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	2011 TOUR
	Another May, another tour, this time to Torquay.

	The Fox Bramdean (again)
	Our earliest ever visit 08:40 and the Gin and Tonics start to flow.

	First in The Fox
	As usual Hon. Sec Chris is first off the bus and into The Fox. This time he has with him from the left: New tourists Barry Whitmore and Ron Wootten along with Tom Whittington and Captain Bill Bryder.

	and next up
	From the left we have Ron Hyam, Barrie Fitch, Alan Catterson, Graham Allen and Lennie Corne.

	and then came
	Ken Armstrong, Roger Lucking, Joe Gilpin and Kevin Mitchell.

	followed by
	New boy Tom Gaskin (2nd from the right) is introduced to The Fox by from the left: Ron Bell, Barry Horsley, Derek Ford and Ned Waddock.

	and then there was
	From the left: Rick Gosnell, Keith Cruise, Roger Parsons, Steve Hawkes and Jon Clear.

	and of course
	From the left: Derek Brockhurst, Hammy Pannu, Stan Watt, Pat O'Leary and Mike Meadows.

	and finally
	President Cecil Wadey is surrounded by Gareth Beven, Roger Ayling, Pat Graysmark, Franco Sacco and our photograher Alan Stewart (whose taking this one Alan?)

	Oh Barrie it's a bit early for this
	Barrie Fitch enjoying his Bacon Roll and not wanting to get Tomato Ketchup down his nice clean shirt.

	Happy days
	Kev, Franco and Bill seem to be enjoying their breakfast.

	Coffee!
	It's a bit early for Stan, Hammy, Pat and Derek - coffee is the early morning tipple here.

	Now listen here
	Our coach driver Jason on the left appears to be telling Barrie, Roger, Cecil and Jon exactly which route he will be taking to Babbacombe.

	Another milestone
	Ken Armstrong (right) with Tommy Whittington no doubt telling him how pleased he is to be travelling with the club on his 32nd consecutive tour.

Another 'bollocking' from the committee
We arrive at Babbacombe and tuck in to our welcome lunch of 'Pies, Pasties and Beer'. From left to right we have Steve, Jon, Barry , Derek and Joe. Didn't the Secretary say just one Pie or Pastie each Steve? Please report to your first disciplinary meeting of the week!

Old mates
Roger (fresh from losing out on his Pastie (see picture above) and Gareth get to know each other again. Looking forward to another weeks banter together.

Thoughtful
A thoughtful Rick Gosnell enjoys and early pint at Babbacombe. The first of many eh Rick?

At long last
The tour is finally under way with the first ends being played at Babbacombe.

Attention please
Captain Bill Bryder responds to the home Captains welcome on behalf of the tourists at Babbacombe BC.

Sunday morning
The sun shone beautifully to welcome the tourists on Sunday morning. Barrie F, Tom, Ned, Ron W, Barry and Ron B enjoy the Torquay sea front.

Plymstock BC
An shot of the scoreboard upon arrival at Plymstock BC. Alan does seek out some really 'interesting' shots.

Quick learner
New boy Ron Wootten hasn't taken long to join in the fun with this Ron McWootten picture.

Game under way
The match starts with the first few woods at Plymstock BC. Pat O'Leary delivers in the foreground.

Beaten
We may have got a good hiding at Plymstock (18 shots) but the frivolity continued after the game. Hammy (or should it be Hamish Pannu) and Ron Hyam enjoy the fun.

	Monday morning
	It's photo time and Ron Wootten gets a shot of club photographer Alan Stewart trying to organise the committee.

and next it's a trip to.........................
Monday afternoon see's the club visiting the beautiful setting at the Torbay Country Bowling Club in Paignton.

Where are they?
The Captains welcome everyone to the game BUT ..... it looks as if 90% of the tourists are still in the bar!

Amusing or what?
I had to ask Roger and Derek what they found so funny, it turns out Keith had just told them that Hawkesy had offered to buy him a drink!

On the bench
It looks a strong substitutes bench at Torbay Country Club. Roger, Pat, Joe, Hammy, Roger and Stan.

Response
Bill responds to the kind words of the Torbay Country Bowls Club Captain.

Sick bed
Graham Allen who was laid up for most of the week in his 'sick bed' cuddles up to a friend.

	A new day, a new driver
	Steve takes his place behind the wheel for our trip to Plymouth.

	First stop
	First stop on Tuesday was a visit to the Plymouth Gin Distillery.

	Entertaining
	Cecil entertains us whilst at the Gin Distillery.

	So soon
	Do we have to leave so soon?

