Category: Club News

We held our annual general knowledge quiz on Saturday 2 October in our usual venue, the Nutley Memorial Hall . Once again we were well supported with an entry of 15 teams, mostly comprising 6 players, almost a full house. The quiz took it usual format of 8 rounds each consisting of 10 questions plus 2 marathon […]

The Annual Presentation Lunch of the Club took place on Wednesday 25 October 2023 at Heaven Farm, Furnace Green. There were 21 members and 4 guests, who took part in a fine repast that was efficiently served. It was a very good turnout which involved a lot of chatter, Everyone had previously chosen their menu and no one […]

On 16 July 2023 we held our very successful tournament when 12 visiting teams played a series of short games for the Alf Sayers Memorial Trophy. This involves a great effort by club members before and on the day itself. The weather is always a worry and this year we had the problem of high […]

Our quiz, in aid of Nutley Bowling Club funds, had been an annual event until it was side lined in 2020 due to the covid pandemic. So for the first time in 3 years we were very pleased to welcome 14 teams to participate in our quiz on 1st October for a very enjoyable, sociable […]

In coldest January Peter Lambert sat down to start planning the Alf Sayers competition to be held on a warm July day. Little did he know that day would be on the leading edge of the unprecedented heat wave in the UK. Invitations were sent out and 12 teams accepted the competition to play on […]

As I write this report I can only say I have not yet seen much of flaming June. The weather has not been very kind so far but we live in hope. We have continued with our friendly matches and are now involved with the league games. Over the next 2 months we will also […]

What a season it has been. At one stage it was very close for the Internal Competitions to be cancelled. Matches were still being played in the last week for the final’s day on Saturday 4th September. Gilbert Harding Triples Competition Let’s start with the Gilbert Harding triples day which after two previous dates was […]

I would like to suggest this was probably the happiest day for many a bowler who had been denied a good day out bowling with considerable enjoyment. As a club we were delighted to be able to put on such a happy day just 24 hours  before the ending in England of the Government’s pandemic […]

With Keith Paul winning the Nutley Bowling Club Men’s single competition he was eligible to enter the Sussex County Men’s Division 2 Champion of Champions, which he entered. Keith’s Preliminary match was away at Uckfield against a worthy opponent Guy Thornely who has won the Men’s singles at Uckfield the last 5 seasons and has […]

Whilst bowling outdoors is primarily a summer activity, the winter period does see activity at the club, usually on a Tuesday morning, when maintenance on the green and its surroundings takes place. The surroundings include the club house, benches, scoreboards and fences, all of which have to be checked and, if needed, repaired. Most of […]