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.

BEGINNERS TWILIGHT BOWLS
6-8pm Every Monday in November
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MELBOURNE CUP 3-BOWL TRIPLES
1pm Tuesday 4th November
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TWILIGHT TRIPLES ANY COMBO
3pm Wednesday 14th January
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Highlights shown below. For events with multiple dates (Chatterton, Interclub, Ellesmere Cup etc) refer to our Programme

NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
Club Days
Wednesdays 9.45am except 19th Nov
Thursdays 1.30pm

Every Monday 6pm Beginner Twilight Bowls Info Here

Tue 04 Melbourne Cup 3-bowl Triples Info Here
Wed 05 Club 1st & 2nd Yr Singles @ 1pm
Fri 14 Club Fours Women’s, Show Day
Fri 14 Centre Singles Open (section play)
Sat 15 Centre Singles 0-8Yrs (section play)
Wed 19 Women’s Molly Blackmore 9am
Wed 19 Lex Stewart 12.30pm
Fri 21 Lincoln Open 2-4-2 Tournament
Sun 23 Centre Fours (section play)
Sun 30 Club U5 Singles Men’s & Women’s

DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
Club Days
Wednesdays 9.45am except 17th & 24th Dec
Thursdays 1.30pm except 25th Dec


Fri 05 Corner to Corner 5pm
Sun 07 Club Mixed Fours
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

                                                            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