It is not to late to put in an entry for the Pairs Competition and advise Paul Eales of interest in the Singles Competition. The deadline was today but Paul will accept entries during the weekend. The previous announcement was:

A round robin scratch pairs competition open to any combination of ladies and men is envisaged following the format of the 3 wood Wednesday Pairs. Matches would be played weekly using the under-utilised 4.00pm or 6.00pm slots with rinks reserved via the current booking system. Interested members should advise their pairing to Paul Eales by email (paul.eales@hotmail.co.uk) no later than Friday 26^th June. Final arrangements will be dependent on the numbers entering. Target start date is w/c 1^st July.

Members interested in participating in a singles competition instead of or as well as the pairs competition should also advise Paul Eales of this by 26^th June.

All members should have received an email advising that from Monday 22nd June you will need a password to Book a Rink via the new Members Area. If you haven’t received the email please contact us at enquiries@redhillbowlingclub.co.uk

Following the Bowls England guidance update of 2nd June, the club specific guidance is amended as follows with effect from Monday 22nd June: Players on a rink: The maximum number of players on a single rink will be four and the maximum number of players excluding Green Steward/s and spectators will be twelve on the …

New more relaxed playing guidelines were issued by Bowls England on 2nd June – a day after we re-opened! These will be discussed by the Emergency Team next week. An update will be issued shortly afterwards, taking into account feedback from our first two weeks operating under the initial guidelines. About 50% of the available …

Hello and welcome to the fifth newsletter of the year.  Again I have to say that the news within is  not what we were hoping to send out at this time of the year but we are all dealing with a very difficult situation.  However with some Bowls Clubs starting to open and bowlers back …

Redhill Bowls Club is preparing to open the club site on 1st June for roll-up activities. Bowls England have provided guidance following the recent easement of the Covid-19 restrictions. We believe the recommendations provided form CLEAR GUIDANCE for all members who enter the club site. It is essential that any member wishing to bowl reads …

WEEKLY COMPETITION We have had 16 entries so far in the Celebrities Quiz from 12 members. There is still time to enter or try and improve your score as the quiz will remain open until midnight Friday 22nd. Steve Whiting needs more photos of members in their youth, or hard to recognise, for a future …

To all members Bowls England has now issued detailed COVID-19 guidance to clubs on reopening. This will be supplemented by club specific guidance currently being prepared. Accordingly, we are planning to re-open the green with a target date of Monday 1st June. One important need is for a green steward to open the club and …

Our weekly quiz is proving popular. Thanks to all those who have tried the food & drink quiz – 26 entries so far. This will remain open until mid-night Friday if you want to enter for the first time or have another try to improve your score.

Just go to the club website and click on Competition on the main menu. You can enter on your home pc, tablet or smartphone. Do remember to enter your name at the beginning of the quiz.

We plan to keep a quiz going for the next few weeks and try to vary the theme.

One future possibility is photos of members that are not easily recognised e.g. as children or teenagers. If you have something suitable can you please scan it in or capture the image on your smartphone and send to Steve Whiting at s.whiting40@ntlworld.com

John Davison

Although bowls greens can reopen tomorrow (13th May) it will take time to do so in a safe manner. We await guidance from Bowls England on procedures to adopt.