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Welcome to Swanley Bowls Clubs Website.

Bowls is a social sport, suitable for all levels of fitness. Check out our reasons why you should give bowls a try.

1) First, you need a place to play. Many bowls players are members of clubs, which provide facilities and opponents. As a club we can of course provide those facilities

2) Next, you need to know the rules. Fortunately, they’re easy to learn.

You can play singles, pairs or in teams

Bowls is played on grass (the green). A game starts by throwing the jack (a small white ball) down the green. Each team has bowls to roll towards the jack. The person who gets nearest to the jack gets a point and wins what’s called the ‘end’. The score is added up over 18 or 21 ends.
After each end, play is reversed and the teams bowl towards the other side of the green. Players can try to knock their opponents’ bowls away from the jack or position a bowl to block opposition shots. You can play singles, pairs or in teams. In singles, scoring is a bit different – the first player to reach 21 points is the winner.

3)  It's good exercise. You don't realise how much walking you do until you actually play it. You can walk three miles while you’re playing. You’re only doing 30m stints at a time, but you’re doing a lot of them. On top of the walking, your arms will get a workout as you perfect your bowling technique and your leg muscles will develop as you lunge into the throw.

4) Bowls truly is the sport for all, regardless of age, sex or physical ability. The gentle pace and lack of contact means you’ll often find children playing with adults and people of different abilities and fitness levels on the same team. Despite what you might think, it’s not just a sport for retirees.The general bowler is over 55. But in our international teams, there is barely anyone over 40. There is  an under 25 and under 18 international team as well

If you would like to know more or simply want give bowls a go then please fill in our contact form with your details and we will get back to you and hopefully you will join us for many years to come. We are always on the lookout for new members and why not bring a friend as well.

Bowls Etiquette

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Month

Club

Game

 

 

Time

APR






Sat 15th

Opening Club drive


H

G

2.00

Wed 19th

Empire

5 mxd trips

A

G

2.30

Sat 22nd

Club Drive


H

G

2.00

Wed 26th

Sevenoaks

4 mxd trips

A

G

2.30

Sat 29th

Winget

5 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

MAY






Tue 2nd

Ditton

6 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Thur 4th

Dartford Invicta

5 mxd trips

A

G

2.15

Sat 6th






Sun 7th

Coronation Fun Day




2.00

Tue 9th

Erith Vets

4 mxd trips

G

2.30

Fri 12th

New Romney

6 mxd rinks

H

G

2.30

Sat 13th

Penenden Heath

5 mxd trips

H

W

2.30

Tue

16th

Met Police

5 Mens trips

H

G

2.30

Wed 17th

Kings

5 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Sat 20th

Manor House

4 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Sun 21st

Belvedere Social

5 mxd trips

H

W

2.30

Tue 23rd

Bexley Park

4 mxd rinks

H

G

2.30

Wed 24th

Danson Park

4 mxd trips

A

G

2.00

Sat 27th

St Michael’s

5 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Sun 28th

VCD

5 mxd trips

H

W

2.30

Wed 31stHesketh Park4 mxd tripsAG2.30
JUNE





Sat 3rdOrpington BC5 mxd tripsHW2.30
Sun 4thWestborough5 mxd tripsAW2.30
Wed 7thHolmesdale5 mxd tripsHG2.30
Sat 10thCrayford5 mxd tripAW2.30










Sun 11thBlackheath & Greenwich5mxd rinksAG2.00
Wed 14thWrotham4 mxd tripsHG2.30
Sat 17thNew Romney8 mxd rinksAG2.30
Sun 18thHelio Mirror4 mxd tripsHW2.30
Wed 21stHartley CC5 mxd tripsAG2.30
Sat 24th
OGF5 mxd tripsHG2.30

Sun 25th

Westborough

5 mxd trips

H

W

2.30

Wed 28th

Duke of Kent Court

5 mxd trips

A

G

2.30

JULY






Sat 1st

Pleasaunce

5 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Sun 2nd

Crayford

5 mxd trips

H

W

2.30

Tue 4th

Erith Vets

4 mxd trips

A

W

2.00

Wed 5th

Bexleyheath & Barnehurst

4 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Sat 8th

Cancelled

6 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Sun 9th

Bostall Heath

4 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Tue 11th

BIBCOS

5 mxd trips

A

G

2.30

Wed 12th

Borough Green

5 mxd trips

A

G

2.30

Sat 15th

Orpington BC

5 mxd rinks

A

W

2.30

Sun 18th

Penenden Heath

5 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Mon 17th

Blackheath & Greenwich

5 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Wed 19th

Pleasaunce

5 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Sat 22nd

Duke of Kent Court

5 mens trips

H

W

2.30

Wed 26th

Kings

5 Mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Sat 29thKnockholt4 mxd tripsAW2.30
Sun 30thPetts Wood3 mxd tripsHW2.30
AUG





