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A Thank You from France
22 A Thank You from France
A little while back the English Carpet Bowls Association
had a request for help from a group of ex-pats living in
France who were looking to set up a Carpet Bowls club.
Happily, we were able to help out and here is the note of
thanks we have received:
“Hello, our Carpet bowls clubs has broken up for
the Summer and we have been so pleased with the

progress we`ve made here in France, since we picked
up the carpets last January from Tony Cuthbert, at
Scotch Corner. We successfully started a club first at a
local hotel called Le Champsac, in the Limousin, we
regularly had between 16-20 players throughout the
winter months. Then we opened two more in local villages, where the local Marie`s allowed
us free use of the halls.
We have been delighted to have some French gents join in too, and then people started
bringing their grandchildren and these small village clubs regularly had 12 or so people
playing. We are really delighted at the response and I felt we ought to let you know that
due to all your help and encouragement, ex-pats, and the French are thriving on this sport,
making new friends, learning
each other’s language, and

looking forward to starting to
play again in the Autumn. With
lots of thanks and appreciation,
from the PENSOL CARPET
BOWLS here on the
Limousin/Dordogne border in
France.”
Yours Sincerely,
Hilary and Roger

WHAT ABOUT
WHAT ABOUT

YOUR CLUB?
YOUR CLUB?

Either Short Mat or Car-
pet Bowls? All clubs

have a story to tell and

thanks to give to their
founders. So a story

and PLEASE, a nice

photo (or more). to go

with the story
GO FOR IT!
GO FOR IT!