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Bowls Stickers

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Charities

The Club enjoys strong links with the local community, and organises numerous fundraising events throughout the season in support of its annually nominated local charities. <Click to visit> Our Charities

Club Competitions

Full Playing Members have the opportunity to win silverware by entering the Club's Internal Competitions. The draw usually takes place in May with matches being played throughout the summer.  The finals take place in September with the winners receiving trophies at a presentation evening held at the Clubhouse. Although everyone is encouraged to enter these Competitions, please don’t enter if you can’t make the agreed finals date.

Following the draw, the tournament sheets are displayed on both the Club’s website and on the Club noticeboard.

Internal Competitions include;

• Novice Cup
• Mixed Pairs
• Ladies Pairs
• Ladies 2 Woods
• Ladies 4 Woods
• Men’s Pairs
• Men’s 2 Woods
• Men’s 4 Woods

Club Competitions Rules <Click to visit> Competition Rules

Club Constitution <Click to visit> Club Constitution

Club Info

Club website Menu, under which Members can find useful Club Information; including

• Club Constitution
• Info & Rules
• Club Minutes
• Etiquette
• Privacy Policy
• Pickering League Rules
• Kineton League Rules

Club Minutes

Current and Archive Minutes for the Club’s AGM and Management Committee Meeting Minutes are posted here.
<Click to visit > AGM Minutes
<Click to visit > Management Committee Meeting Minute

Coaching <Click to visit > Coaching

Community Bowls <Click to visit> Community Bowls

Communication

The preferred method of communication is e-mail.  Members are asked to keep their contact details (home phone, mobile and email address) up-to-date on the Member profile page on the website.  Alternative arrangements will be made for those members who do not have/haven’t got access to email.

Contact

A message can be sent to any of the Club Officials via a contact form on the website. < Click to visit> Contact

Costs of Playing

Match Fees will apply for ALL Matches - home and away.

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Equipment Store

The equipment store is around the corner from the Clubhouse adjacent to the flagpole. Keys for the equipment store can be found in the Clubhouse – see Keys for more information

Etiquette <Click to visit > Etiquette

External Competitions

In addition to Club Competitions, players may also (if they wish) enter Competitions run by the KDL, SWBA, and County and National Competitions.  Details of these are circulated to all members at the appropriate time.

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Fixtures

Together with the fixture card, the Club website will also give details of all the season’s fixtures for each of the Leagues that the Club participates in.  <Click to visit > Fixtures

Friday Evening Social Bowling

The Club runs a Social Bowls session every Friday evening throughout the season for its Full Playing members.  The session provides opportunity for both social activities and some friendly competitive bowling during which Full Playing members have an opportunity to improve skills as more experienced players will be there to provide help and encouragement whenever needed.

Further Opportunities to Play

There are opportunities for skilled bowlers (Men and Ladies) to play representative matches for the Kineton & District League [KDL], South Warwickshire Bowling Association [SWBA], Warwickshire Vice-Presidents (Mixed), Warwickshire County Bowling Association [Men and Ladies Sections].

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Guidance for New Bowlers

This useful guide produced by Bowls England is available on the Club website, and gives insightful and practical information for newcomers to lawn green bowling. <Click to visit > Beginners Guide

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Helping at the Club

The operation of any bowling club involves a large amount of effort by individual members and we expect that all Members try to assist in some or all areas where possible.

You can assist by;

• Returning equipment used on your rink when a match is completed (e.g. mats, scoreboards, jacks, measuring rods and marking blocks) is also much appreciated.
• Supporting the Club by weeding, looking after the plants, watering the gardens and pots, grass cutting and hedge pruning.
• Setting up and serving refreshments for some home fixtures.
• Assisting in tidying the Club House after home fixtures and volunteering for the cleaning rota

Home <Click to visit > Home Page

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Info & Rules <Click to visit > Info & Rules

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Join Us

Is a public page on the Club website that provides useful information on the types of membership available, fee payment options and a link to an online Membership application form. <click to visit > Join Us

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Keys 

Full Playing Members may wish to have a key which will unlock both the entrance gate at the Club and also the entrance door to the Clubhouse, which is on the left immediately after you have passed through the gate.  A key can be ordered from the Club Membership Secretary, and there is a (returnable) deposit payable, currently £15.

If you come for a roll-up, and wish to gain access to the equipment store, you will first need to open the door at the main gate end of the Clubhouse and go towards the kitchen at the other end of the Clubhouse.  As you enter the kitchen, look to the left and you will see all the keys hanging on a board which has labelled hooks.

