Downton hosting two New Forest Plate Finals

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On Saturday, 9th September Downton Bowls Club will be hosting two New Forest Plate Finals.

The first final will start at 10.00am and the second at 2.00pm so there will be much to see all day.

Teas, coffees and other refreshments will be available over the course of the day – and the Bar will be open!

Spectators are warmly welcome.

Leisure Centre ‘Fun Day’

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On Sunday, 3rd September the Leisure Centre in Downton is holding its ‘Fun Day’ from 11.00am – 4.00pm and, hopefully, there will be some people wishing to have a go at playing Bowls.
We are planning to have the Green open for a roll-up, so please look in when you come along.

Downton Dragons v Knyveton Gardens C

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Match Report 19/08/23
I can’t believe I am writing this but the Dragons have just beaten the league leaders away on both rinks!
Thanks to Geoff for filling in for Neil.
The teams were:
  • Geoff, Cathy and Charles who won 20 shots to 14 shots.
  • Steve, Lynda and Colin who won 15 shots to 13 shots.
If we win the next two matches and other results go our way we could get promoted to Division 4!
Steve Allen, Captain, Downton Dragons
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Eight Wealth Cup

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Last Sunday, Marie and Alan were the only Mixed Pair team to represent Downton to one of the 32 teams from Bournemouth and District, Wilton, and other clubs – including a 12-strong contingent from Fordingbridge who hosted this big annual competition.

There were six rounds being three preliminary rounds, then the quarter finals, the semi finals and, of course, the final.  To reach and play the final round, those 4 players had by then played 48 ends and bowled 196 woods – quite some feat of stamina and concentration.

This game was played on six different rinks, over two directions, as Fordingbridge changed the rink direction after the three preliminary rounds.

The Final round was played between Noreen Jones and Colin Grant of Fordingbridge and our own Downton team.  Marie was on top form, even outplaying Alan, (who openly admits this….) on this occasion! But, as a strong team together, they won every round taking home the Eight Wealth Cup and £160 between them.

They were presented with the cup by Derek Purse, the President of Fordingbridge, who said he was impressed by the standard of the consistently good bowling he had seen today

Out of 32 Mixed pairs, It was a great day for Marie and Alan to proudly win the cup for Downton.

Ringwood Shield v Braeside

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Ringwood Shield, Downton v Braeside 10th August
The Ringwood shield is the New Forest knockout tournament for the League teams of four triples- two home and two triples away. The winners being the team with the highest aggregate of shots. The result came in from the Home game that showed Downton to have an advantage of 11 shots. The Braeside leg were two ends behind this result and at that stage were four shots behind Braeside, so overall Downton’s lead was seven. This all changed in the next two ends. The Waters triple went down by five and the whole match was even with one end to play from the Colin Morris trip.Colin needed one shot on the last wood. All to no avail, Downton lost by two shots.
Alan Waters 14/8

Downton Dragons v Swanage Seagulls 12/08/23

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Match Report Today we were playing at home .The team selection was as follows; Team1. Steve , Lynda and Dawn Team 2. Neil , Cathy and Colin. Team 1 got off to a bad start and by the fifth end they were 11 shots to 1 shot down. However they managed to claw their way back up and eventually won the rink by 24 shots to 15 shots. Team 2 were in the lead from the beginning and had a comfortable win of 24 shots to 7 shots. We won the match with all six points and are still third in the league. Steve Allen Downton Dragons Captain
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Swanage Dolphins v Bustards

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The Bustards made the long trip South to face league leaders Swanage Dolphins. Both rinks had quite a lot of damage to them & when you added in the strong wind blowing straight across the green, it made for very tricky playing conditions.
Rink 1 – Paul, Muriel & Cathy made light work of this & had a cracking game, winning 13 ends in their 18-9 victory.
Rink 2 – Ivan, Alan & Geoff took 2 shots on the last end to level their match 17-17. Take out the two fours & a five against, this match would have been won comfortably, but in the end a draw was a fair result.
Overall score Downton 35 v 26 Swanage. Downton 5 points, Swanage 1 point.
Our next match is in two weeks time, away to Bournemouth Buffalos. Swanage visit second in the table Lyndhurst next Saturday & we wish them well in this title decider. We are now pretty much assured of finishing third with two matches left, which is a great achievement. Congratulations to all of the Bustards squad members.
Ivan Buss – 12th August 2023.

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Downton v Wilton (S&D)

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 A lovely evening for a game of bowls, against fourth in the league Wilton. In the reverse fixture back in June, we won one rink & lost the match 49-54 (2pts-10 pts). Tonight we won two rinks, but lost the match 46-55 (4pts-8pts). Two very consistent results, just going the wrong way for us.
Rink 1 – Dibbie, Martin & Simon were well beaten 10-23, by a strong trio, very keen on long ends.
Rink 2 – David Fretwell, Geoff & John came back brilliantly from 0-9 down after four ends, to win an enthralling match 16-15 (nine ends each), winning the match with one shot on the last end.
Rink 3 – Paul Tanner, Dave Galpin & Ivan, road their luck (also winning nine ends), before coming through another tight encounter to win 20-17.
Overall score Downton 46 v 55 Wilton. Downton 4 points, Wilton 8 points.
Next match is away to Amesbury on 14th August. They are one place above us in the league, so if we want to try & get off the bottom, this really is a must win match!
Ivan Buss – 9th August 2023.

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Downton v Pewsey Blues

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DOWNTON V PEWSEY BLUES, 7th August
Second again, with opposition proving a bit too strong for a couple of rinks.
One bright spot, Paul Tanner, Dave Galpin and Nick Purkis managed a win which gave us 2points against their 10!!! He was called ‘Nick the wick,’ but I am sure he doesn’t mind!!! As the bar was closed we did tea and biscuits with Marg, and Ann adding their female touches!!!! Thank you girls.
Alan Waters,8/8/23

Downton Dragons v Wimborne Charlie

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Match Report 22nd July 2023

First I would like to thank Ann Galpin for stepping in at the last moment to replace Dawn Jones who was feeling unwell.

Rink 4 – Lynda , Cathy and Charles had a convincing win with 20 shots to 8 shots.

Rink 3 – Colin, Ann and Steve struggled with the long jacks put up by the opposition and lost by 12 shots to 15 shots. However we won the match overall and maintained our third place position in the league.

Next week we are away at Bournemouth Bowls Club.

Steve Allen – Downton Dragons Captain