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Start of season 2026/7 Newsletter

Greetings to both old and new members.

Renewals are going well and we also seem to be gaining quite a few new members. Please ensure you return your signed, fully checked and completed membership application form to the office – we need it for our records.

Apologies for any confusion regarding morning starting times. I can confirm that as from Sunday 30^th August, ALL morning sessions will start at 10.00am. Starting then, there will be 2 weeks of free bowling for all bowlers – so come along and enjoy. (It’s not often we can be so generous, but this is the reward for a very good year.) Sessions for the 2 weeks will be :-

	Social Bowling	Practice
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday	10.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm, 7.00pm   10.00am, 1.30pm 12.30pm	10.00am, 7.00pm 10.00am 10.00am, 7.00pm 7.00pm 10.00am

If we have enough entries, there will be a Whistlestop meeting at 1.00pm on Wed 9^th September.

Leagues sessions are almost full – subject to a couple of confirmations. As the season gets underway notices will be posted outlining potential additional League and Social sessions. If you want to enter a team or be part of a team, get your name on the list.

We will also open up the opportunity for groups to reserve rinks for social sessions. These will depend on the availability of volunteers to supervise the sessions.

That’s it for now, look forward to welcoming you back shortly

Dave England (for RIBC committee)

            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

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.