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2025 Club Competition Entry Forms
Monday 17th March 2025 6:07 pm
Ladies, Men's, Club Competitions
The entry forms for both the men’s and ladies club competitions for the 2025 season are now available for download on our competitions page.
2020 Club Competitions
Wednesday 16th September 2020 2:13 pm
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
We held a one-day 10-point singles tournament on Saturday 12th September in the format of a round-robin. Vicky Lewis and Rodney Stevens came top of their respective groups who went on to play the final with Vicky Lewis being the victor. Well done Vicky. Despite the COVID procedures in place, the day was a great success, the weather was perfect and was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The Mixed Pairs League has also come to an end. After 6 weeks in the running, Vicky Lewis and Alfie Lewis claim victory. Congratulations to you both and a big thank you to everyone who took part.
2020 National Competitions
Monday 28th October 2019 4:10 pm
Ladies, Men's
Entries are now being accepted for the Bowls England National Competitions in 2020. Please click here to be redirected to the Bowls England website for further information.
Finals Weekend Competition Winners
Tuesday 10th September 2019 3:12 pm
Ladies, Men's
Ladies 2 wood singles – Sara Trotter
Men’s 2 wood singles – Bob Baldwin
Ladies 10 point singles - Sara Trotter
Men’s 10 point singles – Dave Harris
Mixed pairs - Sara Trotter & Dave Mason
Ladies drawn pairs – Sheila Tibby & Sara Trotter
Men’s pairs (Handicap) – Len Brown & Scott Whiting
Ladies singles (Handicap) – Sara Trotter
Men’s Handicap Singles – Dave Mason
Ladies Gardner cup singles - Pam Head
Men’s Parkstone cup singles - Dave Harris
Men’s over 65 singles – Bob Baldwin
Mixed Triples - Lorna Garnham, Tony Bombone & Mike Trotter
Ladies Championship pairs - Lin Riches & Sara Trotter
Men’s Championship pairs – Scott Whiting & Grant Allen
Ladies Singles Championship - Sara Trotter
Men’s Singles Championship – Dave Mason
Match Report w/e 11/08
Monday 12th August 2019 11:33 am
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay bowler Sara Trotter reached the quarter final stage of the Ladies Senior singles in the National Championships held at Leamington where she lost a close game 21-18 to an opponent representing Somerset.
Match Report w/e 04/08
Monday 5th August 2019 1:10 pm
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay confirmed their position as winners of the Forest of Blean League with a resounding 79 shot victory over Whitstable. Bay also had wins in their East Kent Mixed Triples League games at home to Cliftonville and away to Canterbury.
Match Report w/e 28/07
Monday 29th July 2019 10:02 am
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay’s Dave Mason and Sara Trotter have qualified for the National Finals at Leamington Spa by winning the Kent area final in the mixed pairs. Played on a neutral green at Maidstone they beat a pair from Bromley Bowls Club. Bay won the Forest of Blean Millennium Cup one day event held at Boughton with Ashford Town runners up.
Divisional Winners
Tuesday 9th July 2019 2:05 pm
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay bowlers Dave Mason, Scott Whiting, Grant Allen and Joe Kelly Won the Divisional Final of the County 4’s held at Canterbury Bowls club beating Canterbury’s Fisher, Vanderpeer, Cornfoot and Wells 21-19. They will now contest the County quarter final at the same venue on 19th July. Earlier in the week Mason and Allen lost the Divisional Final of the County pairs to Cornfoot and Wells on an extra end.
Match Report w/e 30/06
Monday 1st July 2019 9:18 am
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Lin Riches and Sara Trotter were 22-16 down after 19 ends of their Kent County Divisional Final at Ashford Rail. Winning 3 shots on both 20th and 21st ends led to an exciting extra end which unfortunately went to their Ashford Rail opponents. Earlier in the day Trotter had lost her singles final.
A Busy Week
Wednesday 19th September 2018 3:22 pm
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay Bowls Club had a busy week. The men won 5 of the 6 triples played against Probus and won by 54 shots. They then only 1 of 5 rinks at home to Maidstone losing by 40 shots. The game against Hesketh Park was close. Although Bay won 3 of the 4 rinks they only won by 8 shots overall.
Match Report w/e 9th Sept
Wednesday 12th September 2018 12:58 pm
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Bay won 4 of the 6 triples at Folkestone winning overall by 26 shots.
Finals Weekend
Tuesday 4th September 2018 9:36 am
General, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay Bowling Club will be hosting their annual Finals Weekend - 8th and 9th September. The programme for the weekend can be downloaded by clicking here. Congratulations to all those that have reached the finals and good luck.
Clinched the Title
Tuesday 28th August 2018 9:14 am
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay clinched the East Kent Mixed triples league title with 1 game to go. They beat Minster by 87 shots, winning all 6 triples and picking up the maximum 8 points.
