I'm certain we're all getting terrible withdrawal symptoms now that the BBC- televised Indoor Bowling Championships at Potters Leisure Centre are over for yet another year.

It certainly had me riveted to my hay bale for a fantastic unforgettable week last week!
Both mens' and womens' finals the climaxes of nerve tingling excitement. Shear out n' out top sheep entertainment all the way......
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The roaring flock of snowheads baaaaa on the gladiators...
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The shear athleticism and gym-honed bods of the competitors astounds at the Potters Leisure Centre...
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Astounding accuracy on the big blue field....
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The assembled flock of garden shed potterers go wild with excitement at the sight of the two young ewe finalists fighting it out too....
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Meantime in the ram's final...
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..... who's won the end?
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The suspense is killing...
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... absolutely stress on big fat tractor wheels...
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And yes it goes to ram Marshall in the dyed orange wool corner, who goes ballistic with joy.
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Just as a matter of interest, the co-sponsor of Sheep Super Bowl along with the fantastic Potters Holidays for the over-60s, are, as you can begin to make out on the arm patch here - and tasefully cut off by the director - none other than Co-operative Funeralcare Ltd.U-(
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Roll on next year's championships, a real surefire tonic for the national flock's January blues :)

M St.M