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Latest News as at 11 March
STOP PRESS. The Management Committee request that lady bowlers please refrain from taking over the new lockers. In the first instance, these will be allocated to owners of the wooden lockers when Russell returns on 16 March.
Greens looking good. Our thanks to Kevin, Jack and helpers
THIS WEEK:
Tuesday 7pm Eyes down for Bingo
Wednesday 2pm Social Whist
Thursday No Crib during race week
Friday 11am Gold Cup Racing at Suffolk Square.
BOWLING MATTERS:
A message to all County players. GBA Uniforms
Congratulations to John Doody and The Optimists who have won the daytime short mat league this season. Runners up were Dave Heath and his Angels.
Thank you to all the players who have supported the leagues this year, hopefully you have all enjoyed your games, regardless of your results.
The mat will be available for roll ups until 4pm on Thursday 12th March when it will rolled back to make room for the Gold Cup event. It will be available again from 16th to 27th March, mainly for the pairs competition, though you may fit in roll-ups around that if you wish. The draw for the comp is in Bowlr (under season “Short Mat Season Part 2”) or see Short Mat Pairs KO Draw
Early Bird tickets for National Finals now on sale at https://www.eventim.co.uk/artist/aviva-national-bowls-finals/?affiliate=RLR
Your 2026 Fixture Card has been posted at Fixtures & Leagues | Cheltenham Bowling Club With thanks to our Fixture Secretary John Doody
Annual Subscription are now overdue. Any member who has not renewed their subscription by the end of March shall no longer be entitled to use the club facilities or play in competitions.
2026 Bowls Tour. MORE NAMES REQUIRED for this year’s bowls tour to Bournemouth from 31st August to 4th September. We are staying at the Queens Hotel on a half board basis. The cost is £480 and this includes your coach travel and all expenses. Please let Gill Dorman know if you are interested gilldorman26@gmail.com.
OTHER MATTERS:
World Bowls: Exciting Progress Made Towards Olympic Inclusion. The bid to see bowls included as an Olympic and Paralympic sport has made some major headway recently, after World Bowls announced it has been accepted into the World Pétanque and Bowls Federation (WPBF). The WPBF stands as one of the federations recognised by the International Olympic Committee and – combined with World Bowls’ inclusion in the International Paralympic Committee last year – puts the sport in a much stronger position to see success from the ‘Bowls for Brisbane 2032’ campaign.
100 Club Winners for March are as follows:
£50.00 No 65 Renette Lauche
£25.00 No 68 Margaret Merry
£15.00 No.44 Ian Thomas
£10.00 No 71 Phil Jones
As usual winning can be collected at the bar
Next draw 3rd April 2026
The first Sunday Lunch will go ahead on Sunday 22nd March. You will be able to book a table from 12 noon in quarter of an hour intervals i.e 12:00, 12:15 etc until 2:00 pm, this will also be dependent on your party size. The proposed menu is Sunday Lunch Menu. We are looking at catering for around 40 people in the first instance until we establish the demand for this event. Please note you cannot book a table over the bar, tables can only be booked by email to george.bevan1@virginmedia.com or 07740-432111 as the diary will be held only by one person to avoid any double booking.
SOCIAL EVENTS:
Saturday 4 April 8pm Rod Stewart Tribute Night. See attached Rob Stewart Trib Poster for details. SOLD OUT.
Members will be saddened to learn that Liz Maisey died on Tuesday at Sue Ryder. Liz along with late husband Tony was a pillar of the clubs social entertainment for many years. Liz’s funeral will take place on 26 March at 1pm at Cheltenham Crematorium followed by a celebration of Liz’s life at the club. All welcome.