A Step Closer
Tuesday 21st August 2018 11:21 am
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay have moved a step closer to winning the East Kent Mixed Triples League. They shared rink honours 3 a piece at Birchington but lost overall by 8 shots. All 8 points were then picked up in the home game with Ashford Town with Bay winning all 6 triples. They now only need 2 points to secure the title.
Mid-August Match Report
Monday 13th August 2018 12:48 pm
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Bay won all 6 triples played in the 1st leg of the Trophy match played at Deal and take forward a lead of 79 shots to the 2nd leg.
Mixed Fortunes
Monday 23rd July 2018 9:45 am
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
Herne Bay bowlers had mixed fortunes in the final stages of the County competitions. Shaun Woolford lost 21-14 in the quarter final of the singles. Dave Mason and Grant Allen lost by 3 shots in the pairs quarter final. Alfie Lewis, Shaun Woolford, Ian Robb and Paul Woolford were beaten in the 4’s quarter final. However, the 4 of Dave Mason, Scott Whiting, Joe Kelly and Grant Allen beat a team from Gravesend in the quarter final and Chatham in the semi-final to reach the County 4’s final to be played at Halls (Dartford) on Sunday 29th July.
Club Mixed Triples Results
Monday 9th July 2018 9:47 am
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
After an enjoyable afternoon of bowling in the Club Mixed Triples competition yesterday, we are pleased to announce the first set of finalists in the line-up for Finals Weekend. A big congratulations goes to Val Keleghar, Chris Adams and Sara Trotter who will play Mary Gibbon, Russell Cooper and Terry Kelly in a full 18 end match in the finals. Well done.
Thank you to all the players for their support, and to everyone who helped out to make the afternoon run smoothly.
Putting HBBC on the Map
Thursday 5th July 2018 10:03 am
Match Reports, Ladies, Men's
On Sunday our fours team of Pat Knight, Cath Watson, Gill Baker and Ellen Foster contested the County Divisional Final at Boughton where they unfortunately lost to a strong 4 from Ashford Rail.
On Monday evening Shaun Woolford won the Divisional Final of the badged singles beating Gordon Charlton 21 - 15 at Birchington. Shaun will play his County quarter final and hopefully semi-final at OGF Bowls Club, Gravesend on Tuesday 17 July in his attempt to reach the County final.
Last night Dave Mason and Grant Allen won the Divisional Final of the pairs at Ashford Rail and will play their County quarter final at Ditton on Wednesday 18 July.
Tomorrow night Shaun is in another Divisional Final (2 wood) at Folkestone.
On Friday of this week Len Brown, Mike Trotter, Bob Baldwin and Brian Dennis will play the Divisional Final of the over 55 fours against a 4 from Victoria Park. This will be held at Herne Bay starting at 10.30. For this match it has been agreed that the main green will play away from the pavilion and then be turned on completion of the match. Any support for the men would be appreciated.
On Friday evening at Aylesham & Snowdown we have two 4's through to the Divisional Final. Alfie Lewis, Shaun Woolford, Ian Robb and Paul Woolford will play a 4 from Sandwich and Dave Mason, Scott Whiting, Grant Allen and Joe Kelly will play a 4 from Canterbury.
Don't forget that the Cox Cup gets under way starting on Saturday morning where our home rink will be playing Folkestone Park at 10.30 and on Monday night when home rinks will be playing Whitstable and Hythe.
Finally our Ladies commence their Mollie Cleggett campaign next Tuesday against Ashford Town with the home rink starting at 2.00.
These are exciting times for the club, show your support when you can. It is much appreciated.
KCBA Merit Awards
Friday 3rd November 2017 9:46 am
Ladies
We are very pleased to announce, that both Barbara Morris and Joyce Whitlock have both been awarded KCBA Merit Awards, for services to their club. The Certificates will be presented to Barbara and Joyce, on Saturday 18th November 2017 at the KCBA Unified AGM, which will be held at Aylesford Community Centre, commencing at 10.00 a.m.
Ladies Club Competitions 2016
Saturday 6th February 2016 11:10 am
Ladies
Again a reminder to all the Ladies, for those who wish to enter the Club Competitions the closing date for entires is Friday 1st April. To download the entry form please click here.
Ladies Competition Format and Rules
Monday 7th April 2014 6:38 pm
Ladies
Ladies please click here to view the format and rules for Club Competitions.
Mollie Cleggett Memorial Cup
Thursday 25th July 2013 8:38 pm
Ladies
Herne Bay Ladies played the first round of the Mollie Cleggett on Tuesday 16th July playing one team at home and one away against Ash Bowls Club. Herne Bay ladies won by a very small margin of 2 shots. The next round is against Canterbury Bowls Club and is being played on Tuesday 13th August at 2pm.
Bay Ladies Win County Badge
Sunday 1st July 2012 2:25 pm
Ladies
The Herne Bay ladies triple of Marian Algar, Lyn Phillips and Jan Remmington won their Kent County badges at the weekend. Playing against a triple from Ashford Rail at Aylesham the Bay trio had a comfortable 23 – 7 win in the Kent County Divisional Final. They will now play in the County semi-final at Milton Regis on Sunday 8 July.