Welcome to 2026

I'm keeping my little man for 2026

Feel free to come and try bowls at

Lower Green, Norton Common, Letchworth

No experience is necessary and equipment and tuition will be provided and you are sure of a friendly welcome

Simply turn up or phone Andy Denniss on 07818 664274

Dates for your 2026 Diaries

A look forward to what's happening this coming year so add them to your diaries now so you don't miss out on the fun !

Car Park All Please Note

Bowlers please note that the Parking meter is now working again but is not taking Coins or Notes so needs to be Card or phone payment !

Upcoming Events

Linda has sent out the Menu for the club presentation dinner so please make sure you are coming and respond to Linda. Its a smart dress day and highly enjoyable.

Also on the Horizon  Friday 30^th October – Halloween   Music Evening  with Steppin’ Out Players.  Details to follow nearer the time.

18th August v Stevenage

Report by Jeff

 We played 18 ends straight through on a bumpy green and when I checked the half time score it was not good reading as we were losing on all three rinks. Team 1 were 2 - 14, team 2 were 1 - 12 and team 3 were 5 - 9. All our teams played better in the second half and the final scores were Team 1 13 - 17 down, team 2 were 11 - 18 down but team 3 managed to win 15 - 13. So overall it was a 39 - 48 defeat. Everyone enjoyed the game and it was played in a friendly spirit. Well done teams for getting to grips with the difficult surface.

                                                   The teams were 

                 Pete Moss, Steve Field and Robin Edmett Lost 13-17

                      Sue Douglas, Derek Gilder and Norman Leslie Lost 11-18

                    Angela Rickner,  Chin Tory and Jeff Tebbutt Won 15-13 Lost 10-18

                                         Final Score Lost 39-48

Season Results P30 W6 D0 L10 A0 PP14

15th August v Howard Garden

Another postponed game but this time as Howard Garden couldn't raise a team

Season Results P29 W6 D0 L9 A0 PP14

12th August v St Ippolytes

Again The heat has won and this game was postponed.

Season Results P28 W6 D0 L9 A0 PP13

8th August v Biggleswade

Report by Paul

                                                      The teams were 

                 Norman Leslie, Rae Glenn and Robin Edmett Lost 10-34

                      Sue Douglas, Chin Tory and Tony Glenn Drew 20-20

                    Tony Stone, Lynne Brown and Paul Riseborough Lost 10-18

                                         Final Score Lost 40-72

Season Results P27 W6 D0 L9 A0 PP12

5th August v Sandy

Report by Lynne

                                                    The teams were 

                 Barbara Gilder, Lynne Brown and Paul Riseborough Lost 10-17                      Norman Leslie, John Atkinson and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 5-29

                    Malcolm Summerville, Derek Gilder and Robin Edmett Lost 15-19

                                         Final Score Lost 30-65

Season Results P26 W6 D0 L8 A0 PP12

4th August Social

Well the last social of the year and whilst still quite hot and sticky , it wasn't the unbearable heat. On the agenda was Gowls which is a mixture of golf and bowls, 23 participants and the object was to get your woods as close to the pin (Hole) as possible with a point awarded for each wood within one metre. I think most enjoyed but the runaway winners were Chairman Paul Riseborough and Barbara Gilder who finished 6 points ahead of the second placed team with a total of 45 points,

Then into the clubhouse for some nosh provided by the Mrs i.e. Ruth, ably assisted by Tricia, Joan and Ann. Sue also made some delicious cakes. A big thanks to all of them. 

Linda sold the raffle tickets (thanks) and as we were doing a cash raffle the three prizes being £30, £20 and £10. John Atkinson , who only came to watch gave Barbara some money for the raffle, and he won the first prize. It must have been Barbara's  lucky day as her hubby won the second prize with Tony Stone getting the 3rd.

We had a sit down quiz on the states of America which resulted in a draw between two tables and was won by Chin's team after the toss of a coin.

