June 2026 Newsletter

The season has made an excellent start and is well underway. We have a number of new members who have settled in well and are taking full advantage of all the opportunities to play. The weather has been a bit mixed but the green has received many compliments, thanks to the hard work of Andy Burchett and his supporters, Margaret, Lester, Jenny, Richard and Alban.

Competitions have all made a start and we stand at 2nd in the TW League at present but we do have some matches in hand.

The Calverley Centenary match and BBQ was a huge success. 70 people attended the day and we were blessed with glorious weather. The Lady Mayor, Bev Palmer, attended presenting the plaque to the Calverley Chairman. Calverley members were delighted with the day and very grateful for all the hard work put in by everyone.

The name badges for our club shirts have been ordered for those who wanted them so hopefully we will all know who we are this season.

We welcomed youngsters from Kent Skinners Academy on 3 separate occasions. Year 12 pupils have attended twice and a mix of Year 8 and 9 pupils came on another morning. All those who attended thoroughly enjoyed the experience and there was a real competitive spirit not just with the young people but with their accompanying teachers too.

We are beginning to talk about and plan the building of our new changing rooms which is an exciting new chapter in our club’s story. We were reminded that this July will be the 25th anniversary of the clubhouse fire and it is good to see how far we have come since then.

See you on the Green

Sue Jones

Hon Sec

May 2026 Newsletter

What a busy Open Day we had, with glorious weather which seems to have gone a bit downhill since then. There were many visitors trying their hand on the green and they all seemed to enjoy the bowls, the tea and the delicious cakes. The green was very inviting for newcomers, thanks to the hard work of Andy Burchett and his supporters, Margaret, Lester, Jenny, Richard and Alban. We welcomed 2 new members and some very keen Juniors.

TW League is underway with the first games being wins for us!

Roll ups are also in full swing and several friendlies have already been played, with 2 wins, 2 very near wins, 2 losses and a draw. Our new Captain, Lester, is doing a great job mixing up the teams and giving us all a fair opportunity to play.

This coming Bank Holiday Monday is the Calverley Centenary match and BBq. Calverley Club was established 100 years ago and many of their members joined Pembury when they closed. It should be a good day, with temperatures looking to get really hot. We have the Lady Mayor, Bev Palmer, attending and after the games, she will be presenting the plaque. A BBq will follow with, of course, a bar and photos. A good practise for our Centenary in 2029.

The Refresh and Learn session Tony Partridge ran in April to remind current members and introduce new members to the rules of the game, with a session on the green after. This was well attended. There will be follow up sessions like this again, particularly on etiquette on the green, so that we can all learn/refresh this.

Our sponsors, Align4Life, providers of mainly chiropractic services came to the clubhouse on 17th April, giving us a presentation on what their company can do for our wellbeing. It was an interesting hour with discount available for an introductory appointment.

We are looking into having name badges for our club shirts, not just to help us remember our own names, but to help opposing teams to know us as well.

Our new stickers for our bowls have arrived in vibrant yellow so that we can distinguish our woods from our opponents. At least that was the idea but we have already played one club with the same thoughts

See you on the Green

Sue Jones

Hon Sec

April 2026 Newsletter

Well, the new season has started and the green is open and looking fantastic.

A huge congratulations and thanks to our green manager Andy Burchett for doing such a great job upkeeping the green throughout the winter and tidying up the surrounding areas. Also many thanks to his band of swishers, sweepers etc namely, Margret, Lester, Jenny, Richard and Alban for their continued support.

Social Saturdays have been a great success this year and we hope to see these return when the season closes.

Roll ups are back on Wednesdays at 6-8pm and Friday at 2-4pm and our first friendly is on Saturday 25th April at home against Bayham and Lamberhurst. It is great to see so many members signing up for the friendlies, looking like a great season ahead with new and current members raring to go.

A reminder that this Saturday we are having a “Refresh & Learn” hour, from 1 o'clock, a brief presentation of some of the basics of our wonderful game of Bowls, which you may or may not know, followed by a Q&A session.

There may be many new and experienced members with questions about the game who have not had the opportunity to ask so this Saturday is your chance.

We will be having other similar shorter sessions throughout the season.

This Refresh & Learn hour will be followed by on rink instruction/coaching from 2 till 4

and will include how to set up the green/rinks and why and where to place and move the mat and why.

Other rinks will be open from 2.15 for a roll up.

Open Day is upon us, Sunday 19th April from 2-4.30pm, and advertising is at present around the village. The format will be the same as last year and we hope to see many happy friendly faces up there to help and welcome, and cakes too please.

New bowls stickers are being ordered and will be available shortly to ensure we can see our bowls next to the jack and ensure we only oust those opposing woods!

Don’t forget tomorrow, Friday 17th, sees one of our new sponsors, Align4Life, giving a talk in the clubhouse about their services. This will follow our roll-up and we hope you will support this and show our appreciation of their sponsorship.

Have a great season.

See you on the Green!

Sue Jones

Hon Secretary