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Comfortable win for men’s Denny Cup team

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:54:30 +0000

After being knocked out at the third round stage last season, Spalding Lightning’s national men’s Denny Cup team started this year’s competition against Grantham IBC and managed a comfortable win 91 shots to 45. When the first five ends were completed, Lightning had a 15-shot lead with much of the damage coming at home whilst […]

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Fine win sees Lightning strike Stamford

Richard Rush — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:18:48 +0000

Spalding Lightning’s mixed top club team commenced their campaign to win another indoor national team title last Sunday, by collecting 14 of the 16 points available from the first round match at Stamford IBC. The singles matches saw Karen Martin and Graham Smith representing Lightning and although things did not go in Karen’s favour in […]

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Lightning make Egham progress

Richard Rush — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:15:36 +0000

The national mixed Egham Trophy competition saw defending champions Spalding Lightning beat local rivals Boston 79-39 in the preliminary round. After the first five ends, Lightning held a strong 12-shot lead and after 10 ends were 52-24 ahead. At about 15 ends, both home and away, the lead had stretched to 40 shots, when Boston […]

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Career first as McVittie qualifies for world title

Richard Rush — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:15:36 +0000

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s Dominic McVittie has qualified for the WBT World Indoor Bowls Championships open singles at Potters Resort in Hopton-On-Sea for the first time in his bowls career. A gruelling day saw McVittie start his six-game streak against Aaron Prowle to win in straight sets (10-5, 6-1) to face Daniel Richardson and again […]

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Tulips bloom in Pepper

Rachel Mayfield — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:12:58 +0000

Tulips won the Mary Pepper Bowls League, with a team consisting of Veina Slater, Keith McCracken, Barry Pepper and Trevor Andrews.They came out on top of the ten teams competing, with a total of 25 points.The league was founded about 40 years ago and plays on Wednesday afternoons.

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An open invitation

Richard Rush — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:09:37 +0000

Spalding & District Indoor Bowls Club are hosting an open day at their temporary Long Sutton home. Anyone wanting to have a go at the sport is welcome between 10am-2pm on Saturday. A club spokesman said: “Our reputation is known around the country, producing several national champions and international bowlers over the last 50-or-so years. […]

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March at the top

Richard Rush — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:37:58 +0000

March Town have been crowned winners of the Sutton Bridge Banks Rose Bowl League. They came top of the table with 58 points, 8.5 points clear of second placed Newton, who finished the season in style with a 6-0 win over Emneth and 5-1 victory over Black Cats. Emneth (40.5) were third, Parson Drove (31.5) […]

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Success for Royal Mail Cart bowlers in Bowls England Championships

Richard Rush — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:34:31 +0000

Spalding’s Royal Mail Cart enjoyed success in the final week of the Bowls England National Championship. The Bowls Lincolnshire mixed over 60 inter-county championship team took to the greens at Royal Leamington Spa last Thursday in their national semi final against Bowls Sussex and won by 15 shots (104-89) to qualify for the national final […]

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Celebrating at Skegness

Richard Rush — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:25:42 +0000

Lincolnshire ladies started their campaign at Skegness, the English bowling federation national finals, on Saturday, August 22, with a great revenge match against Norfolk by winning the Donald Steward National Trophy by 19 shots. Spalding and District players were represented by Margaret Wheatley (Spalding Castle), Christine Jackson, Petrine Ault (sub) and Julie Hicks from Moulton […]

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Men’s seniors team retain Nibleck Trophy

Richard Rush — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:29:24 +0000

Tydd St Giles seniors’ hosted Sutton Bridge Golf Club in the second round of the Nibleck Trophy. Tydd won 4-2, retaining the trophy by +12 points. Tydd’s guest of honour was Alex Oldham. Other results: Men’s August Stableford Division 1 – 1st Lee Belger 40/19/21, 2nd Dean Wright 38/17/21, 3rd Scott Williams 36/15/21. Division 2 […]

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