The Charity Pairs Competition held today was a great success with 42 people of all ages taking part.  In total £470 was raised on the day which will rise to £970 for Queenscourt Hospice, as Barclays will match the amount pound for pound.  Many thanks should go to Octogon Wealth Management of Burscough who sponsored the event; the Co-op in Aughton who provided the tea and coffee; Iceland in Ormskirk who provided the biscuits; and finally to all those who brought along raffle prizes. One of the biggest thank you’s should go to Eric Barklem for planning the event and for organising it on the day.

The day started with heavy drizzle but it wasn’t too long before the rain cleared and there was a fantastic day’s bowling.

The day culminated in a final between Steve (Uncle) Jones & Andrew Arnold against Ian Gill & Mark Woods. After a tense final end with Ian & Mark lying game, Steve kept his cool and delivered a matchwinning bowl to take the title.