2022 News and Events

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Christmas Competition 27-12-2022

11 hardy bowlers joined Father Christmas on the bowling green for Christmas Tuesday at Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club and a Christmas round Robin

Father Christmas partnered by Hazel Marshall managed to take home the selection box prize after defeating Janet Anderson and Eric Truman in the final

David Walker (front left) took home the prize for the most outrageous Christmas jumper

PETE BEAN

Just to say

The club was sorry to hear of the recent passing of our friend and supporter Pete Bean who had died following a short illness. Pete was a well known figure at the bowling green and will be missed by his friends down there

Borough Winter Merit 04-12-2022

Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club held a merit on Sunday attended by over 40 players from all over Yorkshire with representatives from all 9 local clubs in the East Coast association

It was a cold day but the rain held off making it keen bowling on a good surface

Two players from Whitby Bowling Club made the final with the experienced Tim Purcell taking an early 15-11 lead against the inexperienced 21 year old Josh Emmerson in his first ever final

Josh wasn’t going to be overawed though and came back to take an 18-15 advantage. Tim then came back and levelled things before Josh bowled 2 superb ends to win the day with a 21-18 victory

Tea and biscuits was won by Kenny Wale and Tony Allen 21-13 over Ed McCormack and Alan Lee

Picture shows Borough President Steve Taylor (centre) presenting the prizes

G'Day Cobber's Cup Final 1-12-2022

Manor Road’s Borough bowling club stalwart Ray Malton was the key figure in a winter competition before he jets off to Australia for 3 months sunshine

Ray played with 18 different members over the last few weeks in doubles matches against other members

Winner of this qualifier was Barry Gosling who then partnered Ray in a final against runner up Caroline Watson and third placed Pete Charter

The final was a top quality affair with Caroline and Pete just edging out Ray and Barry 21-20

Picture shows Club President Steve Taylor handing out selection boxes to the finalists with other competitors looking on

AGM REPORT 2022 (click here)

A Team of Borough Bowling Club Lady members

A team of Borough Bowling Club lady members have finally emerged this afternoon after being locked in “The Escape Room” on Vernon Road this morning

Spokesman for the group Caroline Watson said ” what a relief, I thought we were never going to get out of there ! We were all ready for our pre-booked Afternoon tea !

The group of seven were Caroline Watson, Janet Anderson, Janet Temple, Joyce Barron, Jean Cass, Hazel Marshall and Margaret Loyd and they were later joined by Margaret Light, Anne Holmes and Carol Roberts for the afternoon tea

Open Pairs Merit 25-09-2022

The East Coast of Yorkshire’s final Open Merit of the Summer season was held at Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club on Sunday, “Kindly sponsored by GT Garages”

66 Bowlers from all over the region came to compete for the Bobby Walker and Bill Brewins trophy

On a superb green the first pair to bag a place in the final were Whitby’s Tim Purcell and Borough’s Janet Anderson beating Bridlington Dukes Park’s Sue O’Neill and Borough’s Pauline Allison by the tightest of margins 21-20

Then Borough’s Barrie Watson and North Cliff’s Ian Richardson saw off the challenge of Whitby’s Steve Dover and North Cliff’s Danny Cooper 21-13 to take the second place in the final

Watson and Richardson got off to a good start to take a 9-6 lead but Purcell and Anderson came back strongly and with three 2’s and a 4 they raced up into a 16-11 lead and couldn’t be stopped eventually running out 21-11 with some superb bowling

Picture shows the winners Janet Anderson and Tim Purcell with the trophy

Nalton Mixed Pairs 24-09-22

Saturday saw Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club play their traditional finale to the clubs summer season with the Nalton Mixed Pairs club cup

Steve Taylor and Jo Gates claimed the first final place beating John Thundercliffe and Hazel Marshall 21-11 whilst Jo’s twin sister Lynn partnered with John Lloyd took the other final placing with a tight 21-19 victory over Barry Gosling and Janet Anderson

The final was a neck and neck affair with Steve and Jo squeezing into a 17-15 lead but Lynn and John never gave up and took 6 single point ends to eventually take the trophy with a 21-19 victory

Picture shows Borough President Sue Wilkinson presenting the trophies

Club Doubles 17-09-2022

Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club held their Annual Club Doubles competition playing for the 116 year old Boyce Cup.

