to say, the picnic continued until the table was bare. No boules were thrown due to the playing surface being largely under water. Happy days! Gordon Ratcliffe Chairperson, Chetnole Chuckers
Yetminster Short Mat Bowls Club “Please wear an extra sweater,” said the captain to his friend, “and don’t forget to bring a mask we must follow with the trend.” With windows wide and doors ajar persons travel from afar To meet with pals and fight the cold, a hot drink comes like liquid gold. We are not so young, only older,
just trying to be a little bolder. We use the hall with all its space to meet again, apart, with grace, Grace again to shout from chair to chair, not to isolate in despair. For bowlers are hardy folk, wanting to have a pleasant joke, Joke to watch when woods fail to score joke to “try again, just once more.” So don’t wonder why cars are at the hall, bowlers are there again, sweaters and all. We need to leave our homes to join the chats to have the giggles and bend our backs, It’s not so bad, getting old, It’s one more story waiting to be told.
POGLES WOOD EXPLORERS The wood is especially muddy at the moment and with the COVID rates very high at the time of writing we have decided, after much soul searching, that sadly we will not run Holiday Club during the February half term. Hopefully, we will be able to run Holiday Club during the Easter holidays. Provisional dates are: Tuesday 12, Thursday 14, Tuesday 19, Thursday 21 and Friday 22 April. Muddy Monday sessions for unaccompanied pre-school children will begin again on Monday 7 March. Sessions start at 12.00noon, with a bring your own picnic, and finish at 46
3.00pm; cost £5 per child. Booking on the day is helpful but not vital! We have done a few parties and have a few more booked during the winter. There are still some dates left. Spring and summer party dates get booked up quite quickly as we only have a few dates available. If you have a special date coming up, then please book as soon as possible. Philippa Toulson philippa.toulson@gmail.com Facebook: Pogles Wood Explorers
