Founded 1911 (incorporating Transport Bowls Club - founded 1934)
Green:
Frances Road,
Bournemouth BH1 3RY
Frances Road,
Bournemouth BH1 3RY
Founded 1911 (incorporating Transport Bowls Club - founded 1934)
Sunday 28th November 2021
The meeting will be held at the Club commencing at 11:00 hours. There will be report on the 2021 season, election of officers for 2022 and an outline for the 2022 season.
Any Other Business will end the meeting before retiring to the bar.
All members and prospective new members are invited although, only current members allowed to vote.
Bournemouth and District Bowling Association have nominated Saturday 1st May 2021 to commence their Triples Leagues - 10:00 hours with 2 triples per team and 14:30 hours with 4 triples per team.
Likewise, the Tuesday night triples leagues scheduled to commence 11th May 2021 at 18:00 hours – 2 triples per team.
A full list of the 2021 Fixtures is posted under FRIENDLIES.
Completion and format of ALL these games will depend upon any COVID restrictions at that time.
STAY SAFE and enjoy the opportunity to bowl outdoors.
The 2021 summer bowling season is nearly upon us, the Covid situation allowing?
Based upon the Government and subsequent Bowls England guide lines, the Bournemouth and District Bowling Association are planning (hopefully) to hold a one-off season based upon limited teams of triples. The precise start date awaits further lifting of Covid restrictions.
A similar scenario for the Tuesday night triples leagues.
In anticipation of the above Knyveton Gardens Bowling Club will be opening the GREEN on Saturday 10th April 2021 starting 10:00hrs, the Clubhouse and Bar will remain closed at present.
Members are invited to visit the club on that date to pay their subscriptions and nominate their availability for the proposed league matches.
Social distancing will remain the order of the day.
Immediately the start dates for the leagues are confirmed these and our anticipated 2021 Fixture list will be posted on this Website.
STAY SAFE and enjoy the opportunity to bowl outdoors.
Further Government easing of lockdown has enabled Knyveton Gardens Bowling Club to open the Clubhouse and Bar from the 4th July 2020. Bowls England have also updated their guidance for this stage with Entry and Exit routes, sanitizing, social distancing (especially within the Bar area) and registration of people entering the building.
The Bar will be open on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 18:00 hours and Saturdays from 13:00 hours to 17:00 hours. The Club ask attendees to please follow the safety protocols.
Theses mid-week times complement the current Green opening days with the additional opening on Saturday afternoons. The Club is now available at the weekend for bowling but still under social distancing requirements.
Any Member wishing to Bowl on the above days please contact Robin Pullman.
We hope to be able to offer more bowling opportunities for Knyveton Garden Members in the near future, especially as the Covid situation improves.
STAY SAFE and enjoy these opportunities to bowl outdoors.
The Club are introducing "Social Distance Bowling" for Club Members on a limited scale.
Please read the full lockdown playing requirements document
Following the changes to the Government conditions of lockdown Bowls England have also updated their guidance requirements if Clubs feel they want to play restricted bowls.
Knyveton Gardens Bowling Club has been closed since the 20th March 2020 with the exception of our reduced green maintenance programme. The green looks good and inviting, especially with the glorious weather we are having.
However, Knyveton Gardens Bowling Club will not be opening the green at present. The situation will continue to be monitored, especially results from this latest easing of lockdown and, whether the Government move into the next phase of their recovery plan.
We hope that we can all come through this unprecedented experience and eventually get back to enjoying our sport together.
To our Club members, their family and friends and, the lawn bowls fraternity, please continue to KEEP SAFE.
Following the Bowls England edict Knyveton Gardens Bowling Club closed their green and Club house on the 20th March 2020.
All local (Bournemouth) leagues and competitions, including County and National competitions have also been cancelled for the 2020 season
Unfortunately for visiting Touring Clubs Knyveton are obliged to cancel all Friendlies until August 2020. The situation nearer this date will determine if the green can be opened or the closure continued.
After consultation with our green Contractor the Club will continue a maintenance plan to enable the resumption of bowls WHEN safe to do so.
By following Government instructions, it is hoped that we can all come through this unprecedented experience and eventually get back to enjoying our sport together.
To our Club members, their family and friends and, the lawn bowls fraternity, please KEEP SAFE.
Friday 21st October 2016
The annual Presentation evening was held at the Elstead Hotel with a superb dinner followed by the 2016 Season Competitions Presentations and then dancing to the Hotels Disco. Some 79 members and their guests attended and enjoyed a very good evening. Our thanks to the staff at the Elstead and our organisers, Tony and Reg Davis, whose adlibbing with the microphone system was an entertaining interlude prior to the presentations.
