Payments

You are now able to pay your annual membership renewal fee by Card, Apple Pay or Android Pay at the club. If you are wanting to join our club for the first time, you MUST fill in an application form at the club and pay there. This is for RENEWALS only.

You will also be able to make purchases (Minimum £1) by Card.

You will NOT however be able to pay Rink Fees in this way - CASH only

To renew your membership ‘CLICK’ on the relevant link below to pay securely online.

All our membership plans include benefits from our Sponsors like 10% Discounts on purchases

Supported by Norfolk Community Foundation through the Covid-19 Community Restart Fund.

Website designed and maintained

by Bill Downie

Acle Recreation Centre

Bridewell Lane

Acle, Norwich

Norfolk. NR13 3RA

01493 750869

NEWSLETTER
24th June 2025

1. Summer league cancelled games – any Captain looking to arrange any matches they may have had to cancel be aware that there are rinks available to book on the following dates –

23rd July at 6-30pm

And

6th August at 6-30pm.

2. Potters November weekend -invoices for final payment for this weekend are in the letter-rack at the club.

NEWSLETTER

16th June 2025

FREE MEMBERSHIP - use our sponsors and save enough to pay for your membership -

If you use our Sponsors ,Lucas and Wyllys, Solicitors you receive 10% discount
If you sue our Sponsor ,Rhino Builders Merchants of Acle, you receive 10% discount
If you use our Financial Advisors, Steve Goodley -you should make enough from Investmentsto cover your Membership
If you enjoy a drink and meal in the Social Club ,with the discount you receive as a member of the indoor bowls ,and therefore a member of the Social Club ,you should not only enjoy yourselfbut make save enough to pay for your membership.
If you represent the club in the county league your uniform is provided ‘free’ thus saving you enough to cover membership.
Insurance - watch this space for further announcements.

FINAL WARNING – Next seasons winter league fixtures will be released the first week in July so any Captain who has not bothered to put an entry in and paid the fee - be warned.

Old Bowls – there are a few sets of secondhand bowls in the club

Old Gear – last chance for a bargain as we will be clearing club of old clothes in the next few weeks.

Newsletter

12th May 2025

AGM – all those Officer posts listed on the main board were duly elected with the addition that Barney and Denis will look after the U30s team. The only other change was that Rob Parker would be the Mens A Team captain and he appointed Roger Barnbrook as his Vice captain.
The usual Q and A followed and meeting closed at 11-05am.
Roll ups – there is usually 2 spare rinks on Saturday mornings during the summer.
Reminder – that a rep from Lucas and Wyllys will be in attendance in the club on Thursday 15th from 10-00am.
Social Club – you need to show your Social Club card when ordering drinks in the bar, otherwise you will be charged more. Your card is waiting for you at the Bowls Steward’s desk .
The following proposals were made –

That Lilian Barber be made Hon Life member of the Club – carried unanimously and Lilian was presented with a bouquet. Brian Kirby was also presented with the Service Award in recognition of all the work he does for the club.

There will be no visiting the head in the domestic leagues and if he/ she does,, then, he/she loses the right to bowl any more woods that end. -Carried

Starting times changed to start at 10-00am – NOT carried.

Village league will in future be 2 bowls and 21 ends – Carried

An experiment will be carried out in the Monday Morning Men’s league only , that ladies may be used as Subs rather than a match being cancelled – Carried.

Newsletter
21st May 2025

1. New TV – now in position above rink 2 -our thanks to Bill, Chris , Denis and especially scaffolder/Meccano man , Colin.

2. Boiler -worked commenced on Tues 20th.So be advised to bring a jacket with you.

3. Sunday Evening League – details of the league format and dates are on the noticeboard so if interested please sign the sheet -limit of 12 teams . In brief it will be once a fortnight starting in October. Please read the rules before entering.

4. To save confusion you may refer to John/Mike Daulby as IVOR!!!!!and that’s not helped.

5. DIY man -required to put together a few frames for our future Pennants -see Simon or Lilian.

Newsletter
6th May 2025

1. Boiler – the work on replacing the boiler will start on Mon 19th May so ladies best you move any gear into the Brian Grint room for a time.

2. Lucas and Wyllys ,our Sponsor, now have a Court of Protection Department and Millicent Jermy from L & W will attend at the club on Thursday 15th May from 10am to give free advice on ‘Deputyship’.

What is Deputyship and how can L & W help?

‘If someone has lost capacity ,but did not donate a Lasting Power of Attorney, L&W can help. L & W can make an application to the Court to obtain an Order to deal with their Property and affairs and/or Personal Welfare.

An additional application can be made to the Court for a Statutory Will which will allow the Deputy to draft a Will in accordance with the persons wishes and not The Rules of Intestacy.

A Deputyship can be applied for in many different circumstances including brain damage, Dementia ,learning difficulties etc.

L & W can help you become a Deputy for someone, or they can act as a Sole, or Joint Deputy.

3. Outdoor – I did warn you that the weather would change as soon as we went outdoors.

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.