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Welcome to Acle ibc
Where we breed Success
What we can offer you:
Acle Indoor Bowls Club offers its members a large array of internal leagues at all times of the day and evening as well as plenty of ‘Roll up’ sessions. We also offer the opportunity to enter Club, County or National competitions.
We can offer something for everyone at any level.
Internal League & Cup winners 2024/25
Overseas Visitors to Acle ibc
From Canada: Rob & Eric Gallipeau 2020-22 Jake Masterson & Rick Lyons 2023/24 David Llewellyn 2024/25
From New Zealand: Gary Pickering 2025
From South Africa: Christoffel Lambreche & Fred Botha 2025
Plus visitors from Falkland islands, Belarus, Norway and of course we have 2 current members from the Shetland islands.
Of course our own members also travel abroad as seen on the photo section in the members Page.
England Internationals who have played at Acle include, Jean Baker, Mervyn King, Jayne Roylance,Lynda Jarman, David Ward,
Katherine Hawes, Norma Shaw, Edna Bessell, Sandy Hazell, Amy Gowshall, Carol Ashby & Debbie Stavro
International stars and World Champions include – Ian Schuback from Twin Peaks in Australia, Margaret Johnstone from N. Ireland,
Cecil Bransky from Tel Aviv in Israel, Ian Taylor from Gold Coast in Australia, Billy Jackson & Richard Corsie from Scotland,
We must not forget our homegrown talent who include – England Internationals , Sharon Rickman & Tim Stone.
Also Junior Internationals -George Tubby, etc
Acle’s County Federation Champions 2018/19
Internal League in progress
Club Fees
• Annual Membership - £45
(Includes Social Club Membership)
Juniors - £10
Half Year (from 1st January - £20
Associate Membership - £15
• 2 hour rink fees - £4
Juniors - £1
• Coaching - Free
• Equipment hire - Free
• Lockers for season - £5
Juniors must be under 18 and in full time education
Where we are
Committee Members
(Rogues Gallery)
Denis Goodley “Arkwright”
(Manager)
Lilian Barber
(Secretary & Ladies Secretary)
Ken Scott- Greenard
(Chairman)
Bill Downie
(Webmaster & Denis’s I.T. Apprentice)
Barbara Meeks (Ladies ‘A’ team Cpt
& Ladies Competition Secretary)
Barney Wymer (Men’s ‘A’ team Cpt
& Men’s Competition Secretary)
Mick Askham
Men’s ‘C’ team Captain
Peter Hurren
Men’s ‘B’ team Captain
Julia Crosby
Ladies ‘B’ team Captain
Aaron Linford
Head Coach
Jackie Tierney
Ladies ‘C’ team Captain
Rinks 1, 2 & 3
Scoreboard end
Rinks 1, 2 & 3
Lounge end
Rinks 4, 5 & 6
Lounge end
Rinks 4, 5 & 6
Scoreboard end
Our Sponsors
Ladies B Team
FIXTURES 2024/25
Acle C Sat 5th October 2024 Home 12.00
Gallow B Sat 19th October 2024 Home 12.00
County Arts B Sat 26th October 2024 Home 12.00
Acle C Sat 9th November 2024 Away 12.00
Hunstanton Sat 23rd November 2024 Away 11.00
Dereham Sat 7th December 2024 Away 10.00
Hunstanton Sat 14th December 2024 Home 12.00
