We have had a very peculiar round of matches with the weather being so hot in the last week or so. We played at Marlow in a C&T match on the 20th July and lost by 2 points to 8. Our winning triple was Denise Williams, Candi Ivey and Callum Kavanagh.

We then played a friendly match at Wexham on the 23rd July and again we lost by 3 triples to 1. Our winning triple was Mike Moir, Denise Williams and Nigel Shock.  We then played Harefield Hospital in a 3 Counties match at home on the 25th July which we won by 7 points to 5. We had 2 wins, 2 losses and i drawn triple. Out top triple was Flora Alderton.John Anderson and Barry Mills by 27 to 8 shots. We then went to Wendover for a friendly match and managed to get 5 triples which was very good. Their green was very good as they had plenty of watering and we lost by 64 to 92 shots. Our winning triple was Margaret Timberlake, Allan Sanders and Mike Holehouse who won by 19 to 13 shots.The captain at Wendover for us was Ian Griffith for which I am very grateful. 

The winners for July 2026 are Michael facey  £25.00,   Allan Rumble   £15.00 and George Ivey £10,00,

Well done to all.

Yesterday 18th July we played a 3 Counties match against Chess Vale at home. Chalfont won on 3 rinks to 2 with the score at 93 to Chalfont and 74 to Chess Vale, giving us 8 points to 4.   Our top rink was Flora Alderton, Martin Cripps and Barry Mills.

Yesterday the 14th July we played at Ladygate on a very nice warm afternoon. It was very friendly and although we tried hard we lost on 3 out of the 4 triples. Our winning triple was Graham Buchanan Denise Rogers and George Ivey by 15 to 13 shots.The overall score was 51 to 72.

I have had to cancel the match on Thursday at Princes Risborough due to lack of players from us.

The match against Wendover is going ahead, just waiting confirmation how many triples we will be doing.

On Sunday 12th July our Burnham Plate team played Scot Bowls in the quarter final at home on a very hot morning!  Unfortunately, we were beaten by Scot with a score of 18 to Chalfonts 8.   The game was played in a very friendly manner and, I may be prejudiced, but I don't feel the final score reflects on how close some of the ends were!  Well done to Jan Endersby and Gill Pochetty who played in all five rounds of the competition and to Pam Naish who played in the last two games.  We all enjoyed a lunch after the game with the players from Scot Bowls and, of course, the biggest treat being a cake and bread pudding supplied by Candi.  Thank you Candi, much appreciated.  Thank you to all our supporters, it was lovely to see so many there.

On Monday 6th July we played at Home against Marlow in the C&T league and won by 7 points to 5. and overall score of 53 to 47.

We won 1 drew 1 and lost 1 triple. Our winning triple was Denise Williams, John Anderson and Barry Mills by 27 to 11 shots.

We played our rearranged 3 Counties match on Tuesday against Amersham and we lost overall by 5 points to 7. We lost on 3 triples and won on 2 and had equal shot score of 86 each.

After having the weather stop play for a few days here is a summary of the games we played.

We played a Home match against Wendover on the 18th June and won overall by 58 shots to 46. Our top triple was Angela Cripps, Mike Moir and Barry Mills by 30 to 7.

Our next match was on the 28th June at Rickmansworth RBL at their new location at Mill End Bowls Club, a new venue for us.We won on all 4 triples which was a very good result for us. Our top triple was Flora Alderton, John Anderson and Barry Mills by 22 to 7 shots.

We then played a Home match against Uxbridge on the 28th June with mixed results, we lost 2 triples drew on 1 and won on 1. Our winning triple was Andy Still,  Chris Pound and Graham Buchanan who won 17 to 15. It was a nice warm afternoon and we lost by 49 to 73 shots.

Yesterday the 4th July we played a 3 counties match at Bassetsbury Manor and it was a very close match. We won on 3 triples but they beat us on shots by 80 to 81 which cost us 2 points. We shared the points 6 each which was a good result for us at their ground. Our top triple was Flora Alderton, Denise Williams and John Anderson by 23 to 12

 

The winners for June 2026 are Barry Mills  £25.00,   Ron Wenham   £15.00 and Margaret Timberlake £10,00,

Well done to all.

