​It was great to be hosting another touring team on Sunday and 20 players from the Avon and Somerset Police Bowls teams came to play at Budleigh.
We played 16 ends, breaking half way for a delicious tea, served by Ann, Lynda and Penny.
We won on 4 rinks (shame about the 5th, Mike) and had an overall win by 12 points.
Well done everyone.

​Yet another win for the Budleigh players. They played Exonia on Saturday at home and won on two rinks, lost on two, but the overall score was 59-57.
It must be Mike’s captainship and team picking!
Well done to all

​David Roberts, Andy Cardy and Paul Griffin have won the Devon Bowls County Section 3 Unbadged Pairs competition. They had wins against Exmouth Madeira, Seaton (Paul Griffin Sub), Ottery St Mary and Chardstock on their way to victory.
In the next round they won against Yelverton, the winners of the section 7 competition and are through to the countywide semi-finals.
They play in the semi-finals on County Finals day scheduled for the 12th September at Culm Vale. 
We wish them all the best in their upcoming matches on finals day. 

Four teams from Topsham came to Budleigh on a sunny Sunday afternoon.  It’s always a pleasure hosting them and they didn’t disappoint, as we had a wonderful friendly game with a lot of banter. One Budleigh rink, with Jackey, Mike and Andrew gained a good lead from the start, helped by a 5 point score on one end. They continued their lead and won by 10 points. But Topsham also got off to a healthy start against Bryan, Melissa and Marilyn and they continued their onslaught, to defeat our players by 20 points.  In the spirit of friendship, the final score was declared a draw. 
Well done to all players and thanks for a great afternoon of bowls.

​Happy, smiling faces from all players in our match against Phear Park yesterday. At half time, the result could have gone either way, but Anne had obviously put something in the Budleigh players’ tea as they came out fighting and surged ahead to win on all four rinks with a 78-43 victory!
Very well done to all players. A great win.

Budleigh sent a mixed rinks team to Exmouth on Monday 10th August to compete in the inaugural Madeira Centenary Trophy competition. Our team comprised Ann Membery(lead), Melissa Camp(2), Robin Grenyer(3) and Andy Skudder(skip).
Twelve mixed teams competed in a rinks competition, each team playing six ends against three of the other teams in turn (a total of 18 ends). There were two Madeira teams plus one team from each of ten local clubs in our Bowls Devon area.
The competition was played under challenging, very hot, conditions.
Budleigh got off to a great start, beating one of the Madeira teams 9-1 after 6 ends. This included one end in which we scored 6! We then beat Sidmouth by a single shot. Finally we lost by a single shot to Honiton. Our aggregate score of +8 proved good enough to win overall.
Budleigh Salterton Bowls Club will be the first name to be engraved on the new trophy. We also each received a modest prize in the form of an M&S voucher. Madeira provided an excellent Devon Cream Tea. We started the afternoon with no expectation of victory but with the intention of having an enjoyable time. Budleigh team members all played well and contributed to our unexpected victory.

​It was a hot and muggy afternoon but spirits were high when we journeyed to Chardstock yesterday. It’s such a lovely setting and their players are always so welcoming, but we always forget how quirky their green is! Most of the rinks as so problematic and they challenged even our best players. On one rink our Budleigh players Ralph, Darren and Ann won well, but the others were defeated and the final result was a 5 point loss.
A good but very tiring day.

It was a lovely sunny evening for our BBQ yesterday, attended by 29 members, partners and friends. 
Mike James kindly provided the equipment and expertly cooked the food which went down very well. The whole evening was well organised and enjoyed by all.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make it a great success.

​A beautiful afternoon for our home match against Pinces, from Exeter. Scores were close up until half time but in the end only one Budleigh rink had a significant win, thanks to Mike, Gordon and Jackey. Sadly it wasn’t enough to sway the final score as the other three rinks were defeated, resulting in an overall loss to the home teams. Well played everyone.