Wymondham Dell Thurs 9th January 2025 Away 2.00
Gallow B Sat 25th January 2025 Away 11.45
County Arts B Tues 4th February 2025 Away 11.45
Wymondham Dell Sat 8th March 2025 Home 12.00
Dereham Sat 22nd March 2025 Home 12.00
Men’s A Team
FIXTURES 2024/25
BECCLES ‘A’ 11TH OCTOBER 2024 AWAY 6.45
DENNY PRE-LIM 19TH OCTOBER 2024
LIBERTY 1ST RND 26TH OCTOBER 2024
DENNY 1ST RND/PLATE P-LIM 2ND NOVEMBER 2024
WYMONDHAM DELL ‘A’ 9TH NOVEMBR 2024 AWAY 2.00
DENNY 2ND RND/PLATE 1ST RND 16TH NOVEMBER 2024
NORFOLK BC ‘A’ 23RD NOVEMBER 2024 HOME 2.30
GALLOW A 30TH NOVEMBER 2024 AWAY 2.30
DENNY 3RD RND/PLATE 2ND RND 7TH DECEMBER 2024
DENNY 4TH RND/PLATE 3RD RND 4TH JANUARY 2025
LIBERTY 2ND RND 11TH JANUARY 2025
DENNY 5TH RND/PLATE 4TH RND 18TH JANUARY 2025
COUNTY ARTS ‘A’ 1ST FEBRUARY 2025 AWAY 10.00
DENNY QF/ PLATE QF 8TH FEBRUARY 2025
NORFOLK BC ‘B; 8TH FEBRUARY 2025 HOME 2.30
BECCLES ‘A ’ 22ND FEBRUARY 2025 HOME 2.30
LIBERTY Q/F 1ST MARCH 2025
DENNY SF/PLATE SF 8TH MARCH 2025
WYMONDHAM DELL ‘A’ 8TH MARCH 2025 HOME 2.30
NORFOLK BC ‘A ’ 15TH MARCH 2025 AWAY 2.00
LIBERTY S/F 22ND MARCH 2025
GALLOW ‘A’ 29TH MARCH 2025 HOME 2.30
COUNTY ARTS ‘A’ 5TH APRIL 2025 HO ME 2.30
NORFOLK BC ‘B’ 12TH APRIL 2025 AWAY 2.00
Click on Badge to view all the Men’s County League Fixtures, Tables & Results
Men’s Over 60’s ‘A’
FIXTURES 2024/25
Acle A v Acle B Tuesday 29.10.24 10.00am
Acle B v Acle A Tuesday 29.10.24 10.00am
Acle A v Beccles Tuesday 12.11.24 10.00am
Beccles v Acle A Tuesday 12.11.24 10.00am
Acle A v Lowestoft Rail A Tuesday 03.12.24 10.00am
Lowestoft Rail A v Acle A Monday 02.12.24 10.00am
Acle A v Lowestoft Rail B Monday 20.01.25 1.00pm
Lowestoft Rail B v Acle A Tuesday 21.01.25 10.00am
Acle A v County Arts Tuesday 11.02.25 10.00am
County Arts v Acle A Wednesday 12.02.25 11.30am
Ladies A Team
FIXTURES 2024/25
Roundwood Sat 12th October 2024 Home 12.00
Gallow A Sat 9th November 2024 Away 11.45
County Arts A Thurs 14th November 2024 Away 11.45
Norfolk BC B Thurs 5th December 2024 Away 10.00
Norfolk BC A Sat 21st December 2024 Home 12.00
Norfolk BC B Fri 10th January 2025 Home 2.30
Gallow A Sat 25th January 2025 Home 12.00
Lowestoft Railway Sat 1st February 2025 Home 12.00
Lowestoft Railway Sat 8th February 2025 Away 12.00
County Arts A Sat 22nd February 2025 Home 12.00
Roundwood Sat 8th March 2025 Away 10.00
Norfolk BC A Thursday 13th March 2025 Away 10.00
Men’s Over 60’s ‘B’
FIXTURES 2024/25
Acle A v Acle B Tuesday 29.10.24 10.00am
Acle B v Acle A Tuesday 29.10.24 10.00am
Acle B v Lowestoft Rail B Tuesday 12.11.24 10.00am
Lowestoft Rail B v Acle B Monday 11.11.24 1.00pm
Acle B v Beccles Tuesday 03.12.24 10.00am
Beccles v Acle B Tuesday 03.12.24 10.00am
Acle B v County Arts Tuesday 21.01.25 10.00am
County Arts v Acle B Wednesday 22.01.25 11.30am
Acle B v Lowestoft Rail A Tuesday 11.02.25 10.00am
Lowestoft Rail A v Acle B Wednesday 10.02.25 11.30am
