{"id":25476,"date":"2018-02-16T13:49:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T13:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=25476"},"modified":"2018-02-16T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T13:49:44","slug":"96-still-rolling-meet-cardiffs-oldest-bowls-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/16\/96-still-rolling-meet-cardiffs-oldest-bowls-player\/","title":{"rendered":"96 and still rolling: Meet Cardiff\u2019s oldest bowls player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_25526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25526\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25526\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25526\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Myrtle-Beech-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Myrtle Beech.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AT 96 Myrtle Beech is the oldest bowls player in Whitchurch \u2013 and the whole of Cardiff.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs Beech started playing when she was 70 and still plays whenever she can, usually two or three times a week at Whitchurch Bowls Club and other clubs in Cardiff.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019ve been bowling for 27 years, and I am no better now,\u201d said Mrs Beech.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs Beech bowls so much that her family complain she is never in.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy family say I am bowling mad,\u201d said Mrs Beech.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When it gets too cold to play outdoors Mrs Beech bowls indoors at Cardiff Bowling Club in Sophia Gardens. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For her it is a reason to get out of the house, and a great form of exercise.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf I wasn\u2019t bowling what would I be doing? Sitting down watching the TV,\u201d said Mrs Beech.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pensioner enjoys the social element of playing. Whitchurch Bowls Club has about 100 members and matches bring together players from across Cardiff. The club also runs activities like barbecues and quiz nights.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25501\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25501\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25501\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Whitchurch-Bowls-Club-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Whitchurch Bowls Club, off Penlline Road.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs Beech isn\u2019t the only person in her family to play bowls.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy son started my husband and I off bowling,\u201d said Mrs Beech.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was while dropping her son Alan off to play bowls at Cantonian High School that Mrs Beech decided to take up the sport. Instead of waiting around for him to finish, she joined in.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alan Beech retired from his job at the ASDA Coryton store earlier this year. He is also an Olympic champion.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 62-year-old has represented Wales at the Special Olympics Great Britain, winning four medals for his country at the 2009 Leicester and 2017 Sheffield games.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25493\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25493\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25493\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Alan-Beech-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Mr Beech with his medals.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Beech also plays on a weekly basis for the Chameleons, a team founded in 1959 in Sophia Gardens for bowlers with learning difficulties. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs Beech thinks bowling has been fantastic for her son, and encourages people of all abilities and ages to take it up.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Barbara Wiltshire has played for Roath Ladies for five years since retiring and is a close friend of Mrs Beech. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe need more young people,\u201d said Mrs Wiltshire, who wants to see younger people out on the bowling green to keep the game going.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After playing at Sophia Gardens on Thursday afternoon Mrs Beech is ready for her next week of bowling.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is the best thing I have ever done,\u201d said Mrs Beech.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AT 96 Myrtle Beech is the oldest bowls player in Whitchurch \u2013 and the whole of Cardiff. Mrs Beech started playing when she was 70 and still plays whenever she can, usually two or three times a week at Whitchurch Bowls Club and other clubs in Cardiff. \u201cI\u2019ve been bowling for 27 years, and I am no better now,\u201d said Mrs Beech. 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