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Drysdale Bowls and Croquet Club - the grass green was lovely
It's our last day in Geelong after Christmas. We've now done all the clubs we missed in February but one. We're off for a Thursday...
Jean Mc
Dec 28, 20232 min read
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Bannockburn - rollup at a nice neat club
We've had a few days off over Christmas. We had a lovely lunch with Laura, Dwi and Zeke. Now it's Wednesday and we're busting for bowls....
Jean Mc
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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Clifton Springs - a great game of Scroungers
We had a big morning chasing parcels after our bowls shirts debacle with Promotional Products and Unifoms (really poor service). All we...
Jean Mc
Dec 21, 20232 min read
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We felt welcome at St Leonards Victoria
We read online that we had to have our names down at St Leonards Bowling Club at 11. We rang and rang and rang but nobody answered so we...
Jean Mc
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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Inverleigh Jean's first venture with her new bowling arm
We're in Geelong for two weeks over Christmas. We have only six clubs left to do so took it easy for a couple of days. Sunday we drove...
Jean Mc
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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City Bowls Club Colac - a rollup and a new arm for Jean
When we were in Colac in February this year, we did the two clubs we knew about. On our last day we went into IGA and the lady on the...
Jean Mc
Dec 14, 20231 min read
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Timboon - well worth a visit monthly 2nd Wednesday two-bowl triples
We're in Simpson for two days on our way to Geelong. Timboon is a little west but we think it's worth the visit for a rollup. Timboon...
Jean Mc
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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Simpson - we had a marker for our rollup!
We're in Simpson for two days on our way to Geelong for Christmas. The bowls club is just a short walk from the reserve where we're...
Jean Mc
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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We met EVERYBODY at Cobden Bowling Club!
We're on our way to Simpson for a couple of days before we head to Geelong for Christmas. We decided to stop on the way at Cobden for a...
Jean Mc
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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Derrinallum - too wet for a rollup!
It's our last day in Terang so we decided to drive (a little further than usual) to Derrinallum for a rollup. It was raining again so we...
Jean Mc
Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Mortlake - darn it! We missed Pennants!
We've been in touch with Mortlake Bowling Club this week to see if they needed Pennant players. They don't but invited us to come up and...
Jean Mc
Dec 10, 20231 min read
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Penshurst - we came back for training day
Today we're driving from Dunkeld to Terang. When we were in Dunkeld the boys told us we must visit Penshurst which is on our way. It had...
Jean Mc
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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Dunkeld - stayed with bowlers who run the caravan park!
We were supposed to drive 3 hours from Horsham to Terang this morning but Jean decided to stop at Dunkeld on the way. We're glad we did! ...
Jean Mc
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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Horsham City - Jean and the boys
One of the clubs we visited when we drove around all the Horsham clubs on Friday was Horsham City. They told us they have social on...
Jean Mc
Dec 7, 20232 min read
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We'll drink a toast to Sunnyside Bowling Club
We came to check out Sunnyside Bowling Club when we arrived in Horsham on Friday. They told us there's social bowls on Wednesday so we...
Jean Mc
Dec 6, 20232 min read
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Horsham Golf - a hot game of bowls
When we drove around all the Horsham clubs last Friday we were told about the bowling green at Horsham Golf. We didn't have that one. We...
Jean Mc
Dec 5, 20232 min read
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Coughlin Park - did Jean win or not?
We drove around all the clubs in Horsham when we arrived on Friday. We came to Coughlin Park which is just near the Showground where we...
Jean Mc
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Natimuk - on display for Christmas
Natimuk Bowling Club is just 22 minutes from Horsham. Jean tried to contact them on Facebook but got no response. We drove out on...
Jean Mc
Dec 3, 20231 min read
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Murtoa - an enjoyable rollup with musicians
We contacted Murtoa Bowling Club about social bowls but got no response. We decided to drive out on Pennants day to try for a rollup....
Jean Mc
Dec 2, 20231 min read
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Dimboola - a very true synthetic
We arrived in Horsham Friday morning and set up the van and annexe at the Showground. Then we went to all the clubs in town to get our...
Jean Mc
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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