2/5/26

Duxford held its first social/bowls event of the year in warm, sunny & dry conditions.  It was well attended by new and established members, and everyone seemed to have a good time -  especially, Marjorie Salter, who won the bowls drive!  The new "Peter McDonald Terrace" was Christened with a BBQ, and a glass was raised as a "Thank You" to Peter Mc, in his absence.  A raffle raised £74 for Club funds.  

3/9/25

On September 13th, at 9.30, Martin Newman and Tina Creek will be playing in the final of the C&D mixed pairs competition at Haddenham Bowls Club.  I'm sure they will appreciate any support we can muster, and this could be a great warm-up for President's Day later in the afternoon at Duxford.  Good luck Martin and Tina!

3/8/25

In Trumpington Bowls Club's open triples gala, the Duxford trio of Tina & Geoff Creek and Peter Dixon were narrowly beaten into second place by the University Press team.  A great day was had by all, and second out of twelve entrants was a highly creditable performance.

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23/8/24

On a lightening fast green at Great Chesterford, Martin Newman came through his semi-final of the C&D Two-Wood Singles competition against Roy Mallows of Abington Bowls Club.  It was a close match for a long time, but Martin finished the stronger with a longer-jack strategy.  He now faces M Pankhurst in the final at Sawston BC on September 17th.

19/8/24

In their penultimate but decisive match of the season, Duxford's C&D team beat City 7-0 at home to earn promotion to League 2.  It was a "winner takes all" battle, as both City and Duxford were competing for the second promotion place.  Well done Graham and Geoff (captain and vice) for their excellent team management throughout the season.

2/8/24

Martin Newman demonstrated nerves of steel to come from behind in the C&D Two Wood Singles quarter final.  After the minimum 30 ends it was level pegging, and so it all hinged on end 31.  Alan Benton from Girton was a worthy opponent, but his second wood in the final end just knocked the jack back to Martin, who was already holding shot.  A classic match with both players showing their class.  Martin now faces either G Ross or R Mallows in the semi final.

The Bowls International Hot Shots Club is famous throughout the bowls playing world. It was launched more than 20 years ago to reward players achieving a maximum score on one end of a competitive pairs, triples or fours match. The much valued certificates recognising the feat and signed by 15 times world champion Tony Allcock take pride of place in the clubs and homes of bowlers all over the globe. Well, what you may not know is that one of these certificates can be seen in the home of our very own Pearl Pettit!  She was one of a fours team who won all eight shots in a tour match on the Isle of Wight, not too long ago!  An incredible feat, in fours particularly.  Well done, Pearl.

21/6/24

Tina Creek and Peter Dixon travelled to Little Shelford Bowls Club for the first round of the Cambs and District Secretary & Treasurer's knock-out competition.  They came up against, Alan and John, a much more experienced pair who have been bowling for many years.  It was a closely contested match, but the home pairing finished winners by 21 to 12, having taken four shots on the final end as Tina and Peter tried to close a five shot deficit.  As usual, bowls was the winner in a very enjoyable encounter.

18/5/24

In their first round of the Cambridge & District Men's Pairs competition, Mike Boagey and Peter Dixon were eliminated after a close match with Ken & Steve from Barton Bowls Club.  It was Mike's first outing of the season, but you would never have thought so as he bowled steadily throughout.  The score finished at 17-13.  End 6 proved decisive when, with his 4th wood, skipper Ken turned a 3 shot deficit into one up.

19/2/24

Your Committee has decided to trial the replacement of cash payment for match fees with a plastic token.  Potentially this system has a number of advantages, both for the Club and its members, and so we have decided to use the coming season to make a start.
So, instead of paying your £3 match fee in cash, you will pay using a pre-purchased token.  These will be available from mid-April, well in advance of the new season, and can be ordered from the Treasurer at any time from now on.  Any quantity can be ordered, but it would probably make sense for regular match players to take them in batches of 10, or £30.
Any unused tokens must be returned to the Club at the end of the season, to be redeemed at their face value of £3 each.
If anybody really wants to continue paying in cash rather than tokens, this will be possible over the trial period - but you must have exactly £3 to do so, as change may not always be available on the day.

