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Epsom v The Surrey Presidents On Sunday
31st May The Surrey President’s team visited Epsom for the very first of
our Centenary Special matches planned for this Summer. It turned out to
be a very sunny, warm day with some excellent bowling across all 6
rinks. Details: Rink 1 Bill Lawrence Clive Banderet Cyril Newman Roy Ward Lost 15 - 34 Rink 2 John Hart Len Philpott Graham Pilbrow Pat Buckley Won 34 - 8* Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Tony Jackman George Sperring Les Owen Lost 20 - 23 Rink 4 Peter Humphreys Derek Jones Martin Harbottle Peter Miller Lost 18 - 23 Rink 5 John Southam Derek Hoffmann Eric Brown Graham Naish Won 24 - 14 Rink 6 Roy Doughty John Warren Geoff Purrott Ron Mew Won 22 - 18
Final Score: Epsom 133 Surrey Presidents 120
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East Surrey League Ladies One of the Ladies rinks, skipped by Sylvia Pearce, was being outplayed and failed to score for several ends, but then got into the game and eventually lost 29 - 8. The rink skipped by Gill Sperring played very well right from the beginning and were always in the lead and ran out comfortable winners 26 - 11. This win was not quite enough to win the match, but the Ladies achieved 1 point to Old Coulsdon's 3 points. Men The Men were outplayed on three out of the four rinks and lost the match 5 - 1. The rink skipped by Jim Scott was 19 - 5 down at 10 ends and failed to make much more progress eventually losing 30 12. The rink skipped by Ron Mew had a much closer game up until the 14th end, but dropped a total of 10 shots over the last ends to lose 23 - 13. The rink scored by Les Owen scored 3 shots on the first end and did not score again until the 10th end making the score 5 - 12. It did not get much better over the remaining ends when Old Coulsdon played some excellent bowls. On the 17th end things changed in Epsom's favour and the rink started to play some good bowls. They scored 10 shots to Old Coulsdon's 3 shots to eventually lose 16 - 25. Peter Miller's rink up until 12 ends was having a very close game. However, on end 18 they scored 5 shots to give them a 20 - 16 lead. This excellent play continued and they scored a further 10 shots (7 on the last end) to have an very good 30 - 16 win over a very strong Old Coulsdon rink. Final Details: Ladies Rink 1 Sandra Huxford Anne Hoffmann Eileen Mills Gill Sperring Won 26 - 11* Rink 3 Maggie O'Sullivan Maureen Trumble Lyz Warren Sylvia Pearce Lost 8 - 29
Final Score: Epsom 34 Old Coulsdon 40 Epsom 1 point Old Coulsdon 3 points
Men Rink 2 John Hart Pat Buckley Graham Naish Jim Scott Lost 12 - 30 Rink 4 Stefan Tomm Roy Ward Graham Pilbrow Ron Mew Lost 13 - 23 Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Terry Hoye George Sperring Les Owen Lost 16 - 25 Rink 6 Bill Lawrence Derek Hoffmann Martin Harbottle Peter Miller Won 30 - 16
Final Score: Epsom 71 Old Coulsdon 94 Epsom 1 point Old Coulsdon 5 points. * Highest winning Rink After the game Old Coulsdon players were given a Centenary Booklet and a Centenary Banner was presented to the Club. |
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Sutton & District Bowling Association - Yonwin Cup Epsom made the short journey to Ewell to play in the first round of the Yonwin Cup on Friday 29th May. Although Epsom put out a reasonably strong side they were missing one or two players who were playing in the Surrey Singles or had other commitments. On a very challenging green one of the rinks were struggling right from the start. This rink skipped by Ron Mew found themselves 14 - 4 down at 10 ends and 17 - 9 down at 18 ends then dropped a further 9 shots on the last 4 ends. The rink skipped by Graham Naish were ahead until the 10th end when Ewell drew level 9 - 9. On the 13th, 14th & 15th ends Epsom dropped 8 shots in total, but fought back to score a total of 6 shots on ends 16 to 19. On the last two ends the Ewell skip played some excellent bowls to give his rink a 23 - 17 win. The rink skipped by Peter Miller were always in control during the match. At 10 ends they led 9 - 5, and at 15 ends led 14 - 8. On the 20th end all the rink played some very good bowls and they picked up 5 shots to make the match quite close and a win well within grasp. However, the last few ends on Ron's rink gave Ewell a 7 shot advantage when Peter went into the last end. For just a moment during the end the 7 shots were possible, but the Ewell skip drew third bowl. This is the first time Epsom have lost to Ewell in the Yonwin Cup over the years (5 games in total). Details: Rink 1 John Hart Roy Ward Pat Buckley Ron Mew Lost 9 - 26 Rink 2 Martin Harbottle Terry Hoye Les Owen Peter Miller Won 27 - 9 Rink 4 Geoff Purrott John Warren George Sperring Graham Naish Lost 17 - 23
Final Score Epsom 53 Ewell 58 You can view all the facts, statistics etc. of the Yonwin Cup by going to Associations - Sutton & District. |
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Bowls
England Top 11
Epsom are away to Croydon 'B' in the next round. To be played by 10th June. |
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Windeler Cup The Windeler Cup took place on Monday 25th May (Bank Holiday). 44 members turned up to play and the afternoon was organised into 4 rinks and 3 triples. Members played 4 end games resulting in the winners of the two sections playing each other in the final. Peter Humphreys who had previously won the trophy in 2007 & 2008 once again reached the final. In the final his rink of Alan Wybrow, Vic Phillips & Clive Banderet played John Southam, Fred Spink, Maggie O'Sullivan & Roy Ward. The final played over 4 ends resulted in third time win for Peter. Alan Wybrow & Vic Phillips won their very first trophy since joining the Club. The afternoon was organised by Eileen Mills & Les Owen. Teas and buns were served after the game - thanks to everyone who helped make the day very successful. A comprehensive record of the Windeler Cup can be viewed on this Web Site by visiting 'Past Records' and going to 'Mixed Winners/Mixed Runners Up' then clicking on 'Windeler Cup'. |
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London & Southern Counties Bowling
Association - Shield The away rink skipped by Peter Miller were 8 - 7 down at 10 ends, but on the 14th - 19th end scored a total of 11 shots to take the lead 18 - 12. The rink, however dropped 4 shots on the last end to tie the rink. The other away rink skipped by David Sowdon struggled for the first 10 ends, but from the10th - 15th ends they scored 13 shots to go ahead 17 - 10. They did not lose the lead again and won 20 - 14. The home rink skipped by Jim Scott got off to a flier - leading 18 - 3 after 10 ends. Although dropping a few ends near the end of the game they came out comfortable winners 28 - 10. The other home rink skipped by Roy Ward were having a much closer game. At 10 ends Epsom were down 7 - 8, but on the 15th end scored a vital 4 shots to be just one shot behind. The last few ends were fairly even but Roy's rink lost by just the 1 shot 16 - 17. Final Details: Home Rink 1 Roy Doughty Derek Hoffmann Graham Naish Jim Scott Won 28 - 10 Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Tony Jackman Geoff Purrott Roy Ward Lost 16 - 17 Away Rink 1 Martin Harbottle John Warren Pat Buckley Peter Miller Drew 18 - 18 Rink 2 Ron Snow John Huxford Graham Pilbrow David Sowdon Won 20 - 14 Final Result: Epsom 82 Cheam Fields 59 |