Lastly we also had a game of sit down bingo which resulted in Mike Jeffrey's 

winning £17

Hopefully everyone enjoyed the evening and thanks for all who attended.

3rd August v Buntingford

Unfortunately the heat wave has continued so another game lost due to the heat 

Season Results P25 W6 D0 L7 A0 PP12

1st August v Henlow Park

Report by Jeff

On Saturday 1st August we had a very pleasant afternoon playing bowls with Henlow. We played 18 ends straight through before the refreshments. Team 1 were losing 3 - 9 by the halfway point and went on to lose 10 - 20. Team 2 had a closer game and were losing 7 - 12 at the halfway point and continued to lose by 13 - 18. Team 3 didn't register a point until end 9 and were 1- 15 down and things didn't improve much in the second half eventually losing by 6 - 25. So overall a loss by 29 - 63. We were then treated to drinks and sandwiches which were prepared for us. A very enjoyable afternoon and the score doesn't reflect how close some of the ends were.

                                                 The teams were 

                 Bernard Higgs, Robin Edmett and Norman Leslie lost 10-20

                      Barbara Gilder, Chin Tory and Tony Stone Lost 13-18

                    Sue Douglas, Derek Gilder and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 6-25

                                         Final Score Lost 29-63

Season Results P24 W6 D0 L7 A0 PP11

30th July v Fairfield

Just typing this prior to game so lets hope for a win ! , later Now the game report

Well the weather was a bit kinder, still hot but the occasional cloud with a breeze made it just about bearable but very sticky.

Onto the game and as per normal, Fairfield turned out a very friendly team to make for an enjoyable game. We were slightly up against it as the green had a large amount of grass on it !

At the interval we had a slender lead of 24-21 as we headed in for a nice cuppa and some scones served with jam and cream, delicious ! (good old spell checker i couldn't spell that word.)

I felt a bit like the England football manager as Mike replaced Trish for the second half on there rink. And like the substitutes he made it didn't work. 

We ended up losing the game by 3 shots but a very enjoyable game.!

Teams were

Tricia/Mike Jeffreys, Gill Crane and Robin Edmett Lost 15-18 

Angela Rickner, Chin Tory and Jeff Tebbutt lost 12-21

Steve Field, Andy Denniss and Norman Leslie Won 20-11

Final Score won 47-50

Season Results P23 W6 D0 L6 A0 PP11

29th July v Datchworth

Unfortunately another baking hot day so game postponed

Season Results P22 W6 D0 L5 A0 PP11

25th July v Steeple Morden

Report by Paul

Teams were

Barbara Gilder, Chin Tory and Robin Edmett Won 31-6 (8-6 after 9 ends)

Gill Crane, Lynne Brown and Derek Gilder Won 17-14 (8-10 after 9)

Steve Field, Norman Leslie and Paul Riseborough Won 20-18 (3-17)

Final Score won 68-38

Season Results P21 W6 D0 L5 A0 PP10

22nd July v Stevenage

Report by Jeff

After many games being cancelled due to heat etc it was nice to get out on the rink to play a game. On rink 2 Bernard, Andy and Jeff didn't score until the 7th end so it was no surprise that they went in for tea 4 - 14 down. On rink 3 Sue, Derek and Norman did much better and at tea were 9 - 9. On rink 4 Barbara, Stephen and Paul had a good end 8 to go in for tea losing 6 -10. The weather was good and the opposition were friendly and after some nice refreshments the second half started. On rink 2 our team improved slightly but we couldn't produce the bowls to dent their lead and lost 9 - 20. On rink 3 our team did improve and had some good ends to win 23 - 14. Could rink 4 be the saviours and win? No!!! unfortunately they lost all but 1 end after tea and it ended up 7 - 26. So we were basically outplayed and lost the match 39 - 60. I think we were gracious in defeat and look forward to the return leg.

