UPDATE

The work on levelling the green has been completed, all that remains to be done in is for it to be stretched, this work will be done in September before the start of the new season. Comments have been favourable so far on the improvements.

Consequently the Centre is now open for the Summer bowls schedule

OPEN DAYS 2024

If you can bowl but are NEW to Indoor Bowls: Taster Sessions Thursday 3 October 1.15pm OR 2.45pm and Saturday 5 October 10am OR 11.15am. 

If you are a total beginner Free Dedicated Coaching Sessions commence on: Thursday 10 October 1.05-3.50pm and Saturday 12 October 10.00-12.30pm. Book a session at either by emailing

coachingLCPIBC@gmail.com

SUMMER INDOOR BOWLS

Indoor Summer bowls starts on April 17th and runs on Wednesdays & Fridays at 10.am. Cost £3 per session., payable on the day. The Centre will however be closed to level up the playing surface from Friday May 24th to June 14th

Members of Lewisham Council & GLL visit to LCPIBC

Opening hours for the kitchen from Monday 19 February

Sam and Zoe continue to monitor the use of the kitchen and a change of opening hours was approved at the last Management Committee, as follows:

Monday-   10:00-17:00        Tuesday-   10:00-14:00        Wednesday-     10:00-17:00        Thursday-   10:00-15:00        Friday-     10:00-17:00

England U25 Squad

Congratulations Joe on your selection to the squad, & best of luck.

Bowlers Hospital & Amenities Fund.

BHAF organisers Steph Avison & Nick Randall organised a fun afternoon of bowls at LCPIBC, followed by tea & delicious cakes provided by Sam's catering team. Thank you to all who helped raise £276 for local charities

RON PHILLIPS MEMORIAL FUN BOWLS EVENT OCTOBER 14TH  For more information see the notice boards at the club. Please sign up on the sheet by social area.

Ron the man, his cheeky smile, and his off the wall jokes, you will be sorely missed

2022/23 FOOTBALL LEAGUE

COLOURFUL BOWLS EVENT MARCH 2023. (GO TO GALLERY)

Doreen Syrett Memorial Day in aid of the
 Lewisham Talking Newspaper

The annual competition was held on Sunday 12 February with 4 teams from L&CPIBC and 8 guest teams from clubs for which Doreen had a long association.  Doreen in her latter years began losing her sight due to macular degeneration, relied on the LTN for news etc.

The winning team came from Queensmead BC.  A raffle was held on the day £200 was raised for LTN.

If you are aware of someone who may wish to receive/ access to the LTN or you or someone you know wishes to volunteer you can contact the LTN on phone 020 8699 9399 (voice recording MT + other options); email ltnenqa@hotmail.com or look up the web-site: ltn.org.uk

(for pictures of the event go to gallery)

COLOURFUL BOWLS

SUNDAY MARCH 5^TH 1PM FOR 1.30PM START

A FUN GAME OF BOWLS, FOLLOWED BY TEA & CAKE

DRESS CODE………..    COLOURFUL

COST £3 PAYABLE ON THE DAY

PLEASE SIGN UP ON NOTICEBOARD BY KITCHEN/BAR BY 2^nd MARCH

Message from our President January 2023

The LPCIBC was set up as a partnership between Lewisham and Crystal Palace Indoor Bowls Clubs (LIBC and CPIBC) and Lewisham Council in June 2021, and this arrangement suited all parties. LIBC did not have enough playing members to make it financially viable to re-open the bowls centre. CPIBC could not afford the cost of maintaining its site in Anerley. The Centre re-opened in September 2021 and we manage it with GLL (Better) on behalf of the Council. LCPIBC operates through a Centre Operations Group drawn from both Clubs’ members with the primary aim of running it as a bowls’ club not as a leisure centre.

By any measure, the Club has been successful and far more so than any of us could have dreamed in September 2021. We now have over 320 playing members, that’s more than double the number playing when the Centre was closed in 2020 – many thanks to those of you who have introduced friends to the Club. We organise a wide variety of bowls activities, including interclub fixtures, roll-ups and prize draws, aggregates, leagues, and competitions (internal, County and National), and this year our Denny Cup team reached the fourth round of this prestigious competition. There is, of course, the opportunity for casual play and practice, and we have an outstanding coaching programme.

The facilities are now much improved since September 2021, with a general refurbishment of the social area, improved parking arrangements, key-fob access, and CCTV. Our own members refurbished the kitchen and bar and have successfully installed the electronic scoreboard. Our relationship with Sanford Trades, our Catering Contractor, goes from strength to strength and we are hugely grateful to Gail and Jamie for the service that they provide. The availability of excellent food and drink, plus a well-stocked bar has played a big part in bringing the players from both Clubs together, and we have enjoyed several social events throughout the year.

It is clear that our members now see the organisation as one Club, rather than two Clubs working in partnership. My sincere thanks to all our hard working members who have made this possible.

 The first AGM of the newly constituted Club will be at 9.30am on Saturday 25 March 2023 in the St Laurence Centre, 37 Bromley Rd, Catford, SE6 2TS. At this meeting, we hope to adopt a constitution and club rules, plus elect a Management Committee to take the Club forward. All the information that you need will be forwarded by email, and posted in the Club, over the next few weeks.

 This will be a very important meeting and it is essential that we are quorate – the proposed draft constitution requires 20% of playing members to be present – this means we shall need at least 65 playing members to be present. Please note the date in your diaries and make every attempt to attend.

Finally, I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year.

Kay Lanston

President, Lewisham and Crystal Palace Indoor Bowls Club

CHRISTMAS BOWLS. SEE THE SOCIAL SECTION FOR THE DETAILS

christmas elves wanted. volunteers needed to help decorate the club on monday 5th december AT 10.30 AM