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This was a great afternoon of bowling, everyone enjoying themselves and having a good time. Very good play on both sides but Five Rivers managed to win the 3 rinks.

This year's race night will be on Sat 22nd Nov. Book by the 19th to secure your place. You can bring friends & family. There will be a pasta bolognese meal (meat or vegetarian) and a dessert, and a series of races. Pay £8 per person for entry and the meal, bring cash on the night to buy horses and bet on the races.

The mens team got off to a good start in the Bramley League with 2 rinks won. Congratulations to Paul Mortimer, Martin Berry, Michael Christodoulou and skip Bob Armstrong who won their match at Victory IBC and to Allan Wilson, Fred Morris, Dale Forwood and skip Kevin Chubb who won their match at home.

A group of Five Rivers members went to Potters resort this week and swept the board with a win by Steve, Cate, Michael & Mandy and with runners up Debs, David, Eileen & Lorraine.

We had a great day with Disability Bowls England, who had a commonwealth game player on their team, and the chair of the Indoor Bowls Association. Well done to all players.

Bowlswear direct will be bringing their shop to the club on Saturday 1st November. There will be a range of bowls shoes, clothing, bowls and accessories available. It's a good time to buy bowls as you can try them out on the green before deciding. You can contact them beforehand with queries at https://bowlsdirect.com/ .

On the 12th October Five rivers hosted the EIBA (indoor bowls governing body) to the last of our 40th Anniversary celebration matches, which coincided with the date of the first match that FRIBC played 40 years ago. We were honoured to have so many officers, Presidential team and past Presidents in attendance, for what was a most enjoyable afternoon, both on and off the green. We’ll gloss over the score, suffice to say we did marginally better than we did against the Barbaria

We had an exciting friendly against Stour Vale on Sunday. Five Rivers started strongly and took the lead at first. Then Stour Vale found their feet and raced ahead. Gradually Five Rivers pulled level to 63 all. Then, the last bowl of the last end on the last rink, brought a victory to Five Rivers on points. Still a great match for both teams winning two games each. It was lovely to have them here and we're looking forward to them returning next year.

Due to the increasing popularity of social bowls, there will be a new session starting on 29th October, for Wednesday afternoons 2-4pm. Please arrive by 1:45 so that everyone can draw for their team & rink for the afternoon. We will be playing Aussie pairs or Triples depending on numbers - you don't have to know the games beforehand, they are easy to learn as you play.

There will be a race night on Saturday 22nd November. It will be £8 per person to include pasta & meatballs (or vegetarian) and dessert, please sign up & pay by noon on the 19th. Bring cash to buy horses and lay bets.

Please sign up this week as we need to know food numbers.

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