Our records now go back to 2013, with many reports written and photos taken. We are keeping five years of match reports available for viewing on our website, however you might be interested to see a list of all of our matches previous to that. Carolyn Hunt, Website Administrator February 2023 FRIEND’S GAMES 2013-2017 Sep-17 Weobley Sep-17 Broadway Sep-17 Watlington Sep-17 Chandos Park Sep-17 Hagbourne Aug-17 BE Select Team at Leamington Aug-17 FOEB Two Wood…
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…
FoEB v Bowls England President at Gerrards Cross BC 13th September 2022 The weather at Gerrards Cross was not so kind to us for this annual match for the claret jug but it was warm, and we didn’t get too wet. The match on six rinks was played in the usual good spirit and after 21 ends we ended up with a draw 110 – 110 so we get to hold on to the claret…
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.