Season 2026
COMPETITION RULES 2022
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THE CROUCH BOWLING CLUB SEAFORD
THE CROUCH GARDENS, EAST STREET,
SEAFORD, EAST SUSSEX BN25 1PX
Tel: 01323 893076
BOWLS - SOCIAL - COMPETITION
CROUCH NEWS 26
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THE 2026 SEASON
Monday 13thJuly
to Sunday 19th July
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THIS WEEK AT THE CROUCH
A FULL WEEK OF CLUB COMPETITIONS, WHY NOT POP DOWN FOR A COFFEE WATCH SOME COMPETITIVE BOWLS?
COME DOWN THE CROUCH AND SUPPORT YOUR CLUB.
THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE GREAT
JOIN OUR MONTHLY DRAW HELP SUPPORT THE CLUB.
The competition took place on Wednesday 15th July on another very hot and sunny day.
Well attended by Members, 8 teams were split into two sections playing four games each resulting in the top two teams with the most points playing each other for the cup.
The winners were David Tolhurst, Claire and Howard Smith.
The runners up were Vi Nolan, Reg Thompson, Chris Reynolds, and Keith Pordum.
SEAFORD TOWN CUP
COMPETITION 2026
The winners: David Tolhurst, Claire and Howard Smith.
The runners up: Vi Nolan, Reg Thompson, Chris Reynolds, and Keith Pordum.
The next skittles evening will be
Friday 24th June 7-9.
Everyone welcome.
BAR WILL BE OPEN
ENJOY A FUN EVENING
SUSSEX PRESIDENT’S DAY
SATURDAY 6th JUNE 2026
Our Club Member Martin Graham-Hyde is the Sussex County President for 2026 and arranged a match between the Sussex County Men and The Crouch Bowls Club.
Unfortunately, the match had to be abandoned after only a few ends played as torrential rain and high winds forced everyone inside.
Opening Day Roll-Up
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DIARY NOTES 2026
TUESDAY 21 JULY
HAILSHAM BC
HOME MATCH
AT CROUCH (Home)
2.00pm (Whites)
WEDNESDAY 22 JULY
MACKIE BC
(Meridian Lge)
AT CROUCH (Home)
2.00pm (Whites)
SATURDAY 25th JULY
SEAFORD BC
(Meridian Lge)
AT CROUCH (Home)
2.00pm (Whites)
MONDAY 27th JULY
HOLLINGBURY BC
(Meridian Lge)
AT CROUCH (Home)
2.00pm (Whites)
TUESDAY 28th JULY
ROTTINGDEAN LADIES BC
AT CROUCH (Home)
2.00pm (Whites)
SHORT MAT resumes October
FOR CLUB MEMBERS ONLY
2027 Club Short Break Holiday to Potters
I am proposing to organise a group Short Break Holiday to:
Potters
at Five Lakes resort in Essex for 5 days
either
Monday 2 February 2027 to Friday 6 February 2027
or
Monday 22 March 2027 to Friday 26 March 2027 (Good Friday).
If this might interest you, please give me a ring.
You do not need to be an indoor bowler to enjoy
the many facilities on offer at Potters on this ‘All Inclusive” break.
David Lewis
To all Club members
Bar procedures
Following Mike Nolan’s retirement as Bar Manager, we wanted to communicate a few things to you all for information.
With immediate effect, Chris Reynolds will be assuming the Bar Manager role. Chris will act as the liaison point with the main Committee on bar matters and be responsible for dealing with bar accounting issues, cash and stock management etc.
Ashley Tyler has agreed to organise and manage the bar staff rota.
Alan Parr and Lionel Pelling will undertake stock purchases as and when needed.
Alan has also constructed a new secure store cupboard in the main clubhouse storeroom, which will hopefully reduce the number of trips needed to purchase bar supplies.
We have invested in a new till and cash register for the bar. This should greatly assist with accounting and stock management etc. A short period of training is planned for all volunteers on the bar rota.
The card reader will continue to be available to purchase bar orders over £5.00.
We have entered into an agreement with Lewes Council for the fortnightly disposal of all bar dry recycling waste, commencing on 1 December. You will observe that a new waste bin is now situated adjacent to the front of the Clubhouse for this purpose. The bin will be collected from the end of Bramber Lane. Ashley Tyler, Fred Hammond and Lionel Pelling have kindly agreed to be on a rota to move the bin to and from the collection point.
Bar Prices
Partly as a consequence of some of these changes, it has been decided to increase bar prices with immediate effect. However, we hope you will agree that our prices continue to represent excellent value for money. It is also worth stating that profits from the bar help to minimise annual subscription costs.
Crouch BC Committee
CROUCH FINALS 2025
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
PLEASE TELEPHONE the Secretary on:
01323 656116
SeasonsEnd
The closing Drive 2025 followed by fish and chips.
FRIDAY LEAGUE
The winners were, Howard Smith,
Dave Williams, Terry Hreen and
Bob Straw.
Runners up, Eric Forbes, Merv Reed, David Page and Rob Weaver.
Also, the Midweek League results are as follows:- Winners Jan Sharwood, Chris Gore, Claire Smith & Henry Russell
Runners Up :- Dave Page, Howard Smith, Geoff Easton & Richard Bosworth.
Saturday 23rd August the Club held the Men's Jubilee Triples Competition and our congratulations to the winners and runners up.
The Winners - holding the cup is skip David Lewis with Howard Smith and Chris Ridge.