	Roll back the years
	Ken Armstrong takes a step back in time to when he used to look after 'the little bit of string' - many years ago (from 1984-1987).

Impressive
Plymouth (Sir Francis Drake) Bowling Club welcome the tourists to their green.

Lonely
Barrie Fitch looks a lonely soul as he looks out from the clubhouse at Sir Francis Drake BC.

View
The match in progress with a view across the green at Sir Francis Drake BC

Perfect
A perfect delivery from Steve (well he was driving and hadn't been on the beer today).

Busy as usual
After the game the bar was a busy place - funny it always appears that way when the tourists are in town.

	Wednesday and it's off to Brixham
	The boys wave goodbye to Torquay before boarding 'The Fairmile' for the trip across Torbay to Brixham.

	The Fairmile
	The Fairmile arrives to collect the tourists.

	Cold
	Roger P, Roger A, Gareth, Derek and John look just a little bit cold out on the 'high seas'.

	Confirmation
	One look at Ron, Mike, Cecil and Chris confirms it ... yes it was cold!

	Wallet
	President Cecil prepares to get out his famous 'big fat wallet'. Well he did order rather a lot of Cockles, Whelks etc

	Big Pat
	Big Pat on The Fairmile. Just what he thinks he was up to is anybodys guess.

	On sale
	Now Cecil try's to get his money back by selling some Sea Food with a few friends (Chris, Steve and Barrie).

Hello Totnes
It's hello Totnes Bowling Club the venue for our Wednesday afternoon game.

Where is it?
Steve must be thinking surely my woods are in this lot ... somewhere

Too much
Wednesday afternoon and it's all got too much for Franco ... and he's one the babies of the party.

Nice legs
Barrie shows off his famous 'pins' to the Totnes public. In the background Ken Armstrong is concentrating hard on the line of his wood.

	Thursday morning
	Another trip out this time to Newton Abbot and a visit to Tuckers Maltings

	I wonder
	Now just who is this old chap explaining how it's all done?

	Kids at Christmas
	Kevin and Barrie think Christmas has come early surrounded by all those beers

	Dearly departed?
	The lads appear to be looking down into a coffin apart from Tommy who seems to think that whoever it was has gone 'upstairs'

	Testing
	Roger and Rick test out the goods (purely for educational research you know)

Yes that's us - the visitors
The West Sussex Tourists are welcomed to Newton Abbot Bowling Club who put on a fine lunch for us

Food
and it didn't take the boys long to find the grub - why is whenever there is food around it's Steve in the photo's?

Lennie
Yes, what a fine figure of a man young Lennie Corne is whilst waiting for the game to start

Nice day
Pat, Kevin, Stan and Hammy having enjoyed the lunch decide they will sample the beer as well

Unusual
What a great (and unusual) shot of the game Alan Stewart has taken here

God I hope not
I know Gareth drank rather a lot on this day but I hope he wasn't doing what it looks like he is!

	Friday
	A visit to the Kings Club at Torquay where they filmed the 2003 film 'Blackball'. In this photo we feature Franco (or is it Cliff Starkey aka Paul Kaye) the star of the film?

	Chat up
	Here we catch President Cecil doing a 'chat up job' on the Lady President of the Kings club.

	Ready for the off
	Ned, Derek and Barry wait for the start of the game at Kings

	View
	A view across the green with Torquay in the far distance.

	The last supper - top table
	Jon, Bill, Cecil and Chris

	The last supper 2
	Pat, Barry, Franco, Roger P, Gareth and Roger A

	The last supper 3
	Mike, Steve, Keith and Pat

	The last supper 4
	Tom W, Kevin, Ron H, Derek F, Ned, Rick, Tom G and Roger L

	The last supper 5
	Barry H, Ron B, Len, Jason our coach driver, Ken, Derek B, Ron W and Barrie F

	The last supper 6
	Alan S, Stan, Hammy, Graham, Alan C and Joe

	Steve and Amanda
	Steve and Amanda the owners of The Frognel Hall Hotel with the flowers presented on behalf of the club by President Cecil

	Jason
	Coach driver Jason accepts his gratuity cheque and club bannerette from Cecil (a bit limp wristed there Mr President)

	Ron Wootten
	Ron Wootten speaks on behalf of the new boys about their first West Sussex touring experience

	Top Rink
	Captain Bill Bryder presents the Captains prize for the top rink of the week to Steve Hawkes, Barry Whitmore, Jon Clear and Mike Meadows

	Tour Runner Up
	Cecil presents the tour Runners Up trophy to Joe Gilpin

	Tour Champion
	Barry Whitmore accepts the tour Champion trophy from Cecil

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