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Woodcroft Lawn Bowls Club is located in the heart of Eltham. We foster friendly competition, promote sportsmanship, & build lasting friendships.

Our club is a welcoming and vibrant community where members of all ages, gender and skill levels are welcome.

23/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆.

Let's make it a memorable season. Go Woodcroft!

02/02/2026

𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗡 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗦 - 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗔 𝗧𝗥𝗬!!
Calling on new members aged 11-17 to join our lawn bowls section. It's a sport for ALL!! It's friendly and it's fun. Coaching will be given. All equipment for coaching will be supplied.

29/11/2025

𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 – 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀!

Congratulations to all our 2025 Internal Competition 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 and 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨-𝙪𝙥. We saw brilliant performances across every discipline, with plenty of close games and nail-biting finishes that kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

𝗔 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 to our first-time finalists and new members who made their mark this year. It was great to see fresh talent coming through! 👏

Thanks to all players, markers, supporters, and everyone who helped make the season such a success. 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🧿🧿🧿🏆

24/11/2025

Cᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏ Bᴇʀɴɪᴇ Tᴏᴅᴅ!

We’re thrilled to announce that Bernie Todd, a proud member of Woodcroft Bowls Club in Eltham, Greenwich, has been nominated as Senior Vice President Elect for the Kent County Bowling Association.

This exciting nomination was made in mid-July 2025 and will be officially confirmed at the Association’s meeting in November 2025. Bernie will serve as Senior Vice President throughout 2026, before stepping into the prestigious role of President of Kent County Bowling Association in 2027.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

20/11/2025

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐭❗

🏆 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀:
𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗟𝗫 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Won the league.
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 (𝗣𝗖𝗟) – Finished as Runners‑Up.
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 (𝗠𝗲𝗻) – Team One secured a 1st place in Division 3. Team Two finished 2nd in Division 5. The Third team achieved a solid mid‑table finish in Division 8 in their first year in the competition.
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 (𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀) – Runners‑Up.
𝗡𝗪𝗞 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝘂𝗽 (𝗠𝗲𝗻) – Victory for our men.

👥 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀:
𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 – Joe Bagnall reached Semi‑Finals.
𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀’ 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 – Cathy Rochester, Semi‑Finals.
𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 – Jamie Brown, Jeff Baker, Geoff Hodgson and Laurence Rolfe reached the Semi‑Finals.
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 – Jamie Brown, Cathy Rochester, Keith Jarvis & Duncan Wood finished as Runners‑Up in the Finals.
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀’ 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 – Our winners were Sylvie Batchelor & Cathy Rochester.
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 – Joe Bagnall & Theo Kruger finished Runners‑Up.
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀’ 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 – Sylvie Batchelor emerged as the Winner.
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝟱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 - Keith Jarvis, Runner-up.

10/09/2025

🏴‍☠️ 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁’𝘀 𝟲𝟲𝟲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗽 – 𝗔 𝗣𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻!

Woodcroft's Lady Bowlers took to the rinks on July 26th, 2025, for a swashbuckling showdown inspired by 𝙋𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣. With triples teams battling across three rinks, the day was packed with precision, laughter, and pirate flair.

🏆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Sylvie Batchelor & Gwen Langham
🥈 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀-𝘂𝗽: Di Reid & Jenny Smith

From near misses to triumphant cheers, it was a day of laughter and unforgettable moments!

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀:
https://www.woodcroftbowlsclub.co.uk/gallery/2025-ladies-666-internal-competition

22/06/2025

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 - 𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗡 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗟 𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!

Congratulations to our Kent County singles semi-finalist, Joe Bagnall! He’ll be competing in the semi-finals on 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗦𝗕𝗖 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯.𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆

A big shout-out as well to our fours team: Jamie Brown, Jeff Baker, Geoff Hodgson, and Laurence Rolfe, who have also reached the semi-finals. Their match will take place on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟲𝗣𝗠, 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 & 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵.

Let’s go and support our men.
𝗚𝗢 𝗕𝗢𝗬𝗦!
𝗚𝗢 𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗧!

21/05/2025

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡!

An impressive record of 16 wins out of 21 games, the team has hit the ground running. This incredible start is a testament to the dedication of every player, from seasoned veterans to rising talents. With this level of performance, there’s no doubt that Woodcroft Bowls Club is on track for an outstanding year.

Keep those bowls rolling Ladies & Gents. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁! 🏆😃

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29/04/2025

𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝘽𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙨
Get your own personalized Woodcroft Bowls Club towel, featuring your name and the club logo embroidered on it. Available in blue and white.

19/03/2025

𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗦 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗥!
Bowling in the heat means staying hydrated and is essential.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲? You can have the Woodcroft Bowls Club logo printed on your own water bottle, or order a 500ml bottle with the logo directly from Laurence Rolfe.

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