Tour Match Results
Paignton - 2019
Club Tour to Paignton Devon 16th to 20th September 2019
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Eastbourn - 2014
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Newquay Cornwall 2013
Club Tour to Newquay Cornwall - 12th to 16th September 2013
Our Headquarters for this years Tour was Daish's, Barrowfield Hotel, Newquay.
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After a glorious summer for bowling the weather failed to hold up for one more week-end and provided us with the wettest weekend of the season.
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However, the determination and enthusiasm to play both matches on excellent bowling greens prevailed and resulted in an unbeaten weekend.
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On the Friday we were entertained by St Austell Bowls Club where Cwmbran won by 15 shots (105 – 90).
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Our grateful thanks to the members for their hard work to ensure this match was played and the warm hospitality shown.
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On the Saturday the weather relented and provided us with a glorious sunny day which the tour party took advantage and spent an excellent day in St Ives.
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On Sunday the rain returned with a vengeance when we played Mylor Bridge Bowls Club Falmouth.
On another very good playing surface, we managed to play 15 ends before the weather closed in, by then Cwmbran ran out winners by 45 shots (97 – 52).
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Again our grateful thanks to our hosts for their hard work to ensure the fixture was played and the excellent hospitality shown in the after match social event.
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Our thanks also go to our guest tourists who helped to make this tour so successful.
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Last but not least our grateful thanks to our Club Secretary Howard Rees and his wife Jill for the unseen hard work that they contributed to the tour to ensure it's success.
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As a club we are already looking forward to our next tour in 2014 when we will be touring Eastbourne.
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Paignton 2012
Tour to Paignton Devon 7th - 9th September 2012
In celebration of the Clubs 80th Anniversary Cwmbran Park Bowling Club returned to Paignton Devon where we played three matches against local clubs.
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After the worst bowling weather in living memory the elements relented long enough to play the matches on good greens in excellent weather conditions.
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Our Headquarters for the tour was again the excellent "Queens Hotel" who lived up to it's reputation of good food and top class entertainment that contributed to an enjoyable weekend.
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For our first match on the Friday we were entertained by Paignton Bowls Club where Cwmbran got the tour off to a winning start by a margin of 45 shots. (132 - 87)
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For our second match on Saturday the team travelled to Buckfastleigh Bowls Club the birth place of our long standing member Brian Relland. (thereby lies a story)
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On an excellent playing surface Cwmbran Park gained their second win of the tour by 38 shots. (126 - 88)
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The after match hospitality ensued with an enjoyable rendering by the members of Buckfastleigh of a well known local ditty "Widdicombe Fair" accompanied by the clubs fine accordion player.
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It goes without saying a rendering of welsh aria's completed a memorable afternoon for everyone.
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On Sunday we played our last match at Marldon Maple Leaf Bowls Club that resulted in a win for Cwmbran Park by 46 shots,(145 - 99) completing an unbeaten weekend.
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To all the members of the relevant clubs our grateful thanks for the hospitality shown.
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Our thanks also go to our guest tourists who helped to make this tour so successful.
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Last but not least our grateful thanks to our Club Secretary Howard Rees and his wife Jill for the unseen hard work that they contributed to the tour to ensure it's success.
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The club now look forward to next year when we tour Newquay Cornwall.
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Isle of Wight 2011
Tour to the Isle of Wight 8th - 12th September 2011
For this years Club Tour our club members' wives, family and friends visited the Isle of Wight.
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Our HQ for the weekend was the excellent Daish's Hotel in the quaint town of Shanklin.
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Our first match was played on the Friday against Ventnor Bowling Club where on an excellent playing surface Cwmbran ran out winners by 15 shots (114 – 99).
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On Saturday we were entertained by Totland Bay Bowls Club. The tour team carried on to win by 75 shots (156 – 81).
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On Sunday our last match of the tour was played against the Isle of Wight Civil Service Bowls Club who use the facilities of Camp Hill Bowls Club.
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The club is located outside the well known prisons of HMP Parkhurst, Albany and Camp Hill, an interesting location!
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Cwmbran completed an unbeaten weekend by winning by 43 shots (99 – 56).
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The weather throughout the weekend was kind to us and helped to complete yet again an excellent tour.
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The hospitality of all the Bowls Clubs was excellent and created good memories of our tour to the Island.
