Summer is almost upon us and thankfully so is outdoor bowls. We open on Saturday the 11th April, the clubhouse and bar will be open from 12 noon, food will be available and of course bowling will commence around 14.00 hrs for those who wish to brave the elements.

We look forward to seeing  all our old members and especially any new members, this year we have installed two Petanque Pistes, so if you are a Petanque player come and have a look or a bowler who wants to have a go, why not?

However bowling is our main activity and we cater for all standards of bowling, for the more experienced/competitive bowlers we have league bowling most nights of the week, if you just enjoy social bowling that is every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, if you are a complete beginner we run coaching sessions with all necessary equipment provided. We also hold many internal competitions and social events throughout the year.

So, if you are a bowler a Petanque player or both why not come along and see what we have to offer.

On Sunday (24th August) we held our newest competition the “The Bespak Trophy”. This is the second year of this competition which is sponsored by our good friends at Bespak; The victorious bowler this year was non other than our Club Captain ,Brenda Bell.      Congratulations Brenda,

Tomorrow sees the final of the “Open Two Wood Comp” John Bird v Ron Graham all the makings of a great game. Come along and support your champion, bowling starts at 10.30.

Following the final we are holding the Aussie Pairs competition always good fun . If you are bowling the competition starts at 13.30 if not bowling come along for a good watch, as always food will be available and of course the bar will be open.

This weekend ( 26th & 27th April ) is a busy bowling weekend for the club, Saturday is the    ladies 2 wood singles and Sunday the mens 2 wood singles.

If you are bowling you will need to be at the club no later than 10.30am if not, bowling starts at 11.00am, spectators are welcome why not come along and enjoy the atmosphere and bowling.

Winter nearly gone, Summer almost here, we open for the 2025 outdoor bowling season on Saturday the 5th April.

The club will be open from 12 noon when burgers and hot dogs will be available and of course the bar will be open. For the hardy souls amongst you wishing to take on the weather conditions, bowling will be organised for around 14.00 hrs.

We look forward to greeting all our old members and of course any new members. We offer bowling for all bowling standards, if you are experienced and want competitive bowling we have an extensive league programme, social bowling sessions are organised for every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and if you have never bowled before coaching sessions are run every Wednesday morning (equipment provided).

Last Sunday we held our Annual Lunch, this is our opportunity to award trophies to winners of our inter club competitions and to make a presentation to our charity for the year and of course celebrate the past seasons bowling.

Our special guest was Nick Barnard representing Motor Neuron Disease (MND) this is Linda Oakey’s, our President for 2024, chosen charity.                                                                                       Linda presented a cheque for the sum of £3,300 to Nick, this magnificent sum was raised throughout the bowling season by various fund raising activities including a sponsored walk from Hunstanton to King’s Lynn Bowls Club.                                                                                               A huge well done to everyone who helped or contributed to raising this wonderful amount.

Last but not least, presentation to winners of our inter club competitions, successful bowlers were.

LADIES.

4 wood singles      Jane Hately                                                                                                                        2 wood singles      Helen Young                                                                                                                    Pairs                       Brenda Bell,  Sue Reeves                                                                                                Triples                    Linda Oakey, Hazel Greenfield, Leslie Stringer

MEN.

4 wood singles     Mike Bell                                                                                                                            2 wood singles     Andy Smith                                                                                                                        Pairs                       Geoff Upton, Barry Footer                                                                                              Triples                    Trevor Elston, Steve Marsh, Dean Scott

Other Competitions

Mixed Pairs  Sue Reeves, John Bird.       Mixed Triples   Linda Oakey, Sue Reeves,  Dean Scott.        Open 2 wood   Graham Keeley.     Millenium Trophy    Trevor Oakey.    Fixed Jack   Ron Graham.    Ray Williamson Trophy      John Bird, Graham Keeley.    Aussie Pairs   Tony Moore,  Tom Reeves.  Bespack Cup    Audrey Porter,   President’s Plate   Peter Johnston                                                        Toddy Trophy     Linday Oakey,  Paul Turner,  Dean Scott,  Laurence Scott.

Well done to all bowlers who entered the competitions, we look forward to 2025 and another year of bowling at our wonderful club.

This Sunday, the 7th July we have a brand new annual competition ” THE BESPAK CUP” the format will be a drive.

This competition has been sponsored by our good friends at Bespak. We look forward to competing for this new trophy, successful bowlers will receive individual cups as well as holding the main cup for a year. thanks to Bespak for their sponsorship and good luck to all those bowlers who will be competing.

On Saturday the 20th April our President Linda Oakey along with her husband Trevor and several club members will be undertaking a sponsored walk from Hunstanton to our Bowls Club (Beulah street King’s Lynn)  in aid of her chosen charity, Motor Neuron Disease (MND).

They will be setting off at 09.00hrs if you should see them en route you can donate or give them a supporting wave, if you would like to donate to this charity contact Christine on 07368489250.

Saturday the 13th April is, to the day, our 50th anniversary.

Members will be celebrating our Golden Jubilee with entertainment, bowling, followed by a meal at the end of the day. Also the deputy mayor will be attending in the afternoon to endorse the celebrations,

Winter has all but gone, Spring is nearly here and outdoor bowling is almost upon us, thank goodness.

King’s Lynn Bowls Club opens for the 2024 bowls season on Saturday the 6th April.                        The clubhouse and bar will be open from 12.00 hrs, hot dogs and burgers will be available and do not forget your free glass of wine!! For those hardy (slightly mad) bowlers among you a roll up will commence around 14.00 hrs. If you have never bowled before and fancy a go come along we have a county coach who will guide you through the preliminary stages.

We look forward to seeing all our existing members and especially any new prospective members. Whatever your ability is we can cater for everybody. If you are a complete novice we hold coaching sessions every week throughout the season, if you are not competitive and just fancy fun bowling we have social bowling every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon however for those more experienced who want league bowling we have league bowling 6 nights a week.

As well as bowling we have a very extensive social calendar, bingo, quiz nights coach trips to shows (this year Thursford) why don’t you come along and give it try bowls is a perfect sport for everybody especially couples.