Kingsbridge Town visited Lee Moor on Sunday hoping to reverse their poor run of away defeats. Several key players were missing so Town took the opportunity to introduce players to new positions. This proved to be a good policy as Town went on to win on all 4 rinks with a final score of 71-44. Colin Baker, in only his … Read More
KTBC v Lee Moor 2 June
Kingsbridge Town continued their successful start to the season as they made it 5 wins out of 5 matches. Lee Moor were the visitors but their ranks were diminished by several players who travelled to Twickenham for the rugby final. Town won on all 4 rinks to record a score of 93-40. Keith Brayne’s rink could not have started better … Read More
KTBC v Yealmpton SHT 24 May
The next match was in the South Hame Triples League where Yealmpton were the visitors. Town had a very good start as a 19-1 advantage was held after only 4 ends and the lead was extended to 32 shots as the home side won by 51-19, gaining 6 league points. David Thorne’s rink led by 12-0 at 4 ends and … Read More
Kingsbridge Park v KTBC 23 May
Kingsbridge Town maintained their excellent start to the season with 2 more victories last week The first match was at local neighbours Kingsbridge Park in the first leg of the Mixed Triples Cup Competition between the sides. Park have held sway in this fixture in recent seasons but the match turned out to be very competitive on all the rinks … Read More
Paignton v KTBC 19 May
In the second match on Sunday, Town travelled to Paignton for another Mixed Triples Friendly. This has never been a happy hunting ground for Town but on this occasion they won the match by 64-54. Keith Baston’s rink made steady progress to lead 9-5 at 11 ends when a count of 4 shots opened the floodgates for a 21-7 win. … Read More
KTBC v Plymstock 16 May
Town made the best possible start to the season as they won both their opening matches. In the first match on Thursday 16 May they entertained Plymstock at Eastern Backway for a Mixed Triples Friendly. The home side were quickly out of the blocks, building a 29 shot lead after 5 ends and eventually winning by 46 shots with a … Read More
Bangers and Bingo Evening 11 May
Kingsbridge Town let their hair down on Saturday when they held a Bingo and Bangers Evening at the Clubhouse. The caller was Sue Allen who invented quite a few new names for the numbers, some of which were supposed to rhyme. Apparently, she was inspired by Edward Lear and Dr Spooner. The evening turned out to be a hilarious event … Read More
St George’s Night 23 April
Town put their weather problems to one side as they celebrated St George’s Day on Monday. The Clubhouse was decked in red and white and a two-course meal was served. This was followed by a Quiz based on St George which proved to be a big success as no one knew anything about him, apart from the colour of his … Read More
Victoria v KTBC September 24
Kingsbridge Town travelled to Victoria in Torquay for a friendly Triples Match on Saturday, hoping to gain revenge for a 3 shot defeat at home in May. Things looked good at half time as Town held a lead of 6 shots at 31-25 and this was increased to 12 shots by the 14th end as the visitors led 52-40. However, … Read More
KTBC v Stoke Fleming SHTL 15 September
Kingsbridge Town played host to Stoke Fleming last week in the final match of the South Hams Triples League. Stoke Fleming were leading the league by one point at the start so Town needed to win 4 of the 6 points available to win the league for the 3rd successive year. The result was never in doubt as Town opened … Read More