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WESSEX LEAGUE

Dorchester A progressed  with another 16-0 victory over Moonfleet B in their Jurassic Region Wessex League game on Sunday 1 December 2024. At Dorchester the rink skipped by George Spracklen (with Graham Cockett, James Roe and Harry Hovenden) won  36 - 7 to the Moonfleet B rink skipped by Steve Wilson, while the rink skipped by Jamie Watkiss (with Steve Turner, Geoff Ellis and Steve Barrett) had a 29-3 win over the Moonfleet B rink skipped by Colin Poulter. At Moonfleet the rink skipped by Martin Pavey (with Mick Durant, Steve Willsher and Brian Paulson) ran out 19-16 winners over the Moonfleet B rink skipped by Philip Emeny and the rink skipped by Ged Costello (with Keith Wyman, Richard Toone and Lee Edwards) had a 17-11 win over the Moonfleet B rink skipped by Colin Chatburn.

Dorchester B progressed  with another 2-14 defeat against Dolphin Blues in their Jurassic Region Wessex League game on Saturday 30 November 2024. At Dorchester the rink skipped by Bill Ford lost 8-28 to the Dolphin Blues rink skipped by Dave McKenna, while the rink skipped by Dean Ballard had a 18-14 win over the Dolphin Blues rink skipped by Brian Hobby. At Dolphin the rink skipped by Bryan Tucker lost 12-31 to the Dolphin Blues rink skipped by Nick Cavill and the rink skipped by Les Selby lost 17-22 to the Dolphin Blues rink skipped by D Saunders.

CLUB 164

There is just one more draw left in 2024!!
Prizes for this draw will be £500, £100, £60, £50 and £40
Entry to the 2025 draw is now open at the same cost as previous years.
Entry forms are in the foyer by the front door...

The eleventh monthly draw took place on the 20th November 2024.
Numbers were drawn by Sue Lofthouse and witnessed by Rob Paulley
Winners were:-
£60 - Eric Newbolt - (65)
£50 - Joan Hancock - (49)
£40 - Kate Webber - (8)
£30 - John Noble- (149)
Winners are generally notified by phone
Thank you all for participating
The next draw will be at the Christmas Party on the 15th December.

Indoor Nationals 2024

In the Under 30 Double rink on Sunday 24 November 2024 Dorchester lost to Exonia 20-39.  At Dorchester the Triple skipped by George Spracklen (with Melissa Makepeace and Dean Ballard) lost narrowly 11-14 to an Exonia Triple skipped by Scot Everleigh and at Exonia the Triple skipped by Ryan Nash (with Hannah Edwards and Alex Dytham) lost 9-25 to an Exonia Triple skipped by Nicole Rogers.

Congratulations to Martin Puckett and Ryan Nash who have both received England trials on Saturday 30 November 2024 at Northampton IBC.

We had double success in the Men's and Ladies' Champion of Champions 2nd round.  Melissa Makepeace won 21-11 against Celia Cheadle from East Dorset.  Martin Puckett won 21-8 against Michael Squires from East Dorset.  Congratulations to both players.

Denny Cup 2024

Dorchester's Men's  Denny Cup campaign continued on Saturday 16 November 2024.

The Men came through against East Dorset IBC 84-60,  and now face Ilminster IBC on the 7 December 2024.

Dorchester's Men's  Denny Cup campaign continued on Saturday 2 November 2024.

The Men came through against Moonfleet IBC 89-70,  and now face East Dorset IBC on the 16 November 2024.

Dorchester's Men's  Denny Cup campaign started on Saturday 19 October 2024.

The Men came through against Dolphin IBC 79-63, winning all 4 rinks and now face Moonfleet IBC on the 2 November 2024.

Yetton Trophy 2024

Dorchester's Ladies' Yetton Trophy campaign came to an end on Saturday 16 November 2024.

The Ladies lost to Dolphin IBC Ladies 61-91.

Dorchester's Ladies  Yetton Trophy campaign started on Saturday 2 November 2024.

The Ladies came through against East Dorset IBC Ladies 83-78,  and now face Dolphin IBC Ladies on the 16 November 2024.

Egham Trophy 2024

Dorchester's Egham Trophy campaign came to an end on Sunday 17 November 2024.

Dorchester lost to Dolphin IBC 42-95.

Dorchester's Egham Trophy campaign started on Sunday 3 November 2024.

Dorchester came through against East Dorset IBC 92-62 and now face Dolphin IBC on the 17 November 2024.

Under 30 Double Rink

On 9 November 2024, Dorchester competed in the first round of the National Under 30s Double rink. 
Dorchester played Ilminster and were victorious 42-22 and now play Exonia.  The team consisted of Alex Dytham, Ryan Nash, Hannah Edwards who played at Ilminster and James Roe, Melissa Makepeace and George Spracklen who were the home team(photo above)
Congratulations to you all on a great win.

