Hutton Poplars Bowling Club are a mixed club with a few vacancies for experienced and beginners.

Leonard Rich, the Hutton Poplars Bowling Club president, said: ''We have made a reasonably good start to the new season, with some good wins already recorded.

''We are always pleased to welcome new members, and potential new members are asked to either apply in writing to Hutton Poplars Bowling Club, Poplars Drive, Rayleigh Road, Hutton, or turn up on the club nights on Thursday evenings at 6pm, where a warm welcome is guaranteed''.

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