All of us at Turpin's are excited planning the full re-opening for the next indoor bowls season.

The Board are focused on providing bowlers with a safe environment to enjoy indoor bowls, so we will continue to maximise ventilation, provide additional space for changing areas and encourage the use of hand sanitisers.

The club will re-open for the new season on Monday 20th September. There will be several "Drives" running, as well as opportunities for roll-ups and some new "one-day competitions" (more info to follow) to allow all players the chance to practice and re-kindle their love for indoor bowls for a couple of weeks before internal leagues start.

Our aim is to re-start all the internal autumn/winter leagues that ran before the pandemic shut-down. Please can all team captains sound-out their old teams to identify if you have any spaces to fill. 



If you were a team captain, but need to pass this role to another player, please agree a new captain and let Mike Spraget know asap.

To give teams time to fill any gaps, leagues this season will start week commencing 4th October.

For some of our newer members, joining a league is a great way to play more regularly and improve your bowling. Most leagues have some competitive element, but are not taken too seriously and players of all abilities are welcome. If you don't know someone in an existing team that you can join, please let Mike know which day(s) you are interested in and he will find a team you can join. Most teams have sufficient players so that players on average play every other week, so you are not committing to be available for every game.

Many of our reception staff will not be available for the start of the new season, so the Board will be introducing some "Member run" sessions. Designated key holders will open and close the club. Players will be asked to put their rink fees in envelopes or pay online or use vouchers. A honesty box will be set up for teas/coffees and sometimes the bar. Please bear with us as we introduce this new way of working, it is the only way we can keep the club open every day/evening for you the members.

We hope to be holding a "welcome" social on a Saturday evening in September and we will be running Open Weekends to attract new members, so if you have friends/ neighbours who would like to try indoor bowl, please bring them along. As before, we will have a "new member offer" of £20 for their first year.

Whilst we are talking of membership, many thanks to those of you who paid £42-50 half membership last year, despite having little (or no) chance to play. The Board has therefore agreed these members will receive a £42-50 discount off this year's membership, so no-one will be out of pocket.

Those that have returned to indoor bowls over the last few weeks have said they felt comfortable bowling indoors again, so we would encourage all members to come in and see for yourselves (even if just for a tea/coffee). We would love to see you all back at Turpin's.

Kind regards

Turpin's Board.