HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF GIVING INDOOR BOWLS A TRY?

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Indoor Bowls is a great social sport and an excellent way to get some healthy exercise, get out of the house and meet new people, whatever your age or ability. At West Berks IBC you can play at your own level and at a time that suits you. Our club is thriving, currently has 590 members, and is open 12 months of the year.

Our next official OPEN WEEKEND is on Saturday and Sunday, 27th and 28th September, 2025 from 10 am – 2 pm with a new coaching course starting on Saturday, 4th October.

Maybe you don’t want to wait until then?
We are pleased to invite you to visit the club, have a look round and enjoy a FREE Taster session during the summer months. Why not come and see what you can do on the green and we’ll take it from there.

All equipment provided, just bring flat soled shoes. We have full disabled facilities, free parking, bar and great social events and, being indoors, you can play bowls, whatever the weather, in superb air conditioned premises.

Interested? Please contact our Head Coach, Darren, on email hidden; JavaScript is required

WEST BERKS YOUTH ACADEMY

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CALLING ALL 12-18 YEAR OLDS

Indoor bowls isn’t just for adults – it’s a thrilling game of skill that’s gaining popularity among younger players.

FREE youth coaching every Thursday from 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm

Are you ready to become the next superstar in an exciting and unique sport?

Interested? Contact Mike on 07799 315665 or drop him a text.

KEPT ASSETS LTD – OUR 2025 OSC SPONSOR

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We are delighted that Kept Assets Ltd has kindly agreed to sponsor the Open Singles Circuit competition to be held at the club during Easter weekend, 19 & 20 April, 2025.
Kept Assets, based in Inches Yard, Newbury, will be happy to help you with Writing or Reviewing your Will, Inheritance Tax Planning, Trusts, Business Succession, Powers of Attorney, Protection from Care Costs, Probate Advice and many other estate planning opportunities.
All initial advice is free and WBIBC Members will benefit from a 10% discount against the cost of any work implemented.
For more information please call: 01635 959111 or email email hidden; JavaScript is required    www.keptassets.com  Kept Assets Limited, 2 Inches Yard, Newbury RG14 5DP

Swings and Smiles Charity Raffle

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We were delighted to raise £420 from the raffle that was held on the night of the Andrew Geater cabaret show. All proceeds from this were donated to local charity Swings and Smiles. We look forward to working with them on a more regular basis in the near future!

Linda Fowler and Angela Blades-Moore visited the Swings and Smiles centre yesterday and had the pleasure of presenting the charity with their cheque.

Thank you to all who donated prizes and bought tickets, your support is very much appreciated!

You can see more about the work the charity do on the link below:

https://www.swingsandsmiles.co.uk/

Success for West Berks in County Finals!

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A fantastic two nights of bowling were enjoyed at the club this week, with the county singles and county fours winners decided on Tuesday, and the county pairs and triples winners crowned last night.

After two excellent displays, players representing West Berks came away with two of the titles, winning both of the finals we had involvement in.

On Tuesday, our fours team of Nik Elphick, Pete Sweeney, Mick Powell (Sub for Liam Creaser) and Michael Knight were comfortable winners, beating a Whiteknights quartet with ends to spare to claim the Berkshire fours championship.

On Thursday, Nik Elphick and Liam Creaser teamed up to claim the Berkshire pairs title. Although pushed hard by their opponents from Whiteknights, they always looked in control and went on to record a relatively comfortable victory.

Congratulations to all involved, a great couple of days for the club!

 

 

 

West Berks Shield + Plate Report

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West Berks Shield and Plate Finalists Determined

The annual West Berks Shield and Plate competitions will come to their conclusion on 12th April at 11am when the finals of each event will be contested!

In the Plate competition, Newbury will face Thatcham A. In the semi-finals, contested on 22nd March, Newbury enjoyed a 36-28 victory over Lambourn, whilst Thatcham A booked their place in the final with a 37-32 victory over Hagbourne.

In the final of the Shield, Shrivenham will take on Suttons A. The semi-finals were contested on 15th March, with Shrivenham advancing following a 37-32 victory over Reading. Suttons A enjoyed a slightly more comfortable victory to secure their place in the final, 38-19 over Tilehurst.

Congratulations to Shrivenham on winning the 2024/25 West Berks Shield and taking home a sizeable cheque for their club. Suttons A gave them a good game and it went down to the wire, which made exciting spectator viewing!

Congratulations also to Thatcham A on their success in winning the Plate over Newbury.

All the players enjoyed a superb buffet after the games and Cllr David Harman, Deputy Mayor of Newbury, presented the prizes.