Chepstow Bowling Club

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐰 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲!

Huge congratulations to our ladies' team on securing the league double, winning both the South Wales & Mon League and Casnewydd League! What an incredible achievement!

A special round of applause too for Captain Fiona Jackson, on a phenomenal first year in charge! Leading the side to a double is truly outstanding.

Onwards and upwards! We look forward to a busy next season as we begin planning for our Centenary Year in 2028, a wonderful milestone for our club.

John Bonsey Trophy
What a fabulous day we had on this Sunday, August 16th! Another hot and sunny day made for an enjoyable John Bonsey Trophy competition. A huge congratulations to our winners of the cup: Fiona Walters, Keith Harris, and Brian Compton! 🏆

And to our finalists Sheila Harris, Les Horder, and Peter Pope, who put up a great fight in a nail-biting final.

A big thank you to everyone who dedicated their time to make this event a success. Special shoutout to Lynn and Mike Wingrove for their incredible hard work in organising the day and for the delicious cakes! 🍰❤️

Together, we raised £106 for our chosen charity, SARA. Thank you to all who took part in the John Bonsey Trophy competition.

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗠𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀

𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐰 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬!

What an incredible day for our Chepstow ladies at the South Wales & Mon Ladies Finals Day held at St Julians!

A massive shoutout to our amazing teams:
Angela and Christine. Winners of the 4 Wood Pairs!
Angela, Christine, and Lynne. Champions of the Olwyn Davies Triples!

Friendly Chepstow v Caldicot

In light of the unexpected and sorrowful news of the passing of our cherished Sylvia Pensom last week, we held a moment of silence before the game. The club flag is currently flying at half-mast and will remain so throughout the week. We played today in her memory and I think she would have been proud of our efforts.

A lovely afternoon of bowls with our friendly against local rivals Caldicot. Chepstow won on all 4 rinks with 72-47. Well played Chepstow!

As ever there are a few people to thank, Mary, Mary and Elizabeth. My thanks also to Jim for setting the 4 rinks.

Thank you for your continued support for the friendly fixtures.
Captain Alan

Margaret Thomas Trophy 2026

Huge congratulations to our winners, Angela and Les Horder, and a round of applause for our finalists, Sue and Vic Duke!

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon filled with great company and some expert bowling on display. Ten couples competed in this exciting event, expertly organised by Lynn and Mike Windgrove.

We were also thrilled to welcome Janice, Margaret's daughter, to present the trophy.

Thank you to everyone who participated and made the day memorable!

Excellent day for the GBL team, won on all 3 rinks and take 12 points to nil.
On rink 2 Derek, Dave G Lewis, Kevin & Mike R won 21-12 taking an early lead and maintaining throughout. On Rink 3 Mike W, Maurice P, Dave B & Dave J Lewis flew ahead in the first 8 ends and battled hard to hold of a strong comeback finally coming out on top 27-19. On Rink 4 Rob D, Chris F, Brian H & Mark H held their own for the first 7 ends then drew away eventually winning 25-12. Well done everyone.

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒑𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒘 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏!

Last week’s South Wales and Mon match postponed because of the heat - this week we find ourselves at Panteg House with the rain sweeping down the mountain!
Angela, Pat, Jan and Chris played a consistently accurate game, scoring on 13 of the 18 ends played. They pushed their score up to 20, which probably matched the number of times waterproofs were put on, taken off, and put on again!

On the 5 occasions that Panteg House got “in on the act,” they snatched some singles and a couple of 2’s.
Two teams of good players: a harsh defeat for Panteg House, who took it with such good grace. Post match, I heard them comment: “they were a really good team, and played so well!”
Such a lovely compliment to you all!
Final score: 20-7.

Margaret, Chrissie, Meryl and Sue stormed through the first 8 ends, pausing only for…yes, you guessed it: waterproofs on, waterproofs off!
Picking up 5 shots on the 5th end, they were quickly into double figures. There may be another downpour but we were looking good!
Just as quickly, this became a game of 2 halves. Panteg House picking up 10 shots in 6 ends: an uncomfortable score of 15-13.
Tense moments during the final 4 ends. A couple of 2’s and Chepstow breathed again at 19-15. The final end to play. A great effort by Panteg House: yet again we held our breath, stood so,so still as the 3rds were agreeing shots. Phew! Chepstow held their lead… final score: 19-18.

𝐀𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧 -
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐰 𝟑𝟗
𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝟓

A well earned 8 points, topped up with great sportsmanship, company and a mug of tea!
Very many thanks ladies!