Parkes Railway - thanks Lewi for your efforts!

We stopped in to Parkes Railway Bowling Club yesterday to find out the best time on Friday for a rollup. We heard there was a pairs competition on that day.

While we were there we met Alan, Pete and Mick. Marking the green. We had a great chat with them. They told us they have eighty members.

Jean rang Canowindra bowling club to find out about a game on Saturday and was told there's none because of the Canowindra show. That means we can't camp there either so decided to stay in Parkes an extra day.

There's a game here on Saturday. Jean contacted Secretary Paul via Messenger and put our names down. We met Dave at the desk who took names.

When we arrived there were some district finals on. Two triples and two fours. There were four rinks. Uniforms were from Grenfell, Gulgong, Parkes, Railway, Orange and Dubbo.

Winners today go to State finals. Jean's home town Gulgong won the triples. We saw the presentations.

We saw Wally who we met at Parkes Thursday. He plays for Railway.

And Gary who Jean corresponded with from Parkes.

It's just a little club.

It has nice gardens in the entry.

After the finals we met Ray and Lewi who organised things. Lewi is the Paul Jean messaged. He organised everything today, social and comp. Well done!

The club has two greens.

We played on the front green.

It's the C.W. (Micjk) Wilson Memorial Green.

We played three-bowl pairs against each other. Jean lead for Al

Against skip Mal and Myra.

Jean got three (not great bowls) but then Mal took shot.

Then she drew shot but Al accidentally knocked it out.

Jean had three again then Myra did a beauty!

Jean had two then put kitty and toucher in the ditch.

Of course Mal can't leave Jean's shots alone. He did his favourite bowl (to a toucher in the ditch) and drew second shot.

We loved the wind indicator

And the bar art. Created by club patron Bob Hannaford.

Because he was the opposition Jean kept forgetting to take photos of Mal's good bowls. She told him on the last end he had to do a photo-worthy bowl. He didn't disappoint. - after Al and Jean were four up.

In the end Mal won 23 to 15. We came inside for drinks. Myra told Jean she's playing in a Pairs comp tomorrow. Lewi told her Myra is the club's best new bowler. Jean said "If you bowl like you bowled today you'll romp it in!"

Parkes Railway - best of luck Myra for tomorrow.