SAD to report that Barrie Plowman, a great servant to Northants Bowling Federation and the Casterton club, died in Peterborough City Hospital on New Year's Eve aged 79.<\/p>\n
Husband of Pam, he had been suffering with Parkinson's Disease for several years, but in his playing days was one of the best singles players in the area, winning several county titles and was a great mentor to up and coming bowlers, passing on advice and experience.<\/p>\n
A former winner of the NBF indoor senior singles, he was a prolific winner of outdoor titles too. He won the NBF two-bowl singles on three occasions – 1990, 1991 and 2004 – and was runner-up in 2010. He also won the four-bowl singles title in 1993, the Champion of Champions singles in 2003 and was beaten finalist the following year.<\/p>\n
He won the county mixed pairs twice with Pam in 2003 and 2006 and the duo also made it to Skegness in the senior mixed pairs in 2012.<\/p>\n
He will be fondly remembered as a great servant to the game of bowls locally, both as a competitor and a keen spectator in recent years when confined to a wheelchair, offering humorous anecdotal stories and advice to fellow bowlers.<\/p>\n
Prior to the funeral on February 1 at Marholm Crematorium ( by invitation only) bowlers will be able to pay their respects at Stamford IBC car park at 1.15pm when the funeral cort\u00e8ge passes through. Donations to Parkinson’s UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SAD to report that Barrie Plowman, a great servant to Northants Bowling Federation and the Casterton club, died in Peterborough City Hospital on New Year's Eve aged 79. Husband of Pam, he had been suffering with Parkinson's Disease for several years, but in his playing days was one of the best singles players in the … <\/p>\n