Holsworthy Bowling Club Charity Challenge
Held on Saturday 3 August
Raises £575 for the RNLI.
Twelve teams entered this year’s Charity Bowls Challenge and raised £575 for the RNLI which is celebrating its 200th Anniversary this year. Organised by HBC Assistant Teasurer Sue Worthington, (who is also Treasurer of the RNLI fundraising Team in Holsworthy) the event was supported by generous donations of raffle prizes from local businesses.
Starting earlier than in past years each team played four seperate matches with the winner decided by the team who obtained the most shots overall. Each team was supported throughout by a mentor from HBC. After the first match there was a break for refreshments with another match before lunch. Catering was provided by the Market cafe and was much appreciated by all the players and HBC support team.
The winners were Team ‘Clueless’; Chris & Mary Osbourne and Ken Lau who achieved a score of 28. Interestingly they were 4th at the half way stage and then dropped to 5th after round 3. However by scoring 10 in the last match they just moved into the winning slot. Runners up were ‘The Twiners’ Barry Parrish, Andrew Chidley and Alan Harris.
At the prize giving Sue Worthington (Assistant Treasurer HBC and Treasurer RNLI Holsworthy) and Rose Chetwynd (HBC President) presented the winners with a RNLI 200 teddy bear and a cash prize and the runners up a cash prize.
All enjoyed a day of fun competition, good camaraderie and the opportunity to catch up with other friends whilst helping raise funds for the RNLI in its 200th year.

Holsworthy Charity Bowls Challenge
Saturday 3rd August 2024 10.00 for 10.30

We invite local businesses, clubs, organisations or friends to enter a team of three players, have an enjoyable day and help raise funds for the RNLI. Monies raised (after deduction of prize money) will be donated to the RNLI.

To enter, please complete an entry form (see below) and either forward by e-mail to
or post it to the address on the entry form.

Please click here for our event poster and further details

Please click here for our entry form

Give Bowls a Try at Holsworthy Bowling Club.
Bowls is a social game and Holsworthy is a friendly club. Situated in Stanhope Park our greens are admired by many who walk past. It does not take long to learn the fundamentals of the game and like anything else improvement comes with practice. The new season is here and we have a number of opportunities for you to Give Bowls a Try.
• Mondays 29 April and 6 May from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
• Saturday 4 May from 2pm to 4.30pm.
• Wednesdays from 17 April at 2pm.
We can loan you the woods to play with, you just need to bring a pair of flat soled shoes i.e. trainers to wear on the green. Help and advice will be available.
More information on these opportunities and Holsworthy Bowling Club are available on our web site; www.holsworthybowlingclub.co.uk or e-mail us at .
We hope to see you soon.

Pictures of our new club shirt can now be seen in our Picture Gallery.

Congratulations and very well done to our Ladies team who have qualified for the final of The Ladies Top Club. The match is due to be played on 5 September at Bradworthy in the Afternoon. They will welcome the support of any members who wish to cheer them on. 

£1,240 Raised for Scotty’s little Soldiers

On Saturday 17 June.

A record twelve teams entered this year’s Charity Bowls Challenge and helped raise a record £1,240. Organised by Holsworthy’s Mens Captain Dave Webb for a charity that is very dear to his heart. The day was sponsored by Mike Down Electrical Services with generous support from local businesses. These include the Market Cafe and Cousins Cafe, Woolacotts and Coodes Solicitors.

Scotty’s little Soldiers is a Charity that supports bereaved children who have lost a parent who served in the military.

The twelve Teams came from a variety of organisations, companies and friends. These included; last year’s winners Holsworthy Town Council (3 teams),Market Cafe, Rotary, Walk and Talk, Alf Blackman Builders and groups of friends.

Each team played three 6 end matches of triples supported by mentors from Holsworthy Bowling Club. After the second round of matches The Foxes {Lee Thomas, George Wilcox and Paul Blackman) were in the lead with 34 shots (21 of which were from their first match)  with The Three Lions (Stuart Greening, Sam Curtis, and Harry Watts) in second place with 25 shots. At this stage a fine buffet lunch was served in the clubhouse.

The last round of six ends saw the Foxes gain 7 shots giving them a total of 41. The Three Lions were hot on their heels and scored 14 giving them a total of 39, they did however drop a potenial 5 shots on one end that would have made them the winners. The Foxes were presented with their winning trophies and £90. The Three Lions as runners up also received Trophies and £60.

Dave Webb said ‘ Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity very close to my heart. When we started planning this I set a target of £500 or so. A very big thank you to all who played and helped. The support I have received from the town, bowling club, friends, organisations and companies has been incredible. I am still receiving pledges from other organisations and clubs in the town wishing to make donations and hope by the end of the year that the total raised will move towards £2,000. Today really does prove what we know that Holsworthy is a small town with a big heart.’