School’s Taster Session and Surrey Men’s Pairs

On Monday afternoon we had our training session for 55 Year 5 children from Holy Trinity C of E Primary School. On a lovely afternoon, the children were given the opportunity to try their hands at bowls. The improvement during the hour that each class had was quite amazing and the comments back from the teachers afterwards ... More

A Busy Sunday for WPBC Bowlers…

On Sunday morning Neil was over at Heathfield for the Surrey Champion of Champions competition. After tight early exchanges Neil managed to pull away, going on to win 21 - 13. In the afternoon, back at the green, on yet another splendidly sunny Sunday afternoon, eight ladies took to the green to play the qualifying rounds ... More

Surrey Men’s Fours

On Friday evening Barry, Richard S, Pete and Neil were away at Purley Bury in the second round of the Surrey Fours and after having had a 20 - 4 shot win at home on Monday, they suffered a 4 - 20 defeat on Friday. A tough way to end the week! More

Surrey 2 Woods

On Thursday evening Neil played Purley Bury in the second round of the Surrey 2-Wood Singles. Both players took a little while to settle, with Neil settling slightly slower than his opponent and he was 6 - 9 down after 10 ends. A change of jack length helped Neil to get back in to the game and he took the lead on end 15, ... More

Surrey Men’s Pairs

On Wednesday evening Barry and Neil hosted Temple in the Surrey Pairs. A strong start saw their opponents lead 5 - 0 after just two ends and despite WPBC holding 6 on end four with just one bowl to come, it had the feeling of being one of those nights when the Temple skip drew in for shot. Digging in and drawing well, ... More

Wimbledon and District Men’s Pairs

On Tuesday evening Pete and Martin were away at Southey for the Wimbledon and District Men's Pairs. WPBC came second in what was a very tight game with all four players playing at near enough their top form. Wimbledon Park got off to a flyer, leading 7 - 1 after four ends before losing the next six ends to go 7 - 14 down. ... More

Club 2-Wood Handicap Pairs

On Sunday afternoon, after several days of unpredictable and inclement weather, 16 bowlers, randomly drawn into 2 groups of four pairs, took to the green, to play three matches of 6 ends, in the Qualifying Rounds of the Two Wood Handicap Pairs. As the only unbeaten pair Pete and Matt E progressed as Winners of Group, 1 ... More

Surrey Officers’ Cup

This evening Neil played the rearranged Surrey Officers' Cup match against Temple. In a very tight game Neil led 7 - 6 after 12 ends and 14 - 10 after 19 ends, before edging ahead to win the 25-end game 21 - 12, to book a place in the 1/4-final. More

Surrey Mixed Pairs

On Friday morning Sue F and Neil were over at Rose Hill for the Surrey Mixed Pairs. Despite many close ends it was WPBC who emerged victorious, thanks to a couple of big scores, with a finishing score of 25 - 8. More

Robert Faulds Competition

On Sunday afternoon 14 bowlers took to the green, to take part in the qualifying rounds of the Robert Faulds Competition. 8 bowlers were randomly drawn into the Purple Group, with 6 more being drawn in the Red Group, with each group taking to the green alternatively. Everybody then played six ends against three different ... More