St Margarets Bowls Tour to Exmouth 2026 

The destination for this year's summer bowls tour was Exmouth, which was a new one to us, but turned out to be a thriving and attractive resort. While it was raining in Leicester, we were blessed with six days of warm, dry and bright weather. Once again, this proved to be a very enjoyable tour, with 31 bowlers plus 12 non-players taking part.
Not all of these were St Margaret's members, as guests from other local clubs are always welcome. The tour is a great opportunity for sharing interests and getting to know other members of the party, perhaps over a game of cards or a quiet evening drink.
As hardly needs saying, the matches were all played in a very friendly spirit and one or two results were close but sadly no wins. In all, four matches were played, in Exmouth, Sidmouth, Lyme Regis and Ottery St Mary. Apart from spending time in the towns where we played, we also visited Topsham and Exeter, both of which are packed with interest.
Overall it was an exciting and fun packed tour. Our thanks and appreciation go to the organiser, Pat Dobson, who's plans for next summer's trip to Bournemouth are already well in hand! Each year we present a Tour Champion award to the player with the highest average score. Our tour champion this year was Chris Townsend. She finished well ahead of all rivals.
Sam Dobson