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…
Our Ladies played in the National Mason’s competition (for the over 60’s) on 4 December, against Ashford B. The format is two rinks – one home and one away. Our…
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…
As you are all probably aware, our ‘Christmas Drive’ fun bowls match is being held on Sunday 15 December, starting at 2.30pm. Please wear your favourite, fancy, funny festive jumpers…
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…
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…
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. 👍🏼
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…
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…
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…
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,…
