Welcome Back!
Everything has changed!
Please see the Calendar page for bowling availability in June.
Logging In
We will be using the login and booking option for special events and tournaments, but it is no longer necessary for regular play.
From this home page, scroll down until you see a login menu item on the left. After logging in, you can click on the Practice Bookings page from the top menu. Since you are logged-in at that point your email/name will not need to be entered into the booking request section. Then select a date/time from the Calendar and fill in the rest of the request. Don’t forget to logout when finished with this site.
Since there has been some passage of time since we last bowled it would be a good idea to wear your name tags.
If you need to buy a new one, the official club logo and colour (blue) is available in Parksville at:
Cutting Edge Trophies
#1 – 120 Alberni Hwy, Parksville
(behind the Chevron station on Hwy 19A)
tel: 250-248-5681
Sorry. I see I should enter ONE name only and explain who the second half of the Pair is in the “Notes”?
No – let me explain. Having to deal with these issues online is, I’m afraid, the “new normal”. From the perspective of those who find it daunting to follow the requirements of digital life, I can sympathize – no need to apologize.
What our booking software does is act only on the lines you enter for Pairs/Singles, your name, your email and the Submit button. It does not “see” the Notes line at all. Notes are for us organic beings to be able to check if a member definitely wants to play together with another member.
So, when you click Submit, one time slot – and only one time slot – is reserved by the software. It then locks out that time slot when the maximum of 8 is reserved. If members have entered in the Notes box the request to add yet another player, the software does not know that and we could have an over-booking when all players show up. That extra person would need to be rejected by the attending Supervisor because it would be contrary to the Bowls BC covid restrictions that govern our restricted play.
This silly situation will likely be facing us for most of the summer season, or until the Provincial Health Office sees a significant downturn in infections.
I hope you can understand that the club is run entirely by volunteers.