On Saturday 11 November at March Indoor Bowls Club 19 teams of short mat bowlers took part in a triples competition to raise money for the RBL Poppy Appeal. This is an annual event and produced another enjoyable day’s bowling resulting in a total of £340 being donated for this good cause.
The winning team from Suffolk were Nora Martin, Pam Fayers and John Paddy with 8 points +21 shots, second from Letchworth Sam Salmon, Mick Thrush and Alan Hare with 7 points +15 shots and third the Cambridgeshire team of Brenda & Charlie Waling and Derek Retchless with 6 points +21 shot. The remaining results were as follows:-
Sheila Page, Rosemary Richardson and John Page - 5 points +5 shots, Margaret Strang, Linda White and Rosemary Cooper - 4 points +5 shots, Mary Fox, Geoff Ward and Barry Fox - 2 points -16 shots, Margaret & Barrie Newton and Janet Russell - 3 points -7 shots, Steve Lee, Chris Plaice and Gerry Russell - 4 points +8 shots, Mavis Mellor, Evelyn Perfitt and Val Ware - 0 points -24 shots, Bob Tills Anyta & Alan Francis - 2 points -14 shots, Rob Bonello, Jayne Thorpe and Gwen Siggee - 2 points -5 shots, Tessa Deal, Sandra Smith and Liz Mitchell - 6 points -2 shots, Dawn Fincham, Jean Retchless and Roly Fincham - 6 points +15 shots, June Bridgestock, Vera Emery and Colin Buck - 4 points -2 shots, Ivor Jenkins, David Grant and Marion Cooper - 1 point -24 shots, Margaret Hare, Dee Davidson and Pam Westrope - 4 points -6 shots, David Warriner, Patrick Bretagne and Alex MacFarlane - 4 points -10 shots, Doreen Butcher, Judith Fox and Ray Fox - 4 points +6 shots and Mary Paddy, Erika & Neil Thomas - 4 points +3 shots.