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?
Our outdoor season is now over but we shall be starting bowling again in April, when 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!
2025 Club 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
(see photo in
Gallery)
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.
2025 ABC League result
The winners of the 2025 ABC League series were
Team D (Disraeli), captained by
Patrick Daubney, with team members
Brian Russell, Julian Cowdery, Mike Shaile, Penny Young, Rosemary Wilman and Tony Streetley.
Team B (Blair) finished as runners-up.
2025 Ballot result
The season-long Monday Ballot competition, organised by Di Newman, was won by
Penny Young, with
Stephen Warriner
as runner-up (and see
Results
page)
Captains vs Vice-Captains matches
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. In the end-of-season return match the Captains' team got their revenge but it wasn't sufficient to overcome the winning margin from the first match, so the
overall winner
was the
Vice-Captains
team.
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.
