Wednesday 17th May : The morning was cloudy but still warm, all facilities were ready for us on arrival, and the weather stayed fair all afternoon. We couldn’t ask for more. The match was played in the usual good spirit and after 18 ends the friends lagged behind with a score of 87 – 92 Top winning rink for the friends was Rink 5 with a score of 19 -5 and was : Lead – Maxeen…
Tuesday 16th May: When we arrived at Pineholt BC. It was cloudy, but warm. The ladies produced some excellent rolls for us to enjoy with tea, coffee or beer. The Captain of the Day for Pineholt was Ivan Bullen and he extended a warm welcome to the Friends out on the green. We had to play 21 ends (in case the chicken was not cooked!), 1 shot on the first 2 ends, and no 3’s…
Wednesday 10th May : We arrived to a warm welcome, a warm drink and very enjoyable rolls. The game for the afternoon would be six rinks, 21 ends with 3s up and trial ends. Although there had obviously been a heavy downfall during the morning it was dry as we commenced the game. There was the usual friendly banter and encouragement as the game progressed and the green bowled really well, with a good pace…
Tuesday 9th May : Friends from various parts of the country arrived at Steeple Morden to help celebrate the Club’s 75th Anniversary. The weather forecast was not good – showers, thunderstorms – but we played the whole game in warm sunshine. Everyone was rounded up for a team photograph, but as most people know, it’s probably easier rounding up sheep than humans! A spider began the proceedings, with proceeds going to the club’s charity. I’m…
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…