There seems to be a common theme with the winning team of our club quizzes! It’s that man standing on the left - Brian Ward! He has been part of the winning team in our last three quizzes. Who can stop him now? He was joined last night by Mike, Andy and Jen, pictured below with Quizmaster John, returning to his rightful post after a short absence.
Another fun evening yesterday, with fish and chips and lots of laughter.
Thank you to everyone who made the evening such a success.

Sunny smiles pre-match at Honiton for a friendly game on 14th August. I don’t suppose our Budleigh players were so cheerful post-match!

​Twelve Budleigh players travelled to Chardstock on Saturday to play on the 'challenging' rink under sunny skies and in the gusty wind. One team, skipped by our match captain Penny Weeks, with Ann Vincent and Trevor Davey had an astounding win of 28-5. The other rinks struggled to find their form and didn’t fair so well but, in the spirit of friendship, the overall score was called a draw!
An enjoyable afternoon in the beautiful countryside.

​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.

​A very warm afternoon for our match at Seaton. Although we had a one point lead on one rink, for the team of Trevor, Ann and Melissa, Budleigh were defeated overall by 75-54.

​Our teams played well and put up a good fight but were defeated at Madeira yesterday by a close 8 points. The final overall score was 68-60 in Madeira's favour. Well done everyone for an enjoyable and good friendly game with our hosts.

​The very hot day did nothing to deter our players from achieving a great home win today against St. Thomas with a score of 73-53.
Well done to all.

​A very close but enjoyable game against Exonia on Monday at their club. We lost by a mere 3 points. The final score was 65-68.

Otterleigh Tour 2025
Friends from Budleigh and Ottery were made very welcome by two Cardiff teams at the weekend. The first on Saturday was Mackintosh Bowls Club, who had visited us last year as part of their South West Tour and subsequently invited us back to their club. Our six triples teams all did their best to beat the teams who had achieved a significant win when they visited Budleigh. But despite our best efforts, we were defeated by just four points. It’s not all about the winning!  

​Our second match was against Whitchurch Bowls Club, in the north of Cardiff, another very sociable and friendly club. But the friendliness did not extend to letting us win, and we sadly suffered another defeat on their excellent green. They had some very good players and a lot of ours seemed to beset with injuries and aches and pains. That’s our excuse and we are sticking to it!

A great weekend. Thanks to Tony, Gerard and Ralph for organising it. I know a lot of hard work went into it. Hopefully more to come in the future?

​Another successful quiz night with guest quizmaster, Gerard, who gave us some challenging and thought provoking questions and Dingbats.
The worthy winners are shown above, Ann, Brian (a second win this season), Nina and Ralph, with the Quizmaster, Gerard. 
Krispies came up trumps again and the fish and chips went down well.
Thanks to all for making it an enjoyable and fun evening.

Budleigh won on three rinks but the loss on the fourth contributed to our low cumulative score and the narrow defeat of 59 to 66. The fast green proved a challenge for all, especially when a strong wind developed.  An enjoyable afternoon with jovial friends.

​Playing at Pinces Gardens this year was like Groundhog Day.
The threatening grey clouds never delivered any rain. The lead Budleigh had gained before tea was slowly eroded after the boost of the wonderful lemon cake which seemed to work better on the home team as they clawed back to win overall. Maybe that it their secret weapon?
But it was a lovely, friendly, enjoyable match on the quirky green.
It was Torbay Air Show and the sight of the two spitfires and a tornado were maybe too much of a distraction for our players. Budleigh won on only one rink and that win by only one point.
Much of this was exactly what happened on the same day last year!

​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.

A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon on Sunday when we hosted players from Seaton for a friendly match. The final score was not so friendly for us, it wasn't even a close match!, but the company was good. Well done Seaton