Cowichan Lawn Bowling Club

Winners: Janice Winfrey and Chris Chesal Second Place: Chuck Cooke and Ian Hammocks

The Betty & Duncan Locke Mixed Pairs Tournament was played on July 4th & 5th with 6 teams competing in a full Round Robin format. Some excellent very tight bowling was displayed, sometimes to come back from a runaway start of a game. Two teams finished with 4 games won but Bill Ferguson and Maria Ridewood were declared the Winners having won 3 more Ends in the Tournament. Betty Locke presented the Plaque to Bill and Maria with her words of congratulations. Darren Takao and Su

A new Jitney called Living on the Edge was played on this sunny Canada Day. There were 30 Players forming open draw Triples teams playing a total of 12 Ends. This very short Jack challenge demanded precise weight control and the Team of Chris Chesal, Brian Nelson, & Glen McCord achieved a perfect end of 9 bowls on the mat and shot bowl. The overall Winning team of Maria Ridewood, Ross Bulley, and Rose Lakeland displayed the fun and entertainment of the Jitney organized by Ian

It was another great PADS fundraiser at the Club on Sunday, June 28. There were 36 members that participated in the Bowls and BBQ fundraiser and fun was had by all. There was also the 50/50 draw and donation can for those who wanted to donate. Because of the generosity of our members we collected $1470. What a great day! Cindy Lee - Organizer Photos by Emily Westgate Winners of the bowling: Emily and Penny Glen won the 50/50 draw Percy, Bill, and Cindy Panni helped with the

June 24 was the final day of the Ladies Australian Pairs, organized by Sheila Wethered. The winners of this year's Australian Pairs are Penny Irvine and Bev Sutherland. The winners were not determined until the last ball was rolled on a game between Penny and Maria's team. After the game, the 12 ladies enjoyed some delicious strawberries. Sheila Wethered Photos by Emily Westgate

There was a great turnout for the tournament this year on June 20. We had 6 teams of three for a total number of 18 people. It was good to see some of the people who came out to watch and cheer our teams on. It came down to counting ends won. The winning team was composed of Brian C., Emily and Jude. Well done. Jeff, Janet and Kevin were second and Debby, Chuck and Virginia were third. The teams all played well. Thank you for your participation. Cindy Lee - Organizer The Winn

Sadly, on June 18, Sidney beat Cowichan once again in the yearly friendly inter club day. The weather was perfect and Sidney's hospitality was perfect, as well, so, despite the loss, we had a great deal of fun. Thanks Ian for organizing our eight teams, for a total of 24 players, for the day. Cowichan's president Cindy hands over the "trophy" to Sidney's president Dianne.

Thank you to all the contestants in the CLBC Women's 2 bowl 6 pack on June 9 & 10. It was a great tournament, with 14 teams competing, and I think everyone enjoyed themselves. Congratulations to Ann Mathie, Jill Foster and Cherlynn McArthur for winning First place and winning all of their games. Well Done. We had 2 of our own teams place in the tournament as well. Lori Brown, Vicki Hankins and Chris Chesal won Second place and Vivian Bleeks, Maria Ridewood and Sheila Wethered

Saturday, June 6, 2026 " Several Members (8) braved the 'Junuary' conditions but without the forecasted rain to get two 12 End Pairs games completed on this National Bowls Day. There were though, lots of goodies and coffee to keep us going." Ian Hammocks - Organizer

On Sunday, May 24 a record number of 55 people came out for fish and chips with 35 of them bowling 10 ends before dinner. The weather was perfect and so was the food. Chuck Cooke ran the bar and Vicki and Wayne cooked the fish and chips just right, as always. As if that wasn't enough, there was blackberry crumble and ice cream for dessert. A lot of people worked hard to make this event a huge success. The Stars of the Show - Wayne and Vicki Hankins Our always smiling barten

Thirty-four members came out on a beautiful sunny Victoria Day on May 18 to play a jitney organized by Jude Cahoon. Three fun, but often difficult, games were played. The Spider was won by Gord Hamilton and the winning team was Jeff Doskotch, Lee Lavis, and Angie Martini, followed in second place by Brian Cameron, Cindy Lee, and Virginia Day, and in third place by Chuck Cooke, Dawn Nakatsu, and Woody McKnight. The popular 50/50 draw was won by our president, Cindy Lee. Jude

Fifty-one people came out to try lawn bowling on May 3. The weather was fabulous, although rather hot, and there were a lot of smiles. Many of the people plan to return and the club looks forward to welcoming them.

Perfect weather brought out 37 bowlers and several spectators on May 2 for the first day of CLBC bowling in 2026. It was surprising how well people were able to bowl after a long winter off and some excellent bowling styles were displayed, as the following pictures show. Players stopped for a lunch of hot dogs, (beautifully cooked by Chuck Cooke), chips, and pop. Emily Westgate won $100 in the 50/50 draw. The day began with the singing of Oh Canada and the raising of the flag

Today , Saturday Feb 21st the Second Annual Fun Carpet Bowling Tournament was hosted by Honeymoon Bay Carpet Bowling. There were 60 player participants from all over the Island who were randomly set into teams of 5, playing a round robin of 5 games within 2 groups. Eleven CLBC players attended with awards to: Ian Hammocks and Brian Cameron's team 1st Place Group B Angie Martini's team 2nd Place Group B Reen Lloyd and Roy Wilkinson's 3rd Place Group B Chris Chesal's team 2nd

Forty-six members had a delicious lunch at the Cook and Butcher in Cowichan Bay on December 7. The sun came out over the beautiful bay and we even had a rainbow. After the awards presentations, we had an enjoyable afternoon of laughs, singing, jokes, etc. For more pictures, click on the big F at the top of the page on the right which will take you to Facebook. Thanks for those pics, Emily. New Games Director Ian Hammocks presents Perfect End pins to Percy Cowan and Emily West

The AGM was held on Sept. 19 and the new CLBC board was voted in: President - Cindy Lee Vice President - Brian Nelson Past President - Ian Hammocks Treasurer - Gord Hamilton Secretary - Sue Higbie Games - Ian Hammocks Membership - Vicki Hankins Greenkeeper- Debby Davey Safety Officer - Betty Burnett Hospitality - Position Vacant Publicity - Position Vacant Coaching Coordinator - Position Vacant Also at the meeting, 25 year pins were presented to Ross Bulley and Kerry Davis. P

Twenty-three people came out under beautiful sunny skies on Sunday, October 5 for the final jitney of the year. The winning team was Jeff...

Sunday, Sept. 28 saw the last Bowls and Burgers day of the season. Twenty-four members came out to bowl a 10 end game followed by...

Congratulations to Murray Trudel for winning the 70+ Tournament on Sept. 18. There were 8 contestants and some very well played games. A...

Congratulations to Vicki and Lori for winning Gold in the Over 55 Senior Games this week!!!