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Last updated on the 14^th March 2010 @ 09.00, see Fixtures page.
The Fixture List is being updated for day/dates. Ongoing as decorating needs permit.
I must point out that the alignment of the Fixture List varies according to the Browser in use. It's much better on Firefox than Explorer or Google Chrome. I have yet to find a reason for this. All and any suggestions welcomed.
The major transfer of this site has now been completed, using KompoZer V. 7, for which I am totally indebted to its supporter and originator Christopher Heng ( http://www.the sitewizard.com ). A donation of $20.00 has been made.
Our Club site can now be accessed via www.peacehavenbowlsclub.com as well as the original www.peacehaven.toucansurf.com .

New Green in use May 2009 Peacehaven Mayor Helen Livings opens our improved green in May 2009.

Our Club was founded in 1981 and has grown steadily. Our present membership is 35 Ladies and 54 Gentlemen.

We are affiliated to the Sussex County Bowling Association www.sussexba.co.uk and through them to England Bowls www.bowlsengland.com , the national body for the sport. Some 61% of our members are now on email. Who says age is a barrier to technology?

Our already superior bowling green, ably maintained by Greenkeeper Kevin Bray, has recently been enhanced with rebuilt ditches. We are deeply indebted to Viridor Credits, administrators of the Landfill Community Fund on behalf of Viridor Waste Management Ltd., who contributed £13,500 towards this £24,000 project. We are also deeply grateful to our own Peacehaven Town Council (£6,500) and Telscombe Town Council (£200) for their help in achieving this major improvement.

The pavilion was erected in 1986 and sports excellent facilities including a bar, fitted kitchen and spacious changing rooms. Additions and renovations completed in April 2006 have made this pavilion among the best. Our next project is to extend the pavilion to enable a more spacious environment for major functions and larger visiting parties. Our plans have now been submitted to Lewes District Council for Planning Permission. If successful we shall be looking at costs and fund raising in the next few months.

We are constantly seeking new members, from all sections of the community. All ages and all ability levels will be made welcome. Bowling is as much a social activity as a sporting one and to enforce this aspect there are several social functions arranged every year, from coffee mornings to quiz’s, from dances to fish and chip suppers, barbecues to candlelit bowling. During the closed season our Social Team of Norma and Don Pattenden, George and Jean Newton and Cliff and Avis Wilson organize Club social evenings on Wednesdays which prove quite popular and raise much needed revenue for the Club. The more who attend the more successful the venture. Cards, darts, dominoes, etc., you name it you bring it! And if you can carry a Pool table you’ll be even more welcome.

TOURING TEAMS from all over the country visit us during the summer. We welcome them most warmly and can help arrange accommodation in Brighton and/or Eastbourne if necessary. It’s a great day out on the Sunny South Coast. PEACEHAVEN is exactly where the Greenwich Meridian intersects the coastline so its not hard to find. If you’re in the western hemisphere and on the UK mainland, drive south to the sea and turn left. If in the eastern, turn right. Our Fixtures Secretary Cliff Wilson would be very pleased to hear from anyone thinking of touring Sussex in 2010 and 2011. And we have excellent parking facilities for cars and coaches.

On the bowling side we have two teams in the Brighton and Hove District League, (http://freespace.virgin.net/league.bhdbowls/ ), (men only), in Division 2 and Division 6, and one in the Newhaven Evening League, (Ladies welcome), so there is plenty of opportunity for competitive bowling. Our Brighton and Hove League ‘A’ team narrowly lost their position in the top division after a hard fought season. Our B team remain in Division 6. Our Congratulations go to last season's new entry Lancing Bowls Club who pipped Woodingdean B to take the Division 6 title. We suspect that next year they’ll do the same in Division 5.

For winter bowling we are fortunate to be within a couple of miles of Denton Island Indoor Bowling Club www.DentonIslandBowls.org where the facilities are unrivaled.

Contact Frank Leach ( leachf@toucansurf.com , 01273-580240) for further information of any kind.