Robinson Bowls Club

18/04/2026

07/04/2026

There is an open invitation to those in the local community who fancy taking up crown green bowls with Robinson Bowls Club.

The weekly beginners sessions re-started Thursday 9th April (from 10.00am to 12 noon) and will now run each week throughout the summer bowls season at Walton Dam.

Equipment and refreshments are provided, and a welcome awaits. Just wear flat shoes. Newbies, or as we call them, Walton Dam ducklings, just need to turn up on the day.

22/03/2026

The bowling green at picturesque Walton Dam has now re-opened for the 2026 summer season.

Anyone interested in taking up crown green bowls is warmly invited to join our weekly beginner's sessions held every Thursday morning (10.00am to 12 noon) throughout the six month season.

Just turn up, where a welcome awaits from lead coach Barbara Stafford. Refreshments and bowls provided. Just wear flats shoes. The first session starts Thursday 9th April.

As well as social bowling, Robinson Bowls Club currently has twelve bowls teams entered in league competitions run under the auspices of the Chesterfield Crown Green Bowling Association (CCGBA).

Copyright of pic of Walton Dam belongs to Sean Morgan Photography (Facebook)

28/11/2025

Club members are keeping fit with some social sessions of ten-pin bowling held during the winter close season during 2025. Although much enjoyed, club members really can't wait for the start of the new 2026 summer season.

The bowling green at Walton Dam is expected to re-open for crown green bowls on Saturday 21st March 2026. Beginners sessions, held every Thursday morning (10am until 12noon) throughout the bowls season, are expected to re-start on Thursday 9th April 2026.

Anyone interested in taking up bowls in 2026 should contact membership secretary Marilyn Blackwell on 07967 262856, or email [email protected]

07/11/2025

Congratulations to our quiz team 'Dambusters Belle', which are the 2025 winners of 'The Legendary Chesterfield Rotary Quiz Night' held at Loundsley Green Community Centre on Thursday 6th November 2025.

They now hold the legendary Quiz Trophy for the next 12 months, and also received a tipple or three, in what was a highly competitive, but very enjoyable, quiz night.

The event raised funds for Chesterfield Rotary and its work in the community, and this year, local charity 'The Elm Foundation', which supports adults and children affected by domestic abuse

Well done to (from l to r) Andy Moore, Edwina Mansell, Philip Robinson, Bee Stafford, John Wattret, which were one of three quiz teams entered by Robinson Bowls Club.

28/10/2025

The bowling green at Walton Dam is now officially closed for the winter months. It will re-open again in late March 2026, with weekly Beginners Sessions expected to re-start from Thursday 9th April 2026 (10.00am until 12 noon).

For more information about trying your hand at crown green bowls at Walton Dam ring membership secretary Marilyn Blackwell on 07967 262856 or email [email protected]

02/10/2025

End of term for our weekly Beginners Sessions and recognition for club member Barbara Stafford, who has hosted what we call our 'ducklings' group every Thursday morning at a tranquil Walton Dam for the last six months.

At the last formal session of the 2025 season, held on Thursday 25th September 2025, club chairman, Geoff Mitchell, presented Barbara with a bouquet of flowers by way of thanks, surrounded by not so much former ducklings, but now more like fully fledged ducks and drakes.

Barbara will be re-opening a new season of beginners sessions in 2026 for anyone interested in giving crown green bowls a try, expected to start next year, from Thursday 9th April 2026.

For more information ring Marilyn Blackwell on 07967 262856 or email [email protected]

18/09/2025

Congratulations to our Robinson 'A' team, captained by John Blackwell, for achieving promotion in 2025 by finishing the runners-up of Div 3 of the competitive CCGBA Weds. Doubles bowls league. Well done all.

Pictured l to r (back): John Wattret, Ian Hollister, Marilyn Blackwell, Graham Browes,
(front): Barbara Stafford, Pete Sanderson, John Blackwell (captain), John Turner.
(not pictured): Linda Stewart

18/09/2025

Its 'double bubble' for 2025, with promotion for two of our teams in the CCGBA Mon. Vets bowls league. Robinson 'A', captained by Marilyn Blackwell, finished champions of Div 2, whilst Robinson 'B', captained by Linda Furze, were runners-up in Div 3. The teams play home games at Walton Dam.

Congratulations go to all the players who played their part in contributing to a successful and enjoyable season for these two teams.

14/09/2025

A good cup run for Robinson 'B' finally came to an end on Finals Day in the Glynn Holmes Repechage Competition 2025, played at Coal Aston on Saturday 13th Sept 2025.

The ultimate winners, on the day, were Brimington 'A' ( Div 3 Champs) who beat Hollingwood 'A' ( Div 1) 87/84 in the grand final.

In the semi-finals the Div 3 Champs Brimington 'A' beat Highfield (Div 2) 91/64 and highly placed Hollingwood 'A' (Div 1) beat, the lowest placed team in this league competition, Robinson 'B' (Div 4) 84/64.

Our team pairings for the day were Alan Kirk & Mike Black, Stuart Marshall & Michael Handbury, Graham Cheetham (Capt) & Philip Robinson, Anthony Stafford & Jim Clarke

To get to the semi-final, the team had victories in previous rounds over Bolsover Colliery (Div 1) and Coal Aston (Div 2) and we congratulate them on reaching Finals Day.

In the end, a good cup run for Robinson 'B' from Div 4, well done. Thank you to cup competition hosts Coal Aston.