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Welcome to Swanley Bowls Clubs Website.

Bowls is a social sport, suitable for all levels of fitness. Check out our reasons why you should give bowls a try.

1) First, you need a place to play. Many bowls players are members of clubs, which provide facilities and opponents. As a club we can of course provide those facilities

2) Next, you need to know the rules. Fortunately, they’re easy to learn.

You can play singles, pairs or in teams

Bowls is played on grass (the green). A game starts by throwing the jack (a small white ball) down the green. Each team has bowls to roll towards the jack. The person who gets nearest to the jack gets a point and wins what’s called the ‘end’. The score is added up over 18 or 21 ends.
After each end, play is reversed and the teams bowl towards the other side of the green. Players can try to knock their opponents’ bowls away from the jack or position a bowl to block opposition shots. You can play singles, pairs or in teams. In singles, scoring is a bit different – the first player to reach 21 points is the winner.

3)  It's good exercise. You don't realise how much walking you do until you actually play it. You can walk three miles while you’re playing. You’re only doing 30m stints at a time, but you’re doing a lot of them. On top of the walking, your arms will get a workout as you perfect your bowling technique and your leg muscles will develop as you lunge into the throw.

4) Bowls truly is the sport for all, regardless of age, sex or physical ability. The gentle pace and lack of contact means you’ll often find children playing with adults and people of different abilities and fitness levels on the same team. Despite what you might think, it’s not just a sport for retirees.The general bowler is over 55. But in our international teams, there is barely anyone over 40. There is  an under 25 and under 18 international team as well

If you would like to know more or simply want give bowls a go then please fill in our contact form with your details and we will get back to you and hopefully you will join us for many years to come. We are always on the lookout for new members and why not bring a friend as well.

Bowls Etiquette

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Month

Club

Game

 

 

Time

APR






Sat 13th

Opening Club drive


H


2.00

Wed 17th

Empire

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Sat 20th

Club Drive


H


2.00

Wed 24th

Sevenoaks

4 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sat 27th

Winget

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Tue 30thDitton B C6 mxd tripsHB2.30

MAY






Thur 2nd

Dartford Invicta

4 mxd trips

A

B

2.15

Sat 4th

Open Day




1.00

Sun 5th

Open Day




1.00

Wed 8th

Avenue Rd

4 mxd trips

A

B

2.00

Fri 10th

New Romney

6 mxd rinks

H

B

2.30

Sat 11th

Penenden Heath

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sun 12thFun Day
H
2.00

Tue14th

Met Police

5 Mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Wed 15th

Kings

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sat 18th

Manor House

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Sun 19th

Belvedere Social

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Tue 21st

Bexley Park

4 mxd rinks

H

B

2.30

Wed 22nd

Danson Park

4 mxd trips

A

G

2.00

Sat 25th

St Michael’s

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Sun 26th

VCD

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Wed 29thHesketh Park4 mxd tripsAG2.00
JUNE





Sat 1stOrpington BC3 mxd tripsHB2.30
Sun 2ndWestborough5 mxd tripsAB2.30
Wed 5thHolmesdale4 mxd tripsHB2.30
Sat 8thCrayford4 mxd tripsAB2.30










Sun 9thBlackheath & Greenwich5mxd rinksAB2.00
Sat 15thNew Romney6/8 mxd rinksAB2.30
Sun 16thHelio Mirror4 mxd tripsHB2.30
Wed 19thHartley CC5 mxd tripsAB2.30
Sat 22nd
OGF5 mxd tripsHG2.30

Sun 23rd

Westborough

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sat 29th

Duke of Kent Court

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Sun 30thCrayford4 mxd tripsHB2.30

JULY






Wed 3rd

Bexleyheath & Barnehurst

4 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sat 6th

Australia Day

Club Game

H


2.00

Sun 9th

Borstal Heath

4 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Wed 10th

Borough Green

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Sat 13th

Orpington BC

3 mxd rinks

A

B

2.30

Sun 14th

Penenden Heath

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Mon 15th

Blackheath & Greenwich

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sat 20th

Fun Day


H


2.00

Wed 24th

Kings

5 Mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Sat 27thKnockholt4 mxd tripsHB2.30
Sun 28thPetts Wood3 mxd tripsHB2.30
Tue 30thBexley Park4 Mxd tripsAB2.30
AUG