Teams were

Barbara Gilder, Steve Field and Paul Riseborough Lost 7-26

Sue Douglas, Derek Gilder and Norman Leslie Won 23-14

Bernard Higgs, Andy Denniss and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 9-20

Final Score Lost 39-60

Season Results P20 W5 D0 L5 A0 PP10

15th July v Holwell

Holwell couldn't field team

Season Results P19 W5 D0 L4 A0 PP10

14th July Fish and Chip Social

Report by Paul

Yet another well attended Fund Raising Event and what a wonderful sunny day for the accompanying Bowls competition. The winners this year were the pair Derek Gilder & Tony Stone. Well done to them both.

The food was sourced from our regular supplier, Pasha’s Fish Bar in Letchworth and overall it was the member's opinion that it was very good, as usual. Just a couple of complaints from the Chicken devotees that their Chicken portions were very overcooked!

As there was a slight delay in the food arriving it was decided to hold the raffle, which was organised by Linda, while we waited. Donations for the raffle were a bit thin on the ground this year, but it was noted that Mike Jeffries won a considerable number of them!

I would like to thank those members who arrived nice and early to help put out the equipment down on the Green and a big thank you to all those who helped lay the tables and prepare the tea and coffee etc in the clubhouse.

The total sum raised for Club funds from this event was £90. Thank you all for your support

!0th July v Melbourn

Well the hot weather continues so this was postponed as well. So we now have as many postponed as we have actually played !

Season Results P18 W5 D0 L4 A0 PP9

8th July v Letchworth

I'm Afraid to say this game has also been called off due to the heat, Currently we have played 9 games and had 8 postponed !

Season Results P17 W5 D0 L4 A0 PP8

6th July v Hitchin

Seems strange to say but we desperately need less sun as this game was postponed due to the Heat !

Season Results P16 W5 D0 L4 A0 PP7

2nd July v Shepalbury 

Tricia wasn't feeling 100% so it was agreed that she would play the first half and Mike the second. The game was played in a friendly way with beautiful weather to encourage us all. We went in for the tea break slightly down as the scores were 1) 5 - 7, 2) 10 - 8, 3) 5 - 9. As their captain pointed out everything changes after tea. Team 1 went further behind before finding form again and with 4 or end 14 and 5 on end 17 recorded a 18 - 12 win. Team 2 had a very close game and at 17 all on the 17th end lost by 1 on the last end so 17 -18. Team 3 found great form and won every end after end 11 to win 22 - 10. So overall a 57 - 40 win. Well done teams.

Teams were

Chin Tory, Tony Stone and Jeff Tebbutt Won18-12

Bernard Higgs, Norman Leslie and Robin Edmett Lost17-18

Mike /Tricia Jeffreys, Lynne Brown and Paul Riseborough Won 22-10

Final Score won 57-40

Season Results P15 W5 D0 L4 A0 PP6

1st July v Whitethorn

Lynne's Report

A very pleasant afternoon of bowls and an enjoyable game

Teams were

Angela Rickner, John Atkinson and Norman Leslie Lost 13-26

Malcolm Summerville, Steve Field and Paul Riseborough lost 13-16

Sue Douglas,,  Chin Tory and Lynne Brown won 18-13

Final Score Lost 44-55

Season Results P14 W4 D0 L4 A0 PP6

24th v Buntingford

Yet again with a red weather warning in place , this game was postponed due to the heat ! 

Season Results P13 W4 D0 L3 A0 PP6

20th June v Howard Gardens

News so hot it is unbelievable . Live reporting we won on two rinks and losing slightly on third. Full update to follow 

Now Paul's report

Teams were

Steve Field, John Atkinson and Tony Glenn won 22-9

Norman Leslie, Rae Glenn and Lynne Brown Lost 16-24

Tony Stone, Sue Douglas and Paul Riseborough Won 15-11

                 Final Score Won 53-44

Season Results P12 W4 D0 L3 A0 PP5

16th June Hospice Charity Evening

So the Charity evening arrived and the weather was just about perfect for the evening. It consisted of six goals of different sizes and the object was to get your wood to stop in the area of the goal to score a goal, It was great fun and the winner scoring 23 goals was Tony Stone.

