8th April 2013

HEMSBY PAIRS 2013 This year we had some new winners in the shape of Ron Dean (and to a lesser extent Paul Daniels). You can find the report here. HEMSBY PAIRS 2014 Although we are skipping this year's Christmas visit to Hemsby we will be back there again for the Pairs in 2014. More details here.

7th February 2013

ISLE OF WIGHT 2013 Sadly we have had to take the decision to cancel this year's proposed visit to the Isle of Wight. Although there is still quite some way to go before the event it was clear that the bookings were down on where they were at the same time last year. We therefore felt that it would be better to call it off sooner rather than later in order to keep any disruption to an absolute minimum. Having said that we are planning to make a return in 2014. GUNTON HALL 2013 We have also taken the decision to change things up at Christmas time with a change from our usual visit to Hemsby at year end. We will be making a return to Gunton Hall, Lowestoft after a break of 5 years.

5th December 2012

CHRISTMAS 2012 Ken Drane & Val Game repeat their win from 2 years ago, beating Keith & Prim Hume in the final. Click here for the event report.

27th October 2012

ISLE OF WIGHT 2012 Derrick & Rosemary Meek win on their first holiday with us, beaing last year's winners Martin & Marilyn Bennet in the final. Click here for the event report.

30th June 2012

LAKESIDE PAIRS 2012 It was a first win for Joan Clark & Don Poulter, while Peter & Doris Frost finished as runners-up. Click here for the event report. LAKESIDE 2013 Next year's event has been confirmed for the the week of 24th-28th June.

30th April 2012

HEMSBY PAIRS 2012 Ann & Alan Blundell take their first win with us while Eugene & Gill King are runners-up for the second year in a row. Click here for the event report. HEMSBY PAIRS 2013 Next year's event will take place over the weekend of 5th-8th April.

5th December 2011

CHRISTMAS 2011 This year's event was won by Alan & Josie Long, taking their second win with us, while Lin & Tony Cooke finished runners-up for the fourth time. Click here for the event report.

22nd October 2011

ISLE OF WIGHT 2011 This year's Isle of Wight event was won by Martin & Marilyn Bennet. Click here for the event report.

17th September 2011

HEMSBY PAIRS 2012 In a slight change to the previously announced date, the 2012 Hemsby Pairs will now take place over the weekend of 27th to 30th April. Please note that we are aware that the date published in Richardson's brochure is incorrect. CHRISTMAS 2012 We can confirm that the 2012 Christmas Break will take place over the weekend of 30th November to 3rd December. ISLE OF WIGHT 2011 We can confirm that there will be 26 Pairs joining us in the Isle of Wight this year. CHRISTMAS 2011 We already have more than 40 Pairs booked in with us for this year's Christmas Break. More details here.

17th June 2011

LAKESIDE PAIRS 2011 This year's Lakeside Pairs was won by Colin & Jean Love. Click here for the event report.

18th April 2011

HEMSBY PAIRS 2011 This year's Hemsby Pairs was won by Michael Cooper & Neil Tuckey. Click here for the event report.

9th February 2011

HEMSBY PAIRS 2011 The entry for this year's event currently stands at 47 pairs, matching last year's entry. Click here for more details on the event.

6th December 2010

CHRISTMAS 2010 This year's Christmas break was won by Valerie Game & Ken Drane. Click here for the event report.

2nd October 2010

LAKESIDE PAIRS 2010 This year's Lakeside Pairs was won by Tom & Marlene Hale. Click here for the event report. LAKESIDE PAIRS 2011 We can confirm that we will be returning to Hayling Island for the week of 13th to 17th June 2011. Click here for more details.

21st August 2010

LAKESIDE PAIRS 2010 We have now passed the 40 pairs mark for this year's trip to Hayling Island. Click here for more details. CHRISTMAS 2010 We are pleased to say that we have now reached the 50 pairs mark for this year's Christmas weekend at Hemsby.

2nd July 2010

ISLE OF WIGHT 2010 Ken Drane & Mike Walker won this year's event, beating last year's winners, Dot & Syd Tanner in the final. Click here for the event report.