A strong pairing of Tony Bland and Pete Charter beat Steve Taylor and John Thundercliffe 21-8 Steve Price and Barry Gosling 21-13 and Joyce Barron and Eric Truman 21-17 to make their way into the final

Andy Adamson and Graham Walker beat Pete Hodgson and Les Ramm 21-12 Ray Malton and Jo Gates 21-18 and Dave Pryce and Pete Mouser 21-16 to claim the other place in the final.

With Charter leading well and Bland supporting they soon ran up an 11-7 lead before Walker and Adamson got a foothold in the game and won four ends on the trot to turn the game around and run up a 15-11 lead

With the game locked evenly Graham Walker bowled 2 superb woods to see the pair over the line for a 21-15 victory.

Picture shows Borough President Sue Wilkinson present winners Andy Adamson and Graham Walker with the fantastic historical trophy, the Boyce Cup 1906 as runners up Pete Charter and Tony Bland look on

Hutchinson Cup 10-09-2022

Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club held their Annual Club Championship for the Hutchinson Cup at the weekend, Steve Taylor beat Russ Turner 21-10, Dave Waite 21-5, Barry Gosling 21-15 and Caroline Watson 21-9 to take the first final place. Barrie Watson beat Pete Mouser 21-7, Malcolm Patchett 21-6, Les Ramm 21-17 and Steve Price 21-13 to take the other place in the final

The final was a superb battle of bowlers with Watson getting a great start and racing into a 9-2 lead before Taylor clawed his way back into the game with some precision bowling to trail 17-18

Then with Watson leading 20-19 Taylor put up two great lead bowls and was lying in a winning position but Watson bowled a superb last wood to take the game 21-19 and the trophy and Club Championship for 2022

It was a fantastic Club day, as Chairman Pete Charter hosted the club barbecue superbly assisted by Janet Temple, Ken & Hazel Marshall sold raffle tickets so nobody got missed

With Pat Gates also selling Club memorabilia from the Centenary year of 2005 the club raised over £120 on the day

Most importantly it was a wonderful social event for Borough Bowling Club

Picture shows Club Chairman Pete Charter presenting the trophies to winner Barrie Watson and runner up Steve Taylor

Ted King Shield Final 3-09-2022

Borough Bowling Club held their Annual Doubles competition for the Ted King Shield at the weekend

With the green in superb condition and the weather holding up there was some great bowling throughout the day

Shaughan Temple and Ken Marshall battled their way to the final to take their place alongside experienced Borough veteran Dave Pryce and new bowler Christine Turner

Ken and Shaughan settled first taking an 8-5 lead but Christine then found her length and led superbly backed up by the precision bowling of Dave, they turned it round into a 12-8 lead

Despite a brief comeback, it was to be Turner and Pryce’s day taking the Shield with a 21-13 victory

Picture shows Borough President Sue Wilkinson presenting the Trophies

Borough Evening League ‘C’ team

Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Clubs ‘C’ team led by Captain Ray Malton lifted the East Coast District Evening League Division 2 title in a frantic final day of the season. Any one of 5 clubs could take the title on the last day, but a superb 136 points draw away on an incredibly tricky green at Hunmanby ‘B’ was enough to lift the Borough team 20 points clear of nearest challengers Whitby ‘C’ who are also promoted. The final game of the match saw Captain Ray Malton put on a fighting display to beat Shaun Callighan 21-17 and confirm the points in the bag for Borough. With Eastfield finishing 2 points behind Whitby and Brid Bay only another 5 points behind it was an incredible finish to a tight season. Borough ‘C’ player Steve Bell also topped the second division averages remaining unbeaten

Picture shows a delighted Ray Malton and his squad with the trophy

ROSE BOWL QUALIFIERS

Thursday evening saw the first round of the Rosebowl 2022 qualifiers played

Matthew & Steve Bell beat Andy Adamson & Steve Price 21-14

Dave Waite & Ronnie Noble beat Jo & Lynn Gates 21-20

Matthew and Steve play Dave and Ronnie on Wednesday 31 August at 6pm for one qualifying place

Barrie & Caroline Watson beat Les Ramm and Sue Wilkinson 21-10

John Lloyd & Pete Charter beat Tony & Rita Bland 21-15

Barrie & Caroline play John & Pete on Friday 26 August at 6pm for the other qualifying place

Latest update Thurs 1st Sept

The first pair to qualify for the Rose Bowl finals are Barrie & Caroline Watson beating Pete Charter and John Lloyd 21-19

The final Rose Bowl Qualifier took place with a win for Father and Son pairing Steve and Matthew Bell beating Ronnie Noble and Dave Waite 21-19 in a very tight game

Borough Saturday ‘B’ team

Borough Saturday ‘B’ team won the East Coast District Division 2 League title with a whopping 111 points

Captain Sue Wilkinson was delighted that her team finished a massive 28 points clear of second placed Hunmanby ‘B’ to secure promotion back to the first division

Boroughs Jo Gates topped the league averages going all season unbeaten

Picture shows the full squad celebrating their victory before their final match on Saturday

The Evening League Borough “D” team

Borough’s “D” team which last night consisted of all ladies, played Eastfield B at Eastfield

Unfortunately they were beaten 152 to 127 but a valiant effort by all.

