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After battling through previous rounds playing Home & Away, on Saturday 15 March, our Oyster A teams finally got to play side by side, at Mote Park, in the semi-final…

Joe Vanderpeer and Tom Attaway (at home vs Deangate) The visiting pair got off to a great start on our home green. Being a bit of a shock to Joe…

Congratulations to Sian Honnor and Nicole Rogers, who were voted EIBA and BIIBC Player of the Series respectively! 🥇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Today our Ladies played Bromley Ladies (2H & 2A) in the County Valanndor semi-final. The match was close run throughout, at both clubs, but after all 18 ends had been…

Congratulations and good luck to Sian Honour as she represents England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 this weekend at the BIIBC Championships (being played in Wales).https://www.biibc.org.uk/

On Wednesday 5 March, our county fours side of Paul C, Joe V, Dave F and Tom A play their quarterfinal match against a team from Swale, at Swale. Oyster…

Earlier today, 26 Feb, Oyster hosted a team from Kent Police in a 6 triples game of bowls. Although Oyster won on 5 out of the 6 rinks, the overall…

Upcoming matches: Ladies County Valanndor semi-final (vs Bromley). H&A. 10am Saturday 8 March Joe Vandepeer & Tom Attaway in County Men’s Pairs. 6.30pm on 10 March. Men’s County Fours (the…

Our Oyster team played a side from Folkestone in the 4th round at Folkestone on 23rd February. Oyster:Ian HonnorCharles BruderJoe KellyDex Weyand Folkestone:Paul GallagherAdam MelloyScott ManningJason Avery Our Oyster side…

There is going to be a new bowlers get together in the club on Friday 21 March……..

There are quite a few outstanding competitions with closing dates of 1st & 8th March. Please ensure your matches are played in time, as there are no play-by extensions permitted.…

Last week, one of our young members, Joe Vandepeer, was selected to play for an England U25 team at the British Isles Indoor Bowls Council, held at Northampton. Teams of…

On Saturday 15 February, our men played against a difficult team, home and away, from Bromley. With the depth of players they have at Bromley now, it was never going…

Congratulations to new Ladies Captain Rita Henson for leading her team to a marvellous away victory at fellow KITL opponents Sevenoaks, on Wednesday 29 January. Winning on 3 and drawing…

National over 50 triples area semifinal. 29/1/2025Paul Causer, Dave Ferguson and Ian Honnor faced a very experienced side from Deangate Ridge.Although the side from Deangate got off to a good…

Kay Ferguson is playing in the EIBA Woman’s Champion of Champions Finals this Friday and Saturday, at Dolphin IBC. We all wish her well. (Click on logo). Unfortunately , Kay…

Not a great week! 15 Jan – Ladies – Swale 16 – 0 Oyster (113 – 75) 18 Jan – Men – Oyster 6 – 10 Thanet (84 – 93)…

Wednesday 15thCounty pairsTom Attaway and Joe Vandepeer vs Josh Rowe and Nick Holley (Folkestone)A very high quality match with exceptional draw bowling from all bowlers. Match went down to the…

The second President’s match of the season took place on Sunday the 12th of January. It was Roger Benneworth’s President’s team, (men), against Caroline Jordan’s Vice President’s team, (ladies). It…

Today, 14 January, saw our Oyster Ladies take on a team from Royal Tunbridge Wells, in the County Valanndor match. We had three (out of four) winning rinks, including two…

An opportunity has arisen for another player to enter this competition. There is a list within the club to enter your name. Closing date and draw is Wednesday 22 January…

Oyster Ladies travelled to Sevenoaks IBC (neutral club), to face Adur IBC (near Brighton), in the EIBA Yetton Trophy Regional Final. Our ladies gave a great performance against a strong…

Please be reminded that the next Presidents Cup is being played on Sunday 12 January, with a 2.30pm start. This is an internal club match, played in a friendly atmosphere,…

