WELCOME
(Try "Flying the Kite" at the bottom of this Page)
Thank you for visiting our web site, we hope you find
it useful
Our aim is to promote the Short Mat game of Bowls
in the
East Kent area of England
We have been in existence since 1986
Officers (2007/2008):-
President..................................Jim Greatorex
Chairman.......................................David
Oxberry
Vice Chairman..........................No one in post
Hon Secretary.................................Secretary
Assistant Hon Secretary............No one in Post
Hon Treasurer.........................Hugh Bradbury
Competition Secretary..............No one in Post
Affiliated Clubs (2007/2008):-
Arca SMBC (Ashford Road Community Association, Canterbury);
Ash SMBC;
Aylesham & Snowdown WBC;
Bekesbourne B≻
Boughton BC;
Canterbury BC;
Capel SMBC;
Cavaliers SMBC (Canterbury);
Chilham SMBC;
Dover SMBC;
Hoverspeed SMBC (Manston);
Macknade SMBC;
Minster SMBC;
Preston SMBC;
Swalecliffe Community Bowlers;
Tyler Hill SMBC;
Whitstable SMBC;
Wingham SMBC
Associated Clubs (2006/2007)
Birchington SMBC;
MVHBG; (Minster Village Hall Bowls Group)
Staple SMBC;
This site, whilst put together for members use, is, we
hope, going to prove helpful to anyone wishing to set up a similar organisation
We are more than happy to help anyone should they wish
to contact us and to that end you will find a link to our E-mail address
at the bottom of each page
Once again thank you for your interest
We have also included a links page to other bowls related
sites (mainly) that you may find useful
Fly The Kite to waste even more time!!
Don't see the kite, maybe you are using Internet Explorer and don't have Sun Java installed
Get it here:- Sun Java Auto Download and Install for MS Internet Explorer
Pretty sure Sun Java is installed but kite not visible ? Go to 'Tools' on menu bar, click and select 'Internet Options'
Now select 'Advanced' scroll down to locate 'Java(Sun)'
ensure there is a check mark alongside 'Use JRE ........ for {applets}[requires restart]'
Can't find 'Java(Sun)' listed ? Then you don't have Sun Java installed
By way of explanation...
Stunt kites are flown with two lines. In the most basic of manoeuvres, they
control the steering of the kite, either clock-wise or anti-clockwise.
As those of you who fly know, there are many other ways to influence the
flight of a kite but this basic simulation is designed to simply steer
the kite.
With the mouse button up and the mouse in the centre of the blue background,
the kite will fly straight. The kite will turn clockwise if the mouse position
is right of centre. The farther off centre, the more radical the turn.
The same is true for anti-clockwise and left of centre. Holding the
left mouse button down will freeze the steering.
Advanced flyers will note that they can get a stall by pushing, that
is sliding the mouse up. By pulling down, the kite will speed up. The physics
model is brain dead but this is only a toy anyhow!
