Club News NIBC are encouraging its members to spend a couple of minutes completing a survey that is being conducted by our sports National Governing Body, the English Indoor Bowls Association Ltd. The answers that you give will enable us to work closer with the EIBA to improve the game of bowls for you, our members. To complete the survey, please click the link below, which will take you to the survey that is being compiled by Sportwise. Club News, 24th August 2010 After the successful inaugural ‘Premier Threes’ singles competition last season the East Midlands Premier Bowls, supported by the English Indoor Bowling Association Ltd, have today announced the continuation of this event for the 2010-2011 season. The ‘Premier Threes’, sponsored by Brewin Dolphin, will be held on Sunday 1st May 2011 at Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre and is The New Face of Bowls. The ‘Race for Nottingham’ takes the format of 5 Open singles competitions at participating clubs across the East Midlands and Norfolk. Players are vying for a place in the top 48 on the ranking list and with it an automatic invite to play in the ‘Premier Threes’ event on 1st May 2011. The 5 Opens are: - Lincoln - Friday 15th to Saturday 16th October 2010 Spalding - Monday 27th to Tuesday 28th December 2010 Acle - Saturday 1st to Sunday 2nd January 2011 Boston - Friday 11th to Saturday 12th February 2011 Ely - Friday 22nd to Saturday 23rd April 2011 The EMPB and EIBA Ltd are exploring the opportunity of expanding the number of regions involved from 2012 and any Club interested in becoming part should contact the EMPB at empbowls@ntlworld.com For more information please contact: Peter Thompson - Chief Operating Executive - EIBA Ltd Telephone: 01664 481 900 Club News, 4th August 2010 John Bell, Lawn Bowls Performance Director for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, has today confirmed the final line up of England's Team. The Commonwealth Games will be held in Delhi from the 4th - 13th October 2010. The England line-up in Delhi will be: Women
Singles: Natalie Melmore (Devon)
Pairs: Lead: Ellen Falkner (Cambridgeshire) Skip: Amy Monkhouse (Lincolnshire)
Triples: Lead: Jamie-Lea Winch (Warwickshire) Two: Sandy Hazell (Kent) Skip: Sian Gordon (Kent) Men
Singles: Sam Tolchard (Devon)
Pairs: Lead: Mervyn King (Norfolk); Skip: Stuart Airey (Cumbria)
Triples: Lead: Mark Bantock (Berkshire) Two: Graham Shadwell (Wiltshire) Skip: Robert Newman (Berkshire) John Bell said: "The final selection of positions and combinations has followed a rigorous, and very successful, programme of games against strong opposition both domestically and overseas. It takes full advantage of the compatibilities and harmony within the team. It also maximises the opportunity for players to utilise their individual strengths and abilities to the best effect. The final line up has the unanimous support of my Management Team, and we believe the team, as selected, will not only do England proud but also give us the very best chance of winning medals in Delhi." The Commonwealth Games Performance Programme is wholly funded by Sport England. Club News, 27th July 2010  Nottingham's Sue Mart has added yet another award to her recent collection by being named the English Indoor Bowls Association Ladies player of the year for 2010. Mart, who finished the season ranked number 2 in the English ladies rankings, is pictured after being presented with the award at the recent EIBA Annual Dinner. Sue Mart's past successes have been much publicised, however the 2009/10 has been another successful one after she helped England retain the Home International Series in Perth in March. She then followed it up by retaining the British Isles Ladies triples title with club-mates Jackie Turner and fellow International Pam Cutts. Congratulations to Sue, from everyone at Nottingham IBC. Club News, 25th June 2010 The 48 players who will compete in the inaugural East Midlands Premier Bowls’s Premier Threes competition sponsored by Brewin Dolphin on Saturday 1st May 2010 at Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre, Beechdale Road, Nottingham have been confirmed. Amongst the players are current World Champions Greg Harlow and Debbie Stavrou along with two Nottingham IBC players Pam Cutts and Simon Skelton. The day will see top Club players compete against International players in their quest to become Champion. The Premier Threes is a brand new format for the sport of Indoor Bowls and will see the players compete in a knock out tournament where games will last between 25 and 45 minutes. The Club will be open from 9am with the first round commencing at 10am. There are still a limited number of tickets available at £5.00 for adults and Free of Charge for Under 16s. To be part of the ‘New Face of Bowls’ please telephone Nottingham IBC on 0115 929 6865 For further information please contact: Peter Thompson Chief Operating Executive - EIBA Ltd Tel: 0785 2282998 Club News, 24th April 2010 Local Ladies Pam Cutts, Sue Mart and Jackie Turner have clinched yet another British Isles title for England after they won the British Isles Triples title at Perth, Scotland on Tuesday 16th March 2010. The Nottingham ladies were invited to Perth, Scotland to defend their British Isles Triples title which they held having won this event in Northern Ireland in 2009. They have achieved remarkable success, in fine style, recording a fantastic back to back win. In their opening match they played Scotland on their home green in an electric atmosphere before hanging on to win 19-17 in a nail biting finish. In the final against the Welsh winners, an all round team performance saw the ladies surge ahead early on and they never looked back to record a thumping victory, 24 – 2. All three ladies are a credit to Nottingham Indoor Bowls Club and the members are absolutely delighted for them. This title caps an incredible record of four national titles in four years for local skip Pam Cutts. Pam won the National Unbadged Pairs title with Audrey Pinder in 2007 and the English & British Isles Pairs with team-mate Sue Mart in 2008. In 2009 Pam and Sue linked up with Jackie Turner and won the National and British Isles Triples Title in Northern Ireland. They were invited to Perth, Scotland this year to defend this triples title and have won to record a quite remarkable achievement. All three Ladies are currently representing England in the International Series which ends this Friday. Club News, 17th March 2010 Gedling's Phillip Epton & Co have clinched a place at the upcoming National Championships, to be held from 9-18 April 2010 at Nottingham IBC. In a tight game, played on a neutral green at Erewash, our team of Matt Vickery, Alistair Hansen, Duncan Robinson and Brett Morley led for long periods but went into the final end 1 shot up. Gedling managed to produce a strong finish and picked up 5 shots to win the game by 4 and win the game. The win for Gedling prevented Nottingham from taking all 4 qualifying competitions for the National Championships. Nottingham boasts the qualifiers in the singles (Simon Skelton), pairs (Jonathan & Chris Holmes) and triples (Phil Bowles, Alistair Hansen & Phil Broughton). The Championships start on Friday 9th April and run through to Sunday 18th April. Entry is free for members of Nottingham IBC. Club News, 4th March 2010 Phil Bowles, Alistair Hansen and Phil Broughton beat James Beckett, Mark Lee and John Midren to clinch their place at the National Championships. Broughton & Co raced into a 10-0 lead but John Mildren's triple fought back to go into a 11-10 lead. A tight game ensued and at 15 ends, the scores were tied 15-15. A tied end on the 16th end, with 2 bowls touching the jack, meant the scores were level with 2 ends to play. A good end from Phil, Phil & Alistair on the 17th end, with Phil Broughton playing a good bowl to ditch the jack, meant they scored a 3 to make the scores 18-15 going into the last end. James Beckett and Mark Lee both had a good end on the 18th end to leave Phil Broughton 5 shots down and under pressure. Phil played an excellent 2nd bowl to draw shot bowl. John Mildren had 2 efforts to remove the bowl but couldn't get it out meaning Phil, Phil & Alistair ran out 19-15 winners. Phil, Phil and Alistair will now play in the National Triples Championships at 9.30am on 11th April at Nottingham IBC. Good luck! Club News, 28th February 2010 Nottingham's mixed fours qualifiers lost out to eventual winners City of Ely in the National Mixed Fours Competition. Helen Mason, Margaret Lomas, Alistair Hansen and Philip Broughton were beaten at the second round stage by a City of Ely quartet in 2009 and history repeated itself. Our four kicked off their campaign with a first round victory over North Wilts 25-13 before winning the second round against Barking 24-17. Day 3 brought a victory over York & District 21-14 to set up a semi-final with City of Ely. Their opponents had only dropped 30 shots in their previous 3 games and were eventually too strong for our side, running out 23-6 winners. Ely's quartet of Sarah Seymour, Kerry Reynolds, Jamie Reynolds & Nicky Brett beat Minehead 22-11 in the final. Nottingham'shopes now turn to Dave Adams, who is our representative in the Men's Over 60 singles. He faces Geoff Plaskitt of Lincoln on 27th February at 9.30am. Good luck Dave! Club News, 22nd February 2010 Duncan Robinson and Sue Mart slipped to defeat in the 2nd round of the National Mixed Pairs at Northampton. In Saturday's 1st round, starting at 2.30pm, they beat Egerton Park's Lindsey Hodd and Kevin Carrie 24-19. After their win, they went straight back onto the green for their 2nd round game against Bodmin, who had won their previous round by 1 shot. They couldn't quite find the form that led them to win earlier in the day and were defeated 26-18 by Shirley Coad and Paul Bennett of Bodmin. The Bodmin pair were eventually beaten at the semi-final stage by Folkstone. Club News, 15th February 2010 Nottingham IBC players have claimed the qualifying positions in both the national mixed pairs and national mixed fours competitions. In the mixed pairs, England International Sue Mart and her partner Duncan Robinson defeated team-mates Jackie Turner and John Mildren 25-9 to qualify for the National mixed pairs championships, to be played at Northampton. Sue & Duncan were runners-up in the National Mixed Pairs in 2008 and will be hoping to go one-step further this time. In the mixed fours, 2009 qualifiers Helen Mason, Margaret Lomas, Alistair Hansen and Phil Broughton defeated fellow Nottingham players Lilian Fletcher, Audrey Pinder, Keith Burton and Dave Adams 22-17. Sue Mart & Duncan Robinson will play their first round game on 13th February at 2.00pm. Phil, Alistair, Margaret & Helen will play on 17th February at 2pm against the quartet from North Wilts IBC. Good luck to all 6 players from everyone at Nottingham IBC. Club News, 25th January 2010 NEWSLETTER
You may all have noticed the new advert boards above the scoreboard in our club. We have entered into Sponsorship with Brewin Dolphin who are one of the largest independent private client investment managers in the UK. They have 40 offices across the country, including the Channel Islands, and over £17 billion of assets under management. They provide a comprehensive range of independent investment management and financial planning services to meet the needs of Private Individuals, Charities, Pension Funds, Corporate Entities and Trusts. They have an office in Nottingham and will treat any enquiry with the strictest of confidence.
