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            The NEW 2026/27 season at Ryedale Indoor Bowls Club

To all current and prospective members, we hope you have managed to stay safe and well and that you enjoyed the mostly sunny weather we have been lucky to have this outdoor season.

Our plan for the start of the new indoor season is as follows:
The free bowling week has been extended to two weeks starting from Sunday 30^th August – sessions are open to all so bring a friend. Mornings at 10 am, evenings (Mon – Thu) at 7pm. During that week we will be confirming and taking final team nominations for league competitions During w/c 6^th Sept we will run a programme of social bowling sessions to satisfy demand. Those that miss the free sessions due to outdoor commitments will be allowed a couple of free sessions during that week.  The league bowling programme that will start on Monday 14^th September.

Should there be sufficient demand, a Whistle-stop meeting will be held on Wednesday 10^th September at 1.00pm, If you are available to play then let Dave know. Maybe our outdoor clubs would like to enter a club team Whistle-stops will subsequently be held at intervals throughout the season. We are also planning a BIG BASH format – more details later.

To help us plan our programme please complete a membership renewal form for the 2026/27 season a.s.a.p. – payment by Bank Transfer payments preferably, the details are on the form. The form must always be signed and returned to the office with confirmation of payment.  (Where it is absolutely necessary, we can also accept cash or cheques in the office.)  You will all be pleased to know that, having made a surplus last season, we have no intention to raise any fees.

Please pay particular attention to the section on your form regarding playing availability. If we don’t know what you want to do or when you are available, we can’t plan. Also, please ensure your personal details are correct. Prior to the season, if you are a regular skip, please check your team members wish to continue to play league bowls this coming season and let Dave England (league secretary) know a.s.a.p. to help him with league planning. Those without a team who would like to participate in the leagues are requested to indicate on the membership form when they are available so as to help us suitably match players. It is critical to the future of the club that we get a workable number of teams in each league. Try to keep as many as possible of last year’s teams together and spread talent evenly throughout the teams. (We all need to enjoy our games, suffering a 30-point drubbing by an obviously overly-strong team is not a lot of fun for either team.) This year we will start morning sessions at 10am and will have a presentation event for league winners pre-Christmas as well as post-Christmas.

To reduce the risk we will be down on numbers to start the season, we request ALL members to actively encourage new memberships. To promote this, we are offering 2 free bowling sessions to all members who introduce a new full member, but please be sure these new members will be an asset to the club.

One major change you will notice at the club is that we are now without a catering team due to Julie’s retirement. Whilst we search for a replacement we will be running the catering faciility on a similar basis to a Village Hall. Monday night Bingo meetings continue as normal. Hopefully, we will secure a new catering team in the near future – if you know anyone who might be interested please ask them to contact us as soon as possible.

Many thanks for your future co-operation and we look forward to seeing you all down at the club in the near future ready to be a part of a new successful season.

Yours sincerely,

RIBC Committee

Early Summer Newsletter, May 2026 by Dave England

To all our wonderful members.

Well, we’ve done it again. A huge pat on the back to all for your support in ensuring we have had yet another successful season. Membership numbers are now approaching 320, an increase of 30 from last season, a testament to all the hard work put in by our (entirely voluntary) team and to those members who have gone the extra mile in encouraging others to join.

Hopefully, we will see everyone returning in September with renewed vigour to ensure we maintain our continued success. You can rest assured that due to this ongoing success there will be no increase in charges for 2026/7

League matches have managed to reach a successful conclusion. Winners of the 2025/26 Leagues were as follows :-

Mon AM Aussie Pairs – Ray Clifford, Steve Law
Tue AM Triples – Chris Gibbons, Peter Bailey, Jayne Gibbons
Wed AM Triples – Heather Standring, Jayne Gibbons, Chris Atkinson
Fri AM Pairs – Andy Bingham, Keith Bardon, Les Fleming

