The Horringer Carpet Bowls Club started in October 1987 and has been enjoyed by its members of all ages ever since.
We have three carpets and the Club meets on Monday afternoons
2 - 4 p.m. and Tuesday evenings
7.45 - 9.45 p.m. (except the 1st Tuesday in the month) in the
Community Centre.
We also participate in the Bury League, playing against other
Clubs in the area on a home and away basis.
You are very welcome to drop in any time, meet the members and
"have a go" You may then wish to join us and become
a member. We are a friendly crowd and it is a great way to get
to know people!
For further information contact Ron Long 01284 762111 or Jill Fincham. Tel; 01284 735570
The Game Itself
The game of carpet bowls is a gentle version of the standard lawn bowls game. It is played indoors on a carpet, hence the name. The carpet is 30 to 33 feet long and 6 to 6.5 feet wide.
It is played by two teams at a time, with up to four members in a team. Each player has two bowls, with which to get their bowl as close as possible to a pre-positioned white jack ball, at the other end of the carpet. The bowls must be played to avoid a block placed in the centre of the carpet. The skill is to get the bowl to run a curved path, avoiding the block and coming to rest next to the jack. The team whose bowls are nearest to the jack score a point for each bowl, 7 ends are played in each game. The team with the most points win.