Our Presentation Evening, which this year is at 7pm on Friday, 23 April 2010, will be sponsored by Brewin Dolphin.
The overall cost to our club on this evening is in the region of £1800 and we are most grateful for their sponsorship. I would ask all our members, whether winners or not, to attend this evening to support our club and the many members who have competed in all events over the season. There is a buffet and the first drink at the bar will be free.
The following day, Saturday 1 May 2010 we are staging a new and innovative match, which will be short, sharp and very different to anything seen before. This also will be sponsored by Brewin Dolphin.
Over the season there have been a number of “Open Competitions” which have been described as the “Race for Nottingham”. They have taken place at Lincoln, Spalding, Acle, Boston and the City of Ely. The top 48 players from these events have been invited to Nottingham to compete in a new competition called the “Premier Three’s.” Entrance is free and I would encourage any of our members to attend. If you do you will probably see some of the top players in the country who appear on TV.
Brewin Dolphin also wish to sponsor our junior section. John Etches and a number of our members are working hard towards re-establishing this section which has seriously declined.
This opportunity of sponsorship is rare and if any member wishes to be involved with our juniors please contact John or me directly.
These events and activities are very important to the short and long-term future of our Club and I would, on behalf of the Council of Management, ask you to support your club for both these enjoyable events where you can enjoy meeting everyone socially.
Trevor Cutts, Chairman
Club News, 21st January 2010 On Saturday 16th January, Nottingham IBC will host the Liberty Trophy Quarter-Final between reigning champions Norfolk and Yorkshire. Norfolk will arrive full of confidence after winning the previous two rounds. In their first game they crushed Warwickshire 155-87 and then followed that up with an 11-shot victory over Hertfordshire. Yorkshire have had an equally tough route to the quarter-final. Their first game against a strong Northumberland side resulted in a 2-shot victory (112-110), before a marginally more convincing victory over neighbours Lancashire 139-110. With a wealth of bowling talent on show from both sides, it promises to be an excellent game. Club News, 12th January 2010 Nottingham's Denny Cup campaign came to a disappointing end today against current holders Cumbria. Playing on a home and away basis despite the 400-mile round trip for the away rinks of both sides, the clash pit Nottingham against a very strong Cumbria team that contained a considerable number of current and former internationals. Cumbria dominated for long periods and ran out comfortable winners on three of the four rinks; the only bright point being a narrow win for Mike Kent's rink at Nottingham. The Cumbria club had won the Denny Cup for the past 2 seasons and displayed their undoubted quality, running out winners by over 40 shots. Rinks - Nottingham Matt Kime, Dave Adams, Russ Pearce, Phil Dickens Matt Vickery, Mark Lee, Alistair Hansen, Mike Kent Rink scores - Carlisle Phil Bowles, Matt Chambers, Ronnie Cowan, Duncan Robinson Michael Bowley, Keith Burton, Stuart Smith, Phil Broughton Despite the disappointing result in the Denny Cup, the club remains in the last sixteen of the Egham Trophy and the men's over-60's double rink. The club also plays its first game in the National Top Club competition tomorrow (Sunday 13 December) against Lincoln. Club News, 12th December 2009 Nottingham IBC's run in the Egham Trophy continues after a fine win against Boston on Sunday 6th December 2009. At home, good wins for Brett Morley's (25-12) and Russ Pearce's rinks (21-14) set the tone for the game. However the star performance came from Phil Broughton's rink away at Boston, running out 27-5 winners. Duncan Robinson's rink lost narrowly 18-17. Final score: Nottingham 90 - 49 Boston. The next round is the last sixteen, where Nottingham face a tough game against City of Ely on Sunday 20th December 2009. Club News, 8th December 2009 NIBC secures significant sponsorship with Brewin Dolphin The management of Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre is pleased to announce we have agreed a sponsorship deal with the Nottingham office of one of the UK’s largest independent investment management companies, Brewin Dolphin. The agreement will commence immediately and, under the terms of the agreement, Brewin Dolphin will support the club’s end of season awards evening, junior section and a new, exciting Premier Threes event.
The Premier Threes event will be held on 1st May 2010 and will be the culmination of the East Midlands Premier Bowls Tour – a series of singles events held across the East Midlands which has, to date, attracted the country’s best bowlers and significant prize money. Brewin Dolphin will also have a heightened presence in the bowls centre, through the installation of two advertising boards, showing their contact details for NIBC members to make use of their services should they wish to. Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre is one of the UK’s premier indoor bowls venues and has hosted the English Indoor Bowls Association National Championships for the past 3 years and will do for a further three years. The club boasts over 600 active members and has a wealth of male and female bowling talent, including world number 15 Simon Skelton and current internationals Brett Morley, Sue Mart and Pam Cutts. Brewin Dolphin is one of the largest independent private client investment managers in the UK, with 40 offices across the country, including the Channel Islands, and over £17 billion of assets under management. They provide a comprehensive range of independent investment management and financial planning services to meet the needs of Private Individuals, Charities, Pension Funds, Corporate Entities and Trusts. Club News, 27th November 2009 Well done to all players that represented the club in the Denny Cup on Saturday and the Egham Trophy on Sunday - both teams had wins that secured the club's place in the next round. On Saturday 14th November, the Denny Cup team defeated Church Gresley 104-56. On Sunday 15th November, the Egham Trophy team beat Barwell. Well done to all players involved and thanks to the supporters that came to watch. Next up... Saturday 28th November - Nottingham v Spalding (Denny) Sunday 29th November - Nottingham v Scunthorpe or Boston (Egham) Club News, 16th November 2009 Well done to the Denny Cup and Egham Trophy teams for their wins this weekend. The draw threw up Charnwood IBC, from Loughborough, in both competitions. The Denny team defeated their counterparts 93-58, with both home rinks recording big wins. In the Egham Trophy on Sunday, the team put in a commanding performance to run out 88-63 winners. Next up: Denny Cup - Church Gresley, Saturday 14th November Egham Trophy - Barwell, Sunday 15th November Club News, 2nd November 2009 Nottingham's Denny Cup and Egham Trophy teams breezed through to the next round after a successful weekend. On Saturday, the Denny team beat South Forest 86-52. The Nottingham team was: Home rinks Phil Bowles, Keith Burton, Stuart Smith, Phil Dickens 25-12 Matt Vickery, Matt Kime, Alistair Hansen, Mike Kent 20-12 Away rinks Michael Bowley, Dave Adams, Russ Pearce, Phil Broughton 22-14 Tim Mitchell, John Mildren, Ronnie Cowan, Duncan Robinson 19-14
On Sunday, the Egham team beat Alfreton 95-64. The Nottingham team was: Home rinks Jackie Turner, Sarah Jenkinson, Keith Burton, Mike Kent 22-21 Pam Cutts, Audrey Pinder, Dave Adams, Russ Pearce 24-14 Away rinks Sue Mart, Elisa Griffin, Stuart Smith, Duncan Robinson 27-13 Lillian Fletcher, Margaret Lomas, Matt Chambers, Phil Broughton 22-16 Next up is Charnwood in both competitions - Denny Cup on Saturday 31st October 2009 and Egham Trophy on Sunday 1st November 2009. Club News, 19th October 2009 The weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October sees two big national competitions for the club. On Saturday 18th October, the club commences its Denny Cup campaign at home to local rivals South Forest. The game starts at 10am with two rinks at home and two rinks away. The following day sees the club's Egham Trophy team, confident after a thumping win over Leicester in a preliminary round, play Alfreton in Round 1 (also 10am start). The club will be hoping to have a similar campaign to last year, when the club reached the semi-final stage before being defeated by Desborough. Both games start at 10am and your support would be most welcome. Club News, 9th October 2009  The club would like to congratulate Helen Mason on her inclusion in the England Women's Junior International trial. After some excellent performances during 2007/08 she has been rewarded with a trial at Barwell IBC in Leicestershire, on Sunday 8th November 2009. Helen will be hoping to clinch a place in the England side for the B.I.I.B.C. International Series at Cynon Valley Indoor Bowling Club on Friday 15th - Saturday 16th Jan 2010. Club News, 9th October 2009 Our Egham Trophy team breezed through into the first round after defeating Leicester 100 - 48 on Sunday 4th October. The team was: Home: Jackie Turner, Sarah Jenkinson, Keith Burton, Mike Kent Pam Cutts, Audrey Pinder, Dave Adams, Russ Pearce Away: Sue Mart, Denise Pearl, Matt Chambers, Stuart Smith Helen Mason, Margaret Lomas, Alistair Hansen, Phil Broughton The team now face Alfreton, on Sunday 18th October 2009 (10am start). Club News, 9th October 2009  Regular visitors to the website may have noticed a new addition to the site recently - the "facebook fan box" at the bottom of the homepage. Facebook is a social networking platform, that allows instant, electronic communication with people via the internet. Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre has become one of the first bowls centres to have a "fan page" where users of facebook can keep up to date with the latest news from the centre. When a news story is published on our website, it will also appear on our "fans" facebook pages. Having a presence on facebook will enable the centre to become more visible to the world and have a place amongst the estimated 250million users of facebook worldwide! The plan is to use facebook to communicate small snippets of information to all our "fans" on facebook. As our facebook page grows in popularity, more people across the country (and potentially world) will become fans of our centre, thus raising our profile further. The ultimate aim of this is to attract new members to the club. If you have any questions about our presence on facebook, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the contact form on the contact us page Club News, 11th September 2009 All members should have received information through the post from the Centre Manager, Julie White. Please contact reception if you haven't received yours - tel. 0115 9296865. A summary of the information is shown below: Kids go free - the Centre is opening its doors from Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August for all children to try bowls completely free of charge. The free sessions will run from 8.30am - 12.30pm. For more information please telephone 0115 9296865. - The Centre will re-open for the winter season on Monday 7th September 2009.