Men’s B Team
FIXTURES 2024/25
DISS ‘A’ 12TH OCTOBER 2024 HOME 2.30
LOWESTOFT RAILWAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2024 HOME 2.30
ROUNDWOOD ‘A’ 23RD NOVEMBER 2024 AWAY 2.00
LYNN SPORT ‘A’ 30TH NOVEMBER 2024 HOME 2.30
SHOTFORD ‘A’ 25TH JANUARY 2025 HOME 2.30
DEREHAM ‘A’ 8TH FEBRUARY 2025 AWAY 2.00
DISS ‘A’ 22ND FEBRUARY 2025 AWAY 2.00
LOWESTOFT RAILWAY 8TH MARCH 2025 AWAY 2.30
ROUNDWOOD ‘A’ 15TH MARCH 2025 HOME 2.30
LYNN SPORT ‘A’ 29TH MARCH 2025 AWAY 2.00
SHOTFORD ‘A’ 5TH APRIL 2025 AWAY 2.00
DEREHAM ‘A’ 12TH APRIL 2025 HOME 2.30
County Leagues
Men’s C Team
FIXTURES 2024/25
GALLOW ‘C’ 19TH OCTOBER 2024 AWAY 2.30
BECCLES ‘B’ 26TH OCTOBER 2024 HOME 2.30
WYMONDHAM DELL ‘B’ 2ND NOVEMBER 2024 HOME 2.30
GALLOW ‘B’ 16TH NOVEMBER 2024 AWAY 2.30
COUNTY ARTS ‘B’ 7TH DECEMBER 2024 HOME 2.30
ROUNDWOOD ‘B’ 4TH JANUARY 2025 AWAY 2.00
GALLOW ‘C’ 11TH JANUARY HOME 2.30
BECCLES ‘B’ 18TH JANUARY 2025 AWAY 10.00
WYMONDHAM DELL ‘B’ 25TH JANUARY 2025 AWAY 2.30
GALLOW ‘B’ 1ST FEBRUARY 2025 HOME 2.30
COUNTY ARTS ‘B’ 15TH MARCH 2025 AWAY 2.00
ROUNDWOOD ‘B’ 22ND MARCH 2025 HOME 2.30
Click on Badge to view all the Ladies County League Fixtures, Tables & Results
Ladies C Team
FIXTURES 2024/25
Acle B Sat 5th October 2024 Away 12.00
Gallow B Sat 26th October 2024 Away 11.45
Hunstanton Sat 2nd November 2024 Away 11.00
Acle B Sat 9th November 2024 Home 12.00
County Arts B Tues 19th November 2024 Away 11.45
Dereham Sat 23rd November 2024 Away 10.00
Hunstanton Sat 30th November 2024 Home 12.00
Gallow B Sat 11th January 2025 Home 12.00
Dereham Sat 8th February 2025 Home 12.00
Wymondham Dell Thurs 13th February 2025 Away 2.00
County Arts B Sat 1st March 2025 Home 12.00
Wymondham Del Fri 21st March 2025 Home 2.30
NEWSLETTER
25th January 2025
1. Club Finals – See Noticeboard for details but the Club Finals will take place on Sunday 6th April, some starting at 3pm and some at 6pm. We have still to fit in the Mixed pairs and c/c triples. With so many double ups Barbara will fit in the Ladies Finals as and when.
2. New Boiler – Thanks to the fundraising by Denis, all monies have been found for the new boiler and this will be installed during the first 2 weeks in May, so ladies please remove your gear from your changing room by then, or prepare to go down to the stream and get it scrubbing.
3. New screen - An extra TV screen will be erected at the ends of rinks 2/3 for improved viewing for members. Thanks to Bill, Ian and Colin for their work.
4. Summer Wednesday Evening League – Only those not already in a team will be drawn out into teams - See Noticeboard for League Format.
5. Mens C - Hard luck to them as they missed out on promotion and being League Champions by half a point
6. Mens B – Good luck on their latest match of the season to vastly improve their chances to win the Championship – Toughie though as they are away to Kings Lynn.
