Jo Lawrence
18 February, 2025
Sport

Howden Invitational Trophy hailed a great success

Clubs from all over Sussex and Surrey, and as far away as Somerset, competed in the now annual Howden Invitational Trophy at Horsham District Indoor Club.

Vicky and Danni from the Sponsors of this event, Howden Insurance Brokers, with all the competitors

48 players from a number of Clubs competed for the now Annual Howden Invitational trophy.  The format is a new one, designed for this event - each bowler in a triples team has 3 bowls, one is worth 3 points, another is 1 and there is one which scores 0.   Each team plays 4 games of 1 hour with tactics coming into play.  Of course, the aim is to get your high scoring bowls nearest the jack but often easier said than done!

The winners of the day were Arun Bowls Club, with the Horsham team of Tracey Osborn, Clare Stevens and Gary Manning just one point behind the winners.  In third place were the team from Grattons.  Congratulations to the winners and to everybody who took part in this successful event - with the proceeds of the raffle being donated to Macmillan Cancer support.

Horsham District Indoor Bowls Club caters for all adults who wish to bowl, beginners, club players who prefer our internal leagues and Bowls4Fun sessions, right up to those who compete in County and National events.  We are open every day of the year except Christmas Day and New Year's Day, from 9:30 am to 9:30 pm and also have a busy social events programme which includes Quiz Nights, Card Clubs, Race Nights, Bingo and much more.  If you would like to try, come along to our Wednesday evening Bowls4Fun session which starts at 7:00 pm or give us a call on 01403 268346 - we have coaches who will give you an introduction and we can provide the bowls.  Look forward to seeing you!

Vicky and Danni from the Sponsors of this event, Howden Insurance Brokers, with all the competitors
Vicky and Danni from the Sponsors of this event, Howden Insurance Brokers, with all the competitors Credit: HDIBC