Category: Activities

Spring Park Shirley Bowls Club 2025 Season

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SPRING PARK SHIRLEY BOWLS CLUB OFFERS FREE LAWN BOWLS EXPERIENCE

Now that Christmas probably seems some time ago with all your presents unwrapped, consumed or being worn, an experience gift is one you can still look forward to and one that you will remember for a long time.

There are a wide range of experience day packages on offer, ranging from thrill-seeking loop the-loop flying lessons through to fun-loving lawn bowls experiences. Yes you read that right, lawn bowls experiences are available at 3 venues in London.

But forget having to travel into London, spending a min of £25pp for 30-50 mins of fun when you can come to SPSBC and enjoy (for free!) an afternoon or evening playing lawn bowls – including coaching – followed by tea and biscuits. If you enjoy it, you can come back at other times to continue learning to play lawn bowls to see if you would like to take up the sport.

In 2024, a number of individuals and local groups (Shirley WI, St John’s Men’s Group and a local badminton group) visited SPSBC to try out lawn bowls at one of our taster sessions, many of whom have now joined the club to play on a regular basis.

Our 2025 season starts on Sunday 4th May 2025, 1pm.

If you would like to experience playing lawn bowls please visit
http://www.springparkshirleybowlingclub.co.uk

Or email SPSBC@outlook.com to register your interest in having a taster session in an afternoon or evening or on a Saturday morning.

The Spring Park Shirley Bowling Club

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The Spring Park Shirley Bowling Club at Shirley Church Recreation Ground is planning for the 2024 season and the future!

If one of your goals for 2024 is to be more active here is something for you to seriously think about …. Signing up to try Lawn Bowls at Spring Park Shirley Bowling Club.

“But that’s for old people!!” I hear you cry. And I’d reply “Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.”

This humble game, played May – Sept, is very capable of having a positive effect on your co-ordination, core strength and flexibility as well as your mental wellbeing.

Bowls is a sport for everybody – it takes seconds to learn, but a lifetime to master – as shown in…

THE DIARY OF A NEW BOWLER
“Day 1 – Visited the Spring Park Shirley Bowls Club today with my husband for a taster session. We were welcomed, assigned a coach each and after some basic coaching my bowl was stopping relatively near the Jack (the small white target). We stopped for tea and the other members came to chat with us. Just when I thought it was over a challenge was issued – I was to play against my husband. My bowls were nearer the Jack than when I started, but nowhere near in comparison to my husbands! He seemed to step forward and release the bowl like a swan nudging it’s offspring ahead in the water, the bowl glided across the green and came to rest much nearer the Jack than mine. There was much banter over dinner. This game is not as easy as it first appears.”

“1 Month in – Visiting a couple of times a week over the last month and receiving more coaching, my husband and I are hooked. My husband is now settled into his bowling stride. He makes the delivery of his bowl look effortless whilst my bowls continue to visit all areas of the rink I am playing on as well as those I am not. Despite the challenges, my teammates laugh with me and continue to offer never ending support. This game is addictive and so enjoyable, why did I not take it up earlier? Oh yes, I remember now, I thought it was just for old people – how wrong I was!”

“April 2023 (1 year later) – We’ve decided to enter a number of club competitions this year and are excited to challenge ourselves against some of the club’s top players. We’re also looking forward to joining some of the away days, visiting some coastal bowls clubs (Herne Bay and Eastbourne) and pitching our wits against their teams.”

Visit http://www.springparkshirleybowlingclub.co.uk/ to find out more about us and our programme of taster sessions starting on Sunday 5th May 2024!