Burlington Lawn Bowling Club - Since 1971       Follow @BurlingtonLBC

BLBC FALL MEETING:  The club's Fall Annual General Meeting will be held Monday, October 3 at 7 p.m. At this meeting, all of the club's executive positions will be up for elections. Please nominate a member for any of the positions on the board.

FINAL OPEN TOURNAMENT:  Congratulations to Frank Pring, Shirley Vidler, Dorothy McIntyre (novice) for winning the Briks Counselling Mixed Triples with NOVICE Lead, played at Burlington in light rain, Friday, Sept. 23. The club and players would like to thank first-year BLBC tournament director, Doug Brolly, for his fine work this year! Click here for a complete Recap of all our 2016 Open Tournaments including scores and photos.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE:  Please click here for the Final Results of the Australian League's 2016 Season. (Thursday Night League. Format: 2-4-2 Open Pairs).

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Congratulations to Sophie McKeown (women's) and Ariel Minelli (men's) in winning their respective Novice Singles Club Championships on September 17. A very big thanks to Core Link Wellness for sponsoring all of our Club Championships this year! Click in NEWS for complete scores and photos.

INDOOR BOWLING, 2016-17:  The Annual Meeting for the club's Indoor Bowling program will be held at the clubhouse, Thursday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. No increase in fees for the coming season: $100 for outdoor bowling members (including associate members) and $130 for non-outdoor bowlers. The week of October 17 will be for practice and help for new bowlers. Leagues will begin the week of Oct. 24. Anyone who is interested in indoor bowling is welcome to come to the meeting or contact Lorraine Negus, Indoor Bowling Director at lnegus@cogeco.ca .

HOLIDAY BOWLS:  Our next and final Holiday Jitney is the Thanksgiving Day jitney on Monday, October 10.

 Greens Restoration 
Progress Reports:
Spring 2016 Update
October 2015 Update
Nov. 2015 Update

 The Game 
 
Etiquette &
Team Positions

 At The Club 

Free lessons from our resident pros! Available to all who want to learn how to play bowls!

 Special Programs 
 
"Bruce's Bits for Better Bowling". Tips:
#1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5
New: Tip #6 - 
 
2016 Student Bowling Program:
See NEW  Poster

  Holiday Jitneys  
 
Victoria Day 2016
Photo Album
 

Opening Day 2016
Photo Album
 

The Burlington Lawn Bowling Club (BLBC) is a private charter club located in the heart of Burlington, Ontario. The club is a member of District 5 of the Ontario Lawn Bowling Association (OLBA).

The club invites you to join us for lively social interaction and mild exercise  on the "GREEN" and we invite and encourage non-members to play as our guests.  Lessons and loaner equipment are available for all interested residents. Guests may also use club bowls for a small fee.

BLBC has two greens of 8 rinks each. Bowling occurs virtually every day of the week during our operating season, usually in the afternoons and evenings.  More information on the choice of times and levels of play of all bowling activities can be found in the 2016 Handbook.  In addition, for the competitive bowler, the club also hosts numerous "Open Tournaments" and District & Provincial Championships throughout the year. For your enjoyment, the club is licensed for beer and wine service.

BLBC shirts are also available. Men and Women's sizes. $35. Contact Maureen Gibb to order.

 INDOOR BOWLING:  Want to lawn bowl all year round? No problem! At BLBC you can bowl indoors from October to April for $100. We roll out 3 mats in our clubhouse. The game is similar to outdoors but the greens are mats (shorter & narrower than outside) with a block in the middle to make the game more challenging. Small bowls are supplied. All you need is indoor flat-soled shoes.

We have open bowling every afternoon (with refreshments & cookies between games). There are also leagues in the mornings & evenings. Come join us and enjoy the camaraderie. Lessons are available. There is an additional fee of $30 for non-outdoor members.

 Ongoing Activities 

 
Open Bowling: Pick-up games with players drawn randomly. Show up 20 minutes ahead of start time and play.
 
Jitneys: Same as Open Bowling, but played for loonies & toonies. Also special Holiday Jitneys when 2 games are played.
 
Tournaments: Some are "in house" Club Tournaments (2016 Schedule) for members only.
Others are "Open" to outside clubs as well. All require pre-registration.
 
Leagues: Pick your own team for league play (such as Australian 2-4-2 Pairs and 4-3-2-1).
 

Winners of Last Year's Open Tournaments held at BLBC

Previous Winners:  2014  -  2013 .

 
 Photo Galleries 
 
- Christmas Jitney
- Garage Sale
- Opening Day 2015
- Opening Day 2016
- Open House Week

 Open Tournaments 
 
Check our NEW  Open Tournaments schedule and plan your entries!
 
2016 Tournaments
 
2016 District 5 Schedule
 
 Tournament Results 

Results & Winners:
2013 Tournaments
2014 Tournaments
2015 Tournaments
 

 No Fee Increases for 2016!
 

Note: Full Membership Fee includes the affiliation fees of $25.00 remitted to national and provincial governing bodies ($11.50* to OLBA and $13.50 to Bowls Canada per player). Members who belong to more than one club only have to pay these fees once. Therefore if BLBC is not your primary club, you only pay the club portion or $150.00. Indoor bowling add $100.
*Note: OLBA increases its annual fees by $1.50 in 2016.

2016 Membership Form now available for download in two formats: .doc and PDF .
If you haven't yet renewed your membership, please print, fill out and bring the form with you the next time you are at the club along with the Waiver.

  LINKS  
 
Bowls Canada
OLBA Home Page
Ontario Premier League
Burlington Bears
City of Burlington
Region of Halton
Burlington Weather
Tourism Burlington
PBA Canada 2016
WOBA 2016
 
 Resources: 
 
Club Constitution
 
2016 Membership Form  &  Waiver
 
2015 Strategic Plan
1st Report  2nd Report
 
4-3-2-1 Rules
 
Searchable Ontario Tournament Listing 2016
 
O.B.A. History

Club Policies

Visitors:
Visitors, including members of other bowling clubs, may play occasionally for free although "donations are encouraged". For extended play, there is a $30 monthly fee. No visitors, unless they become full members of the club, shall acquire any benefits of membership nor be eligible to compete in club championships or league play. Players from other clubs in the district may practice for district playdowns being held at the club but must arrange for practice times in advance.

Practice:
All bowlers wishing to practice must make arrangements with the drawmaster for the assignment of a rink. Practicing members may be allowed on the greens before scheduled events with the exception of tournaments or when all rinks are expected to be full (for example, the various evening leagues) but only under the direction of the on-site drawmaster.

Dress Code: (as per the club handbook):

• Flat soled shoes (indentations no deeper than 1/4 inch (1 cm) are mandatory).
  
• Shirts must have collars and/or sleeves.
  
• No restrictions for teams to wear same colour shirts for club championships.
  
• For Open Tournaments and District Playdowns, the OLBA Dress Code (General Rule 6.b.) shall apply (namely players on a team must all wear the same team colours or the default white tops and bottoms).

Smoking: The City of Burlington has a new "No Smoking" by-law on city property, including parks and parking lots. We have new signs on our fence advising the same. Smokers will move to the street curb.