Welcome to the Lincoln Bowling Club where our members enjoy a wide range of Summer and Winter bowling options, both social and competitive. We welcome people who are new to bowls as well as experienced bowlers moving into the area.

Lex Stewart Cancelled Today 17th December

TWILIGHT TRIPLES ANY COMBO
3pm Wednesday 14th January
Click image below for info

Highlights shown below. For events with multiple dates (Chatterton, Interclub, Ellesmere Cup etc) refer to our Programme

Club Mixed Fours on 7th Dec postponed. New date TBA.

DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
Club Days
Wednesdays 9.45am 3rd & 10th only
Thursdays 1.30pm except 25th

Fri 05 Corner to Corner 5pm
Sun 07 Centre Fours Post Section
Fri 12 Corner to Corner 5pm
Sat 13 Club Triples Men’s & Women’s
Sat 13 Centre Finals Day
Sun 14 Centre BNZ Sevens Section Play
Wed 17 Lex Stewart 12.30pm
Fri 19 Lincoln Open 2-4-2 Tournament 12.30pm
Fri 19 Corner to Corner 5pm
Sat 20 Club Open Singles Men’s & Women’s

Scroungers cancelled Wed 7th Jan. Restarts Wed 14th Jan.

JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS
Club Days
Wednesdays 9.45am except 7th & 21st
Thursdays 1.30pm

2nd-9th BNZ Nationals Singles & Pairs in Chch

Sat 10 Finals Club Fours & Triples
Sat 10 Ellesmere 5’s begin 1.30pm
Sat 10 Interclub Under 5’s Fours Round 1 9am
Sun 11 Ellesmere Mixed Pairs
Sun 11 Centre 1st & 2nd Yr Singles (Section Play)
Thu 15 Centre Mixed Fours (Section Play)
Fri 16 Eastbrook Cup Lincoln v Kirwee @Kirwee
Sat 17 Club Mixed Pairs Day 1 of 2
Sun 18 Ellesmere Men’s & Women’s Singles
Mon 19 Community Bowls begins for 7 Mondays
Wed 21 Women’s Progressive Pairs 9am
Wed 21 Lex Stewart 12.30pm
Wed 21 Interclub A/C Pairs Round1 6pm
Thu 22 Interclub Under 5’s Pairs Round1 6pm
Fri 23 Lincoln Open 2-4-2 Tournament 12.30pm
Sat 24 Club Mixed Pairs Day 2 of 2
Sun 25 Ellesmere Men’s & Women’s Fours
Thu 29 Owen Shield Lincoln v Bowls Papanui @Lincoln
Sat 31 All Club Singles Finals Men’s & Women’s

                             Lincoln Under 5 Div1 Triples Winners made the final, defeated by Burnside
                                      Craig Anderson, Murray Kiely, Steve Bryce (s).  Craig Anderson subbed for Simon Moriarty in the final.
                   Lincoln Premier Women's 2x4 Div1 Winners, defeated by Belfast in the semifinal
    Barbara Coetzee (s), Lyndsey Withell, Linda Sclanders, Gill Bolderston   &  Valmai Hantz (s), Margaret Ward, Jane McKay, Dallas Hoskin

Lincoln Open 2-4-2 Winners 28th November

Dallas & Mike Hoskin

Bowden Cup Winners 28th November

Margaret Ward, Pauline Haydon,
Lyndsey Withell, Trish Clark (Allentown)
                                                    Lex Stewart 19th November 2025
Winners Pam Grenside, Peter Udy, Bruce Wells, Marty Braithwaite
Second Bob Sutherland, Norma Read, Jane Anderson, Nick Alfeld
Third Keith Thompson, Barry Hollands, Brian O’Connor
                                            Beginner's Twilight Bowls November 2025
                                                            Open 2-4-2 Tournament 25th October
20251024 Open 2-4-2 Winners Simon Vincent, John O’Connell
20251024 Open 2-4-2 Second Lindsey and Lynton Withell
20251024 Open 2-4-2 Third Marty Braithwaite, Gordon Hope
20251024 Open 2-4-2 Fourth Peter Udy, Bruce Wells (absent)
                                                             U10s Pairs Medley 12th October
U10s Winners Gary Thomas, Conan Griffin
U10s Second Place Scott Sutherland, Yoko Rae
U10s Third Place Clinton McInnes, Andrew Thomas
                                              SI Chartered Women's Fours Runners Up 10th October
SI Chartered Women’s Fours Runners Up Margie Watson, Margaret McDrury, Margaret Ward, Pauline Haydon
                                                             Martin Cup 27th September
Martin Cup Winners Kevin Harris, David Lawson
Martin Cup Bowls 1
Martin Cup Bowls 2

Opening Day Saturday 13th Sep

We’re off; we’ve started the 2025-26 season. 80+ members and visitors participated in our opening day roll-up. Everybody enjoyed the bowls and the banter and we were treated to weather from all four seasons too! About a dozen visitors came along for their first roll-up with guidance from our coaches. Good bowling everyone for 2025-26.

