Bournemouth Tour - 2025

bowlers assembled for team photograph

The Happy Tourists

Following great tours in 2023 and 2024, to Isle of Wight and Somerset, Vice-Captain Bill Greenway once again organised a very successful tour to Bournemouth for 2025. A party of bowlers from Lilleshall, St.Michael's BC and Guilsfield BC, spent four nights away in Bournemouth, taking in five matches and having a great time.

Captain Sheila presented losing rinks with Mickey Mouse© ears - to be worn at all times lest a fine became due - and top rinks received bags of sweeties (modesty prevents the webmaster from admitting how many pounds he gained during the week).

We were transported in comfort by Laguna Coaches and enjoyed comfortable rooms and great food at the Laguna Hotel.

Not only did "The Bard" not write a tour ode, but he was also without his guitar, as the hotel featured professional entertainment each evening. However, new tourists were still required to join in singing the great Fred Wedlock song "The Vicar & the Frog" - with actions! One new tourist evaded this initiation - Suzanne Kaleta, your time will come!

Lilleshall managed to win three of the five games, though one by just a single shot.

Results

Played 5, Won 3, Drawn 0, Lost 2, Cumulative shot difference + 38

4 August - Boscombe Cliff BC - Won 119 - 73 (+ 46)
5 August - Southampton Old Green BC - Won 83 - 82 (+ 1)
6 August - Brockenhurst BC - Won 103 - 92 (+ 11)
7 August - Kings Park BC - Lost 89 - 97 (- 8)
8 August - Abingdon BC - Lost - 93 - 105 (- 12)

Cumulative Tour Record

Results from all tours since 1998!

Played 60, Won 44, Drawn 0, Lost 16, For 7415, Against 6271, Shot Difference + 1144

Previous Tours

2023 - Isle of Wight
2024 - Somerset

brick-built hotel entranceway bowlers assembled for team photograph four bowlers wearing Disney mouse ears Historical plaque on a wall wooden cutout of a butler hoding a tray with two lawn bowls on it and holding a sign saying 'you rang for help sir' Lady bowler wearing a dark blazer presenting a wooden item to a gentleman in a white shirt and green tie four bowlers wearing Disney mouse ears, standing in front of a large honours board 20 or so people, mostly men, gathered at a bar singing a song Lady bowler wearing a dark blazer presenting a wooden item to a gentleman in a white shirt and grey trousers four bowlers wearing Disney mouse ears Bournemouth pier four bowlers wearing Disney mouse ears seatet people with their hands above their heads Man ina red shirt and colourful waistcoat singing into a microphone and playing a guitar bowling green and clubhouse an electronic scoreboard in a wooden shed, with some advertising boards alongside Lady, standing, presenting a wooden item to a seated man, with other seated people alongside. lady and gentleman in bowls clothing, the gentleman holding a wooden item four bowlers wearing Disney mouse ears man in a blaxer boarding a coach. He's wearing a pair of Disney mouse ears round his nech, so the bow looks like a bow tie.

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