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“Monkey in the Middle” tournament. Two bowl triples with teams of two juniors and one senior who was the “monkey in the middle”. Players really getting into the spirit of the day. Bruno won “best dressed monkey”. What a natural (say no more) Paul fitted the role perfectly. Bananas in pyjamas Winners of the day (bowls, that is) Marie, Neville and …

Opening day. Club patron Len Lawrence delivers the golden jack. Life member Kris Wintle delivers the first golden bowl. Life member Sue Wightman delivers the second golden bowl. The first day of the season, playing on the lawn greens we had scrim to protect the still soft ground.

For the 22nd year the annual Mangawhai Ladies Classic 4’s was held this week. 30 teams of 4 competed over 2 days – playing 2 games of 4’s and 2 games of pairs each day. A huge amount of organisation goes into running this tournament and it would not be possible without our sponsors, classic committee and volunteers who worked …