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Interested in trying bowls?

Are you looking for a friendly and sociable sport that's easy to learn and keeps you fit? Why not try bowls here at Auriol?

You'd be welcome to pop in any Monday at 10.45 a.m or 4.15 p.m, or at 10.45 on a Thursday morning when you can have a free 'taster' session where everything - including coaching by one of our qualified coaches - will be provided; just bring or wear flat-soled shoes (eg. trainers). Alternatively, you can come along at other days/times by appointment. Experienced players also very welcome. For more information see About our Club or phone our Club Secretary Janet on 020 8873 7006. We look forward to welcoming you!

Early Champions decided

A special early running of two club Finals - the Junior and the Handicap - was held on a beautiful sunny Sunday a week before the main Finals weekend. The first match played, in the morning, was the Junior, between two of the club's newer members, Wing Sang Yuen and Richard Noel, which resulted in a win for Richard. The afternoon match was the Handicap, played between Brenda Lisney and Richard Noel. This produced some top-class bowling from both players, strongly applauded by the many members who came to watch, and finished with a well-deserved win by Brenda.

..... and then the main Finals Day results

The two scheduled Finals Days were played in mixed conditions, but were quite well attended despite that. The overall Singles Ladies Champion was Di Newman, and the Mens Singles Champion was Keith Gomm (see photos below), and the full list of competition winners is shown on the Results page. The weekend produced some exciting games, particularly the Veterans match between Ken Brock and Patrick Daubney which was finally decided after 29 ends, with Ken Brock the winner.

Huge thanks to all those who helped out with the marking & scoring, the catering team for the lovely lunch, and to all the club members & friends who attended and supported the players. Particular thanks, though, to Jan Kentish who organised the whole competition programme leading up to the Finals, and on the Finals days themselves; we really appreciate it.

Vic Saunders Triples Shield

The very first running of the club team competition for the Vic Saunders Triples Shield was won by the narrowest of margins by Team C (Di Newman, Richard Noel & Peter Newman - see photo, receiving the Shield from Vic Saunders), who beat Team G (Keith Gomm, Eddie Chamberlain, and Denis Bylett) by a single shot in the final game. The competition honours the club's longest-serving member, Vic Saunders, who has contributed so much to the club in his 31 years as a playing member.

The event was followed by a delicious tea provided by our brilliant catering team to over 40 members and guests. Our thanks to Rosemary Westcott for organising the competition. See Picture Gallery for further photos.

Captains vs Vice-Captains match

The 2025 season kicked off with the traditional season-opening first leg of the Captains vs Vice-Captains match, which resulted in an overwhelming win for the Vice-Captains' team. Will the Captains get their revenge in the return match at the end of the season?

Auriol on Tour

Torquay Tour 2025

Early May saw a lively group from Auriol set off on a bowls tour to Torquay, organised by Keith Gomm. A very good time was had by all, plenty of charity fund-raising fines imposed by Keith for such misdemeanours as being last on the coach or eating the last croissant, and the the bowls side of things ended perfectly balanced with one win, one draw, and one loss.

Many thanks to Keith for organising the trip.

Portugal 2026 Bowls Tour

Following up on the highly successful and enjoyable club tour to Portugal in 2024 organised by Keith Gomm, another Portugese tour will be run in 2026, staying at the Hotel Jupiter in Praia da Rocha, starting on 8th October 2026.

Photos from the 2024 tour can be found in the Picture Gallery.

Pre-season Meeting 2025

Members please go to the Members page for a summary of the 2025 Pre-season meeting.

AGM 2024

Members please go to the Members page for a summary of the 2024 AGM. The Committee members elected for 2025 are listed in the Who's Who 2025 page.

President's Charity Drive

The President's Charity Drive, which was originally scheduled for Bank Holiday Monday 26 May, took place on Thursday 17th July. It attracted around two dozen club members who competed for the elusive "Spider" to start the proceedings, and proceeded through to the finish after twelve ends. Winner was Keith Gomm, with runner-up Penny Young. The Drive was followed by a delicious cream tea prepared by our wonderful catering team. Club President John Green was proud to announce that the event raised over £400 for his chosen charity SERV (see below for further information), and thanked all who came along to or contributed to the event, including Drive organisers Rosemary Westcott and Brenda Lisney.

This success followed his Charity Horse Race Night in June which raised over £300 for the charity, meaning that over £700 has been raised so far this season, which - added to the £1300+ raised in the 2024 season - would mean that we have hit John's target of £2000 by the end of his Presidency, and the challenge is now to comfortably exceed it.

Note: SERV stands for Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers, commonly known as the Blood Bikes, who transport blood products, urgent samples and medical supplies, along with donated breast milk, to hospitals and milk banks across Surrey & London. They also carry out a daily delivery of blood to Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex.

Presentation Dinner Dance

The annual dinner and dance held at season-end to honour the winners and finalists of the club competitions was held at the Royal British Legion Club in Surbiton, and was well attended by Auriol members and their guests.

Pictured are the 2024 club singles champions, Brenda Lisney and Keith Rodger, receiving their trophies from club President John Green. This was a particularly memorable occasion as it was the first time that partners-in-life had won their respective championships in the same year.

A huge vote of thanks went to Geoff Izzard and his team for organising the event (including arranging for music to be provided following a last-minute cancellation - thanks Angela!), and to Competitions Secretary Jan Kentish for getting all the trophies engraved and looking great. More photos from the event appear in the Picture Gallery.

Successful "Newbies" Competition

Auriol Bowling Club held a “Newbies” triples competition, an inter-club competition open to bowlers who have only started bowling in the last year, i.e. since April 2023. It was won by Bookham, with Auriol A team, comprising Paul Hayes, Richard Noel and Patrick Daubney (shown L-R in middle photo, with club President John Green), coming second, and Supreme third.

Our thanks to Rosemary Westcott and Diann Newman, who with others organised the event, and to our ever resourceful catering team Geoff, Doreen and helpers who provided lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

See Picture Gallery for further photos.

Brunch Club

The summer Brunch Club runs on Mondays, starting at 10.00 a.m and going through to 3.00. All categories of member (Full, Social, Working) are welcome, to enjoy the hot food & drinks, as well as the games, chat, and company of others.

Defibrillator/First Aid

There is a defibrillator installed on the end wall of the tall cupboards in the clubroom, near the door to the changing room corridor. A First Aid kit is also installed at the opposite end of the cupboards, near to the entrance door, as well as in the hut by the green. There is also a phone for use in emergencies in the hut.

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