Club Competitions
Club Competitions are open to all fully paid-up members. The closing date for entries in Club Competitions for 2025 is Tuesday 3 June. Entries for the Peter Meek Triples Competition will be accepted up to Tuesday 10 June.
Dress code for club competition matches is grey and white (or the new coloured club shirts).
The following competitions are available for entry:
Men's Singles Competition
A men's singles competition played with four bowls each. The winner is the first to 21 shots, with a maximum of 18 ends.
Ladies Singles Competition
A ladies singles competition played with four bowls each. The winner is the first to 21 shots, with a maximum of 18 ends.
Open Singles Handicap Competition - Noel Terry Trophy
A new singles competition, open to ladies and gentlemen, played with four bowls each. The winner is the first to 21 shots, with a maximum of 18 ends. Handicap points (head start) will be assigned by a Handicap Committee with a view to giving everyone a chance of winning the magnificent trophy presented by the late Noel Terry.
Men's Pairs Competition - Trophy sponsored by Yorkshire Plumbing Ltd
A men's pairs competition played with four bowls each over 18 ends. Pairs are selected on a random basis. The Men's Pairs Winners Trophy was sponsored by Jamie Bunyan of Yorkshire Plumbing Ltd.
Ladies Pairs Competition
A ladies pairs competition played with four bowls each over 18 ends. Pairs are selected on a random basis.
Mixed Pairs Competition
A mixed pairs competition played with four bowls each over 18 ends. Pairs are selected on a random basis, whilst ensuring that each pair includes one male and one female member.
Couples Competition
A pairs competition for couples played with four bowls each over 18 ends.
Peter Meek Triples Competition
A mixed triples competition played with three bowls each over 18 ends. Teams are drawn at random, but must include at least one lady and one gentleman. The closing date for entries into this competition is Tuesday 10 June and Round 1 will be played on Saturday 14 June 2025.
The Competition Secretary reserves the right not to run any competition if there are insufficient entries to make it worthwhile.
Generally, singles competitions will not be run unless there are at least 8 entrants. Pairs and triples competitions will not generally run unless there are at least five teams participating.
Club Night Trophies
The Club Night trophies are awarded to members achieving the highest number of winning points in their first 12 attendances at Club Night during the season.
Two-Wood Competitions:
These competitions are run alongside a social event with buffet afternoon tea.
Sue & Martin Prime Two-Wood Open Competition
This is a Club knock-out competition, open to ladies and gentlemen. First round losers are entered into a Consolation Competition. The limited-end matches are all played during the course of a single afternoon. The matches are followed by a traditional strawberry tea. In 2025 the closing date for entries will be Tuesday 1 July and the Competition will be played on Saturday 5 July.
Two-Wood Pairs Competition
This is a Club competition, open to ladies and gentlemen, in which the pairings are drawn on a completely random basis. There is a Group Stage of limited-end matches, from which winners go through to the semi-finals or final depending on numbers entering. All matches are played during the course of a single afternoon, followed by a buffet afternoon tea. In 2025 the competition will be held on Saturday 2 August.
