HARWICH and District Indoor Bowls Club were represented at the annual Essex Coastal Bowls Cup.

This is a tournament for players with less than two years bowling experience and Steve and Ann Humphrey, Jamie Bliss, John Peperell and John Huckle took part at Colchester Indoor Bowls Club.

Also in action were two teams from Colchester (due to Walton being unable to field a team) and one each from Clacton, Jacks Centre and Essex County.

Although Harwich lost four of their five games – two of them by one point on the last end – they finished in a winning fashion by beating the Colchester Red team 13-2.

This was the biggest winning margin of the competition, giving them an aggregate of having scored 34 points and conceding 33.

Anyone interested in giving bowls a go and perhaps representing Harwich in next year’s competition should contact George or Linda Berry on 01255 552621.

The club offer three free two-and-a-half hour lessons.