Following the recent government announcement from Thursday 27th January 2022 there is no legal requirement to wear face coverings when entering and walking around the club. However, the RBC Directors emphasize the ongoing need for caution, and strongly recommend for Short Mat activities we follow the regime currently working so well within Donyngs IBC. This comprises: Wear …

Many thanks to those members who have volunteered to help with the dead moss clearance (for details of the work see the previous post repeated below). The work will start next Saturday morning with an arrival time 9 to 9.15 am. We will be serving tea, coffee and hot sausage rolls to the team. More …

Bowls England has agreed a five-point plan to boost participation levels in lawn bowls during the home Commonwealth Games year.  Building on its new 2021-26 strategy, Fit for the Future, the plan will take advantage of the golden opportunity of Birmingham 2022 by making lawn bowls more attractive and accessible to those we know are interested in playing our sport in the future. For more details use the link below:

A Golden Opportunity to boost participation – Bowls England

Bowls England would like each club to register a Birmingham 2022 Activator to be the point of contact for these projects.  This could be an existing committee member or an opportunity for clubs to engage new volunteers.

Would you be prepared to be our Activator? If you are interested please reply to Paul Eales. Nominations are only open until 19^th January so if you can help please action this quickly.

The Green Team has now treated and killed a lot of the moss which we need to do in the effort to stop it getting on the green by footfall and wind blown spores.

The next move is to clear away the dead moss and re-edge the path around the green. Some tarmac areas will require repairs as a follow up to this operation. 

For the work to be completed during the green closure period the Green Team need some help. One suggestion is a weekend working party. Any able bodied members who would be willing to help at a future date (to be arranged) are asked to reply to Roger Gatland (roger.65@live.co.uk).

Resuming the Short Mat Programme has been reviewed by the Cat’s League Team Leaders and the RBC Directors.

COVID cases are still high but with there is hope that the Omicron peak has been passed. We have agreed that the Short Mat Programme should remain on hold for another week or two. Providing the COVID situation improves we will aim for a restart with a practice session on Tuesday 8th February, the League to commence the following week and Saturday Drives to restart on Saturday 12^th February.

New league participants are always welcome.

We will review this later in January and a further announcement will be issued.

With the current COVID-19 Omicron surge the Cat’s League Team Leaders and the Club Directors have exchanged views on the risk of re-starting Short Mat activities. These were planned to commence tomorrow – Tuesday 4^th January. It has been decided to cancel the Practice Session tomorrow and pause the start of the Short Mat League and Saturday Drives for the moment.

We will keep the situation under review. A further announcement will be made via e-mail and on the Club Website/Latest News and on our Facebook page in due course.

Here is the final Bowls Surrey Newsletter for 2021