Thursday 19th May at Bere Alston Bowling Club. After a couple of wet days playing in Devon in the final game of the week, The Friends’ team were relieved to play in the sunshine at Bere Alston, a club with only 30 playing members with excellent clubhouse and facilities. We were greeted at lunchtime with very nice sandwich’s, sausage rolls, and a selection of Home made Cakes (yummy yummy). With a good green and ideal…
Wednesday 18th May – Sir Frances Drake Bowls Club, Tavistock. Visiting Devon is always a pleasure, today was no exception and across Dartmoor to Tavistock was beautiful. We were early enough to delve into the pannier market and buy some treasures When we arrived at the bowls club, members were there to welcome us into the clubhouse extension, which our Adie officially opened in 2014. Unfortunately just as we started to bowl the rain began and it rained…
Tuesday May 17th – FoEB v Plymouth (Sir Francis Drake) B.C. Oh dear, the weather wasn’t looking so good, and it certainly proved not to be during the afternoon! The warm welcome we all received was not matched by the weather. Our wets were donned and we began the game in the hope the rain would ease up but unfortunately it got worse. The greenkeeper, Sam Allen, was concerned for the green, and a buffet…
Sunday 8th May – Friends v Disability Bowls England and Chelsea Pensioners. The Friends arrived early at Sawbridgeworth Bowls Club for our first committee meeting, this time face-to-face and not on-line, as we have been doing for some time. The club made us very welcome, providing drinks and biscuits, and we finished our meeting as the DBE players arrived at lunch time, when the bar opened and freshly made rolls could be bought. Shortly after this…
What a fantastic end to the season for the Friends on our visit to Gloucester Spa on Sunday 19th September 2021 where the club were celebrating their 100 year anniversary. We arrived to a wonderful welcome from their President Allan Dunn and Captain Mike Prosser and many of the members of their club. Players for Friends arrived from 13 Counties for the fixture. The welcome buffet lunch was so filling it left most of us…
Wednesday 15th September: Day Two of our visit to Portsmouth area and after a brief tour of the roads around the green we found the best place to park and get in! There are two greens at this location shared by 2 clubs. The grass green is used by our hosts and the other artificial one used by both clubs all year round. The surrounding sports area looked very pleasant and the M3 nearby didn’t…
The Friends of English Bowling v Bowls England 14th September 2021 at Alexander Bowls Club, Portsmouth. The morning was gloomy and as we walked along the front in Southsea we were rained upon for quite a while. As we headed for Alexander Bowls Club the sky improved, albeit still gloomy and not encouraging. A warm welcome was received on arrival and we were treated to a lovely buffet, setting us up for the annual “needle” match!…
Friends v Lockswood BC celebrating their ( delayed from 2020) 30th Anniversary. The teams were welcomed to the green by club President Walter on a pleasant September afternoon. Those Friends who had visited Lockswood before were aware that the carpeted surface presented an interesting challenge and they were not disappointed! The Friends have not been victorious on previous visits, and, although we were slightly ahead for much of the game, a late surge saw our…