1st May 2010

HEMSBY PAIRS 2010 We can confirm that next year's Hemsby Pairs will be over the weekend of 15th to 18th April. Although the date is a long way off we want to do our best to make sure that everyone gets their first choice of accomodation. So if you do intend to come with us, please let us know as soon as possible. Click here for contact details.

20th April 2010

HEMSBY PAIRS 2010 Colin & Jean Love won the fourth Hemsby Pairs to become our second two-time winners. Click here for the event report. ISLE OF WIGHT 2010 We currently have around 30 pairs joining us for our second trip to the Isle of Wight. There are currently a few spots still available. Click here for more details. LAKESIDE PAIRS 2010 We are currently heading towards the 40 pairs mark for this year's trip to Hayling Island. Click here for more details. CHRISTMAS 2010 It looks as if Hemsby will be very busy on the weekend of our visit, so it seems as if our numbers may be limited. So if you are interested, please get in touch with us as soon as possible.

27th February 2010

HEMSBY PAIRS 2010 We currently have 48 pairs entered for this year's event and with nearly 2 months still to go, and places still available, we should at least match last year's entry. Click here for more details. ISLE OF WIGHT 2010 We have had confirmation from the hotel that, in a change to last year, they expect to have a car park available in time for this year's event which will be a greater convenience for those travelling by car. If the car park is not available, the hotel have confirmed that they will pick up the cost of parking permits. Click here for more details.

28th December 2009

CHRISTMAS 2010 Our 4th Christmas Break will once again be held at Hemsby over the weekend of 3rd to 6th December 2010. LAKESIDE PAIRS 2010 As we will be going to the Isle of Wight in June, we have tentatively moved our Lakeside holiday to this coming September.

7th December 2009

CHRISTMAS 2009 Our 3rd Christmas Break at Hemsby, saw a record entry of 78 pairs and a win for Joan Arnott & Chris Tilbrook. You can read the event report here. HEMSBY PAIRS 2010 We are now taking bookings for the 4th Hemsby Pairs, over the weekend of 16th to 19th April 2010. Click here for more details.

17th November 2009

CHRISTMAS 2009 We can now confirm that the finaly tally of entries for this year's Christmas Break at Hemsby, will be 78 pairs, confirming this as our biggest event so far.

23rd October 2009

ISLE OF WIGHT 2009 Our first Isle of Wight event was won by Dot & Syd Tanner. You can read the event report here. ISLE OF WIGHT 2010 We are now starting to take bookings for our return visit to the Isle of Wight next June. Click here for more details. CHRISTMAS 2009 We now have 75 pairs booked in for the Christmas Break at Hemsby, which will make this our biggest event to date, beating our previous best which was Christmas 2007.

30th September 2009

CHRISTMAS 2009 We have now reached the 70 pairs mark for the Christmas Break at Hemsby, which is well up on last year's entry. There are still a couple of months to go and plenty of spaces available.

31st July 2009

LAKESIDE 2009 This year's Lakeside Pairs was won by Harold & Patricia Ball who became our first two-time winners, having won the Hemsby Pairs earlier this year. You can read all about the event here. ISLE OF WIGHT 2010 We can now confirm that we will be heading back to the Isle of Wight again next year, over the weekend of Friday 25th to Tuesday 29th June.

16th June 2009

CHRISTMAS 2009 We already have a remarkable 50 pairs booked in for this year's Christmas Break at Hemsby, even though the entry forms went out little more than a month ago.

9th May 2009

ISLE OF WIGHT 2009 We now have around 40 pairs entered for the Isle of Wight, which is close to our maximum capacity, even though the event is still some way off. LAKESIDE 2009 Bookings for the Lakeside holiday at the end of July have now reached 50 pairs.

8th May 2009

CHRISTMAS BREAK 2009 A number of people at last month's Hemsby Pairs asked when we would be taking bookings for Christmas, so we decided to do so now, rather than wait any longer. Booking forms are now being sent out and we have already had several entries. You can read more about the event here.

20th April 2009

HEMSBY PAIRS 2009 This year's Hemsby Pairs was won by Harold & Patricia Ball. You can read all about it here.