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As a club we operate on a small membership and would like to extend our grateful thanks to our friends, supporters and bowlers from other clubs within Cwmbran for helping to make the Tour possible.
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As a club we now look forward to a return Tour to the popular resort Paignton Devon in September 2012.
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Paignton 2010
Paignton 10 - 12 September 2010
The club members, wives and friends followed up previous succesful tours when the club visited Paignton Devon.
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Our Headquarters for the tour was the excellent Queens Hotel.
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Our first match was on Friday where we were hosted by Paignton Torbay Bowls Club.
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Cwmbran won the match in excellent conditions by 15 shots (124 - 109) This excellent start to the tour set the tone for the weekend.
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Our grateful thanks to Captain Brian and the club members for their hospitality.
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On Saturday we experienced the hospitality of Brixham St Marys Bowls Club where we gained our second win in a hard fought game by a narrow 8 shot margin (114 - 106)
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Our sincere thanks to Captain Alan Hewitt and his fellow club members for an excellent afternoon of bowls played in glorious weather.
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On Sunday the tour was wound up when we visited Marldon Maple Leaf Bowls Club and completed an unbeaten weekend with a win by 32 shots (128 - 96)
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Our thanks to Captain Peter Collings and his club for a memorable afternoon.
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The hospitality and after match activities in the club house created many good memories and friends.
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As a club we operate on a small membership and would like to extend our thanks to our friends supporters and bowlers of other clubs for making the tour possible.
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We all now look forward to our tour to the Isle of Wight in 2011.
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Plymouth 2008
Club Tour to Plymouth 12 - 15 September 2008
The club members, wives and friends followed up the previous years successful Bowls Tour when they visited Plymouth.
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Our Headquarters for the Tour was the excellent Jury's Hotel.
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Three matches were played over the weekend.
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On our arrival on the Friday we were entertained by the Bere Alston Bowls Club, Yoverton.
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Our coach driver threaded his coach through the heart of the Yoverton country side, we all arrived at the green safely after an extremely eventful journey, well done!
(GPS systems don't always give you the little temporary information signs with the vital information of your route)
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The match was played in rather damp conditions after a localised thunder storm and Cwmbran won by 64 shots (161 - 97).
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Our thanks to Yoverton Captain Mike Emptage and our hosts for an excellent afternoon.
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On Saturday we experienced the hospitality of the famous Sir Francis Drake Bowling Club where we gained a narrow victory by 7 shots (109 - 102).
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Our thanks to Club Captain Pat May and his team for an excellent afternoon and the provision of perfect weather conditions.
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On Sunday we played the The City of Plymouth Bowls Club whose green is located on the historical Plymouth Ho.
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The weather was again kind to us and we wound up the tour on an unbeaten run by winning by 17 shots (131 - 114).
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Again our thanks to Captain Edgar Meluish and his club for their excellent hospitality.
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As with all tours the after match visits to historical and questionable local hostelry's and our own karaoke entertainments team have been the topic of many stories and conversations since the tour.
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As a club we operate on a small membership therefore we could not have undertaken a tour without the help of our friends of the bowling fraternity who assisted us.
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The club extends our grateful thanks to them.
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A special vote of thanks go to everyone who supported the tour and in particular our club committee for their hard work that contributed to a memorable weekend enjoyed by all.
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Torquay 2007
Club Tour to Torquay 14 - 17 September 2007
In celebration of the clubs Seventy Fifth Anniversary and for the first time in its history the season was wound up with a mini tour to Torquay.
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Three matches were played over the weekend.
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On Friday we were entertained by Torquay Bowls Club.
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Cwmbran ran out winners by 59 shots (151 to 92)
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On the Saturday the club travelled to Teignmouth and played Britton Park Bowls Club the result was a narrow loss by 12 shots (119 to 107).
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The last match was played on Sunday at Torbay Country Club who gave us a very warm welcome on the green . Torbay won by 33 shots 128 to 95).
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The playing record was as follows:
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Played 3. Won 1. Lost 2. Shots For 353. Shots Against 339. Shot Aggregate plus 14.
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The weather Hotel and Bowling Greens were excellent.
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Our thanks go to the Bowls Clubs for their hospitality and the friendship shown.
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A special vote of thanks go to our ladies who accompanied us on tour and in particular to our Secretary Howard Rees for his organisation and hard work that helped to make a memorable weekend thoroughly enjoyed by all.
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