Spanish Bowls

[teesee]

No remarks regarding the Armada, please, but can we have a section in World Talk for Spain as we now have 3-4000 bowlers here.

:D:D:D

[Angel]

Hi Teesee Wonderful to have a Bowler on from Spain, know an awful lot of Clubs go there for their annual Bowls Tour,
Been there myself and bowled at El Sid bowls Club, cant remember the names of the other Clubs we had a fantastic time, look forward to chatting,


Angel:D:D

[teesee]

Hi Teesee Wonderful to have a Bowler on from Spain, know an awful lot of Clubs go there for their annual Bowls Tour,
Been there myself and bowled at El Sid bowls Club, cant remember the names of the other Clubs we had a fantastic time, look forward to chatting,


Angel:D:D


Thanks Angel.
I am at Finca Guila BC near Benidorm.
We will be playing at El Cid soon as our leagues start this month.
Looking forward, as you say, to chatting.

:roll::roll: teesee

[Frankie]

Hi teesee,

Agree as well great to see a post from Spain!!! Hope the site picks up that there is a need for a 'Spain' site!!

Are all your Greens artificial or any grass???

Played at Villamora in Portugal a few years ago on grass, quite heavy due to a lot of watering!!!8-)

[Barbie]

Yes it would be good to have a Spanish site we get an awful lot of Clubs who do their tour to spain,
Going to have a look through some of my pic went on tour a few years ago but for the life of me cant remember the name of the hotel ????

Put it down to Old Age

[THE UMPIRE]

With respect TEESEE unless there has been a massive influx of bowlers in the last year or so I think that your 3/4,000 is a little bit high. Even though the Swallows are now returning and there has been an increase of new clubs on the CB and Almera.

By the way geographically speaking Finca Guila is in Benidorm is it not.

El Cid lovely club, nice people bowled there many times ( just like FG )

ps hows your membership now that the axe is due to fall on Albir.:rolleyes:

[John]

Hi Teesee,

Great to hear from a Spanish bowler, also went on a bowling tour of Northern Spain a few years ago, bowled at El Cid/Benitachell and a couple others but the names escape me at the moment 'must be age'!!!

We really had a great time, do remember part of the deal with each club that a meal and a drop of wine was included after the match. What also struck me as the bowlers that live there mostly ex pats were quite white and live in the shade, whilst us mugs on holidays were panic tanning and burnt!!!!!!!!

Have a mate who has one of those Villas on the roof of the world at Monte Pego, truly fantastic place they don't bowl but do drink a bit!!!!!

Look forward to your posts:)

[Sam]

Really love Spain been on holiday there so many times, must be lovely to be able to bowl without worrying too much about the weather,
Often wondered do you bowl all year round or do you have some months where you close the greens,

Sam short for Samantha:D

[teesee]

With respect TEESEE unless there has been a massive influx of bowlers in the last year or so I think that your 3/4,000 is a little bit high. Even though the Swallows are now returning and there has been an increase of new clubs on the CB and Almera.

By the way geographically speaking Finca Guila is in Benidorm is it not.

El Cid lovely club, nice people bowled there many times ( just like FG )

ps hows your membership now that the axe is due to fall on Albir.:rolleyes:

Hi. Are you Cheshirebased?
Did you once live here?
Yes we are in Benidorm but 3 miles from the centre near Alfaz del Pi.
You will never find us if you look in Benidorm.
We took in 58 new members on Sept. 10th and another 18 today. We now have nearly 180 members on our books at the moment.

I have got a figure of just under 3000, without swallows, on the Costas. On the Islands? I do not know the numbers.
New clubs? Horadada, La Manga, Mazaron & El Rancho (Los Montesinos).

[teesee]

Hi teesee,

Agree as well great to see a post from Spain!!! Hope the site picks up that there is a need for a 'Spain' site!!

Are all your Greens artificial or any grass???

