Welcome to our Club

Recently titled ‘National Club of the Year’ by the governing body Bowls England we are now recognised as one of the best Bowls Clubs in England.

We are a lawn green bowling club based in central Berkhamsted, providing a highly popular and skilful game for all ages and abilities to enjoy.

• We are located in a beautiful and vibrant setting close to the town high street with the Grand Union Canal and open park area providing an idyllic backdrop.

• Our playing season runs from late April to late September and currently provides outdoor sport and leisure to 120 members with a social programme running indoors throughout the winter months in our spacious clubhouse.

• We welcome any member of the public to come in and have a go at various times throughout the season and also offer hugely reduced fees to new members.

• Whether it’s enjoying a drink and a friendly game or playing good competitive bowls through to national standard you can have them both.

We encourage all ages, abilities and sexes to come and play, try our new equipment, meet our friendly members and enjoy a new experience.

It’s a perfect game for sharing with others and making new friends.

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  Forthcoming Fixtures

Season Opener April 2017:  To be entered when known!

For Team selections when known click here

Results of Recent Matches

15 Sep Kings Langley Away (Dacorum Shield) W: 68 – 56
*** Dacorum Shield Winners 2016*** 
17 Sep Kitcheners Away L: 46 – 111
21 Sep Wendover Home: W: 125 – 80

For match details click here

 Club Members:

Keep up to date by regularly checking our  Diary, Club Members Information and Match Details pages

**The results of all of our Club Competitions and the 2016 Roll of Honour can be found our Internal Competitions page**

**Congratulations to all our winners and for our runners-up – there is always next year**

 Winter Activities

Sheila Sorley and Maureen Smart are preparing a programme of club activities for this coming winter so keep up to date by checking both the Winter Activities and Diary pages

New:

Brian Ralphs has been seen wandering around the green during events and matches with camera in hand. Links to the albums of images that Brian has taken are now on the News:Images page. Go there to see Brian’s handiwork.

2015 WINNERS of their National Club of the Year Competition

Thursday 15th September: A GREAT DAY FOR BERKO !!

Double joy as we picked up the Dacorum Shield defeating Kings Langley and Sarah Marshall won the B1 Singles Trophy at the Visually Impaired National Championships in Leamington.

Ken Maynard’s wonderful shot with his last wood took out the KL wood, touched the jack and carried it into the ditch for us to pick up 2 having been 1 down in the Mens match.The Ladies also staged a remarkable comeback in their game enabling us to get the 4.5 points needed to lift the shield.

Sarah with partner Nancy Cheeseman (Yeovil) also won the National B2 Pairs Trophy at the same championships.

Berkhamsted Pair win Watford & District Bowling Association Men’s Pairs Final.

Congratulations to David Brown & Kevin Clarke, who won the Pairs Final against a Garston pair. This was the first time this Berkhamsted pair had won the competition.

Earlier in the day, Steve Burrell, David Brown & Kevin Clarke were beaten by a Garston trio in the Triples Final and so had to settle for Runners-Up.

Sponsor OUR UK Blind Bowling Champion at the World Blind Bowling Championships, South Africa, in March 2017

Sarah Marshall, the club’s UK Blind Bowling Champion, ably assisted by her sighted Director Linda Ralphs, gave a demonstration of her skills on Tuesday July 26th to the Hemel Hempstead Rotary Club who enjoyed an evening of Bowling at our club . Willow, Sarah’s guide dog was also in attendance and admired by all.

Sarah is off to Cape Town, South Africa, in March 2017, along with our own Linda Ralphs who will act as her Director, to represent the UK at the World Blind Bowling Championships.

Sarah needs to secure funding for her trip.  To see Sarah’s bowling achievements along with a club funding initiative – “Help Turn Sarah’s Miles into Smiles” click here – this is downloadable and printable.

Potential sponsors are urged to contact either Brian Ralphs (07837 466531 or 01442 872378); e-mail: brian.ralphs@gmail.com) or the Club Secretary Christine Sims –  01442 873413 e-mail: berkhamstedbowlsclub.sec@gmail.com

Club members are likely to be holding other fund raising events throughout the Autumn and Winter so keep checking the Club Notice-Boards, our web-site and Facebook pages.

BE A CLUB SPONSOR !

The Club is actively seeking sponsors. If you would be interested in supporting or sponsoring the club then please visit Sponsorship in the NEWS menu. 

For more pictures, information & news bulletins don’t forget to check out our Facebook page and also send us a tweet on Twitter!

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