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Latest Club News
Green Availability
Please ensure that you use the greens allocated to the club and that you take great care when delivering your bowls. If we all make clean deliveries without dropping our bowls from height then we will not lose the use of the greens due to damage - please take care and if you need help with your delivery please talk to one of the coaches.
Club Bar and Kitchen Staffing - National Championships
Please look at the rotas below. For the bar email dgw.rlsbc@virginmedia.com or telephone David Wigman with details of the shifts or part shifts you can cover and then the rota will be updated. If you are unable to cover a shift please discuss with David. For the kitchen email crosswaysdance@btinternet.com or telephone Malcolm Wickens with details of the shifts you can cover and then the rota will be updated. If you are unable to cover a shift please discuss with Malcolm.
Many congratulations to our club member Emily Kernick who has climbed to No.1 in the World Bowls Series women’s rankings after the July update.
Emily Kernick World Number One
Club Night
Many congratulations to all the teams that took part in this years competitions and in particular to Taylors Bowls and Chalkdust who were the divisional champions.
Fixtures & Results up to 22nd July 2025
Final Table as at 22nd July 2025
Team Sheet - RLS1 -v- RLS2 - Home - Wed 27th August at 16:00
Team Sheet - RLS2 -v- RLS1 - Away - Wed 27th August at 16:00 Updated 26/08 21:00
Team Sheet - RLS3 -v- Avon2 - Away - Wed 27th August at 14:00 Updated 26/08 21:00
Team Sheet - Men's Friendly -v- Stratford - Away - Thur 28th August at 18:00
Team Sheet - Ladies' Friendly -v- Stratford - Away - Thur 28th August at 18:00
Team Sheet - Mixed Friendly -v- Rugby Thornfield - Sat 30th August at 14:00
Team Sheet - Mixed Friendly -v- Clacton - Mon 1st September at 13:30 Please note that this match will start slightly earlier than usual, at 1.30pm.
Club Competitions 2025
RLS Members at the National Championships
The BE National Championships take place at Victoria Park between Wednesday 13th and Sunday 31st August (inclusive). During the championships, a large number of club members will be taking part in a wide variety of competitions. Please come along and support your fellow members if at all possible.
Results to date from matches involving club members are as follows :-
Thursday 14th August – Dawn Horne and Janice White were beaten 9-16 in the last-16 of the Women’s Over 60’s Pairs.
Sunday 17th August – Dawn Horne, Anita Cowdrill, Jenny Wickens and Janice White won 23-16 in their first round match in the Women’s Over 55’s Fours competition. Matt Swift played in David Tucker's "David's Royal Blue Team" in a BE Celebration match.
Tuesday 19th August – Dawn Horne, Anita Cowdrill, Jenny Wickens and Janice White won their semi-final of the Women’s Over 55’s Fours on an extra end after the match finished tied at 16-16 and then took the National title with a 23-12 win in the final. (A detailed account of their route to the 2025 title can be found on the HOME page.)
Congratulations to Dawn Horne, Anita Cowdrill, Jenny Wickens and Janice White, 2025 Bowls England Women's Over 55's Fours National Champions !!
Wednesday 20th August – In the Women’s Fours competition, Caroline Edwards, Caroline Williams, Heather Mills and Tracey Turner-Smith won their first round match 19-10 but were defeated 8-22 in the second round. Pauline Dineley, Sheena Harris, Chris Leigh and Jane Whyatt lost 12-18 in their first round match.
Friday 22nd August - In the Women's Triples competition, Caroline Edwards, Anita Cowdrill and Tracey Turner-Smith won their first round match 22-6 but were then defeated 6-18 in the second round.
Sunday 24th August - In the Women's Pairs competition, Caroline Edwards and Heather Mills won their first round match 22-19 but were then defeated 18-21 in the second round. Kirsty Richards and Emily Kernick won their first round match 21-8, but were also eliminated in the second round when they were beaten 16-19.
