Hi Everyone, Thank you to all the full members who have contacted me with shirt sizes. If you haven't yet and want a new club shirt, then please do contact me as soon as possible. We'll need to put the new order in next week. Also, Bowls Leicestershire have a new computer system and we now have to submit the names of all full members and pay the fees in February, rather than May after the sign-on date. So, I only have last year's list of full members to go on. If you were a full member last year and are not planning to rejoin as a full member, or are not yet sure that you will, please let m ..read more

Hi everyone,   A big thank you to all who turned out to the AGM last evening. It was the largest attendance that I can recall and at one point I was beginning to worry if I’d run out of ballot papers! It was also one of the shortest that I can remember!   John expanded on the financial report, highlighting where our income comes from – E.g. 25% from subscriptions and 33% proceeds from the bar! He also brought us up to date on the discussions concerning the development of the club and appealed for anyone with experience of architecture or the building industry to help. A modest incre ..read more

Hi Everyone,   The Finals Weekend went off very well indeed. A big THANK YOU to all those involved in the arrangements – to the competition secretaries, to those who did the catering, to those who marked and scored for the matches, to those who came to watch and support and to the players themselves. There was some very good bowling. Inevitably there are winners and runners up. The results are as follows:   COMPETITION                               WINNER              ..read more

Hi everybody,   As far as the leagues go, the bowling year is over. The men’s Monday afternoon teams, the Weavers and the Dons, finished third in their respective divisions. The mixed Wednesday evening teams, the Foxes and the Webbers, did not fare so well, finishing 8 th  and 9 th  in their respective leagues. The men’s Thursday team, the Millers finished 6 th  in the first division. And the ladies’ Friday team finished 4 th  in their league. So no one is going up and no one is going down. Well done to everyone.   The Dixon cup went off very well with John Venth ..read more

Hi everyone,   It has been great to see the club humming, particularly on a Friday evening. A very warm welcome to those who have newly joined us. Membership has reached 119, the highest for many years.   In terms of our participation in the leagues we have generally done quite well. With just one more week to go: On Monday the Weavers are lying 3 rd  in Division one and the Dons are similarly 3 rd  in Division 4. Wednesday is still all to play for. In Division 1 the Foxes are 7 th , but only a few points separate the bottom 6 teams. Webbers are lying 9 th  in the 2 n ..read more

Hi everyone,   Thank you to everyone who helped out at the Big Bowls Weekend. We had a number of people come to try out bowling. Jean Willson writes: Can you please let the members know we had a successful weekend with monies raised for the club £300.00 plus, picking up some new members, £80.00 for Presidents charity RAINBOWS + sales of ice lollies going fifty fifty to the club and RAINBOWS. We hope the sale of ices to take off in the summer from the Fifty One hut(next to equipment shed. All ices priced at £1.00.Lots of families having a go on Sunday. Lovely to see them enjoying themselv ..read more

Hi Everyone, The bowling season is well and truly underway. It has been great to see the green so busy, especially on Friday evenings. It is also great to see the new slabbing in front of the clubhouse. Thank you to Barbara Lindsey and Dave & Pat Radley for the donation of the tables. We’ve already had three weeks of league matches with middling results. Both the Millers (Thursday) and the Weavers (Monday) are up in their respective first divisions, so the competition is stiff. Unfortunately for the Dons, one team (Greenfields Foxes) have withdrawn so we are down to 6 teams in the divis ..read more

Hi everyone, Firstly, a big thank you to all who turned out this afternoon to move the soil. It was all done by 2.00pm, so there is no need for the special work party on Wednesday. The slabbing is not complete yet, but is looking good. There are three things happening next Saturday: Grand National Day starting at 10.00am. come and enjoy the fun. Sign on for club competitions from 10.00am. The green opens at 2.00pm in the afternoon for full members. Then Dave & Carol have been in touch and have asked me to pass this message on to you: Following the recent announcement that Carol & ..read more

Hi everyone, It is with sadness that I have to bring you the news that Gordon Lindsey passed away this morning. He was Barbara’s husband and Stephen’s uncle, and was a social member of the club. On behalf of the club I want to express our sympathy to Barbara and to Stephen and assure them of our thoughts and prayers at this time. I will let you know funeral arrangements when I know them. Kind regards, Andy ..read more

Hi Everyone, I do hope you have had a good Christmas time and we wish you all the best for the New Year. Unfortunately, I have some sad news to share: On the morning of Tuesday 20 th  December, while I was in Spain, I had a phone call from John Ventham to tell me that Liz Ventham passed away peacefully at home that morning. I know that I can, on behalf of you all, send John our sympathy and assure him of our thoughts and prayers. Liz had been an active part of the club for many years and had served on the committee.  I will let you know when I have details of the funeral.  S ..read more