Leagues will start Friday 18th September From Monday 7th September to Sunday 13th September all bowls is free, so make the most of the early season freebie for a chance to practice or to try out those new bowls! Thursday 10th September is the club's Annual General Meeting. Starting at 7pm. Rink fees have increased slightly. The prices are now £3.40 per 2 hours for members, £4.20 for non-members, bowls hire 50p.
Club News, 20th August 2009 Nottingham IBC will play host to an England Junior ladies practice match on Sunday 13th September 2009. Nottingham IBC, as the host centre for the EIBA National Championships for the past 3 years, will host this 3-rink practice session for England's premier under 18 ladies. The practice match starts at 1pm. Club News, 11th August 2009 The Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre re-opens its doors on Monday 7th September 2009 for the start of the winter season. From Monday 7th - Sunday 13th September bowling is "FREE" so if you have friends who would like to have a go please bring them along. Non-members are also welcome, so why not bring a friend? For more information, please contact reception on 0115 9296865 or simply fill in the contact us form and we'll email you straight back. Club News, 7th August 2009 Nottingham ladies Sue Mart and Pam Cutts were honoured by the Mayor of Nottingham on Friday 26th June 2009. Sue & Pam (pictured right) were invited to tea as the guests of the Lord Mayor after their incredible recent successes. In 2009, Sue Mart, Pam Cutts & Jackie Turner won the British Isles Women's Triples Championship. This followed Mart & Cutts representing England at the British Isles Championships and helping the country to wins over Ireland, Scotland & Wales. The triples championship capped an incredible record of two national titles in two years for Pam Cutts & Sue Mart. Both players won the English & British Isles Pairs in 2008 to go with their triples win. Pam also won the National Unbadged Pairs title with Audrey Pinder in 2007. Club News, 28th June 2009  Alistair Hansen has won the Nottinghamshire County Singles title. On Sunday 29th March, Alistair took on Brian Subden (Gedling) in an attempt to retain the title he won in 2008. Alistair came through in style, winning a close game 21-19 to lift the trophy. The County Singles win tops a good year for Alistair, having qualified in the National Pairs with Phil Broughton, the National Mixed Fours with Broughton, Helen Mason and Margaret Lomas; whilst also being part of the Nottingham team that reached the semi-final of the Egham Trophy where they lost to Desborough Maidenhead. This was despite Alistair's rink winning 31-11. Alistair will be looking to continue his good form into the Nottingham IBC club finals, where he faces Phil Broughton in the Men's Singles final on Saturday 18th April 2009. Hansen, playing with Mike Kent, will also be looking to add the men's pairs title to his collection, when they face Phil Rigby & Frank Dorkes on Sunday 19th April 2009. Club News, 10th April 2009 We are undertaking a brief questionnaire to collate feedback on your experiences of the National Championships at Nottingham IBC. We'd really appreciate it if you could take 2 minutes to complete the questionnaire and tell us what you think... Thanks! Club News, 1st April 2009 The best way to keep up to date with the scores of the men's & women's National Championships is to visit our latest scores. The Championships run from Friday 27th March to Sunday 5th April 2009. Club News, 24th March 2009
Alistair Hansen, Jonathan Holmes, Chris Holmes and Duncan Robinson have won the Nottinghamshire County Fours. The Nottingham quartet beat Gedling's Roger Nicholson, Brian Subden, Richard Button and Trevor Taylor 27-21 in Sunday's final, played at the new Lammas Leisure Centre, home of Sutton in Ashfield Indoor Bowls Club. Nottingham's Alistair Hansen will come up against Brian Subden again soon, in the County Singles final (date & time TBC). Club News, 24th March 2009  Pam Cutts, Sue Mart and Jackie Turner have won the British Isles Ladies Triples title in Belfast this afternoon. Nottingham's ladies, who qualified for the event after winning the English triples championship in February, took the title after beating Scotland's Teresa Matthews, Jan Woodley and Angela Boyle 15-8 in today's final. The British Isles Indoor Bowls Council (BIIBC) championships bring together the national champions from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Channel Islands to compete for the title of British Isles Champions. England beat the Channel Island's Shirley Petit, Angela Bartie and Carol Ingrouille 15-12 in Wednesday's Semi-Final to set up today's final against Scotland. The Scots beat Wales 17-16 in their Semi-Final. The title caps a very successful few days for Pam Cutts and Sue Mart, after they helped England win the Women's International Series. Mart & Cutts, playing together on the rink skipped by Lincoln's Penny Strong, won all three of their games - beating Ireland (19-18), Wales (16-15) and Scotland (25-14). England won the decisive final game against Scotland 111-97 over the 6 rink, 21 end game. Club News, 19th March 2009 Pam Cutts, Sue Mart and Jackie Turner have clinched Nottingham's second national title of 2009, after they won the EWIBA National Triples title at Lawson Park IBC on Tuesday 3rd March 2009. The Nottingham triple cruised to victory in yesterday's final, outclassing their Wey Valley opponents. After qualifying from the Nottinghamshire area, Nottingham beat Cumbria 21-12 in their last 16 tie. Their quarter-final game was very one-sided, with Nottingham coming out on top against Bristol 23-8, which set up a semi-final clash with Torquay United. The Torquay ladies were full of confidence after their players had won the National Fours title 2 days prior. A thrilling game unfolded, with the game going down to the final end after the scores were tied at 15-15 after 17 ends. Excellent leading from England international Sue Mart, ably followed up by Jackie Turner and skip Pam Cutts, gave victory to Nottingham 16-15. This title caps an incredible record of three national titles in three years for skip Pam Cutts. Pam won the National Unbadged Pairs title with Audrey Pinder in 2007 and the English & British Isles Pairs with team-mate Sue Mart in 2008. The Nottingham ladies will now go on as England's representatives to the British Isles Championships at Belfast in April. Club News, 4th March 2009 Nottingham have clinched 3 of the 4 qualifying slots from Area 8 for the 2009 EIBA National Championships, with World number 16 Simon Skelton qualifying in two competitions. Skelton, with team-mates Michael Bowley and Ian Griffin, will kick-off Nottingham's representation in the Triples on 29th March at 6.30pm. They defeated Alfreton's Shepperson, Langham & Clipstone in their recent area final. In the pairs, Nottingham's Alistair Hansen and Phil Broughton, after overcoming Alfreton's Sharpe & Spragg, will play on Tuesday 31st March at 6.30pm. Simon Skelton, who recently defeated team-mate Duncan Robinson in the singles area final 21-20, will also play in the National Singles on Thursday 2nd April at 7.00pm. Gedling's Nic Eatch, Chris Nicholson, Tony Mitchell & Phil Epton qualified in the fours. Club News, 22nd February 2009 
Nottingham’s Over 50’s triples team of Bob Rose, Dave Adams and Russ Pearce have clinched the EIBA National over 50’s Triples title at Northampton. The Nottingham trio, who won 5 local rounds to get into the last 32 in the Country, then won through a further 5 rounds to win the title by beating the Huntington trio of Will Day, John McKee and Brian Brett in the final. Nottingham thumped Leicester 21-3 in the first round, and then squeezed by Bridgwater BCL 18-17 in their second game of the day. Their second day was also successful, beating Colchester 16-8 before winning through to the final by beating Thornbury 20-8 in Wednesday’s semi-final. In yesterday’s tense final (played over 18 ends), Nottingham trailed narrowly for long periods in the game but clawed their way in front at 14 ends (10-9). However they dropped 3 shots over the next two ends and trailed 12-10 after 16, but picked up two one’s on the final two ends to force the extra end, with the game finishing 12-12 after the 18 ends. Nottingham managed to win the extra end to win 13-12 and lift the trophy. Nottingham’s Helen Mason, Margaret Lomas, Alistair Hansen and Phil Broughton lost 23-16 to City of Ely in 2nd round of the Mixed Fours. Nottingham had beaten West Berks 20-14 in the first round. Club News, 22nd February 2009 Nottingham's England Internationals Brett Morley and Pam Cutts will be looking to extend their run of form into the National Mixed Pairs Championships, which start on Saturday at Northampton IBC. Morley and Cutts, having beaten Ian & Elisa Griffin in the Area 8 final, now face Thornaby's Paul Mosely and Lauren Copeland on Saturday 14th February 2009 (9.30am start) in the last 32 of the Golden Charter National Mixed Pairs Championship. Then five days later, Nottingham's Helen Mason, Margaret Lomas, Alistair Hansen and Phil