Louth Indoor Bowls Club winter league season opens

Last winter’s Tuesday Mixed Pairs champions Harry Putland and Tina Reeson began the new campaign with a 20-12 defeat against Simon Reeson and Wendy Fernie.

The two newly-promoted pairs were pitted against each other with Paul Radford and June Brougham beating Graham Wood and Eileen Rayner 22-5.

* Simon Reeson then teamed up with Liz Draper in the Australian Open Pairs for a 18-11 win against Mally Hewson and Alan Houghton.

John Williams and Barbara Shufflebotham enjoyed an excellent 14-9 win against Horace Cope and Brenda True.

* In the Morning Triples, Waltham began the defence of their title with a simple 18-8 victory over Webbos, while arch rivals JCB won 22-12 against Doves.

* Friday Mixed Pairs champions Barrie Robinson and Pat Willoughby just survived a tough opening game against Mike Norton and Rachael Stanley by scoring one shot on the final end for a 13-11 win.

Keith and Carol Kelly beat Harry Putland and Brenda True 18-14.

* Ladies League champions Follies won 19-13 against Tyros, while Canaries gave notice of intent by thumping Anglers 28-4.

* APS and Roundheads have both made a good start to their Evening Fours campaign with victories in each of their first three games.

The most recent results saw APS beat Alford 24-7, while Roundheads just managed to win 12-7 against Wayouts.

* New coloured tops seem to have inspired the Squirrels team as they won their opening two games in Division Two of the Afternoon Triples.