South Middlesex Monday Night Triples
Champions
Gary Rushmer, Dave Birdsey, Gary Quainton, Bill Gray and Barry Hughes are celebrated on the club’s champions display.
Our club
A century of bowls. A welcome that lasts.
Stanwell Bowls Club brings people together through a game that rewards patience, skill and good company.
A special visit from the Chelsea Pensioners in our centenary year.
Part of Stanwell,
for generations.
From the green at the recreation ground to friendly matches and local competitions, our story is made by the people who have played, volunteered and gathered here.
Our story through the years
A few moments from more than a century of bowls in Stanwell.
- 1924
The beginning of a century
The club’s centenary celebrations in 2024 mark a hundred years of bowls in Stanwell.
- 1962
A bowling green on the map
A historical map included in a local planning survey shows a bowling green beside Stanwell Close by 1962. The map records the green, although it does not name the club.
- 1990
Plans for the pavilion
A history of neighbouring Shepperton Bowls Club records plans for a Stanwell pavilion extension, with a contribution from the council. The surviving account describes the plans rather than confirming when the work was finished.
- 2008
Working together for the greens
Stanwell joined Staines and Shepperton in appointing a solicitor to review draft leases as the clubs prepared for greater responsibility for their greens.
- 2009
A home at the recreation ground
Council records show a lease of the bowling green at Stanwell Recreation Ground beginning in April 2009.
- 2014
A local trophy comes to Stanwell
Stanwell hosted and won the annual triangular tournament between Ashford, Staines and Stanwell.
- 2015
Support for club equipment
Spelthorne Borough Council records an offer of £350 to Stanwell Bowls Club towards equipment including a scoreboard, pushers and mats.
- 2024
A centenary to remember
The club marked its hundredth anniversary with a programme of bowls and celebrations. On 29 May, members welcomed a side from the Royal Hospital Chelsea for a special match.
- 2026
Opening our doors
The club invited newcomers to meet members and try a few ends at its May open day. Members and supporters also raised £700 for Holly’s Heroes.
Celebrating our bowlers
Honouring the people who have represented Stanwell, on our own green and beyond.
2014 · Triangular tournament
Club winners
Stanwell hosted and won the annual tournament against Ashford and Staines, as recorded in Staines Bowling Club’s 2015 newsletter.
County and national honours
We are building a record of members’ county and national achievements. If you can help with names, competitions or years, we would love to hear from you.
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