Category: Club News

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/

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 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.

West Berks Indoor Bowls Club is a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) run by volunteer members for members.  We are not-for-profit and anyone in our community, over the age of 9 years, can join our club. We have full disabled facilities and we welcome anyone regardless of age or ability.  It’s never too late to take up a new sport/hobby!

Congratulations to the Men’s squad on beating Loddon Vale 72-71 in the Region Final of the Denny Plate.  They now progress to the Quarter Final and play Falaise IBC  (Hastings) for a place in the National Semi Final.  All four rinks will be played on Saturday, 8th February at Donyngs IBC, Redhill RH1 1DP a neutral venue. 10.00 am start.

Unfortunately we were beaten by a stronger side but we wish Falaise IBC good luck in the next round.

START SATURDAY, 18th JANUARY from 9 AM – 11 AM

or MONDAY, 20th JANUARY from 5 PM – 7 PM

IF YOU MISSED OUR OPEN DAY, AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN A BEGINNERS COACHING COURSE THEN PLEASE COME TO ONE OF THE ABOVE SESSIONS. (PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE START)

Not sure if bowls is for you? Perhaps you can no longer play your chosen sport, but you’re still competitive. Or maybe you just need to get out of the house, have a bit of gentle exercise and meet new people in a friendly and welcoming environment.

At West Berks IBC you can play at your own level at a time that suits you, whatever your age or ability, and we have full disabled facilities.

•  Join as a Temporary Member for 3 months for just £25. This includes 8 x 2 hour Beginners Coaching lessons by our qualified coaches

We provide the equipment, just bring clean, flat soled shoes.  All ages (over 9 yrs) and abilities welcome.

550+ members / great Social events / Free parking / Cafe / Bar / Lounge.

Whatever the weather, you can play indoor bowls in superb air conditioned premises all year round.

Further details, please email email hidden; JavaScript is required or call Angela on 07729 183373

Thank you to all those members of the public who braved the freezing weather and nearby roadworks to visit us on our Open Day on 11th January.

**49 NEW MEMBERS RECRUITED**

The Club is proud to say thank you to all members who helped in any way. A true team effort!

Following on from the success of our last Open Weekend in September, when we recruited over 70 new members, our next OPEN DAY will take place on Saturday, 11th January 2025 from 10 am -2 pm.  Everyone in our community is welcome to attend this FREE TASTER DAY. No booking required.

The Beginners COACHING COURSE will start on Saturday, 18th January at 9 am or Monday, 20th January at 5 pm. For just £25 we offer 8 x 2 hr lessons by our qualified coaches. Bowls is a great social sport played by men, women and children of all ages and ability and you can play at a time and level to suit you.

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