The club completed their title-winning season in division two of the South Hams League on a high note when winning 17-26 at Loddiswell in a nail-biting finish. The scores were level on both mats after 14 ends, and then South Milton picked up two shots on mat one to ensure an overall victory. It also denied promotion to Loddiswell, who needed all six points from the match. So South Brent, who had won at Loddiswell by a similar score the previous week, go up to division one South Milton. The match details were: Ken Luscombe, Ivy Yeabsley, Evelyn Grant, Eric Fitch won 14-12; David Goddard, Richard Rogers, Graham Collyer, Charlie Dunton lost 13-14.

In the Tens competition we were beaten in the final by the favourites Gold Tops (Totnes). We won the triples game, but the other three disciplines were lost although in each we put up stern opposition. Results: Charlie Dunton lost 8-11 in the singles; Bob Breese and Graham Collyer lost 6-12 in the pairs; David Goddard, Eric Fitch and Ken Luscombe won 10-7 in the triples; Evelyn Grant, Richard Rogers, Ivy Yeabsley and Brian Luscombe lost 5-13 in the fours.

In the semi-final, we beat Stokenham by the narrowest of margins. Both legs finished all-square, and we got the verdict by an overall shots score of 74 to 73. In the first leg, at Stokenham, we won the pairs (Bob Breese and Graham Collyer) and the fours (Evelyn Grant, Richard Rogers, Ivy Yeabsley, Brian Luscombe), and at home Charlie Dunton won the singles and David Goddard, Daphne Osmond and Ken Luscombe the triples. In a tense finale Stokenham won the fours to square the tie, but South Milton took the final end by a whisker to claim the vital deciding shot.

The club meet every Tuesday evening in the village hall between 7.30 and 10pm, and newcomers, beginners or experts, are very welcome to attend.

At the annual meeting the formation of a second team was discussed. If this interests you give Graham Collyer a call on 01548 560932.