the Trips round comprised former Boksburg Bowling Club chairperson Mary Harwood, Jennifer Fox and Cedric Summersgill.
The Nomads event is held on the second Sunday of each month and sees bowling clubs from around the East Rand competing to raise funds for various East Rand charity organisations.
Charities that Nomads support include Hospice, the SPCA, Child Welfare, Antifreeze (feeding scheme and blankets supply) and the Guide Dogs Association (national charity).
Nomads is a non-profit entity and everything raised is donated as and when required.
Nomads does not give cash money to the charities it supports, but instead purchases what it can in accordance with each charity’s wish-list. This can vary from food to a wide range of items.
Nomads vice-chairperson Barry Firth said: “The outing at Atlas [Bowling Club] was a success with an attendance of 30 people, which is roughly the minimum we get at each outing, and six different bowling club members participated along with a brand new bowler.
“For each paid-up member we pay a fee to our national body, which goes towards the national charity decided by the national committee each year. More members means more support for the charities.”
People interested in the sport are welcome to join Nomads for a yearly membership fee of R60 and a playing fee of R10 per game.
- Brief history of Nomads
Nomad Bowls started in East London in 1980 based on the principles of Nomads Golf.
The first Nomads district was formed in the Border area, and this was followed by Eastern Province in 1982 and very quickly spread throughout southern Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Today there are 19 districts in total.
The Nomads creed is the three ‘fors’ – ‘For bowls, for fellowship, for others’. – @SabeloBoksburg
