See the Junior end of 2023/24 winter season newsletter, click on the link below.
2024 Halloween fun and games at the weekend
Our longest member of B.I.B.C junior section who plays for Knowle outdoor bowls club and Somerset, has been awarded U 18’s Somerset player of the year!
Congratulations and Well done Sophie from all at junior section. Very proud of you.
Thirteen juniors were available to go to the Victoria Hotel, Torquay over 15th to 18th March to play against adults. They played Begbrooke on the 16th winning 44 to 41 after a 2hr game and Gloucester on the 17th winning 53 to 27 after a 2hr game. Well done to all involved.
Holly Hutchinson, Marshall Simpson, Quinn Trent and Felicity Sheldrake scored a hot shot (with eight bowls around the Jack) at the Victoria Hotel in Torquay when they, along with other juniors from BIBC, played against a group of experienced adults from Gloucester and actually won the game 50 -27! Well done to all who took part.
BIBC Juniors vs Poole juniors return match on 17th February. It should be a good day, all welcome.
The 2023 Juniors Christmas party was preceded by a bowls match between the juniors and parents; the juniors won! They all went off to Crazy Climb where a great time was had by all.
We can happily say that the first national under 16’s Aussie Pairs tournament held at the club on Saturday 9th December was a great success, lots of positive feedback received, both spectators and juniors enjoyed the day.
Sixteen pairs were registered to play but sadly one pair had to drop out due to sickness and the others just didn’t turn up! All the juniors played well and their clubs should be extremely proud of them.
All matches comprised of 7 ends and round robins were played to the end.
PLATE SEMIFINALISTS:-
Doom & Broom (Zach Broom & Lucas Powell). – Gloucester vs Cats. (Catherine Rivers & Thia Billings) – Bristol
D & S Rampelt. (Daria & Samarada Rampelt). – Poole vs Jenicty. (Jenna Scott & Felicity Sheldrake) – Bristol
PLATE FINALISTS:-
Doom & Broom vs Jenicity
WINNERS: – Doom & Broom
TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALIST:-
Bowlers in Disguise (Joshua Hodges & Alfie Holland) – Gloucester vs Oakmarshes. (Oakley Trent & Marshall Clark-Simpson) – Bristol
Lincoln Imps. (Owen & Evan Kent) – Lincoln vs Cheltenham Boys. (Louie Hodges & Dylan Williams) – Cheltenham.
TOURNAMENT FINALISTS:-
Bowlers in Disguise vs Cheltenham Boys
WINNERS:- Cheltenham Boys
Well played to everyone who took part
Also a very big thank you to Joe Taylor our Umpire who was called upon several times, and who complimented Bristol Indoor Juniors on their etiquette, behaviour, knowledge of the game and sportsmanship!
On Sunday 12th December Oakley Trent skipped for Somerset juniors against Somerset adults at Taunton Deane and they won 18-11. Well done to all!
EVERY MONTH Sept to April
Bingo sessions(a regular junior fund raising event) are held on the FIRST FRIDAY every month. Family and friends are all very welcome, cash prizes. What more could you want for a fun Friday night🍺🍷🍻!!
Over the weekend Bristol juniors won and the trophy returned home; a great weekend enjoyed by players and spectators alike. Looking forward to return game on 17 February 2024 at BIBC club!
At the beginning of the outdoor season four of our junior boys joined Knowle outdoor bowls club Stanley James, Marshall Simpson, Quinn Trent and his brother Oakley. Within a month of joining the club Oakley won a singles competition as shown in picture below. Last week Oakley played a single club competition and beat a team player 21-13…brilliant …as the marker for the game said “this should have been a whitewash against a junior! “ It was also commented that he could become a formidable player.!! Well done Oakley, the coaches at BIBC are very proud of you!!
With the World Bowls event taking part in April 2022 some of our junior members who attended were lucky enough to be given shirts by overseas competitors.
20 Feb 2022 Marshall Simpson and Oakley Trent playing for Somerset unified juniors against Isle of Wedmore
Juniors V Parents Halloween 2021
February 2019
BIBC Juniors V Poole
6/7th April Festival of Youth Bowls 2019
County Antrim Indoor Stadium
To the Coaches of BIBC Juniors
Following our Successful Festival of Youth Bowls in Antrim over the weekend of 6th/7th April, I would like to congratulate the officials and players from Bristol who helped make the event a wonderful occasion.
It was your clubs/ groups first involvement in a competitive series of this nature and from an organisers viewpoint they were a joy to work with.
The fact that it was all new, even to the officials, must have been a challenge in its self, however, the way the players conducted themselves on and off the green was something your club should be proud of.
Players from Bristol gave an excellent account of themselves considering the experience of the Scotland and Irish contingent and the competitive nature of the Channel Isles.
David Ferguson (Scottish Young Indoor Bowlers)
Unfortunately the Festival of Bowls was cancelled in 2020” and sadly due to lack of available seats for the return flights our juniors are unable to attend this year…. So fingers crossed for 2023