Anneke wins Nomads trophy
Lady Nomads from all over the country went head-to-head for glory at Krugersdorp Bowling Club recently.
Krugersdorp Bowling Club (KBC) played hosts to the 37th Nomads Bowls Ladies Nationals tournament featuring 56 players from nine districts.
According to KBC spokesperson David Parker, this is a historic moment as it was the first time KBC hosted the tournament. He said there were eight games played in total with the overall winner of the tournament being Anneke Pereira from the Golden West District.
“The ladies had a great time during the five days of play, both on and off the green. The main idea of Nomads Bowls is based on the ‘three for’s – For Bowls, For fellowship and For others. All the players complimented the organisers and the KBC for a lovely tournament,” David concluded.
Nomads national president Veronica von Gordon added, “To organise and run a successful tournament of this nature is a major undertaking and on behalf of the national executive, I would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the organising committee of Golden West for all the hard work they have put in to ensure the success of this tournament. Thank you Krugersdorp Bowling Club for hosting the Nomads.”
The competing districts were East Rand, Golden West, Hoëveld, Jacaranda, Johannesburg, Mpumalanga, North West, Upper South Coast and Vaal/ Vereeniging.
Golden West participants were Karen Barnes, Rina Briedenhann, Gail Cooper, Sannelie Davis, Ansie Fourie, Dot Kuipers, Monica Landman, Marcelle Lourens, Maureen Love, Kathy Maritz, Tish Olwagen, Anneke Pereira, Ingrid Rossouw, Louisa Smit, Rosemary Tod, Retha van der Walt, Jeanette Vince, Stephanie Watkins and Anne Whitaker.
The history of Nomads:
Looking at its rich history, Nomads Bowls started in East London and was the brainchild of an ex-golfer who started playing bowls in 1980. He formed a steering committee and the first Nomads district was born. This was followed by Eastern Province in 1982 and very quickly spread throughout Southern Africa including Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Today, there are 21 districts.
According to Veronica, the Nomads movement has no fixed abode as the name implies and comprises registered members of bowling clubs, who play bowls at different venues every month to raise funds that are used to help needy causes.
She added Nomads are non-political and cover the whole community.
“Members are drawn from all clubs in the country on an invitation to join, based on the love of the game and their record of service or compassion for the community in which they live. Visitors, men and women, are most welcome at Nomads’ monthly outings.”