Played at Villamora in Portugal a few years ago on grass, quite heavy due to a lot of watering!!!8-)

Hi Frankie.
On the Costa Blanca all greens are Carpet.
In the Almeria Region (Mojacar) 4 clubs only one with Carpet.
Costa del Sol I think they are all Carpet but I may be wrong.

[teesee]

Hi Teesee,

Great to hear from a Spanish bowler, also went on a bowling tour of Northern Spain a few years ago, bowled at El Cid/Benitachell and a couple others but the names escape me at the moment 'must be age'!!!

We really had a great time, do remember part of the deal with each club that a meal and a drop of wine was included after the match. What also struck me as the bowlers that live there mostly ex pats were quite white and live in the shade, whilst us mugs on holidays were panic tanning and burnt!!!!!!!!

Have a mate who has one of those Villas on the roof of the world at Monte Pego, truly fantastic place they don't bowl but do drink a bit!!!!!

Look forward to your posts:)

Hi John.
I am Ok in the Sun so I am brown. But a bit frazzled.
I fish in the small rivers opposite Monte Pego. Nice with plenty of wild life.
Hope its lots of water your friends drink lol.

[tourist]

Hi Teesee,

Currently in Menorca on a bowling holiday /tour, weather great really warm for the time of year!!

Only problem it´s so expensive the euro does seem to have pushed prices up.

Is that the same in the mainland Spain???

Enjojing ourselves just the same funny because it,s so expensive have spent very little!!!

Good to see your post

[THE UMPIRE]

Hola Tee Cee that cb fellow you are refering to is on the jh forum. He did live there once and is allways saying that the only thing he misses is bowling in the sunshine in the Winter.

Costa del Sol according to Biwling in Spain have a mixture of Carpet and Cesped. By the way you have overlooked the finest grass bowls green in Spain, La Manga. Keep your head down at the next VBBA meeting if you attend.8-)

[Homebase]

Think you could do with lowering the blades on the mower if you want to keep that title, People have been known to put their shoulders out when at your place.......Keep smiling:roll:

[Bargain Hunt]

Hi Homebase & Umpire,

Had a roll up on La Manga 'grass' about 12 years ago, when Gaza was playing football for U K as we stayed in the same hotel a couple of days after they left. It was when he danced on top on the piano which was in the papers!

Anyway the grass was so heavy, that those that had ever bowled before had quite good games as it was just a BIG BIG throw!!
They watered it quite a lot so lush and green, it might have improved in recent times?:(

[THE UMPIRE]

Yes it is a little bit heavy although the members might not agree woith you. When La Manga anounced their entry into the CBBA Southern League in 2007 there where some players from the South of Alicante clubs that tried to get them stopped from competing.:roll:

[Homebase]

I heard the reasons given for you not entering the leagues were that the traveling time and the cost of drinks were to much. Also people that had never bowled on grass found it impossible to reach the head.:roll:Keep smiling.......

[Bargain Hunt]

Hi Homebase,

Can understand the difficulty in reaching the head as I said 12 years ago expect the green had not been rolled in then but it was extremely hard to have any sort of bowling action other than a throw!!!

How do you find things in Spain these days we have some friends back from the ususal 2 weeks holiday and they felt everthing was so expensive that it seemed everthing was a rip off???
Could be the tourist areas or the pound against the euro?????

[Del]

Hi all you Spanish bowlers,

My club is thinking of putting a tour to Spain next year, also some people are worried about the euro and how expensive it is now, is that the case or as usual worring over nothing!!!!???

Your views would be helpful , thanks:D

[THE UMPIRE]

When the Euro first came out it was quoted as 1.70 to the £ but fell to 1.54 in the first week. When I left Spain in October 2007 it was 1.43.

If only the UK goverment had embraced the Euro we would not be in the state we are today.:roll:

[teesee]

When the Euro first came out it was quoted as 1.70 to the £ but fell to 1.54 in the first week. When I left Spain in October 2007 it was 1.43.