Afterwards the evening continued with a lovely spread and some great cakes, there was even Scones, Jam and Cream. At this point we should than Jean Tebbutt for the work she had put in and all the other helpers on the night who did a great Job, We also had a mini quiz to try to guess the flags of the world cup football teams whilst we ate.

Now obviously as it was a fund raiser we had the obligatory raffle and wait for it but the night raised an incredible £455 for the hospice.  

This amount totally eclipsed previous years so a massive thanks to Jeff Tebbutt for making this amount and also for arranging a very enjoyable evening!

Now Jeff the bad news , raising this amount was unbelievable so you have my vote to try to beat it next year !!!!!!!!

11th June v Stotfold

Well the weather is not being kind to us this year as due to rain this game was postponed.

Season Results P11 W3 D0 L3 A0 PP5

4th June v Shepalbury

Report by Paul Riseborough 

Season Results P10 W3 D0 L3 A0 PP4

Games v Datchworth and Melbourne

Unfortunately Datchworth couldn't get a team and The Melborne game was postponed due to the heat

21st May v Three Horseshoes

Report by Jeff Tebbutt

It was a warm but humid day and the games were all played in good spirit. At the tea break team 1 were leading 8 - 5, team 2 were leading 10 - 3 but team 3 were losing 3 - 10 so a slight advantage to us. After tea team 1 were evenly matched but kept ahead to win 17 - 12. Team 2 built on their lead and won by 21 - 7. Team 3 struggled but had a great 18 th end picking up a 6 to lose 10 - 18. Overall a win by 48 - 37 so well done teams

Teams Were

                    Ralph Tyldesley, Steve Field and Jeff Tebbutt  won 17-12

                           Rae Glenn, ChinTory and Paul Riseborough won 21-7

                      Angela Rickner, Tony Glenn and Tony Stone Lost 10-18

Final Score Won 48-37

Season Results P7 W3 D0 L2 A0 PP2

The teams for the game against the 3 Horseshoes were; (1) Ralph Tyldesley, Steve Field and Jeff Tebbutt; (2)  Rae Glenn, ChinTory and Paul Riseborough; (3) Angela Rickner, Tony Glenn and Tony Stone. I

20th May v Holwell

Well after a few iffy days we were treated to a nice sunny but very blustery day as we welcomed Holwell to our green,  As per normal they arrived with a very friendly attitude which made it a great game to play in, At half time i think we were winning by just a few shots and it continued to be a very close day when we played our get out of jail card on the final end on two rinks. Johns team continued to be in front and won by 6 shots. However Paul's team were losing by 1 on the last end but managed to get a two and therefore win by one shot, The bigger comeback was by Jeff's team who were losing by 3 on the last end but managed to get a 4 on the last end to win by one also.

Teams Were

                    Andy Denniss, Steve Field and Paul Riseborough won 17-16

                           Bernard Higgs, Lynne Brown and Jeff Tebbutt won 16-15

Malcolm Summerville, Tricia Jeffreys and John Atkinson won 17-11

Final Score Won 50-42

Season Results P6 W2 D0 L2 A0 PP2

14th May v Sandy

Unfortunately Sandy advised us the day before that they couldn't field a team so game off

Season Results P5 W1 D0 L2 A0 PP2

13th May v Letchworth

Seeing the weather forecast for Wednesday i had my doubts of this game going ahead, however at 1300 as i went for lunch in the sunshine into the pub and it had just started spitting with rain. I was sat inside eating my brunch when my phone went and it was the Letchworth captain asking if we were going ahead. Now as i say i was inside but hadn't seen the rain so i looked outside and it was chucking it down. After discussions with him and the rain forecast supposedly getting worse, we decided to call it off so i made the frantic phone calls trying to inform everyone. I couldn't get hold of Angela Rickner so went to the club to advise her it was off and of course by now the sun was shining so i thought oh dear have i got it wrong but i went into the club and by the time i came out it was chucking it down again so hopefully the right decision.

