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Outdoor County Competitions 2025

Congratulations to Ged Costello, Martin Pavey and Steve Lambert-Culling who have qualified for the Men's Triples Quarterfinals at Blandford on Sunday 29 June 2025.

Congratulations to Harry Hovenden, Steve Willsher and Graham Cockett who have qualified for the Men's Triples Quarterfinals at Blandford on Sunday 29 June 2025.

Harry Hovenden, Steve Willsher, Geoff Ellis and Graham Cockett lost in the Men's Senior Fours Quarterfinals at Poole Park on Sunday 8 June 2025.

Jane Holmes, Liz Simpson, Sue Maggs and Judith King lost in the Ladies' Fours Quarterfinals at West Moors on Sunday 25 May 2025. 
Maureen Jones, Ann Baldwin, Shirley Bowley and Sue Jennings lost in the Ladies' Fours Quarterfinals at West Moors on Sunday 25 May 2025.
Teresa Jeanes, Jenny Blake, Janine Scola and Sheena Willis concede their game in the Ladies' Fours Quarterfinals at West Moors on Sunday 25 May 2025.

Ashley Jury, Wayne Garnett, Jamie Lockwood and Nick Voss lost in the Men's Fours Quarterfinals at Shaftesbury on Sunday 25 May 2025.

Outdoor County Leagues 2025

Dorchester Men's County League teams continued the new season on Monday 9 June 2025 -
Championship Division won 6-4 home against Lyme Regis
West Division 1 Dorchester A lost 0-10 away against Lyme Regis 2
West Division 2 Dorchester B lost 2-8 away against Wellworthy.

Dorchester Ladies' County League teams  continued the new season on Tuesday 10 June 2025 -
Division 1 Dorchester A won 6-2 away against Bridport.
Division 2 Dorchester B lost 2-6 home against Branksome Park B.

Details of the 2025 fixtures and latest league positions for the 3 Dorchester Monday night County league teams can be found on the Bowls Dorset website pages.

Club Competitions  Summer 2025

Draws for the Club Competitions Summer 2025 are now available in BowlR.

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

CLUB 148

The fifth draw of 2025 took place on the 21st May
Numbers were drawn by Roger Nicholas and witnessed by 
Sandra Hubbard
Winners were:-
​£60 - Linda Hill - (102)
£50 - Brain Cant - (71)
£40 - Phil Hallett - (70)
£30 - Peter Bishop - (117)
Winners are generally notified by phone 
Thank you all for participating 
Next month's draw is on the 23rd June @ 11:30

County Mixed League

In the third game of the County Indoor Summer League  on 2 June 2025 Dorchester Dynamos lost 0-6 points in a 23 to 46 defeat to Bridport Royals.

Catering Opportunity

Dorchester Bowls Club has a unique opportunity for a self employed Caterer. This is on a franchise basis with significant scope.
We are looking for a person or persons to run this franchise for a 5 day period Monday to Friday with the occasional weekends for special matches.  The applicants must be adequately qualified with the necessary level of certification required by the Local Council in their Health and Hygiene Certificates.
To apply please contact the club Secretary by email bowlsdt1@gmail.com with a brief resume of your qualifications and employment history.

BINGO

The next Bingo Night  Saturday 7 June 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 £105+ 57 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.

Polite Notice

If you test positive for COVID, please advise the Club Office and those that you have been in contact with in the previous few dates.

Please do not come to the Club until you have a negative test and feel well again.

Thank You.

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