ON TUESDAY May 1 the Bowls Cornwall President, Roger Priestley, welcomed the Bowls England President, Stuart Lake and his men's representative team to Kensey Vale Bowling Club.

The occasion was the opening match of the 2012 season to celebrate 100 years of men's bowling in Cornwall and the Bowls England team included representatives from 12 different counties. The Cornwall side included 11 Past Presidents and two Past Officers of Cornwall.

The visitors were treated to a buffet lunch before assembling on the green to be welcomed by Nicola Gilbert, President of Kensey Vale Bowling Club. Following the introductions, both teams took part in a "spider" in aid of Visually Impaired Bowls England which raises funds towards the Visually Impaired National Championships to be held at Worthing from Saturday to Friday 7-13 July 2012 and the World Championships to be held at Worthing from Saturday to Friday 6-19 July 2013. The "spider" raised £51.00.

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, please see this week's edition of the 'Post'.