Taunton Deane Bowls Club

Welcome to two new sponsors of our Winter Leagues. Vision Tours who operate from Wellington and Wiltshire. Anyone organising coach trips they ‘re your first option! There’s a discount for any days they are not already booked up. Give them a call on 01823 729 333.
Ambrose Autos have also taken up the opportunity. We are still looking for one of two others so please let Mark Reeve know if you have a lead…..just £36 to sponsor a league!

Please note change of date.

Opening of The Green, Sunday 21st April. Beautiful sunshine and fun was had by a great turnout both outside and inside.

Winter Ladder Finalists.

Club Competitions Winners
Winter 23/24

Results of the County Finals played at Taunton Deane.

Well done to our men’s team on winning the County League against St Andrews, after a very close game.

Singles - M. Woods ( Victoria, Street ) bt D. Winmill ( Ilminster )

Singles U 25's - S. Stocker ( St. Andrews ) bt J. Vine ( Purnell )

Pairs - N. Kunc ( Victoria, Street ) bt D. Winmill ( Ilminster )

Triples - T. Salter ( Victoria, Street ) bt S. Barnard ( Ilminster )

Fours - M. Hamilton ( Ilminster ) bt D. Edler ( Nailsea )

Double Rink - Clevedon bt Clarrie Dunbar

County League - Taunton Deane bt St. Andrews

CLUB FINALS WEEKEND

COUNTY FINALS DAY
Lots of good bowling to watch next weekend, all at Taunton Deane. Please note though, our mens team is playing on Sunday at 10am - the final of the County League. Please come and support. Food and the bar will be available all day on both days.

️Tickets still available.
Come along with family or friends for a great night with the very talented Brendan.

OVER 50's TRIPLES
Congrats to Mark Reeve, Steve Smart and Tim Hemburrow. Playing in the EIBA national comps. They won the regional final in the Over 50 Trips. At Yeovil this morning they beat a team from Dolohin, Poole 21-14. They now go forward to the last sixteen in the country and play in the National finals in Nottingham on March 25th. Good luck!

Amended date.

OVER 60's DOUBLE RINK
Taunton Deane ‘B’ have reached the Area Final in the national Over 60s Double Rink competition. They play Moonfleet on Tuesday 9 January 2024. This is a 1Home/1Away national competition. Play starts at 10am. Good luck the Deane!

YETTON TROPHY

Taunton Deane ladies had a thrilling end to the match against Ilminster ladies in the third round of the Yetton Trophy on Saturday.
After ten ends Taunton Deane were trailing by six shots across the four rinks but came back strongly in the second half of the game to win overall by eight shots. A great team effort. They now play Clevedon ladies in the next round on Saturday 9th December.
Below -away team.

YETTON TROPHY

Taunton Deane ladies had a very tight game against Minehead ladies in the Yetton Trophy.
Both home teams started slowly but increased in confidence as the game went on and won on both rinks 24-13 and 25-17.
The away teams found the Minehead rinks tricky, losing on one and drawing on the other. However they persevered and picked up five on the final end giving TD an overall win by eight shots 81 - 73

EGHAM TROPHY

Second round of the EGHAM TROPHY is being played THIS Sunday against Ilminster 10am start.
All support welcome

Club Winter Competitions Draw is now LIVE

The draw for the Club Winter Competitions has been made and is now live on Bowlr and on the Competitions Noticeboard.

Unfortunately there were not enough entries in the Ladies Non-Winners competition to run this competition.

The play by dates are as follows:
Round 1 – 19 November 2023
Round 2 – 7 January 2024
Quarter Finals – 18 February 2024
Semi Finals – 17 March 2024
Finals – 13 & 14 April 2024

Some competitions start at Round 2 or the Quarter Finals stage due to lower entry numbers, so please check your competitions carefully.

Good luck everyone and enjoy your games.

Myra, Nicola & Robert, The Competitions Committee

Don’t Miss Out – Club Winter Competitions 23-24

Entries for the Club Winter Competitions close on Sunday 8 October. Entry forms are in the Reception Area. To be able to run some competitions we need more:

➢ Ladies for the Mixed Pairs and Ladies Pairs competitions
➢ Support for our Juniors in the Generation Pairs competition
➢ Bowlers who have not won a singles competition yet for both the Men’s and Ladies Non-Winners competitions

ENTER NOW

(if you have already entered and want to enter one of the above, just put another form in the box with a note on it – thank you)

SOUTHEY PLATE

TDBC Ladies Captain Ann Beale receives the Southey Plate as Runners Up in the County Southey Trophy Competition. The Ladies won through 5 rounds to reach the final against Ilminster which was played at Chew Stoke on Sunday. A very wet Rink made conditions tricky to start with and when heavy rain started they deteriorated quickly. The match concluded after 11 ends with a win for Ilminster.
Well done ladies, a wonderful achievement.

Club Summer Competitions Finals

The Club’s Summer Competitions Finals will take place on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September. Come along and support your fellow bowlers, have a lovely lunch and enjoy 2 days of excellent bowling. With 21 finals taking place across indoors and outdoors there promises to be plenty of keenly contested games. Matches start at 10 am on both days. The programme of matches is on the Competitions Noticeboard and the easel in the Reception Area.

Lunch and snacks are available on both days. Menu Choices for lunch are displayed on the easel in the Reception Area. All Lunches must be pre-ordered by 4 September, so please add your name and selection(s) to the list.

Latest news for Taunton Deane the outdoor ladies today Sunday 27th August have won through to the finals of the SOUTHEY TROPHY. The score was drawn on disciplines but the shot difference was 5 shots to TDBC. The final will be held at Portishead B.C. on Sunday September 17th, time to be confirmed either against Ilminster or Keynsham. Team performed wonderfully and deserved this achievement I am very proud.

From Ann Beale

Crockford Cup and Blackbrook Shield

The Club held its annual Crockford Cup and Blackbrook Shield competitions on Sunday 6 August. 60 bowlers took to the rinks, cheered on by supporters.

12 triples teams contested the Crockford Cup and 12 pairs teams contested the Blackbrook Shield indoors. They played 4 games each and enjoyed a Bowlers’ tea of sandwiches and cream scones at the end.

The winners of the Crockford Cup were Tony Wiscombe, Nicola Litchfield and Tony Hardiman, runners-up were Alwyn Kitchen, Mark Reeve and Peter Russell. The winners of the Blackbrook Shield were Hugh Rodger and Tony Stone, runners-up Colin Gabbott and Jennifer Hicks.

Congratulations to them and well played to everyone who took part.