Last night, Wednesday 17th June, Pam Naish, Janice Endersby, Gill Pochetty and Hazel Baker, AKA the Burnham Plate team, played their 5th game in the preliminary round and came away with their 5th win!!  The final score was CSG 16 to Amersham's 12.  Well done to all and onto the quarter final which will be played on Sunday 12th July.  Opposing team TBA.  It was an excellent and very close game so well played all.  Thank you also to our usual valued supporters.

On Saturday 13th June we played at Chessvale in a 3 Counties match and unfortuately we lost on all 5 triples. The artifical surface was too much for us this time.

Last night, Wednesday 10th June, our team took on Denham in the fourth game of the Burnham Plate and won 18-14!

Four out of four games won with just next week against Amersham to go. The weather was not kind and everyone got pretty wet and cold so congratulations all on keeping going and giving the spectators a nail biting finish.  Thanks also to our supporters who turned out on a very cold and wet evening!

We held our Open Day yesterday Sunday 7th June and although we had a very wet day on the Saturday it iturned out dry and warm. We had a nice lot of people come to see us and the day went off very well. We had a lot of our members come to help and we had our signs and balloons out to make everyone welcome. I must pick out Candi Ivey who made and supplied lots of different cakes for the occasion which were appreciated by all, especially me. The people doing teas were very busy as were the helpers outside on and around the green.

Another wet day for our 3 Counties match at Home against High Wycombe on Saturday 6th June. It was drizzling when we started and not very warm and we came in for tea at 8 ends hoping it would get better. But after tea it was worse and we played to 10 ends which counted as a match and we agreed to stop. They had one triple of all men which had us at a disadvantage. We won on 2 triples and lost on 3 but our overall score was 55 to 44 so we shared the points 6 each. Our top triple was Flora Alderton, John Anderson and Barry Mills by 18 shots to 3. and Graham Buchanan, Hazel Baker and Mike Skerry being the other winning triple.

Yesterday Wednesday 3rd June our Burnham Plate team played away to Gerrards Cross and had their third win (3 wins out of 3 games), with another resounding score of 18 CSG to 13 GX!  Well done again to Pam McNeil, Janice Endersby, Gill Pochetty and Hazel Baker.  Thanks also to our reserve Pam Naish for coming along and all our valued supporters!  The weather wasn't the best with some rain and a cold wind but everyone carried on enthusiastically with the game.  Thank you all!

We had a very interesting afternoon yesterday 2nd June at Tring where we had a friendly match. The weather was good when we arrived but after we started we kept hearing lots of thunder in the distance. After about 10 ends it started to rain as well and then

some of the players saw lightning which was enough to call off the match. We were winning on 3 triples and drawn on the other 1 and we won by 61 to 44 shots even though we had not completed 18 ends.

We played at Wexham in a 3 Counties match on Sunday 31st May and although the weather was good the green was very trying with bumps and lack of grass all over it. We only managed to win one triple, who were losing 3 to 22 on the 10th end and came back to win 24 to 23. A really good win for the team of Chris Moir, Candi Ivey and Callum Kavanagh. This gave us 2 points to their 10.

 

Last night Monday 1st June we played at Home against Chesham in a C&T match which we won by 45 to 40 shots even though we only won 1 triple out of 3. This gave us 6 points to 4. Our winning triple was Flora Alderton, John Anderson and Barry Mills  who won by 19 to 11 shots.  We also had a heavy downpour of rain in the last half of the match to contend with. 

The winners for May 2026 are Ann Pendse  £25.00,   Martin Cripps   £15.00 and Candi Ivey £10,00,  Well done to all.

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The 100 Club winners for April 2026 are George Ivey £25.00, Martin Cripps £15.00 and Denise Williams £10.00. 

Well done to you all and those that support us.

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