Ystradfechan Bowls Club

Open 6.30pm on Tuesday the 29th of November for the Wales v England fifa World Cup game

Sunday 4th of December
Sunday lunch 1pm
Beef, Turkey, Vegetarian on request
Deserts: home made chocolate brownies
Home made apple crumble or vienetta

To book phone the club on 01443776868
Or message Claire Lewis

Saturday 26th of November open at 2pm for the Wales v Australia rugby game at 3.15pm
"Yes our screens are working"

7pm is the first of our winter concerts TONY REED
TICKETS £5 available from the bar

Winter opening times
Thursday 6.00pm
Friday 4.00pm
Saturday 2.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm

Come on Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿!!

We are open from 6.30 for Wales’ opening game at the World Cup!

Come along and support the lads in the comfort of the Bowls Club!

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Tonight's options x

Curry night with Claire

Come try out Claire curries tonight x

Curry at the club this wednesday

6pm
This week's curries are
Chicken korma
Beef madras
And Ben's beef reaper

To book in for Sunday lunch phone the club on 01443776868 or Claire on 07946445545

Sunday lunch menu
Roast beef served with Yorkshire pudding
Or chicken served with stuffing
Served with honey roast parsnips, roast potatoes, boiled potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, peas and Ben's home made gravy
£8.95

At a loose end this week? Why not come and enjoy our popular curry night on Wednesday! Curry and a pint for £6.95! Plus the Champions League football is on.

Don’t forget on Sundays we have our Sunday Lunches available. Please contact Claire at the club to book!

Congratulations to our very own Joe Price on being part of the successful mens junior international team who won the British Isles Series this weekend! Somehow, Joe is the one holding the winners plaque in this photo! Outstanding debut and the first international honours of many I’m sure!

As the season draws to a close we would like to wish Joe Price all the best on his international debut in Belfast this weekend! You’ve worked so hard for this and deserve it! Enjoy the experience!

Quarter finals under way:

Mark Thomas vs Mal Davies
Mark Letman vs Dan Salmon
Ysie White vs Imran James
Steve Williams vs Ryan Thomas

The groups are done. The four triples straight through are:

Mark Thomas
Dan Salmon
Steve Williams
Mal Davies

The play-off draw is:
Mike Prosser vs Imran James
Carwyn Morgan vs Ysie White
Mark Letman vs Dai Pritchard

We are almost ready!

Today we celebrate the life of a great man in Mike Jonathan. Mike loved fierce competition and that’s exactly what we have today. With an array of talents taking to the green - we have Commonwealth Games gold medalists, international players both male and female and a mix of top local talent all challenging for the £1050 first prize! It promises to be a cracker!

If you’re coming down the club will be very busy so please be patient with our staff. We’ve never done anything this big before so today will be a big learning curve. We’ll do our best and look forward to receiving your support!

Stay tuned for updates throughout the day. Some action shots and a live stream of the final!

With the season almost over we played Llantrisant this evening in the WD Jones final and we’re successful by 7 shots. Well done to the lads!

Following our 10 points to 4 win against Ferndale last night we are now Rhondda League Champions! Huge congratulations to all players who have contributed to this success.

Lots of games still to go and hopefully more success to come!

The draw has been done for the Mike Jonathan Memorial Triples and what a field we have! Commonwealth Games gold medalists, bronze medalists, international representatives everywhere you look! Men, women, the Commonwealth games Para Bowls team - there is quality everywhere!

Promises to be a fantastic day. Again, a huge thanks to our sponsors Real Windows, Devonalds Solicitors, CDJ Electrical and Steve Baker for allowing us to offer an impressive £1500 in prize money!

September 11th at the Club from 9am and onwards!

Promises to be a cracker.

More medal success for Wales in the visually impaired mixed pairs! Well done to Julie Thomas and Gordon Llewellyn on their silver medal!

Mark Adam’s (Julie’s co-ordination) will be at the club on the 11th September along with para bowls team members Chris Spriggs and Paul Brown.

What a couple of days at the Commonwealth Games! Huge congratulations to Owain Dando, Ross Owen and Jon Tomlinson on their triples Bronze yesterday.

Today, the pairs climbed the mountain and won GOLD! Again, massive congratulations to Dan Salmon and Jarrad Breen on their win against England!

You can see lots of these players and more on the 11th September at our Mike Jonathan Memorial Triples.

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Another busy week this week at the Fech!

Wednesday we have our increasingly popular Curry night! Back with a vengeance this week.

Thursday we have a home game against local rivals Ferndale in Mid Glamorgan League.

Friday we are hosting womens bowls as two local teams face off in a triples semi final!

Saturday we host Ely Valley in EWL1 - both teams fresh off good wins on the weekend!

Sunday means only one thing - a Sunday lunch! Call the club on 01443 776868 or contact Claire to book your table (we’ll tag her in the comments).

