Saturday 10th June 2023: It was so, so, warm at West Ealing today. Some of us arrived early, and were welcomed by Norma with a cuppa and biscuits… others were unfortunately stuck in an endless traffic jam. We started a little later than planned, with no respite for poor Neil and Maxeen Fletcher and passenger Vi Oliver, who, after their frustrating and tiresome 3hr+ journey went straight on to the green to play! Plenty of water…
Thursday 1st June: This was to be the last game of a group of three, played in Yorkshire. The weather has not been particularly kind, and today was no different… probably the coldest! Never mind, there was a welcome hot drink and a good selection of sandwiches/rolls for us to buy when we arrived. Neil Forrester welcomed us all, and the teams were called in the clubhouse before we walked to the green, where…
Wednesday 31st May: The weather was still not playing ball, but towards the end of the game we were so pleased to see some sunshine. The bowls club at Thirsk was based pretty much in the middle of the race course… no horses today though! The green was great to play on, and apart from the consistent wind we all enjoyed the game, with Friends winning overall 105-83. We had two drawn rinks and two…
Tuesday 30th May: This is the first of our games this year in Yorkshire, and taking place at Driffield Bowls Club, we took on the Yorkshire Patrons Bowling Association. As many clubs are, it was beside the local cricket pitch. The Green had its own changing rooms, but with a Clubhouse just 100 meters away. The Friends were welcomed by Stewart Clarke the Patrons Secretary, Alan Smith the Yorkshire Men’s President and Margaret Redhead the…
Thursday 18th May : What a great welcome we all received, open bar, tea and coffee and a great selection of rolls. The format for the afternoon would be six rinks, 18 ends with no 3s up, and just one on the first 2 ends. The weather was dry and warm although a little cloudy, however the sun did manage to shine for a while as well. The game was close over all the rinks with some…
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…