May 2016
Another successful tour was arranged, this time by Club President John Bristow, to Torquay between Monday 25th April and Friday 29th April 2016. We again stayed at the Derwent hotel within the THC complex on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis.
The Knyveton Gardens touring bowling party played three games against local clubs (within walking distance of the hotel) and won all three!
Tuesday 26th April 2016
Victoria BC 74
Wednesday 27th April 2016
Torquay BC 81
Thursday 28th April 2016
Kings BC 79
Knyveton BC 106
Knyveton BC 98
Knyveton BC 89
The weather was (again) very kind to us and only on Thursday afternoon playing at Kings BC did we experience rain showers during the game. However, with low daily temperatures warm layers of clothing were required on quite exposed greens, literally over the road from the Torquay beaches.
The President, being a great hat supporter, provided all the Knyveton bowlers with a straw Trilby to be worn while in bowling uniform. Unfortunately, the one size fits all meant that in the blustery conditions spectators were often seeing players chasing blown hats across the green. The rule was subsequently relaxed for in play time, and much appreciated.
As with the previous tour this one was fun packed, with all the clubs visited providing excellent hospitality and friendly (but serious) competition. The Knyveton tour party members playing their part, senior citizens acting like youngsters could not be better. To accompany the above Trilbies there were Bowler’s for the losing rink, prizes for the top rink and many fines for the most insignificant of infractions. However, it was successful, particularly for this year’s President’s charity, the local MacMillan Nurses.
The Hotel was very helpful throughout the Tour with great food, so thanks to them. Also, thank you to all of the Tour party for their commitment to the tour and a big vote of thanks to the Club President John Bristow, for organizing all details on the tour, even room selection. Well done John.
Tuesday 26th - Victoria Park.
Beautiful gardens in front of green.
Victoria Park - trying to secure Hats.
Enjoyable company and tea after game.
President and Victoria BC Star.
Manchester City v Real Madrid.
Wednesday 27th lunch time!
Pre match - Hotel departure.
14:00hrs. - The Squad.
Sunny afternoon of action.
Worth the effort.
Good green, good win.
The President's speech.
Knyveton rink results.
Losing rink.
Top rink (well half of it!).
Pre Final game evening tactical briefing.
Thursday 28th Kings BC the first deliveries.
A superb back drop to bowling.
The jack has moved!
The after match joke challenge begins!
Everyone joined in.
www.justgiving.com/lewistransplant
Lewis at the age of 14 was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2015 World Transplant Games in Argentina.
Lewis "qualified" for these games on a) his sporting prowess and b) his transplanted kidney (donated by his mother Su in 2011) following kidney failure in 2010 due to the rare MPGN Type 2. It is thought there are only 10 sufferers in the country and his family have helped set up a charity mpgnddd.org.uk to assist others with this condition.
By Lewis
My time in Argentina.
In August 2015 I was lucky enough to travel, with my mother and sister, to Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the World Transplant Games.
This was my first world games, and the first world games to be held in South America! It was a very interesting experience to travel to Buenos Aires on our way to Mar del Plata. The food in Argentina is very different to ours, but very good. My limited knowledge of Spanish did help!
I was meant to take part in 3 events at the games. Ball throw, badminton singles and badminton doubles. Unfortunately, the ball throw was at the same time as the badminton, on the other side of the city, so I did not compete in the ball throw. However, as a small consolation, after checking the best throws online I realised my personal best was better than the person who won Gold! Therefore, I might have won Gold?
Anyway, I took part in the badminton singles, and to my surprise, found myself in the final playing against my Great British doubles partner and good friend of mine. I won this match and awarded the Gold medal in Badminton. This was arguably one of the best moments of my life. I had beaten around 8 opponents to get this medal and it felt fantastic.
Our doubles competition was not quite as successful; however, I was ecstatic that I had won a medal at all!
None of this would have been possible without the kindness and generosity I received from everyone at Knyveton Gardens Bowling Club and all the clubs in the Bournemouth and District area who helped to raise funds for my trip.
I would like to say a huge thank you to everybody that helped in any way.
Finally, some good news. Whilst I was in Argentina I learnt that if a Junior athlete won a gold or silver medal for Great Britain, they would be automatically selected to take part in the next World games in Malaga, Spain in 2017. Having won Gold, I am hoping to attend.
Lewis with medal
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