THE end of the 105th season of outdoor bowling at the Windsor Bowls Club in Robinswood Crescent has occurred. The annual president's versus captain’s match took place last weekend in glorious sunshine with some seventy male and female members taking part.

This year’s victor was retiring captain Richard Flitney and his side with a close call victory over president Ken McLeod’s side.

After quite some juice buffet the officers of the club, with at least one appropriately dressed, presented the multitude of trophies to the winners and runners-up of the clubs in-house tournaments. Alongside this was the presentation of the club’s ‘club person of the year’. This time it went to the deserving Chris and Paul Gunter, which caused a club WAG to pronounce how delighted Paul would be to realise his life’s ambition to have a bowls trophy to polish.

There followed speeches from captain Richard who had the unenviable task to try and be positive after the club's woeful season in both PG1 and PG2 leagues, which culminated in relegation for the PG1 side and bottom place for PG2. There were, however, facile victories to retain the Les Heap trophy and secure the Munro Cup. The Huw Meddins Cup was at least won on a level playing field.

Members now go indoors at Sully and Rectory Road to ply their trade, although winter Thursdays will see the Windsor clubhouse packed as a series of events are planned.

Among the cabarets acts booked to appear are: tribute act to Morecombe and Wise, namely Ken McLeod and Richard Flitney; The Beverley sisters Moira Owen, Di Thomas and Bernise Roberts; top of the bill Kay Dyer as comedienne Lucille Ball, and the world’s finest one legged tap dancer Eddie Thorne.

Finally all Windsor members and many more in the bowling fraternity send heartfelt best wishes to the legendary Alf Holmes, at present unwell and residing in Llandough hospital.