Longstanton at Northstowe Bowls Club

Longstanton at Northstowe Bowls Club A small, friendly club open to all ages and abilities, active in matches & leagues along & ‘roll-ups'

We are located 5 miles North-West of Cambridge, next to the new town of Northstowe and also on the Cambridge guided busway. We have parking on site and are adjacent to the recreation ground and Village ‘Pavilion’ where beverages are available. New bowlers are welcome to a free introductory session during our twice-weekly ‘roll-ups’ with an experienced club member, with your first years membership

being only £10.00, if you then wish to join. Our season is between mid April and September and for 2022 our opening day was on Saturday16 April. We bowl in 3 leagues against clubs throughout Cambridgeshire albeit with varying levels of success but all in all, we have fun. Club President; Ruth Westwood
Club Chairman; David Slights
Club Treasurer; Marion Edwards
Club Secretary; Stuart Hunter

Please refer to our club website for further details and subsequent years fees.

18/06/2026

Tonight at Western Park the C&D squad entertained league leaders Barrington,and successful recorded a 6-1 victory 65-58.

An excellent result for the Longstanton bowlers, well done.

Next week is a very busy week for the C&D squad, with two league games and the second round of the Gilbert Cup against league one Sawston.

Happy Days.

Please find an update on a current league positions within the leagues our club are involved.
13/06/2026

Please find an update on a current league positions within the leagues our club are involved.

09/06/2026

Tonight the C&D team were at home to Alex and Beehive,and in a very close scoring game successfully recorded a 5-2 win 59-55.

So that’s 4 wins from 6 matches.

Next week we are at home to the present league leaders Barrington, so let’s hope playing on home turf has its advantage.

08/06/2026

Our E&D bowls match this afternoon against Soham was full of twists and turns.

Having just cast the jack, it started raining and there was a mad dash for our waterproofs before we resumed the match in the rain.

Rink 1, won their first 4 ends going 8-0 up, whilst rinks 2 & 3 both didn’t score for the first 4 ends.

Rink 1 continued to build their score and at the mid-afternoon break were 17-3 up, rink 2 were 12-3 down and rink 3 were 11-12 down.

Finally the sun came out and green stared to get faster. Unbelievably, the final score was 47-47, we won on 2 of the 3 rinks meaning a win: 3½ points to 2½ points. A very fair result.

05/06/2026

Thursday 4th June the M&D squad took to the green at Newnham, unfortunately losing heavily on 1 rink, and going down by 3 shots on another.

We were however, successful on the other 2 rinks, with the final total being 55-72 in favour of Newnham, giving them an overall 6-4 result.

The evening was rounded off with Tea and Biscuits, and a good old natter. Thanks to Newnham for your welcome and hospitality.

Next week we are at home to Histon.

01/06/2026

Having a mid-match break for a glass of squash and a biscuit can either work for you or against you.

This afternoon we played Cottenham A, in the Ely & District League

On rink one, we were 13-2 up at the break, then proceeded to lose the next 5 ends, before recovering to finish 20-10 up.

Rink two, 7-10 down at the break but fought back to finish all square at 14-14.

Rink three 13-3 up at the break then then lost 7 of the remaining ends to finish 14-16 down.

Overall a Longstanton win of 48-40 (4 ½ to 1 ½ points) providing a lovely afternoon of bowls, full of twists and turns.

28/05/2026

Wednesday evening, the C&D squad were in Gilbert Cup competiton action against Division 2 side Gamlingay.

The 2 winning home rinks provided a 27 shot advantage, although the 2 away rinks were less fortunate going down by 15 shots. However, an overall successful winning result.

We now go into the next round against Division 1 Sawston as our opposition, on Wednesday 24th June.

We are really looking forward to that one.

23/05/2026

This evening (22nd) the C&D squad were hosted by Fenstanton A.

We were very lucky to achieve a 4-3 (61-54) win, with 3 of the 4 rinks suffering defeat, leaving rink 4 to bring home the spoils, which they did in style with a stunning (26-5) win, so it’s well done to Carl , Hazel, and her other half David, for putting this game in the bag.

It was such a pleasure playing on a true English summer evening.

Next Wednesday we meet Gamlingay in the Gilbert Cup, playing 2 rinks at home and 2 rinks played away.

22/05/2026

On the warmest afternoon of the year so far, Longstanton worked hard to secure a 4-2 win (60-53) over Littleport Lions in the Ely and District afternoon league.

Of the 3 rinks, we won on one and lost on the other two, but thanks our 13 shot win, this covered defeats of one and five shots respectively.

A close match with some very enjoyable bowling and plenty of water.

Our next match is at home to Cottenham on Monday 1st June.

20/05/2026

Last night (19th May) the C & D squad were playing at Little Shelford.

The very friendly hosts won the closely contested game by 5 points to 2 (65-61) with Longstanton winning on 2 of the 4 rinks.

The green played in favour of straight woods, and certainly not a night for bending woods

Address

Western Park Sports Pavilion, Peppercorn Drive, Northstowe
Cambridge
CB241BF

Opening Hours

Monday 6pm - 9pm
Thursday 2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+447584607675

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