BICESTER BOWLS CLUB
SUMMARY OF TOUR TO WEYMOUTH AREA
FRIDAY 19 TH JUNE TO MONDAY 22 ND JUNE 2026
We travelled from 8.15 am on the 19 th June on a comfortable air conditioned 52-seater coach,
stopping on the way for a refreshment break in Marlborough in Wiltshire before arriving in Dorset
to our first match which was held at 1pm at Sherborne Bowls Club.
The match was a friendly mixed triples played across six rinks. The match was played to18 ends.
Gordon Davies for Bicester captained the match, and the teams were eager to enjoy a fun and
competitive match in the spirit of good sportsmanship.
Despite Sherborne giving a good performance, Bicester triumphed on the day with a winning score
of 89 shots to Sherborne’s 76 shots. Congratulations to Bicester on their victory, and a big well
done to all the players who gave their best on the green which was in good condition.
Bicester’s highest scoring rink was led by Skip, Alan Wagner with No. 2 Julie Cooper and Barbara
Hawksley in the lead role.
It was a pleasure to meet with the lovely people from Sherborne Bowls Club who are a great team
and made us feel so welcome. It was a lovely afternoon and we set off around 5pm to find our
hotel on the seafront at Weymouth.
We arrived at the Norfolk Hotel around 6pm and dinner was to be served at 7pm, so it just gave us
time for quickly unpacking and freshening up, so that we could enjoy a lovely 3 course dinner
served in the dining room with a sea view.
The next day Saturday 20 th June after a hearty breakfast in the dining room, we had free time in the
morning to explore Weymouth town centre and its beautiful sandy beach just a stone’s throw from
the hotel.
Saturday’s match was being played at Greenhill Bowling Club located adjacent to the seafront at
Weymouth and the weather was supremely kind to us on the day.
The match was a friendly mixed triples played across six rinks. The match was played to18 ends.
Gordon Davies for Bicester captained the match, and the teams were up for enjoying a fun and
competitive match in a lovely location.
Despite Greenhill giving their best to the match, Bicester triumphed on the day with a massive
winning score of 108 shots to Sherborne’s 76 shots. Congratulations to Bicester on their victory,
and a big well done to all the players who gave their best on the green which was in good
condition.
Bicester’s highest scoring rink was led by Skip, Alan Wagner with No. 2 Julie Cooper and Barbara
Hawksley in the lead role.
On Sunday 21 st June, again after having a lovely breakfast, we had time to explore the seafront
and the shops at Weymouth before loading into the coach around midday for our final match which
was held at Bridport Bowls Club.
The match was a friendly mixed triples played across six rinks. The match was played to18 ends.
Gordon Davies for Bicester captained the match, and the teams were eager to enjoy a fun and
competitive match on a very hot and sunny Sunday afternoon.
It was a closely fought contest but, on the day, Bridport edged ahead and won the match by 97
shots to Bicester’s 91 shots. Well played everyone!
Our highest scoring rink for the Bridport match was John Hale as Skip, Mickie Davies as No 2 and
Charlie Evans as Lead.
On Monday 22 nd June, we enjoyed our breakfast at the hotel before saying goodbye to Sunny
Weymouth and ending our tour on the coach heading home to Bicester. All agreed that the tour
was a great success and we are looking forward to our next tour in 2027 which is to be to the Isle of Wight.