20250913-12 Opening Day Visitors and Members
Opening Day greeting by President Luke Clark
Opening Day Jack Roll Jenny Kelly
Opening Day First Bowl John Stalker
Opening Day Sunshine Bowls
Visitors Bowling & Coaching
Visitors Bowling & Coaching
Opening Day Members Bowls
Opening Day Members Bowls
Visitors Bowling & Coaching
Visitors Bowling & Coaching
Opening Day table tennis when it rains
Opening Day Afternoon Tea

Division 1 Interclub Pairs RunnerUp

Steve Bryce and Simon Moriarty playing their Div 1 final against Redcliffs at St Martins Bowling club on Saturday 7th September. Unfortunately, victory went to Redcliffs that time but still a terrific achievement by Steve & Simon.

20250907 Div1 Interclub Pairs Finalists Steve Bryce, Simon Moriarty

Division 2 Interclub Pairs RunnerUp

Jan Allan and Murray Kiely beat Redcliffs in their Div 2 semi-final to reach the final last Saturday. They played Bowls Papanui in the final who took an early lead and held on to win. Another great achievement by Jane & Murray to reach the final.

20250907 Div2 Interclub Pairs Finalists Jane Allan, Murray Kiely
                                                             Winter Triples 30th August 2025
Winners Bob Sutherland Jayne McKay Mark England
Second Peter Daniels Lyndsey & Lynton Withell
Third Denis Smith Kevin McCreanor Brian Hunter
Fourth Murray Kiely Tony Rhodes Evan Marshall
                                                       Winter 2-4-2 Winning Teams 26th August 2025
2-4-2 Top Teams: 3rd Lyndsey & Lynton Withell, 2nd Bruce Wells, Peter Udy, Winners Richard Falloon, Colin Hubbard with Bill Pickering Co-organiser
                                                       Winter Triples Winners 16th August 2025
Winter Triples Winners Ian Chatterton Chris Dalzell Jeff Barnes
Winter Triples Bowls Game
                                                       Indoor Bowls Finals Friday 15th August 2025
Indoor Bowls Winners Ken Light, Teresa McCarthy, Laurie Keenan
Indoor Bowls Final Runner Up Barb Palmer, Margaret McDrury, Ann Chapman
Indoor Bowls Thursday RunnerUp: Judy Lorenz, Brian Williamson, Norma Read
Indoor Bowls Friday RunnerUp Issie Moore, Ken Light, Mary King
Indoor Bowls Prizegiving, Norma Read, Jean Hewitt (Life Member)
Indoor Bowls Finals Supporters
                                                       Winter Triples Winners 2nd August 2025
Winter Triples Winners Bruce Gemmell Simon Moriarty Steve Bryce
Winter Triples Bowling Sunset
                                                             Winter Indoor Bowls Teams 2025
Thursday Indoor Bowls Teams
Friday Indoor Bowls Teams
                                                             Winter Triples Winners 19th July 2025
Kevin McCreanor, Trevor Morris, Brian Hunter
                                                             Winter Triples Winners 21st June 2025
Brian Hunter, Denis Smith, Kevin McCreanor
                                                             King's Birthday Triples 2nd June 2025
Winners – Jeff Reed, Shane Brokenshire, Stu Withers
Second – Linda Walker, Mike Hoskin, Dallas Hoskin
Third – Steve Bryce, Simon Moriarty, Bruce Gemmell
                                                             Winter Triples 24th May 2025
Winter Triples Winners 24-May-25
Winter Triples Runner Up 24-May-25
                                            2024-25 Mixed Pairs Champion of Champions Finalists
Jayne McKay & Steven Bryce runner up to Julie Adams & Kerry Becks (Belfast)
Jayne & Steven with some of the Lincoln supporters – Congratulations Jayne & Steven on reaching the final and a great game. 
                                                             Winter Triples 10th May 2025
Winners
Second Place
Third Place
Fourth Place
                                          2025 Winter Bowling Season Underway Now

Winter Indoor Bowling every Thursday and Friday. Contact Norma for any vacancies.

Lots of Winter Outdoor Bowling Events. Check the outdoor noticeboard for details.

The grass green is closed for winter. Bowling on the artificial green, weather permitting!

                                          2024-25 Lincoln Club Competition Prize Presentation

Photos of all winners are viewable in the Gallery. Click Gallery to see photos for the 2024-25 season. 

RESOURCES FOR PLAYING AT HOME OR AWAY

MetService detailed weather forecast for Lincoln, including hourly temperature and wind. Other towns and Regions easy to find.

Lincoln Weather Station 129 for the weather now.  A private weather station around 500m from the Greens.  Click on the settings cog at the top right to change to Centigrade.

Google Maps, setup to start a journey from the exit of our main car park in Meijer Drive.

NZTA traffic cameras in Canterbury to see what is happening at major road intersections.

View Greens to see what is happening at the club if playing at home.
A big THANK YOU to all our sponsors who continue to support the Lincoln Bowling Club and our tournaments through this season