Latest News 13 September
BOWLING MATTERS:
Club Competition Finals – Results and Schedule for remaining matches.
Club Finals Results and Scheduled Matches
Tony Cole will be running the short mat leagues again this winter – if you played last season, he has already contacted last year’s managers to see if they want to enter team(s) again, so they should be in touch with you.
If you are new to the club, or didn’t play last year, and would like to play, this is your opportunity to let Tony know.
To give you a few details of what it is about….
- We knock down the men’s changing room and lay a carpet along the front corridor – the “short mat”
- We have two leagues – a daytime league and an evening one
- The matches are pairs games of 18 ends
- A handicap system is in place to assist new/inexperienced players
- It is a good fun, but competitive game and allows you to keep your hand in at bowls over the winter
- There will be ample opportunity for friendly roll-ups/practice alongside the league games
- There will be an introductory session in early October for those new to the game
- The leagues will start mid October and run through until mid March
- All club full and social members are eligible to play, but you must pre-register with Tony to play in the leagues (so that you can be allocated a handicap)
You can get together with others and form yourselves into a new team. Although only 2 can play at once (as it is a pairs comp), it is recommended you have at least 4 players in your team as fixtures will come thick and fast, particularly in the daytime league, the fixture dates will all be pre-booked on Bowlr to keep rearrangement of games to a minimum.
There are entry forms in the foyer at the club house and attached – all application in by Sunday 27th September please
On the form you can enter a daytime team, an evening team, or both. Entry fee is £3.00 per team.
Please put completed forms/entry fees in the post box in the foyer – there should be some envelopes near by.
If you want to play, but cannot get a team together yourself, drop an email to Tony at (tonycole57@hotmail.co.uk) or call 07388 396027 saying whether you want to play in the daytime, evening (or both) and he will get you into a team.
2026 Short Mat Team Entry Form
Tuesday and Wednesday coaching sessions have now ceased for the season. Members may still turn up to play informal roll ups – subject to checking rink availability on BowlR.
See 2026 National Bowls Finals: 41 National Champions Crowned in 19 Days – Bowls England for a look back at the National Finals with a lot of good words about Cheltenham BC players
British Bowls 2026: U25 International Series – Bowls England Follow the link to live scoring and see how Louie & Finley are performing on day two.
OTHER MATTERS:
See 2026 Annual Presentation Luncheon for details. The booking form is on the notice board in the bowlers lounge.
It’s Swishing time again. This is an important task taking the excessive dew or worm casts off the greens. If you able to join the swishing rota please put your name on the list in the clubhouse or speak to Kevin.
Captain’s Charity Event, Friday 25th September from 3pm.
Donations are required for tombola, raffle, and bring and buy table. Please contact Sandra Kerr on 07974 710435 if you have any items that you can spare. Money raised will go to our charity which is FOCUS , a charity that helps support local cancer patients. Thank you
The Honesty Bar is not living up to its name and bottled water is thought to be the culprit. If you have taken a bottle of water or anything else and forgotten to do the paperwork, please settle up with Harry.
Unless you’ve been on the moon you will have heard that Bingo starts on Tuesday at 7pm. For details of all other social events see:
Social News | Cheltenham Bowling Club
Plus Freddie Poster 26
Blue bowls bag looking for a good home of a club member, in return for a donation to the Captain’s charity. Contact Russell on 07732 102183
Roger Hambidge – Funeral Arrangements
Roger passed away on 1 September and his funeral will take place at 1pm on Friday 9 October at Cheltenham Crematorium (Oak Chapel) followed by a wake at the club. Roger was a very active club member serving as Captain (2013) Chairman (2014) President (2017-20) Director (2020-25). He was elected a Life Member in 2021. Sandra and family will be pleased to see anyone who knew Roger; donations to Sue Ryder.