If only the UK goverment had embraced the Euro we would not be in the state we are today.:roll:

It must be you Bert!!!!!!
It is 1.0!!! now mabe 8 ie 1.08
As I live in Spain, my choice, I change Pounds to Euros at a rate that is less than when I moved here. The Spanish see no difference in their money except what they are charged over the counter. I just get on with it and go where I get value. Why worry about something you have no control over.
You cannot take it with you!!!

Viva and all that.

[teesee]

Hola Tee Cee that cb fellow you are refering to is on the jh forum. He did live there once and is allways saying that the only thing he misses is bowling in the sunshine in the Winter.

Costa del Sol according to Biwling in Spain have a mixture of Carpet and Cesped. By the way you have overlooked the finest grass bowls green in Spain, La Manga. Keep your head down at the next VBBA meeting if you attend.8-)

Come on Umpire I said the Costa Blanca. Where is La Manga???

[Homebase]

Hola Bargain H, Prices are still cheaper than the U.K. but we only eat out 2 maybe 3 times a week compaired to when we had pesetas. The big differance is we have the SUN. Keep Smiling,,,,:cool:

[Bargain Hunt]

Hi Homebase,

Thanks for info do take the point about the Sun!!

Havebeen told so many stories on how expensive Spain is , its good to talk to somebody who lives there!!

Expect holiday makers get charged a preminm in the small shops just like the U.K.

Thanks again:cool::D

[THE UMPIRE]

Tony, I am well aware of the geographical location ( Costa Calida ) of La Manga but when they put in their application to join the COSTA BLANCA BOWLS ASSOCIATION the then CBBA President ( the charming S,C. ) checked with the Tourist office and was told that La Manga was on the C.B. At the time I believed the " Lady ". Surely she was not wrong, was she.:roll:

[Homebase]

SHE is never wrong Bert, it's everyone else, have you forgotten already?
You have only been gone 2 years, memories memories...Keep Smiling..:cool:

[teesee]

SHE is never wrong Bert, it's everyone else, have you forgotten already?
You have only been gone 2 years, memories memories...Keep Smiling..:cool:

Thank you Homebase I am glad it is not me who said that.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Goodness is it only 2 years???

[Homebase]

How did you do in the Winter League?

[Bargain Hunt]

Hola Bargain H, Prices are still cheaper than the U.K. but we only eat out 2 maybe 3 times a week compaired to when we had pesetas. The big differance is we have the SUN. Keep Smiling,,,,:cool:

Your lucky, we can only eat 2 or 3 times times a week, will have to move to Spain, Olay!!:D

[teesee]

How did you do in the Winter League?

We had a bye last week and another this week as La Siesta dropped out of the league after the fixtures were set up.
We play at BBC next week a good game to open with as they just won
10-0 at Bonalba. :roll: :roll:

[teesee]

How did you do in the Winter League?

How did you do Homebase? :confused::confused:

[THE UMPIRE]

Your lucky, we can only eat 2 or 3 times times a week, will have to move to Spain, Olay!!:D

If you do move to Spain seek advice on which clubs NOT to join, there are some dodgy characters out there.:rolleyes:

[Homebase]

Don't sit on the fence Bert, Dodgy?. Pot, Kettle and black come to mind.
If anything needed saying Bert would oblige.......Keep Smiling...:cool:

[Surfer]

Down in Cornwall One Club who over the last two years has lost nearly half its members they have joined other Clubs,
No body is really sure why but rumor has it there is one person who has taken over and upsets players, with people falling out and shouting matches going on,
Often wonder if its worth all this hassle for a game of Bowls



Surfer from a wet and windy Cornwall:cool:

[teesee]

If you do move to Spain seek advice on which clubs NOT to join, there are some dodgy characters out there.


