The phone call we had all been hoping for from Bowls England confirmed our Club as the 2015 National Club of the Year , needless to say we are ecstatic – This is the press release from Bowls England today:

THIRD TIME LUCKY AS BERKHAMSTED BC SCOOPS ‘CLUB OF THE YEAR’ TITLE

Bowls England is delighted to announce Berkhamsted BC in Hertfordshire as ‘Club of the Year’ for 2015 – finally taking the title having been runners-up in both 2012 and 2013.
The prestigious title, generously supported by Drakes Pride, is awarded annually to the club that is judged to have shown the greatest efforts to promote the club, increase membership and work with the local community.

NATIONAL CLUB OF THE YEAR – GREAT NEWS

After hearing from Bowls England our Club had been shortlisted for this prestigious award we were delighted to receive a visit from Bowls England’s Jeff Applegate after being named the East region winners. Naturally we are overjoyed to be shortlisted once again and will keep our fingers crossed it could be our year this time. This is how the news was shown on their website:

Bowls England is delighted to today announce the regional winners in its 2015 Club of the Year Competition organised in partnership with Drakes Pride.
The regional winners are:
North: Lyndhurst BC, Durham
South: Cowplain BC, Hampshire
East: Berkhamsted BC, Hertfordshire
West: Chacewater BC, Cornwall
Each regional winner will receive two sets of Drakes Pride bowls, £50 cash and a framed certificate.
The four regional winners now form the final shortlist from which the overall winner will be selected, whose total prize will include £250, four sets of Drakes Pride bowls, the Tony Allcock Trophy (to be kept for one year), a badge for each club member and a match against a visiting Bowls England President’s Team in 2016.
Tony Allcock MBE, Chief Executive of Bowls England, said: “The standard of entries was exceptional again this year, but these four clubs each stood out within their respective regional area. I am sure the judging panel will face a tough job in determining the overall winner.”

As this years Club Competitions are getting close to the latter stages we list all the games as they look at the semi final stage (except Triples & Fours, to be added at a later date). We will try to update the results on this website and our facebook page as the games are played

 

Mens Singles 

T. Kenyon v S. Burrell   – Sunday 30th Aug 10am

K. Clarke beat B. Howells

Finalist: K. Clarke

 

Ladies Singles

L. Temple beat A. Furlong

C. Dunn beat A. Cutting

Finalists: L. Temple v C. Dunn

 

Handicap Singles

K. Clarke beat J. Webb

T. Kenyon beat  J. Cormack

Finalists: K. Clarke v T. Kenyon

 

Mens 2 Wood

K. Clarke beat P. Mackness

S. Burrell beat T. Kenyon

Finalists: S. Burrell v K. Clarke

 

Ladies 2 Wood

M. Clarke beat L. Brown

J. Cormack beat A. Furlong

Finalists: M. Clarke v J. Cormack

 

Mens Pairs

B. Smith & D. Sandford v W. Dunn & B. Ralphs – Sun 30th Aug 2.30pm

K. Clarke & D. Brown beat S. Burrell & T. Perry

Finalist: K. Clarke & D. Brown

 

Ladies Pairs

L. Temple & L. Ralphs v C. Dunn & M. Clarke – Sat 29th Aug 2pm

Finalists: A. Furlong & J. Cormack

 

Mixed Pairs

L. Temple & T. Perry beat M. Clarke & K. Clarke

L. Brown & D. Brown v L. Ralphs & B. Ralphs – Sun 30th Aug 10am

Finalist: L. Temple & T. Perry

 

Triples

Finalists: R. Kessler, L. Baker, B. Howells v P. Sims, J. Jackson, B. Smith

 

Fours

Finalists: C. Sims, G. Fisher, B. Howells, T. Kenyon v T. Madden, A. Baker, G. Howells, K. Maynard

 

Veterans

J. Webb v T. Kenyon – ?

S. Burrell beat B. Smith

Finalist: S. Burrell

 

Novices

G. Fisher beat P. Sims

L. Ralphs beat A. Jones

Finalists: G. Fisher v L. Ralphs

 

Seniors

M. Primo beat B. Smith

D. Biggerstaff beat J. Cawley

Finalists: M. Primo v D. Biggerstaff

 

Juniors

L. Swan beat D. Scoot

C. Webb beat F. Whale

Finalists: L. Swan v C. Webb