Traco Internal Bowl’s Finals 2026

Club Championship Winner : Kurtis Nunn – Runner-up Robert Baker

Handicap Winner : Tony Baker – Runner-up Gary Arnold

Club 2 Wood Winner : Paul Silver – Runner-up Sandy Clark

Club Novice Cup Winner : Robert Baker – Runner-up Paul Silver

Drawn Pairs Winners : Tony Baker & Sharon Trethewey Runner-ups – Carl Coates & Keith Lush

We were blessed with a beautiful day for bowls on a superb green and great to see a good turnout . Thankyou to all those people behind the scenes who helped make the day such a success, Hats off to Ann and John on a great job on the catering, not forgetting Sharons sausage rolls, the scorers and markers and of course the finalist’s themselves on a good competitive day of bowls played in good sportsmanship throughout.

Traco Bowls League & Cup 2026

Well that’s it folks another season of Club matches comes to an end with just the Internal competitions to be decided.

Overall this season has been a success, In the A & D Leagues the A team comfortably won Division 2 gaining promotion back to Division 1,not to mention a couple of hot shots along the way, congratulations to all team members👏. As for the B team having to introduce many new or inexperienced members to the rigors of competitive bowls and not having the luxury of a consistent team selection were unfortunately relegated from Division 3 to Division 4. Heads up people promotion next year is the target💪. Also great news in the F & D Mixed Triples again comfortably winning Division 2 gaining promotion back to the top in Division 1👏. Again very well done to all involved and enjoy playing with the big guns next year. A mixed bag in the cup competitions, we were narrowly beaten in the semi final of the Boyd Shield by our nemesis Farnborough but we were more successful in the Coventry Cup beating Premier League teams Camberley and Farnborough along the way to the Final unfortunately failing to overcome a strong Mytchett team under difficult playing conditions. So to conclude: Winners A & D Div 2. Winners F & D Div 2. Runners-up Coventry Cup.

Traco Fest 2026

Thank you to all members who came down to support the Bowls & Croquet Club during the Traco Fest and hopefully in the future new members may come from members of the public having the opportunity to give it a go! Here are a few photo’s from the day.

Mid – Season Bowls Report

We have now reached the halfway stage of the league season and have many positives to report. Firstly very well done to all our new bowlers who have been introduced to the league format and hope you are enjoying the experience👏.The A team sit proudly at the top of Division 2 so far undefeated, keep going and promotion awaits🤞. A difficult season for the B team who certainly don’t have the same luxury of maintaining a consistent team selection as that of the A team. As for the F&D Mixed Triples once again are sitting pretty at the top of the league after narrowly missing out on promotion last year we’re determined to finish the job this season👍. The club internal competitions are progressing very well and we still players representing the Traco in a few County and District competitions so good luck to you all make us proud👏. Finally thank you to everyone involved from both Croquet and Bowls in the maintenance of the green which is in great condition. Thank you🙏

2026 Bowls Season Up and Running

Firstly a warm welcome to our new members to both the Bowls and Croquet teams. Certainly for some of our new bowls members it’s an immediate introduction to league matches, some may say it’s the best way to learn🤷‍♂️well done for stepping up to the plate! As per normal in the National and County cup competitions we were drawn against Premier Team Farnborough so we’ll forget about those competitions for this year and move on to the League. Shall we say a slow start for the B team (fielding new inexperienced bowlers) but they will improve🤞. As for the A team off to a good start sitting in 2nd place in the league👍. After winning all their games so far the Wednesday Triples team are proudly at the top of the league👏. Well done to everyone involved, keep going and ENJOY!

One thing that is obvious this season is the improvement to the green largely due to the installation of our irrigation system but also a big thankyou to our greenkeepers for the work they continue to do👏👏.

I’m sure that all the players involved in the various external competitions would appreciate your continued support in their upcoming matches, you can see these home games scheduled on the lawn booking site.

The draw for the internal competitions was conducted early this year to hopefully give people more time to arrange their matches in the timeframe given , please take into account that croquet matches will increase this year possibly restricting access to the rink you want when you want it so it’s advisable to get your matches arranged.

Dates for Your Diary

Green Opens on – Fri 17th April 2026

Bowls & Croquet Open Day – Sat 18th April 2026

Bowls & Croquet Social Day – Sun 26th April 2026

A & D League Programme starts – Tue 12th May 2026

F & D League Programme starts – Wed 6th May 2026

Bowls Triples Day – Sat 13th June 2026

Croquet Club Finals Day – Sat 19th Sept 2026

Bowls Club Finals Day – Sun 20th Sept 2026

End of Season Work Party

Well done to all who turned up to do the necessary work storing chairs, tables, plants and equipment away for the closed season. A good job swishing the green, clearing the ditch, weeding and a much needed general clean up. There is still some personal clothing and equipment in the portacabin so it would be appreciated if these items could be collected to aid the working party clean up pre season (feel free to join us, many hands make light work ).

Internal Bowls Competition Results 2025

Club Championship : Winner Gary Arnold. Runner-up Imran Khan

Handicap : Winner Imran Khan. Runner-up Gary Arnold

Club 2 Wood: Winner Tony Baker. Runner-up Sandy Clark

Club Novice Trophy: Winner Kath Baker. Runner-up Sue Smith

Drawn Pairs: Winners Kurtis Nunn & Stuart Saville.

Runners-up Gary Arnold & Robert Baker