4th April 2009

HEMSBY PAIRS 2010 We can confirm that we will be back at Hemsby for the 4th edition of the Hemsby Pairs on the weekend of 16th to 19th April 2010.

2nd March 2009

HEMSBY PAIRS 2009 We now have more than 50 pairs booked in for the Hemsby Pairs in April. With bookings still arriving and 6 weeks still to go, it is very pleasing to see that it looks as if this year's entry will not fall too far short of last year's, despite the clashing Eastern Counties event that weekend which has inevitably meant that some people will be unable to join us. LAKESIDE 2009 Bookings for the Lakeside holiday at the end of July have now topped the 40 pairs mark.

31st January 2009

HEMSBY PAIRS 2009 We currently have 40 pairs booked in for this April's third running of the Hemsby Pairs. With more than 10 weeks still to go before the event there is still plenty of time to book in. LAKESIDE 2009 The bookings for this Summer's Lakeside holiday have now passed the 30 pairs mark, with 6 months still before the event takes place.

8th December 2008

HEMSBY PAIRS 2009 Booking forms for next April's Hemsby Pairs are currently being despatched. LAKESIDE 2009 We will shortly be sending out the booking forms for Lakeside. CHRISTMAS 2008 This year's Christmas Break event was won by Alan & Josie Long. You can read all about the event here.

6th November 2008

CHRISTMAS 2008 There is now just a month to go before this year's Christmas Break and the entries are still coming in. We are pleased to say that have now passed the 50 pair mark for this event. It looks as if our numbers are going to be a little bit down on last year, but this was something which we anticipated when we decided to organise our Autumn event at Gunton Hall, with it being in such relatively close proximity both in terms of date and location to Hemsby at Christmas. HEMSBY PAIRS 2009 Next year's Hemsby Pairs, on the weekend of 17th to 20th April, is going to clash with the Eastern Counties 'Six Counties' tournament. Whilst this is not going to affect the majority of our guests, there are several county players who we know would liked to have joined us. Unfortunately the clash of dates is unavoidable, we had our date booked quite some time ago, on the same weekend as last year's event, but the 'Six Counties', which was subsequently announced, has been moved from it's traditional date of the weekend before. We have done our best to move our date, but it has not been possible, bearing in mind that we have to avoid conflicts both with other carpet bowls events and events already booked in at Hemsby. The booking forms for the event will be available at around the time of the Christmas Break.

14th October 2008

GUNTON HALL 2008 The Gunton Pairs was won by Colin & Jean Love. You can read all about the event here. CHRISTMAS 2008 We now have 40 Pairs entered for this year's Christmas Break. ISLE OF WIGHT 2009 Our Isle of Wight holiday is now one year away and we are pleased to report that we now have bookings for 30 pairs. This means that we have filled around two thirds of our places.

23rd September 2008

GUNTON HALL 2008 As mentioned in the last update, we will have 48 pairs taking part in the Autumn Pairs at Gunton Hall. So with just a couple of weeks to go it is time for a final update. Everyone will get at least 6 games over the course of the weekend, 4 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday morning. This will be followed by the knockout stages for the top 16 teams, on Sunday afternoon. As you will know, the venue will be laying on entertainment in the evenings, but this won't be until quite late on, so if there is enough interest we be running Bowls Drives (Jumblies) after dinner. See you soon.

30th August 2008

GUNTON HALL 2008 Having already filled all of our places for the Autumn Pairs we have managed to squeeze a few more people in, taking the total number of pairs up to the 48 mark. So barring any last minute changes, with the event now little over a month away, it looks as if the entry is now finalised. We will be dropping everyone a line in the near future, with details of the weekend.

19th August 2008

ISLE OF WIGHT 2009 Even though we are still well over a year away from next year's Isle of Wight holiday, we have already taken several deposits. Our numbers will be limited for this event, with places available for just 80 people, but we already have 30 of those places currently booked. CHRISTMAS 2008 Although the booking forms have only just been sent out we are pleased to say that we already have 30 Pairs entered for this year's Christmas Break.

13th August 2008

LAKESIDE 2009 The date for next year's visit to Lakeside, Hayling Island will be 27th to 31st July.