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East Surrey League The rink skipped by Jim Scott only won 5 ends and at 10 ends were 14 - 4 down. Things did not improve after this when they lost 14 more shots on the next 6 ends. They eventually lost 32 - 9. The rink skipped by Peter Miller had a much closer game up until the 13th end (10 - 10). But then they dropped 8 more shots over the next 4 ends. They failed to recover and lost 23 - 13. The rink skipped by Ron Mew had a great start going into a 14 - 2 lead at 10 ends. They continued to score on each end thereafter except the 21st end and ran out comfortable winners 27 - 5. The rink skipped by Les Owen had a very close game throughout. At 10 ends they were 10 - 6 down, but took the lead 15 - 14 on the 17th end. After some excellent bowling from the Sutton 3 over the last few ends the rink lost the lead losing 16 - 20. Details: Rink 2 John Hart Roy Ward Pat Buckley Jim Scott Lost 9 - 32 Rink 2 Martin Harbottle Peter Humphreys David Sowdon Peter Miller Lost 13 - 23 Rink 3 Stefan Tomm Graham Naish Graham Pilbrow Ron Mew Won 27 - 5 Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Terry Hoye George Sperring Les Owen Lost 16 - 20
Final Result: Epsom 65 Sutton 80 Epsom 1 point Sutton 5 points
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Ladies Friendly Final details: Rink 2 Tessa Hurworth Audrey Jones Maureen Trumble Eileen Mills Won 22 - 14 Rink 3 Maggie O’Sullivan Sue Needham Anne Hoffmann Sylvia Pearce Won 20 - 11 Rink 4 Doris Flintham Diana Taylor Dolly Snow Lyz Warren Lost 20 - 22
Final Result: Epsom 62 Banstead Neville 49 |
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East Surrey League Ladies Top 10 |
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Surrey Results so far Terry Hoye George Sperring Graham Naish Les Owen won at Wallington 22 - 10 |
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Mixed Friendly Match Epsom played against Cheam Fields on 16th May and lost 74 - 84. Ron Mew's rink were fairly even up until the 9th end then they dropped a 5 on the 10th end and 4 on the 11th end. They never recovered from this and lost 14 - 22. Martin Harbottle's rink gained the lead 9 - 7 on the 10th end and did not lose the lead again eventually winning 22 - 12. Peter Humphrey's rink were outplayed and suffered a heavy defeat 17 - 32. Cyril Newman's rink were ahead 12 - 7 at 10 ends and despite dropping 4 shots on the 17th end ran out winners 21 - 18. Full details: Rink 2 Maggie O’Sullivan Audrey Jones Brian Kenyon Ron Mew 14 - 22 Rink 3 Bill Lawrence Vic Phillips Anne Hoffmann Martin Harbottle 22 - 12 Rink 4 John Southam Olive Phillips Derek Hoffmann Peter Humphreys 17 - 32 Rink 5 Derek Jones Tessa Hurworth Fred Spink Cyril Newman 21 - 18
Final Score: Epsom 74 Cheam Fields 84 |
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East Surrey League The men had an excellent win in the East Surrey League against Purley on Sunday May 17th. They won three rinks & lost one. The rink skipped by Les Owen had a poor afternoon and failed to really give Purley much trouble. They were always behind in the match, but went ahead 6 - 5 on the 10th end. Purley once again took the lead eventually winning 20 - 14. Ron Mew's rink were well ahead at 10 ends (13 - 5) then dropped 7 shots on the next three ends. They recovered from this set back to win 22 - 16. Peter Miller's rink went into a 15 - 5 lead at 10 ends and scored heavily from then on to win 31 - 13. Jim Scott's rink were 11 - 2 up at 10 ends and on ends 16 - 20 they scored 11 shots eventually winning 24 - 6. The highest winning rink was close with Peter's rink and Jim's rink winning by + 18 shots each. However Jim's rink won 13 ends to Peter's 9 ends and Jim's rink were awarded the Anniversary booklet after the game. This result is the second highest shot difference win against Purley (36 shots). The highest being in 1995 (42 shots).
