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The winners of the End of an era at 27
Friendship Triples - Mike Boswell, Anglian Windows
Margaret Manfield & Alan Meek
Anglian Windows have played their
last ever short mat bowls match at the
Anglian Windows Social Club. Their
Summer League Division One game
at home to Kirby Bedon was the final
competitive match at the venue be-
fore Anglian Windows SMBC are
forced to relocate after many happy
years at the club.
This excellent social club has
hosted many big matches over the
years including County Cup Finals,
Summer Cup Finals & Bure Finals
Nights as well as being the venue for various Presentation Nights and Fundraising events for Nor-
folk Over 60s & the Norfolk County Squad.
Barney Hewitt, who has run the Social Club for many years, is retiring and sadly that will
mean the end for this great little social club which is now set to close. Barney has been a great
friend & supporter of short mat bowls but he told me that he has no intention of losing touch with
his many friends in the sport.
He has decided to take up playing short mat bowls for the Anglian Windows team in his re-
tirement when they move to their new venue. It is a crying shame that venues like Anglian Windows
Social Club continue to close their doors leaving small sports clubs with a declining number of
venues to use. The good news is that the closure of the social club will not mean the end of Anglian
Windows SMBC who will now venue share with Hevingham SMBC.
Anglian Windows played an important part in the formation of short mat bowls in the
county and entered two teams out of the ten that formed the first ever league in Norfolk in 1987.
Fittingly two of Windows most well known former players, Carol & John Aggas, were at the club
for the final match as members of the Kirby Bedon team.
John recalled the start of short mat bowls at the Social Club when he somehow managed to get
two 45 foot short mats into the back of his Ford Cortina Mk 3 and take them to the club for mem
Anglian Windows players at their last ever game
Anglian Windows players at their last ever game
at Anglian Windows Social Club
at Anglian Windows Social Club