Pennants at Yinnar

We came to Yinnar to watch them play Pennants against Drouin where we played last year. While there we met Terry and Don the guys we played when we visited Droin.

It's a tiny Clubhouse. Comfy and nice.

It was opened in 1985.

There's a display of old wooden bowls.

And a long array of Pennants successes.

In the Ladies is a funny cartoon.

The bar fridge was donated by Traralgon Bowling Club.

The verandah is wide, long and shady.

Tables are made from old bowls.

Out front is a bowlers painting with a Magpie.

They are the Magpies - 38 members. The whole town is Magpies. The Maggie surveys.

One of the bowlers is a lead lighter and created a magpie mirror.

Chris at Churchill told us yesterday that Yinnar plays at home today 10am. We arrived at 11 and the place was deserted. We took some photos and were about to get in the car when Peter turned up. "We start at 1." He said.

Then Secretary Jenny arrived.

Jenny introduced us us to Board Chair (and Greenkeeper) Gavin and President Russ.

Ray came and chatted with us for ages.

There's one synthetic green.

The Lindsay Stirling Green.

When it was grass there were two but the other was too hard to maintain so got dug up.

They have really good, solid permanent shades built by Gavin.

Pennants started a few minutes early. It was going to be 32°. They have four teams - 16. We saw great bowls played by both teams.

One of the ladies gave Jean a current badge and an old koala badge for her hat.

It got to 31° so we thought it time to go. Yinnar was 8 shots up. We wished them well.

Lovely people and good bowls at Yinnar!