In this time of isolation we reflect, to remember those who have served our country.
From your local club, THE BEECROFT CLUB
Please email your order through to: tobefrankbistro@gmail.com or text 0407 601 991.
Please include your name, contact phone number and a pick up time between between 5pm-7pm with your order.
Pick up at The Beecroft Club.
In an effort to maintain as little person to person contact as possible, for the foreseeable future, all payments must be made by direct transfer.
Watch this space. Arriving soon.
Learn lawnbowls from your arm chair then sign up to The Beecroft Club for the real thing.
This time I think that’s my hubby’s red bowl that gets tossed aside!
Can I urge you to bring lawn bowls into your future?
We are hearing crazy stories. Queues, hoarding, shortages.
I think we have all considered ways the world could behave better, particularly with regard to looking after each other and working together.
It is a game for all ages but today I’m thinking about retirees, part timers and empty nesters. Bowls is the perfect sport to make new friends with a sport that is not threatening.
Bowls can be played from all levels across social through to competition. Games are set up to match people of similar level. They are also set up to mix around – you play with different people each time so it is such a great way to meet new people and make friends.
How about it. Will you be signing up soon?
To Be Frank Bistro, led by award winning chef Liam Crawley, will be taking over the kitchen operations at the Beecroft Club.
Due to the impact of the corona virus, instead of dining in, we would like to offer the Beecroft community the opportunity to
which can be picked up, hot and fresh, from the Beecroft Club.
…each night for Wednesday through to Sunday nights. The community will then be able to pre-order and pay for what they would like for that specific day.
This service will be in place until the government deems it safe for people to congregate again.
If you have any questions, please make contact at tobefrankbistro@gmail.com
My name is Liam Crawley and for the past two decades I have had the privilege of being a chef. I have run restaurants, consulted to industry leaders, created dishes that have gone viral with the avocado pop-up restaurant “Good Fat” in 2017 and have run my own successful private dining business. I will now be bringing my dishes to you through To Be Frank Bistro at The Beecroft Club.
While we will be starting with a smaller menu due to COVID-19, as of next week, from Wednesday to Sunday, you will be able to pre-order one of our delicious dinners, pay via direct transfer and pick up your order from the club so that we can maintain the government’s social distancing policy.
What better way to avoid the craziness of grocery shopping to feed your family than to have the To Be Frank team get dinner on the table for you!
Who doesn’t love a proper homestyle cooked meal that is not only delicious but also convenient?
Would you like to tuck in to a flavourful chicken cacciatore or slow cooked beef cheek with polenta? Maybe even a freshly cooked spaghetti carbonara for a mid-week meal? Perhaps you would prefer a Sunday roast with a freshly roasted chicken with all the trimmings?
The team at To Be Frank at The Beecroft Club have their thinking caps on, writing a delicious and innovative menu for the Beecroft community.
If there’s something you’d like to see on our menus let us know at tobefrankbistro@gmail.com
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We’ve all been reduced to watching footy on the box instead of going to the grounds. So here at The Beecroft Club we thought we’d have a go at teaching you to bowl from a distance.
Watch our video series, starting today and see if you can pick up the basics of lawn bowls. Chances are most of you have already played barefoot bowls so often now you are better than us anyway!
Do a bit of distance learning with the videos, then come on down for the real thing. Accept the challenge and set yourself a goal to be playing lawn bowls at The Beecroft Club. Get out your calendar and mark the date you step onto the green. I want those phone calls rolling in…
“Sign me up”
“When can I start”
“Yes, I want free lessons”
Once you’ve rolled a few then signed up with The Beecroft Club your lessons are free. We have trained coaches to get you on the green in no time. Who knows, with all your armchair study you may be teaching them a thing or two.
You’ll be doing this in no time! (If only I could)
Look out for our challenge page – still in preparation!
Young, old, too old, too young, transitioning to retirement, retired. Age and stage make no difference to lawn bowlers. Can’t wait to have you on board!
Sponsor of the day
Today, my car is being serviced by Ron and the team at Carlingford Car Care. My family have been taking our cars there for well over 20 years and wouldn’t go anywhere else.
It is the first service for my lovely car – it took me half an hour to get a year’s worth of hoarded treasure out of the boot, back seat, pockets etc etc before I could take it on down!
The Beecroft Club has gone ahead in leaps and bounds over the last couple of years – in no small measure due to Friday dining with Longhorn BBQ and chef Brad.
Thanks to everyone who has come to dinner at The Beecroft Club.
The comment I hear most often is
Sadly Brad is leaving us, due to work commitments. We will miss him and can’t thank him enough for launching our Friday dining.
Three weeks to go. Make a booking now so you don’t miss out on his cooking one last time (or three) at The Beecroft Club.
Alternately send an email to book.
Watch this space. We are considering a range of exciting opportunities for Friday dining.
If you would like to throw your hat in the ring – or know someone who should be running a bistro for us, please let us know.
Could bowling be your next big thing? Maybe you have just retired, or are just looking around for a new activity. Bowls is a sport that will challenge you and keep you fit. You have options for just social play or high level competition.