Season Results P4 W1 D0 L2 A0 PP1

!2th May Social Night

The first social of the year and at 1700 it was starting to Rain so with a 1730 start time , it was time to adorn wets. However as we got closer to the bowling it stopped raining but most people kept there wets on as it wasnt that warm but the sun did come out. Onto the bowls, we were playing Shanghai pairs, where the number 1 bowls two woods, then the number 2 bowls four woods and then the number one's there remaining two and then normal bowls rules for scoring. We played two game of four ends and the winners scoring 12 points were Robin Edmett and Stephen Field who won a chocolate bar each!

Then off inside For a game of something, where Brian Hutchins and his team won another fabulous prize, well A packet of Twix's to share between them. Then it was Soup time and the ladies had prepared three different lots of hot soup and some bread rolls followed by some scrumptious cakes.. Sue Douglas, Joan Tebbutt and Barbara Gilder prepared the food and did all the work on the night so a big Thanks to them. Lastly we had the raffle and with members donating prizes , there was a lot to give away. I won a wine glass and some after eight mints so felt like Christmas again,  

As a social night it was great and we managed to raise £157 for club funds so an even bigger note of thanks to Captain Lynne Brown for organising.

8th May v Steeple Morden

Report by Lynne Brown 

So we lost pretty  heavily all told.. It was our first morning start and it seemed to go very well we were finished by1pm and had the rest of the afternoon free

                                     Teams Were

                    Steve Field, Sue Douglas and Tont stone Lost 4-25

                           Ralph Tyldesley, Tricia Jeffreys and Robin Edmett Lost 12-14

Barbara Gilder, Lynne Brown and Norman Leslie Lost 17-21

Final Score Lost 33-60

Season Results P3 W1 D0 L2 A0

7th May v St Ippolyts

Report by Jeff Tebbutt

This game had its fair share of problems. St Ippolyts turned up but with a player short. The weather was changeable and went from cold to hot when the sun was out. Turfcare put something on the green (white granules that stuck to the bowls and had to be frequently washed off). Lynne, Stephen and John  played as a triple v a double so Lynne only had 2 wooods. We played ten ends and stopped for tea, and at this point Lynne ,Stephen and John were drawing 

7 - 7, Angela, Robin and Paul were losing 5 - 9 and Norman and Jeff were winning 9 - 5 so overall a draw. After refreshments things changed and Lynne, Stephen and John lost 10 - 20, Angela, Robin and Paul lost 10 - 19 but Norman and Jeff won 19 - 8 so overall a 39 - 47 defeat. Many thanks to all who played and Sue and Sylvia for providing home made biscuits with tea and coffee at the break.

                                                          Teams were

                              Angela  Rickner, Robin Edmett and Paul Riseborough Lost 10-1

                           Norman Leslie and Jeff Tebbutt Won 19-8 (Pairs)

Lynne Brown, Stephen Field and John Atkinson Lost 10-20

Final Score Lost 39-47

Season Results P2 W1 D0 L1 A0

30th April v Riverain

So the first game of the season was played in lovely weather for bowls so nice to play outside again. We were playing Riverain so quite well known as we play against a few of them in the winter. After the first end we were losing on two rinks and winning on the other but the troops responded well and took a 37-15 lead into the half time tea. We had our normal raffle and all three prizes were to our bowlers so would our luck hold. Anyway it did and we had a convincing win 60-34. A couple of mentions, Barbara was promoted to a number two this year and a first game for Ralph who both played well, My legs weren't brilliant so i became a non playing captain.

                                                             Teams were

                              Ralph Tyldesley, Tony Glenn and Paul Riseborough Won 19-12

                           Malcolm Summerville, Barbara Gilder and Jeff Tebbutt Won 21-12

Bernard Higgs, Rae Glenn and John Atkinson Won 21-9

Final ScoreWon 60-34

Season Results P1 W1 D0 L0 A0

Chairmans Day

Well the first social took place with over 30 members being present for a chat and quiz. There were some lovely cakes and a nice cuppa, although some has something stronger! Somehow the chairman's team won the quiz but it was mainly for fun and hopefully everyone enjoyed the chairman's social. 

