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On Sunday 21 December 2025 the club Christmas Jumper fun afternoon took place and was a great success. It was a fun social afternoon of bowls, food and drinks. Photographs from the day can be viewed in the gallery. Happy Christmas everyone 🎄🎄🎄and don’t forget to join us for our New Year event plus others between Christmas and New Year.

On Wednesday 17 December 2025 in the Area Final of the National Champion of Champions Martin Puckett beat Mark Woods 21-6 at Yeovil BC to qualify for the National finals.  Congratulations to Martin and all the best at the National finals at Dolphin IBC where his first game will be against Sam KIng (Gallow) on 30 January 2026 at 15:00.

On Monday 8 December 2025 in the all Dorchester Area Final of the National Under 25 Singles James Roe beat Nathan Wood 1.5 to .5 (10-7 & 6-6) in sets to qualify for the National finals.  Congratulations to you both on making the final and all the best to James at the finals at Dolphin IBC where his first game will be against Vinnie Minter (Adur) on 31 January 2026 at 13:00

Congratulations to Martin Puckett who has been selected to represent England in the home international series in 2026.

A huge congratulations to Hannah Edwards who has been selected for an under 18 England Squad Day.  This is very well deserved for all the hard work she has put into her game.  The squad day takes place at St Neots IBC on Sunday 9 November 2025 at 11:30.

Our local MP Mr. Edward Morello paid the club a visit yesterday Friday 3rd October 2025. He came to see our facilities. It was clear to him that we are a great community asset with members from 8yrs to 90yrs.  Mr. Morello is pictured above with the Club President Maureen Jones.

The latest Chairman's Newsletter is available to read here.

CLUB 148

The twelfth draw of 2025 took place on the 21st of December 2025.
Numbers were drawn by Debbie Talbot and witnessed by Bryan Tucker.
Winners were:-
£250 - Diana Leeming - (145)
£60 - Conrad Lakeman - (29)
£60 - Ted Webb - (43)
£50 - Jan Randell - (104)
£40 - Diana Leeming - (108)
£30 - Hazel Ryan - (90)
Winners are generally notified by phone 
Thank you all for participating 
Applications are now open for next years draw.
The closing date is the 9th of January
The first draw of 2026 will be on the 21st January @11:30

BINGO

The next Bingo Night  Saturday 20 December 2025 19:00 for 19:30.

We need 14 people to make it worthwhile so please sign up on the notice in the club if you plan to attend.

Snowball stands at £50+ 54 numbers.

Come and enjoy a social evening in the Bar, no previous experience required.

Raffle prizes will be gratefully received.

Club Leagues

The details of Club Leagues can now be found via BowlR.

Revised Dress Code

Dorchester Bowls Club revised dress code from 1 June 2022 is now detailed on the Dress Code page.

Dorchester Bowls Club is a premier bowls club in Dorset and has a reputation for giving a warm and friendly welcome to all visitors as well as past and present members. It is located at the Sandringham Sports Centre off Armada Way in Dorchester, only eight miles from Dorset's Jurassic Coast. The Club provides six indoor rinks and an outside green which can accommodate up to eight rinks.

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Club e-mail address:-   bowlsdt1@gmail.com