CLUB NEWS & EVENTS
General
- As always we welcome new members and our Membership Secretary can be contacted (see Commitee Page) for further information and arrange to come and try lawn bowls during our bowling season.
- The club green is available most afternoons during the bowling season for roll-ups when members can enjoy practice and hone their playing skills. Our more experienced bowlers help to organise these events and are available to support beginners and our less experienced members.
- Thursday and Monday afternoons tend to be popular roll-ups day with sufficent members attending to allow triple play. This provides the opportunity to gain experience, knowledge and skills in playing in all positions of triple play, which is the usual format when enjoying bowling with other clubs during our fixture progamme.
- Mindful that some members in the club are less physically able but would still enjoy an element of competitiveness during roll-ups, one bowling rink on Mondays or Thursdays afternoons will be reserved for "short-jack" play.
- The Club online fixture booking system introduced for our 2022 season has continued to be a great help to our club captain in setting up match teams. It is hoped that the majority of members will now make use of this system which allows members to make on-line requests to play in club fixtures and it also acts as the club events diary. The system is based on use of the free Google Calendar which is accessed by holding a Google account. For help and to use the system contact Brian Archbold who will initiate a Google invite to allow use of the HBC Diary.
Membership
- New Members
- Nicola Beck
- Darryl Beck
- Kim Bergamasco
- Paul bergamasco
- Philip Booker
- Carol Ralfe
- Caroline Sear
- Steve Sear
- Jacci Westlake
- John Westlake
- Sybil Yeo
- Nigel Yeo
The club welcomes the following new members who joined us during this bowling season -
Member News
Nicola & Darryl
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Its congratulations to Darryl and Nicola Beck our new members this season for winning their individual Mens
and Ladies Singles Club Competition matches. What is special is that as Husband and Wife they entered our
Champion of Champions March on the 22nd August. With a close scoring start they ended with Darryl winning
and becoming this years Club Champion bowler. Looking through the club's records this is a first for a Husband and wife to be entered against each other in the club Champion of Champions Finals match, certainly since the introduction of the "The Ewing Trophy" Glass Rose Bowl donated by John and Christine Ewing in 2005. |
Reports & Newsletters
- Peter Brackfield has provided an interesting article on the building of the current club pavilion - Click Here
- Further stories from members with a bowls interest would be welcome.
Our President's Newsletter
It was great to see so many spectators last weekend and well done to everyone who participated in Finals Weekends where we witnessed some excellent bowling. The grounds maintenance team had worked hard and are to be complimented on their efforts especially during this very dry spell. The weather forecast looked good for the Champion of Champions match where the lovely Rose Bowl donated by John and Christine Ewing is destined to reside at the Beck’s house no matter what the outcome. What a triumph for Nicola and Darryl but I wonder whether they have shared their strategies?
The Club Competition trophies will be presented at our Annual Lunch on 31 October 2026 when we return by popular demand to West Surrey Golf Club. Members please read the invitation and adhere to the dates. I look forward to you joining me on this always enjoyable occasion. Dress Code is smart casual – ties are not obligatory.
I have started to return to bowling taking advantage of the cooler evening temperatures.
Judy
Fixture Matches and Events
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Our 2026 list of inter-club Friendly Matches and other club Events is now available on our Fixture Page.
Our 2026 list of inter-club League Matches is also now Available on our League Page.
Club Competitions
 Triples Players - Darryl, Drummound & Steven playing Barry, Peter & Paul |
 Two Woods Pairs Players - Leo & Elaine playing John & Errol |
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Despite the extreme heat both morning matches got our 2026 Competition Finals under way, with Paul's team winning the Triples
after 18 ends of play and Errol and John winning the two Woods Pairs after 12 ends.
The full results of the first two days of the club competitions can be obtained from the updated Match charts which can be opened from the website "Links" page. More photos from our 2026 finals will be added to the website "Gallery" page when available.