Broughton start their campaign in the National Mixed Fours Championship against West Berks. The Nottingham quartet play at 9.30am on Thursday 19th February 2009, also at Northampton IBC. Nottingham IBC plays host to stage 3 of the English Indoor Bowls Association National Championships, featuring some of the Country's best players, from Friday 27th March 2009 to Sunday 5th April 2009. Club News, 10th February 2009 Nottingham failed to make it though to the Egham Trophy final after coming second best to a strong Desborough Maidenhead team at Wellingborough today. The Nottingham team had only one enforced change from the previous round, with Brett Morley coming in for Ian Griffin, who was on holiday. Desborough came out the traps quickly and went into a 13 shot lead after 2 ends across the board and maintained that lead to 5 ends, where they led 16-30. Dickens’ rink led 7-5, whilst the other three trailed (Broughton 4-6, Robinson 0-10 and Morley 5-9). Desborough maintained their good form through to 10 ends to lead by 33 shots (52-29). Duncan Robinson’s rink struggled for form and some inspired bowling from Desborough’s England International John McGuiness meant they trailed 19-0 at 10 ends. With 15 ends on the board, Nottingham had made some inroads into the deficit, but still trailed by 22 shots (46-68). Phil Broughton’s rink had started their run of fine form and led 19-11, however they were Nottingham’s only leading rink with the other rinks still trailing (Dickens 12-17, Robinson 6-19 and Morley 9-21). Nottingham pushed their opponents hard for the next few ends and, at one stage, reduced Desborough’s lead to only 8 shots. By the 18th end Desborough had halted the Nottingham charge and led by 19 shots (80-61). Phil Broughton’s rink, who had won 8 consecutive ends and picked up 25 shots (including a 7 on the 16th end), now led 31-11 but the other 3 rinks still trailed (Dickens 13-20, Robinson 8-22 and Morley 9-27). Desborough closed out the game well and kept Nottingham at arms length to run out winners by 12 shots. Sue Mart Elisa Griffin Stuart Smith Phil Dickens Lost 19-20 | Pam Cutts Helen Mason Alistair Hansen Phil Broughton Won 31-11 | Lillian Fletcher Lynn Murden Mark Roe Brett Morley Lost 12-28 | Jackie Turner Audrey Pinder Ronnie Cowan Duncan Robinson Lost 8-25 |
Nottingham 73 – 85 Desborough Thanks again to all the supporters that made the trip to Wellingborough to watch, it is appreciated by all the players. We've had a tremendous run in the competition and i'm sure all the players will be out to make sure we go one step further next year. To read the story in the Nottingham Evening Post, click here. Club News, 3rd February 2009 There will be a different name on the David Cornwell under 25 double rink trophy in 2009 after our Nottingham team were beaten at the semi-final stage by Wellingborough today (25 January 2009). Playing at Melton Mowbray IBC, Nottingham team manager Alistair Hansen was forced into 1 change from the previous round with Daniel Shields coming into the side to replace Adam Pearce. Daniel came in to lead on Matt Vickery's rink, Dan Smith's rink remained unchanged. Right from the outset Dan Smith's rink pushed out into an early lead and Matt Vickery's rink struggled and this trend continued for the rest of the game. Wellingborough always kept their noses in front and despite some nervy moments towards the end as Nottingham pushed for shots, Wellingborough maintained their grip on the tie and claimed the victory by 8 shots. Daniel Shields, Sam Muir, Matt Chambers, Matt Vickery 12-22 Jonathan Holmes, Helen Mason, Matt Kime, Dan Smith 16-14 Nottingham 28 - 36 Wellingborough. Wellingborough go on to face Torquay United in the final, to be played at Lawson Park IBC on 28th February 2009. Club News, 25th January 2009 Nottingham beat Blackpool Newton Hall in a tense Egham Trophy Quarter-Final at New Earswick Bowls Centre in York this afternoon (Sunday 18th January 2009). With 5 ends across the board, Nottingham trailed narrowly 22-20, in spite of only Phil Dickens' rink being up (9-3). Ian Griffin's rink were drawing 5-5, Phil Broughton was 2-6 down and Duncan Robinson trailed 8-4. The game remaind tight through to 10 ends, with both sides equal at 37-37. Phil Dickens' rink had pushed on to go 15-8 in front whilst Phil Broughton went in front 9-7, Ian Griffin also led 9-7 but Duncan Robinson's rink continued to struggle and trailed 4-15. Blackpool had the better of the next few ends across the rinks and pushed into a 9 shot lead at 15 ends, Nottingham now trailing 54-63. However, Nottingham's players dug deep and clawed back the 9 shot deficit to bring the game all square at 18 ends, 66-66. With Nottingham on the charge now, having picked up 12 shots to Blackpool's 3 in the previous 12 ends (across the 4 rinks), Nottingham had the momentum and picked up a further 14 shots to Blackpool's 8 to clinch the game 80-74. Sue Mart Elisa Griffin Stuart Smith Phil Dickens Won 31-11 | Pam Cutts Helen Mason Alistair Hansen Phil Broughton Lost 16-22 | Lillian Fletcher Lynn Murden Mark Roe Ian Griffin Won 21-14 | Jackie Turner Audrey Pinder Ronnie Cowan Duncan Robinson Lost 12-27 |
Nottingham 80-74 Blackpool Newton Hall. Nottingham now face Desborough Maidenhead on Sunday 1st February, in the Egham Trophy semi-final - Further details of venue & start time will be posted here when confirmed. The other semi final is Torquay United v Egham. The winners of the two semi-finals will play the final on 7th March 2009. Finally, on behalf of all of today's players, I'd like to thank the Nottingham supporters who made the trip to York today to cheer us on - we do appreciate it! Club News, 18th January 2009 Nottingham's England under 25 International Dan Smith helped England lift the Joyce Brimble Trophy over the weekend of the 10th/11th January 2009. The quadrangular series featuring England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales was played at Abbeyview IBC in Dunfermline (Scotland) and England regained the trophy after defeating holders Scotland in the final game of the series on Sunday morning. Dan's rink, playing with Chris Moore (Barwell), Ean Morton (Peterborough) and skip Rob Chisholm (Stanley) had a 100% record throughout the series, winning all 3 games. On Dan's rink, victories against Wales (20-14), Ireland (21-17) and Scotland (22-14) helped England on their way to a fantastic win. England's results England 92-59 Wales England 93-62 Ireland England 73-68 Scotland Congratulations to Dan Smith from everyone at Nottingham IBC. Club News, 12th January 2009 Nottingham's ladies, competing in the Lingford Trophy, slipped to an agonising 1 shot defeat to Rugby Thornfield on Sunday 11th January 2009. The last-16 tie started really well for Nottingham, with both rinks up at the midway point and looking comfortable. However Rugby Thornfield finished strongly and picked up 5 shots across the 2 rinks on the last end to clinch the tie 33-32. Congratulations to the Nottingham ladies for reaching this stage - they were Helen Mason, Sue Mart, Lynn Murden, Sarah Jenkinson, Jackie Turner, Elisa Griffin & Denise Pearl (reserve). Club News, 12th January 2009 Nottingham's Egham team have progressed into the last 8 of the national competition after beating Northampton & District today (Sunday 4 January 2009). Nottingham trailed by 10 shots at the 5 end mark (17-27). However, a spirited run between 5 and 10 ends on all rinks turned the 10 shot deficit into a 15 shot positive, with Nottingham picking up 29 shots to Northampton's 4 over the 5 ends, pushing Nottingham into a 46-31 lead. Phil Broughton (14-5 up) and Duncan Robinson's (13-7 up) rinks showing the way, ably backed up at home by Ian Griffin's rink (11-4 up) and Phil Dickens' rink reducing their deficit to 7 shots (8-15). That 15 shot difference was roughly maintained by Nottingham for the next 8 ends across all rinks. At 15 ends, Nottingham led by 13 shots (61-48) and 18 ends Nottingham had increased the lead further to 18 shots (72-54). In the latter stages between 18 and 21 ends, with the game becoming scrappy & stretched, Nottingham picked up a further 19 shots to Northampton's 6, culminating in Nottingham completing a resounding, and impressive, 91-60 victory. Nottingham now face Blackpool Newton Hall on Sunday 18th January (venue & start time TBC). Rink scores: Home | Sue Mart, Elisa Griffin, Stuart Smith, Phil Dickens | 21-22 | | Lillian Fletcher, Lynn Murden, Mark Roe, Ian Griffin | 21-10 | | | | Away | | | Helen Mason, Audrey Pinder, Ronnie Cowan, Duncan Robinson | 20-16 | | Pam Cutts, Sarah Jenkinson, Alistair Hansen, Phil Broughton | 29-12 | | |
