March Indoor Bowls Club raised hundreds for the RBL Poppy Appeal by welcoming 19 teams of short mat bowlers for a triples tournament last weekend.

The annual event raised an impressive total of £340 for the charity.

The winning team from Suffolk were Nora Martin, Pam Fayers and John Paddy with eight points +21 shots, second place went to Letchworth’s Sam Salmon, Mick Thrush and Alan Hare with seven points +15 shots and in third place was the Cambridgeshire team of Brenda and Charlie Waling and Derek Retchless with six points +21 shots.

Other results:

Sheila Page, Rosemary Richardson and John Page - 5 points +5 shots

Margaret Strang, Linda White and Rosemary Cooper - 4 points +5 shots

Mary Fox, Geoff Ward and Barry Fox - 2 points -16 shots

Margaret & Barrie Newton and Janet Russell - 3 points -7 shots

Steve Lee, Chris Plaice and Gerry Russell - 4 points +8 shots

Mavis Mellor, Evelyn Perfitt and Val Ware - 0 points -24 shots

Bob Tills Anyta & Alan Francis - 2 points -14 shots,

Rob Bonello, Jayne Thorpe and Gwen Siggee - 2 points -5 shots

Tessa Deal, Sandra Smith and Liz Mitchell - 6 points -2 shots

Dawn Fincham, Jean Retchless and Roly Fincham - 6 points +15 shots

June Bridgestock, Vera Emery and Colin Buck - 4 points -2 shots

Ivor Jenkins, David Grant and Marion Cooper - 1 point -24 shots

Margaret Hare, Dee Davidson and Pam Westrope - 4 points -6 shots

David Warriner, Patrick Bretagne and Alex MacFarlane - 4 points -10 shots

Doreen Butcher, Judith Fox and Ray Fox - 4 points +6 shots

Mary Paddy, Erika and Neil Thomas - 4 points +3 shots.