NEWSLETTER
24th September 2026

• Membership -steady stream of membership coming in -keep the Stewards busy and Denis smiling by  paying asap. and avoid the late payment penalty.
• Stewards – lets keep Acle the top club in the Region and continue to have a Steward on duty every time you come into the club. To take some pressure off the existing ‘gang ‘we need just a couple more volunteers. Surely you can spare 2hrs a week to help this amazing club -please see Simon who will arrange training. You will have a Christmas Lunch to look forward to and the amazing ‘brussell sprout ceremony ‘to endure!!!!!
• Tournament on Sunday 27th – see and pay  ‘Father Christmas Chris’ on arrival if you want a bacon bap( we only have 40 on order so be quick)and order your lunches asap so the kitchen can be prepared. 
• Sunday Raffle – over 20 top quality prizes to be won – all for a great Charity -Nelson’s Journey. 
• DIY guys and gals -there is a box of tapes for sale for 50p -every home should have one -only 50p.
• Tuesday 29th Ultimate Bowls Tourny -for those watching on webcams and were confused at last weeks matches -the scoring for Ultimate Bowls is as follows –
• After first end 10 shots for holding shot
• 2nd -5 shots for holding shot
• 3rd shot -3 points
• Every toucher gets 3pts
• Holding shot at final end -3pts 
• It is a game of 3 bowl pairs -of 5 ends  but  scoring starts right from the first end -hence you get final scores of 54-51.for example- the game is very popular in Aussie land. 
• The Final of Ultimate Bowls is on Tuesday 6th October -well worth a look.
• Ladies Comps – look out for entry forms for the Club and County Ladies Comps and remember this year our winners in Singles and triples go to the County Finals.  

NEWSLETTER

19th September 2026

• Tim’s Tourny – there are still 3 vacancies for the Pairs Comp on Tuesday 29th Sept  in the evening -contact Tim – 07962188019 -timstone78@outlook.com 
• County League shirts – Gentlemen please return the county league shirts you no longer require asap. 
• Sewing Machine – anybody know anyone who repairs sewing machines -leave message for Denis. He needs some practise before he enters Sewing Bee next year.!!!!

Newsletter 24th August 2026

• Canadian Champions – Eric and Rob Gallipeau our Canadians friends have just won the Canadian  National Pairs -but they still have to play in the Canadian PBA Comps to qualify for Potters -we wish them well.
• Tim’s New Project – watch out for news on the Bowls Talk podcast thing, as we have agreed to host a Pairs Competition at Acle  early season on Tuesdays -watch this  space or media for more information. 
• Water bottles -we have quite a collection of water bottles left behind -please collect yours in the next week as we are undertaking a very early spring clean soon. 
• Village and Ladies league – all been re-scheduled so destroy your old stuff and collect new schedules from the table. Thanks as ever to Denis’s IT assistant Bill for sorting.
• Ladies league start on 13th Oct and sheets are in blue
• Village League starts 20th October and sheets are in Yellow. 
• Congrats to all our ladies in the County  Silver Vase Federation Team on their victory at Skegness

Newsletter
27th August 2026

• Reminder – The Village Leagues and Tuesday Night Ladies league have been re-scheduled  and are ready for collection.
• Nationals – with the above being changed it allows for 3 rinks to be booked for c/c or Nationals or casual play on the nights when the Ladies League is played.. There is the odd Tuesday  also when Village league plays ,that there may be 3 rinks free for same. 
• Club Comps -with the release of these extra rinks we will be in a position to start our own club competitions a lot earlier than we thought. 
• Stewards – we have a Stewards meeting at 10-30am on Monday  7th September and anyone interested in becoming a Steward is welcome to turn up and listen in. We have 2 vacancies, for these extremely important positions as they are the first point of contact for would-be members, and as I have in the past had to visit a lot of clubs , as Director Of Development, I know just how important that first contact is – Denis
• Marker’s Course – Roy ( Himpo) has agreed to run a much needed ‘Marker’s Course ‘on Sunday afternoon on the 18th October. I would recommend those interested in helping out by ‘marking’ a match for their friends attend , especially those who  kindly volunteer to mark at the Annual Junior Tournament in January. There will be a ‘volunteer list’ posted on the main board at the entrance or just give your name to Simon or a Steward. 
• Domestic league Schedules – please collect asap so that we can identify any mistakes before we go to the printers for publication of our scorecards for the season. 
• War Memorial -the full l name of the Rec Centre is the ‘Acle War Memorial Recreation Centre’ and I am sure many of you have never seen the actual war memorial plaque which was on a wall on the new patio area. This plaque has been renewed and in addition you will notice a new plaque  positioned on the main hall wall ,which will soon be accompanied by soldier silhouettes.  
• Membership -remains at £45-00pa with an extra £5 for a locker. Payment can be made on line via the website or to the duty stewards . Payment by card but if you see Denis he will only deal with cash!!!  Arkright is alive and well and lives in Acle. 

Newsletter
21st August 2026

• Comps- Nationals and Club -Important Info
• Busy busy -we have a full program of matches for our domestic leagues this coming season so those who have entered Nationals and Club and County Comps be aware.
• We have 1 rink free on Monday evenings, we can move the league matches around so you have a double session
• We have 1 rink on Thursday evenings
• There is a chance that we can accommodate some comps on Saturdays around the County League fixtures.
• There are usually 3 rinks free on Sunday mornings.
• There are 2/3 rinks free on Sunday Evenings, even if we have the Sunday League playing and we will open up all the rinks if needed on other Sunday evenings.
• Friday 4th December – we have 6 rinks free
• Friday 29th Jan – we have 6 rinks free.
• Simon is happy to open up the club for Nationals on Saturday evenings or Sunday afternoons. His preferred tipple is rum.
• Domestic Club Comps such as handicap, O60s will be played at the end of the season from 9th March, so entries will not be out until the New year.
• Season 206/27 –looking ahead we will be allocating a lot more dates next season specifically for Comps prior to Christmas.
• Guidance - For those new to the sport ,the priority for bookings are -Nationals, then Club and County Comps, then League matches and then casual play,. So your league match could be cancelled at anytime ,but the club will re-arrange that match. The majority of our members entering Comps do try not to have to interrupt any league fixtures.
• PS if you are entering the Men;’s Club and County Comps they have to be in by18th September. And not the Oct date which was on the earlier entry forms.

Newsletter
29th September 2026

• Sunday Tourny – Congrats to Ken and Barney and all helpers ,the Tournament raised £1035-00 for the Nelson’s Journey Charity. Congrats to the winners, Sheila, Brian and Jenny who were 7-1 down agst Mark,Simon and Rocky early on. New names on the Trophy, that’s what we like. 
• Ladies Comps – correction from last week it is the Ladies Singles and Pairs who go thru to the County Finals. Entry Forms  out.
• Box of tapes – hurry while stocks last we have black tapes for sale -every DIY guy or gal should have some in their tool box. 
• Membership -pay your subs asap. -keep the Stewards busy and Treasurer happy. 
• County League gets underway next Saturday with Swifts  playing Kites and Acle Mens A v Beccles A at Acle. Two good matches to watch . 
• National Youth Awards -congrats to Bradley on reaching the Silver Award standard.
• Language – just a reminder to members  to be aware that not everyone is at ease with swearing on or off the green.
• URGENT REQUEST -any members not involved in the county league anymore and  who still has his team club shirt please return asap, especially any with ‘Rhino’ on. Just hand in to Stewards. Thanks. 

Sunday Evening Sets League

Please would Captains note that an additional round of games has been added to your schedules on 4th April 2027.     This is mainly to achieve each team playing each other twice.