Tue  1stBexley Park4 mxd rinksAG2.30
Sat 5thSt Michaels5 mxd tripsHW2.30


Wed 10th

Borough Green

5 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Sat 12th

Helio Mirror

4 mxd rinks

A

W

2.30

Sun 13th

Deal

6 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Tue 15th

Dartford Invicta

5 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Wed 16th

Hartley CC

5 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Sat 19th

OGF

5 mxd rinks

A

G

2.30

Tue 22nd

BIBCOS

5 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Wed 23rd

Holmesdale

5 mxd trips

A

G

2.30

Sat 26th

Bostall Heath

4 mxd trips

H

W

2.30

Sun 27th

Murray West Cup


H

G

1.00

Thur 31st

Danson Park

4 mxd rinks

H

G

2.00

SEPT






Sat 2nd

Broadstairs & St Peters

7 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Sun 3rd

Belvedere Social

5 mxd trips

A

W

2.30

Wed 6th

Manor House

5 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Thu 7th

Ditton BC

6 mxd trips

A

G

2.30

SAT 9th

Finals Day




10.00

SUN 10th

Reserve Finals Day


 

 

10.00

Tue 12th

Bexley Park

5 mxd rinks

A

g

2.30

Sat 16th

Empire

5 mxd trips

H

W

2.30

Tue 19th

Bexleyheath & Barnehurst

4 mxd trips

A

G

2.30

Wed 20th

Hesketh Park

4 mxd trips

H

G

2.30

Sat 23rd

Winget

6 mxd trips

H

W

2.30




























These dates are provisional at this moment in time (January 2022) and are subject to change

DateHome/AwaySwanley Opposition 
19/04/23Away8058 Empire 
26/04/23
Away
74
 53 Sevenoaks
29/04/23
Away
86
69 Winget
02/05/23
Home
118
 82 Ditton
04/05/23
Away
96
  71 D/ford Invicta
09/05/23
Home
60
45 Erith Vets
12/05/23Home9491 New Romney
13/05/23Home61 62 Penenden Heath
16/05/23Home6062 Met Police
17/05/23Home8875 Kings
20/05/23Away8378 Manor House
21/05/23Home110 75 Belvedere Social
23/05/23Home7553 Bexley Park
24/06/23Away7572 Danson Park
27/05/23Away 7852 St Michaels
28/05/23Home6195 VCD
31/05/23Home8060 Hesketh Park
03/06/23Home5140 Orpington BC
04/06/23Away8955 Westborough
07/06/23Home78 57 Holmesdale
10/06/23Away8965 Crayford
11/06/23Away8283 Blackheath & Greenwich
14/06/23HomeCANXWrotham
17/06/23Away107107 New Romney
18/06/23Home7247 Helio Mirror
21/06/23Away6987 Hartley CC
24/06/23Home77129 OGF
25/06/23Home8398 Westborough
28/06/23Away6769 Duke of Kent Court
01/07/23Away7676 Pleasance
02/07/23Home5949 Crayford
04/07/23AwayCancelledErith Vets
05/07/23Home5667 Bexleyheath & Barnehurst
08/07/23AwayCancelledCorsham
09/07/23
Away
74
26 Bostall Heath
11/07/23Away5555 BIBCOS
12/07/23Away6967 Borough Green
15/07/23AwayCancelledOrpington BC
16/07/23Away
Penenden Heath
18/07/23Home7490 Blackheath & Greenwich
19/07/23Home11168 Pleasance
22/07/23Home3522 Duke of Kent Court
26/07/23
Home
58
70 Kings
29/07/23
Away
115
52 Knockholt

30/07/23Home3343 Petts Wood
01/08/23Away
70
54 Bexley Park
05/08/23HomeCANXSt Michaels
08/08/23Home8054 Erith Vets
10/08/23Home8591 Borough Green
12/08/23Away10240 Helio Mirror
13/08/23Away13595 Deal
15/08/23Home6456 Dartford Invicta
16/08/23Home7469 Hartley CC
19/08/23Away77129 OGF
22/08/23Home9269 BIBCOS
23/08/23Away7480 Holmesdale
26/08/23Home8837 Bostall Heath
31/08/23Home6070 Danson Park
02/09/23Away12596 Broadstairs & St Peters
03/09/23Away10560 Belvedere Social
06/09/23Home8362 Manor House
07/09/23Away7445 Ditton BC
12/09/23Away7052 Bexley Park
16/09/23Home8372 Empire
19/09/23Away6363Bexleyheath & Barnehurst
20/09/23Home3314 Hesketh Park
23/09/23Home9247 Winget
Totals



Keith Mitchell

President

Vacancy

Vice President

Ginette Rattigan

Hon Secretary

Helen Ward

Hon Treasurer

Graham Pitkin

Hon Match Secretary

George Lampey

Midweek Captain

Graham Pitkin

Weekend Captain

John Breed

Green Maintenance

Martin Bishop

Club Competitions

Pat Boatwright

Lay Committee Member

Angela Sydney

Lay Committee Member

John Watson

Lay Committee Member

Trevor Windget

Lay Committee Member

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