Come along and enjoy the fun!

County finals weekend all done!

After a positive morning yesterday the afternoon saw Joe Price go down against Nathan Rees 16-21. A valiant defence of his u25 crown.

After a 1 shot defeat in the morning Mal Davies and SE lost by 1 shot on an extra end in the over 60s pairs in the afternoon.

Tonight Mal and SE, joined by Bobby Gilbert and John Beynon Davies faced off against Harlequins in the senior fours and unbelievably lost by 1 shot again!

Despite this all finalists represent the club in the Welsh National Championships in Llandrindod Wells between 12-18 August. Stay tuned for details of playing times when the draws have been done.

Opening times for this week - where better to be when the sun is shining?! It’s important to keep hydrated in this heat so our opening times are:

2pm Monday
4pm Tuesday
6pm Wednesday and Thursday
2pm Friday and Saturday
12pm Sunday

Two out of three ain’t bad!

A win for Wayne Meats, James Pate and Joe Price in the triples by 2 shots!

Nicky Jones and Mark Thomas win the pairs 20-19!

Hard lines to Mal Davies, Bobby Gilbert and Steve Evans who lost the over 60 triples on the last bowl! A fine effort.

More representation this afternoon where we go for the u25 singles and over 60 pairs!

County finals day!

All the best to our finalists as they head to Merthyr West End for County Finals day! We wish all competitors the best of luck - but ours a little bit more 😉

Stay safe in this heat and plenty of hydration!

Under 25 County game.

Mid Glam vs Monmouthshire

County Finals Schedule for Sunday 17th July!

As mentioned previously, strong representation from our club in Sundays finals! We wish all competitors the very best!

Our final National Qualifier was confirmed last week, with Mal Davies, John Beynon Davies, Bobby Gilbert and Stephen SE Evans booking their place in the Welsh finals in the over 55 rinks tournament! That takes our participation in Llandod to 6 representatives in 10 events!

All qualifiers will take part in County Finals at Merthyr West End on Sunday 17th July! A recap:

U25 Singles: Joe Price vs Nathan Rees (Thomastown)
Open Pairs: Nicky Jones and Mark Thomas be (Alfie Hughes and Jack Breen (Quins)
Triples: Garin Roderick, James Pate and Joe Price vs Hywel Evans, Jack Davies and Jordan Davies (Quins)
O60 Pairs: Mal Davies and SE vs Stuart Evans and partner (Quins)
O60 Triples: Mal Davies, Bobby Gilbert and SE vs 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️
O55 Rinks: Mal, JBD, Bobby and SE vs Alfie Hughes, Phil Carpenter, Paul Keating and Andrew Wason (Quins)

All the best gentlemen!

At a loose end this week? Here’s what’s on at the club!

Tonight: County Singles Semi Finals. Stay tuned for some live streaming later on!

Wednesday: We open at 6pm for our increasingly popular curry night! 6.95 for curry and a pint!

Thursday: We open at 6pm as per norm.

Friday: We open at 3pm to make the most of the good weather.

Saturday: We are open from 9am (bar open time to be confirmed) as we host the Mid Glamorgan u25 Academy bowlers! Come along and support the future of our game on what looks set to be a belter of a weekend!

Sunday: We are open from 12pm for our Sunday dinners. Book via the club on 01443 776868. If lunch isn’t you thing, the bar is open from 12pm but the main room will be kept for those having dinner. It’ll be nice and warm on the patio anyway!

Come along and enjoy!

Our increasingly popular curry night is back tonight! Why not pop down for a top notch curry and a pint while watching the Mid Glamorgan Triples Semi Final. A top game in store and a nice evening. No good staying in the house on days like this! Bar open from 6.30pm 👍🏻👍🏻

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How it started vs How it’s going!

Proud is an understatement. Congratulations to our very own Joe Price on his selection for the Welsh U25 team for the series in Belfast this September. An incredible honour and one we as a club knew was coming your way.

Huge congratulations to all selected.

The Ystradfechan Llandod bandwagon keeps on rolling as tonight we have two more qualifying teams.

In the Open Pairs, Nicky Jones & Mark Thomas qualify for the National Finals.

In the Open Triples Joe Price, James Pate & Garin Roderick qualify for the National Finals.

Congratulations all! The club now have representatives in five events at the National Championships!

More good news!
We’ll done Joe Price & to everyone selected, especially those from Mid Glamorgan!

Huge congratulations to our Captain Joe Price on winning his semi final in the County u25 singles. Joe now plays in the National Finals in August. Superb stuff again!

It’s becoming a habit! Congratulations to Mal Davies and Stephen SE Evans who again have qualified for the Welsh National Championships, this time ably assisted by Bobby Gilbert in the over 60 triples.

Dominating the old farts game and more opportunities due in the next few weeks. Stay tuned!

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