Crewkerne Bowling Club

The November quiz was played with the usual combination of good humour and competiveness. At the end of the evening two teams the Cokeralls and The Runners Up both finished on 148 points which meant for the first time ever Darren had to ask a tye-breaker question. The question was “How many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace”. The Cokeralls guessed the nearset number and won. The Runners up were true to there name as they came second. The evening was a great success with overall takings of £300. Thanks to Mike and Linda for running the bar and Darren for hosting another fun quiz. For those of you who are wondering how many rooms are in Buckingham Palace the answer is 775.

Bryan, Dave and Linda represented our club at the annual Somerset Bowls Association Luncheon in Lympsham where Bryan was presented with the Men’s League Two cup. The event which was held at Batch Country House was attended by 270 bowlers from clubs across the county. A wide range of cups and trophies were awarded covering all the competitions that had been contested throughout the year. Congratulations to the men’s team on winning the cup and good luck for next year when we will be in division one.

Following a very enjoyable and successful year of bowls we gathered at the Ilminster Bowls Club for our annual presentation dinner. We were served an excellent three course meal with a variety of dishes to choose from. After the meal our President Penny Dawson awarded the club competition match winners their trophies. The winners in each catergory were:

 The afternoon and presentations went extremely well, there was a great atmosphere as everybody relaxed and enjoyed themselves.
Thank you to Vicky and Debbie for an an excellent job in organising the occasion. 
We look forward to next year’s Presentation Meal.

Our latest coffee morning had one major difference from our usual gatherings, all the cakes were made by our male members. We were treated to a large selection of cakes that included chocolate, cherries, raspberries, blackberries, cream and nuts. Our Star Baker was Bill who baked three delicious cakes. Our thanks goes to all of you who baked cakes, our members that came along and especially the ladies who have supplied us with a variety of cakes at coffee mornings for a number of years.

As promised Reg accompanied by his guitar entertained us with a delightful evening of songs. We all sang along to a variety of tunes ranging from Beatles hits through to Pink Floyd. Rita and Anne stepped up to the mike with their renditions of hand bags and glad rags and those were the days my friends. Thanks to Reg for arranging the evening, we look forward to joining you in song in the future. Please visit the gallery to see more photos.

Wet weather did not deter our bowlers as they gathered for the Captain’s vs President’s match to close the green following another enjoyable season of bowling. The match was played in a good spirit resulting in a win for the Captain’s team. We then adjourned to the clubhouse for drinks and a buffet. Thanks to everybody who attended especially Bryan for organising the event. Photos from the day may be viewed in the gallery.

2025 has been a successful year for Crewkerne Bowls club with the men finishing top of the Somerset County Bowls League 2. The ladies coming sixth in the Somerset West Ladies League and our mixed team finishing in sixth place in the Wessex Mixed Friendly Bowls League.
For a more comprehensive view of where we finished in the leagues go to our For Members menu and follow the links in the results sections.
Although the bowls season has now ended please continue to visit the site in order to keep up to date with social events and club developments.
We are all looking forward to meeting on the green next year.

                                                                                                         The Spider

Our season of club competitions culminated in a thrilling Finals Day, it was good to see a variety of members taking part. The matches were hard fought, the bowling was excellent with many games finishing with just a few points between the competitors. Congratulations to all those taking part especially Derek who played and won four matches. The trophies were presented by our club President Penny. Formal presentations will be made at our Presentation Lunch on Sunday October 5. Thanks to the club members who came along to support the players and a special thank you to Andy for organising the matches throughout the year and on the day. Photos taken on the day can be viewed in the Gallery section.

The sun was shining as our club members came together to compete for the Sparks Trophy. This is an annual event during which teams of three play each other in a round robin with each match consisting of four ends. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. At the end of the afternoon there were several teams with seven points, the team with the highest shot difference would win. When the calculations were complete it transpired that two teams had the same shot difference which meant that the competition would be decided on which team had won the most ends. To everybody’s surprise both teams had also won the same amount of ends. The decision was made that there would be a one end play-off to determine the winning team. With everybody gathered to watch the atmosphere was electric, there were whoops, cheers oohs and aahs with every bowl that was delivered. When it was the skip’s turn to step on to the mat Tony’s team were holding two shots, however, Linda managed to sneak in and win the shot along with the match. After a nail biting finish we all adjourned to the clubhouse to eat the variety of food that was supplied by the participants. The trophy was presented to Linda, James and Dave by Elaine who was representing the Sparks family. Our thanks to Marilyn and Pat who did a superb job in organising the competition.

After a full season of Friday evening Bowls the Umbrella Competition was won by just one point. The winner was Nicky with 100 points closely followed by Justin and Matt on 99 points each. The evening concluded with our annual fish and chip supper during which the trophy was presented to Nicky by our President Penny. Thank you to Graham for his organisation and dedication to the competition throughout the season. Also thanks to Penny and Linda for organising the fish and chips, with Linda and Mike serving drinks at the bar everybody had a great evening of chat and banter.

After fourteen weeks during which eight teams competed for the Triples Competion Cup the final result was determined in the very last game.
Congratulations to team C comprising of Tony Hardiman, Clive Crabb, Vicky Gersok, Colin Male and Charmaine Vincent who finished on twenty nine points, team F were a close second with twenty seven points. The competition was played with a great spirit throughout with some great bowling moments enjoyed by all those that took part. We look forward to doing it all again next year.