What we do and when do we do it

The club plays three times a week most weeks of the year and through out the summer. We can put out three mats as needed, it is a bit cosy but there is the room!

Mondays                                                          2pm until 4pm roll up
Wednesdays                                                  10am until 12 noon roll up (10.30 start in School Holidays)
Friday (summer time)                                    6.15pm until 8.30pm roll up
Friday (winter time)                                       The time may change

During the year, on a Saturday or Sunday we arrange in-house Singles and pairs Competitions.
Play in the Test Valley League against seven other clubs dotted around the New Forest area up towards Salisbury.   Also we invite Victoria Park Short Mat Bowls Club over from the Isle of Wight every other year.

The Friday League

The Friday League is played during the winter months from October until start of April, just before Easter. Depending on players available it is either games of Triples or Fours made up of six teams.

The Shield was kindly given by Dave and Jean Renyard.

The last three years we have played a Triples Competition  

You can see the results of competitions on the Hall of Fame Page. 

Weekend Competitions

At the weekend, we play one day events playing Singles and Mixed Pairs  Competitions, One in the November and one in January.  Being affiliated to to the ESMBA and HCSMBA we can play in County Qualifying competitions 
You can see the past results of the competitions on the Hall of Fame Page. 

The Gordon Beere Trophy

This Competition has run since about 1998. One of our members (who played both Outdoor Bowls as well as Short Mat Bowls into his 90's) went on holiday to the Isle of Wight, staying in a hotel that had a short mat bowls mat in the back of the hotel. He manged to get involved in a game with others against a local team called Victoria Park Short Mat Bowls Club, Newport. It was arranged for that team to come over and play at the old Esso Sports and Social Club and that is where is was born, we either go over to the IOW or they come to play here on the mainland. Nearly International?    

County Competitions and Test Valley League

For the last couple of years we have been affiliated to Hampshire County Short Mat Bowls Association. This has allowed us to play against other players & clubs in County Qualifying Competitions and in County Friendly Matches, allowing us to improve our game skills.

Out first year in the Test Valley League playing against clubs in the New Forest Area up towards Salisbury. This again has improved match skills playing at different venues on different mats. 
So much so, we ended third in this league. Not bad for our inaugural season!