Nottingham 91 - 60 Northampton Club News, 4th January 2009 Following a meeting of the Council of Management it was agreed that it is necessary to increase our rink fees by 10p per 2 hour session from January 2nd 2009. This decision has been necessary because of the fall in membership and therefore a fall in income. The expenditure for rent, heating bills, staff wages etc have to be met, although we have cut down the working hours of the admin and bar staff. The Finance Director and the Auditors believe that we will have a shortfall of funds at the end of the financial year and that the rink fee increase will help offset some of the shortfall. We hope that you understand the necessity for this increase, as the Directors feel that it would be irresponsible for us to ignore the predictions of a negative balance at the end of the financial year. Fortunately we have negotiated the use of the club for the National Finals for the next 3 years and the profit made during the finals will ensure that the loss is much less. We all have a responsibility to ensure that the Bowls Club survives this downturn in membership – Please help us keep this fine club going – ask your friends to come along and look round the facilities – if they don’t want to play – perhaps they would like to become social members so that they can eat, drink and join in Social Nights e.g. Fun Night, Race Night etc. A suggestion of a Patron’s Fund has been made by a member of the Club who has generously started the fund with a donation. Other members may wish to do this as well – the Council of Management has undertaken that such a fund will only be used for specific purposes to improve facilities for members of the Club. This fund is not intended to offset the shortfall described above. The money will therefore be itemised separately on the balance sheet. Please see Trevor Cutts for further details. Trevor Cutts Chairman Club News, 30th December 2008 Nottingham's ladies, competing in the Lingford Trophy, saw off a strong Church Gresley team 35-28 yesterday (20-December-08). | Sarah Jenkinson, Jackie Turner & Elisa Griffin | 19-10 | Helen Mason, Sue Mart & Lynn Murden | 16-18 | | 35-28 |
Club News, 21st December 2008 Nottingham progressed into the last 16 of the Egham Trophy after beating Spalding 88-58 today. Home (Nottingham): S. Mart E. Griffin S. Smith P. Dickens | J. Turner L. Murden M. Roe I. Griffin Lost 13-22 v S. Dunham |
Away (Spalding): S. Jenkinson P. Cutts A. Hansen P. Broughton | L. Fletcher A. Pinder R. Cowan D. Robinson Won 24-15 v J. Needham |
Nottingham 88 - 58 Spalding Nottingham now face Northampton IBC on Sunday 4th January 2009. Club News, 14th December 2008 Nottingham ladies Sue Mart and Pam Cutts have been named in the England ladies International team for the British Isles International Series. The series will be played over the weekend of the 13th, 14th & 15th March 2009. Sue Mart, who has been an international since 2000, retains her place in the side and Pam Cutts earns her first call up. Congratulations to both ladies on a wonderful achievement - all the best from everyone at NIBC. Club News, 10th December 2008 Sunday 30th November brought double-success for Nottingham IBC. The Egham team (mixed - 2 rinks home, 2 away national competition) ran out comfortable winners against Leicester IBC. All four rinks won well and the team now face Spalding on Sunday 14th December. Home: Sue Mart, Elisa Griffin, Stuart Smith, Phil Dickens Lilian Fletcher, Lynn Murden, Mark Roe, Ian Griffin Away: Pam Cutts, Sarah Jenkinson, Alistair Hansen, Phil Broughton Jackie Turner, Audrey Pinder, Ronnie Cowan, Duncan Robinson Meanwhile, in the under 25 club double rink, Nottingham demolished Boston by over 40 shots. Home: Sam Muir, Adam Pearce, Matt Chambers, Matt Vickery Jonathan Holmes, Helen Mason, Matt Kime, Dan Smith The under 25's now face a tough game against Cumbria in the Quarter-Final. Club News, 30th November 2008 Nottingham's ladies won their first round Lingford Trophy tie against South Forest yesterday (23-November-08). The Lingford Trophy, a triples double rink for ladies under 60 years of age, pitted local rivals Nottingham and South Forest against each other, with the Nottingham ladies coming out on top in a hard-fought game. The rinks of Sarah Jenkinson, Jackie Turner, Elisa Griffin and Helen Mason, Sue Mart, Lynn Murden both won well against tough opposition. The Nottingham ladies now face Church Gresley for a place in the last sixteen, on a date to be arranged. Club News, 23rd November 2008 Nottingham IBC's Denny Cup team failed to rediscover the form that had led us to numerous Denny Cup semi-finals and finals in recent years, slipping to a disappointed 79-70 defeat to Alfreton yesterday (22-November-08). Nottingham Matt Kime, Mark Roe, Mick Owen, Matt Vickery - drew 16-16 Tim Mitchell, Alistair Hansen, Phil Dickens, Phil Broughton - won 18-14. Alfreton Michael Bowley, Stuart Smith, Ronnie Cowan, Duncan Robinson - lost 25-12 Phil Bowles, Trevor Lee, Ian Griffin, Billy Mellors - drew 24-24 Nottingham 70-79 Alfreton. Club News, 23rd November 2008 Matt Vickery is Area 8's representative in the National Under 25 singles after winning the under 25 singles area final recently. Matt now goes forward to the National Under 25 singles finals, to be played at Melton Mowbray IBC on Saturday 27th December and Sunday 28th December 2008. Best of luck to Matt. Club News, 18th November 2008 Nottingham cruised into the next round of the Egham Trophy today, beating Erewash 96-34.
Home:
Lillian Fletcher, Lynn Murden, Mark Roe & Ian Griffin won 23-11.
Sue Mart, Elisa Griffin, Stuart Smith, Phil Dickens won 24-5.
Away:
Jackie Turner, Audrey Pinder, Ronnie Cowan & Duncan Robinson won 31-8.
Pam Cutts, Helen Mason, Alistair Hansen, Phil Broughton won 18-10. Nottingham now face either Leicester IBC on Sunday 30th November 2008. Club News, 16th November 2008 The Nottingham team has been selected for the upcoming Round 3 Denny Cup game against Alfreton on 22nd November 2008. Home L: Matt Kime 2. Mark Roe 3. Mike Owen S: Matt Vickery L: Tim Mitchell 2. Alistair Hansen 3. Phil Dickens S: Phil Broughton Away L: Michael Bowley 2. Stuart Smith 3. Ronnie Cowan S: Duncan Robinson L: Phil Bowles 2. Trevor Lee 3. Ian Griffin S: Billy Mellors Reserves (in alphabetical order): Dave Adams, Keith Burton, Matt Chambers, Chris Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Russ Pearce, Dan Smith, Wayne Tomlinson. Club News, 8th November 2008 Nottingham IBC progressed into the next round of both the Denny Cup and Egham Trophy, after a successful weekend. On Saturday in the Denny Cup, Nottingham beat Sutton-in-Ashfield 94-65. At home, Tim Mitchell, Alistair Hansen, Phil Broughton & Phil Dickens won 26-14 and Matt Kime, Mark Roe, Mick Owen & Matt Vickery won 27-14. Whilst away at the new Lammas Leisure Centre, Michael Bowley, Stuart Smith, Ronnie Cowan & Duncan Robinson won 23-11 whilst Trevor Lee, Dan Smith, Ian Griffin & Billy Mellors slipped to a narrow defeat, 18-25. Nottingham now face Alfreton in the next round, to be played Saturday 22nd November 2008. On Sunday, Nottingham comprehensively beat Barwell 97-25 in the Egham Trophy. At Nottingham, Ian Griffin's rink beat D. Delahay 32-3, whilst Phil Dickens' rink beat P. Andrews 21-4. Whilst at Barwell, Duncan Robinson's rink beat S. Thomas 21-8 and Phil Broughton's rink beat M. Kent 23-10. Club News, 2nd November 2008 Nottingham's Denny Cup clash this Saturday against Sutton will be the first game at new Lammas Leisure Centre. The game, scheduled to start at 10.00am prompt, will be the first bowls match to be played on the new carpet, and is part of a series of events lined up to open the new multi-million pound centre. The official opening ceremony will be performed by former Olympic Champion Kelly Holmes. Players and supporters are reminded that parking at the centre and general access to the building may be difficult so please leave plenty of time. The address of the new centre is: Lammas Leisure Centre Lammas Road Sutton-in-Ashfield Nottinghamshire NG17 2AD Tel: 01623 511177 Club News, 30th October 2008 Having recently attended the England under 25 trial, Nottingham's Dan Smith has received good news in being called up for the England Junior International team for the upcoming match versus Wales. The annual match, for the Bernard Telfer Trophy, will be played on Sunday 23rd November at City & County of Swansea IBC in Wales (1.00pm start). Unfortunately Nottingham's other trialists, Matthew Vickery and Matthew Chambers, didn't make the team. Club News, 24th October 2008 The Nottingham IBC Denny Cup selectors have moved quickly to announce the team for the next round, against Ashfield on Saturday 1st November 2008 (10am start). The team is as follows: Home Matt Kime Mark Roe Mike Owen Matt Vickery Tim Mitchell Alistair Hansen Phil Broughton Phil Dickens Away Michael Bowley Stuart Smith Ronnie Cowan Duncan Robinson Trevor Lee Dan Smith Ian Griffin Billy Mellors Club News, 19th October 2008 A new-look Nottingham Denny Cup team today breezed through into round 2 of the Denny Cup today, thrashing local neighbours Rushcliffe 121-43. At Nottingham, the rink of Matt Kime, Ronnie Cowan, Mark Roe and Matthew Vickery ran out 28-14 against Dick Marshall. Alongside Matt's rink, Tim Mitchell, Alistair Hansen, Mike Owen and Phil Dickens won 41-12. At Rushcliffe, Billy Mellors, making his debut for Nottingham, skipped his rink to a hard fought 24-9 win. Mellors' rink of Trevor Lee, Dan Smith and Ian Griffin having the better of the second half of the game to run out deserved winners. Michael Bowley, Stuart Smith, Phil Broughton and Duncan Robinson won 28-8. Nottingham now face Ashfield in round 2, to be played Saturday 1st November 2008 at 10.00am. Club News, 18th October 2008 DENNY CUP Nottingham IBC v Rushcliffe IBC Saturday 18th October 2008 10am start (players to report to each venue no later than 9.30am) | Home rink 1 | Home rink 2 | Lead: | Matt Kime | Tim Mitchell | 2 | Ronnie Cowan | Alistair Hansen | 3 | Mark Roe | Mike Owen | Skip: | Matt Vickery | Phil Dickens | | | | | Away rink 1 | Away rink 2 | Lead: | Michael Bowley | Trevor Lee | 2 | Stuart Smith | Dan Smith | 3 | Phil Broughton | Ian Griffin | Skip: | Duncan Robinson | Billy Mellors |
