Help Needed On the Green this Week Please

Message from Ian Wilson: The first verticut was completed Monday morning, thanks to Dave T, John P, and John F. Help is now required please for Wednesday @ 1:00pm for the 2nd run, and also on Thursday (no time yet) for delivery of top dressing. Quite heavy demanding work for a couple of hours in moving the bags of top dressing around the green. I’ll be tracking the delivery on Thursday to get an approximate time for your help.

Thank you to any members who are able to come along and help. See you there.

Closing 4s In Pictures

CLICK HERE to see the full range of photographs from last Saturday’s Closing Fours Competition – the last competition of the 2026 Season.

Winners Colin and Gay with Trophy (photo by Sylvia Owen)

Autumn/Winter Season

Good luck to all our bowlers playing in the singles and doubles Winter leagues at Betws yn Rhos.

Darts and Dominoes will be starting soon at Vardre Deganwy. The Social Committee is also planning other things so watch this space.

Remember to sign up with Craig y Don if you would like to play bowls socially during the winter. CLICK HERE to see details of how to sign-up.

GREEN CLOSES TODAY (and date for AGM) Plus link to Craig y Don winter sign-up details

The saddest day of the season is upon us when our green closes until next year. As with all the other greens that suffered under the very hot sun this year, work will start on repairs during the coming days. Do make the most of today as it will close at 5:00pm tonight. Thank you to everyone for all your energy this year whether playing in leagues, playing socially or volunteering in the many, many ways available in the club. Enjoy your winter bowling wherever you play and we look forward to welcoming you back next season.

Vardre Deganwy’s Annual General Meeting will be held on 27th November at 2:00pm (Venue To Be Advised) so please pop the day and time in your diary. See you there.

CLICK HERE TO SEE DETAILS OF HOW TO SIGN UP TO THE CRAIG Y DON WINTER BOWLING SEASON

PLEASE KEEP CHECKING THIS WEBSITE FOR UPDATES & INFORMATION. Even though the green is closed, winter activities like Darts, gardening, social group events, etc. will continue.

Closing Fours Competition & the Clwydian Merits Qualifiers 2026

This Closing Fours club competition will take place on 26th September. If you would like to take part, and haven’t yet added your name to the competitor list in the clubhouse, then please arrive before 1:00pm. The competition will commence at 1:30pm with Ian Wilson commanding proceedings.

On Friday 25th the Clwydian Merits took place with our 4-teams playing on different greens around North Wales.

‘A’ Team Competitors David Leech (top left) and Vince Toms (top right) with some of the Vardre supporters, i.e. Eddie, Shan and Hazel
  • ‘A’ Team competitors – Vince Toms and David Leech – had tough matches. David L got through to the quarter final but lost out to Denbigh.
  • ‘B’ Team competitors – Steve Bolton and Colin Burgess – also faced tough competition. Steve also lost out in his quarter final match.
  • ‘C’ Team competitors – Deb & Phil Rasmussen – also faced good players. Deb got through to the quarter final but lost out to her opponent.
  • ‘D’ Team competitor – Derek Lowe – with just one competitor entered, he won through his first game but lost out in the 2nd game.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE VARDRE DEGANWY COMPETITORS

CLICK HERE TO SEE DETAILS OF HOW TO SIGN UP TO THE CRAIG Y DON WINTER BOWLING SEASON

September Events News

Another one of the games from the Opening 4s
  • Saturday 26th September Ian Wilson will be running the Closing Fours Competition from 1:00pm. Please indicate your intention to play by adding your name to the list on the noticeboard in the clubhouse before Saturday. You can also enter on the day as long as you arrive before 1:00pm. Play will commence at 1:30pm approx. If you find you are unable to play on the day and you have indicated in advance your intention to play, please remember to let Ian know. Thank you.
  • Sunday 27th September will be the final day that our green will be open for the 2026 season. It will close at 5:00pm on that day (time to be confirmed).
One of the games from the Opening 4s at the start of the season

An Exciting Final Day of the Clwydian League Season, Especially For Our ‘B’ Team

Top News of the Day: Another win for our ‘B’ Team today saw them finish their season in 2nd place, in the ‘B’ Division. This means that they will be promoted to the ‘A’ Division for the 2027 Season when our ‘A’ Team will then become one of their opponents! Congratulations to Captain Carol Barrington and her successful, winning team.

Our ‘A’ Team also finished their season in 2nd place, in the ‘A’ Division, which had been confirmed at the weekend before playing their final match yesterday. Rhos Park ‘A’ usually wins the Division Title, so we like to think that our team is, “The Very Best of All the Rest”. Congratulations to Captain Shan Eccles and her winning team.

Our ‘C’ Team had an impressive win today finishing 7th, in mid-table, although just missing out on 5th place by just 2-points. Congratulations to Captains’ Bunty Masters and Sue Brookes and their successful team.

Our ‘D’ Team played their final game on 15th September and finished a place higher than in 2025. The team includes some new club members and is a good introduction to competitive bowling. Congratulations to Captain Sue Kirkham and her developing team.

Next Season’s News: As you are probably all aware, the Clwydian League intends to increase the number of Divisions in 2027 from 4 to 5. This should then avoid the need to play some league matches on Friday’s and might also shorten the long season in the Clwydian League. The League has not yet provided any detail on how the divisions will change but we’ll let you know as soon as we know.

September Events News

  • Next Saturday 26th September Ian Wilson will be running the Closing Fours Competition from 1:00pm. Please indicate your intention to play by adding your name to the list on the noticeboard in the clubhouse before Saturday. You can also enter on the day as long as you arrive before 1:00pm. Play will commence at 1:30pm approx. If you find you are unable to play on the day and you have indicated in advance your intention to play, please remember to let Ian know. Thank you.
  • Next Sunday 27th September will be the final day that our green will be open for the 2026 season. It will close at 5:00pm on that day (time to be confirmed).
  • CLICK HERE to see photographs from the Vardre Deganwy President’s Day 2026 and CLICK HERE to read the full report of the day. The day was managed perfectly by members of the Club’s Social Committee and my grateful thanks to Sylvia and the whole team.
Ready for President’s Day

North Wales Coast Merits Finals

Yesterday, at the North Wales Coast League President’s Day, Mark Ball represented the Vardre Deganwy ‘A’ Team in the Merits Finals. He won his Quarter Final but just lost out in his Semi-Final game. However, Mark had topped the Division Averages Table for the season and, later in the day, the League President presented Mark with the Shield for being the Number 1 player in the ‘B’ Division Averages. Many Congratulations to Mark. Spoiler Alert: this is not the only ‘Number 1 Player’ accolade that Mark will be awarded this season.

Mark Ball in Action at Craig y Don Bowling Club

Don’t forget that Mark is also the 2026 WCGBA Veterans Merit Champion.