Albany Club Bowls

Here are 5 sixths of our Sunday A team, playing away at Lime Tree this morning. Ranging in ages from 18 to over 80, the team currently sits second in Division 2 in the Coventry Sunday league.

Danny (right), and Trev (with the hat) are also currently ranked first and second place in the division averages (a method used for ranking the performance of all 72 players, across all clubs).

There are 7 teams in this division, and 3 divisions altogether.

Congratulations to Sarah, Warren, Dawn and Scott who this evening won through to the Finals Night of two of our internal cups.

Sarah and Warren go through to face each other in the final of the Challenger Cup, and Dawn and Scott proceed to play along with Paul and Trev in the semi finals, competing for the Bill Price Cup.

The date of the Finals night is yet to be set. Well done to all players competing this evening.

Day off the bowls for us today.

Tomorrow we have a doubleheader... Albany A are away playing at Keresley Colliery A. Meanwhile Albany B host Keresley Colliery B at our Spencer Park home fortress.

Good luck to all players. Stay cool.

Wondering what the best way to celebrate reactivating our page is! Please be gentle... it's only been 5 years... 😎

The crown green in Spencer Park is now reopen but only for existing Albany Bowls Club members to practice. Practice must be undertaken according to our guidelines. These conditions are laid out to fit within the guidance provided by the national governing body for crown green bowls, the BCGBA.

Bowling is only allowed if you have prebooked a practice slot, if you use your own equipment, and for very small groups according to the rules laid out. Hand sanitizer is provided. Further details on the rules and how to book have been sent to all club members, and more info is provided on the notice fixed to the gate.

Stay safe everyone.

Probably doesnt need saying, but any excuse to roll out this bear photo...

Our greens are closed until further notice.

Coming on nicely...

Despite the news we shared yesterday, and the potential impact of global events on our sport, the work to improve our green with the addition of a new path started yesterday. Looks great already!

We have had a few enquiries, so just putting it out there that we are constantly reviewing how global events will impact the coming bowls season.

There is a league meeting between all Coventry and District clubs, and a County committee meeting on Monday 23rd March. We anticipate being able to give more guidance after those meetings.

We are monitoring the government, Sport England and BCGBA advice.

Meanwhile, here's a nice picture of a bear on our green to make you all feel better. 😎

Both greens in Spencer Park were given a good cut this week and look great for it. 🥰🥰🥰

The first green (top photo) will have a new path laid inside the hedging in the next week. This will really help our competitive matches because for the first time team mates and spectators will be legitimately inside the hedge, not outside. Fingers crossed the weather and other conditions are fine for this work.

The second green (the one with wire fencing and an as-yet-unestablished hedge) has been left with a much longer grass length for now. This is to hopefully let the grass reestablish after last years' summer heat. We have plans to apply for grants this year to help fund new gutters for this second green.

Both greens should also get tining, seeding and top-dressing treatment in this coming week ready for the start of the season.

This is how many matches our 9 teams will play during the 2020 bowls season. 😳😳😳

We are considering running a very short "Crash Course for Crown Green Bowls", aimed at novices, in the first half of April. There will be a modest fee for non-members.

Please comment below or message us if you fancy it. Or tag someone who you think might be interested.