Courtauld Halstead Bowls Club’s Lucy Barnes represented Essex under-31s at Leamington Spa in the first round of the Amy Rose competition.

Unfortunately, Essex suffered heavy losses on both rinks, but Barnes was happy with her performance in her first outing while wearing the Essex badge.

Meanwhile, Braintree’s D team ended Courtaulds C team’s dream of promotion in the North West Essex Men’s League.

In division A, Halstead A ended the year in third place, while the B team ended the year bottom and will drop into division B next year.

In the ladies’ North West Essex League, Courtaulds finished mid-table.