	{"id":126433,"date":"2024-01-26T04:55:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T17:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=126433"},"modified":"2024-01-26T09:07:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T22:07:08","slug":"torquay-bowls-club-to-roll-out-centenary-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-bowls-club-to-roll-out-centenary-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Torquay Bowls Club to roll out centenary celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Torquay Bowls Club is celebrating a century of sport and community spirit this year, and will be rolling out a series of events to mark the occasion throughout 2024.<\/p>\n<p>About 250 of the club&#8217;s members answered a call for volunteers dressed in white to form a human 100 sign on the top green at the club&#8217;s Taylor Park home at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Issell said this feat typified the club as a whole and the 100-year milestone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was amazing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What the Torquay Bowls Club means to the community is we&#8217;re a community hub that services groups, Probus Clubs, RSL&#8217;s at the heart of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How many bowlers have come through here in 100 years? God knows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But that&#8217;s what it is; the essence is the members.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be in the one spot, too &#8211; we haven&#8217;t moved in 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re one of the biggest community clubs going; we&#8217;ve got 900 members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126435\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126435 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/IMG_8375_87574.jpg?_t=1706144315\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/IMG_8375_87574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/IMG_8375_87574-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/IMG_8375_87574-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/IMG_8375_87574-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Club members put their hands in the air to celebrate 100 years. Photo: JAMES TAYLOR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Torquay Bowls Club&#8217;s biggest event for the centenary will be a free community celebration on February 25, where the whole community will be invited between 10am-2pm to enjoy a barbecue lunch, children&#8217;s activities, live music and barefoot bowls.<\/p>\n<p>Other events include a 1920s-themed cocktail party on February 10 and a ball in September.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Issell said he was particularly impressed by the work put in by the club&#8217;s many volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re still a volunteer bowls club. We have paid staff at the bar and bistro, but we are totally volunteer-based. Our bowls program is probably one of the biggest in the country. 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