GREAT Yarmouth festival of outdoor open bowls on Britannia bowling greens from Sunday, August 23 to Friday, September 18 has attracted more than 2,000 competitors from all parts of the country.

GREAT Yarmouth festival of outdoor open bowls on Britannia bowling greens from Sunday, August 23 to Friday, September 18 has attracted more than 2,000 competitors from all parts of the country.

Over the four-week event, three-day tournaments will include men's fours, pairs and triples, ladies fours, pairs and triples, mixed pairs and mixed triples, the under-25s open singles and the over-60s open singles and open pairs.

The festival gets under way at 9am on the first day with an opening ceremony to be attended by Yarmouth Mayor Tony Smith.