Five bowling pictures from the past

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There were record entries and record crowds at the annual Regalgrene Pairs Short Mat Bowling Tournament held at St Alban’s Centre, Ampleforth College.

The winning pair, who were awarded the Regalgrene Perpetual Trophy as well as £40 prize money, were Mr and Mrs R North of Welburn Bowling Club, pictured receiving their prizes from Jim Rose in 1989.

Runners-up and winners of £20 were Jim and Jack Campbell of Pickering Bowling Club and highest place Ampleforth pair were Ian and Eleanor McEvoy who received the Studford Venison Trophy.

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YORK BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1983: From the left: John Stroughair, Norma Shaw, Eric Ward and Betty Stubbings. Presenting the prizes were Jim Ashman (second right) and Margaret Holdsworth.

THE WILF WARD ROSE BOWL 1986: Pictured from the left are: M Walton, D Walton and D Coultas (runners-up, Sledmere), Mrs Anne Ward, Mr Frank Ward and the winning Swinton team of N Watson, P Metcalfe and D Barker.

YORK OPEN BOWLS TOURNAMENT 1987: From left: Trudy Broxson (women’s runner-up), Jeanette Coulson (women’s singles winner), Bessie Towler (women’s YCBA president), Jim Moulds (men’s singles winner), Roy Henderson (representative of sponsors Endfield Nurseries).

YORK INDOOR BOWLS CLUB 1990: The winning quartet, from the left, David Stroughair, Joyce Chelin, Ena Neal and John Stroughair, who won the Camerons Mixed Pairs Bowls competition.