The club conducts Night Owls from October to March on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. This is a great introduction to the sport of bowls and it is conducted in a relaxed, friendly and fun filled atmosphere that you and your family or friends are sure to enjoy. Please select Night Owls from the above menu for further information.
Our modern club rooms and greens are available for hire at reasonable prices. Please select Venue Hire from the menu above.
Blackwood Bowling Club currently has 4 Saturday Open Gender teams, 2 Thursday Ladies teams and 3 Wednesday Mens teams. If you are interested in playing bowls at a competitive level we are sure we have a team playing at your current level. Expert coaching is also provided to all new and current pennant players.
The club conducts Night Owls from October to March on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. This is a great introduction to the sport of bowls and it is conducted in a relaxed, friendly and fun filled atmosphere that you and your family or friends are sure to enjoy. Please select Night Owls from the above menu for further information.
Latest News
New Club Championships 2022/23 - information and playing dates for this year's club championships are now published and can be found on the Club Championship page in the Members Area.
Latest Night Owls News
Please be advised that Wednesday Night Owls is now full. The club will only accept names for a waiting list for this night.
Summary of Coachzone coaching session, Aug 2022 led by Tony Lucas published under Selection, Coaching, Information menu item in the Selection and Coaching News. A good read guaranteed..!
To ALL Pennant Players
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Trial games are upon us. Please ensure you have filled out your availability on the Saturday (and if applicable Wednesday) trial game sheets on the whiteboard at the Club. These are the working sheets for the selectors. Don’t risk being overlooked.
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Structured drills based skills practice sessions have commenced from Tues 6th September. They'll continue on Tuesday afternoons for all pennant players at 3pm with a 10 min briefing or review of rules or etiquette then an on green duration of around 1 ½ hrs. Available rinks will be set up with drills with full rotation of all players across greens and rinks. There will be a requirement to close the greens between 2.30 – 3.00pm to allow set up of drills. We expect some congestion initially with only 2 greens available so please be ready if attending. The drill sheets are available for alternate hours training for those working or otherwise unavailable.
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Ladies Tues morning training for Thurs pennant will begin on Tues 13th Sept structured around the same bowling drills.
2022/23 Pennants Season
Members can remain up to date on pennant issues by visiting the Pennant Bowls pages on a regular basis.
The MBA has now released the pennants calendar, dated 6 July '22, and you can see it here Here
Latest Newsletter and Social Events
Please visit the Members Area for a list of the planned social events between June and December and newsletter #77 dated 23 Sept 2022
The next social event is the Wine and Cheese Night on Friday 28 October. Click Here to see the flyer.
The famous Melbourne Cup lunch returns and will be held on Tuesday 1st November. Click Here to see the flyer.
2022/23 Night Owls Season Dates Set
Our club's very successful Night Owls Program is returning on Tuesday 11 October and Wednesday 12 October with a Practice & Info night Wednesday 5 October 6-7pm. Full details can be found on the flyer Here
Monday - Summer Social Bowls
Monday social bowls will commence 12 September and run through to the end of March 2023.
If you wish to participate, please be at the club by 12:30 for a 1:00 pm start. Full information can be found by selecting Social Bowls from the above menu.
Greens Unavailability
Currently B & C greens are available. The A green replacement works are currently underway with an expected handover date 30 Sept. The area has been fenced off so please do not enter the worksite without approval from Mal, Henk or Mick. Access to B and C greens must be currently done via the clubhouse.
Please remember, that if a green/s have a "Closed" sign placed on them, the sign always overrides any notification that maybe posted here.
Friday Night Drinks
Friday Nights Drinks 4pm until 6:30pm. Please note that there may be Covid-19 rules in place, and these must be adhered to.