Category: Events

On 5 May, Marie (our coach) ran her ‘Fun and Focus’ afternoon at Downton. She and Alan set up the 6 rinks in the morning the rinks measured out so each was exactly the same with markers for each of the 4 challenges she had set.

The aim of this popular event was to have FUN (you could wear what you like and chat as much as you like) but at the same time there was an element of FOCUS as well. Four unusual challenges were set – bowling to off-centre Jacks; blowing the Jack to a target; Show consistancy in bowling and finally a bit of fun bashing the bowls placed around the Jack. Measuring was a novelty as Marie had made 3-foot garden canes into measuring devices with green tape at 3 foot intervals to make it all nice and easy.

This event was so popular before COVID that this year Marie had to run two sessions. 18 members turned up, two played on each rink taking turns with the challenges, one playing, the other measuring and returning bowls to their partner player.

It was a lovely day weather-wise, everyone was relaxed, enjoying the challenges and found it was something a bit different to do on the bowling green. We had some imaginative scores at the end but the joint winners were Charles Burrows and Simon Stacey.

Thanks to everybody for entertaining the Bowls England Tourist Team yesterday. It was a super day despite the chilly breeze.  Bowls England paid for their teas and Green Fees and our raffle gave us £172. The President of Bowls England, Terri Keen, gave prizes to the highest and lowest winning Rinks and a really superb Glass item which is displayed in our Club House.

The Downton Bowling Green is opening on the weekend of the 16th & 17th April so please come along and support our Club.
Join us on Saturday, 16th April starting at 2pm for the Charity Fun Day and again on Sunday 17th April starting at 2pm for the Captain v President game.
All are welcome, mix and match teams. 
Dress code for Players: Club or White shirts and Greys.
Spectators – the more the merrier. Please come along and join the fun.

Two dates for your diaries.  The Club will be holding two open days in May.  The first is our own Open Day and the second is part of the Bowls England weekend (which covers Friday 27th – Sunday 29th May).  The details are:
Club Open Day – Sunday, May 1st, 11am – 3pm.
Bowls England weekend – Friday 27th May, 5pm – 8pm (as it’s a club night) and Sunday 29th, 2pm – 5pm

Over the Winter we have managed some social events – including the normal fortnightly coffee mornings on Wednesdays, our Short Mat bowls in the Sherwood room on Thursdays, an excellent fun Race Night and a Quizzy Quiz.
A note for your diaries: We have our Club Open Day on May 1st and we are joining in with the Big Bowls Weekend on  May 28th.  These are both days where you are welcome to come and try bowls at the Club.  Bowls will have a high profile at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, and this is your opportunity to try it out at a local Club.