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Ladies from Courtown and Riverchapel bowled over with the success of new social initiative

Pamela Donnelly, Pauline Magee (secretary), Margaret Johnston and Kay Cullen pictured enjoyed the Riverchapel / Courtown Ladies Club's outing at Pirate's Cove on Tuesday. Pic: Jim Campbell

Teresa Henshaw enjoying a game of bowling during the Riverchapel / Courtown Ladies Club's outing at Pirate's Cove on Tuesday. Pic: Jim Campbell

Madeleine Brown, Teresa Henshaw and Kate Byrne attended the Riverchapel / Courtown Ladies Club's outing at Pirate's Cove on Tuesday. Pic: Jim Campbell

At the Riverchapel / Courtown Ladies Club's outing at Pirate's Cove on Tuesday were Linda Byrne, Martha Walker and Margaret Boswarthack. Pic: Jim Campbell

thumbnail: Pamela Donnelly, Pauline Magee (secretary), Margaret Johnston and Kay Cullen pictured enjoyed the Riverchapel / Courtown Ladies Club's outing at Pirate's Cove on Tuesday. Pic: Jim Campbell
thumbnail: Teresa Henshaw enjoying a game of bowling during the Riverchapel / Courtown Ladies Club's outing at Pirate's Cove on Tuesday. Pic: Jim Campbell
thumbnail: Madeleine Brown, Teresa Henshaw and Kate Byrne attended the Riverchapel / Courtown Ladies Club's outing at Pirate's Cove on Tuesday. Pic: Jim Campbell
thumbnail: At the Riverchapel / Courtown Ladies Club's outing at Pirate's Cove on Tuesday were Linda Byrne, Martha Walker and Margaret Boswarthack. Pic: Jim Campbell
Amy Lewis
© Gorey Guardian

Ladies from across Courtown and Riverchapel have been striking up friendships at weekly bowling sessions in Pirate’s Cove in recent months.

Organised by the Riverchapel Courtown Ladies Club, the weekly meetings offer people from all walks of life the chance to meet other people, enjoy some gentle exercise and have some fun. According to Secretary of Riverchapel Courtown Ladies Club, Pauline Magee, the initiative has been a great success.

"The ladies love it,” she said. “Some of the people who come down are on frames or sticks and they’re all thoroughly enjoying it. It gives them a bit of exercise they might not otherwise get.”

“At the beginning, people said were doing it for the fun and that they weren’t competitive but, after three weeks, they were asking what the score was!”

Pauline said that they are delighted to hold the meetings in Pirate’s Cove, adding that the ladies have been met with nothing but kindness since starting the weekly sessions there. The bowling sessions take place at 11.30 a.m. at Pirate’s Cove every Tuesday morning and are open to both members and non-members of the Riverchapel Courtown Ladies Club, said Pauline.