We hope you all like the new signage we have recently invested in. Hopefully this will give locals more of an idea what lies behind the grey industrial looking facade…

This afternoon, (15 December), the club played its’ fun ‘Christmas Drive’ – a match between our men and ladies, prior to the Grand Raffle. The men won the match overall…

As a result of our November Markers Course, the club now has a larger list of Accredited Markers. This list will also be displayed on the Competitions Notice Board, so…

Saturday 7 December saw both of our teams in National action today. Unfortunately the men lost 3 out of 4 of their rinks against Bromley, in the Denny Cup, whereas…

Congratulations to club members Sian Honnor (Women’s Team) and Joe Vanderpeer (Men’s Under 25 squad) England International call ups. 🙌🏼 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

It’s another exciting day at the club on Saturday (7 December), as both our Denny (men) and Yetton (ladies) teams are in action. The men are playing Bromley (who may…

Oyster Indoor Bowls Club are proud to announce that member Kay Ferguson is the new “Ladies Champion of Champions, Kent.” Kay had to travel to neutral venue Ashford for the County…

On Sunday, 1 December, Oyster hosted Dartford Stone Lodge in the Mixed Invicta League, and suffered their first loss this season! It was the away team that managed the win…

Last Saturday (23 Nov) saw both men’s Dudley Hoile A and B teams play.  Team A consisted of Joe Kelly, Dave Ferguson, Bob James and Paul Causer playing at home…

On Wednesday 27 November, our Oyster Ladies played host to table topping Swale, who arrived with a 100% win rate. Buoyed on by their first win the previous week, (against…

On Sunday 24th November 2024, Oyster indoor bowls club held a charity bowls match. The charity chosen was the Pilgrims Hospice.The game proceeded with 64 members taking to the green…

The Oyster ladies played at home to Sevenoaks on Wednesday 20th November in the triples KITL match. Oyster ladies had a successful afternoon winning on four rinks and taking the…

Sunday 17th November saw the first President v Vice President’s match of the winter season. It was a special occasion as it was the first match between the recently installed…

Following today’s Board meeting (19 Nov), the decision has now been made to move away from the ‘predominantly white coloured’ ruling on shirts for roll-ups and internal leagues matches.Any bowls…

Congratulations to both our Denny Cup and Yetton Trophy teams for both winning through against Swale yesterday. The next round will be on Saturday 7 December. However, our success in…

We have a large selection of bowls within the club available for purchase. Please see our For Sale page.

Look who visited us today…Mark Royal (Jack & Bowl), plus Andy Thomson MBE.

On Sunday 10 November, Oyster took a mixed team away to Prince Arthur, in the KITL. After running away with the lead by about 30 points half way through the…

Oyster bowls held a men’s national fours game last night (7 November). Our team consisted of Ian Honnor, Dave Ferguson, Charles Bruder and Joe Kelly. They were up against a…

We are currently in a very active period of matches for the club, so here is a brief synopsis of recent results & fixtures. Oyster v Northfleet at home. Friendly.…

Oyster had another ‘Super Saturday’ today with the men winning their Denny Cup match, (91-62), and the ladies their Yetton Trophy match, (93-79), both against Folkestone, then in the afternoon…

All the competitions have now been drawn and are available to view on bowlr, via Members Area. Please remember to read the rules, and adhere to the play-by-dates. Good luck.

Last Sunday Oyster hosted Betteshangar IBC in a National ‘Top Club’ competition, which comprises of 11 players (6 men, 5 ladies), in the following disciplines: Two Wood Singles (Ladies and…

Last Saturday Oyster were involved in an extraordinary day – with our members playing in three different competitions.In the morning our ladies and men played in two National competitions (The…

Please make yourself acquainted with the new Competition Rules for 2024 / 25, paying attention to the strict play-by date rules.

