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As I have stated before I'm a bowler and I try to review as many clubs as I can. Favouritism yes but not that I would give a false review. It was our second last game of the season and we were visiting Camberwell central at their home ground. Our season was a horror and theirs a dream. It's been a very long time since I played there. They have a beautiful club in a parkland that has a cricket club and more. The club has been around for a very long time but most clubs have difficulties getting new young players and players in general. We had a great day and we are not talking about the scoreboard. The members were great very friendly and very helpful in finding someone to serve us at the bar. All clubs rely on their members and others to volunteer in helping out the club. The day was fantastic the team we played against were a fantastic bunch and after the game we stay back and have a drink and a chat. I can honestly say that I don't regret taking up bowls, I have met a lot of great people from all walks of life, some characters that I would not have gotten to know if it wasn't for bowls. This is the most social game anyone can play. For all the people who live in and around the area, you have a great club but to guarantee its existence it needs members. If you live in Camberwell then join and that way you will have helped the club be part of Camberwell for years to come

There for our last game and having been there before, it's good fun catching with lawn bowlers from that club. This club is part of a sporting complex that takes up a big area. They have 2 green's one being synthetic and the other is proper lawn. The weather did not help us but not long into the lunch break the skippers got together to decide if we'll be continuing playing as it had started raining and it didn't let up. In less than 5 min both teams with the players backing the game was called off. This club has a strong membership but like the rest of the club's have suffered during the lockdown so did Armadale. With everyone looking to attract new social members they are telling their suburb and the surrounding areas that the club does have bare foot bowling available plus the ability to fire up the BBQ. But I like to inform anyone who is thinking of having a function or a game of barefoot and using the BBQ or any other facilities to always call the club to make sure that they can provide you with everything you need to make it a great time there. Unfortunately I do always post a lot of pics this time unfortunately the weather didn't allow me to do that. And as usual I like to remind everyone who lives in that area to help out the bowl's club as it offers a great place to play a great game but safeguards it's future. And with the what we are going through support any business in your area to survive

One thing for certain is the longer you play this game the bigger the chances of visiting most of the club's. Not long ago I played at Mt Waverley thinking that I have played there I was proven wrong. Once arrived I realised that I have never been there, which really didn't matter because like every other club the members where great in sharing their hospitality. Their club is surrounded by houses just off High St with 2 operational greens, one of it being synthetic, which we where lucky to play on the real green. And while the day was overcast it turned out being fantastic. As usual tho like most clubs they require members to maintain the ability to be there for the years to come. The locals should go and find out more about that club, have a day playing the game meeting with the members and if it all works out joining and staying active while playing sport. At times where things are going crazy a bit somewhere to go and meet up with friends might not be such a bad thing

Playing lawn bowls I have been lucky enough to visit a lot of clubs. And then you see the difference that having plenty of members playing the game and if you social members and the club makes money you pretty much guarantee the survival of the club. Then you have club's like MCC that's a name that every Australian knows and then you have clubs that have pokies machines and make money. Now the Chadstone lawn bowls club is in the category of not many members and not attracting young people to learn the game. And if you are within a council that needs money and lawn bowls is not an attractive game they will try to relocate or close it. And get a more attractive sport and build them a club. Unfortunately for the council at the time they came to find that the members would not go down without a fight and the council got there fight and like everything the elections will do what other's can't. To their credit they are still there doesn't mean that they are safe but they are bowling and trying attract players that will help put them on a secure path. We were playing a practice game their and it was good to see that everyone was enjoying themselves. The club is a old building it shows its age but it still good enough until it gets renovated. But what it needs the most is people who live around the shopping centre to embrace it and especially now that it's summer go and have a game of barefoot bowls enjoy a drink, use the BBQ and let the kids enjoy themselves and still be able to keep an eye on them. That's the only way to guarantee your bowls club be standing and continue its history for the future. This game is best social game you will play and personally have met a lot of very interesting characters. Keep the Chadstone lawn bowls alive

Now here is a club that's like an oasis in a concrete jungle. This is another club that's up there in the top 3 of oldest clubs in Melbourne. What makes this stand apart is that it's located in a very big park which during summer i!s amazing;;? Here you have a great place to learn about the game to enjoy a drink or 3 in a safer environment to meet new people. The only problem with this club and it can be fixed but unfortunately the mayor of Melbourne is the only one who could fix it unfortunately they don't regard that sport and what it brings in the city of Melbourne at all. Obviously it's not in the category of having the spotlight placed upon the mayor's office to gratify their self-importance but who knows maybe if they read this they might but won't do something about the parking problem faced by Saturday pennant player's that have to pay opsene prices so they can play their game