Town welcomed Totnes For the 2nd leg of the Summers Trophy. Town lost the 1st leg by 49 shots so they knew they had a mountain to climb if they were to retain the trophy. However, Town pulled out all the stops and won on all 4 rinks for a score of 67-41 but Totnes, despite this fine effort, won … Read More
Green Opening April 17
Kingsbridge Town Bowling Club opened their green for their 107th season last Wednesday at Eastern Backway. President Keith Baston delivered the opening ceremonial bowl and declared the green open. Town has withdrawn from league matches and now only play friendlies, the first of which will be a visit to Oreston on Monday May 13 followed by a short trip to … Read More
Stoke Fleming v KTBC May 22
Town had a day to forget when the visited Stoke Fleming for a friendly match. One player failed to arrive so Tracey and Kevin Moore had to play with 8 bowls against 9 and Keith Baston’s rink was blown away in the 1st half as they trailed 0-17. Town’s only winning rink skipped by Eric Fitch had a run of … Read More
Green Opening April 19
Town started their season as President Keith Baston bowled the first bowl and declared the new season open. There was not a huge turnout due to the weather conditions but 3 rinks were played before everyone retired to the bar, hoping for warmer weather for next week’s meeting.
Quiz Night March 31
Kingsbridge Town held their first event of 2023 when they held a Quiz Night at the Clubhouse. The questions were written as usual by Nigel Deyes but he could not attend the meeting due to other commitments so the quiz was compered in uninimitable style by Sandra Brayne while the scores were monitored by club captain Keith Brayne. A bar … Read More
Annual Lunch November 2
Kingsbridge Town finished their season when they held their Annual Lunch at The Cottage Hotel, Hope Cove. A minutes silence was observed to remember Tim Lewis who was Club Secretary and also Pierre Verniquet who was Club Treasurer for 18 years and also a Past President. They will both be sadly missed. President, Keith Baston welcomed 35 members, spouses and … Read More
Annual General Meeting October 26
The AGM was held and the following officers were appointed:- President Keith Baston Chairman Ray Lancaster Captain Keith Brayne Minutes Secretary Sandra Brayne Fixture Secretary Keith Baston Social/Events Organiser Sandra … Read More
Brian Martin Triples August 24
These matches were postponed due to the wet green. The 1st round will now be played on Wednesday August 31 at 6pm and the date for the final will be announced later.
Dartmouth v KTBC August 22 [SDMBL]
Town beat Dartmouth on grass in the Cup Final last week but they were a different proposition on their artificial green. The match started in rain and Town held their own whilst the green was wet, but after the half time break the green dried out and the home side pulled away to win 41-56. Details:- Julie Hadley, Keith Brayne, … Read More
KTBC v Axle Tramps May 21
On Saturday the atmosphere was completely different as Town welcomed the Axle Tramps from Frogmore for a friendly match. Axle Tramps are a motoring organisation run by Kevin and Tracey Moore who are both Town players. Several more of Town’s members are also Axle Tramps so they transferred their affiliations for the day. Town also welcomed former players David and … Read More