Lindfield Bowling Club is affiliated to the following:-
The English Bowling Association
The English Women's Bowling Association
The Sussex County Bowling Association
The Sussex County Women's Bowling Association
The London and Southern Counties Bowling Association
Bowls is an old game. It is recorded that in 1600 it was played on the Castle Green at Lewes, and according to "Godwyn's Rental of Brighthelmstone "(now Brighton), dated 1665, it was played on the Steine that year and for years following.
The Green of LINDFIELD BOWLING CLUB, on the western side of the Common dates from 1903 and is said to be on the ground where the village pound used to be. Before becoming the bowling green it was a tennis court
Our illustrious founders and early members included well remembered village names such as Messrs. Masters, Shepherd, Clarkson, Charman, Langridge and Stevens. The photograph shown above was presented to the club by Mr. J.W. Driver when he left the village. The original club badge shown was first designed in 1954 at the request of the late Mr. Donald Fraser. A comparison with todays version shows how it has evolved over the years.
2003 Sussex County Triples Champions
L to R. I. Watson, A. Harding and K. Holman
2003 Sussex County Double Fours Champions
P. Treagus, D. Richardson,C. Reynolds, A. Harding, T. Hughes, C. Thomas, M. Peters and M. Jones
Any club planning a tour of Kent/Sussex and interested in a fixture against LINDFIELD please contact: , Hugh Parkyns, Men's Section Secretary on 01444 482672 or leave a message in our guest book above on this page or write to Club Secretary,, Lindfield Bowling Club, Clubhouse, Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2ED
TOM DUNCAN
Textbook Writer whose books are in schools worldwide.
Tom Duncan was one of the most influential school science text book authors in the second half of the 20th century. For millions of students throughout the world who studied physics or electronics in lower secondary school for O level, GCSE or at A level, a Duncan textbook was there to support them with clear authorative text and illustrations that together made even the most complex topics easier to understand.
Tom was born in 1922, at Bonnybridge near Falkirk in Scotland . He attended schools in Larbert, Grangemouth and Perth Following three years at St Andrews University he was commissioned in the Royal Corps of signals. On demobilization he returned to St. Andrews and took a degree in physics. Following ten years as a teacher, he was appointed a Lecturer in Physics at Liverpool University and was involved in teacher training. In 1966 his first book, Electronics and Nuclear Physics was published. and was followed a few year later by Exploring Physics. This series made his reputation.
Many more titles followed throughout the 70's and the Duncan's Adventures with Electronics series was a welcome help to teachers trying to make things work in the physics laboratory.
Over a period of 35 years Duncan wrote more than 20 books. Worldwide sales of his books totaled millions of copies and have been translated into numerous languages.
All his manuscripts were typed and meticulously presented by Freda, his wife of more than 60 years.
In 1983 the couple moved to the South of England. For 16 years, after their daughter, Heather, and her family emigrated to Australia, they wintered with them in Canberra and summered on the bowling greens of Lindfield and Milford, winning several trophies.
Tom died on March 23 2007 aged 86.
(Reprinted from The Times of Wednesday April 18, 2007)
