Memories of warmer days: 16 nostalgic photos of The City of Aberdeen Bowling Tournament
Junior singles winner, Stuart Cruickshank,
centre, flanked by the junior pairs winners,
Kendrick Dingwall, Turriff, left, and Barry
McKenzie, Dingwall.
The City of Aberdeen Bowling Tournament was first run in 1954 and – judging from everyone’s grins in the photos – it was widely enjoyed by men and women of all ages through the decades.
Do you recognise any familiar faces in the gallery below?
1982 – The ladies’ and men’s singles finalists, from left: SheenaMearns, Royal Infirmary, Jean Frame, Newhills, Alistair Campbell, Tarves, and Tom Horton, Wishaw.
1982 – Mixed pairs finalists Jess Skinner, Highland, partner Malcolm Munro, Inverness, and Joan Docherty, Northern.
1973 – The four semi finalists in the open singles, from left: R Smith, Abergeldie, JW Campbell, Alva, AS Royland, Kent, and W Annand, Tarves.
1981 – The ladies fighting for a pairs trophy win, were, left, May Dick, of Aberdeen Ladies, and, front, Kathreen Carsey, of Whitehall, who were to take on Doreen Dick, centre, and Dolly Baxter, of Northfield.
1986 – Robert Meek, Peterhead, encourages his partner’s bowl during the junior pairs final, as opponent Clive Christison looks on.
1983 – The finalists in the women’s singles, Ellen Bartlet, Ellon, and Grace Freeland, Overtown; men’s singles, Sandy McPherson, Kittybrewster, and John Campbell, Alloa, and junior singles Michael Coffey, Inverness, and Graeme Bremner, Aberchirder.
1985 – From left: G McDonald, Dee Swimming Club, partner W Nicol, Hall Russell, and Nairn’s C McRonald at the men’s pairs match.
1986 – The marker at the men’s pairs final looks disinterested while Ian Laird is a picture of concentration.
1987 – Competitors in the City of Aberdeen Bowling Tournament ladies pairs section pictured before the preliminary round on the Kaimhill green.
1982 – Boys’ pairs finalists – Balgownie pair Mark Allerton, left, and David Urquhart, second right, and their Inverness opponents, Roddy Munro, second left, and Mike Coffey.
1992 – Action from the men’s pairs competition.
1994 – Arbroath’s Alison Pearce and Andy Furye lost to Kendrick Dingwall, Turriff, and Barry McKay, Dingwall, 23-5 in the junior pairs final.
1980 – Women’s pairs finalists, from left: Kathy Forbes, Abergeldie, Nan Skenridge, Wishaw, Nettie Armour, Argyll, and Mina Findlay, Abergeldie.
