Fancy a Sunday afternoon in the sunshine (hopefully!), sipping prosecco with a cream tea? £3.50 for a scone and tea; £5 for a scone and glass of prosecco. There will be beautiful surroundings and a chance to have a try at bowling - what's not to like? Come and join us!

Triples Competition 2026 The weather was fine, the green looked in perfect condition, and a gentle breeze promised for a good bowling day. Ten teams played four games of an hour each over the course of the day, with the top two progressing to the final later in the afternoon.

What a fantastic week it's been. Whilst last week's matches were dominated by torrential downpoors and soggy greens, this week we have been bathed in warm to very hot sunshine for days on end, as the UK recorded record temperatures. It makes the game of bowls a pleasure to play, although some have their limits in the heat, as shown when this week's ladies' friendly match was cancelled due to the high temperature. Triples Competition this weekend We are all set for our club tr

Our focus this week is on the social events coming up over the next few months. Read on for details, as well as the match report for a busy week of bowling. Social Events Mike Dolling has teamed up with Trevor Garfield to plan our social calendar, and events are coming together for the rest of the year. Following the success of the Steepholmers performance, we are trying some social get togethers that are new to us but promise to be be both entertaining and enjoyable. Pulled

As our internal competitions get going, singles bowlers will need someone to mark their matches. This week's coaching special edition is on marking. Coach's corner Allan gives us a comprehensive expanation of what a marker should do, whilst Wendy was recently a marker at a tournament for blind bowlers, and she gives us an account of the intricacies of marking/guiding the blind player. Both Wendy and Allan have both taken the markers' course, so are happy to answer any queries

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