Category: Club News

We hope you all managed to make the most of your Christmas and New Year celebrations, despite the restrictions of Tier 4. I’m sure we are all glad to see the back of 2020. It’s been a horrible year.

With the roll out of the vaccination programme, we can now look forward to a much happier, healthier and normal 2021.

We will, of course, re-open the club once we are told by the Government that it is safe to do so. Like you, we don’t know when this will be, but the future looks brighter.

With best wishes for a happier and healthier 2021.

Stay well, stay safe

The Directors
The Bowls Committee

The Government has announced that Berkshire will move into Tier 3 from Saturday, 19th December. The club will therefore remain closed until further notice.

It is worrying for us all that the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in West Berkshire is rising rapidly. Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health, has said this rise in transmission was a “warning to us all that even after such a difficult year, we must stay vigilant”.

Enjoy your Christmas but please stay safe and follow the Government guidelines for Tier 3.

Merry Christmas to all and we look forward to meeting up again in 2021.

The Directors

The Club is pleased to be able to support this very worthwhile local charity by selling the NCC 2021 Calendar with views of the Newbury area supplied by the Newbury Photography Club. Prior to lockdown, the calendars were selling like hot cakes from the office for just £7 payable on your club card. They make an ideal Christmas gift/stocking filler so don’t forget to buy yours when  we return.

The Club was fortunate in being able to complete the 2019-20 internal Competitions before the second lockdown. To see the winners and runners-up, please go to the Games tab above and scroll down to Club Competition Winners.

Don’t forget to get your entry in to the Competitions Secretary by 27th November to play in this season’s competitions.

Not looking forward to the long winter months, then why not give indoor bowls a try?

Maybe you are looking for exercise and a bit of social contact? Or maybe you are competitive but can’t play your usual sport any more?

Whatever your reason, you can play safely all year round at West Berks Indoor Bowls Club in a Covid secure environment at a level and time that suits you.

A new 10 week coaching course for beginners started on Saturday, 2nd October from 9.00 am – 11.00 am.

It’s not too late to join! Your first taster session is free, but places are limited, so please email email hidden; JavaScript is required for more details.

The Directors and Bowls Committee have released updated information for the 2020/21 Winter Season, including:

• New Opening Hours
• Rink Allocation
• Bowlr System
• Going Cashless And Tokenless
• Roll-Ups/Practice Sessions
• Rink Fees
• Bar
• Leagues
• Coaching
• Covid Secure
• Volunteer Helpers/Stewards Required
• Payment Of Subs
• Updates

All members should follow these links to view the latest important information:

Members information – full details, Sep 2020

Going Cashless

Rink Allocation Sheet

As part of the ongoing refurbishment of the club, the old large wooden Honours boards have been removed and replaced with modern boards. The new boards are printed sheets set inside an acrylic frame. The sheets are easily reprinted each year for a fraction of the cost of updating the old boards.

This printing service is offered by Club Member, Mike Blizzard. Mike has now had over 50 positive enquiries from other bowls clubs. For anyone interested, Mike can be contacted on 07981 757419.

to Pete Lumber, owner of The Newbury and the 137 Gin Distillery in Bartholomew Street, Newbury. At the start of the pandemic Peter turned his hand to making hand sanitiser for key workers, instead of his usual award-winning gin. He has kindly provided the Club with hand sanitiser completely free of charge, so thank you Peter.