It’s a law of nature that healthy trees get bigger. And that’s certainly true of the trees surrounding our green. Whilst they are beautiful in their own right and provide a marvellous backdrop to our bowling you may have noticed that certain parts of our green are not as good as we would wish. A photo speaks a thousand words. And two photos... Grass doesn’t grow well in the shade and it’s been a very difficult season due to the heat and lack of rain. On Monday 14th Septem

This report (italics) has been kindly provided by our two captains – Gary Preston and Ann O’Halloran. Gary begins… The final full day competition of the season took place on Saturday 12th September. The WBW Trophy was created in honour of Brian Weatheritt who was the father of Ann O’Halloran, our Ladies’ Captain. Ann has provided a few words about her father: I'm not sure exactly when my father started bowling but during his time he was Secretary in 1992/93, Men’s Capt

This report was kindly provided by Gary Preston and Mark Peatman. "Our finals weekend consisted of twelve games featuring a good number of our members, playing hard fought games for the various trophies. The whole event was organised by Mark Peatman and the team captains, and the two days went very smoothly. They included a cake stall with all proceeds going to our President's charity - which raised an excellent £173 for Saint Michael's Hospice. The bar was open all weekend

The following report (italics) was kindly provided by Simon Hamer, our Chairman. Monday, 31 August had arrived. The annual Canning Cup, our traditional end-of-season contest between the ladies and the men, was enjoyed by all who took part - although we had a slightly worrying start with the weather: 12.50 p.m. Rain! But things improved and the two squads gathered for the traditional photo in front of the clubhouse. Sue, our President didn’t disappoint with one of her spec