witnesses and nurses during the nights and the very competitive bowling that we kept going throughout the whole record attempt.
Originally we had planned to finish at 6 pm on the Sunday which would have had us posting a record of 78 hours, but all things can change, especially when the health of our bowlers come into it. We all had blistered feet and without mentioning names there were aches and
pains, a mental problem and exhaustion being experienced by us all. After a brief discussion it was agreed to call off the attempt at 8 am on Sunday 20th June. It was a very emotional moment for all concerned.
 








This set a new record of 68 hours, which we hoped, was enough.
What a relief we all felt when it was over, we had breakfast and had a walk round the Car Boot sale, then went home for a well earned bath and a change of clothing. We were all back at the ground by Noon for a beer and plenty of praise from all who had started to arrive expecting to see us still bowling. The day continued as planned with a Sunday Lunch for 100 people after the Car Boot sale had finished. During the afternoon more supporters arrived, including some County bowlers and we had a ‘Corner to Corner’ game for a bottle of whiskey which lasted for a couple of hours. Rob entertained us with his singing and a disco and we blew the 1000 balloons up
for the ‘Balloon Race’. At 6 pm the
balloons were released. It was a
spectacular sight as they went of towards
the East, some getting stuck in the hedge
before being freed to continue their journey.
The furthest reached the North Norfolk
coast. We then went inside where a packed
Clubhouse witnessed the draw of the Raffle. 38 prizes were drawn, the top prize being a fortnight’s holiday for two to Goa. After a couple more drinks we all drifted away by about 9 pm. I slept until lunchtime the next day, very nice it was too.
It was a simple task to collate all of the evidence required by Guinness and the claim was dispatched. We organised a celebration party and once again a packed Clubhouse helped us to celebrate the new record. Unfortunately confirmation was not available at that time and it was a long anxious wait until we finally received the certificate on Saturday 1st December.
It was a really fantastic time for us all, but one thing is for sure, none of us will be attempting the record again!!

   Lol Mounteney