The weather stayed fine again on Sunday 21 June for the Ladies’ Association pre-festival competition played at Marown. There was an entry of 32, including 11 visitors, which produced a mixture of very close games and other not so close games. There were two 21-20’s in the quarter-finals and another in the semis.

Quarter-finals: Margaret Tasker 21, Mary Alderson 20; Lyn Bolton 21, Elaine Moore 16; Tricia Bull 21, Jenny Moore 19; Karen Hill (Ossett Flying Horse) 21, Ronnie Lyon 20

Semi-finals: Margaret Tasker 21, Lyn Bolton 20; Karen Hill 21, Tricia Bull 19

By the final Karen had really got the feel of the green, and, despite her best efforts, there was little Margaret could do to prevent her running out a 21-11 winner

The presentation was made by Association president, Pat Robertson, who thanked Marown for the use of their facilities and for the efforts of their ladies in providing refreshments and helping with measuring .

She also commented on the high standard of the bowling she had watched during the afternoon.

Thirteen groups contested the Ladies’ Association Triples played at Noble’s 2 on Sunday 14 June. On an afternoon which was warm in the sunshine, but quite cold when the clouds occasionally came over, players took some time to come to terms with the speed of the green, especially near the edges, but as the afternoon progressed there was some excellent bowling.

Semi-finals: Kim Hargraves, Jenny Moore and Elaine Moore 21, Lil Smith. Shirley Whelan and Mary Alderson 10; Janet Monk, Lilian Slinger and Helen Martin 21, Tracy Moore, Chris Holland and Linda Dawson 9.

In the final Janet, Lilian and Helen showed there determination to hang on to the trophy that they had won last year, speeding to a 19-9 lead. Elaine killed the next end which was the signal for her group to stage a come-back. Scoring a two on the next end followed by a four and a single narrowed the gap to just three points. On the next end, played corner to corner the come-back was halted by a wonder-ball from Lilian which allowed the holders a two and the match 21-16.

The presentation was made by Heather Horsburgh who thanked Noble’s for the use of their green and facilities, and to their members for their help measuring, marking and providing the very welcome refreshments.

A small, but select, field gathered at Marown on Saturday 13 June to compete for the Julia North ladies’ singles trophy. The weather played its part being dry and sunny if a little on the windy side, while the tricky green seemed to improve as the afternoon progressed allowing for some quality bowling. Quarter-finals: Lil Smith 21, Tricia Bull 18; Philippa Taylor 21, Margaret Tasker 15; Maureen Wright 17, Katy Williams 21; Caroline Whitehead 21, Mary Kinrade 20. Semi-finals: Philippa Taylor 21, Lil Smith 15; Caroline Whitehead 21, Katy Williams 15 The final was evenly contested with Caroline having the advantage at 12-9 at which point Philippa won the next four ends to lead 14-12. Winning the next three ends put Caroline ahead at 16-14 but Philippa took a 2 on the next end and did not relinquish the jack again, a single and two more 2’s giving her the title 21-16. Club president, Rosie Winckle, thanked those who had entered and all those who had stayed to watch the final. She also thanked the Marown ladies for providing the refreshments before introducing Julia North to make the presentations. Julia said she always enjoyed coming to watch the competition and commented on how nice it was to see some new faces in the final.

There was an entry of 21 pairs for the ladies’ doubles played at Noble’s on Sunday 24 May. It was a good afternoon with nice weather and some excellent bowling, the atmosphere being enhanced by the large number of men playing their doubles on the other green.

Semi-finals: Clare Cooper and Sonja Lees 21, Ann Gale and Jenny Maddrell 15; Janet Monk and Lilian Slinger 21, Jenny Moore and Shelley Kennish 13.

In the final Clare and Sonja kept Janet and Lilian in their sights in the early stages, being within striking distance at 12-14, at which point the Ramsey pair took charge coming through to win 21-12.

The presentation was made by John Ruscoe, chairman of Noble’s bowling club, who thanked everyone who had helped in any way with the smooth running of the afternoon.