Defeat in the League

June 4th - This afternoon we hosted Colliers Wood in the second of our weekend league matches. Hector, Ange, Vernon and Pete started well and were 19 - 12 up with three ends to play. Unfortunately for WPBC their opponents took a 1, 5, 1 to tie the game at 19 - 19. George, Helen, Sabrina and Barry found themselves 4 - 15 ... More

A Busy Day in Wimbledon Park

June 3rd - This morning's taster session attracted 4 new visitors to the green supported by 8 club members. In the afternoon Jonathan and Neil were due to play in the National Family Pairs but unfortunately received a walk-over from their opponents who were unable to play. Back in Wimbledon Park we hosted our second ... More

Surrey Singles’ Success

June 2nd - This evening Neil played South London in the opening round of the Men's Surrey Singles. In a close 24-end game, where the lead changed no fewer than 7 times, it was Neil who prevailed, edging through to the second round 21 - 15. More

A Couple of Winning Pairs

June 1st - This evening saw the start of the Surrey Men's Pairs competition with Pete and Martin playing away at South London and Barry and Neil playing Mitcham at home. With Pete leading well, ably backed up by Martin, WPBC built a comfortable lead going on to beat South London 25 - 8. Back at Wimbledon Park, the scores ... More

Strong Performance in the Mid-Week Triples League

May 31st - This afternoon Wimbledon Park welcomed Belmont to the green for the second mid-week triples match. Rosalind, Vernon and Barry started well leading 6 - 0 after 3 ends, only to see their opponents close the gap to level on 4 occasions, finally edging ahead by a single shot with one end to play. Digging deep, WPBC ... More

Not to be in the Surrey Men’s Triples

May 30th - This evening Derek, Vernon and Pete travelled to Shirley Park to play in the Surrey Triples. Up against a strong triple, two large counts of 4 and 5 against them saw WPBC 6 - 16 behind after 11 ends. The final 7 ends belonged to Wimbledon Park who closed the gap to 4 shots, going down 17 - 21 in the end. More

Wimbledon Park Broadcasts to the Nation

May 30th - 11 club members were down at the green this afternoon for the Tuesday afternoon league, accompanied by a researcher from Radio 4's Money Box programme. A range of questions and answers were recorded; we anticipate that the broadcast will be aired on Radio 4 on May 31st at 3pm. Thanks to everyone who helped with ... More

Just a Whisker Away…

May 29th - Today George, Sabrina, Barry and Neil played in the Heathfield Open Bowls Tournament. Playing 5 games of 6 ends, WPBC started well with an 11 - 3 win against Streatham Park, followed by a 10 - 4 win against Winnington. The 3rd game saw a narrow 6 - 8 defeat to Heathfield, this was followed by an 11 - 6 win ... More

A Bowls’ Party – Now There’s An Idea!

May 28th - This morning we hosted the first bowls' party of the year as we welcomed a group of young sportsmen to the green. If you would like to book a party on the green for a birthday, family gathering, celebration or just because it is great fun, please contact Barry     barrywillingham@ntlworld.com   or call ... More

Surrey Ladies’ Champion of Champions – A Game of Two Halves

May 28th - This morning Sabrina travelled to Supreme for the opening round of the Surrey Champion of Champions competition; a strong start saw Sabrina take the first half, leading 7 - 4 after 10 ends. Unfortunately as the game progressed so did Sabrina's opponent who advanced to the second round with a 21 - 7 win. More