East Coast Inter District team's progress in the Inter District Cup

Sunday saw the East Coast Inter District team travel to Skipton to take part in the annual Inter District Cup

We were drawn in a tough group of 3 with hosting district Skipton and also Harrogate district

First game saw Skipton defeat Harrogate 168-145

Second game saw a great victory for the East Coast beating Harrogate 179-166 with Borough’s Jack Bird coming back from 19-10 down against Harrogates Stephen Walker to win 21-19

The third game against home side Skipton ended East Coasts involvement with a 201-155 defeat . Boroughs Barrie Watson lost 21-11 to Skiptons Robbie Ellis whilst Jack Bird had another great victory 21-15 against Skiptons D MooreInter

East Coast Inter District Squad

This coming Sunday, 31st July, sees the annual Inter District competition take place in the Skipton area, with the East Coast drawn in the group with Harrogate District and Skipton District, so a tough draw as Skipton will be on home greens

The non-playing Captain, Emmo Emmerson and his non-playing Vice Captain Peter Harvey have selected a squad of 12 players to represent the district with 2 Borough members, Jack Bird and Barrie Watson included in the squad

The first East Coast group games start at 9-30 am at Sutton-in Craven: BD20 7JS, with the semi-final moving to Craven BC BD23 1ED and the Final at Skipton, Broughton Road, BD23 1UP

The full squad is:

Billy Holdsworth (Hunmanby)

Geoff Watson (Whitby)

Kenny Whale (Whitby)

Tim Purcell (Whitby)

Paul Morgan (Whitby)
Alan Landers (North Cliff)

Andy Deighton (Dukes Park)

Kevin Gates (Dukes Park)

Geoff Oldham (Dukes Park)

Geoff Price (Dukes Park)

Jack Bird (Borough)

Barrie Watson (Borough)

Good Luck to our team!

Bobby Walker

Saturday 16 July 2022 sadly saw the passing of one of Borough Bowling Clubs longest serving members and possibly most decorated players, the great Bobby Walker

Until he recently became ill there wasn’t anybody at Borough who hadn’t been helped by Bob

Bobby had been a member of Borough for around fifty years winning every trophy at the Club on at least one or more occasions, and many many merits on the East Coast circuit

He was also selected for the East Coast Inter-District Team on a number of occasions

As soon as you stepped on the green as a member at Borough Bobby was instantly your friend.

He would offer advice from the side and regularly come onto the green to coach you if he felt you needed it.

He would never fail to encourage you and even sometimes “put you right” when he felt you needed it

Bob may have been small in size but whenever he stepped out to bowl in a match he would put fear in opponents hearts when he boldly announced “I am Boroughs number one bowler you know” .

There were not many people who could deny this

We have sadly lost one of the clubs most colorful characters and certainly one of our best ever bowlers

RIP Bobby Walker

Bob’s Funeral will be at Woodlands Crematorium at 4pm on Thursday 4th August

Bobby Walker

ITS BACK !!!! The Kids Club starts this THURSDAY

Dig out all your grandchildren and great grandchildren Magic Malcolm Patchett is back with his world famous Kids Club this Thursday at 10am

Hospital Cup Qualifiers 22nd July 2022

Friday saw 9 members enter the Hospital Cup qualifiers, with the Club having to send 4 representatives to the finals to be held at Eastfield on Sunday 21 August

The matches were very tight and the results saw Barrie Watson, Andy Adamson, Dave Pryce and Steve Price go through to represent Borough

Barry Gosling 20 v Russ Turner 21

Russ Turner 5 v Dave Pryce 21

Barrie Watson 21 v Pete Charter 19

Andy Adamson 21 v Ronnie Noble 20 Steve Price 21 v Les Ramm 19

Boyes Cup 17th July 2022

Sunday saw the Annual Boyes Cup Finals at Whitby with Borough having four representatives who had qualified Barrie Watson, Steve Bell, Barry Gosling and Andy Adamson.