Tuesday 26th August - In the Women's 4-Bowl Singles competition, Emily Kernick won her first round match 21-10 and then her second round match 21-13. Unfortunately, Heather Mills was beaten 21-6 in her first round match.
Wednesday 27th August - Emily Kernick won 21-10 in her third round match in the Women's 4-Bowl Singles and then won her quarter-final match 21-19.
Thursday 28th August - Emily Kernick lost to Devon's Sophie Tolchard in the semi-final of the Women's 4-Bowl Singles by the narrowest of margins, 20-21. In the Mixed Fours competition, Kirsty Richards and Emily Kernick (together with Luke Horne and Ben Harris) lost 18-21 the quarter-final.
Upcoming matches involving club members for the remainder of the Championships :-
Friday 29th August - No club members in action today.
Saturday 30th August - RLSBC play Alton Social BC (Hampshire) in the quarter-final of the Women's "Top Club" competition at 12.45pm on D Green.
Sunday 31st August - Semi-final (9.30am) and final (1.45pm) of the Women's "Top Club" competition.
RLS Ladies Qualify for “Top Club” Finals at National Championships
Our Ladies National “Top Club” team travelled to Waddesdon BC, near Aylesbury, on Sunday 10th August to face Buckinghamshire champions, Gerrards Cross, in the last 16 of this year’s competition. Having been crowned Warwickshire area champions after wins over Stratford, Coventry Avenue and Welford, followed by a win over Northamptonshire champions Desborough in the last 32, the team was attempting to reach the quarter-finals at the National Championships for the third time in the past 5 years.
Despite the team securing the first point of the match with a 21-9 win in the singles game, the evening turned into a nail-biter, with the other three matches all being extremely close as they entered the final stages. However, four shots on the last end of the rink game gave RLS a second point with a 19-16 win and the tie was won shortly afterwards when 2 shots on their final end gave the pairs a 19-18 win. Having already won the match, the triples game wasn’t played to a finish, ending with RLS trailing 13-19 after completing 16 of the scheduled 18 ends, meaning an overall 3-1 win for the team.
In the quarter-final, they will play Alton Social from Hampshire at the National Championships. The match is scheduled for the final weekend and will take place at 12.45pm on Saturday 30th August on D Green.
Both the semi-finals and final will then take place the following day, on Sunday 31st August.
Please come along and support the team if you are able to.
Club Members and Teams Excel at 2025 County Finals
The finals days for both the men’s and ladies’ county competitions were held over the weekend of 2nd/3rd August and club members and teams lifted numerous trophies :-
All our champions and runners-up in the 4-Wood Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours will go forward to represent Warwickshire in this year’s BE National Championships which take place at Victoria Park from 13th to 31st August.
There were also two County competitions that were played through to a conclusion at Lillington on Saturday 19th July :-
UPDATE: Photographs of all of our 2025 County Champions and Runners-up can be viewed here.
Many congratulations to all our 2025 County trophy winners.
RLSBC Men’s Ivens Cup Team Reach Final
The Ivens Cup is a men’s single rink knock-out County competition that excludes players from the current “County Senior Squad” (i.e. Middleton Cup players). In recent years RLS teams have performed well in this competition, lifting the trophy in both 2019 and 2023 and our 2025 team of Bill Claridge, Neil Weston, Grev Reader and Graham White has now won through to another final. Wins against Snitterfield, Kineton, Whitnash and Welford saw the rink win the South Warwickshire section of the competition and a 22-7 semi-final win over Erdington Court (Birmingham Area winners) has now secured the team a place in this year’s final, in which they will face a rink from Nuneaton (Coventry Area winners) at 10.00 am as part of the men's County finals day at Welford on Sunday 3rd August. UPDATE - The team beat Nuneaton 17-15 in the final to lift the trophy for RLSBC (see County Final report above).
