INFORMATION
2023 GENERAL INFORMATION
Our Summer 2023 season is upon us. Welcome to Chislet Bowls Club!
We hope to welcome several new members this year and they include both new and experienced bowlers to the game.
We intend to include short periods of training on Tuesday afternoons and it is hoped that all members will appreciate the need to gain a greater knowledge of our game of Lawn Bowls to further that enjoyment. Remember to familiarise yourselves with our 'housekeeping' procedures concerned with the laying out and collection of equipment at the start and end of play/practice.
Entries for our members 2023 Club Competitions are now open and available for completion when you next visit the Clubhouse. The draw will take place towards the end of April so that play can commence from early May.
Thanks to the generosity of the Arnold Clark Community Fund we now have a small number of "bowling arms" to help wheelchair users or those with knee or back problems enjoy an active life in a very enjoyable social sport. Come along on any Tuesday afternoon during the bowling season (April to September) and try it out. There's no charge and our members will be happy to help.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to all. Our 2023 subscription is held at £50. Social membership is £10
Junior membership is available to under 18s and is also £10. However, green use must be supervised.
Please download this application form and pass it to the secretary, or another member of the committee together with your cheque.
COMPETITIONS
2023 Competitions
The Members 2023 Club Competition schedules and rules are held in the Clubhouse, and in each pairing, the top name(s) are 'Home' and responsible for initiating the arrangements, including the nomination of a 'marker' for the singles matches, with the 'Away' names.
Members are asked to ensure that their matches are completed by the date shown and that the clubhouse grids are up to date.
Competitors are requested to mark the agreed dates and times into the book ensuring that they do not clash with other matches. Below is the list of our competitions.
| Yardstick | 18 ends |
| 3-Wood Singles | 18 ends |
| 4-Wood Singles | 21 Shots |
| 2-Wood Pairs | 21 ends |
| 4-Wood Pairs | 18 ends |
| Mixed Bob Wakefield Fours | Round Robin over 3 games |
| Club Triples | Round Robin over three games |
| Club Pairs | Round Robin over 3 games |
See the Clubhouse for the complete up-to-date details on these competitions.
WINTER ACTIVITIES
Outside of the outdoor bowling season, Chislet Colliery Welfare Association Bowls Club organises, and participates in, various indoor bowls events and activities.
Indoor Bowling at the main hall of the Chislet Colliery Welfare Club is popular and only costs £2 for the full evening, bowling on a roll-out mat, on Monday evenings - please be there at 7pm. Our 2023/4 season starts in late September We must have at least 6 players per session to cover costs.
Chislet Bowls Club members also play in the East Kent Short Mat League, with 2 teams, known as "Chislet Labradors" who are currently in Second Division and "Chislet Cheetahs" in Third Division. Matches are played on Tuesday evenings for Labradors and Thursday evenings for Cheetahs from September through to March from 7p.m. Practice is on the same days when no home match is booked. Our 2023/24season starts 14th September. For further info contact our Captain Bob Hill 01227 374327.
Various other matches are arranged and you are requested to watch this site for dates of those events as they are arranged and ensure that your name, should you wish to play, is given to the Captain for his consideration.
CHISLET BOWLS CLUB RULES & BY-LAWS
We review our Club Rules & By-Laws every year. A copy of the Rules can be seen here.
Full details of Club officials and other named members holding positions within our club and shown in Annex A and B of these Rules are displayed in the Clubhouse and on the Club Fixture Cards.
RULES OF ENGLISH BOWLS
Rules governing the sport of Lawn Bowls in England, together with the latest revisions can be viewed from the folder on the main notice board, and those for local competitions are similarly available in the Club House.
The "Crystal Mark" English Bowls Association Laws of Bowls contain the definitive rules of our sport and should be referred to in all cases of dispute or uncertainty over play. They can be found here.
Any additions or revisions are updated on that Club House copy. Please make use of this publication to fully acquaint yourselves with the Laws of Bowls.
COACHING AND TUTORIALS
Go to work on your Bowling skills by seeking to improve your play, and understand more about the etiquette of the sport by speaking to our senior players who are willing to pass on their wisdom, or choose to visit YouTube on your computer and search for Bowls tutorials. The result will present a choice of items that will be useful in getting a better understanding of our game.
