Ilford Finals 2024

15 April 2024

The 2024 club finals were played over three afternoon and evenings at the end of last week and produced some tight matches, including a few early leads that turned into close comebacks.

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Newbie Competition, March 2024

29 March 2024

The club ran our third annual Newbie Competition this week. The competition is open to all members that joined (or rejoined) in the 2023/24 season, with 32 participants, and takes place within a single afternoon.

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Essex County League: Ilford v Clacton, March 2024

26 March 2024

There have been mixed results for Ilford in the Essex County League this season, but there was nothing mixed about the result of the last fixture with Ilford only picking up half a point total from all six rinks, as a result of one draw and five losses.

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Newsletter 33 – February 2024

27 February 2024

Well done to Janet Doe, Jeanette Edmunds, Melanie Nathan and Sally Garlick who came 3rd out of 24 in the Tye Green Ladies Gala beating some renowned opposition. Well done girls. If we can compete at this level, then why is it so difficult to recruit our ladies to play in the County League? We have a one off opportunity to add ladies to the County Roll and this result proves that there are many ladies in the Club who are good enough to play at this level.

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Ilford & District Indoor Bowls Club Gala 2024

13 February 2024

The Ilford & District Indoor Bowls Club Gala 2024 was another great success, thanks in large part to club manager Bob Hayter for putting the event together and to a number of members helping out with lunch, raffles, running the bar, making teas and coffes, and even managing logistics such as car parking.

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Essex County League: Ilford v Jacks, January 2024

7 February 2024

There were mixed fortunes for Ilford against Jacks in the second match of the Essex County League. Twenty-one ends can make for a long match so a good or a bad start isn’t everything in these games…

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Essex County League: Ilford v Rayleigh, January 2024

22 January 2024

The Essex County League, Division Two, got off to a tricky start for Ilford on Saturday. With three teams playing at home and three playing away a total of twenty-four players were needed which really tests the strength in depth of the club, particularly when players will often have external commitments making them unavailable for fixtures.

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