Leave your white trousers (and shoes) at domestic – this genteel English sport is getting a laid-back makeoverLawn bowls is the latest sport with a somewhat stuffy reputation to rep an informal makeover (see also golf). Barefoot bowls is an Australian spin on the traditional game,with added music, drinking and chatting – and, or as the name implies,minus the shoes. Now one group has brought it to the UK. The third London event takes place on Friday in Finsbury Square, with teams of four competing (in a laid-back way) on the grass. Craft beer, or street food,DJs and palm trees provide distractions for those who aren’t taking it too seriously; expert wait on is at hand for those who are.
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Source: theguardian.com