Arclight Bowls Club
Arclight Bowls Club 80th Anniversary
1946-2026
Arclight Bowls Club
80th Birthday Celebratory Year
Do you have any memories or photos of Arclight Bowls Club?
We are celebrating our 80thBirthday and would love to hear from anyone who has links with the club.
Arclight Bowls Club started life as a works club, linked to a company on Cowdray Avenue. There is now a road in Colchester named Arclight Way, which is a turning off Mason Road, the original location of Arclight Works .
The Men only club moved to share the current site on Eudo Road with Colchester Ladies and later they amalgamated.
The club and its members have enjoyed local, county and national success over the years. We now have an active membership of over 70 competitive and social bowlers. Our season starts in late April and runs to the end of September, and is open every day. We host two open days for potential new bowlers in May, each year, but welcome new enquiries throughout the year.
Do contact us to arrange a free taster session, or to share your memories of Arclight Bowls Club.
Latest Club News Dates for your 2026 diary 10 October - Arclight Celebratory Evening (All members welcome) 23 October - Arclight Bowls Club AGM Essex County Badge Congratulations to Peter Leatherdale (Club Captain) who has just been awarded his Essex County Badge. Photo Borough Team Tournament - Arclight are Champions! Arclight are champions of the Borough Team Tournament after their 65-49 win against Mistley. Sudbury Double Fours 2026 Congratulations to the Arclight Orange team who have got through to the semi finals in the Sudbury Double Fours after beating West Mersea 45-35 in the quarter finals. Unfortunately Arclight Orange lost to Bocking in a close match. Sudbury Millennium Cup 2026 - Final Congratulations to Boxford who have won the Millennium Cup, after beating Arclight in the final. Borough Fours 2026 Arclight has finished runners up in the Borough Fours, following a convincing 7-1 win against West End. Well done to everyone who has played in these games this season. Borough Triples 2025: 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. 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. |
2026 Champion of Champion
Congratulations to Brett Macklin who is the Group One Champion of Champion 2026.
Brett beat Mark Woodger 21-18 in the final.
Sudbury Triples Champions
Congratulations to Brett Macklin, Jane Bouch and Ian Norman who have won the 2026 Sudbury Triples Championship.
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
Borough Team Tournament
2026 Winners
Congratulations to the Arclight team who have won the Team Tournament competition. The Arclight team played against Mistley in the final which was held at Mersea Island. It was a lovely sunny day and the match was played with great spirit.
The match consists of playing 3 rinks of triples. Arclight won on 2 rinks but were narrowly beaten on the 3rd rink. However, the total winning shot score for the match was 65-49.
Photograph above, from left to right:
Brett Macklin, Ian Norman, Malcolm Smith, Doug Davies, Neil Crockford, Nigel Holt, Peter Leatherdale (captain), Scott Pengelly, Jane Bouch.
Arthur Boswell
Our annual Arthur Boswell Memorial Match once again proved to be a wonderful occasion, bringing members together to remember one of our long standing much loved members, Mr Arthur Boswell.
The event continues to be made extra special thanks to the generosity of Arthur's son and daughter-in-law, who kindly provided a delicious buffet for everyone to enjoy and made a donation to a charity chosen by the winning team.
This year's competition was played in a friendly yet competitive spirit , with some excellent bowls on display throughout the day. Congratulations go to this year's winning team of Jo Jackson Jerry Wolf and Peter Leatherdale who earned the honour of selecting the charity to receive the family's generous donation.
On behalf of everyone at the club, we would like to thank Arthur's family for their continued support and generosity in helping us keep Arthur's memory alive. The annual memorial match remains a fitting tribute to a valued member and is always one of the highlights of our bowling club.
Congratulations once again to Jo, Jerry, and Peter and thank you to everyone who took part and helped make the day a great success.
Arclight - where bowls is fun for everyone!