Lockswood Bowls Club Special Celebratory Match. We had a grey day weather-wise, but a far from grey day welcome. Lockswood B C is a friendly club with an all-weather green, in the south of Hampshire. No excuses for not being up with your woods. We had a lovely welcome and a fresh, plentiful buffet lunch laid out for us. Time arrived for the match and a big black spider, who, in this case, was not…
Tuesday 10th September: Today the President of Bowls England, Hazel Marke, played her last outdoor game of the season against The Friends of English Bowling at her own club, Alton Social. They were playing for the ‘Ian Woodcock Trophy’ a lovely glass claret jug, which was won last year by Bowls England. As Hazel said at the start of her year she was looking for sun, fun and friendship all of which were in…
Friday 6th September: The third match of the Friends visit to Buckinghamshire was at Gerrards Cross Bowls Club. We were welcomed to the club by Kirk Smith, the President and Alan Price, the Captain. Kirk is the son of Eric Smith, one of the gentlemen who conceived the idea of a group of bowlers financially supporting bowls in England, and he assured me that his late father would have thoroughly approved of the wonderful organisation…
Thursday 5th September saw the Friends arrive at Marlow Bowls Club to help them celebrate their 100 years of existence …. no founder members were present. The club President Don Isaacs met us all with many of their members, and we were all made to feel so welcome and provided with a light lunch. The game starting at 1.30 using six of the seven rinks. A very competitive game ensued with great enjoyment but…
Wednesday 4th September – Helpful Husband: “Now take care, the entrance comes up really quickly along this road I always seem to go past it and have to turn round”.. yes we missed it and had to turn round! Once parked we were welcomed into the Iver Heath club and enjoyed the buffet prepared for us by the club members. Thanks Betty, Kate, Sue, Lyn and Sylvia for lunch and for the after…
On Thursday 29th August more than 100 Members of the Friends gathered at Leamington Spa, many attended the AGM – and then on to play in the annual match against the BE team. Although rain was expected it turned out to be a sunny, but windy, afternoon. The match is always very competitive against friends and colleagues on both teams. 5 rinks played on Green C and 5 on Green D. As usual with…
Friends v BE, Leamington 08/08/19. When you hear cries of “which green are we on”, or “what time are we starting”, you know that members of the Friends are assembling at Leamington for the first of two games against the Bowls England President’s team held annually during the National Championships. The first of these games took place on the 8th of August in warm, sunny conditions. Ten rinks of Friends enjoyed the opportunity of…
Wednesday 31st July, the Friends arrived at Stevenage Town BC on a very overcast day to celebrate the clubhouse being recently re cladded – and very fine it looked as well. We were met by the Club President Graham Morris and Captain Keith Greenough and several of the club members who provided us with a light lunch. Battle commenced at 1.30 all six rinks were poised and ready to go, keeping a watchful eye on…