Ladies Shine in 2025 National Competitions
As well as the long list of members’ achievements in Ladies County competitions, there have also been a number of great performances in this year's BE National Ladies Competitions. Many congratulations to you all :-
Success for RLS Members at 2025 British Isles Championships
As the Bowls England 2024 champions in the Ladies Fours, Michelle Meadowcroft, Ellie Hamblett, Emily Kernick and Kirsty Richards represented England in this competition at the 2025 British Isles Championships held at Llandrindod Wells in Wales at the end of June. Wins over teams representing Scotland (25-16), Ireland (17-13) and Jersey (17-15) in the final saw the foursome secure the gold medal for England.
In the Ladies Under-25 Pairs competition, 2023 and 2024 BE champions Emily Kernick (playing with Lily-Mae Adams from Welford) won a second gold medal for England, defeating pairs from Scotland (14-13 in the semi-final) and Wales (23-8 in the final).
Once again, many congratulations to you all.
Lawn Bowls - A Sport for Life - Continuing Bowler Development
Continuing Bowler Development (CBD) is a systematic approach that is designed to maximise a bowler’s potential and participant involvement. The CBD framework aims to define optimal training, competition and recovery based on biological age rather than chronological age. CBD considers early entry and late entry sport participants. It is bowler centered and coach driven. The instruction, coaching and training are tailored to develop a bowler’s fundamental physical, literacy and sport technical skills to best position the participant to:
This framework will recommend training sequences and skills developments for the participant from the ‘Beginner Bowler’ to the ‘Elite Bowler’ and back to the ‘Active for Life Bowler’. It addresses the physical, mental, emotional and technical needs of the bowler as they pass through each stage of development.
Club Members:
For further details on each stage of the CBD Cycle log in to your account and click on the relevant button below.
Please note these pages are still under development.
Short Mat Bowling
The Short Mat season has now finished until October 2025.
South Warwickshire Short Mat League
Many congratulations to RLSBC - Archers in retaining their title by becoming champions again for the 2024-25 season. Although they have lost a few games they have achieved this without being defeated in any matches.
Results 2024-2025 - Final Results for the Season
League Table 2024-2025 - Final Table for the Season
Club Finals - 2024
The results of the Club Finals can be found below.
Photographs of all our new trophy winners
Pickering League
Pickering League May Gala 2024 Results
Stratford Herald League
Congratualtions to RLS-B on being Champions off Division 1 and to RLS-D on being runners up in the same division, the two teams having the same number of points but RLS-B having a better shot difference.
Club Coaching
The club are very pleased to announce that three further members qualified as Coach Bowls Level 1 coaches on Sunday 14th April.
Our congratulations go to Christine Leigh, Clive Radford and Gill Allibone on their achievment.
Using the Greens
Important information:
1) Members must use the rinks and greens as defined on a daily basis as for club use by the greenkeepers.
2) As the greens will be heavy at the start of the season you should all complete warmup exercises, restrict jack lengths and move the mat regularly forward from the ditch to ensure even wear.
3) Do not stand within 1 metre of the ditch to protect the edges of the green.
4) As we do not want greens to be closed due to damage please deliver your bowls from as low a position as possible. Do not drop bowls from the waist as this will damage the green. Do not drop the bowls from the bank on the green!
5) We all may occasionally deliver a wood that marks the green and if this happens please flatten the area returning any grass to where it belongs!
6) Please make use of all rinks on the green not just those in the centre.
7) Greens must be played in the direction that they are laid out by the greenkeepers. Any specific requirements must be discussed well in advance with the head greenkeeper who will cooperate if at all possible.
I do hope that you have an enjoyable season.
Best wishes
David Wigman - Club Chairman
New Members
If you are an experienced bowler that is looking for a new club you have found the perfect place - take a look at our membership page and give us a call.
If you have never bowled before now is the time to give it a try - people of all ages and those with disabilities can play the sport. It is a sport that can be played by multi-generations of your family - why not look at our membership page and give us a call to discuss or to arrange to give it a go?
We look forward to sharing our love of the sport with people of all ages and abilities.
South Warwickshire Short Mat League
The club telephone number below will only be answered when a member is in the clubhouse - if you wish to contact the club please call on 01926 744916 / 07787228545 or email: dgw.rlsbc@virginmedia.com - Thank you
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