Top Club 2024

On Sunday 10 November 2024 Dorchester took on Dolphin IBC  in the next round of the Top Club.  George Spracklen beat Gary Fountain 21-13 in the Men's 2 wood singles, Sue Lofthouse lost to L Howard  6-21 in the Ladies' 2 wood singles,  George Aslett and Debbie Talbot lost to Rebecca Cresswell and Tom Warner 13-21 in the Pairs,  Vicky Edwards, Lee Edwards and Ged Costello drew with Millie Tuck, Paul Dickinson and Alan Geary 14-14 in the Triples and Linda Hill, Geoff Ellis, Margaret Cullip and Graham Cockett lost to Sue Williams, Penny Cresswell, Anthony Hobby and Chris Daniels 13-19 in the Fours.

On Sunday 27 October 2024 Dorchester took on Moonfleet IBC  in the Top Club. George Spracklen beat Kelvin Churchill 21-17 in the Men's 2 wood singles, Sue Lofthouse beat Karen Hofen  21-19 in the Ladies' 2 wood singles,  George Aslett and Debbie Talbot lost to M Richards and Peter Everest 21-22 in the Pairs,  Vicky Edwards, Lee Edwards and Ged Costello beat Carol Venton, Barry Patterson and Mike Gale 24-9 in the Triples and Linda Hill, Geoff Ellis, Margaret Cullip and Graham Cockett beat Andy Boatswain, C Rod, Anne Chislett and Warren Smith 22-18 in the Fours. Dorchester now face  Dolphin IBC on 10 November 2024.

Over 60 Double Rink

On 5 November 2024, 3 Dorchester Men's teams competed in the first round of the National Over 60s Double rink.  Dorchester A were successful 35-27 against Moonfleet B, Dorchester B were successful 37-35 against Dolphin B and Dorchester C were beaten by East Dorset.  Dorchester A will now play Dorchester B in the next round on 26 November 2024.

County Mixed League

In the first game of the County Mixed League  on Sunday 3 November 2024 Dorchester picked up all 6 points in a 39 to 25 victory against Bridport.

Phoenix Trophy 2024

On Saturday 12th October at 2pm the annual match between the Ladies and the Men took place for the Phoenix Trophy.
The annual match was set up following the fire at the club in 2011 and celebrates the work done in the clubs recovery.
A great afternoon was had by all involved in the Phoenix Trophy with the Men winning and having the bragging rights this year.
The trophy was presented to Men's indoor captain Colin Gifford by Colin Lawley who was part of the Phoenix group involved in getting the club back on its feet after the fire.  A huge thank you for all who took part to all involved in making the day a great success.

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.

Bowls Dorset Competition Finals Weekend 2024

The Bowls Dorset County Competitions Finals weekend  took place 14/15 September 2024 at Branksome Park BC. The schedule for the weekend is available on the Bowls Dorset website.

The Edna Paisley Purple team won the final at Branksome Park on Saturday 14 September 2024, beating Swanage on both rinks.  Overall win by 6 shots.  A very good, close game. The players were Maureen Jones, Marlyn Bickel, Sandra Hubbard and Annie Baldwin, Teresa Jeanes, Judith King.  Sue Maggs and Carol Baker were reserves.

Outdoor National Finals 2024

The Bowls England National Finals took place at Leamington Spa with representatives from Dorchester competing in 4 Men's events and 2 Ladies events.  Details of how the Men fared can be found here and the Ladies here.

Club Finals Summer 2024

Results for the Club Summer 2024 Competitions can be found here.

CLUB 164

The eleventh monthly draw took place on the 20th November.
Numbers were drawn by Sue Lofthouse and witnessed by Rob Paulley
Winners were:-
£60 - Eric Newbolt - (65)
£50 - Joan Hancock - (49)
£40 - Kate Webber - (8)
£30 - John Noble- (149)
Winners are generally notified by phone
Thank you all for participating
The next draw will be at the Christmas Party on the 15th December.

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

Outdoor County Leagues 2024

Following their victory at Greenhill on Monday 12 August 2024, Dorchester sealed their place as Winners of the Bowls Dorset Championship League 2024.  Well done to Graham and the squad.

The Men's Bowls Dorset County Leagues final positions:
In the championship Dorchester finished as champions.
In division 1 Dorchester A finished 5th
In division 2 Dorchester B finished 4th.
Details of the fixtures and latest league positions for the 3 Dorchester Men's County league teams can be found on the Bowls Dorset website page

The Ladies Bowls Dorset County Leagues final positions:
In division 1 Dorchester A finished 4th
In division 2 Dorchester B finished 2nd
In division 3 Dorchester C finished 4th.
Well played to all involved.
Details of the fixtures and latest league positions for the 3 Dorchester County league teams can be found on the Bowls Dorset website page

Club Competitions

The draws for the club Outdoor Competitions are now available to view on the Bowlr website.

The draws for the club Summer Indoor Competitions are now available to view on the Bowlr website.
Click on the "Competitions" tab at the top of the page followed by "CLUB COMPETITIONS - SUMMMER 2024"
Then Select the individual competition to view the draws.

To view your own fixtures Click "MY ACCOUNT" at the top of the Bowlr page and the select "My Club Competition matches " from the lefthand side list.  If you are the challenger you can book a rink by selecting the "Book A Slot" button on the right of the screen.

BINGO

The next Bingo Night  Saturday 26 October 2024 19:00 for 19:30.

We need 20 people to make it worthwhile so please sign up on the notice in the club if you plan to attend.

Snowball stands at £110+.

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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