Another busy season celebrated

Our team of junior and mini bowlers

After another busy season of lawn bowls the Club celebrated with a closing Gala Day on Sunday the 21st of September. Following a friendly game of bowls, the membership were treated to a buffet provided by the Chairman, Ladies and Men’s Captains and Club Captain.

There was time to reflect on a successful season with a great offering of games provided for the various levels of ability. The Club has two men’s teams playing in the South Cotswolds leagues, a men’s Sunday league and the ladies playing one team in the Corinium League and also a team in the Stroud Valley Ladies Triples.

For those wanting a more social game of bowls, the Club plays midweek and weekend friendly matches against many clubs around the area, both at home and away. The Club runs in house competitions with the winners being honoured at the Club’s Presentation Dinner being held on Saturday the 25th of October at the Club.

This year the Club introduced an informal Friday night roll up for those wanting to have a friendly game of bowls or for members of the public to try their hand at the game. This proved to be popular and will be continued in 2026.

New for 2025 is a competition between Tetbury Bowls Club and Cam Bowls Club. Each Club enters two rinks of men (4 men to each rink), two rinks of Ladies (4 Ladies to each rink), and one mixed rink (two Ladies and two men) making a total of 20 players from each Club. This year the match is to be played at Tetbury and will be at Cam in 2026. The result will be published in next month Tetbury Advertiser.

Seb and Arthur, finalists for the Junior Shield

In its third year of forming, the Junior section had a successful season with some Juniors progressing to play with adult members in friendly matches. They also enjoyed a Juniors Closing Gala with the winners and runners up of the Mini Bowlers and Junior Shield competitions being recognised. Our photographs shows some of the Junior bowlers sporting their newly acquired Club shirts that were kindly donated by the Feoffees.

Whilst the bowling green is “put to bed” in September life at the Club goes on through the winter. Various projects are planned for the winter with the biggest project being a refit of the kitchen. The cost of this is being met by two successful fund-raising events. There was a Race Night in early summer and more recently a well organised and attended auction. A big thank you has to go to the many local organisations and businesses that supported the event with donations of items for auction.

Socially the Club has numerous events planned with the start of the bingo evening on Fridays. Also on Fridays we have monthly quiz nights which are promoted through the Club’s website.

Tetbury Bowls Club