Loch is saved

Our first club while we're staying at Korumburra is Loch. We thought there was bowls on here today. We found Sue's number online. Mal rang her and she said there's no bowls here today but she'd come and open up the club for us to have a rollup.

Sue was waiting with a smile when we arrived.

Sue let us inside the clubhouse for a look.

There's lots of nice Memorabilia on the walls.

The land was donated by the Morphets.

The club started in 1973 Sue told us in 2018 Club was almost dead. She took over as Secretary and set about to save it. They did all sorts of fund-raising and started Barefoot Bowls. They wanted to get a grant to put in a synthetic green but they only had 38 members. She went around and drummed up 120 members to improve their bid. Most were non-bowling. They saved the club!

This is the new synthetic green. It's carpet.

Sue and the team made good use of the grant money with new shades,

New lights

And a new fence all around.

We forgot to take photos of us on the Loch green. Here we're pretending.

Mal decided we would score this rollup - first to five. Of course he started well with two.

Jean was determined to better him.

She only managed one.

Mal nearly got all five.

In the end Jean scored four all up. Mal won :-( .

After our rollup we came in and met Alana and Dell. Sue told us Alana runs Tai Chi in the club. The agreement is that she doesn't charge for it but all participants must be members of the club.

Come for free Monday Tai Chi at Loch!

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Sue knocked on our caravan door in Korumburra and presented Jean with a club badge.