We'll drink a toast to Sunnyside Bowling Club

We came to check out Sunnyside Bowling Club when we arrived in Horsham on Friday. They told us there's social bowls on Wednesday so we got our names down. We were over the moon.

We met Chris who was working in the clubhouse. He took our names.

Outside we met John who was there for a rollup.

The club used to have four greens. Two grass are out of action.

There are two newish synthetics.

WEDNESDAY

We arrived for our game and met John and Geoff in the office.

The clubhouse is nice.

Bowlers show the wind direction.

The cats looked after the greens.

We played on A Green.

It's fours today. Three games of eight ends. First game Stan, Lorraine, Dick and Jean

played Lorraine, Barry, Trevor and Col.

Mal played a triples game. It was Debbie, Mal and Chris who we met on Friday

played against Bob, Hedi and Roger.

Hedi is from Germany. She's written a book about her story meeting her birth family and husband in Australia.

Jean asked Mal to call out when he did a good bowl so she could take a photo. He said "I don't think that will happen today". Last end he bowled a beauty.

Jean was bowling well but her teammate Lorraine kept getting shot inside her bowl. "No complaints!" Jean said! Like Mal she got shot last end. Mal lost by a point. Jean won by about eight.

2nd game Jean played Mal's first opposition Bob, Hedi and Roger. It took her a couple of ends but she bowled a good one.

Last end of Jean's game Hedi said "We're playing for the wurst!" It was six all and Jean had shot and kept it for a narrow win. Mal lost again.

We came inside for a cuppa. Chris found Jean a badge. Jean gave a talk about our trip. Jean told them about our They presented us with a pair of champagne glasses to commemorate our visit.

Last game Jean played John, Ron, Murray and Garry who beat Mal in his second game.

Mal played his last against Carol, Barry and Roger and finally got a win!

Sunnyside - perhaps number three!