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.

Twilight Bowls for Beginners
New Start Date: 9th March
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Medley Pairs 14th March
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LBC Winter Tournaments
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MARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Club Day Wednesdays 9.45am except 18th
Club Day Thursdays 1.30pm

Sun 01 Ellesmere A/C Fours
Sun 01 Centre Zone 5 Development Tournament
Mon 02 Community Bowls last week
Thu 05 Centre Over 60s Semi Finals
Sat 07 Selwyn Sounds Concert
Sun 08 Centre CoC Pairs
Sat 14 Ellesmere CoC Triples
Sat 14 Centre CoC 1st/2nd Year Singles
Sun 15 Centre CoC U5 Singles
Sun 15 Men’s Mugford Trophy (Hurunui)
Sun 15 Women’s Open Quad (Malvern Green)
Wed 18 Lex Stewart 12.30pm
Fri 20 Centre Club Executive Tournament
Sat 21 LBC President’s Tournament
Sat 21 & 22 Lex Kimber (Geraldine)
Sat 21 Centre CoC Triples
Sun 22 Centre CoC Mixed Pairs
Fri 27 Lincoln Open 2-4-2 Tournament 12.30pm
Sat 28 Ellesmere Finals Day (Leeston)

APRIL HIGHLIGHTS

Wed 01 Club Day 9.45am
Thu 02 Club Day 1.30pm Progressive Pairs
Fri 03 Good Friday
Sat 04 Easter Saturday
Sun 05 Easter Sunday (Daylight Savings Ends)
Wed 08 Club Day 9.45am
Thu 09 Club Day 1.30pm Progressive Pairs
Sat 11 Alan Eathorne Tournament Mixed Fours
Sat 11 Ellesmere CoC Pairs
Sun 12 Ellesmere CoC Singles & 1st/2nd Yr Singles
Wed 15 Club Day 9.45am
Thu 16 Club Day 1.30pm
Sat 18 Farmers vs Rest CLOSING DAY
Sat 18 Centre Finals Weekend
Sun 19 Centre Finals Weekend

                                                Lincoln Open 2-4-2 Friday 27th February
Winners Vanessa Johns, Gill Brown
2nd Lynton & Lyndsey Withell
3rd Nick Alfeld, Dave Foskett
4th Gill Bolderston, Peter Udy
5th Gordon Hope, Mike Rennie
                                                             Bisset Trophy Mixed Triples
Bisset Trophy Winners Les Cook, Mark Sheehan (s), Karen Prebble
                                          Ellesmere Fours Champion of Champions Winners
Ellesmere Womens CoC Fours Winners
Karen Prebble, Heather Hardie , Linda Sclanders, Barbara Coetzee (s)
Ellesmere Mens CoC Fours Winners
Colin Stanbury, Brian Rowlands, John O’Connell, Luke Clark (s)
                                        Waitangi Weekend Takahanga Bowling Club Div 2 Winners
Murray Lancaster, Mark Sheehan, Luke Clark, Dave Lawson
                                                  Women's 1st & 2nd Year Singles Champion
Women’s 1st-2nd Year Singles Champion Jennie King
                                                           Junior Singles Championships
Women’s Junior Singles Champion Karen Prebble
Mens’s Junior Singles Championship Finalists
Craig Anderson (Runner up) John O’Connell (Winner)
                                                                      Club Fours Champions
Women’s Fours Championship Winners
Karen Prebble, Barbara Coetzee (s), Linda Sclanders, Heather Hardie
Men’s Fours Championship Winners
John O’Connell, Colin Stanbury, Brian Rowlands, Luke Clark (s)
                                                  Women's Triples Championship Final
Women’s Triples Winners
June Armstrong, Jayne McKay (s), Jane Anderson
Women’s Triples RunnerUp
Barb Palmer, Margaret McDrury (s), Gail Williams
                                                  Women's Singles Championship Final
Jayne McKay (Winner), Dallas Hoskin (RunnerUp)
                                                  Lincoln Open 2-4-2 Friday 19th December
Winners Diane McQueen, Karen Blake
Second Norma Read, Gill Bolderston
Third Geoff Mugford, Kay Titheridge
                             Lincoln Under 5 Div1 Triples Winners made the final, defeated by Burnside
                                      Craig Anderson, Murray Kiely, Steve Bryce (s).  Craig Anderson subbed for Simon Moriarty in the final.
                   Lincoln Premier Women's 2x4 Div1 Winners, defeated by Belfast in the semifinal
    Barbara Coetzee (s), Lyndsey Withell, Linda Sclanders, Gill Bolderston   &  Valmai Hantz (s), Margaret Ward, Jane McKay, Dallas Hoskin

Lincoln Open 2-4-2 Winners 28th November

Dallas & Mike Hoskin

Bowden Cup Winners 28th November

Margaret Ward, Pauline Haydon,
Lyndsey Withell, Trish Clark (Allentown)
                                                    Lex Stewart 19th November 2025
Winners Pam Grenside, Peter Udy, Bruce Wells, Marty Braithwaite
Second Bob Sutherland, Norma Read, Jane Anderson, Nick Alfeld
Third Keith Thompson, Barry Hollands, Brian O’Connor
                                            Beginner's Twilight Bowls November 2025
                                                            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
                                          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