Club President George Smith
The Houghton & Wyton Bowls Club was founded in/or around 1965 and 1975 on the present site and currently has 61 members and 4 life members (This includes none playing members). Membership is open to ladies, gentlemen, and young persons over 12 years of age.
Being an outdoor club the playing season is limited to the spring and summer months. New members are welcome at any time but the best time for joining is March when membership is due and April just before the start of the playing season.
The green is provided by the Parish Council but maintained and developed by the Club. Recent changes to the Green include improvements to the playing surface and provision of end banks meeting English Bowling Association and English Bowling Federation specifications, and an extention to the green width to allow us to move the rings slightly to help with the wear and to play in a different direction. It contains 6-rinks, and is located adjacent to the Sports Pavilion which is shared with other village sports clubs - Football, Cricket and many other activities thoughout the year.
The Bowls club every year sponser a Feast Week Bowls Competition open to members of the villages with a team of four,with a max of two players who are members of Houghton and Wyton Bowls club which is held on the first sat of feast week. for more information contact club chair.
The Club competes in the Huntingdonshire Bowls League (men) and the Huntingdonshire Women’s Bowling League and also has teams in the popular Millicent Childs League for the over 60s, we have a strong Friendlies league which play aweek on various days . These league games take place on Thursday evenings, Monday evenings and Wednesday afternoons respectively. The Club also runs a variety of internal competitions each season and members may also enter County competitions as we are Affiliated to the EBA & EBF.
Besides league games the Club facilities are available for recreation and enjoyment at any time outside maintenance periods, especially week-ends. Visitors with the correct equipment and footwear may also use the Green subject to availability of rinks and payment of the published fees.
New Members playing bowls for the first time, thier first years membership is £18.50.
Membership for any member or player who joins the club and has been player longer than one year,
membership is £37.
None playing members for an annual membership fees is £8.
Visitors green fees are £2.50 per person each day they wish to play.
New members to bowling can sign up for a 4 week 2 hour session of coaching for a fee of £10
for any further information contact the club Secretary
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