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Our club competitions are open to all club playing members to join at the beginning of our bowling
season irrespective of skill levels and provide great enjoyment and the chance of holding one or more of the
club's cherished trophies and your name on the club's pavilion honours board.
The club competitions are of course competitive, however our Competition Secretary together with the Club Captain has endeavoured to assign fair handicaps where appropriate and also the best balance for the pairs and triples competitions. This gives members with varying playing abilities a fair chance of winning apart from the Ladies' and Men's Singles where skill prevails.
Our club 2026 competition finals will be held over the two days Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August. if you are not playing do come along to support the players, it is always an enjoyable two days. The Ladies' and Men's Singles winners will enter into a play off match event (the Champion of Champions match) the following weekend 22nd August. The timetable for these important matches will be emailed to all members by the club Competition Secretary following the completion of the semi-finals.
Our 2026 club competitions matches charts can now be viewed and downloaded from the website "Links" page. A photographic record of last seasons players and winners can be viewed in the "Gallery" page together with Champion of Champions match between ladies finalist Judy Rix and Men's finalist Leo Cash.
Memorial Day
This years event had a record attendance with 24 members playing pairs in the Blue and Red teams. As in previous years
we were joined by Richard Sanders who makes an annual trip from Devon to play in memory of his parents who were prominent
past members. As the Blue and Red teams ended with equal scores a four end play off was held to determine winners with
Richard acting as referee and shield presenter.
It's a thank you to our President and Captain Judy and Paul who organised the event and a big thank you to all
who donated the Raffle Prizes and event donations. Our Charity this year was the Haslemere Hall a great asset
to our community. During the afternoon a superb full tea was provided by the club ladies and the bar contributed
to a successfully round off to an enjoyable day.
 Winners - Red Team Steve Midgley & Steve Sear |
 Runners-Up - Blue Team Peter Wallace & Brian Archbold |
U3A SMB Group Visit
U3A SMB Group use of the HBC Green for Short Jack play - photos by Brian Archbold
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Having agreed the use of the HBC Green the local U3A Short Mat Group has played their first Saturday mornng version of
Short Mat Bowls. Turf Protection Mats were pinned down on two of the club's rinks. The far edge of the mats pairs were
set approx 15m apart and this formed the Ditch Lines. The rubber bowling Delivery Mats were set with their rear edge
set on ditch line as in SMB. The jack is delivered, centred and placed close to the far end Turf mat front edge then
normal Triple play commenced.
A more conventional version of Short Jack play when required is available to club members at our Monday and Thursday Roll-ups. A normal rink set-up is used but simply the jack is allowed to be placed after delivery to a shorter length than the regulation minium length of 23m from the Delivery Mat front edge.
Open Day(Bowls for Fun)
Photos by Brian Archbold
- Our President said relaxing in the club pavilion after the event, how lucky I am to have members support today.
It was a great team effort and it looks as if we are about to gain several new members (it could be in double figures)
who show tremendous promise. Special thanks go to members' partners Wai and Carole who did a thorough clean of the
kitchen and delt with the vistors refreshments.
Sponsor Visit
- Early May Club sponsors the Parish of Haslemere St Bartholomew’s and St Christophers were invited for an
introduction to Lawn Bowls. The above photos taken by Brian Archbold shows Don Stacey our sponsor contact watching
an enjoyable afternoon of fun and fellowship at this event. Many of the visitors showed the ability of becoming
good players and would be welcome to join us as club members.
The afternoon concluded with tea and refreshments and good chatter between all those present. The club appreciates the sponsorship of the Parish and looks forward to the continuing relationship between us.
Social Activities
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MEMBERS SOCIALS
- The club thanks Don Stacey supported by Barry for continuing to arrange a number of social events for the
enjoyment of members between our bowling seasons. The cream teas kindley provided for these events by Peter
and his wife Gill Wallace were much appreciated by those intending.
- For members' entertainment the club lottery continues and provides a generous support from members as entry fees
includes a donation to help with the club running costs.