Barrie Watson unfortunately had to pull out suffering with Covid

Steve Bell had a very narrow defeat 21-19 to North Cliffs Ian Richardson

Barry Gosling had a great first round victory 21-6 against Dukes Parks Kevin Gates before falling victim to Ian Richardson 21-15 in the second round

Andy Adamson sailed through the first two rounds with two 21-7 victories against Robin Hoods Bay representatives, first Daphne Fewster then Katherine Brown

Then in the quarter final he forged an 11-3 lead against top Whitby bowler Kenny Wale before going down 21-16

Andy Deighton from Dukes Park went on to take the trophy with a 21-10 victory over Kenny Wale

Picture shows Borough Chairman Pete Charter who is the current East Coast of Yorkshire Bowling Association President presenting the trophy to Andy Deighton

CLUB FINALS NIGHT

Thursday night saw a glorious evening at Manor Roads Borough Bowling Club and sunshine greeted the bowlers for their Annual Finals night

First up was a tight fought contest for the Russell Over 65’s Cup between Rita Bland and Barry Gosling

Barry took early control of the game running up an 8-2 lead and then a 16-11 lead but Rita came right back and at 19-17 in front looked favourite for the cup

Barry then bowled 4 consecutive immaculate ends to take the cup 21-19

Next up was the Foxton Novices Cup final contested by relatively new bowlers Russ Turner and John Plummer

Russ took early control of this game and when sitting with an 18-14 lead he looked destined to lift the trophy

However John dug in to grind out 5 winning ends in a row and take the cup with a 21-18 victory

The last final of the day was the Maltby Ladies Cup

Top Borough bowler Jo Gates was defending the trophy she had won 12 times previously

Up against her for the first time was new lady bowler Janet Anderson who had fought her way to the final

Jo was not going to give up her crown easily and despite a valiant performance from Janet, Jo took the trophy home again for the 13th time with a great 21-4 victory

Picture shows Borough Club President Sue Wilkinson presenting the prizes with the crowd looking on

Congratulations to Jack & Barrie

Jack Bird and Barrie Watson have been lucky enough to be selected in the East Coast squad of 12 players, for the Yorkshire Mens Inter-District tournament to be held at Skipton on Sunday 31 July 2022

The early rounds of the competition will played at Sutton-in-Craven (Postcode BD20 7JS) then the Semi Final will be at Craven BC (Postcode BD23 1ED) followed by the Final at Skipton Broughton Road (Postcode BD23 1UP).

The squad is Geoff Watson, Geoff Price, Geoff Oldham, Kev Gates, Andy Deighton, Tim Purcell, Barrie Watson, Ken Wale, Billy Holdsworth, Jack Bird, Alan Landers, Paul Morgan;

Thank go to Starlight Embroidery, Betty Sewell & Ashley’s Delivery Service (Scarborough) & two anonymous individuals, for sponsoring the new kits. Looking to supply the lads with Caps, Polos and Jackets embroidered with the new East Coast Logo.

We still need more sponsorship if this is to be made possible, please please please, if you’re able to sponsor the lads kit, get in touch or just donate into the bank below (name & ID as ref) any amount would be gratefully received, if every bowler on the East Coast gave a couple of quid we’d crack it & thank you all in advance! HSBC Mr L Emmerson 11505203 40-46-24….

Spectators/supporters are definitely welcome please … the more the merrier … come and cheer the lads on as we make 2022 our year –

Over 60's Doubles Merit 24-06-2022

Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club held their Annual over 60’s doubles merit on Friday kindly sponsored by GT garage.

Bowlers from all over the East Coast region battled it out in glorious sunshine.

The first semi final saw two husband and wife teams from Borough with Tony Bland and wife Rita against Barrie Watson and his wife Caroline, the Bland’s winning 21-19. Whilst the other semi final saw husband and wife Billy and Sue Holdsworth from Hunmanby against Dukes Park Bridlingtons Geoff Price and Dennis O’neil, O’neill and Price having a dramatic 21-20 victory. The Bland’s came out strong in the early part of the final running up an 11-3 lead before O’neill and Price got back to 15-12. However it was the experienced duo from Borough, Tony and Rita Bland, who saw their way over the line to take the trophy with a 21-17 victory

Picture to follow shows Borough Vice President Steve Taylor present the trophy in front of the GT garages sponsors car

