​A lovely afternoon, full of good humoured banter, entertaining players from the Erdington Bowling Club at the start of their tour of East Devon. They were resplendent in their colourful new modern polo shirts.
Their outdoor rink is synthetic so some of their players struggled with the demands of a grass rink.
The final overall score was a well kept secret but Budleigh did have a significant win, with 4 out of 5 rinks ahead in the scores. But no one really cared about the scores as we were all winners, having enjoyed the company of other like minded bowlers.
Thanks to all who made this such a successful afternoon.

On Friday we hosted our annual Victory Cup, with six home teams competing against teams from Ottery, Sidmouth, Exonia, Madeira, Phear Park and Honiton.
It was a beautiful day and very well organised by Tony Mackness and helpers. Tea and cakes rounded off the afternoon.
The 18 end round robin competition was played in good spirits and won by the players from Ottery (pictured above with Tony), proudly displaying their trophy. The second win in a row for the club. 
Well done to all who took part and thank you to those who made the day possible.

Ten members of the Budleigh Salterton Bowls Club attended an EBUA Markers Course at the club on Saturday. It was an informative and thought provoking day and we all left with a much better understanding of what it is to be a marker. Wilf from the EBUA was a great tutor who posed many questions we had never really thought of before and patiently provided answers to our questions. A thoroughly enjoyable introduction to marking.

​It was a very warm and muggy afternoon when we welcomed the players from Feniton yesterday. Some of our rinks started very strongly and our hopes rose for a possible victory, but sadly our luck changed after tea and only one rink had a win, with an overall defeat of 72/50. Well done to Feniton.

​Our ladies Spear Trophy team had a lovely afternoon at Sidmouth, including a great lunch. 
There were high hopes this year following their runners up place the previous year, sadly it was not to be. The ultimate winners on the day were Madeira. 
Thanks to Sidmouth for a great competition.

​Heavy skies, heavy green and heavy hearts as our Budleigh players lost to Phear Park on Monday.
The final score was Budleigh: 38 Phear Park: 60

​Our second year of visiting the Broadclyst club and on a very hot and sunny day it resulted in a resounding win for the Budleigh players with a score of 72-41.
Before tea we were 6 points behind, with only one team ahead, but after tea it was all change and we forged ahead to win on three out of the four rinks. 
The green was challenging to all and the heat made it exhausting work, but the cheerful friendliness of the home team made for an enjoyable afternoon. 
Well done to all.