3 things you never knew about Lawn Bowling: RE010

Published: March 31, 2017, 8 a.m.

b"Henry interviews Ted Goodacre about his Retirement Lifestyle, which has a lot to do with Lawn Bowling:\\nListen to the show to learn how this natural entrepreneur took a wrong turn going home and it changed his life.\\xa0 Ted tells us about intricacies of lawn bowling and how anyone with a bit of drive can create a lasting legacy.\\nTed is the last active foundation member of the Lismore Bowls Club, and in recent years has taken on the job of green-keeper.\\xa0\\xa0 He takes the game very seriously and is highly competitive. \\xa0In this interview he describes the game, the rules and traditions, the type of people involved, and strongly asserts that there are no performance enhancing drugs involved in the sport!\\nLike many activities, we\\xa0suspect lawn bowling becomes more and more addictive the longer you are involved.\\xa0 It is a game which:\\n\\n* Can be\\xa0just for fun and socialization\\n* Bowlers can aim for the pennant competition\\n* Doesn't take a lot of money to get started\\n* Women and men of all ages and abilities\\xa0can play, even those with minor disabilities.\\n\\nIf you think this is a sport which might interest you he recommends visiting a local club. \\xa0Chat with the members and see if its for you.\\n\\n* Henry\\xa0searched “lawn bowls clubs Victoria” onand found\\xa0http://www.getagameofbowls.com/clubsearch.php?\\xa0 \\xa0The same site also lists the clubs in the other Australian States.\\n* Kathe searched “Lawn Bowling San Diego” and found http://www.sandiegolawnbowling.org/\\n\\nHenry and Ted also spoke about the Lions Club. \\xa0This is an international service club open to both men and women. \\xa0Henry knows that his local Lions' become involved in some excellent projects. \\xa0These ranged from providing specialist walking frames for disabled children, to cleaning up the roadsides of major highways. \\xa0In San Diego, CA, the Lions Clubs give free eyeglasses to children every year\\nYou can find Lions Clubs worldwide at: \\xa0https://directory.lionsclubs.org/\\nSpecial Thanks to:\\n\\n* Angie Strehlow who helps us get great guests that help us with our retirement lifestyle while keeping everything on track\\n* Les Briney who edits the show and makes my guests and me sound terrific\\n* Lesinda Tubalado who helps keep the website up to date\\n* Henry Shapiro, host of Retired Excited that airs on Fridays\\n* YOU the listener for sharing on social media, and telling your friends about it\\n\\nThis post on Retirement Lifestyle first appeared on http://RockYourRetirement.com"