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Welcome to the Stamford & District Bowls League website.
We hope you will find the information here interesting and useful - look around the website to find out more about the League.
The Stamford & District Bowls League has been promoting inter-club bowling in the local area since 1967. The League itself operates on two evenings a week – Mondays and Fridays. For 2024, we have 28 teams who will compete in three divisions.
As well as the twice-weekly league matches, we run four competitions - the Boor & Wainwright Shield, the Duncomb Shield,the Oddfellows Charity Rosebowl competition and the Secretary’s Pairs competition. There is also the President's Gala, which supports the President's chosen charity for that year. For next season, 2024, we hope we will also be running a new competition - the President’s Triples competition.
In addition to the details of the fixtures and results, you will find profiles of each club, the league's rules and constitution and a short history of the league. There is also a Photo Gallery, a Club News page and an Events Diary; we hope you will let us know about events at your club that would interest other bowlers.
Click on the menu bars (top left-hand corner) to see all the tabs.
League Dates to Remember for 2024:
Thursday 18th April
League Registration Meeting - 7.00 pm: at Stamford Indoor Bowls Club.
Payments Due:
£10 per team registered in the Stamford League
£2 per player registered in each team
£10 per team for Boor & Wainwright competition.
Sunday 11th August
President’s Gala: to be held at Blackstones BC.
Saturday 24th August
Boor & Wainwright Competition Final: to be held at Langtoft, starting at 2.00 pm.
Sunday 25th August
Duncomb Shield Competition Final: to be held at Bourne Town BC, starting at 2.00 pm.
Saturday 31st August
Oddfellows Charity Rosebowl Competition Final: to be held at Blackstones BC, starting at 2.00 pm.
Sunday 1st September
Secretary’s Pairs Competition Final: to be held at Market Overton BC, starting at 2.00 pm.
Dates for finals are provisional and will be confirmed.
Boor & Wainwright Competition First Round Dates:
The Boor & Wainwright Competition first round matches will be played on the following dates:
Friday 26 April, Monday 29 April
Friday 3 May, Friday 10 May, Monday 13 May, Friday 17 May, Monday 20 May
The schedule under B&W Round Robin Draw is now confirmed; please check the schedule carefully.
Stamford League Match Dates:
The Stamford League will start on Monday 3 June and end on Friday 2 August.
Latest News:
Wednesday 27th March: Peter Bateman
We have just been informed that Peter Bateman died recently; his funeral was last week, although no one at Oakham Bowls Club was made aware. Peter and his wife Jennie were both keen bowlers in their time; they played at Blackstones and, latterly, Oakham. Jennie is currently in a care home.
Sunday 30th June: Ketton 50th Anniversary Gala
Save the date!
Sunday 9th June: Stamford Town Bowls Club Gala Day
Details and entry form to download under Events Diary
Friday 7th March
To all Club Secretaries:
Please check your club profiles and let me know if there are any updates required. Thanks, SF.
Tuesday 5th March
We are sorry to lose two teams who have disbanded: Oakham Owls and Ketton Kites. Ketton Kestrels will now play as Ketton in Division 2.
We are pleased to welcome two new teams: Bourne Castle and Greetham Anglians. Both teams will enter the league in Division 3. Greetham will now play as Greetham Poachers.
The B&W round robin has now been adjusted to ensure that all teams have the same number of home and away matches. All the fixtures have now been published, for both the B&W competition and the Stamford League. Please check the schedules carefully. SF.
9th January: Peter White
Peter White, of Langtoft BC, passed away on Tuesday 9th January 2024, aged 82 years.
"He was an established bowler and, in 2010, became winner of the Over 65s at Skegness. He was still playing a competitive game up to last season, winning the Langtoft Club 19 Singles title. Peter was a true gentleman and will be missed by Anne and his family, and the bowling community in the Stamford League and further afield."
Results website address
Please note that the address of the results website has changed to bowlsresultstwo.co.uk/stamford
Sue Fleckney
Website Administrator
Please let us know if there is a club event or achievement that you would like to be publicised here and in the Events Diary or under Club News.
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