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Eddie May Posts: 2 Joined: 14th Jun 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 16:38 on 16th June 2009 Calling all ex Pru colleagues. I started in 1951 and took early retirement in 1981 when new and pleasurable Horizons beckoned!! Played Bowls outdoors since 1967 and Indoors from 1973. Would welcome contact from any ex Pru Staff or form the world of Bowls. I never won anything of note apart from club competitions but as I've always said I started bowling in 1967 and never improved since! Always enjoyed it though and the cameraderie provided. Became fairly involved with Bowls administration both at local club and County level which also gave me a lot of pleasure. Sadly because of Arthritis I do not play any more but still retain my interest in the game through all my friends. I enjoy driving for days and meals out but glad to come back home each evening nowadays as I regard the chore of arranging and going on holiday for any length of time have become joys of the past!
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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 16:42 on 16th June 2009 Hello Eddie, I don't think I've welcomed you to POE before.  |
lancashirelove Posts: 1986 Joined: 18th Feb 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 17:01 on 16th June 2009  Picture by michael gerrard Hi from me Eddie, heres a picture of Fleetwood bowling greens to make you feel at home. being from lancashire they are of course 'Crown' greens. |
| lancashirelove Posts: 1986 Joined: 18th Feb 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 17:22 on 16th June 2009 If eddie doesnt mind, I'll try to explain to our overseas members what the Pru, and bowls are. The Pru. (short for Prudential) was/is a household name for an insurance company. Bowls is a game played on lawn (grass, outdoors) or carpet. You can play crown green, (which is a lawn with grass cut and rolled very short). The 'crown is usualy in the centre giving a slight raise. The object of the game is to beat your opponants by getting your bowls (Black wooden balls) nearest the Jack (usually a small white ball). you can use the 'crown' in the green to outwhit your opponant. Panal bowls (as opposed to crown green bowls), is played along panals or strips, on grass or indoor carpet This is a simplified explantion but I'm sure you get the idea. Lol |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 17:28 on 16th June 2009 Welcome to POE from Anna and Ron Eddie, enjoy it as we all do. |
Debbie Adams Posts: 2043 Joined: 8th Mar 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 18:27 on 16th June 2009 HUH?? Welcome Eddie!! I will have to research this bowls game..lol Michael helped but I am still a little lost;-( |
| lancashirelove Posts: 1986 Joined: 18th Feb 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 19:29 on 16th June 2009 Debbie, Sir Frances Drake was playing Bowls when the spanish Armarda was sighted off the South coast of England all those years ago. being English of course, he didnt panic but finished his game first lol  |
Paul Hilton  Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:29 on 16th June 2009 And Welcome Eddie , from me too. Debbie might be a bit more familiar with one of Sir Francis Drake's decendants which, on his mother's side, was Buddy Holly; far better known for his place in rock and roll history rather than bowls, of course. |
MariaGrazia Posts: 711 Joined: 25th Mar 2008 Location: Italy | quotePosted at 23:21 on 16th June 2009 Welcome to Poe, Eddie:) . Thanks for the explanation, Michael; and me thinking that was a game for pensioners only |
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 00:18 on 17th June 2009 Welcome to the website Eddie. Ray |
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