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Very well done to Brian, John, Michael and Norman winning the MDL Fours competition last weekend and to Brian and Rory winning the MDL Pairs competition. Rory could not attend and so Brian accepted the trophy on their behalf

On Tuesday 4th September our Club visited Sir Francis Drake Bowling Club in Plymouth.  We have being playing this club since 1907 for a special cup donated by a Babbacombe Player.  Any guesses as to who won this year ??

Yesterday saw the Club welcome Warwickshire County Vice Presidents for a match – thankfully the weather was kind to us

Well this weekend is our Club Competitions Finals Weekend and what a great start we had today.  Good weather and some great bowling resulting in some nail biting games.  Well done to all who got through to the finals and congratulations to all the winners today and for those who partake and win tomorrow.  To all those who unfortunately didn’t get through or win – there is always next year !  Many thanks as always to those who work hard behind the scenes to make this happen.  Don’t forget the public are always welcome to come and watch anytime throughout the season and/or to have a go

On Friday we welcomed some lovely bowlers from Evergreen Club who came from Chard in Somerset and Basingstoke to name a couple of places  Another great afternoon of bowling was enjoyed by all

We have been enjoying some great weather recently and our Club has been welcoming so many Tourist and Friendly matches  Here are a couple of photos from yesterday when we had a friendly against Chudleigh Bowls Club  Although it was very hot we still carried on and had a very pleasant afternoon

Well another busy week was enjoyed at Babbacombe Bowling Club and thankfully the sun shone.  Amongst all the usual league and county matches and social roll ups,  we welcomed the Richmond and Barnes Bowling Club on Friday for a tourist match and yesterday had the pleasure of Bitton Park Bowling Club from Teignmouth for a friendly

We have enjoyed lots of friendlies so far this year and here are a few photos from yesterday’s annual visit from the Monmouth Trundlers.  A great time was had by all and we are very much looking forward already to next year’s visit

Hello, and welcome to Babbacombe Bowling Club website. Thank you for visiting.

We are a small to medium sized bowling club, with over 100 members, who play at all levels. Whether you are looking for somewhere just to watch bowls in pleasant surroundings, play the occasional social game, join the competitive sides, or even enter national competitions, there is a place for you here, and you will receive a warm welcome.

Or, if you are a member of another club looking for a club to play against on tour, our Fixtures Secretary will be very pleased to hear from you. We can accommodate up to 7 rinks, and there are some very good hotels in the local area.

Whatever your interest in bowls, spectator, beginner, player, we would be glad to welcome you at the club, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Mervyn Benney, President

Our early season Open Week proved successful, attracting a good number of visitors to try bowls at the Club.

We are happy to report that we can welcome fourteen new bowlers and four new social members to the Club for 2018.