September 18th, 2022 – A report by Cyndy Lee. Another sunny day and The Friends from nine counties made their way to Ember B.C. We were enthusiastically greeted at the door by the President of Surrey Ladies, Linda Pullman. Waiting, ready and willing to serve us were, Charlie and Pat behind the bar and Wendy and Valerie with the tea, coffee and biscuits. These celebration games do not just happen and I congratulate the members of…
Egham BC – celebrating 100 years Saturday, September 17th On a lovely sunny day, the Friends from twelve counties made their way to Egham Bowls club to help them celebrate their centenary. We arrived to welcome cups of tea and coffee and very shortly a lovely buffet was ready to eat – and we did. Our Captain of the Day, John Thompson was there to greet us, together with the President Ben Gardener and the…
The Friends of English Bowling v Burnham BC Centenary celebration match, 14th September 2022. The weather today at Burnham was glorious with wall-to-wall sunshine (what a difference a day makes) for this celebration match to mark the centenary of Burnham BC. We received a warm welcome from President Jessie Clark and were well looked after with drinks and a great cooked meal to finish with. The match on six rinks was played in…
31st August 2022: The Friends of English Bowling v Bowls England Select. The weather at Leamington was kind to us and we got underway after a short delay waiting for a match to finish on D green. Our match on six rinks was played in the usual good spirit for this annual “needle match” and after 21 ends we ended up with a close 111 – 118 loss for the Friends. The top winning rink…
Thursday 4th August – Weobley BC. This was going to be for many of us our last game of the three played in Herefordshire, and the weather was again looking good. There was ample parking, and the clubhouse and green looked great. Our Captain of the Day was Paul Robson, and President Clive Handscombe (Friend’s Treasurer) was the host. Marion Powel, Jill Bowen and Cynthia Bevan served a magnificent buffet, and we were ‘well-watered’…
Wednesday 3rd August 2022 – Kington Bowls Club. While awaiting the report, here is a selection of photos of our day.
Tuesday 2nd August 2022 – Leominster BC. A warm welcome met the Friends, arriving from 10 different counties. President Olive Goodwin escaped from the kitchen to greet us, offering a welcome cup of tea. She and Sue had prepared a buffet lunch for us and would be working later preparing dinner. Today we were playing 5 rinks, 21 ends, and straight through. The weather stayed fine – warm but overcast with a grateful breeze. After…
Sunday 23rd July – Newark Northern Bowls Club, Nottinghamshire. Newark Northern bowlers gave us all a warm welcome, as we arrived at the club from our numerous counties, and to kick things off we began with a spider (always a popular way to collect additional pennies). The two Captains, Tricia Scholey for Friends, and Dave Guthrie for Newark Northern welcomed all on the green, and play commenced. It was a good game all round, on…