As always, members' views are paramount as to whether we adopt the token system permanently.  The fact that token payment is already in place in many bowls settings doesn't necessarily mean it will work for Duxford, but the Committee thinks it's worth giving it a try.

14/7/23

Tonight is set for another memorable "Music Night" at Duxford Bowls Club - this event will go ahead, BUT in the comfort of the Peter Stribling Room in the Community Centre.  So, on arrival at the Bowls Club, get your drinks at the Club bar to take into the venue.  There will be ample opportunity to recharge glasses over the course of the evening.  And, if you have not yet bought a ticket, you are too late - it's a sell-out!

29/6/23

Duxford Bowls Club’s  “DBC200 Club” lottery had its second draw of 2023 on June 29th, and the winning numbers were:-
1st Prize - £40 – No. 92 - Brian Skillings
2nd Prize - £25 – No. 25 - Viv Dee
3rd Prize - £10 – No. 98 - Mick Wright
The holders of the winning numbers have been informed and prize money has been distributed.

2/6/23

Duxford Bowls Club’s  “DBC200 Club” lottery had its first draw of 2023 on June 2nd, and the winning numbers were:-
1st Prize - £40 – No. 21 - Margaret Stribling
2nd Prize - £25 – No. 00 - Abigail Dixon
3rd Prize - £10 – No. 46 - David Baker
The holders of the winning numbers have been informed and prize money has been distributed.

9/12/22

Duxford Bowls Club held its Christmas social on December 9th in the Clubhouse.  There were sausages fresh off the barbecue, a quiz, raffle (which raised £91), and Bernard Lee provided the musical entertainment.  Over thirty members and guests braved the chilly conditions, though the Clubhouse was cosy warm, and a good time was had by all. During the evening the “DBC200 Club” lottery had its final draw of 2022, and the winning numbers were:-
1st Prize - £100 - No. 29 - Marjorie Salter
2nd Prize - £50 - No. 04 - Emily Cooper       
3rd Prize - £25 - No. 37 - Eva Wincott
The holders of the winning numbers have been informed and prize money will be distributed.

26/8/22

The first Club competition of the 2022 season has been concluded a little ahead of finals weekend - Andrew Dadd emerged victorious in the Raker Cup, beating Mike Gittos.  Well done Andy!

21/8/22

The Bowls Club had a very pleasant afternoon friendly match at Castle Camps on Sunday 21st August, winning on 3 rinks but going down by 3 shots overall.  It was agreed to call it a draw with honours all round.  Two of the Wednesday afternoon U3A group stepped in to complete our team, and it was particularly good to see Bruce Beavis back playing again.

The match was followed by a splendid tea & it was agreed to try and do it all again next year.

10/07/22

On a scorching hot Sunday afternoon Duxford hosted their first friendly of the season, against Castle Camps Bowls Club. The visitors won the match 3-1, but more importantly everybody enjoyed a very friendly game. Both teams took the opportunity to give experience to some new members and each rink was a closely contested encounter.

After the game, the bar did a brisk trade as fluids were replaced and then everyone enjoyed an excellent tea courtesy of Marjorie Salter, Margaret Stribling and Christine Wylde.

Castle Camps have agreed to a return fixture one Sunday afternoon in August and have promised to reciprocate with a special tea. It is hoped that members will put their names down for this match.

27/06/22

Valerie Beavis and Peter Dixon travelled to Haddenham Bowls Club for the first round of the Cambs and District Secretary & Treasurer's knock-out competition.  After 6 of the 21 ends it was 7-7 with the match finely poised, but unfortunately the Duxford pair only scored another 3 points over the remaining ends and finished 29-10 losers to a very consistent Haddenham duo.  Everyone agreed it had been a highly enjoyable evening for all concerned at what must be one of the prettiest bowls venues in the county.  Valerie deserves great credit for going through with the fixture, Bruce Beavis having suffered a serious heart attack earlier in the week.  Everyone at Duxford Bowls Club wishes Bruce a speedy recovery and hope to see him back at the Club sometime soon.