A meeting will be arranged with Llanelli Town Council in the coming week to finalise arrangements.
As paperwork needs to be completed and we shall be leaving Dafen our Chairman Mel has asked me to advise everyone that we propose to amend our official title to “CRUSADERS BOWLS CLUB”
It is not possible to hold a meeting yet, so it is presumed members will approve this, however if there were numerous objections from memberswe would have to reconsider.
If the majority are content with this then I will commence the process with the League Management.
Also if any member has any personal equipment left in the Dafen Pavillion then they should make arrangements to remove it while we still have access facilities.
Should this be the case then you need to contact Jefff Richards who has the only key since the locks have been changed
Llanelli Rural Council have advised that Bowls can be commenced from 3rd August 2020 , but under strict guidelines.
Below is the main text from the Council on the management and arrangements required.
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Graham Williams
29 Jul 2020, 18:50 (17 hours ago)
to me, Andrew, Gareth
FAO Dafen Welfare CrusadersRef: Return to Bowls activities at Dafen Park. Hello Lyn,As we discussed this morning LRC must have site and club specific risk assessments to be able to consider agreeing to a return to Bowls activities. For examples of similar documents and various guides please see copies attached that include the Havelock and Peoples Park Bowls Covid safety protocol information we received from Llanelli Town Council. However if these were our facilities there are a couple of issues I would be seeking more detail and specific control measures on: First and most important point: I would be looking for a written risk assessment document. This would be the base document that produced the final safe activity protocol document. You can’t write a detailed safe system document without carrying out a risk assessment first. The risk assessment is a mandatory requirement for the return of allsports activities and detailed in the Welsh Government Coronavirus control measures for a phased return to sport. If the team is proposing to use the pavillion facilities you would need to produce a robust risk assessment with control measures that mitigate the risks from Covid-19, however – generally sports activities at the moment are not permitted to use changing rooms. Any risk assessment and resulting control measures will need to include the ability to strictly and habitually manage numbers and and provide a managed and recorded regular cleaning regime for the equipment and facilities used. I’m not sure that “last one to leave” cleans down the switches, door handles and locks is satisfactory as a control measure and if the pavillion facilities are to be used at all a managed enhanced cleaning regime is essential.I have attached an example of a hall risk assessment. I realise this isn’t a hall facility but it is a community facility and the closest we have at the moment because nobody is using changing facilities. I’ve also attached for reference Dafen Cricket club and Pwll soccer club assessment for their return to play and various other documents for reference. I have also included a blank risk assessment document that you could use as a template.
Besides our responsibilities on the Green itself they are particularly concerned about entry/exit of the changing rooms and the control of hard surfaces, door handles, light switches and equipment.
If as a club we wish to commence Bowls we would need to provide a risk assesment in conjunction with Dafen Bowls Club stating what arrangements are in place to manage and contain such risks.
In view of there being only 4-5 weeks left of the season is there still an apetite from a significant number of members to go down that route as some have already written off this year.
If so , someone from those who would wish to play will have to take responsibility for our club and provide the relevant risk assesment together with the terms under which we would manage the situation.
If anyone is planning on going ahead I do have a template of those used by Parc Y Dre and Havelock.
Bear in mind this would have to be aligned with anything Dafen Bowls may be proposing.
Any further information you require can be obtained from Lyn Rees 07780319760
Just to update everyone on the latest situation and proposal.
As you are now aware League Fixtures have been cancelled for the season however we are still hoping to have some Bowls and organise our Club Competition.
Mel is going to be talking to Dafen Welfare to get things moving on using the green.
We are hopeful of arranging time/days for sharing use of the Green by using just three rinks at any one time to maintain social distances, with only singles Play allowed firstly, moving to pairs when guidelines allow us to mix in greater numbers in the weeks ahead.
In order to prepare for the Club Competitions can you please let me have your names if you wish to participate in either by 30th June latest.
We propose to commence with and complete just the Singles first, but hopefully we will get to the Pairs Later.
AS stated all will be dependant on gaining access to the Green at Dafen
Following discussions over the past few months with the County Secretary, we had reached an unofficial agreement that, should restrictions have been lifted sufficiently to allow some sort of League programme, by July 1st 2020, then those Clubs that wished to participate would take part in organised matches.
Following recent guidance from The Welsh Assembly Government, Bowls Wales and the WBA regarding the reopening of Bowling Greens from this Monday and the continued restrictions on numbers and social distancing, it is quite clear that any type of League programme is not possible.
We have also taken into account views expressed by individual clubs, during lockdown. The League Management Committee has met, by e-mail, and recommends that the 2020 be officially abandoned.
Please respond with your agreement, or disagreement, as this is a decision that should be made by the Clubs.
Once a majority is received the County / League Website will reflect the decision
A separate e-mail will be sent to club secretaries who had made entries to the County Competitions
There are 10 members of The Crusaders joining with Pontyclun on their Annual Bowls Tour to Weston Super Mare..
The balance of £220 has to be paid to Pontyclun by 7th April 2020 latest.
As Lyn will be away the whole of March this leaves little time to collect late monies.
You can give Lyn a post dated cheque ( date it 7th April 2020) if this makes it easier and it will not be processed or sent off until April.
Cheques to be made payable to: PONTYCLUN BOWLS TOUR
He would need to receive it by 20th February latest, failing which Alan Jones has agreed to collect unpaid balances in his absence and pass to him on his return in April.
Please contact Lyn to notify him of your payment arrangements
Your cooperation would be appreciated as it is important we get it right for the administrator of the Pontyclun Tour finances.
29 Jul 2020, 18:50 (17 hours ago)