Invergordon Bowling Membership trio declare MK Shand Protect after gratifying in-house tourney as ‘come and take a look at’ invite issued to the general public

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Invergordon Bowling Membership MK Shand Triples winners (l-r) Andy Dobson, Hugh MacDougall and Allan Ross. Image: Fiona Dobson

A TRIO of bowlers emerged triumphant after an gratifying day’s competitors battling it out for Invergordon Bowling Membership’s in-house triples brief mat competitors.

Twenty-three membership members vied for the MK Shand Protect.

It got here from the MK Shand pipe coating works that was operational in Invergordon from 1972 to 1993.

The yard was created in 1972 at first of the North Sea oil increase by the Anglo-American group MK Shand and was later taken over in 1985 by Leith-based British Pipe Coaters.

At its peak, the yard employed virtually 700 individuals. The defend was initially donated by the MK Shand group, and was first performed for in 1984.

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The match took the format of two leagues with 4 groups of three gamers. Because of the odd variety of gamers, one membership member helped out by taking part in for 2 groups. Every sport consisted of six ends with the profitable workforce taking 2 factors and any workforce drawing sharing 1 level every. The league video games have been keenly fought over with no workforce taking a commanding lead.

After an gratifying three video games every, the 2 profitable league groups performed a deciding remaining sport.

Winners from League 1 have been Ina MacDougall, George Mackay and David Gordon, who received all their league video games. And from League 2, Andy Dobson, Allan Ross and Hugh MacDougall, who received 2 and drew 1 sport, made the ultimate.

Members watched the six ends of play within the remaining as the 2 league winners battled it out. After an incredible alternate of unbelievable bowls the workforce consisting of Andy Dobson as lead, Allan Ross as second and Hugh MacDougall as skip, got here out on prime to grow to be the 2022/23 Membership Brief Mat Triples winners.

The membership thanked members who participated and people who staffed the kitchen and ensured the day went easily.

Fancy giving bowls a strive?

Invergordon Bowling Membership is open for the brief mat season most afternoons. There are two bowling classes, one at 1pm and the opposite at 2.30pm, for anybody who needs to come back down and be part of common members to provide bowls a strive. Alternatively the membership evening is on a Monday from 6.45pm and that too is open to anybody.

Don’t have bowls? Don’t fear the membership have plenty of units that anybody new can borrow. The one request is for brand new gamers to put on flat-soled sneakers. Trainers are okay so long as they don’t have deep grooves/tread sample.

Bowls is FREE to anybody giving it a strive for the primary month. Thereafter the membership subscription is half the traditional worth for the remaining out of doors season.

Extra details about Invergordon Bowling Membership may be discovered on its Fb web page by looking for ‘Invergordon Bowling Membership’.

All ages are welcome on the pleasant group membership which has been established for over 120

years. It stated: “We’re at present actively encouraging new members to hitch us, so why not contact us to provide bowls a strive?”

For extra particulars about turning into a membership member then please contact out membership President, Charlie

Gallacher by phone on 07548937823 or through e mail at [email protected].

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