With Southport's bowling season now up and running, QLocal reporter Roger Blaxall has met with both camps - flat and crown green - in a bid to help promote this most English of sports on QLocal Southport and its thriving FB page, Southport news.

A few photos taken recently at both venues who are 'bitter rivals' (in name only) with the groundsman admitting he looks after both greens...

https://www.southportbowlingclub.com/

https://victoriabowlingclubsouthport.com/

Why not try a game of crown green bowls this Saturday, too at The Vic?

Can watch either, but play crown myself. That is, with own set of traditional 'woods' - not those awful plastic bowls.