Saints roll up for rebrand

HEATHCOTE bowlers are sporting a new name and a new look to go with it.

The Heathcote Bowling Club has recently rebranded as the Heathcote Saints, aligning it with the town’s cricket and football netball clubs.

Bowls club president Bill Gardiner said the rebranding was made with the hope of attracting new players.

“We want to bring over the members from the cricket, football and the netball,” he said.

“When they get older and finish their football or netball career, they can come over to the bowls.

“The football and the netball all wear red, white and black and they use the name saints, so we went with those colours on our new shirts.

“The only difference would be the stick figure on the back but otherwise the colours are the same.

“We thought it might be a bit more comfortable for them to make the transition over to us.”

Committee member Dinah Finn said there were small royal blue flashes on the base of the shirt and members would still wear the same blue trousers and shorts.

“That way they don’t have to buy new ones,” she said. “I think the new shirts look great, they’ve come up beautifully.”