Gerrards Cross Bowls Members Page

Information for GXBC Members

Want to practice by yourself?

Green Times
Are from 11.0am to dusk on every day except when green maintenance delays access to the green, any green maintenance after 11.0am will be scheduled in the rink booking diary.

More fun with other people:

With Other Club members:

Roll-ups
Monday and Thursday afternoons from 2.0pm are normally reserved for friendly roll-ups at which members make up into teams of triples as and when sufficient players arrive.
Friday night roll-ups commence at 5.0pm and new members are particularly welcome to bowl from 5.0pm and take part in the after-match socialising which usually includes a fish and chip supper. Dress Code is smart casual.

Internal Matches
Members of all skill levels are encouraged to play in our occasional weekend intra club matches. A form will go up on the Captain's board outside the clubhouse for you to write your name down. Generally, all those wishing to play are accommodated. Because they are at weekends, we wear "white" - club or white shirt, white below the waist.

Club Competitions
There are open and handicapped competitions, so anyone can enter. Entry forms are sent out with the Subscription Renewal forms in March and the draws for each event are posted on the internal notice boards and on the website. Handicaps are assigned to everybody before the competitions start and are displayed on the internal notice boards and published on the website. Click the link in the menu above for more information. Normally played on weekdays, so we wear "grey" - club or white shirt, grey or Bowls England blue below the waist.

Against Other Clubs

Friendly matches
All members are encouraged to play in the games listed in the Fixtures List - there is a mens', ladies’ or mixed match most weeks. They are an opportunity for new bowlers to step up from the roll-ups to something more competitive but still friendly. Keep an eye on the Captain's notice board outside the clubhouse for the "application to play" forms, and put your name down if you can make the date and time. The teams are posted on the same notice board at the start of the week the matches are due to be played. Dress for weekday matches is "grey", at weekends it is "white".

Leagues
Bucks League matches for men and women are played on a Wednesday night, and Chiltern and Thames League mixed triples matches are played midweek. Notices go up on the Captain's board early in the season asking who wants to play. You can see information about the various teams under the 'County Comps' tab in the top menu. The teams vary in quality, and there is usually a team for newish bowlers - in 2020 it will be the Maltmans team.

County & National Competitions
There is a wide variety of County Competitions for men & women. Applications are at the end of the season for the following year. Notices are posted in the changing rooms for members to put their names down. In most competitions the winners and runners-up at the County level go on to compete in the nationals at Leamington in August. See the National Comps/Individual tab in the menu above to see who has entered for the coming year, and how they are doing once the matches have started.

Bowls Rules and Etiquette

There is an exhaustive list of rules of the game here, and a simpler summary with a glossary of terms here

There is an etiquette summary here.

New Club Shirt Design

The shirt looks best with navy blue below the waist.

You can order them by emailing Giles at secretary@gxbc.co.uk with your shirt size. This supplier tends to make the shirts quite tight, so if in doubt go a size up. Men's sizes "Small", "Medium" etc and women's are numbers 8,10,...

We also supply matching showerproof jackets, waterproof jackets (with hood), and gilets and hoodies. The jacket sizes are not small - a bit big in fact.

Clothes prices as of August 2022 are:

Shirt	£35
Showerproof Jacket	£45
Waterproof jacket	£60
Hoodie (no zip)	£40
Gilet	£40

GXBC Merchandise

Proud to show off our club


GXBC Blazer badge - £5	GXBC Tie - £10	GXBC Fridge Magnet	GXBC Mug - £5.00	GXBC Enamel Badge - £5

Current membership charges are here.

Club Draw 2022

Monthly Draw	£40	£35	£30	£25	£25
Sat. 11 June - Open Day	No. 73 David Grieve	No. 6 Maureen Merry	No. 64 Pauline Knapp	No. 40 Ed Poole
Fri. 15 July - Malaysian Team Visit	No. 71 Frank McCartney	No. 11 Ray Waite	No. 28 David Hall	No. 76 Margaret Poole	No. 23 Giles Brisbourne
Friday 19 August - Roll Up	No. 35 Kirk Smith	No. 79 David Thomson	No. 69 Frank McCartney	No. 21 Simon Cobb
Thurs. 15 Sept. - Ladies Capt. v Vice	No. 41 Jo Lidgate	No. 55 David Thomson	No. 67 Ben Blackden	No. 75 Lesley Calhoun	No. 85 David Hall
Sat. 24 Sept - Finals Weekend	No. 43 Ray Waite	No. 70 Frank McCartney	No. 18 Margery Kennedy	No. 5 Donna Barry

List of Entrants:

