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...
