On Saturday 20th September a 40th Anniversary Celebration Coffee & Cake morning was held in the Clubhouse – it was an occasion to reminisce over some the clubs activities and memories since the club was formed in 1985 as well as put on a few pounds sampling the delicious cakes on offer!

Sheila Bell welcomed 55 members and gave a brief introduction to some of the activities during those 40 years and Brian Ralphs took many images during the morning. Sheila’s introduction can be read and and Brian’s images viewed  on the Celebration page by CLICKING HERE

Captain Philip Clarke recorded that we won an extremely tight match by one shot, so denting Oxhey’s promotion ambitions! He went on to thank Bill & Gary for their games management as skips to get the Blue team into the championship & promotion position and big thank you to all the squad players that have played during the season as we all know it’s a team effort that has gained us this result.

Thanks again for your support. Cheers Philip.

“Five years after giving bowls a try at Berkhamsted’s open day he set himself a goal to one day get to the national finals at Leamington! He’s only gone and done it!” she said with such joy. Keiran headied to Leamington on August 14th to play his quarter final, in which he was unfortunately defeated. Keiran is already a stalwart of Berkhamsted’s Men competition teams and is currently the Watford & District U18 champion.

“Keiran is one of those lads that has all the attributes to be a very good bowler, he has focus, determination, composure and a good work ethic” said his coach and pairs partner Kevin Clarke. “He is also only 14, so he has plenty of time to improve his game further whilst inspiring other youngsters to give the sport a go” said Kevin.

One person who he has inspired is his grandad who has taken up bowls at his local club Buxton in Norfolk. Following a bit of poor health it has helped his grandad Bob embrace life again and given them something they can both play and share together.

If there are any youngsters out there wanting to follow in Keiran’s footsteps, come and have a go during the summer holidays. Please see our poster above for details.

What an amazing day of bowls!!!

Thank you to every single one of you players for making the day such a huge success. It was wonderful to hear so much laughter and lighthearted banter both on and off the green. Berkhamsted Bowls club were privileged to be able to welcome so many incredibly talented bowlers, from district to county to international players.

The day started with the smell of bacon in the air and dark clouds looming in the distance, however the luck of the bowler kicked in and the clouds made way allowing the sun to shine, almost until the end of the day, with only the last session having to dash off to get raincoats and jackets.

There was a buzz of anticipation after each round, with the scores being added on the big screen. With the first prize of £1000 within reach for the top 6 teams going into the last session of the day; it was all to play for!

The “Top Bananas”, comprising of Jerry Rumball, Stuart Anderson, Sam Tolchard and Alan Hutchinson, claimed maximum points on their final game to take the top spot and finished first. Coming close behind and claiming 2nd position and taking home £250 was “the 2023s”. Third place and taking £150 home after a day of battling bowls was the ‘Bletchley Bandits’. Coming a respectable 4th and taking home a breakeven £75 was ‘Yard Short’, which included Marco who we would like to thank for sponsoring one of our junior teams (The Young Guns who ended the day in 6th position.)

We would like to thank Dinita and Jack for supporting the day in Tony Barr’s memory. He was a much-loved friend and a huge character at our Gala’s year on year. We hope to think he would have enjoyed the laughter and joy throughout the day.

With the biggest prize fund we have ever offered at our gala, we would like to extend our thanks to our local sponsors for making this possible. QCS Staffing and Hansons Valuations for sponsorship towards the total prize fund. We also had two junior teams sponsored, one under 18s team, thank you Marco from Linslade, and one under 25 team, thank you to the anonymous backer.

Last but not least, we would like to thank all of the Berkhamsted Bowls Club members, who without you the day would not have been able to run smoothly. Marcia thank you for being a superb umpire, Kevin and Colin for the organization and smooth running out on the green, Gary for being a brilliant score keeper. Kay and team for the delicious bacon Rolls, Jackie and team for the plentiful buffet lunch. All the bar workers, tea and coffee suppliers, parking attendants, cake stall helpers, raffle organizers, photographer Brian and all the green team for their hard work. (If we have missed any one sorry but know we are so hugely appreciative of your help!)

It was an honour to be able to watch such exciting and highly skilled players play such incredible bowls matches throughout the day.

 1st prize –  Steve Hales (2); 

2nd prize – Alison Maddison (62); 

3rd prize – Tony Howard (161);

 ***Congratulations to these lucky members***

Renewals for next year (1st August 2025 – 31st July 2026) are still due  – One ticket costs £12 for the year, i.e. £1 a month, and your collective participation raises approximately £1,000 each year for club funds, while the other half is paid out in prize money. Existing members have been contacted by email with payment instructions and to remind them of their numbers!

If you are already part of this initiative then we appreciate and value your continued support and may be we can encourage to increase your support by purchasing extra tickets. If you are not already a member of the 100Club then we invite you to join and share the excitement of seeing if your numbers come out in the monthly draw!

Further info, to join or to purchase extra tickets please contact Jackie Healy (07752 479336).

As part of our 40th Anniversary club celebrations we invite you to spend exactly three hours with us on the 21st September as we travel back in time to 1985 when the club was formed.

Come and have a laugh with us in your bright aquatic colours as we invite you to finally go:  ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ !