TWELVE teams entered this year’s Charity Bowls Challenge at Holsworthy Bowling Club and raised £575 for the RNLI which is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. 

Organised by Holsworthy’s assistant treasurer Sue Worthington (who is also treasurer of the RNLI fundraising team in Holsworthy), the event was supported by generous donations of raffle prizes from local businesses.

Starting earlier than in past years, each team played four separate matches with the winner decided by the team who obtained the most shots overall. Each team was supported throughout by a mentor from the club.

After the first match there was a break for refreshments with another match before lunch. Catering was provided by the Market Cafe and was much appreciated by all the players and the HBC support team.

The winners were Team ‘Clueless’; Chris and Mary Osbourne and Ken Lau who achieved a score of 28. 

Interestingly they were fourth at the halfway stage and then dropped to fifth after round three. However by scoring 10 in the last match they just moved into the winning slot. Runners up were ‘The Twinners’ - Barry Parrish, Andrew Chidley and Alan Harris.

At the prize giving, Sue Worthington and Holsworthy club president Rose Chetwynd presented the winners with a RNLI 200 teddy bear and a cash prize, while the runners-up also took home a cash prize.

All enjoyed a day of fun competition, good camaraderie and the opportunity to catch up with other friends whilst helping raise funds for the RNLI in its 200th year.