Oyster kicked off their new Kent Invicta Triples League (Men) with an outstanding home win vs Sevenoaks.  Winning 4 of the 6 triples, the overall score was 130-82, in part…

How to become a Marker Markers in Singles matches are a crucial match official. Marking is an “Art” and like all other arts will take time to master. A good…

We played our first ever (KITL) match yesterday, away at White Oak IBC (Swanley). In a very closely fought game, although White Oak won 4 of the 6 triples games,…

Unless more entries are received in this final week, several of the competitions will be withdrawn, including ALL the Ladies and Novice entries! Entry forms are now available in the…

On Wednesday 25 Sep, we hosted our friends from Canterbury Outdoor Bowls Club – to play the return fixture from when they hosted, and beat us on 5 out of…

We had our Summer Finals today (22 Sep), a big thank you to all who entered the competitions this summer, and congratulations to those who made it through to the…

Congratulations to our latest 4321 Competition winners and the first recipients of our new Oyster IBC Gold Medals – Clive Hollingsbee, Maxine Probart & Gordon Hayes.

Mark Royal will be bringing his Jack & Bowl road store to Oyster on Tuesday 12 November. Mark has also kindly donated a £100 voucher to our Christmas Draw. 👍🏼

Please read our September newsletter here

In a reversal of the result away at Thanet back in July, our visitors last Saturday travelled down the coast to play us in our penultimate match of the summer.…

Mote Park turned the tables on us last Saturday, 7 September, avenging their defeat by us earlier this year. This was a close game, as we only lost 110-106. Our…

Club Finals on Sunday 22 September (times tbc). Presentation Evening Sunday 29 September. Open Weekend 5 – 6 October. Leagues start Monday 7 October, (KITL starts Sunday 6 October).

To view all of our league and friendly fixtures, please click here

Last Sunday Oyster indoor bowls club (based in Whitstable) played a fixture with a difference.  Purely for fun and the sociability, Oyster travelled to Canterbury Outdoor bowls club for a game on…

The PMC are looking for volunteers who would like to step up and fill two vacant posts; both Men and Ladies Junior Vice Captains are required. (Junior Vice Captain means…

Last Saturday Oyster had another away day, this time at the Angel Indoor Bowls Club (Tonbridge).  Unfortunately our recent run of victories had to end, but only just. Here’s an interesting…

After having a week off, Whitstable based Oyster indoor bowls club resumed their summer fixtures with an away fixture at White Oak (Swanley). We took 18 players (6 triples), but…

The League’s inaugural AGM was held at Prince Arthur, on Thursday 29 August 2024, A copy of the minutes are available to read here. The League will start on 25…

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Oyster had an away day at Swale IBC yesterday, and our run of summer victories continued. We led from the off, and came out eventual winners 83-107 with the highest…

The rules for the new Kent Invicta Triples League can be read here https://kentinvictatriples.co.uk/rules

Last Saturday Oyster had an away day for a change, and they travelled to Margate, however not to go to the beach, but to play at Thanet Indoor Bowls Club. A…

Captain Sue Swan had another friendly home fixture against one of our future Invicta League opponents last Saturday, when we hosted Prince Arthur (Gillingham).We had won away at their place…

The Board are pleased to announce that they have approved a total new scoreboard system, to be installed in the club immediately before the start of the new winter season.…

Last Saturday afternoon (6 July) many people were excited as they looked forward to the big game. No, not England v Switzerland, but Oyster Indoor Bowls Club versus the members…

Last Saturday afternoon members of the Oyster indoor bowls club were very glad they were playing indoors – as the heavens opened up over Gillingham – to where they had…

Congratulations to Eddie Allen, Ian Honnor, Charles Bruder and Joe Kelly on winning the County 4’s final at Folkestone IBC on Sunday 21 April. Following on from the morning’s success,…

During our recent Presentation Evening, the club welcomed in our new President – Mr Roger Benneworth. Outgoing President, Mrs Jan Turner, presented Roger with his Chain of Honnor, and badge,…