On a very hot Saturday morning the Dragons faced the Poole park Mallards at home in the B & D triples league.The Dragons Team of John Halski, Paul Bromage and Nick Purkis faced Poole Parks Head Coach and his team. After losing the first two ends the Dragons caught up and then it was wins back and forth with nine end wins to Poole Park and eight ends to Dragons going into the last end the score was 15 shots to Dragons and 14 shots to Poole Park.Dragons won the last end by one shot to win the game 16 shots to 14 shots. Dragons second team consisting of Dawn and Steve Allen and Colin Morris faced three very formidable Poole Park ladies.After losing the first three ends the Dragons found the right line and length and won comfortably by 17 shots to 9. The Poole Park ladies did give us a scare on the 15 end when they were holding seven shots but skip Colin with his last shot came in with a toucher to win the end by one shot. Congratulations to the team for winning all six points. Steve Allen Dragons Captain
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Downton Dragons v Lyndhurst Lightning
The Dragons first match of the season was away against the newly promoted Lyndhurst lightning who were wearing their new colourful club uniforms with blue trousers and matching white and blue club shirts. Dragons Steve, John and Colin were playing outstanding and by the fifteenth end were winning 28 shots to 9.However the tide turned and Lyndhurst scored five shots followed by seven shots which created a nail biting finish of 28 shots to Downton and 22 to Lyndhurst. The Dragons second team consisting of Lynda, Lewis and Nick had a much more evenly played game which they eventually won by 18 shots to 12 shots. The total score was 46 shots to Downton and 22 shots to Lyndhurst. The Dragons won all six points and are now second in the B&D league division four. Steve Allen Dragons, Captain
President v Captain Competition
On Saturday the 25th of April the president versus the captains competition took place. Playing for the presidents were Shelley and Richard head, Rod and Marg Hall. Playing for the captains was Dawn and Steve Allen John James and Paul Bromage the weather was very sunny so suntan lotion and hats on heads were required. Everyone had an enjoyable game but the president‘s team thrashed the captains team by 20 shots to 2 shots afterwards tea and biscuits was served and friendly banter and jokes made it a very, very enjoyable afternoon. Captain Steve Allen Sent from my iPad
2026 Charity Fun Day – Our Green is OPEN
A big thank you to everyone who came along to support the charity fun day & a big shout out to everyone who also brought cake & raffle prizes with them.
Thanks especially to Ivan, Rod, Marg, Peggy, Janet & Paul for organising and running the event today. Very much appreciated.
As is our tradition, we opened the season with a Spider, and this year the proceeds went to V.I.B.E (Visually Impaired Bowls England) to help them raise funds to prepare for and play in the World Championships in New Zealand in 2027. We raised £18 in the Spider and congratulations to Tony, this year’s winner, who now wears a special badge to mark the event..
We made £24 on cake sales & £49 on the raffle, so a total of £73 will be going in to club funds. Thank you for your generosity.
We hope you all enjoyed the afternoon & hopefully, if the weather stays fine for a few days, the green will start to quicken up!
Thanks again for your support, and we are all looking forward to another enjoyable season at Downton.
We have a new level 1 Bowling Coach
Congratulations to Martin Davies, who successfully completed his Level 1 Coaching Assessment in April this year. He joins Ivan and Neil as Bowling Coaches for the club.
More details here:
https://www.coachbowls.org/courses/level-1-qualification-in-coaching-bowls/
Welcome, Ian Dixon!
I am delighted to announce that for the first time, Peggy, Jenny and I were able to welcome wheelchair user and local legend Ian Dixon on to our green. He absolutely loved it, although he was fast asleep within a minute of getting home!
Ian tried forehand one way & backhand the other. Already his line on both hands is good & in time and with practice, his length will improve. However, for his first time on the grass, he did very well.
At the end of the session, I presented Ian with his club shirt & he was really chuffed with his afternoon out, with many more to follow.
Whilst you can see the wheelchair lines on the rink, these lines are no worse than those made by the bowls collectors & there is absolutely no damage to the green.
Ian hopes to attend as many of our Monday roll ups as possible, so it is vital that everyone please adheres to Steve’s hosting rota.
Thank you to Peggy & Jenny for their support today.
Ivan Buss
17th July 2025
Charity Fun Day – Saturday 19th April
Despite a less-than-favourable forecast, the weather held and Downton Bowling Club opened their 2025 season with their traditional Charity Fun Day on Saturday afternoon.
Marg Hall won the spider and went home with a bottle of bubbly; Janet Barnes, Dawn Jones and Colin Morris won Triples Competition Number 1 and Triples Competition Number 2 was won by Tony Musslewhite, Ann Noble and Geoff Warr.
The weather was great and a great time was had by all who attended.
History of Downton Bowling Club.
Bournemouth and District Bowling Association have published an article about the history of Downton Bowling Club from its beginnings in 1980 to the current day.
FINAL MTL LEAGUE RESULTS
Congratulations to Downton who have won the league for the second year running.
The positioning of the other clubs was not a given till the last few games were played.
Lorna van Zyl – MTL Results Secretary
Downton MTL team: Unofficial winners of the Westbrook Mixed Triples League.
Downton MTL team are unofficial winners of the Westbrook Mixed Triples League.
Will be confirmed winners when all matches have been played so all clubs know their position in the league.