 Mon EVE Triples – Chris Gibbons, Pete Bailey, Derek Everson
Wed EVE Triples – Tony Creaser, Sue Allan, Steve Law, Stan Harrison
Thu EVE Pairs – Heather Standring, Jayne Gibbons

Congratulations to all: winners will receive a Garden voucher for £10

It was great to see so many of you at the presentation night, everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves and the ongoing quiz kept everybody interested. Seems like it will become a regular event. Next season we hope to split the leagues in to 2 separate sections (before and after Christmas) and have a presentation at the Christmas Lunch

 I have already had confirmation from most teams that they will be re-joining the leagues in September. Please contact me as soon as possible to ensure you are also included. At the moment there is a space in both Mon AM Aussie pairs and Thu evening pairs leagues. Any members not attached to a team, those wishing to Bowl more often, or those wishing to be included in a team please let me know when you wish to Bowl and I will try to allocate appropriately. The more teams playing the better the atmosphere!

Hopefully, many of you will now be out in the very fresh air enjoying outdoor bowling at the various local clubs, a list of these are on the club notice-board and website (ryedalebowls.com), together with contact details. Anyone requiring further details should contact myself (DE). All the clubs welcome new members and supporting them ensures continuation of the loyal support they give to RIBC.

The winter social sessions have now finished and we have now switched to social bowling on Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.30am plus Wednesday at 7pm. Many thanks to Pat Baldwin for opening up on Sunday mornings, please ensure it keeps going by supporting him as often as you can. Everyone is welcome at any of the sessions. (I know it is said that outdoor and indoor bowling shouldn’t be mixed but personally I do both and don’t have problems. So, come along when you can.)

As the Potters Bowls trip was such a success it will be repeated next March. See the notice board for more details. Many thanks to organiser Liz Briggs

To those who have given their time to help in the successful running of the club we give a big thank you.

The Cleaning teams –
Ann and Keith Harmer, Dick and Di Myers, Tony and Hazel Corcoran, Mike Christon, Ray Wilcox and Dave England

Those opening up –
Aubrey Charlton, Terry Wray, Chris Gibbons, Tony Creaser, John Breckon, Antony Croser, Derek Harper, Mike Franklin, Dave England, Steve Law, Peter Wheeler, Pat Baldwin, Allan Humphrey

The Maintenance team–
Ray Wilcox, Tony Corcoran Paul Rolfe Mike Christon and Dave England

The committee –
John Breckon, Sue Harrison, Tony Creaser, Tony Corcoran, Kath Jeanes, Terry Wray, Dave England, Jen Smithson and (Webmaster) Mike Franklin.

Apologies if I have missed anyone.

Let me know if you can help anywhere, we are always looking for more volunteers, particularly on the committee. If anyone has any suggestions as to how we could enhance the running of the club please pass them through a committee member. Our Treasurer (Kath) is retiring later this year so the club is currently looking for a replacement. If you feel you could take on this position, or know someone who can, please tell the committee. (There is an honorarium payment available.)

We have been informed by the Oscar’s (restaurant) team that they will soon be ending their operations. We are now looking for someone to take on this part of the organisation so if you know of anyone looking for a challenge in the catering and hospitality sector, please ask them to contact us at RCLCadmin@gmail.com

Hope everyone is enjoying the daffodils and wildflowers alongside the drive. The daffodils have shown great longevity with a few still in flower. Thanks to those who donated towards the cost and those who helped plant. If anyone has any daffodils, English bluebells or other wildflowers “in the green” that can be donated or would like to donate towards bulbs for autumn please let me know. Some of the wildflowers are getting a bit out of hand so there will have to be a bit of trimming back in places to give others a chance. Any help with maintenance of this area would be greatly appreciated

 May the sun shine and your bowls run true. Whether you win or lose your games – make sure you win some new friends. Looking forward to seeing you all in early September

Best Wishes

 Dave

Visit to Potter’s Bowling Centre

In early March a party from Ryedale Indoor Bowling club and other local clubs visited Potter’s bowling centre. The Fours competition was won by members of the group.