ECBA Carpet Bowls Festival 2011
Monday 9th to Friday 13th May 2011

This was the 8th year that this event has been held and it continues to be as popular as ever with 60 rinks, 116 pairs and 147 singles taking part.

This event seems to tick quite a few boxes for the bowlers that attend, the carefully planned format that incorporates the meal times and entertainment allows the bowlers to enjoy the hospitality afforded by Potters Leisure Resort.

Although this is a more relaxed atmosphere than the cut and thrust of county matches there is still a very competitive edge to the competitions staged during the week.

People have already booked for next year’s event which will be held from 14th to 18th May 2012.

Results:

Singles

Winner: Martin Cambell (Sunderland) Also last year’s winner

Runner up: Daniel Bushe (Essex)

Semi finalists: Neil Jolly (Suffolk) & David Storey (Durham) Both of these players have won this event in the past

Pairs

Winners: Martin Cambell & Michael Laydon (Sunderland) Also last year’s winners

Runners up: Jim & Sally Goodrich (Suffolk)

Semi finalists: Alan Howe & Eve Warren (Sunderland) and Enid & Alex Russell (Essex)

Rinks

Winners: Eve Warren, Alan Howe, Martin Cambell & Michael Laydon (Sunderland)

Runners up: David & Linda Williams, Sarah & Laurence Puller (Cambridgeshire)

Semi finalists: Jenny & Norman Parnell, Norman & Kathy Shepherd (Norfolk) Semi finalists: Marion Snowdon, Marjorie Smith, Nigel Mason & Pauline Charleton (South Tyneside)

Each of these players received a trophy from the ECBA and gift vouchers from Potters Leisure Resort.

This was a wonderful display of bowling by the players from Sunderland and a very notable achievement to win all of the competitions, a feat which was also achieved by Suffolk players in the first year that this event was held.

The trophies were presented by Dirk Vettewinkel (ECBA Secretary) & Margaret Southgate (ECBA Treasurer) the announcements were made by Graham Adam from the Potters entertainments team.

Report by:
Tony Cuthbert
ECBA Chairman

A list of the event's previous winners can be found here.

updated 21/05/11