99.99% of bowlers in Spain are great but you always get the odd one or two. :roll::roll:

Yes seek advice but it is "who has the green & complex that suits your needs". :p

[Sam]

Know a lot of the complaints I have heard from Bowlers who have had Touring Holidays in Spain, is that they insist you have a three course meal at the end of the game with wine, by the time you have full breakfast and evening meal its like you are being force fed, and there is no way they will take no for an answer and only have tea and biscuits, Is this still the case or have things changed,


Sam short for Samantha:rolleyes:

[THE UMPIRE]

I can only speak of the Costa Blanca up to 2007. Some clubs do insist on the after game meal but some clubs do not ( Finca Guila did not. ) If the tour operators speak to the CBBA tour co-ordinator usually other arrangements could be made.

I think Tee See and Homebase may be able to bring us up to date or they could ask the current co-ordinator to come on the site.:roll:

[Bargain Hunt]

99.99% of bowlers in Spain are great but you always get the odd one or two. :roll::roll:

Yes seek advice but it is "who has the green & complex that suits your needs". :p

Thanks Teesee,

Sounds a bit like the U. K. clubs you always seem to get the odd one, often when selection comes around!!

Should have moved to Spain when it was 2 euros to the £, not sure if I could make the move now pension is also paid in pounds!!!

Just about getting use to the rain now at my age!!:p

[Homebase]

Everything is changing in Spain, Meals are not obligetry anymore, normaly a meal is taken if a coach ride is involved, purely because of time without food. These are now one plate meals at 5 euros. Sensible I think. Umpire is right tours should speak to CBBA organisers......Keep Smiling...:cool:

[Angel]

One of the best Bowling Tours I have ever been on has been to Spain:D, we had a fantastic time and the Bowlers were so friendly.

Everything was arranged beforehand games trips etc, wish I could go every year,

Got the weather over there and you are guaranteed some nice Bowling



Angel:D

[terry perchard]

:)Hi Angel, did your club arrange your tour to spain,? what is the name of your club,? I may have arranged your matches, Terry

[Angel]

Hi Terry,

We toured with several clubs that banded together, it was arranged wilt Kwik Travel (not sure of the spelling) had a bowling tour guide with us, his name was Dave, a big man who had just got married at the time!

It was in the second half of September, the weather was still good & the sea was warm although do remember loads of jelly fish. Still can't have everything!!:cool::cool:

[terry perchard]

Hi Angel Read all your messages just now, don't bury your bowls, just plug away, it will all come together soon enough, had the same problems when I played for the first few years. Won Costa Balnca singles champion of champions last year (2008) won the fed. Presidents cup 2 years before that and won the first round of club singles today, still going in the mens pairs, mix trips, mix pairs and other odds and ends. Play as much as you can, practice makes perfect. (it helps when you play outdoors in 28c)

[THE UMPIRE]

Always had you down as a Winner Terry, but I think that it is an awful chat up line you are giving the Lady. :roll:

[terry perchard]

:)Hello Umpire, at my age all I can do is chay up, nothing wrong with a good flirt at any age, how you doing now you are settled back in the uk?
We don't miss you (joking)

[terry perchard]

:)Just a small correction, La Manga is in the CBBA Southern league and they play on grass, watered every day and like bowling on superglue. As you say, all the others are carpet, some good some bad and some rotten.

[Angel]

You Boys are wicked flirt indeed wouldn't enter my head:rolleyes: lovely thought nothing better to make us girls feel better its harmless fun,
On the subject of La Manga did stay there lovely place had a go at Bowling but it was unplayable couldn't get up the green,
Me and a friend did get up onto the piano our claim to fame sure I have a picture somewhere think we both wanted to forget about it the next day along with the hangover,

Happy Days all depends how you look at it, :roll:


Angel;)

[Blondie]

Angel got a few memories like those, would love to see the pic when you can find them.

[peter]

Getting too Old to go standing on pianos might have done something like that a few years ago, would probably fall off and break a leg now
Would be interested in a Bowling Tournament in England something around the Christmas period been looking on Goggle but end up on sites with too much advertisements any thoughts please