St Margaret's Isle of Wight Bowls Tour

Mid August saw the St Margaret's bowlers on their summer bowls tour. This is the latest of a long series of tours which seem to get bigger and better every year. This year's destination was the Isle of Wight, a place which is full of interest for any holiday maker. In the eight day's of our stay, we managed to fit in five matches against local clubs along with lots of sightseeing. Matches were arranged in Shanklin, where we stayed, Totland, Ventnor, Cowes and Ryde. These are all interesting places and time was allowed for a good look round before the match.

Once again, this proved to be a very enjoyable tour,with 38 bowlers along with 12 non-bowlers 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 quiet evening drink.

As hardly needs saying, the matches were all played in a very friendly spirit and the results were often close. I can report two wins and three losses. Each year we have an award for the highest scoring player of the tour which this year was won by Mary Linnett.

Overall it was an exciting and fun packed tour. Our thanks and appreciation go to the organiser, Pat Dobson, who's plans for next year's trip to Eastbourne are already well in hand!

Roly Green

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Tour Photo's below