Club Pairs on a sunny May Day
Congratulations to Dave White and his partner on winning the Club Pairs competition on a very sunny May Day. Twelve teams of mixed pairs competed in two ‘divisions’ with teams selected by a non playing selector. In each division every team had to play...
40 plus winners
ln a league game against Severalls last year at home, one rink achieved the biggest score at the club ever – 42-9 Achieving a score of over 40 had previously been set as a challenge within the club, and a bottle of champagne was award by Ryan Self the club...
We’re off!
The first bowl has been bowled by Ryan Self, club captain, and our 2025 season is underway. Our first event is our Captain’s team versus President’s team club match on Tuesday afternoon (22nd April). Why not come along and cheer on the President’s...
All set up for the new season
Merriott Bowls Club are all set for the new season, with another five star hygiene rating from Somerset Environmental Health.
Portugal 2025
Over 30 club members including 24 bowlers have just returned from Portugal after 10 days of bowls, drinking, eating and socialising. We had some great weather, and even some rain in the last few days timed itself to avoid spoiling the fun. Results in the bowls were...
Not long to go!
Through the winter our greenkeeping team have remained hard at work maintaining the playing surface, cutting, weeding and feeding the grass, and maintaining the other areas. The green will reopen for bowling on 15th April, and our website is taking registrations from...
No time to lose
Whilst promoting the club at the recent Merriott Showcase event we met Linda Mitchell who told us that in July 2008, while the new clubhouse was being built, the local primary school brought the children to bury a time capsule. The photo above shows Leo Banning aged 5...
World Indoor Bowls Championships
The World Indoor Bowls Championships will be played at Potters Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, from Friday 10th January 2025 through to Sunday 26th January 2025 The event is being streamed on both the World Bowls Tour’s “YouTube” and “Facebook” Channels...
Merriott on the Riviera
At the beginning of December, just as an enormous storm hit the UK, around 30 members of Merriott Bowls Club escaped to the Riviera. The English Riviera. Three nights in Torquay were accompanied by three indoor bowls matches. The Friday afternoon saw a Bowls drive, of...
Wessex Cup Success
in 2024 Merriott Bowls Club finished runners up in the Wessex Cup. The annual Wessex league & cup presentations were made at a 4 course dinner at South Petherton bowling club, where 48 guests enjoyed both the dinner & afterwards the awards of the trophies....
Somerset competition entries 2025
The portal for the 2025 Competitions is now open. See https://somersetbowls.org.uk/store/
Indoor Friendlies
Registration for the indoor friendlies this winter are now available in the members area.
Barbara’s a Winner!
Congratulations to Barbara English who has won the Somerset County Ladies Beginners Championship. This is a knock out competition for ladies with five years or less bowling experience. Having won earlier rounds, Barbara played her semi final in the morning of 8th Sept...
Club Finals Day 2
Saturday 31st August saw the second day of the club finals. In the morning session Jon Ward won the Les Adams Trophy with Peter Kettle runner up. In a tight game for the Veterans cup Roy Hodder came out on top with Roger Collins runner up. The three wood pairs saw a...
Club finals are underway
The club’s finals kicked off in glorious sunshine on Friday morning with the mixed pairs being played between Barbara and David English, and Brenda and Ed Rush. Congratulations to Barbara and David on their win. The afternoon games included a very close Ladies 2...
Merriott win at Yeovil…….again!
Yeovil’s annual Invitational Mixed Triples was this year won by a team from Merriott. Barbara & Dave English with Lee James (Two and a Measure) scored a perfect four wins from four to claim the title and the prize money. Keep an eye out next year for this and...
Celebrating 90 Years of Bowling in Merriott
A celebratory exhibition match was played between Merriott and the Somerset Patrons to commemorate 90 years of bowling at the Recreation Ground. The Patrons are an invitation side drawing players from all over Somerset (similar to Rugby’s Barbarians) and they must...
Wessex Cup Final
It was a nailbiter, but Merriott came through 71-70 in the Wessex Cup semi Final against the old foe Yeovil. With three rinks completed the scores were tied. The teams on the fourth rink were drawing 14-14 after 20 ends. However, the Merriott four scored a single shot...
County Success !