7. Ladies C - Best season ever for our Ladies C finishing just half a point behind our ladies B team.
8. Atherley - Well done to Norfolk ladies of which there were 9 from Acle who were involved with the County side last weekend. Norfolk now play Dorset in the National Final on 6th April - Good luck ladies.
9. Mens County Finals – Acle players will be in 4 of the 6 Finals this year - Dates yet to be agreed.
NEWSLETTER
14th April 2025
1. Lincoln – Good luck to all our members who will be playing at the Federation National Finals at Lincoln from 22nd April .
2. Summer Wednesday – details of the teams and format of the new Wednesday Evening League in the Summer are on the main noticeboard. First meeting is on Weds 23rd April at 6-30pm -any problems or queries see Tim.
3. EIBA Nationals – congrats to our ladies who qualified for nationals but it proved a step too far this year.
4. Mens County Finals – Acle players will contest all the Finals ( return to the old days) except the fours and are already guaranteed one winners Pennant in the Singles as an all Acle Final between Tim and Aaron. Finals take place at County Arts on the weekend of the 26th and 27th April -go along and support Acle.
5. Social Club – All indoor bowls club members are automatically members of the Acle Social Club and your membership cards are ready for collection at the Stewards Desk. You need to present this card every time you buy drinks or food in the bar to receive your discount prices.
The AGM of the Social Club takes place on Tuesday 15th April at 7-00pm in the Bure room -please go along and support Jo, Charlie and Dave your reps on the Committee ,which has done a fantastic job this year.
6. Ladies Aussie league – we hope to continue with the Ladies Aussie league on Fridays ,even with so few entries ,and hope to run this alongside another Novice league next season, so make sure you enter or lose it.
7. AGM – please put forward your nominations for Officer positions and of course any proposals for consideration at the AGM must have a proposer and seconder (signatures we can read). Also happy to receive any notes or ideas for the Committee to consider for next season. Proposals close on Easter Monday.
8. Novice league -will continue next season and entries can be made early next season -watch the noticeboard for more info.
9. Nationals -congrats to all the Acle ladies who played for Norfolk on Sat to defeat Dorset in the Final of the Atherley trophy and become National Champions.
Newsletter
31st March 2025
Potters Nov – we now have the price for the Presidents Weekend break at Potters from Fri 21st Nov to Mon 24th November with bowls on the Sat and Sun morning .Brochure price £609-00pp includes Ins, but ACLE CLUB PRICE WILL BE –
4429-00 PP STANDARD BUNG
436 -50 PP BUNGALOW PLUS AND
489 PP FOR PREMIER HOTEL.
So a saving of £180pp
Still time to add your name to the list or cross off.
A £50 deposit will be required and an invoice sent to you in the next few weeks.
A typical list ofPotters activities can be found on the table opposite.
Club Finals -see brochure on table opposite noticeboard
Men’s County Finals =see advert on table opposite noticeboard
Good Friday Tournament -only open to club members please sign in as a team or an individual.
Soc. Club Food – ‘The Street food Box menu’s are on display around the club and a special offer of £10 for main meal and sweet is a great offer . Use itor lose it.
Ladies County Comp Finals – for those new to the sport there are NO Ladies County Finals as their County Association are unable to recruit a volunteer to run them !!!!
Recreation Committee -the AGM took place this week and all Officers were returned ,so our repBarry Brooks remains the Chairman and Denis is a Trustee appointed by the Parish Council
Social Club AGM – takes place in the Bure Room on 17th April at 7-00pm. Put the date in your diary and go along and elect your club members, Jo Stewart, Charlie Challen and David Crosby who along with the rest of that Committee have been doing an excellent job.
Acle Trophy -England U 25s were presented with the Acle Trophy for winning the International Series.
Newsletter
27th March 2025
MENS C TEAM END OF SEASON DINNER
If interested in attending go to Cantley Cock website -select from the menu then email Mick with your choice – mickaskham@talktalk.com
By Weds 2nd April.
Dinner is at 7-30pm on Tuesday 8th April
ACLE SOCIAL CLUB
All members of the Indoor Bowls Club are members of the Acle Social Club as the cost( £10) is paid within your Annual Membership fee .
