Short Mat –
Update and email from Malcolm Buller
Dear Bowlers,
I have updated my group email list to include those whose addresses I have previously not had.
For new bowlers whom I have not met, I look after the admin side of our seven months of fun, bowling inside the clubhouse of Marden Bowls Club. Our season starts as soon as the work on the green has been completed so this year on Thursday (18th) of this week.
Our regular sessions are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays so plenty to choose from. We arrive, using the side door at the far end of the clubhouse, in time to be ready to bowl at 2pm. We stop for tea, coffee etc at 3 and then have another game until 4:30pm. The club charges £2 each session which includes the refreshments, but there is no other charge for members of the club.
Because we play on carpet, we change our shoes to typically flat-soled shoes, as we do outside on the green. Comfortable casual clothes are worn, although we do use our club shirts and greys if we have an occasional friendly match against another club.
Laughter and banter are to the fore in these sessions. There are experienced bowlers who are very willing to help anyone who has not tried this version of bowls before. The usual woods are used, although delivery is much gentler than outside, (despite what you may be told about me).
If you have any questions, please ask. I hope to see you enjoying a game very soon.