Last night, NLBC celebrated the bowling success of the 2025 season. Trophies and prizes were handed out to the winners and runners up. We also honoured the women who played with such great aplomb at Leamington this year. Thanks to Gill Scott for getting the trophies engraved in record time [...]
Our contractor SJS Irrigation emptied the tank and the pipes of water to get the irrigation system ready for the frost of winter.
Step 1: using scarifier to remove thatch Step 2: using aerator to remove soil plugs of 2-3 inches leaving a regular pattern of small holes all over (hollow tining) Step 3: cleaning up the plugs Step 4: spreading grass seeds Step 5: applying four tonnes of top dressing ie fine [...]
In April the new season spanned the months ahead. Then all too soon it is now September and time to put away the sun screen and waterproofs for another year. And what a year it has been. Full of wonderful bowling, surprises, drama, some notable successes and some exciting new [...]
Weekly events 14:00 Monday – table tennis – contact Alan Miller 07720 298678 zoogle8@gmail.com 13:00 Tuesday – mahjong – contact Brenda 07766 232272 brenda.maycox@btinternet.com 10:30 Wednesday – gardening – more helpers needed, no experience required – contact Geraldine 07505 567465 geraldineflynn8@gmail.com 13:00 Wednesday – bridge – contact Tania 07941 887776 igortania@aol.com 14:00 Thursday – table tennis – contact Alan Miller 07720 298678 zoogle8@gmail.com 20:00 Thursday – piano, [...]
Finals weekend brought us two fantastic days of competition with the outcome of the matches shown in the photo attached. Winning names are shown in red. A special thanks to all the members who made this a successful weekend: Sue and Gill for the overall organisation despite the challenges [...]
It was a great afternoon of bowling at NLBC for the annual fixture between the Sheephaven Bay and NLBC. The atmosphere was fantastic with five rinks in action and members all proudly dressed in their whites. The Sheephaven team came out on top this year, but the real winner was the spirit [...]
NLBC got through to the finals of the Prentice Cup without losing on any rink in five matches. However, we met a very strong team from Bush Hill Park in the final, and won on one rink, lost on the other, and lost on overall points. Thanks to everyone who [...]
Josh is this year's winner of the men's singles competition of Finchley & North London Bowls Association. He beat Steve Griffiths from Bush Hill Park 21 to 14. Congratulations for a job well done!