16th May 2024 The day began in grey and cloudy conditions, and looking like rain, but as it turned out thankfully it stayed dry. Today we are playing at Ladygate Bowls Club situated in Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon, West London. Three rinks started of in a hurry and were all in double figures by the seventh end. They were led by the Friends, John Thompson, Michael White and Paul Osborn. The…
15th May 2024 The Friends of English Bowling travelled from nine different counties to Rosedale Bowls Club situated in Cheshunt, Herts. to celebrate the club’s centenary. They arrived in sunshine to a warm welcome and a lovey buffet lunch. Malcolm Thomas (Club Captain) began the game by welcoming us onto the green. The sun shone throughout the match, which was great especially as rain had been predicted! The Friends took the victory, winning on 4…
Tuesday 14th May ‘24 When we woke to heavy rain I suspect many of today’s players, like me, sighed and gathered their wets ready for the afternoon’s play. However the rain stopped during the morning and we were blessed with a dry afternoon and the sun even made a fleeting appearance. The club provided an excellent lunch of ham salad with French bread for the Friends, prepared by Betty and her team. Prior to the…
13th May 2024 We arrived at Amersham to celebrate the clubs 90th anniversary. It was a sunny day but quite fresh, our welcome to the club however was very warm as early arrivers were greeted by Delia. The match was played in the usual good spirit and after 18 ends the friends managed a win with a score of 92 – 69 winning on 4 rinks and drawing the other. All the rinks scores were…
Sunday 17th September 2023 We all arrived in the dry with fingers crossed for the afternoon, but no luck, it rained. Charlbury is a small place in north Oxfordshire with a spacious club having a veranda overlooking the bowls green. The club members were there to help us park up and to greet us with tea and coffee and biscuits. Filled rolls were available for us to buy for lunch. Smoked salmon… Yum. The rink…
It rained on the way to Goodwood Bowls Club, it rained when we arrived and it rained all afternoon. Very disappointing especially for Deepak as it was his last match as President of Bowls England. At Goodwood they have a lovely big clubhouse and car park. They made us and the Bowls England players and guests very welcome with fresh rolls for lunch. The decision that the green was not, and was not going to…
Monday 11th September 2023 After a sunny morning we all arrived in a shower of rain. Were we going to have a wet match? The club is near the centre of Derby in a green oasis with a car park, two greens, a changing pavilion and a lovely clubhouse. We had a great welcome and plenty of choices to buy for lunch – filled rolls made to order, hot sausage rolls and plenty of naughties…
Tuesday 15th August 2023 is the day we took on a Bowls England select team, following the Friends Annual General Meeting, and what a great afternoon’s play – on the hallowed turf at Leamington. The two Captains of the Day – Carolyn Hunt for Friends, and Steve Beamish for BE, with BE President Deepak Tanna, welcomed the teams. With the buzz of the National Finals in the background, we enjoyed fine weather, and plenty of …