Stretham Bowls Club

It’s the return of the very popular ‘Pudding Night’ at the bowls club this evening. Members donated homemade puddings and desserts for everyone to try. There were cheesecakes, trifles, bread and butter puddings, rice pudding, chocolate mousse and apple pie to name but a few. If the guests had any room left after the puddings, there was a cheese board selection, coffee and tea served with an after eight mint. Thank you for all the generous donations of wonderful desserts and raffles prizes.

Stretham Sliders vs Soham Pirates

On Wednesday 28th February Stretham Sliders played Soham Pirates at City of Ely Bowls Club. Stretham Sliders came a very close second to Soham Pirates!

Don't forget Stretham Bowls Club hold bacon butty mornings on the second Monday of every month, 10am -12pm, and these are open to the whole community. The next one is tomorrow - Monday 8th January with bargain prices of £2.50 for a butty and hot drink, £1.50 for an additional butty, and 50p for a hot drink!

The Bowls Club are generously supporting Stretham Primary School PSA this year with money raised from their bacon butty mornings, so the more bacon butties sold the better! Do go along and support them if you can.

Christmas Messages from the Chair 🎄

With our last social event behind us and with Christmas fast approaching, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed in some way, be it great or small, into making 2023 a success for the Club. Without your valued contributions our Club would not be the enjoyable successful Club that has such a high reputation in the Ely & District area.

To you and your families I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and good New Year and look forward to seeing you in 2024.

Best wishes,

Dave Pither

Chairman

Christmas Messages from the President 🎄

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2023 was a successful year for the club, winning the afternoon league cup and Ian Blackwell becoming the Champion of Champions.

Thank you everyone who has helped in any way, to uphold our reputation as being a highly respected club where other clubs enjoy coming to sample our hospitality. I look forward to seeing you all in 2024.

Best wishes,

Dave Cousins

President

At the recent October Bacon Buttie Morning, we welcomed Hannah and Rachel from Stretham Primary School PSA who gave a short talk about the what they would like to do with any money raised from the Bacon Buttie mornings. They will be one of our charities through the Autumn / Winter bacon buttie mornings along with Highfield Friends and Parents Association Ely -HFPA.

We also welcomed Danny and his colleagues from Ely Funeral Services who are one of the clubs sponsors.

Sunday saw the final game of the outdoor bowls season on the green with the Greenkeepers Cup, organised by our green keeper Dave Russell. Congratulations to the winning pair Ken Dodson and Andrew Wakerley 🏆 🏆. Thank you to Viv and the catering team for a lovely tea and to the bar staff 😊

It’s the Chairman’s Fun Day today with mrmbers dressed in an Aussie/British theme. It’s a glorious sunny afternoon at the club. We have our in house bbq masters at the ready and their glamourous assistants! Members have discovered they can bowl better with their non dominant hand.

It’s another beautiful sunny day and day 2 of the Club Finals with play beginning shortly:

1pm Men’s Singles
Ian Blackwell v Paul Norman

1pm Maidens Singles
Alan Loveday v Andy Wilson

3pm Pairs
Dave Cousins/Phil Newton v Mick Lazarus/Andy Wilson

Good luck to all the players 😎 🏆

A super🥵 Club Finals Day 😎 in action

STRETHAM BOWLS CLUB FINALS WEEKEND - TODAY

1pm Mixed Singles
Ian Blackwell v Andy Wilson

1pm Ladies Singles
Jan Lowe v Jan Johnson

3pm Handicap Singles
Steve Cookney v Ian Blackwell

Good luck to you all

A celebratory pint 🍺

Tremendous congratulations to Ian Blackwell on winning the Champion of Champions Cup 21 shots to 6 🏆🥇

Good luck to Ian Blackwell playing in the Champion of Champions final tonight 5pm at Newmarket Bowls Club!

Congratulations to Stretham on winning the Frank Turner Cup against Ely Beet 63 - 32. 🏆

Stretham continue to lead - 53 to 23!

Stretham are on form this morning so far! Ahead 42-18 come on Stretham

Stretham are at Cottenham this morning playing in the Final of the Frank Turner Cup v Ely Beet. Currently Stretham are in the lead 15-2 shots! Good luck Stretham

Congratulations to Ian Blackwell on his semi-final win in the County Champion of Champions Cup. Ian played against Rob Burling from Isleham club winning 21 to 6. Ian will play against Dale Spring from Ely Beet Club in the final at Newmarket. This will be played at the Newmarket finals weekend 8 - 10th September. Well done Ian, good luck for the finals.

Club matches in progress tonight with maidens singles semi-finals and men’s singles semi-final.

Stretham played a friendly game at Hunstanton on Saturday 19th August where 18 Stretham bowlers enjoyed a very sunny afternoon of bowls. The result was a draw in Stretham's favour! Thank you to Hunstanton Bowls Club for hosting.