Reserves (not in order): Dave Adams, Keith Burton, Matt Chambers, Phil Bowles, Chris Holmes, Russ Pearce Club News, 17th October 2008 Those members that have entered national competitions may wish to know that the draw has been released for this coming season. The draw for the singles, pairs, triples, fours, under 25 singles, mixed pairs, mixed fours, over 60 singles, over 60 pairs, over 60 fours, over 50s triples, father & son pairs and champion of champion singles can all be found by clicking on the link below: The document is in PDF format, you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view it. To download Adobe Reader free click here Club News, 21st August 2008 The NIBC management extends a warm welcome to new and returning members for the 2008/9 season. Current members should have received their application forms through the post recently, new members can pick up a new member application form from reception. Below are a few dates for your diary: Monday 8th September 2008 - the centre re-opens for the winter season Monday 8th September 2008 - Sunday 14th September 2008 - free bowls all week (for new & returning members) Thursday 11th September 2008 - Annual General Meeting (7pm start) Friday 19th September 2008 - winter league programme commences
Rink fees have been increased to £3.20 per 2 hours for members, £4.00 for non-members. Bowls hire remains at 50p. Club News, 21st August 2008  Two of Nottingham's finest women bowlers have lifted the British Isles Pairs title. Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre ladies Pam Cutts and Sue Mart yesterday followed up their recent National Pairs win by taking the British Isles Ladies Pairs Championship, played at Llanelli Indoor Bowls Club. The ladies from Nottingham, full of confidence from winning the ladies National Pairs title only a fortnight ago, narrowly defeated the Channel Isles' pairing of Carol Ingrouille and Alison Merrien in the semi-final 16-15. Mart & Cutts then followed up their narrow victory with a resounding 25-18 win against Scotland's Kathleen Soudan & Michelle Cooper. To see a few photographs taken at Llanelli - click here. Sue Mart and Pam Cutts will be joined by team-mate Audrey Pinder for the ladies two-wood over 50s triples - to be played at Nottingham IBC as part of the EIBA/EWIBA National Championships from 4th - 13th April 2008. Club News, 18th March 2008 Nottingham lost out in today's Denny Cup semi-final, losing to Peterborough by 21 shots (78-59). Peterborough came into the game full of confidence having beaten 3-times previous winners Egham in the quarter-final and their confidence showed by coming back from an early deficit to take the game by over 20 shots.. Commiserations to the Nottingham players and congratulations to Peterborough, who went on to face Cumbria in this afternoon’s Denny Cup Final. The Cumbrian's having overcome Kingsthorpe (Northants) in today’s other semi-final. Peterborough could not continue their good form into the afternoon though, losing out to a strong Cumbria side by 41 shots. Nottingham rink scores: Matt Chambers Trevor Lee Alistair Hansen Brett Morley (skip) | 14-20 | Michael Bowley Dan Smith Ian Griffin Simon Skelton (skip) | 7-27 | Phil Bowles Ronnie Cowan Phil Broughton Duncan Robinson (skip) | 22-14 | Tim Mitchell Wayne Tomlinson Matt Vickery Phil Dickens (skip) | 16-16 |
Nottingham 59 – 78 Peterborough Some of today’s players thoughts now turn to the National Championships to be held at Nottingham from 4th – 13th April 2008. Club News, 9th March 2008  Many Congratulations to Nottingham's Sue Mart and Pam Cutts, EWIBA Ladies National Pairs Champions 2007-08! Sue & Pam clinched the title by beating Sutton Ladies Sharon Rickman and Judy Miller in this afternoon's final 24-18. Sue & Pam had earlier beaten Bailey/Whittingham (Preston Brighton) 18-15 in Round 1, Leach/Gunn ((MidGlos) 28-4 in the Quarter-Finals and Webb/Roylance of North Walsham 21-13 in the Semi-Final. The ladies win takes Nottingham's national title haul to 3 so far this year, sitting proudly alongside Simon & Derek Skelton's Father & Son pairs win and the inter-club under 25 double rink titles. Congratulations to both ladies - a truly fantastic achievement. Well done! Club News, 7th March 2008 Two of Nottingham's representatives slipped to defeat in their first round games of the National Championships at Loddon Vale last weekend (1st - 4th March). Phil Bowles, competing in the under 25 singles, slipped to a 2-0 sets defeat to Louis Rideout (Illminster). Former Nottingham player Thomas Doig, now representing Cyphers, also went out in the first round, losing 2-0 to Tom Pritty (Birmingham). England Junior International Danny May (Cumbria) eventually won the under 25 singles title, beating 16-year old Jamie Walker (Wellingborough) in the final on a tie-break. NIBC Chairman Trevor Cutts, competing in the over 60's singles event, put up a good showing to previous winner Tony Horobin (Featherstone) but eventually went out 21-15. Horobin has since progressed into today's semi-final, where he now faces Solihull's Melvyn Taylor. Our support now turns to Nottingham's attempt to lift the Denny Cup. We line up against Peterborough, who beat last year's winners Egham in the previous round, on Sunday 9th March 2008. Cumbria face Kingsthorpe in the other semi-final, with the final played at 2pm between the two winning sides. All games will be played at Lawson Park IBC in Bedford. There are still spaces remaining on the supporter's coach - contact reception for more information. Club News, 4th March 2008 Nottingham under 25's completed a remarkable double win today at Northampton, taking both the club under 25 double rink and the county under 25 double rink titles. 6 members of Nottingham helped clinch the County under 25 double rink trophy, beating Sussex 48-33 in the first national final of the day. | Nottinghamshire | | Sussex | Matthew Kime (Nottingham)
Chris Nicholson (Gedling)
Matt Chambers (Nottingham)
Matt Vickery (Nottingham) | 24 - 18 | Kevin Carrie | Philip Bowles (Nottingham)
Michael Kime (Erewash)
Daniel Smith (Nottingham)
Philip Broughton (Nottingham) | 24 - 15 | David Hubbard | | 48 - 33 | | Reserves: Charlie Lomax (Nottingham) Phil Epton (Gedling). Arran Bee (Gedling) | | |
The 6 members from Nottingham above, along with Helen Mason & Adam Pearce, then followed up their morning victory by outclassing a hotly-tipped Wey Valley side in the David Cornwell under 25 club double rink in the afternoon. Nottingham under 25's | | Wey Valley | Matthew Kime
Adam Pearce Matt Chambers
Matt Vickery | 24 - 9 | Daniel Morris | Philip Bowles
Helen Mason
Daniel Smith
Philip Broughton | 22 - 6 | Gareth McDonagh | | 46 - 15 | | Reserves: Charlie Lomax Daniel Shields | | |
The day proved a fitting finale to Philip Broughton and Phil Bowles' under 25's careers. Both players will be over-age for next year's competition but, with good strength-in-depth, Nottingham will be hoping to clinch the title for a third year in 2008-09. Congratulations to all the players involved on what is a truly fantastic achievement. To view Nottingham's route to the final, click here. Club News, 23rd February 2008  Congratulations to Simon & Derek Skelton who today made it 3 titles out of 3 in the National Father & Son pairs. Simon & Derek comprehensively defeated Alan & Rob Paxman from Exonia 21-3 in today's final. Right from the off, the Skelton's always looked in control of the game, leading 5-1 at 5 ends and 11-1 at 10 ends. Simon & Derek kicked off their campaign against Egerton Park's Colin & Kevin Carrie, winning 20-12. They followed that win up with a 26-13 win against Jim & Neil McKee of Kingsthorpe. A quarter-final against Martin & Chris Gale (Blackpool Newton Hall) promised to be a tough encounter with the Blackpool pair having only dropped a total of 8 shots in their previous two games but Simon & Derek ran out comprehensive 25-13 winners. Arguably Simon & Derek's best performances were saved for the final two games, with a 24-3 win against Paddington in the semi-final, followed up by today's 21-3 win. Our congratulations go to both Simon & Derek on a historic win, repeating their feats of 2006 (whilst at Erewash) and 2007 (Nottingham). Well done! Club News, 21st February 2008 Many congratulations to Duncan Robinson and Sue Mart, National Mixed Pairs runners-up 2007/08. Duncan & Sue, playing together for the first time, lost out in the final against Tim Stone and Melanie Haylett from Acle 23-14. After trailing 15-4 down at 10 