Short-listed for Merton’s Sportsperson of the Year

September 5th - congratulations to Jonathan on being short-listed for Merton's Sportsperson of the Year Award. Last season Jonathan, along with Luke, became the youngest ever winners of the Wimbledon and District Men's Pairs Competition. Jonathan had previously become the youngest ever winner of the Surrey Men's Unbadged ... More

Final’s Day 2 – What a Finish!

September 4th - Day 2 continued in the same vein as Day 1. Once again the enthusiasm of the finalists and supporters was wonderful to see, as was the quality of the bowls played! Session 1 saw Sabrina beat Angela by 2 sets to 0 in the Joan White Memorial Cup, whilst Martin beat Neil 2 sets to 0 in the Open Championsh... More

A Great Start to Finals’ Weekend

September 3rd - With over half of the club down at the green for the first day of the Club Finals' Weekend, a successful tine was guaranteed. The first session saw the start of the Robert Faulds' (formally The Junior) Competition, played as a 'Round Robin' between the 12 entrants, split in to two groups. Also in Session 1 ... More

What a Close Match in the League

August 28th - this afternoon we welcomed Mitcham, the league leaders, to Wimbledon Park for our latest league fixture. Hector, Betty, Pete and Martin found themselves 0 - 6 after 3 ends, but turned this around to lead 14 - 6 after 8 ends. At 13 ends the score stood at 17 - 12 before Mitcham rallied to take the lead 18 - 17 ... More

Hard Going in the Pairs Semi-final

August 27th - this afternoon Barry and Neil played Wandilea in the semi-final of the Wimbledon and District Men's Pairs competition. Playing up at South London, on what turned out to be a fast rink, it proved difficult to draw to the jack, however it was the Wandilea bowlers who settled quickest going on to book their ... More

‘I Am Team GB’ Bowls Taster Session

August 27th - this morning our latest taster session was linked in to ITV's 'I Am Team GB'. A fantastic team effort saw club members blowing up balloons, stringing up bunting and talking to passers-by before taking to the green. With the park relatively empty, it was not until late in the session that we welcomed visitors ... More

Not to be in the Semi-final of the Mixed Singles

August 25th - this evening up at Heathfield Sabrina played the semi-final of the District Mixed Singles against Belmont. Finding the going tough on an end rink, Sabrina saw her opponent pull away with the Belmont bowler going through to the final, where he will play Neil, after a 21 - 8 win. More

Mid-week League Defeat

August 25th - this afternoon we welcomed Colliers Wood to the green for our penultimate mid-week triples game of the season. In a match between the top two teams in Division 2, the game was destined to be a close one. After 9 ends, Betty, Vernon and Barry were just ahead 9 - 8, whilst Ossie, Hector and Neil led 10 - 7. ... More

Weekend League Fixture on a Wednesday Evening!

August 24th - this evening the re-arranged home league match between Wimbledon Park and Wandilea took place. Claire, Matthew, Jonathan and Barry found the opposition in fine form and despite the shortened format of 18 ends, went down 9 - 24. Ralph, Rosalind, Ossie and Neil were level at 8 - 8 after 9 ends but managed to ... More

What a Come Back!

August 23rd - this evening over at Heathfield Sabrina took on Southey in the semi-final of the Wimbledon and District Ladies' Singles. Playing on a rink which both players found to be decidedly tricky, it was the Southey bowler who pulled ahead to open up a 17 - 8 lead. Not to be outdone, Sabrina settled well playing both ... More