DURING the time I was a crown green bowler, many public houses had a bowling green attached, including the Black Lion at Trent Vale, the Red Lion at Goldenhill and the Dunrobin in Longton, writes Mervyn Edwards.I recall entering an individual merit competition and being drawn to play at Birches Head Hotel, in Birches Head Road, to the rear of Hanley.The hotel was well known in North Staffordshire bowling circles as it had one of the most star-studded teams in the district.It comfortably ranked...