Final Details: Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Derek Hoffmann George Sperring Les Owen Lost 14 - 20 Rink 3 Bill Lawrence Ted Ray Pat Buckley Ron Mew Won 22 - 16 Rink 4 John Hart Geoff Purrott Roy Ward Jim Scott Won 24 - 6* Rink 5 Stefan Tomm Martin Harbottle David Sowdon Peter Miller Won 31 - 13
Final Result: Epsom 91 Purley 55 Epsom 5 points Purley 1 point
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Ladies Friendly Match The Ladies won for the second this season against Reigate Priory on Thursday 14th May. They won on two rinks and drew the other. Rink 1 Freda Starkey Dolly Snow Jan Allum Won 15 - 11 Rink 2 Anne Hoffmann Maureen Trumble Eileen Mills Won 16 - 7 Rink 3 Tessa Hurworth Lyz Warren Sylvia Pearce Drew 14 - 14
Final Result: Epsom 45 Reigate Priory 32 |
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Ladies Friendly Match The Ladies won their first match of the season against Malden Manor on Tuesday 12th May. They won on two rinks and lost the other. Rink 2 Tessa Hurworth Diana Taylor Freda Starkey Jo Ellis 12 - 13 Rink 3 Maggie O’Sullivan Maureen Trumble Dolly Snow Gill Sperring 19 - 14 Rink 4 Sue Needham Eileen Godfrey Jan Allum Sylvia Pearce 17 - 12
Final Result: Epsom 48 Malden Manor 39 |
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Arthur Hughes Triples The Epsom Triple of Roy Doughty, Ron Snow & Cyril Newman played against Auriol in the first round of the Arthur Hughes Triples on Monday 11th May. It was a lovely sunny evening but windy and bitterly cold. The game was very close for the first 10 ends. At 10 ends the score was 10 - 10 & at 14 ends 14 - 14. On a very challenging green there were many loose heads, but Epsom on the 15th end scored 1 shot followed by a 4 then another 1 to go ahead 20 - 14. Auriol needed 6 to draw on the last end but only managed 1 shot. Final Score: Epsom 20 Auriol 15 |
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Mixed Match Epsom played against the Insurance B.A. on Sunday 10th May and won on 3 rinks and drew on the other. At 10 ends Epsom were well ahead, leading 45 - 23, but the Insurance team slowly got back in the game. Details: Rink 2 Tessa Hurworth John Huxford John Warren Cyril Newman Won 25 - 11* Rink 3 Maggie O’Sullivan Anne Hoffmann Geoff Purrott Ron Mew Won 27 - 17 Rink 3 Sandra Huxford Derek Hoffmann Eric Brown Eileen Mills Drew 17 - 17 Rink 4 Pauline Devereaux Lyz Warren Brian Kenyon Martin Harbottle Won 17 - 14 Final Result: Epsom 86 Insurance B.A. 59 * Highest winning rink |
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Bowls England Epsom played against Old Coulsdon in the first round of the Bowls England Two Fours on Sunday 10th May. On a glorious sunny morning the game turned out to be a very close match. At 10 ends Old Coulsdon led by just 1 shot, but then Jim Scott's rink dropped 8 shots in 4 ends and failed to catch up again. Peter Miller's rink were 13 - 9 up at 11 ends, but from then on it was very close each end. Peter's rink ended up with a draw. Details: Terry Hoye George Sperring David Sowdon Peter Miller 19 - 19 Bill Lawrence John Warren Roy Ward Jim Scott 16 - 24
Final Result: Epsom 35 Old Coulsdon 43
Bowls England - Single Rink Epsom played away at Old Coulsdon on Wednesday 13th May and lost the game 18 - 19. This was a very close game throughout and going into the last end Epsom were winning 18 - 16, but Old Coulsdon managed to get the three to win. The team was Bill Lawrence Terry Hoye Ted Ray & David Sowdon. |
