We went to Merbein to have a rollup - it was hot and not much fun!
Jean had contacted Merbein months ago to find out when they have social bowls. Jude wrote back to say that because they are a small club they don't have social bowls as such. We decided to drive out and take a look. We weren't impressed.
First thing we saw was how rundown the club looks. It hasn't had a coat of paint for a while. The blinds were down so we couldn't see inside.
The sun shades weren't much better. Dust and weeds basically.
There are a couple of signs around the club to thank people. One we think is for a bubbler donated (was closed up so we couldn't really tell).
The other is to thank Jeff Greenhill for laying some pavers. Most interesting thing about the club!
The club has two and a half greens. One is synthetic - very old by the looks. It's been pulled up in places so it's unlikely members bowl on it.
There is a three-rink grass green that looks OK though it has no lines at present.
The main green is grass. That's the one we rolled up on. Everything was locked up so we had to use Jean's synthetic jack and a bowls cloth for a mat.
We decided (because it was 34 degrees in Autumn) to only play four ends. Jean took shot on the first end.
Mal wasn't very happy because of the heat so we decided to finish after two ends.
Jean scored again. A hollow victory.
Merbein - nothing to see here!
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