ends, Duncan & Sue looked to be making a comeback, getting back to within 5 shots at 15 ends (17-12), but the Acle pair held off their efforts and made sure of their victory. Congratulations to Tim & Melanie. Our congratulations go to Duncan & Sue, however, for their sterling efforts in the mixed pairs - well done! To see a gallery of photo's taken by Chris Holmes during the mixed pairs final, visit his Photobox site (links to external site). Commiserations also go to Keith Burton, David Baird and Phil Dickens, who lost 22-18 to the eventual winners from Barking in the quarter-finals of the over 50's triples on Monday. Our support now turns to Simon & Derek Skelton in the Father & Son pairs, looking to make it their 3rd Father & Son title in a row! Best of luck Simon & Derek. Club News, 20th February 2008 Members of Nottingham IBC make up 7 of the 8 places in the area finals of the national singles, pairs, triples & fours qualifiers in Area 8. Simon Skelton defeated fellow Nottingham member Dave Adams 21-12 on Saturday 9th February to take his place in the singles final and will face Brett Morley. Brett Morley, competing with Matt Vickery and Duncan Robinson, led his triples team to victory over Russ Pearce, Alistair Hansen and Trevor Lee on Sunday 10th February. Brett, Matt & Duncan now face Gedling's Trevor Taylor & co in the triples area final. Taylor & co are the only non-Nottingham team to reach the area finals of this year's competitions but will have their work cut-out to beat Brett Morley's triple, who qualified in the triples in 2006-07. Mark Roe, Stuart Smith, Matt Kime & Ronnie Cowan (Nottingham) beat Erewash's John Arnett & co 21-6 in their fours semi-final on Wednesday evening, setting up the area final versus Keith Burton, Dave Adams, Trevor Lee and Russ Pearce (also Nottingham). Phil Dickens & Tim Mitchell (Nottingham) beat twice-former National Pairs winners Duncan Robinson and Brett Morley in their pairs semi-final and now face Simon Skelton & Michael Bowley (Nottingham) who will both be full of confidence after their recent good form in front of the TV cameras in the Potters World Singles (Simon Skelton) and Welsh Open (Michael Bowley) respectively. Best of luck to all competitors. The winners of the games below will represent Area 8 in the EIBA/EWIBA National Championships at Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre from 4th - 13th April 2008. Area 8 Finals Singles: Brett Morley v Simon Skelton (both Nottingham) Pairs: Phil Dickens/Tim Mitchell v Simon Skelton/Michael Bowley (both Nottingham) Triples: Brett Morley/Duncan Robinson/Matt Vickery (Nottingham) v Trevor Taylor/Richard Button/Brian Subden (Gedling) Fours: Matt Kime, Stuart Smith, Ronnie Cowan, Mark Roe (Nottingham) v Keith Burton, Dave Adams, Trevor Lee, Russ Pearce (Nottingham) Club News, 10th February 2008 Congratulations to the following players from Nottingham that have qualified for the upcoming National Championsips (so far!): Northampton 16th Feb, 9.30am - Sue Mart & Duncan Robinson - Mixed Pairs 17th Feb, 9.30am - Keith Burton, Dave Baird & Phil Dickens - O50s Triples 19th Feb, 9.30am - Derek & Simon Skelton - Father & Son Pairs 20th Feb, 6.30pm - Jackie Turner, Angela Porter, Wayne Tomlinson & Duncan Robinson - Mixed Fours 23rd Feb - Nottingham under 25's club double rink 23rd Feb - Nottinghamshire under 25's county double rink (includes 6 members of Nottingham IBC) Loddon Vale 1-2 March - Phil Bowles - Under 25 singles 3-5 March - Trevor Cutts - Over 60's singles 1-9 March - Sue Mart & Pam Cutts - Ladies Pairs Nottingham 7th April - Sue Mart, Pam Cutts & Audrey Pinder - Ladies Over 50s 2-wood Triples 4-13 April - Men's singles, pairs, triples & fours (Qualifiers TBC) Club News, 4th February 2008 Nottingham IBC is throwing open its doors for a free Open Afternoon on Wednesday 6th February 2008 from 2.30pm - 6.00pm. All equipment will be provided free of charge and fully-qualified coaches will be on hand to give hints & tips to visitors on the day. Don't worry about wearing the correct footwear or dress - we are adopting a relaxed dress-code for the day so all we ask is you come in a clean pair of socks! Club News, 28th January 2008 Nottingham's Simon Skelton reached the semi-final of the World Indoor Bowls Championships at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk. Simon, having already beaten Simon Stevens (England), Greg Harlow (England), Les and Gillett (England) to reach the quarter-finals, followed up those impressive wins with a victory against Steve Knight yesterday 7-5, 10-9 in the 2 sets of 9 ends singles format. Simon played Devon's Ian Bond today (23rd January) and slipped to a narrow defeat. Despite playing well and holding good scores in the first set, Ian Bond's final bowl was very influential and saved numerous shots. The set finished with Ian Bond scoring a 1 to tie the set 5-5. Simon continued his good form in the second set but Ian Bond began to find his feet and took a hold of the game, pushing into a 5-0 lead. Simon got back into the game and went into the 9th and final end trailing 7-4. Simon had a very difficult shot with his last bowl to make 4 shots and win the set but missed narrowly, dropping 2 shots. Ian Bond therefore progressed with a 1.5 - 0.5 win (5-5, 9-4) and now plays Scotland's Alex Marshall in the final with Alex Marshall going for a record-breaking 5th World Singles title. Congratulations to Simon for a fantastic achievement in reaching the semi-finals and securing an all-important place in the World Bowls top 16. I'm sure all the members at Nottingham IBC are very proud of Simon's success. Club News, 26th January 2008 Nottingham IBC are celebrating tonight after progressing into the Quarter Finals in two national competitions. The men's Denny Cup team successfully saw off a strong Hartlepool side 72-66, whilst later in the day the ladies beat local rivals Barwell 49-18 in the Lingford Trophy. The men now face Torquay United in the Denny Cup and the ladies face Cumbria in the Lingford. Both games are quarter finals with dates/venues still to be decided. Rink scores (Denny Cup - Nottingham skips first): Home (Nottingham) B Morley 16 - 17 G Skipp P Dickens 22 - 19 C Simpson Away (Hartlepool):
S Skelton 17 I Jackson 15
D Robinson 17 P Hartley 16 Rink scores (Lingford trophy - Nottingham team only): Helen Mason, Denise Pearl, Sue Mart, Lynne Murden 22 - 10 Jackie Turner, Sarah Jenkinson, Jo Skelton, Elisa Griffin 27 - 8. Club News, 5th January 2008 We are pleased to announce that we are now offering the service of being able to see up-to-date league tables & most recent results from the NIBC internal leagues on the website. Over the last few weeks we have been working to get all the leagues onto the site and we're getting close to having the full programme of leagues available to view on the site. Our plan is to update these league tables on a day-to-day basis so your team's results should be on the site within 48 hours of the fixture being played. To see the league tables & results for the leagues you play in, visit the "NIBC Leagues" section of the site and click the day & time from the list on the left-hand side of the page. We hope you like & appreciate this new addition to the site, giving you even more reason to keep checking back to our site to see how your team is getting on! Club News, 30th November 2007 3 members of Nottingham IBC have been named in the England team for the upcoming BIIBC Junior International Series. The Joyce Brimble Memorial Trophy will be contested on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th January 2008 at Banister Park Indoor Bowls Club (Eastleigh, Hampshire). Stuart Smith makes his first appearance for England alongside regulars Philip Broughton and Matthew Vickery. Philip and Matthew recently helped England under 25s to a comfortable win over Wales under 25s on Sunday 11th November. The England team in full for the BIIBC Junior International Series: | Name | Club | | Lead | Simon Jones | Whiteknights | | 2 | Matthew Vickery | Nottingham | | 3 | Sam Tolchard | Torquay United | | Skip | Jamie Chestney Ø | Gallow | | | | | Lead | Martin Spencer | Spalding | | 2 | Stuart Smith # | Nottingham | | 3 | Dean Tute | Lincoln | | Skip | David Hubbard | Adur | | | | | Lead | Robert Tiller | Egham | | 2 | Neil Kunc # | Bridgwater BCL | | 3 | Mark Hammond | Banister Park | | Skip | Philip Broughton | Nottingham | | | | | Lead | Chris Moore | Barwell | | 2 | Danny May | Cumbria | | 3 | Ean Morton | Peterborough | | Skip | Robert Chisholm | Stanley |