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East Surrey League - Men Epsom played their first League game against Warlingham Park on Saturday 9th May and won convincingly 102 - 63 (5 points to Epsom 1 point to Warlingham Park). This was slightly better than last year when Epsom won 4 points to 2. The rink led by Peter Miller was 5 - 1 down after 4 ends, but then started to play some excellent bowls. Drawing level at 6 ends (6 - 6) they surged ahead to lead 29 - 6 after 15 ends. The rink finally winning 31 - 15 and were awarded the Whiskey and Centenary Booklets after the game being the highest winning rink. The rink led by Jim Scott was in control throughout the game. At 10 ends the score was 14 - 8. However, Warlingham Park came back into the game to be one shot adrift 14 - 13 at 15 ends. Over the next 6 ends Epsom scored 12 shots with only 2 in reply. They finally won 26 - 15. The rink skipped by Ron Mew made a steady start and there was nothing much between the two teams throughout the match. The deciding end came on the 11th end when Epsom dropped 4 shots. Going into the last end Epsom were 16 - 17 down, and failed to score to win or level the game. Warlingham Park won 18 - 16. The rink skipped by Les Owen raced into a 17 - 4 lead at 10 ends, but then stuck on 17 for the next 4 ends. They then picked up 10 shots over the next 4 ends to take a 27 - 9 shot lead. The rink eventually winning 29 - 15. Final Details: Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Terry Hoye George Sperring Les Owen Won 29 - 15 Rink 3 Bill Lawrence Geoff Purrott Roy Ward Jim Scott Won 26 - 15 Rink 2 Stefan Tomm Martin Harbottle David Sowdon Peter Miller Won 31 - 15 Rink 4 John Hart John Warren Graham Pilbrow Ron Mew Lost 16 - 18 Final Result: Epsom 102 shots Warlingham Park 63 shots Epsom 5 points Warlingham Park 1 point. After the game, Peter Miller put on an excellent meal. He was ably assisted by several members with the serving and washing up. It was also Peter’s 150th appearance for Epsom in the East Surrey League. |
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Bowls England Top 11 In a very close match Epsom came through by winning the Pairs, Triples & Fours. Although the two singles matches finished well before the Pairs, Triples & Fours there was still a lot of work to do. The triples match was very close up to the 11th end, but then Epsom played some excellent bowls to score 15 shots over 6 ends. The pairs held the lead throughout the game and scored a 6 on the 12th end to make the remaining ends comfortable. The Fours also were never behind. However, they did have a slight scare dropping 2 shots on the 18th end & 3 shots on the 19th end. Final Result: Epsom 3 Felbridge 2 Thanks to reserve Bill Lawrence for travelling. Epsom are now at home to Sutton Common. |
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Singles
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Ted Ray
Graham Pilbrow
Stefan Tomm David Sowdon
Brian Kenyon George Sperring Les Owen
John Hart Martin Harbottle Ron Mew Peter Miller
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Lost 13 - 17
Lost 9 - 21
Won 27 - 14
Won 26 - 14
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President v Captain This Annual event took place on Monday 4th May on a very dreary day. Everyone playing were glad of a cup of tea after the game to get warm. The Captain's team won on all rinks with George Sperring's rink being the Highest winning rink. His rink were presented with a Centenary Booklet after the game. Details: Captain Team first
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Fred Spink Dolly Snow Derek Hoffmann George Sperring John Southam Doris Flintham John Warren Vera Deane
Ken Phillpot Pat Felloni Roy Doughty Ron Mew Ron Snow Derek Jones Ken Lacey Sylvia Pearce
Bill Lawrence Olive Phillips Jan Allum Les Owen Maggie O'Sullivan John Huxford Maureen Trumble Martin Harbottle
Anne Hoffmann Vic Phillips John Hart Gill Sperring Sandra Huxford Tony Jackman Lyz Warren Roy Ward
Brian Kenyon Audrey Jones Geoff Purrott Eileen Mills Diana Taylor Reg Grady Peter Humphreys Cyril Newman
Pauline Devereaux Vi Upward Peter Miller Betty Grant Ruth Nixon Arthur Upward
Final Result: Captain's Team 117 President's Team 78 |
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Centenary Booklet You can view an abridged version of the Centenary Booklet here |
