Arclight Bowls Club
Arclight Bowls Club 80th Anniversary
1946-2026
Borough Triples A Division Winners 2025
Arclight Bowls Club are the champions of the Colchester Borough A Division Triples League.
The Arclight Antelopes squad seen here are:
Brett Macklin, Martin Stonley, Peter Leatherdale, Nigel Holt, Kevin Quinn, Neil Crockford, Liz Tunn, Brian Yates, Doug Davies and Jane Bouch.
Also in the squad: Glen Broome
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
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.
Captain's Cup
Congratulations to Martin Stonley this year's winner of our Captain's Cup.
Seen here with Peter Leatherdale (Club Captain) and Mick Stone (Competition Secretary)
Latest Club News Dates for your 2026 diary 18 April - Green Opens 19 April - Open Game (all members welcome) 20 April - Wheeler & Cave begins 22 April - Captain's v President'S (all members welcome) 8 May - Alf Baker Golden Drive (all members) 17 May - Free Taster Sessions for potential new bowlers 6 June - Quiz Night 20 & 21 June - Arclight's 80th Birthay Celebration events 26 July - Arthur Boswell Cup (All members welcome) 16 August - Captains' Cup (All members welcome) 4-7 September - Club Finals 12 September - Sudbury Millennium Cup Final (at Arclight) 19 September - Quiz Night 27 September - Closing Drive - Green closes 10 October - Arclight Celebratory Evening ( All members welcome) 23 October - Arclight AGM Frank Greenaway Competition There was a nail biting finish to our Frank Greenaway match against West End played on 9 August. Arclight won the triples and the fours game but lost the 2 woods and 4 woods singles games. The last game to finish was the pairs which went right down to the very last wood to be bowled. Sadly Arclight lost this game 16-17, which gave West End the third win that they needed to win the match. It was a glorious sunny afternoon with all 5 games played in a sporting manner. Well done to both teams. Sudbury Triples League Arclight are Champions of the Sudbury Triples League. Arclight have previously won this competition in 2017 and 2022. Well done - a great team win for our club. Borough Triples: Arclight are champions of the Colchester Borough Triples league finishing with a convincing 6-0 away win against Tiptree. Congratulations to all the members who played in this competition. Borough Fours: Arclight have finished Runners Up in the Colchester Borough Fours League, after beating West End 6-2 in their final match. This has been an excellent season for Arclight. All our members who have bowled in this league should feel very proud of this excellent achievement. Well done to you all. Club Competitions: If you have entered a club competition can you please check the notice board to see the 'Play By Date' for your match. Can you please make sure that you have updated the result of your game on the relevant sheet so that the next round can take place. If you have any queries please contact Mick Stone. Good luck Wheeler & Cave This extremely popular competition is well on its way. It is becoming a hotly contested league. It is really great to see most of our new bowlers taking part, and what's more, a number of the new bowlers near the top of the league. Over 30 bowlers have joined our bowls club during the last two seasons. If you are interested in joining our club for the 2026 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. |
2025 Borough Singles Champion
Congratulations to Arclight's Brett Macklin, who has won the Colchester Borough Singles Competition.
Brett beat Dean Ritchie, from West End Bowls Club, in the final.
Arclight - where bowls is fun for everyone!