Barbara English achieved a stunning 21 -1 victory away at The Isle of Wedmore BC in the quarter final of the Somerset Ladies Beginner Singles. Barbara now faces an opponent from Minehead in the Semi Final, to be played on the Morning of Sunday 8th September, at...
Another win in the Turnball Cup
Following a convincing 77-56 win away against Westlands Sports, Merriott have made their way through to Round 5 of the Turnbull Cup where they will face Yeovil. The match will take place at Yeovil on Tuesday 23rd July, starting at 18.00. The winners will claim a...
Merriott win at Yeovil
Merriott team win Yeovil Mens Invitational Triples The “Three Amigos”, Simon Shrubb, David English & Lee James today won the Yeovil Invitational Triples with a perfect Four wins from Four games and a shot difference of +33. A full days bowling saw the Merriott...
Continued success in Wessex League
Merriott bowls club continues to enjoy success in the Wessex Mixed Fours bowls league. Currently in second place, the club has played three games less than Yeovil who currently top the league table....
Early season success at Merriott
It may still be early in the season, but Merriott bowls club are enjoying success in a number of their games. In the Wessex Mixed Fours league Merriott have won all three of their games, beating Gillingham, Frome Park and Severalls. Two club members won their recent...
Club Fours
Congratulations to Ann Bull, Dave White, Christine Legg and Jeff Legg on their success in the Club Fours. They finished the day with 10 points, ahead of Roy Hodder, Tony Mortimer, Roger Collins and Neil Mclean who had a total of 8 points. Full results are available to...
Club Pairs
Congratulations to Barbara English and David Baker on their win in the club pairs. Played on a chilly but dry afternoon, the teams were chosen by a random draw, with each team playing six games of five ends. In second place were David English and Roy Hodder, and third...
President’s team win
On Tuesday 23rd April members had an enjoyable afternoon’s bowls, with the sun even making an appearance! Two teams were selected, one representing the President, the other representing the Captain, with the President’s team taking the honours on all...
2024 Season is underway!
Tuesday 16th April saw the official green opening for 2024, with Club Captain Ryan Self bowling the first bowl of the season. A selection of club members and guests attended during the afternoon using four rinks and enjoying the sunshine. In the unofficial...
Merriott in the Algarve
On 8th April 2024 twenty two members of Merriott Bowls Club departed for their annual 10 days of sun, bowls, relaxation and socialising in the Algarve. The trip has been organised by Jean Crisp through Personal Touch Holidays, and includes at least four games against...
Online match registration and more…
The start of the season is getting nearer, and there is lots going on. On Thursday 28th March there is a cheese and wine evening in the clubhouse at which members can also renew their membership. Shortly afterwards a large party is leaving for 10 days of bowls in...
County Competitions
Hot news! Merriott is already through to the Quarter Finals of the Senior 4’s County Bowls competition! OK so that’s because our A team has been drawn against our B team, so we are certain to progress. However, we also have players in the Men’s and Ladies...
Merriott’s Champagne Rink
On Sunday 19th Sept 2023 history was created at South Petherton. No one in living memory can recall Merriott winning a representative game with a total of 40 points. After 15 ends, Merriott had scored 30. The rink were promised if they reached 40 they would be...
Merriott Celebrates 90 years of Bowling
No this is not the age of our oldest member! We were founded in 1934 by the Rev Percival and throughout 2024 we will be running a number of events to celebrate 90 years of fun and success.
Green opens 16th April
The green will be opening for the season on Tuesday 16th April at 2:00pm. Everyone is welcome to come along to dust off their bowls and have a friendly roll up. For new members or anyone interested in finding out more about the club we have Free Open Days between 11am...
Musical Quiz 9th March
The next Merriott Bowls club social evening will be held on Saturday 9th March 2024, at the Clubhouse. This will be a Musical Quiz evening organised by Pauline with the help of our quiz master – Peter Melson. More details to follow in the next couple of weeks....
Merriott Torquay Weekend
In early December nearly 30 members and friends of Merriott Bowls club enjoyed a bowls weekend away in Torquay. With games on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday there was plenty of opportunities for the players, while the non players took to the shops for some...
Winter 2023/24
Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean that the club has gone into hibernation. Throughout the closed season the club continues to run a busy schedule of events for members. On 8th December 2023 the club has a weekend away in Torquay where we will be...