Win in the Surrey Ladies’ Triples

20.6.24 - This evening, Rosalind, Claire T and Anne hosted Purley in the opening round of the Surrey Ladies' Triples. With Purley getting off to a flying start, WPBC were 0 - 7 after three ends. Counts of 4 and 3 on ends 8 and 10 narrowed the gap to just 2 shots and another 3 on end 12 saw the scores level at 13 - 13. The ... More

Success in the Surrey Men’s Singles

19.6.24 - This evening Neil was up at Heathfield to play the 3rd round of the Surrey Men's Singles. Neil started the stronger to lead 16 - 7 after 14 ends, before his opponent won the next 5 ends, to close the gap to 16 - 12. Close bowls followed during the next 6 ends, but it was Neil who secured a place in the 4th round ... More

Mid-Week Triples v Merton BC

19.6.24 - This afternoon we headed to Merton BC for our 3rd league match of the season. Rosalind, Pete and Martin started well, leading 13 - 0 after three ends, but that seemed to motivate Merton who played their way back into the game picking up a three on the final end to tie the game at 20 - 20. William, Richard F and ... More

Not to be in the Surrey Men’s Triples

18.6.24 - This evening Richard F, Pete and Martin were over at Belmont for the second round of the Surrey Men's Triples. With Belmont getting off to a strong start, WPBC trailed 0 - 7 after four ends. Battling back, the gap had narrowed to two shots at 11 - 13 after 13 ends, before Belmont closed out the game winning 19 - ... More

The 9th Merton Primary Schools’ Bowls Tournament

18.6.24 - Today, over at West Wimbledon BC, two teams from Holymount Primary (supported by West Wimbledon) and two teams from Holy Trinity C of E Primary (supported by Wimbledon Park) took part in the annual Schools' Tournament. Each of the four teams played each other in a double rink format over 6 ends. At the end of the ... More

A Good Start to the Surrey Men’s Fours

17.6.24 - This evening, Pete, Richard F, Martin and Neil were away at Belmont for the opening round of the Surrey Men's Fours. A strong start saw WPBC lead 7 - 0 after 3 ends, but with Belmont closing the gap to 8 - 6 four ends later, it was game on! Winning 7 of the remaining 11 ends was enough to see us through to round ... More

Club Handicap Pairs Competition

16.6.24 - On one of the warmest and brightest days of the year, so far, 11 bowlers reported to the clubhouse for the Club Handicap Pairs, whilst news came through that our twelfth competitor was AWOL, in Salisbury. As a result, Richard F quickly changed from Organiser to Substitute. The Pairs were duly drawn and produced; ... More

Surrey Leopard Award

16.6.24 - This afternoon we received a visit from both the Surrey Men’s President, Robin Fudge, and the Surrey Men’s Vice-President, David Aburn. The purpose of their visit was to present a Surrey Leopard Award and citation to our flabbergasted club captain, Neil, for whom the visit was a complete surprise. Awards are ... More

Through to the Area Semi-Final of the National Champion of Champions

15.6.24 - This evening Neil took on the champion of Southey in the Area Quarter-Final of the National Champion of Champions competition. It turned out to be a game of two Jack lengths with Southey winning the toss and opening up a 7 - 0 lead, only for Neil to change the length and go ahead 12 - 7. With the scores level at ... More

Down to the Wire in the Weekend League

15.6.24 - This afternoon we welcomed Magdalen Park to the green for our first home league match of the season. First to finish, Sue F, Mark, Richard F and Martin put in a strong performance pulling away to win 26 - 13. Anne, Jay, Claire T and Neil found the going tough with some excellent leading from their opponents. 0 - ... More