Are you interested? Join the club now.
Head on down to The Beecroft Club for a drink.
You don’t have to be a bowler to come down on Sunday. The bar is open from 3 pm. Sunday is also our main Barefoot Bowls day of the week. A great way for friends and family to hang out together
2020 Pennant season conclusion. The season for our girls finished on an absolute high. They beat North Ryde RSL, Merryl’s team had an 18 all draw and Jan’s team won 16-13. North Ryde had been undefeated the whole season. Last Thursday in horrendous conditions heavy rain, flooded greens and an opposition who wanted to finish the season on Thursday they finally had to stop after 18 ends for both teams and we were behind in both games. But today our girls came out all guns blazing and showed them you don’t mess with Beecroft.
Ladies we are very proud of you well done indeed. The final tally was North Ryde 22 ½, Beecroft 15 ½, Carlingford 11 ½, and Gladesville 10 ½.
A whole new era for NSW Pennants. Beecroft has been able to enter three teams, thanks to the enthusiastic uptake by our ladies, playing alongside the men in the Saturday competition. We’ve had a slow start to the season. with some excellent individual rink results and some very close numbers on the big board. All in all an encouraging start to build on for the remaining games. C. Davis, President.
The open minor singles competition is about half way through. Clearly some up and comers for the future in the mix.
The major singles is open. Put your name down – you have to be in it to win it!
We live in a fast paced world. Whether it’s work or family that’s keeping us busy it’s important to wind down on a Friday evening.
I head on down to The Beecroft Club.
The Beecroft Bowling Club has a new uniform and we gave it a test run at Pennant Trials on Saturday.
It was a great day all around. The weather held, so we got in the game without being washed away. Getting some solid competition under the belt was good for us all. Some came out winners and others not so much, but having the season underway gave us all a taste for victory. I don’t know about anyone else but I’ll be heading on down for some practice to make sure I keep a spot in the team!
Speaking of practice, Sunday is always a good afternoon at the bowlo. You’ll often spot some serious contenders honing their skills. Why not join in? If nothing else the bar will be open and you can catch up with friends.
You don’t have to be a bowler to come down on Sunday. The bar is open from 3 pm. Sunday is also our main Barefoot Bowls day of the week. A great way for friends and family to hang out together
Most of you missed the excitement – though I don’t think excitement was the emotion we were feeling at the time!
Last Sunday we got a call that downstairs at the bowlo was flooding. Within half an hour the meeting room was under water and the torrent was not going to stop.
With some quick thinking we put in ‘sand bags’ invented from towels weighed down with the heaviest things we could find in a rush.
With our instant engineering solution we were able to channel most of the water into the bathroom.
While that was going on a team got to work sweeping the water out of the meeting room.
We had to make a quick decision. For better or worse, following a 50-50 vote and then a decider from me!!! – we pulled up the carpet tiles as the water continued to flow in.
Six hours later the water was still streaming in. So with mixed senses of despair mingled with hope that the rain would leave us alone by morning, and hope that our sand bags would hold, we went home.
Luck was on our side. The river had ceased its flow through the building some time over night. The plumber couldn’t get out of his street because it was blocked by a fallen tree! So we had to go and pick him up. Next came the detective work and the conclusion that a blocked drain was the culprit.
Even more luck that Wednesday was fine. We spent a couple of hours taking all the saturated tiles outside and draping them around in an arrangement of modern art to rival the best!
Now…seven days later, we’re almost back to normal. Carpet relaid and meeting rooms fully operational. What a team!
Thanks to all the helpers – John Ross, Malcolm, Scott, John T, Phil, David Hazell, Craig, Barbara, Rod, Neill and last but not least a gentleman from the Mission – I’m sorry I don’t know your name. Thanks also to everyone else who said they would have helped if they had known.
The year seems barely started but the competition is in full swing.
We have a few opportunities still available for your group. Spaces to hire for a range of activities.
If you just want to meetup with a group of people – you all share the same interest – Our bar is the right place for you. If we are not open the day you want, talk to us and see what can be organised.
9484 1167 / beecbowl@bigpond.com
If you want some excitement in your life why don’t you play bowls? Check this you tube clip of the highlights of night four of the finals.
Friday night at the bowlo. Where else would you rather be?
Nothing to lose and everything to gain when you play bowls. Are you looking for a new way to spend your leisure time? Any age can play bowls but if you are in your fifties, sixties and beyond it is a great way to make new friends. Are you retired or just an empty nester? Bowls is perfect.
Time is precious and as we get older it is great to discover new passions when we find a social activity.
Bowls can offer just what you want anywhere along the spectrum from meeting new friends to becoming a competitive sportsperson.
How is that possible? Bowls can be played at any level, starting from just a roll up on social days to participating in competitions. All skill levels work as well as the organisers will match you with players at a similar level. The games are always mixed around so you will also get to meet and play with new people each time.
Why don’t you give it a try? Join us at The Beecroft Club.