4th August 2008

CHRISTMAS 2008 We are now taking bookings for this year's Christmas Break at Hemsby. We are currently in the process of sending out booking forms. ISLE OF WIGHT 2009 We are now taking bookings for next year's Isle of Wight holiday. Although the date is still a long way off our numbers will be limited. Click here for more information. LAKESIDE 2008 The Lakeside 2008 Pairs was won by Peter & Kay Masters, you can read all about the event here.

22nd June 2008

LAKESIDE 2008 The entry for Lakeside 2008 is now all but complete, barring any last minute entries. We currently have 74 pairs entered. If you follow the above link you will find more detail on the timetable we have planned for the week's bowling.

21st May 2008

ISLE OF WIGHT 2009 We are pleased to announce that we will be running a mid-week holiday next October, on the Isle of Wight. Obviously, the date is still a long way off, so we are not able to provide any detailed information, but you can find out a little more here. LAKESIDE 2008 We now have more than 70 Pairs booked in for Lakeside 2008, making this our biggest event yet. GUNTON HALL 2008 We have now passed the 40 pairs mark for the Autumn Pairs. Thos means that we have reached our original allocation and that from now on we will be booking places at the venue on an individual basis, so if you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible.

19th August 2008

LAKESIDE 2008 We now have 68 Pairs booked in for Lakeside 2008. There is of course still plenty of time to go and we still have spaces available for anyone wishing to join us for this holiday.

21st April 2008

HEMSBY 2008 This year's Hemsby Pairs was won by Peter & Joyce Holbrow. You can read more about the event here and the full results here. GUNTON HALL 2008 We now have 36 pairs booked in for the Autumn Pairs, this means that we have already reached the sort of numbers which we had envisaged when we announced the break. However we do still have spaces available, so if you would like to join us, please get in touch.

16th April 2008

GUNTON HALL 2008 Following on from the last post about the Autumn Pairs, we can confirm that we have now secured some additional accommodation in order to meet the anticipated demand, but we only have a limited number of places available, so please get in touch with us as soon as possible if you are interested. HEMSBY 2008 Subject to any last minute alterations there will be a total of 63 pairs entered for this year's Hemsby Pairs. With this year's event being run to a traditional group format, this means that there will be 9 groups of 7 teams each, giving everyone at least 6 games each over the weekend.

14th April 2008

GUNTON HALL 2008 The bookings for the Autumn Pairs are coming in thick and fast. We initially had places available for about 80 people and we have already had around 60 of those places taken up. Although we are now looking to reserve more places, it is possible that this could be a sell-out event, so if you are interested please be sure to let us know as soon as possible.

28th March 2008

GUNTON HALL 2008 We are pleased to say that the first entries for the Autumn Pairs have now started to arrive. HEMSBY 2008 The entry for this year's Hemsby Pairs has now reached the 60 mark. There are now just 3 weeks to go, so we do not expect many more entries, but they are still coming in and we are happy to continue to accomodate bookings right up until the last minute.

25th February 2008

GUNTON HALL 2008 We are pleased to announce a new event for this October. The Autumn Pairs will be held over the weekend of 10th to 13th October. You can find more out about the event here. HEMSBY 2008 We are pleased to say that we have 50 Pairs entered for the Hemsby Pairs which means that we have now matched last year's entry. Nevertheless there is still plenty of time to book if you would like to join us. LAKESIDE 2008 The bookings for Lakeside 2008 have now surpassed last year's holiday, with more than 60 Pairs currently booked in. Even so, we still have plenty of space left for anyone else who still wishes to join us.

22nd January 2008

LAKESIDE 2008 Bookings for the Lakeside 2008 holiday are going better than expected, with well over 40 Pairs having already entered at this very early stage. We have heard that there is a rumour going around that we are already fully booked. We can certainly confirm that this is not the case, although the response has been such that we have already arranged with Lakeside to increase our allocationof accomodation. We are therefore pleased to say that we still have plenty of space left.

15 January 2008

HEMSBY & LAKESIDE 2008 Bookings for both Hemsby 2008 and Lakeside 2008 holiday are now rolling in. Everyone on our mailing list should now have received the brochures for these 2 events. However, if you have not heard from us, please contact us and we will get the information to you.