LATEST NEWS AND DIARY DATES
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Wed 1st Oct – Lotto draw restarts
Wed 26th Nov – 2.30pm – Stuart’s Quiz Afternoon – 40 General Knowledge Questions – Teams of up to 4 – £1 per player. Non-members welcome.
Sun 14th Dec – Christmas Fun Friendly (Fancy Dress Optional) with bring and share buffet
Thurs 18th Dec – An afternoon with the Shanty Lasses & Hornsea Ukulele Group. FREE! Join us for music, singing & socialising
Fri 19th Dec – Friday Night Gig – get into the Christmas spirit with Deano!
Sun 28th Dec – Christmas Drawn Pairs Competition – sponsored by Ward Homes
31st December – New Year’s Eve – 80’s themed (Fancy Dress optional) party – duo, disco, buffet & fun!
Sat 17th Jan – Remembrance Trophy Competition Day (2 Bowl Singles) – Entries now open – see competitions board
Thurs 22nd Jan – 12.30pm – Yorkshire vs Lincolnshire – Midland Counties Seniors game – spectators welcome
Opportunities / Volunteers Needed for:
1) Vacancy on the Bowls Committee to represent members (or as Minutes Secretary)
2) Running the lotto draw (weekly draw)
3) Decorator / Painter / Handyperson to repaint handrails in bowls hall & various doors
Please speak to any member of the bowls committee if you are interested or want more information (our pictures are now on the wall in the bowls hall).
Winter Opening

Friday Night Gigs for 2025
19th Dec Deano, 31st Dec New Year’s Eve Party
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WINTER LEAGUES
Leagues are now on BOWLR and on the noticeboards
A list of all current winter leagues plus other playing opportunities can be found on the Bowling Opportunities page.
SOCIAL BOWLING
Over Winter bowls drives will run on Wednesdays at 12.30pm plus Saturday Mornings 9,30am.
For details of these open to all bowls sessions click HERE
Club Captain
At the club’s 2025 AGM, Patsy Paddy was appointed as our new Club Captain

Presentation Night
The Bowls Committee AGM on 13th April, was followed by the club Presentation Evening. The Chairman’s Report recognised the external successes of teams and club members:
Yorkshire Ladies League – Hornsea Ladies won Division 2
Yorkshire Champion of Champions
Men’s Over 60’s Championship won by Nick Cleveley
Ladies Fours won by Val Dobbins, Ann Watson, Lis Watson and Patsy Paddy
EIBA National Championships
Mens Over 50’s Triples (last 16) – Cliff Holmes, Paul Footitt & Dave Houghton
Men’s Over 60’s Singles (Last 16) – Paul Footitt
Mixed Pairs – Jack Bird and Holly Chaytor (Last 16)
Ladies Pairs – Holly Chaytor and Katy Baxter reached the Quarter Finals
Ladies Two Ball Singles – Holly Chaytor reached the Quarter Finals
Disability Bowls England Singles – Dave Houghton reached the Semi Final
Ladies Singles – Holly Chaytor was Reserve Champion
Competition winners were presented with trophies and vouchers:
Mens Singles – Jack Bird
Men’s Pairs – Paul Footitt and Cliff Holmes
Men’s Triples – Mark Goodfellow, Jack Bird and James Baxter
Men’s Fours – Jack Bird, Danny Clark, Craig Baker and Mark Goodfellow
Men’s Over 60’s – Mike Watson Jnr
Open Singles – James Baxter
Mixed Pairs – Val Furniss & Terry Sellers
Mixed Triples – Val Furniss, Andy Caley & Terry Sellers
Aussie Pairs – Steve Haslam & Nick Cleveley
Ladies Singles – Katy Baxter
Remembrance (Two Bowl) Trophy – Katy Baxter
Handicap Singles – Phil Hargreaves
Rabbits Pairs – Chris Dixon & Richard Hirst
League winners (and in the case of full leagues, runners up) were presented with vouchers for prize money which has been added to members’ membership cards for use at the bar & servery. League winners were:
Mon 10.30am Triples – Les Watts, Niki Mitchell & Nick Warley
Mon 12.30 Joan & Neville Hardy League – Glorya Cook
Mon 2.30pm Pairs – Les Watts & Nick Warley
Mon Evening Pairs – Val Furniss, Andy Caley & Terry Sellers
Tues 10.30am Aussie Pairs – Paul Footitt & Tony Cawthorn, Runners Up: Simon Wright, Val Dobbins, Lis & Mike Watson
Wed 10.30am Triples – Patrick Plumb, Colin Whiting & Dave Houghton
Wed Evening Triples – Cliff Holmes, Mick Binks, Paul Footitt & Dave Lee, Runners Up – Jim Whitchurch, Anne Ash & Patrick Plumb
Thurs 10.30am Triples – Craig Stansfield, Pete Oliver & Leslie Oliver, Runners Up – Mike Fairbairn, Gil Roy, Gavin Maynard & Ian Newmarch
Thurs pm Aussie Pairs – Ron Bulless & Mike Bassett
Fri 10.30am Beginners & Improvers Pairs – Bryan and Caroline McMahon
Fri Evening Triples – Paul Hammond, Mike Wright & Matthew Wright








