Welcome to Banister Park
Whether you're an experienced player or a complete beginner, we give everyone a warm, friendly welcome at Banister Park Bowling Club.
Our facilities include two six-rink outdoor bowling greens and an eight-rink indoor bowls arena, and members do not pay any rink fees. We welcome members who want to play competitively or just want to play for fun, we cater for under 18s and offer coaching to schools.
We host a range of social events throughout the year, and our spacious function area, restaurant and bar is available for private hire.
Come to the club for excellent Sunday lunches - details here.
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Friday Club Nights - every Friday from 6.30 - fun, games and food.
Click here for details.
Want to play bowls?
Lots of opportunities available - just contact the club by phone or website contact form.
Want to be a Social Member? Use contact form.
NEW MEMBERS: PLEASE click here to find the current levels of membership and subscription rates.
Competition Finals Week
Finals week will be held Monday 3 April - Friday 7 April at 6.30pm. Come along to support your friends - snacks will be available from the bar. Timetable for finals will be displayed at the club shortly.
Presentation
Presentation of Trophies will be held at 6.30 on Friday 12 May 2023. Two or three course meals will be served. Fellow members, friends and family welcome - the more the merrier.
English Bowls Youth Development Scheme
The EBYDS Hampshire School of Excellence Invitation Singles was held at Banister Park on 12 February. A very successful day featuring young bowlers aged between 7 and 18 playing matches and displaying their bowling skills took place in two sections - juniors and seniors. The winners were Jake Palmer (Seniors) and Matthew McLoughlin (Juniors) and the full results can be found here.
County Competition Entries
The draws for all the County competitions are now on the club noticeboards. Please make a note of the "play on" dates.
Winter Season Roll-ups
Starting on Tuesday 4th October, the Tuesday and Friday morning roll-ups will start at 11.30am (at the end of the league matches). Please arrive at 11.20 for registration.
The Sunday Roll-up continues at 9.30am and the Wednesday evening roll-up take place at 6.30pm each week with the option of an after-game meal. Please arrive by 6.15 to register and choose your meal.
The regular ladies' roll-up also continues at 2.00pm each Tuesday.
OUTDOOR FINALS RESULTS
A full weekend of club finals took place over the weekend 17/18 September and a full list of results can be found here.
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WINTER INDOOR LEAGUES are now underway with the league tables displayed along with next week's fixtures in the usual wall-mounted file.
Indoor Competition Finals Results
The results of the indoor competitions 2022 can be found here.
Junior Bowling
JUNIORS are welcome to come along to the club every Saturday morning for some coaching and to make new friends. 9.30 - 11.30. Free of charge! We have a vibrant junior section and youngsters aged from 9 are welcome. Refreshments available and bar open for parents!
GOOD NEWS! SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ARE BACK.
The committee has organised a number of social activities to run throughout the year and you can find the list here.
As the date of each event gets nearer, there will be more information and a list on the Social Activities Noticeboard for you to add your name if you would like to attend. Guests of members always welcome - the more the merrier.
Paul and Dee have introduced a new menu for every day - come along to check it out.
If you would like any results, photos, information, etc. to be included on the website, please send to: carole@cricket.gb.net