BOYES CUP 22-6-2020

We had 8 entrants for the 4 places in the Boyes Cup last night

Results were:

Steve Bell 21 John Lloyd 17

Les Ramm 17 Barry Gosling 21

Steve Price 20 Barrie Watson 21

Ronnie Noble 11 Andy Adamson 21

This means Steve Bell, Barry Gosling, Barrie Watson and Andy Adamson go forward to represent the club at the finals on Sunday 17 July at Whitby

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Tyne Open Merit 12-06-2022

It was a busy weekend at Manor Roads Borough Bowling Club and Sunday saw the first playing of their major Tyne Cup open merit since 2019 due to the pandemic

60 bowlers came from all over Yorkshire to compete for the trophy kindly sponsored by the Gates family with a new trophy dedicated to the memory of long-standing Borough member and former Secretary Mick Gates

On a superb running green the merit lasted 10 hours

Alverthorpe Bowling Club Wakefield, member Andy Webb claimed the first final place beating North Cliff Scarborough’s member Alan Landers 21-16 in the first semi final

Whilst Barnsley Bowling Club’s Tommy Silcock beat off the challenge of Whitby’s Paul Morgan 21-19 in the second semi final

After a long day it was the younger bowler Andy Webb who took charge of the final first leading 9-6 then extending the lead to 17-11 and finally running out a 21-12 winner

Picture shows Mick Gates daughter Jo Gates present the trophy to winner Andy Webb whilst runner up Tommy Silcock looks on

Webb Cup 11-06-2022

Saturday saw Manor Roads Borough Bowling Club members play their annual Webb Cup

A glorious afternoon on a nice running green saw Les Ramm battle through to claim the first place in the final beating Jo Gates in the semi final by the narrowest possible margin 21-20

The other place was claimed by last years winner Barrie Watson who saw off the challenge of club stalwart Dave Pryce 21-10

Ramm was first out of the blocks and raced away into a 9-3 lead before Watson came back to level the scores at 13 across Ramm then got away again to get a 20-16 lead before Watson came back to 20-19

With the game deadlocked Ramm put up a great wood that couldn’t be beaten to claim the trophy 21-19

Picture shows Club Chairman Pete Charter present the trophy to winner Les Ramm whilst runner up Barrie Watson looks on

Malton Cup 28-05-2022

Saturday saw Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club compete for their annual Malton Cup which is a handicapped competition

Scratch player and Saturday team Captain Dave Pryce decimated the opposition on his road to the final and was on top form beating Club Chairman Pete Charter in the semi-final

Barry Gosling also playing off scratch looked on good form after beating Ray Malton (+6) 21-14 in the other semi-final to take his place in the final

Pryce though was on outstanding form defending the trophy he won last year putting on a masterclass of bowling to take the trophy again with a 21-2 victory.

Picture shows Club President Sue Wilkinson presenting the trophy to winner Dave Pryce while runner up Barry Gosling looks on

Miller Cup (over 60's Singles Merit) 20-05-2022

48 crown green bowlers converged on Borough Bowling Club’s Manor Road green for the annual Miller singles trophy sponsored by Aston Pharmacy

Ian Richardson from North Cliff bowled really well all day and claimed the first place in the final beating Bridlington Dukes Parks Geoff Oldham 21-9

While Borough Bowling Clubs veteran Tony Bland rolled back the years with some superb bowling beating Hunmanby’s Sue Holdsworth 21-9 in the other semi final

Tony continued his superb form and raced into a 14-7 lead

Ian clawed his way back into the game but eventually Tony took the trophy with a 21-15 victory

Picture shows Borough Vice President Steve Taylor present the winner Tony Bland with the trophy whilst runner up Ian Richardson looks on

Renshaw Doubles Merit 16-04-2022

Borough Bowling Club held their first fully open Merit since 2019 on Sunday 66 bowlers from all over Yorkshire descended on the Manor Road green to contest the Renshaw Pairs Boroughs Pete Charter and John Lloyd booked the first place in the final with a tight 21-20 win over North Cliffs Ian Richardson and Alan Landers The holders from 2019 Whitby’s Geoff Watson and Paul Morgan took the second final place with a convincing 21-7 win over Borough’s Dave Pryce and Barry Gosling In the final Watson and Morgan raced into a strong 11-5 lead but then dropped a disastrous 4 to see the game become a tight affair Watson and Morgan crept back in to a 15-13 lead but when Lloyds stray bowl came back “off a table leg” to knock Morgans winning wood off the green and notch another 4 the writing was on the wall Charter and Lloyd found a rhythm and bowled some great woods despite Watson twice striking to rescue the game it was Pete Charter and John Lloyd who ran out 21-16 to take home the trophy

Picture shows Borough Captain Dave Pryce present the winners with their trophy and prize money

Potter Cup 2nd April 2022

Manor Roads Borough Bowling Club played their annual Potter Cup on Saturday, in weather ranging from Snow, heavy rain to glorious sunshine.

