So the bank holiday weekend went well then?

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Hasn't stopped raining here for most of the last two days, still chucking it down outside.

[#2]

No rain here yet.  Was pleasant Saturday, windy yesterday, even windier today and grey.

[#3]

Gorgeous day Saturday, rain early morning Sunday, cleared by 1000, then gradually got better and Sunny by mid afternoon, Rained most of today, until about 1400 then windy but clearing to nice evening. So, I suppose it was rather nice really !

[#4]

Must have been windy up your way Josie Girl  13  killed by falling tree

[#5]

Huddersfield is not very near here. But, the winds were very strong today.........................

[#6]

Now had rwo bowls matches rained off. Normally bowls continues in the rain, there's this popular myth that it's played in glorious sunshine, in practice most games are played in pretty grotty weather, played one match last year in Berkhampstead in a raging thunder storm, which some of us thought was decidedly dangerous, but the captains resolutely ignored the signs.

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My Dad used to play Crown Green Bowls - tried to teach me but never got the hang of it.  He wouldplay in all weathers!  I presume though that your is the other game of Bowls where everyone dresses in white?

[#8]

Its not an old mans game now, and at least on the Tele they dont wear white

[#9]

That's right Josie..."proper" bowls, "whites" for inter club matches, except evening matches, when they are played as all other home club matches and roll-up's in "greys" Our club is very traditional, and has not yet succumbed to coloured shirts.

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Quote from: pierre_pierre

Its not an old mans game now, and at least on the Tele they dont wear white

Quite right, but the colourful side of TV bowls has been done to keep the TV guys happy rather than the players, very largely TV only shows indoor bowls (many years ago some crown green was shown on TV, was a little like watching paint dry) which has a passing resemblance to green bowls.
And yes, the players for TV bowls are much younger than the average you will find around clubs.

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Quote from: petlew

Hasn't stopped raining here for most of the last two days, still chucking it down outside.

So you must live near London then too
Seriously, has been the same here .. not done much.

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Sunday & Monday weather awful here on the East Coast. Have just peered, somewhat bleary-eyed, out of the window to see what the weather’s like – and its worse!  I’ve now got to brave the elements and go and put the wheelie bin for emptying.  Looks as though I’ll be donning my “wet-gear”! 
Perhaps Browning’s poem “Oh, to be in England” needs to be updated due to climate change!

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You should all have been in Scotland - we've had three really nice, sunny days.  It was a bit breezy yesterday but still sunny.  It's a bit dull and overcast this morning though and the forecast for today is "light rain" (saving grace is I'm back at work today!).

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Beautiful weather in Yorkshire, although a little breezy at times.
Bit of rain now - it'll do the grass the power of good.
Shame for those who got wet this weekend though!

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Quote from: Alex

So you must live near London then too

Just slightly north of Watford, which is close enough to "enjoy" the same bank-holiday weather.
Jams_H lives (or was in) in the nether regions "north of Watford" further than which most southerners don't realise exists...shame on them.