No.	Forename	Surname	No.	Forename	Surname
83	Brian	Barker	36	Terri	Keen
37	Noel	Barry	72	Terri	Keen
5	Donna	Barry	54	Margery	Kennedy
17	Peter	Bevins	18	Margery	Kennedy
16	Sally	Blackden	64	Pauline	Knapp
62	Sally	Blackden	26	Pauline	Knapp
67	Ben	Blackden	39	David	Lidgate
66	Ben	Blackden	41	Jo	Lidgate
23	Giles	Brisbourne	34	Simon	Lowe
48	Giles	Brisbourne	13	Joyce	Ludford
75	Lesley	Calhoun	81	Stephen	McAlister
25	Stuart	Campbell	71	Frank	McCartney
21	Simon	Cobb	70	Frank	McCartney
51	Ernie	Cochrane	69	Frank	McCartney
15	Christine	Cornwell	20	Frank	McCartney
4	Christine	Cornwell	46	Jeff	Medlock
78	Christine	Cornwell	6	Maureen	Merry
3	Neil	Flynn	12	Anne	Moon
31	Neil	Flynn	60	Anne	Moon
44	Neil	Flynn	38	Shirley	Murrell
65	Neil	Flynn	33	Vinny	Payne
10	Neil	Flynn	40	Ed	Poole
57	Neil	Flynn	76	Margaret	Poole
24	Peter	Fountain	77	Paul	Rayner
45	Peter	Fountain	2	Lisa	Reid
82	Norman	Gardner	53	Richard	Reid
29	Duncan	Gauld	59	Hugh	Russell
1	Robert	Gill	89	Hugh	Russell
56	Michael	Gomme	32	David	Simpson
22	Michael	Gomme	80	David	Simpson
74	Anne	Green	9	David	Simpson
73	David	Grieve	35	Kirk	Smith
30	David	Grieve	63	Mary	Smith
49	David	Hall	68	David	Thomson
28	David	Hall	79	David	Thomson
47	David	Hall	55	David	Thomson
14	David	Hall	58	David	Thomson
85	David	Hall	61	Ray	Waite
86	David	Hall	43	Ray	Waite
87	David	Hall	11	Ray	Waite
88	David	Hall	84	Ray	Waite
27	Pat	Holden	19	Scott	Watterson
8	Pat	Holden	52	Janice	Welsh
42	Tony	Holden	50	Janice	Welsh
7	Patrick	Johnson

MyClubhouse

We use the MyClubhouse system for administration. It can only be accessed by members, using their usernames and passwords, so members can safely share their contact details with each other.

Members' Log on is here Click where it says 'Sign In' at the top right-hand corner (if you are using a phone you'll need to turn it to landscape or tap the ☰ at the top right). If you have forgotten your username or password, click Forgotten your username/password and you will receive reminder/reset e mails. If you are still having trouble then please send an email to Giles at secretary@gxbc.co.uk

For instructions on how to use the system, click on the relevant link below.

Renewing subscriptions, booking lockers, entering the club draw.

Booking Rinks.

Entering Club Competitions.

Editing/Updating your personal details.

Sharing your contact details with other members.

Looking up other members' contact details.

AGM 2021

We had a quorum. Proposals passed as follows:

AGM AGENDA

1. Opening of the Meeting by the President.

2. Apologies for absence.

3. To approve Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on-line at 11 a.m. on Sunday 15th November 2020. - Approved

4. President’s Speech

5. Secretary's Report on the management of the Club’s affairs.

6. Captains’ Reports

7. Presentation of Accounts and Treasurer’s Report on the financial position of the Club.

- Approved

8. It is proposed that Janice Welsh and John McGuinness are appointed Trustees of Gerrards Cross Bowling Club - Approved

9. It is proposed that the rules are changed to allow money to be paid from the club accounts by bank transfer: - Approved

10. Proposal to change the fees structure for junior members:

Replace the current system (Under 16 £10, 17 – 20 £25, 21 and over £135)

with the following: Under 18: £10, 8 – 21: £25, 22-25: £50, 26 and over £135 - Amendment proposed as follows: Under 18: Free; 18-25: £25; Over 25: £135. Amendment carried.

11. Proposal to reduce the quorum required at an AGM or EGM from one third of full members to one fifth. Approval for capital spend to remain at 75% of full members present.- Approved

12. Proposal to build equipment storage sheds and associated infrastructure between our green and the tennis club at an approximate cost of £25,000- Approved

13. Proposal to change the design of the club shirt - Defeated. A sub-committee was formed to determine the new design, consisting of John McGuinness, Keith Young, Tim Jones

14. Election of the President - David Hall elected

15. Election of Management Committee - All nominees elected. Anne Green elected as ladies' Secretary.

16. To elect the Honorary Auditor/Examiner - Peter Fountain appointed

Become a Bowls Coach

We encourage our members to train to be Bowls coaches.

We'll give you the details of available courses when we have them.

Rules & Things

Our rules for safeguarding against Covid infection are here
Club Rules cover the important and bureaucratic stuff. They can only be changed by an AGM.
Minutes of the last AGM are here.

Byelaws are more about day-to-day running of the club, and the club committee can change them when necessary.

Our current price list is here

Our Safeguarding and Child protection policy is here

Our privacy policy - what we do with the data we have about you - is here

Forms

The membership renewal form is here.

The current Membership Application form is here.

There's a history of the club here.

Social Events

Pics from social events are here.