Blantyre Bowling Club

10/10/2026

Blantyre Lawn Tennis Club, 1963

Blantyre Lawn Tennis Club – Between 1910 and 1915, this local sports club established tennis courts and a pavilion at 81 Stonefield Road. The club arrangements were done through Mrs Catherine Weir of 16 Victoria Street. The club bought the land from the Trustees of John Clark Forrest.

At that time the adjacent Bowling club were still renting land from the trustees, but they owned their own clubhouse at the time, the back of which faced on to the courts. Separate changing rooms were located near the manse and the adjacent land of Pilot Acre. The yearly annual rent in 1915 for the tennis courts was £5 and 10 shillings, perhaps reflecting what a community past-time this provided.

The popular tennis courts were between Pilot Acre and the Blantyre Bowling Club, on the east side of Stonefield Road and were still there in 1963, as this picture shows. No longer there today, the ground is now used as the car park for the Bowling Club, which was recently surfaced with tarmacadam in Winter 2016.

06/09/2026

What a fantastic Finals Weekend at Blantyre Bowling Club!

A huge congratulations to all our winners and runners up!

We’d also like to say a massive thank you to all our members for your fantastic support throughout the weekend and, of course, throughout the whole season. Your encouragement, participation and team spirit are what make our club so special. We look forward to seeing you all back on the green in April!

Championship
Winner - David Gardner
Runner Up - Bobby Brown

Presidents
Winner - Ross Davidson
Runner Up - Craig Goldie

Vice Presidents
Winner - Craig Goldie
Runner Up - Craig Mitchell

Handicap
Winner - Craig Reid
Runner Up - Dan Clarke

Pairs
Winners - Andy Stewart & David McDonald
Runners Up - Craig Nicholson & Darren Gardner

Triples
Winners - Craig Nicholson, Darren Gardner & Bobby Brown
Runners Up - Grant McCormick, Derek Gardner & David Gardner

Senior Championship
Winner - Peter Grant
Runner Up - Raymond Sneddon

Mixed Pairs
Winners - Liz Brown & Bobby Brown Runners Up - Janette Bray & Ray Gall

John Young Memorial
Winner - Ryan Munro
Runner Up - Gordon Paterson

Balloted Pairs
Winners - Mark Dempster & David Gardner
Runners Up - Matt McKeown & Ray Gall

Balloted Mixed Triples
Winners - Elizabeth Glackin, Raymond Sneddon & David Gardner
Runners Up - Colin Campbell, Betty Leaker & Peter Inglis

Senior Balloted Pairs
Winners - Sandy Morton & Dan Clarke
Runners Up - Ian Robertson & Ray Gall

Junior Championship
Winner - Emily Fowler
Runner Up - Ross Connell

04/09/2026

LADIES 2026 FINALS RESULTS

A huge congratulations to all our ladies who took part in this year’s competitions!

Championship
Winner: Janette Bray
Runner-up: Joyce Archibald

Presidents
Winner: Joyce Archibald
Runner-up: Janette Bray

Vice Presidents
Winner: Joyce Archibald
Runner-up: Susan Palmer

2 Bowl Singles
Winner: Liz Brown
Runner-up: Susan Palmer

Non-Prize Winners
Winner: Robyn Slowey
Runner-up: Annamarie Smith

Nomination Pairs
Winners: Betty Leaker & Janette Bray
Runners-up: Robyn Slowey & Joyce Archibald

2 Bowl Pairs
Winners: Betty Leaker & Janette Bray
Runners-up: Janet McKinnon & Susan Palmer

Balloted Pairs
Winners: Annette Dalziel & Irene Forbes
Runners-up: Janet McKinnon & Frances Speedie

Congratulations to all our winners, runners-up and everyone who competed throughout the season!

04/09/2026

FINALS WEEKEND AT BLANTYRE BOWLING CLUB!

It’s that time of year again! Join us this weekend as our finalists battle it out for club glory in the 2026 Finals Weekend.

SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER – 2:00PM

Gents Championship
David Gardner v Bobby Brown

Presidents
Craig Goldie v Ross Davidson

Senior Championship
Raymond Sneddon v Peter Grant

Nomination Pairs
Andy Stewart & David MacDonald v Craig Nicholson & Darren Gardner

Senior Balloted Pairs
Sandy Morton & Dan Clarke v Ian Robertson & Ray Gall

SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER – 12:00PM

Mixed Pairs
Liz Brown & Bobby Brown v Janette Bray & Ray Gall

Balloted Mixed Triples
Elizabeth Glackin, Raymond Sneddon & David Gardner v Colin Campbell, Betty Leaker & Peter Inglis

Junior Championship
Emily Fowler v Ross Connell

Handicap
Dan Clarke v Craig Reid

SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER – 2:30PM

Nomination Triples
Grant McCormick, Derek Gardner & David Gardner v Craig Nicholson, Darren Gardner & Bobby Brown

John Young Memorial
Ryan Munro v Gordon Paterson

Vice Presidents
Craig Goldie v Craig Mitchell

SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER – 5:00PM

Balloted Pairs
Mark Dempster & David Gardner v Matt McKeown & Ray Gall

Come along, support our finalists, enjoy some great bowling and help us make it a fantastic Finals Weekend!

Good luck to all our finalists! 🏆

20/08/2026

Good luck to Betty Leaker & Janette Bray today in the final of the West Pairs at Helensburgh BC at 1.30pm!

11/08/2026

Good luck to our ladies tomorrow at Northfield!

Ladies Pairs

Janette Bray & Joyce Archibald
V
Shotts Ironworks BC
Green C Rink 4 @ 4pm

08/08/2026

Good luck to our ladies tomorrow who take to the green at Northfield!

Ladies Over 55 Fours @ 12.30pm

Joyce Archibald, Noreen Duffy, Liz Brown & Janette Bray
V
Eskmills BC
Green D Rink 4

07/08/2026

05/08/2026

📺 Watch the National Championships live!

A total of 23 games from across all eight days of the 2026 Bowls Scotland National Championships, sponsored by Gallagher, will be broadcast live from Northfield! 🎥

Play Vision Sports Broadcasting will once again bring you the action, with coverage available on Bowls Scotland’s YouTube channel and page.

The Mixed Pairs, Para Pairs, Ladies Singles and Gents Singles finals will be shown exclusively live on BBC Sport platforms.

Read more and view the streaming schedule
📲 https://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/bbc-sport-to-broadcast-four-finals-as-full-national-championships-livestream-schedule-is-confirmed

05/08/2026

Good luck to Janette Bray today in the final of the Blackwood Trophy 🏆

Janette plays at Uddingston BC at 1.30pm v Calderbank.