We drove to Tamworth City on Monday to find out about social bowls. The Greenkeeper told us they play Tuesday and Friday mornings. We'll be back Tuesday morning for a game.
It's a small clubhouse.
With impressive honour boards.
There's a photo and commemorative clock in Honour of Nevell McDonald who was just shy of 106 when he passed.
The club has a nice barbecue area.
At the table we met Oli, Lyn and Cecilia
The garden has some nice memorials for former members.
There's a plaque for the club's memorial. It used to be Tamworth Bowling Club.
It has a nice rose garden - Sandy's Rose Garden.
Ryan the greenkeeper was mowing when we arrived. We went and asked him about social bowls. He and Mal had a nice chat,
Phil came to introduce himself. He liked Jean's Millthorpe shirt as he's from Blayney.
Sandy, Helen, Phyllis and Cherie invited Jean to sit with them.
Mal sat with Rex, Dave, Jim and Jim.
The club has two greens.
They are both grass. This is the main green. The other one has been a bit damaged from corporate bowlers and other things.
It's called the 'Life Members Green '.
There's an old green that's now a carpark.
Today it's fourteen ends of three-bowl triples. We played each other. Jacquie, Jean and Jim
Played Mal, Lyn and Kerry.
There were six rinks. Five triples and a Pairs.
Jean's teammate Jacquie has a house made from Gunnedah bricks that might have been made be Jean's Great Grandfather Jock Hamilton. A lot of Tamworth houses are Gunnedah bricks.
Mal's team won the first two ends then Jean worked out how to bowl and got on the board.
Jean had two shots
Then Mal put one behind, moved the kitty to it and followed.
Next end Jean had to top that.
Then Mal took out her shot. Jean said if he wasn't up the other end she would have smacked him. He did that the whole game - to everyone!
Mal won of course, with all that aggressive play! They more than doubled the score!
We came inside for a well-deserved drink.
Jean decided (since we're together in the caravan) she'll still speak to him!
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