Sidmouth Bowling Club enjoyed clement weather for the 2017 Club Finals which took place between Friday and Monday – with the plan always being to ‘miss out’ any Sunday action – a terrific decision given the wall-to-wall rain that fell that day, writes Susie Bonnell.

The various finals produced some terrific games, with winners and losers playing shots worthy of a final - in fact, it’s always a shame that someone has to lose!

The club’s members provided umpires and markers and cakes!

The two competition secretaries, Ron Cook and Brenda Somerfield, did a terrific job in sorting out the logistics and managed to get everyone playing in the right game and at the right time!

On the Sunday of the finals, touring side Central Essex were entertained on the indoor rinks.