ANOTHER successful season for Olveston and District Bowling Club with both ladies and men doing well in Bristol and Gloucestershire County competitions.

"It has been a fantastic season for us" said club chairman, GrahamEllis. "It's great to see so many of our members doing well in open competitions.

"Our green has been very well used with all the games that have been played and I would like to take this opportunity to thank our green keeper John Arrowsmith and his team for all their hard work throughout the year"..

Olveston & District Bowling Club Area and County results 2017 Bristol and District Bowls League Division One winners (fourth successive year) Bristol and District Bowls League Lloyd Trophy winners (second successive year, fourth win in six years) Bristol Ladies Bowls League Division Two winners Gloucestershire County Ladies' Inter-Club winners Gloucestershire County Ladies' Triples winners - Sue Latham, Fran Stockford, Annie Muldoon Gloucestershire County Ladies' Unbadged singles runner-up - Annie Muldoon Gloucestershire County Men's Pairs runners-up - Joe Hardwick & Andy Locke Gloucestershire County Men's Two Wood Singles winner - John Smallwood Gloucestershire County Men's Champion of Champions runner-up - John Smallwood City and County of Bristol Singles runner-up - Ian Gauld City and County of Bristol Two Wood Singles winner - Ted Mangan City and County of Bristol Pairs winners - John Veasey & Ken Tudor North East Bristol Bowls League Pairs winners - Joe Hardwick & John Smallwood North East Bristol Bowls League Pairs runners-up - Lawrence Oliver & Alan Lambourne Olveston and District Bowling Club 2017 Championship Finals Men’s Championship: Joe Hardwick bt Ian Gauld 21-18 Three Woods: Ted Mangan bt Ian Gauld 14-9 Two Woods: Ian Gauld bt John Veasey 14-11 Drawn Pairs: John Smallwood and Bob Stefanovich bt Graham Ellis and Roly Moore 24-8 Over 65s: Ted Mangan bt John Veasey 14-13 Sid Hagger Singles: Peter Baker bt Bob Phillips 21-12 Handicap Four Woods: Graham Ellis bt Lawrence Oliver 21-18 Plate: Alan Tregoning bt Trevor Graham 22-16 Ladies Championship: Veronica Ritchie bt Sue Latham 22-18 Two Woods: Tricia Barton bt Lynne Drysdale 17-6 Pairs: Margaret Drayton and Di Pleass bt Tricia Barton and Denise Boyland 20-17 Singles: Sue Wilkins bt Shirley Stroud 21-13 Drawn Pairs: Shirley Stroud and Margaret Drayton bt Beattie Fensome and Brenda Cook 20-15 Mixed Millennium Trophy: Ian Barton bt Veronica Ritchie 2-0 Mixed Pairs: Ian and Tricia Barton bt Alan and Jean Lambourne 22-16 Champion of Champions: Joe Hardwick bt Veronica Ritchie 21-4