FOR decades the sport of bowls has been seen as an ‘old persons sport’, especially by those of us who grew up in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, but the sport is far from being that now with many of its best exponents far from retirement age.
Grangeburn Bowling Club has one of the youngest to have taken up the sport with Evie Rhook (nine) taking to the rink in the last 12 months following in the footsteps of her family, as her father and grandparents from both sides of the family also play.