Shrewsbury Indoor Bowls Club

CLUB TOUR 2026.

A party of 15 Club members recently enjoyed a five day coach trip, visiting and playing matches against several indoor bowling clubs. Our hotel was in Lincoln and each day we visited a different club : Grantham
Sleaford
Lincoln
Boston
Nottingham (on our way home).

Our thanks go to the club members for welcoming us into their club and making our tour possible. 👍

Prior to bowling at Lincoln IBC, our coach driver dropped us off in the city centre and we had a few hours spare time for sightseeing.

All the Clubs were very welcoming and friendly and everyone enjoyed their bowling sessions – some more than others! All the greens were much faster than our own and we did not do too well at mastering them, although some of us did manage to win our individual matches.
Lincoln IBC was by far the largest club with eight rinks, a bright blue carpet and over 1,000 members. Boston IBC was the smallest with approx. 280 members (not many more than our own)

Lincoln IBC were very generous and the President of the Club, Roger Clark, presented SIBC with a crystal trophy to commemorate our visit which is now in the SIBC’s trophy cabinet. We also received individual trophies to each member of the winning team.

Back at the hotel, our evening meal was at 7.30pm and after that several of us enjoyed a game, or two, or more, of Mexican Dominoes (courtesy of Phil who supplied the game). None of us had ever played this before but we thoroughly enjoyed each evening.

To sum up, everyone had a really good time, enjoyed each others’ company and bowling at different venues. Everyone agreed they would like to do it again next year to a different area.


Margaret.

Like migratory birds, many of our Shrewsbury indoor bowlers feel the pull of the hump outdoors at this time of year, as the crown green season begins😉. Yet, the indoor bowls continues through the spring and summer with a continued programme of bowls.
We wish all our seasonal bowlers a successful and healthy crown green season. 🤞See you all again in the autumn when the colder days and darker nights draw you back to the warmth and light of the indoor world. 👍
See you soon. Stay well. ❤️

Thinking of playing next season?
There are a number of leagues running again next winter. Look out for these entry forms in the bowls Centre. Fill it in and pop it in the club internal post box. Leagues get booked up and the easiest way to have a chance of playing is completing the form and letting us know. Some leagues are very popular but we will do our best to cater for as many people as we can.

Our General & Membership Secretary, Margaret Allman and our Competitions & League Secretary, Colin Smith with the Club’s Charity Donation to honour the great work of Lingen Davies Cancer Support.

Following the wonderful cancer care received by many of its members, the Shrewsbury Indoor Bowls Club hosted a dedicated charity day to raise money for us.

Thanks to some outstanding efforts, they've generously donated £524.50 to us! 💛

But it doesn't end there...

We're delighted to share that the club has chosen to continue fundraising for us throughout 2026, with planning underway for another fundraising event later in the year and a Lingen Davies collection can on display in the club's reception.

Thank you!

Great to see the team shirt revolution continuing at our Monday Night Aussie Pairs League. Looking good boys. (Dave & Les) 👍👍

Well, they did it yet again. A full house of 8 in one end at our Monday night Aussie Pairs League.
Congratulations James Weaver and Darren Fitzpatrick ‘Any Given Tuesday’.
Only two teams have managed this feat and James and Darren have done it 3 times. 👏🏼👏🏼
Here they are with their Hotshots badges and certificates.

Teams bringing some fun and colour on a Monday night to our Aussie pairs league nights. Along with music during games, this is contributing to the great atmosphere we want. Good to see. 👍

Potters is underway. WORLD INDOOR BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Fast carpet this year.
Click this link on YouTube to watch live or recorded for free. 👍
First pairs match.

World Indoor Bowls Championship 2026 D Ellis & T Verran vs A Kyle & R Davies - Day 1 Match 1 Welcome back to Potters for all the live action here at the World Indoor Bowls Championship 2026