IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five bowling teams from the past.
Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know?
Pictured above, August 1977, the York Bowls Association President’s team and Acomb Bowling Club team. Front, from left, Mr David Poole, ex-ABA secretary, Mr Eddie May, the YABA president, Mr George H Buckle, the president of Acomb Bowls Club and Mr Cliff Yeadon, the secretary of Acomb Bowls Club.
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AMPLEFORTH BOWLING CLUB 1988: Pictured winners of the Regalgreene pairs tournament held at the St Alban’s Centre. Left, Mr and Mrs Keith Bardou from Slingsby, and Mr and Mrs George Hill from Pickering.
HESLERTON AND DISTRICT BOWLS CLUB 1987: Ready for action, four members of the Heslerton and District Bowls Club. Pictured from left, Brian Harrison, Barry Harper, Pat Dunnington and Norman Dunnington.
YORK BASS MIXED BOWLS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1989: Bass district sales manager Peer Bamforth (second left) presents the trophies to York Bass Mixed Bowls League champions at the City Hospital Social Club. From left to right are Ron Wood, Peter Bamforth, Cec Bainbridge, Sandra Grantham (team captain), Ray Boyes, Bernard Drury and Maureen Wood.
YORK OPEN BOWLS TOURNAMENT 1988: Yorkshire Women’s County Bowls president, Mrs Jean Waddington (right) with the trophies and finalists before play on the last day of the week-long City of York Bowls Tournament.
If you have any team pictures you would like to share with us, please email them with a submitted caption to odele.ayres@nqyne.co.uk
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