Reserves: Tom Bishop (Atherley), Tristan Morton (Peterborough) & Alan Foulds (Blackpool N.H) Club News, 14th November 2007 Having recently attended the England under 25 trial, Matthew Vickery and Phil Broughton have retained their places in the side for the upcoming match versus Wales at Oxford & District IBC on Sunday 11th November 2007 (2pm start). Stuart Smith has also been named as one of 3 reserves for the game. Matthew, Phil and Stuart will all be hoping to also be included in the squad for the Junior International Series against Ireland, Scotland & Wales on 12th & 13th January 2008 at Banister Park. Meanwhile, Brett Morley, Matthew Vickery, Simon Skelton and Michael Bowley have all been named in the trial teams for the Senior England side. The trial will be held on Sunday 16th December 2007 at Northampton & District IBC (1pm start). Club News, 28th October 2007 Nottingham have progressed into the second round of the Denny Cup after a convincing 92 - 54 win over Stamford. Nottingham now face Carlton IBC in Round 2 on Saturday 3rd November (10am start). Club News, 27th October 2007 The management and staff of Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre wishes to extend a warm welcome back to all members, new and not so new! With leagues kicking off on Monday 18th September, now is the time to call in and make sure you're fully paid up before your first league game. To help the staff on reception, please try to pay your membership before the day of your first league game to prevent queues at reception. After the successful "free week" last week, the centre is geared up for another excellent season of bowls - again culminating with NIBC hosting the combined EIBA & EWIBA National Championships from the 4th April 2008. Best of luck for the season ahead! Club News, 12th September 2007 Four members of Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre attended Ponds Forge in Sheffield on Wednesday 20th June as guests of Co-op Funeralcare - sponsors of the latest event to be added to the World Bowls Tour calendar. Pam Cutts, Jackie Turner, Stuart Smith and Sarah Jenkinson took part in the Pro-Am tournament alongside other guests and the world's top 8-ranked bowlers - David Gourlay, Alex Marshall, Andy Thomson, Mervyn King, Jason Greenslade, Robert Weale, Paul Foster and Greg Harlow. Ian Bond, who many Nottingham members will remember from the National championships recently held at Nottingham, also stepped into the Pro-Am tournament alongside his duties of commentating for Sky TV. The World Bowls Tour event is being televised on Sky TV on Thursday 21st June and Friday 22nd June. Pictured below are 7 of the 8 players in the event, along with Ian Bond and 2 Directors of Co-op funeralcare. Club News, 22nd June 2007 Nottingham IBC are holding a raffle to win free league bowling for the whole of the 2007-08 winter season! Tickets are priced at £5.00 each and available to buy from reception. The draw for the winning ticket will be held at the club Annual General Meeting on Thursday 13th September 2007. Club News, 1st June 2007 Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre was today gearing up for the start of the 2007 English Indoor Bowls Association National Championships. The official opening ceremony will be performed on Saturday 14 April at 9:15am by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Des Wilson, the green will then be handed over to the President of the EIBA, Alan Turvey, by the President of Nottingham Indoor Bowls Club, John Mart. Arrangements are in place to make this one of the finest national championships of recent years with over 30 past & present senior and junior England Internationals competing across the 4 main disciplines (singles, pairs, triples & fours). The culmination of the 9 days of top-class bowling comes on Sunday 22 April with the County under 25 double rink final and over 60 double rink final at 9:30am, followed by the showpiece Liberty Trophy final between Norfolk and Hampshire starting at 2:00pm. Admission for the Championships starts at only £1.00 (after 5pm), day tickets at £2.00 or a season ticket for the duration of the Championships only £10.00, offering a saving of £8.00. All admission fees are payable on arrival. Club News, 13th April 2007 Nottingham IBC completed an astounding clean sweep in the Nottinghamshire men's county competitions last weekend by winning the singles, pairs, triples and fours titles. Even more astounding was that Nottingham IBC were able to boast 7 of the 8 finalists in the 4 main men's competitions, the only non-Nottingham team being the South Forest quartet in the fours final. Matt Kime led the way with a singles win against Nottingham compatriot Adam Pearce. 16-year old Charlie Lomax, paired up with three times national champion Duncan Robinson, triumphed over John Coughtrie & Tim Mitchell in the pairs final. A very tight encounter in the triples ended with Phil Broughton, Ian Griffin & Michael Bowley recording a 1-shot victory over Tim Mitchell, Keith Burton and Mark Roe. Tim Mitchell, competing in his third final, teamed up with Matt Kime, Ian Griffin and Phil Broughton to defeat John Mildren's South Forest team to the fours championship trophy. Nottingham also had success in the ladies county competitions with Pam Cutts completing a remarkable day by winning both the Nottingham IBC club singles & Nottinghamshire county singles on the same day. Pam Cutts defeating club compatriot Audrey Pinder in the county singles final and Jackie Turner in the club singles final. Nottingham ladies also successful were Angela Porter & Jackie Turner in the ladies pairs and Margaret Lomas, Sue Mart, Brenda Morley & Angela Porter in the ladies fours. Nottingham IBC is proud to be hosting the English Indoor Bowls Association National Championships from 14-22 April. With admission prices from only £1 after 5pm call into the club, located on Beechdale Road, Bilborough, to have a look.
Summary - Nottinghamshire Indoor Bowls Association County Competitions Mens Singles
Winner - Matt Kime
Runner-up - Adam Pearce Mens Pairs
Winners - C Lomax, D Robinson
Runners-up - J Coughtrie, T Mitchell Mens Triples
Winners - P Broughton, I Griffin, M Bowley
Runners-up - T Mitchell, K Burton, M Roe Mens Fours
Winners - M Kime, T Mitchell, I Griffin, P Broughton Junior Pairs
Winners - C Lomax, S Etches Ladies Singles
Winner - P Cutts
Runner-up - A Pinder Ladies Pairs
Runners-up - A Porter, J Turner Ladies Fours
Winners - M Lomas, S Mart, B Morley, A Porter Club News, 5th April 2007 
Nottingham under 18 bowlers Charlie Lomax and Shane Etches completed a comprehensive win over Erewash juniors Greg Allum and Russell Robinson yesterday in the Nottinghamshire under 18 pairs competition on Saturday 31st March, held at Erewash IBC. The Nottingham pair, having beaten Aaron Brownley & Daniel Bown on their home green last week, successfully held off their counterparts in a tight game to eventually pull away towards the end and record a 25-13 win. Shown above is a photograph of Charlie (left) and Shane (right) with their trophy. Club News, 2nd April 2007 
Nottingham IBC ladies Pam Cutts and Audrey Pinder had a fantastic win at the EWIBA 2007 National Championships, running out winners in the Golden Charter National Unbadged Pairs Championship at Loddon Vale IBC. After breezing past the Essex County pairing of Green & Howard 28-9 in the first round, they followed up in the second round by beating Lester & Godfrey of the Adur club. A nerve-wracking semi-final game against local counterparts from Sutton, Diana Parmee and Doreen Lewis, came next with Pam & Audrey eventually running out 23-16. This semi-final win set up a final against Amanda Higginbotham & Kylie Hampton, local ladies from the Wey Valley club. Another very close game ensued, with the lead changing hands on numerous occasions, but the Nottingham pair kept their nerve and secured a fantastic win, racking up Nottingham's third national title of 2007 (to accompany Simon & Derek Skelton's Father & Son pairs win and the u25 club double rink win at Northampton in February). Our congratulations go to Pam & Audrey. To see other results from the EWIBA National Championships, visit the EWIBA website Club News, 28th March 2007 We are pleased to announce the entry prices for spectators for the 2007 EIBA National Championships, to be held at Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre from 14th - 22nd April 2007. All day ticket | £2.00 | Evening ticket (after 5:00pm) | £1.00 | Season Ticket (14th - 22nd April inclusive) | £10.00 |
Club News, 27th March 2007 Nottingham Indoor Bowls Club completed a fantastic double win at Northampton today, with the club lifting two national titles on the same day. Simon & Derek Skelton lifted the Father & Son Pairs championship for the second year running, coming through very close quarter and semi finals to comprehensively beat Roy & Darren Nutman (Dorchester IBC) in the final to lift the trophy. Secondly, the club's under 25 double-rink team came through a very exciting, tense encounter with Banister Park of Hampshire, to win the David Cornwell under 25 club double rink trophy with a 39-30 win. Matthew Vickery's rink held off a late fight back from their Hampshire opponents, closing out the game with a 22-14 victory. Phil Broughton successfully completed the win with a narrow 17-16 win. The 20th end proved decisive, with a total of 7 shots being scored across the 2 rinks, with Nottingham transferring a 30-29 deficit into a 36-30 winning margin. The two Nottingham rinks then closed the game out by scoring 3 shots across the 2 rinks on the 21st end for a historic win. The under 25 team had twice been runners-up in previous years. Club News, 18th February 2007 | 