Kineton & District League

The Club is a member of the Kineton & District League [KDL], which provides a full programme of home and away mixed matches against local clubs. These normally take place early evening throughout the summer usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays. See also Kineton League Regulations

Kineton League Regulations <Click to visit > Kineton League Regulations

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Ladies Friendly Matches

There is a comprehensive calendar of Ladies friendly matches which normally take place on a Monday afternoon home & away.

League Tables

Provides links to the league tables published by the KDL and Pickering Leagues.  <Click to visit> League Tables

Links

There are a number of other websites available on the internet and Facebook that share useful information about lawn bowls. The Links page provides a list of clickable links to the most relevant ones.  <Click to visit>  Links

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Members Info

Club website Menu, under which useful Membership information can be found.  Including;

• Members Directory: Detailing contact details for all Honorary, Full Playing, Social Members and Junior Members
• Club Officials
• Honours Board
• A to Z of useful information

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News

The website will regularly be updated to share relevant Club news updates.  Breaking news items will scroll on the banner displayed on the Home page. Simply click the headline to read the news item in more detail, or to read all news items, <Click to visit > News

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Opening Times

The Green is generally available for practice at any time after 11.00 hrs with the following exceptions; (a) not when mowing of the green is scheduled, and (b) not on those occasions when rinks have been reserved for Matches and Competitions.  Although, Full Playing Members may still play on any rinks not being used. Please consult the Rink Booking Diary and Club Fixture Card which are kept in the Clubhouse to check on possible use of any rinks.

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Parking <Click to visit > Parking

Photo Gallery

Is the Club’s photo album.  Pictures taken in celebration of all the various Club activities and events are arranged in handy folders and are available to view on the Club’s website. <Click to visit > Photo Gallery

Pickering League

The Club fields two Men’s teams in the Pickering Triples League, with the matches being played on most Wednesday afternoons throughout the season. See also, Pickering League Rules

Pickering League Rules <Click to visit> Pickering League Rules

Privacy Policy <Click to visit> Privacy Policy

Profile

Members registered to the Club’s website, have a personal Profile page.  This is where a member’s name, preferred contact details are held.  This is also where members can reset their Club website password.  The Playing member? Checkbox is used to distinguish between Full Playing members (checked) and Social members (unchecked).

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Raffle

At most matches (except Pickering League) there is a Raffle. The number of tickets available for the usual charge of £1 varies. Donations of suitable prizes for Raffles are always very much appreciated for our home matches and should be handed in at the Bar when it is open.

Reigning Champions

The Club website also has a page to celebrate the winners of the Club Competitions with a photo gallery showing the reigning champions receiving their trophies at a Finals Day presentation. <Click to visit> Reigning Champions

Rink Booking

A Diary for booking a rink or rinks for Competitions is available in the Clubhouse and is usually kept on top of the shelves near the main door; this Diary also shows details of all Club Matches. Members are encouraged to use this when arranging to play their Competitions.

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Season

The bowling season is generally April through to September

Shared Transport

If you are transported to a match in a member’s car, it would be appreciated if you offered to pay the driver a contribution towards fuel and running costs.

Social Events

At various times throughout the season the Committee will organise social events. These will be publicised on the Club website and on the Clubhouse noticeboards in advance and added to Events calendar on the Club’s website.

Sponsors

The Club is very fortunate to have the support of generous sponsorship from local businesses. <Click to visit> Our Sponsors

Storage Shed for Members Bowls Bags

Members can store bowls etc. in the shed next to the equipment shed at their own risk.

Stratford Herald Ladies League

The Ladies have a Triple in the Stratford Herald Ladies League, which is played on Friday evenings mid-season

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Teamsheets

Confirmation of team selections for club matches are available on the Club website.  Team Sheets are also display on the Clubhouse noticeboard. <Click to visit> Teamsheets

Toilets

Ladies and Gents toilet facilities are round the corner from the Clubhouse adjacent to the flagpole.

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Website

The Club website is a useful resource for Club and Member information.  It also provides, amongst other things; fixture information, team selections, match results, Club news and forthcoming events and photographs. <Click to visit> Avon Bowling Club

What's On

Is a public page on the Club website set up to showcase all the many great things the Club has to offer its members; Math-Play alongside Community Bowling, Social Events and Charity fundraisers. Hopefully, the insight will prove useful in attracting new members to the Club <Click to visit> What's On