Here we go 2026

Well the new season has arrived and Monday the green opens for another year, Bowls up start at 1400 so get there early so we can start playing at 1400. Tuesday is Chairman's day at 1630 in the clubhouse and our first game is the 30th so an exciting start. 

Ok so the 2026 season is getting close

Well we had our AGM and did the draws for this years competitions. Go to the Competitions page to see who you got ! An exciting time at the AGM as we did a fire evacuation , Oh what fun. Talking of fun this years events are listed above and further details will be published when i remember what they are !

2025 last events of the year

 Well since my last update we have had a very successful presentation Dinner held at the Golf Club , again expertly organised by Linda, Hopefully some pictures can be found on the photos link.

Also My Christmas Quiz took place and hopefully was enjoyed by all and resulted in Brian's team winning by just two points from Jeff Batley's team , It also raised £133 pounds for the club !

You Will have noticed that the year is pretty empty at this moment but you can still view previous years by clicking on the links below.

To visit last years index   CLICK HERE

To visit 2024's index   CLICK HERE

FINALS DAY RESULTS 2025.

Triples 

Report By Paul Riseborough

This year's Triples Final was was a very low scoring but closely contested match. Team B6 (Steve Field, Chin Tory and Paul Riseborough) got off to a good start against Team A2 (Rae Glenn, Tricia Jeffreys and Jeff Tebbutt) leading 4-1 after 4 ends but by end 11 the score was 8-8.

PAIRS 

Report by Pete Moss

Today’s final was the culmination of some tough and close matches in earlier rounds and saw Pete Moss & Norman Leslie pitched against Derek Gilder and Sue Douglas. There were not that many ends where measures were needed but it took almost 3 hours to complete. It was nip and tuck throughout with many ends decided by a single shot. Derek and Sue edged these exchanges with Pete and Norman playing catch up. There was a critical end late on when Derek spotted the potential of moving the jack with Pete and Norman holding shot. Derek placed a wood beyond the jack where Sue’s wood was sitting and followed up with a cracking delivery to take the jack back and end up with a three. The game was played in a great friendly spirit and the deserved winners over the 18 ends were Derek & Sue by 16 shots to 14.

Singles

Report by Jeff Tebbutt

The game started with both players learning the nature of the rink, but Robin was in a rich vein of form and Paul didn't have a point on the board for 6 ends. Paul did then manage to score and the game seemed to be moving towards him when he scored a 4 on one end. He looked set for another point when he sent a bowl to six inches in front of the jack but Robin's next bowl squeezed between his bowl and the jack. The game proceeded like this with Paul making a gain and Robin taking it back and both players playing some incredible shots. Robin finally triumphed getting the 21 points needed. Well  done

TEMBEY.

This game was played the day after Finals Day between Paul Riseborough and Norman Leslie and was a very close run affair, After 17 ends the score was 12-12 with both player playing reasonably well but Norman held his nerve to take the last end by one and win 13-12.

HAROLD HARDY 

This game was between John Atkinson against one of our newbies this year Steve Bush. John Won 2-0 but credit to Steve for reaching a Final in his first year.

OVER 75's 

2WOOD PAIRS

Finalists Angela Rickner and Andy Denniss v Malcolm Summerville and Brian Hutchings.  

The first to ten in the 2 wood Pairs and Brian team were winning 9-6 but Andy's team were holding two when Brain bowled a great wood to win the competition 10-6.

2WOOD SINGLES

Andy Denniss played Tony Glenn in the final and at 2-2 looked like it was going to be a close game but I managed to find a few good woods to end up winning 7-3. woods to end up winning.

WHITWORTH TROPHY

This game takes place after Finals Day with Robin Edmett  and Derek Guilder taking part. It is the winner of the singles Versus the winner of the singles last year.

Report by Barbara Gilder