Barry Gosling had to give Eric Truman 9 start in the first semi final and after Truman took a 16-6 lead Gosling came back brilliantly to win 21-16

The second semi final was an even affair with John Plummer edging out Ray Malton 21-15

Gosling was up against it in the final when he had to give Plummer 6 start but he bowled superbly to peg the scores level at 9 across

Gosling then completed a great days bowling by running out 21-13 to take the Potter Cup

Picture shows Borough President Sue Wilkinson presenting the prizes to Barry Gosling and John Plummer

Wally Day Cup 26th March 2022

A glorious Saturday afternoon in March greeted Manor Road’s Borough Bowling bowlers for the final stages of their annual Wally Day Cup

A running green saw some top quality bowling as Barrie Watson edged out Les Ramm 21-18 in the first semi final.

Then Borough Chairman Pete Charter edged out Jo Gates challenge 21-19 in the other semi final

Charter got off to a great start in the final running into a 7-1 lead but Watson came back and with the scores locked at 17 across the cup could have gone either way

Charter finished the game with some precision bowling to run out 21-18 and take home the Wally Day Cup

Picture shows Borough Vice President Steve Taylor presenting the prizes

Presidents Day & The John Purdy Trophy

A glorious sunny Saturday morning greeted the bowlers from Manor Road’s Borough Bowling Club for their annual Presidents Opening Day

Boroughs new President Sue Wilkinson bowled the first wood of the new season to declare the green open for bowling

This was followed by the inaugural presentation of the John Purdy Trophy awarded to the member who made the most bowling outstanding performance of the year

This was awarded posthumously to the late Mick Gates who continued bowling and winning competitions as he bravely dealt with a devastating illness

Then the bowlers completed the Final of the Presidents Cup

After six weeks of games the final was contested by Ray Malton and Tony Bland versus Russ Turner and Barrie Watson

After an even start Watson and Turner ran off into a 12-5 lead but Bland and Turner dug in and bowled there way back into the game eventually running out 21-15 winners

Pictures show

The new President Sue Wilkinson bowls the first wood

President Sue Wilkinson presents winners Tony Bland and Ray Malton with the trophy and runners up prizes to Barrie Watson and Russ Turner

The Purdy family present the Gates family with the John Purdy trophy

Boro Merit 30-01-2022

50 crown green bowlers from all over Yorkshire descended on Manor Roads Borough Bowling Club on Sunday for the last winter merit in Scarborough this season. Hunmanby’s Harry Old beat teammate Dave Lowe 21-18 to bag the first final place whilst North Cliff’s Alan Landers beat Jo Leeman of Whitby 21-15 to claim the other berth

Harry started the strongest in the final and found himself 15-9 ahead before the ever consistant Alan Landers found another gear and came back to run out a 21-16 winner

Tea and Biscuits final was an all Whitby affair with Tom Purcell and Geoff Coleman beating Alan Boland and Sue Emmerson

Picture shows Borough Secretary Barrie Watson presenting the winners with their prizes

January Competition 2022

Manor Roads Borough Bowling Club ran a January competition with competitors having new partners being drawn for each game

Following the group stages the competition saw Barry Gosling and Barrie Watson pairing up to beat Pete Charter and Robin Daplyn in the first semifinal 21-5 and Les Ramm and Kev Moss beating Trish Jenkinson and Rita Bland 21-10

In the final Les Ramm and Barry Gosling were paired together against Barrie Watson and Kev Moss and got away to a good start leading 6-1 before Watson and Moss came back to take a 7-6 lead

Three good ends saw Gosling and Ramm move into a 16-7 lead and that proved unassailable with them running out 21-12 winners

Picture shows Club President Sue Wilkinson presenting the prizes

New Memorial Seat Jan 2022

2021 was a sad year for Borough Bowling Club with the loss of four long standing active members of the club, Bob Holmes, John Purdy, Ken MacCallaugh and Mick Gates

The families wanted to place a memorial bench around the green and kindly made donations to the club for this purpose and the bench was delivered this week