We now have all your membership cards for the Social Club at the desk - just ask the duty steward for yours. The new Social Club Membership cards will be used by Bar Staff to swipe at the till so you all receive drinks at much reduced prices. If you do not present your card you will charge at a higher rate.
The Bar has recently been re-decorated and new furniture has been provided.
I would urge you all to wander in and have a look around. You will be surprised at how cheap the drinks are and I can also recommend the food that is available on Thurs Fri, Sat and Sun. There is actually a special offer on lunches at only £10 - see notices around the bowls club.
There is also a new Social Club Noticeboard next to the Rec office to show everything is now open to scrutiny.
We are also well represented on the Committee of the Social Club with Jo Stewart as Secretary, Charlie Challiis and Dave Crosby also there for us.
In fact, I would go so far to say. we have the strongest Bowls, Social and Recreation Centre Committees we have had in a long long time so we are in safe and efficient hands.
Denis
Bowls Club Manager and
Recreation Centre Trustee
Newsletter
22nd April 2025
1 Easter – belated Easter greetings to you all
2 Summer Season – so goodbye winter league welcome to the 2025 Summer league
3 Mon, Weds, Fri mornings we have the normal triples leagues
4 SUMMER LEAGUE WITHDRAWAL -A TEAM HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE WEDNEDAY MORNING LEAGUE SO IF INTERESTED IN REPLACING SAME SEE SIMON OR LILIAN.THE LEAGUE IS OPEN,CAN BE ALL MALE ,ALL FEMALE OR MIXED.
Drives will be the usual Tuesdays at 4-30 but the Thursday Drives go to Thursday mornings - report to the desk for 10-00am
Wednesday Evening – ‘Welcome to Tim’s World’- this league known as the ‘Bandana league’ (teams wear different coloured bandanas somewhere on their person) starts on Weds 23rdApril at 6-30 and is played every 2 weeks. Should be worth a look on the web.
5 Sunday Mornings -should be an odd rink available for roll ups.
6 Winter league 2025/26 -best you captains get your league entries in as Lil unlikely to have the time to remind you and we have a reserve list on a number of the leagues.
7 Men’s County Finals – start10-30am On Sat and Sunday mornings at County Arts this coming weekend (26thand 27th) Go along and cheer on the Acle boys who are featured in most of the Finals.
8 Lincoln -National Federation Finals start at Lincoln from Tuesday 22ndApril -good luck to all the Acle players who will be representing Norfolk in most of the disciplines.
9 Club AGM – all club officer posts have received a nomination and only the club committee proposals have been posted . No proposals are accepted on the day of the AGM as per the Constitution but there is always an opportunity after the closure of the AGM business to raise matters for the Committee to perhaps consider.
Newsletter
7th April 2025
1. National Entries 2025/26 – the national entry portal is now open on the EIBA website so get your entries sorted. A copy of the National Rules are displayed on the noticeboard at end of rink 2, plus an entry form for you to copy if required.
2. May 4th -is not only our AGM day but the World Naked Gardening Day and as Denis is so Woke nowadays he will say nothing ,other than he has persuaded Chris not to take part!!!!!!!( a little part)
3. AGM -the club AGM will take place at 10-00am in the club lounge -proposals from the Committee and Nomination Forms are on display.
4. Nationals report – Aaron reached the quarter finals as did Brian, Dave, Rocky and Roger and of course Rocky again with the Elliott boys in the triples-great to see Acle Marsh Harriers on display at the Nationals -Ladies next to swoop for a title.
5. November Weekend – requests for £50 deposits pp now in the letter-rack.
6. Good Friday Tournament – has been cancelled
7. Club Finals – great day on Sunday with very close games -big WELL DONE to Barney for organising the day ,and of course the comps throughout the season ,and thanks to all the players for getting their matches played on time -it all helps the smooth running of the club and comps.
8. Web -on Sunday 526 hits were recorded on the webcams the second highest of the season with the 544 during the Junior Tournament being the largest number of hits.
9. League Winners – if league winner captains would like to see Lilian or Simon, they can collect their winnings ,or donate of course to the club charities. Ask Simon for your trophy for a photo shoot for the website.
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