Runners up - Lionel Pelling, Bob Carrington (the skip) and Eric Forbes.
Annual Ladies Triples Competition
We held our Annual Ladies Triple Competition yesterday and congratulations to the worthy winners.
Monday 14th July 202525
Bowls in Seaford
Received this from Alan Parr, about a bit of Bowls history in Seaford. Bowls has always had a keen following in the town. See also:
https://www.crouchbowlingclubseaford.com/about-history. - Thanks Alan.
"Seaford Bowls Club was established in 1910 and a green was laid out in Chichester Road In 1934 another green was laid out by Seaford Council in the Crouch Gardens. This became a popular venue but in 1942 the Vice-Captain and Secretary were killed in an air raid and many records and trophies were destroyed. The pavilion was extended in 1973 when a ladies team was formed". Any more contributions about Bowls in Seaford crouchbowlingclubseaford@gmail.com
90th ANNIVERSARY
CLUB DRIVE
2025
A beautiful sunny day at The Crouch saw many of the Club members playing in the 90th Anniversary Fun Drive.
The competition which was played in the tropical sun was followed by a great Tea Party in the Clubhouse.
The players needed plenty of refreshments during the afternoon but all seemed to have had a great time.
First win of the season at The Crouch
Our Men's team were in action at the Crouch on Bank Holiday weekend, Sunday 4th May against Mackie BC in a National Competition. The Crouch won on 4 rinks & lost on 1. A good start to the season. Well done.
Thankyou from the Mayor
29:h April 2025
Dear Crouch Bowling Club
Thank you, so much for the beautifully crafted patchworks for the Community Coat, the response to our call for patches has been astonishing. As part of the celebrations of Seaford Town Council's 25" Anniversary, I reached out to Seaford residents, local artisans, community groups and schools to help design a Community Coat representing the amazing commitment of all those who currently work, volunteer and engage with Seaford communities.
Our work on the coat is now complete, and we have 91 patches from 50 organisations and individuals. This voluntary project aimed to demonstrate a 'moment in time', as an inclusive community initiative bringing people together in Seaford to celebrate our groups, organisations and natural surroundings. The logo above was crafted for the coat and we are indebted to the remarkable sewists that have come forward to offer their skills for this project.
I have felt incredibly privileged to have experienced the joy of sharing the coat, first as I led the Lantern Parade with our Town Crier Peter White for Christmas Magic last November, and since then on the occasions I have worn it to community events and visited local schools. I have been very touched by the stories that I have been hearing of local groups developing their patches together, such community activity underpins the aspirations we had for making this project a success.
After my last showing of the coat at our Town Forum on Thursday 1" May, please do come along, https://www.seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk/events/seaford-town-forum/ the Community Coat will be displayed for the next few weeks at Wave Leisure and will then reside in the Council Chamber. This project has reminded us that we truly have a golden thread of opportunity that connects our residents across all ages to a robust core of community concern which identifies local need and harnesses the skills and energy of local volunteers.
With my gratitude,
Sally Matull
ClIr Sally Markwell
Mayor of Seaford
LET BOWLS BEGIN AT THE CROUCH
OPEN DAY A BIG SUCCESS
A sunny Spring day saw many locals turn up at The Crouch Bowlig Club to try out Bowls on the superb green this year.
The coaches were kept busy showing possible new members the skills and enjoyment of Lawn Bowls with many of them joining for a summer of competition and enjoyment.
SKITTLES
Skittles evenings during the summer will be on
the following dates from 7-9pm.
Wednesday 7th May Monday 23rd June
Monday 21st July Tuesday 26th August
Monday 22nd September
Mike's Bar will be open
AUSTRALIAN PAIRS
Barry and David beat Howard and Mike in The Australian Pairs Competition on Wednesday 11th September.
Hyundai, Seaford sponsor the Australian Pairs Competition and the trophy was presented to the winners by President Mick Arrow. This is always a popular all day event and we appreciate the support of Brooklyn Hyundai throughout the year.
Many thanks to Marina Floodgate and others fo forwarding some great photos of the finalists last Saturday/Sunday. I have put together a short video of contestants and winners so far.
Due to the weather intervening the Men's Final was postponed until later this week. Updated video with all the winners on Now, thanks Marina.
CLUB FINALS WEEKEND
Saturday/Sunday
7th - 8th September 2024
Updated Finals Video
WOODINGDEAN WIN MERIDIAN LEAGUE 2024
Todays match against Woodingdean in the Meridian League was unfortunately postponed due to bad weather. BUT . . . We have just presented The Meridian League Trophy to them this afternoon. Woodingdean have had a great year and have won the trophy with games to spare.
Congratulations to Woodingdean who are the 2024 champions, well done to all your players. Dave Grimley.
Two Wood Box Comp
The ladies played the 2 wood box competition this afternoon Wednesday 14th August.
The winner was Rosie Waters, runner up Vi Nolan.
Photo with Ladies Captain Sue Conil.
Saturday Night saw a huge sell out crowd in the Crouch Bowling Club for their Summer Disco.
Dave Tolhurst the DJ kept them rocking !!
Watch the fun in the video.
Club Drive Saturday 3rd August
The sunshine had disappeared but this did not deter the members. A good competition was held on a cloudy Crouch green.
BBQ 2024 - Another fine day at The Crouch
Members turned out in force to experience the fine Burgers and Sausages at the annual BBQ for 2024. The bowls wasn't bad either. Scroll for more pics.
MERIDIAN LEAGUE 2024
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