Arclight Bowls Club
Arclight Bowls Club 79th Anniversary
1946-2025
Are you interested in trying bowls?
We are offering free taster sessions for anyone who would like to try outdoor lawn bowls.
Sunday 18 May 10:00am-4:00pm
and
Sunday 25 May 10:00am-4:00 pm
You can turn up for either session. We just ask that you come comfortably dressed and wearing flat soled shoes.
Alf Baker's
50 Golden Years
Alf Baker has celebrated playing bowls at Arclight Bowls Club for the last 50 years. He is seen here receiving a special engraved glass tankard from the club's President, Neil Crockford.
When asked why had he stayed at Arclight for all those years, Alf simply replied "Why would I want to change clubs, when I am already bowling at the best club!"
A special new club competition, The Alf Baker Golden Drive, was played after Alf's presentation.
Welcome to Arclight Bowls Club
We are a friendly mixed lawn bowls club situated at the West End Sports Ground in Eudo Road, Colchester. The club caters for all levels of skill and experience and with members ranging from beginners to international bowlers. The Club has good facilities including easy car parking and a well stocked licensed bar.
For the experienced bowler we offer an extensive fixture list fielding a variety of Ladies, Men’s and Mixed teams into 5 local leagues as well as County and National Competitions. For the more social bowler various friendly matches are available throughout the season in addition to weekly club nights and competitions.
During the playing season, from the end of April to the end of September, our green is open to members to play from 10.30am to dusk and the bar is open most evenings of the week.
New members are always very welcome and tuition and equipment can be provided for beginners. In order to spread the costs of starting a new sport we offer reduced rate membership packages for the first and second years of membership. Weekend only membership packages are also available, which may be more suitable for those unable to bowl during the week.
If you would like to try bowls then we would like to meet you – YOU WILL BE VERY WELCOME.
Neil Crockford
President
Arclight Bowls Club
Captains' v President Match
April 2025
Pat Hutchinson
Arclight is saddened to learn of the death of its former President, Pat Hutchinson, following a long illness. He was a larger- than-life figure, both on and off the green. You always knew when Pat was playing. Not only was he taller than anyone else on the green, but he was usually louder. He was completely committed to Arclight and liked, and expected, other members to share that commitment. He was a good bowler and a good companion.
During the game and socialising after it, he liked company, and this meant that he was never very keen on the solitude of singles play. Surprisingly, however, he enjoyed marking singles matches and was very serious about the task being carried out properly. Always smartly turned out, as one would expect from an ex-guardsman, he marked with an efficiency and strict impartiality that reflected his days as an international and Olympic boxing referee.
He gave up playing bowls at the end of the 2017 season, but continued as a social member until his final illness. Our thoughts are now with Marlene in her and our loss.
Neil Crockford
President
Special Offer for 2025 Season
for anyone new to playing
lawn bowls
Arclight Bowls Club is offering a special membership price of £35 for new bowlers who have not played outdoor lawn bowls before.
This entitles you to play bowls on our green as often as you wish during the 2025 season, have use of the club equipment, including the use of a set of bowls for no additional charge.
Latest Club News The President v Captain match is on Wednesday 23 April, please arrive in time to play at 6pm. This match is open to all Club Members, no pre booking required. Dates for your diary 18 May - New Bowler taster sessions 10am to 4pm 25 May - Bowls England Big Bowls day 10am to 4pm 7 June - Quiz Night 27 July - Arthur Boswell Cup 17 August - Captains' Cup 12-15 September - Club Finals 13 September- Quiz Night More dates will follow 2024 Outdoor Season The Season turned out to be another good season for Arclight Bowls Club. Before the outdoor season started our Arclight team won the indoor/outdoor Competition for the second year in a row. Our ladies team won the North West Essex Ladies' competition. Our ladies have won this competition every year, that it has been played, since 2016. Our double fours teams won the Sudbury Double Fours competition, We have now won this competition three times in the last 4 years. A team from Arclight won the Sudbury Fours competition. In addition to all these wins the Club, or Club members, were runners up in a number of competitions in Sudbury League, Colchester Borough, Essex County or National competitions. Well done to all our Club Members. We can't wait for the start of the 2025 outdoor season. See our photo gallery for pictures from Over 20 bowlers joined our bowls club during the last two seasons. If you are interested in joining our club for the 2025 season, regardless as to whether you have bowled before, please get in touch. Click on Contact Us in the menu, we would love to hear from you. |
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