Sat 3rdSt Michaels5 mxd tripsHW2.30




















Sun 4thVCD4/5 mxd tripsAB2.30

Wed 7th

Borough Green

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sat 10th

Helio Mirror

4 mxd rinks

A

B

2.30

Sun 11th

Deal

6 mxd trips

A

W

2.00

Tue 13th

Dartford Invicta

4 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Wed 14th

Hartley CC

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sat 17th

OGF

5 mxd rinks

A

B

2.30

Sun 18th

Club Comp

2 Woods

H

W

10.30

TBC

Wed 21st

Holmesdale

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Sat 24th

Borstal Heath

4 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sun 25th

President V Captain

Mixed

Trips

H

B

2.00

Thur 29th

Danson Park

4/5

mxd trips

H

B

2.00

Sat 31stBroadstairs & St Peters6 mxd tripsAB2.30

SEPT






Sun 1st

Belvedere Social

5 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Wed 4th

Manor House

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Thu 5th

Ditton BC

6 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

SAT 7th

Finals Day




10.00

SUN 8th

Reserve Finals Day


 

 

10.00

Tue 10th

Bexley Park

4 mxd rinks

H

B

2.30

Wed 11thAvenue Rd4 mxd tripsHB2.00

Sat 14th

Empire

5 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Tue 17th

Bexleyheath & Barnehurst

4 mxd trips

A

B

2.30

Wed 18th

Hesketh Park

4 mxd trips

H

B

2.30

Sat 21st

Winget

6 mxd trips

H

B

2.30




























These dates are provisional at this moment in time (January 2022) and are subject to change

DateHome/AwaySwanley Opposition 
17/04/24Away77 81 Empire 
24/04/24
Home
90
  80 Sevenoaks
27/04/24
Away
CANX
 Winget
30/04/24
Home
100
 86 Ditton
02/05/24
Away
78
50  D/ford Invicta
08/05/24
Away
74
58 Avenue Rd
10/05/24Home112106 New Romney
11/05/24HomeCANX  Penenden Heath
14/05/24Away7747 Met Police
15/05/24Home8386 Kings
18/05/24Away79 62 Manor House
19/05/24Home80  80 Belvedere Social
21/05/24Home60 59 Bexley Park
22/06/24AwayCANX Danson Park
25/05/24Away 69 56 St Michaels
26/05/24Home
VCD
29/05/24Away
 Hesketh Park
01/06/24Home
 Orpington BC
02/06/24Away
 Westborough
05/06/24Home
 Holmesdale
08/06/24Away6958 Crayford
09/06/24Away66 87 Blackheath & Greenwich
15/06/24Away
 New Romney
16/06/24Home
 Helio Mirror
19/06/24Away
 Hartley CC
22/06/24Home
 OGF
23/06/24Home
Westborough
29/06/24Away
Duke of Kent Court
30/06/24Home
Crayford
03/07/24Home
 Bexleyheath & Barnehurst
07/07/24
Away

 Bostall Heath
10/07/24Away
Borough Green
13/07/24Away
Orpington BC
14/07/24Away
Penenden Heath
15/07/24Home
Blackheath & Greenwich
24/07/24
Away

 Kings
27/07/24
Home

Knockholt
28/07/24Home
Petts Wood
30/07/24Away

Bexley Park
03/08/24Home
St Michaels
04/08/24Away
VCD
07/08/24Home
Borough Green
10/08/24Away
Helio Mirror
11/08/24Away
Deal
13/08/24Home
Dartford Invicta
14/08/24Home
Hartley CC
17/08/24Away
OGF
21/08/24Away
Holmesdale
24/08/24Home
Borstall Heath
29/08/24Home
Danson Park
31/08/24Away
Broadstairs & St Peters
01/09/24Away
Belvedere Social
04/09/24Home
 Manor House
05/09/24Away
Ditton BC
10/09/24Away
Bexley Park
11/09/24Home
Avenue Rd
14/09/24Home
Empire
17/09/24Away
Bexleyheath & Barnehurst
18/09/24Home
Hesketh Park
21/09/24Home
Winget
Totals



Keith Mitchell

President

Vacancy

Vice President

Ginette Rattigan

Hon Secretary

Helen Ward

Hon Treasurer

Graham Pitkin

Hon Match Secretary

George Lampey

Midweek Captain

Graham Pitkin

Weekend Captain

John Breed

Green Maintenance

Martin Bishop

Club Competitions

Pat Boatwright

Lay Committee Member

Angela Sydney

Lay Committee Member

John Watson

Lay Committee Member

Trevor Windget

Lay Committee Member

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