Howard Park Bowls Club

06/09/2026

💚💛 HOWARD PARK FINALS – MORE CHAMPIONS CROWNED! 💛💚

What a fantastic set of finals, with some brilliant bowls, close battles and plenty to celebrate for our !

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🌟 LADIES 4 WOODS FINAL

Lesley McKenzie vs Debbie Dapre

🏆 WINNER – LESLEY MCKENZIE

🌟 MEN’S 4 WOODS FINAL

Paul Blunden vs Kevin McKenzie

🏆 WINNER – KEVIN MCKENZIE

🌟 DRAWN TRIPLES FINAL

Marjorie Craze, Alan Mitchell & Martyn Pack
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Graham Brown, Lin Dean Smith & Dave Collins

🏆 WINNERS – MARJORIE CRAZE, ALAN MITCHELL & MARTYN PACK

👏👏 HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to all our winners and every bowler who reached a final. Getting there is a fantastic achievement in itself!

Some great bowls, great sportsmanship and another brilliant showcase for Howard Park Bowls Club. 💚💛

Photo credits to Caz 👏👏

🏆 WELL DONE, CHAMPIONS! 🏆

05/09/2026

🏆 HOWARD PARK FINALS WEEKEND 🏆
What a fantastic start to our Finals
Weekend! 💚💛

🇦🇺 AUSSIE PAIRS FINAL

Bill Blackmore & Jules Langley
vs
Paul Blunden & Marjorie Craze

🏆 Congratulations to our champions — Bill & Jules!

👩 WOMEN’S 2 WOOD FINAL

Janice Gould
vs
Millie Kingshott

🏆 Congratulations to our champion — Janice!

👏 Huge well done to all our finalists and thank you to Nicky Blunden for marking.

And a special mention to Paul Blundell for the swishing! 😂

🎯 MORE FINALS TOMORROW!

⏰ 10AM START

🏆 Men’s 4 Wood
🏆 Ladies’ 4 Wood
🏆 Open 4 Wood
🏆 Drawn Triples

Photo credits to our own personal photographer Caz ❤️

Come along, support our bowlers and enjoy another brilliant day at Howard Park!

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04/09/2026

30/08/2026

WHAT A DAY FOR HOWARD PARK!

A fantastic day of bowls with the GreenAndYellowArmy competing on three fronts! 🟢🟡

🏆 WHITCHURCH & DISTRICT MIXED PAIRS – CHAMPIONS!

Over at Marnell Bowling Club, huge congratulations to Yvonne & Matt! 👏👏

After 21 ends against a very strong Alton Social pairing, this was a real nip-and-tuck battle packed with brilliant woods.

It went right down to the final end… and Yvonne & Matt held their nerve to secure a MASSIVE victory! 🏆💥

WHITCHURCH & DISTRICT MIXED PAIRS WINNERS!

What an achievement — absolutely fantastic! 💚💛

🟢 NORTH HANTS LADIES TRIPLES FINAL

Meanwhile at Old Basing, Wendy, Linda & Debs represented Howard Park in the North Hants Ladies Bowling Association Triples Final.

They faced a very tough Old Basing side in a great game played in fantastic spirit.

Congratulations to Old Basing on securing the win. 👏

And a HUGE well done to our HP ladies. Reaching the final is an incredible achievement for you all and another proud moment for Howard Park! 💚💛

🇦🇺 AUSSIE PAIRS

Closer to home, Howard Park was buzzing with our internal Aussie Pairs competition.
An amazing 24 pairs competed — what fantastic support! 👏

Huge congratulations to our finalists:

Paul Blunden & Marjorie Craze
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Bill Blackmore & Andy Bugby

Good luck in the final — it should be a cracker! 🔥

Three competitions. Three brilliant Howard Park stories. One very proud club. 💚💛
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HOWARD PARK BOWLS CLUB

29/08/2026

💚💛 Super Sunday at Howard Park – 30th August 💛💚

The Green & Yellow Army is out in force this Sunday with three big events!

🏆 NHWBA Triples Final
📍 Old Basing Bowls Club
🕙 10:00am

Good luck to our Howard Park trio:

Wendy Mason
Linda Russell
Debbie Watkins

Bring that trophy home, ladies! 💪💚

🏆 Whitchurch Mixed Pairs Final
📍 Marnel Bowls Club
🕙 10:00am

Good luck to:

Yvonne Mendelsohn
Matt Carter

Wishing you both a fantastic final and plenty of toucher woods! 🎯

🏆 Club Aussie Pairs Competition
📍 Howard Park Bowls Club
🕐 Starts at 1:00pm

Please arrive by 12:45pm so we can get underway on time.

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29/08/2026

🏆 FIRST INTERNAL FINAL OF THE SEASON! 🏆

Our first Howard Park internal final of the season took place this week…

🟢🟡 NOVICE SINGLES FINAL 🟡🟢

Tyler Wheatley
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Stuart McIntosh

What a battle! 💥

A really tight, nip-and-tuck game with some fantastic woods from both players. 🎯

Both Tyler and Stuart should be incredibly proud of reaching the final and putting on such a great display of bowls. 👏👏

🏆 NOVICE SINGLES CHAMPION – STUART McINTOSH! 🏆

Huge congratulations to Stuart on a fantastic win! 💚💛

And a massive well done to Tyler on a brilliant competition and a great performance in the final.

👏 WELL DONE BOTH! 👏

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26/08/2026

💗 A HUGE HEARTFELT THANK YOU! 💗

A massive thank you to everyone who attended the BDBA President’s Day on 9th August.

What a fantastic day it was — great bowls, plenty of laughter and, most importantly, incredible support for the President’s chosen charity, The Pink Place.

🌸 AN AMAZING £375 WAS RAISED! 🌸

Every donation helped make this possible, and we cannot thank everyone enough for their generosity and support.

A wonderful achievement from the bowls community for a fantastic local charity. 💗

👏 £375 — absolutely brilliant! 👏

24/08/2026

💚💛 WHAT A WEEKEND AT HOWARD PARK! 💛💚

🏆 2026 BDBA FINALS WEEKEND 🏆

What a fantastic two days of bowls at Howard Park Bowls Club, proudly hosting the 2026 Basingstoke & District Bowling Association Finals Weekend!

A huge congratulations to every single finalist who took to the green. There was some brilliant bowling, close battles and plenty of great sportsmanship on show throughout the weekend. 👏

🏆 DAY 1 WINNERS

🥇 Open Singles – Martin Vickers, Oakley

🥇 Triples – Dave Simms, Paul Schofield & Bernard Abate, Alton Town

🏆 DAY 2 WINNERS

🥇 Over 60s Pairs – Tony Cooper & Paul Blunden, Howard Park
🥇 Novice Singles – Michael Wake, Aldermaston
🥇 Triples (2 Woods) – Alton Social
🥇 Open Pairs – Martin Vickers & Steve Devonshire, Oakley
🥇 Champion of Champions – Andy Lowe, Hook
🥇 Fours – Basingstoke Town

👏 Congratulations to all our winners and finalists! You should all be incredibly proud of reaching Finals Weekend.

A special Howard Park shout-out to Tony Cooper & Paul Blunden on becoming Over 60s Pairs Champions! 🏆💚💛 Fantastic achievement!

And, of course, weekends like this simply don't happen without the people working behind the scenes.

A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who helped with the teas, bar, rinks, marking, setting up and all the other jobs that keep everything running smoothly. Your time and hard work were hugely appreciated. ❤️

Howard Park was proud to host such a brilliant weekend of competitive bowls, friendship, laughter and sportsmanship.

Grassroots bowls at its very best!

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