Social
Bowling
Want to practice by yourself?
Green Times
Are from 10:30am to dusk on every day except when green maintenance
delays access to the green, any green maintenance after that will be
scheduled in the rink booking system.
Book a rink
You can book a rink to practice by yourself, or if you have arranged
to play a singles, pairs or triples game (or match) against other
players you can book a rink for that. Under the "Play Bowls" tab in
the menu above "How to book" tells you how to go about it, and "Book a
rink" takes you to the screen where you actually make the booking
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 normally commence at 5.0pm (4pm in June) and new
members are particularly welcome to bowl and take part in the
after-match socialising. 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".