Budleigh Bowlers Make Impressive Start to Competitive Season

​The Bowls season in Budleigh is well and truly underway and at this early stage there have been some fine results for the club’s bowlers.
What has been encouraging is the involvement of players in the Devon Section 3 competitions against other club members and to date there have been victories in the first round of the Mixed Pairs for Andy Cardy and Evelyn Crook, Peter and Marilyn Foreman and David Roberts and Jackey Phillips. 
In addition last week has seen the club progress to the second round of the Foxlands Trophy with an overall six shots victory over Sidmouth. Played on both home and away rinks simultaneously Budleigh looked set to win the home rink leading by five shots going into the last few ends only for Sidmouth to finish strongly 25-18. However it was a good performance from Bryan Membery, Les Gay, Peter Cooper and Terry Flynn.
On the away rink a strong showing from Ted Shanahan, Peter Foreman, Brian Ward and skip David Roberts saw a 24-11 win taking Budleigh over the line to secure an outright aggregate victory and a place in the second round against Ottery.
In the Exeter and District Over 60s Triples league there have been contrasting starts for Budleigh’s two teams. The Beavers have secured two impressive away wins at Honiton and Sidmouth whilst the Otters are yet to register their first win with disappointing defeats home to North Tawton and Crediton. Early days in the season and they have the chance to put that right this week with a visit to Feniton, whilst the Beavers play local rivals Phear Park.
A very successful Open Day at the club recently has seen a number of new bowlers join the club and the coaching team of Andy Cardy, Les Gay, Jackey Phillips and Ted Shanahan are busy inducting the new members into the club.