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Men's Friendly A third win for Epsom. The Centenary season continued well with another win this time over Carshalton Beeches. Once again it was a beautiful day with one or two clouds in the sky all afternoon. This game also turned out to be a very close affair and was won when Ron Mew's rink scored 7 shots on the nineteenth end. Three rinks lost with one winning by 11 shots. Details:- Rink 3 Ken Phillpot Derek Hoffmann John Warren Les Owen Lost 18 - 19 Rink 4 John Hart Alan Wybrow Brian Kenyon David Sowdon Lost 15 - 20 Rink 5 Bill Lawrence Len Philpott Martin Harbottle Roy Ward Lost 16 - 18 Rink 6 Stefan Tomm Roy Doughty Geoff Purrott Ron Mew Won 22 - 11* *Highest winning rink
Final Result: Epsom 71 Carshalton Beeches 68 After the game the Carshalton Beeches Captain was presented with a Centenary Banner and each of the Carshalton Beeches players received a Centenary Note Book. |
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Ladies' Friendly The Ladies started the season with a defeat against Supreme. They won 1 rink and lost the other 2. Final Score Epsom 48 Supreme 69 |
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Men's Friendly A second win in as many days for Epsom. The Centenary season continued well with a win over Chipstead. Once again it was a beautiful day with not a cloud in the sky all afternoon. The game turned out o be a very close affair and was won with the final bowl of the afternoon. Three rinks won with one losing heavily. Details:- Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Len Philpott Eric Brown Peter Miller 21 - 10* Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Geoff Purrott John Warren Les Owen 22 - 16 Rink 4 John Southam Bill Ellis Roy Ward Ron Mew 8 - 33 Rink 5 Martin Harbottle Peter Humphreys Pat Buckley George Sperring 20 - 11 *Highest winning rink
Final Result: Epsom 71 Chipstead 70 After the game the Chipstead Captain was presented with a Centenary Banner and each of the Chipstead players received a Centenary Note Book. |
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Winter Bowling During the winter Eileen Mills & Brian Kenyon spend some time in Florida. They bowl at Sarasota Bowls Club. Brian won the Cut Throat Singles Competition and Eileen & partners were awarded first place in the Washington Triples. Well done. |
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Men's Friendly Epsom started the Centenary season with an excellent win over Reigate Priory. On a very bright afternoon the game was played in an excellent spirit with lots of banter on the green. All four rinks won and the overall score was an emphatic win for Epsom 118 - 65. Details:-
Rink 2 Roy Doughty Derek Hoffmann Bill Ellis Roy Ward Won 24 - 17 Rink 3 Dave Ruston Tony Jackman John Warren Les Owen Won 32 - 20 Rink 4 Bill Lawrence Alan Wybrow Eric Brown Peter Miller Won 24 - 13 Rink 5 John Southam Martin Harbottle Brian Kenyon David Sowdon Won 38 - 15* *Highest winning rink
Final Result: Epsom 118 Reigate Priory 65 After the game the Reigate Priory Captain was presented with a Centenary Banner and each of the Reigate Priory players received a Centenary Note Book. |
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Winter Bowling During the winter Eileen Mills & Brian Kenyon spend some time in Florida. They bowl at Sarasota Bowls Club. Brian won the Cut Throat Singles Competition and Eileen & partners were awarded first place in the Washington Triples. Well done. |
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Whist Drive Champions This years top Lady player
is Diane Taylor and top Gentlemen Martin Harbottle. I would like to
thank all those members who have supported these evenings during the
Winter Months. A special thank you to all those ladies who made cakes
for Whist Drive evenings especially my wife Janet. |
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