What a lovely County to visit, Herefordshire. On our first day we played at Eastnor in the castle grounds. A wonderful country setting with the bowls club looking up at the castle. The club house is a large wooden building with a wide rustic veranda with ample seating to sit and watch the match. The teams came out to play, the Friends in their white badged kit, the home side in their turquoise tops –…
On Thursday, June 8th ‘Friends’ from eleven counties made their way to Royal Wootton Bassett Bowls Club to help them celebrate their 90th birthday. We were greeted with most welcome cups of tea or coffee – well appreciated after the journey down (or up) to Wiltshire. The rain held off and at times the sun even came out to welcome us, After a buffet lunch the players went out onto the green and the President…
Special Celebratory Match If you have never been to Wroughton Bowls Club, it is a special treat to find you park in a free car park and walk down the side of a building and there hidden behind is Wroughton Bowls Club. We were all made very welcome and presented with a good ploughman’s lunch with lots to choose from and home made cream scones for afters. We went outside for the match –…
Angela Harris. 10th Anniversary Bowls England President. 40 players and guests made their way to Gloucester on a hot sunny day to play a celebratory match. We were made very welcome and given tea and biscuits on arrival. Gloucester club house is a lovely building and is set fairly near the centre of Gloucester. The club has three greens, two lawn and one all weather. We played five rinks on each of the lawn greens….
A lovely day was spent celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Linslade Bowling Club in Bedfordshire.The Friends engaged in a friendly match which was competitive but retaining the true spirit of social bowls.The club is one which has taken recruitment very seriously and through their qualified Coach Bowls coaches and assistants have attracted a constant stream of new recruits. We learnt about all the varied activities which the club provides for their members. These range…