Saturday 2nd May 2026 - Championship Fours
Group B Men and Women
Here are some photographs from this mornings Group B Championship Fours for men and women (apologies for the quality) played at Abbrook Park.
In the ladies there were teams from Bitton Park, Bovey Tracey, Chudleigh and Newton Abbot. The winners of Group B have yet to be determined as the final match was abandoned with five ends to play with Bitton Park leading Chudleigh. The match will resume at a later date.
In the mens Group B there were entries from Newton Abbot, two teams from Shaldon and one from Newton Abbot. The final ended up with a contest between the two Shaldon teams. Eventual winners were Lee Haywood, Ollie Lucas, Rich Bawden and Jamie Webber.
Opening of the Green 11th April 2026
Despite the forecast of rain, my prediction of a fine day held up, even though the wind was rather strong and cold!
There was a great atmosphere around the club right from the start, with most people managing to attend the first aid and defibrillator session given by paramedic David Wood. A most useful and informative session, let's hope we never need it.
The traditional group photo took place followed by welcome speeches from Treasurer Andrew Wilkinson, acting as compere for the day, followed by a much shorter speech by Club President Gordon Clark, who then sent the traditional first bowl to formally open the green.
The Spider competition was a close finish, requiring a measure to decide the winner with the result going to very new member Elly Riley.
Around 65 members attended the Green Opening with 52 members playing in either a rink or triples roll-up. Judging by the banter around the green it all went off in good spirit and was a good start to the season.
Many thanks to Lin Sharland who did a great job organising and re-organising the roll-up
Thanks to Jeff Sharland and his team for the work on the green, it has shown a considerable improvement since he raised concerns earlier this year. Finally, many thanks to Wendy Coombes, aided by Dave Schooling, for providing the normal excellent bar service.
Phil
Club extension underway!
The extension to the clubhouse got underway today, Wednesday 18th March.
Thanks to Rob Horrell, Jeff Sharland, Phil Lannon and Dave Schooling for their work all-day today.
