Welcome to Clock House (Upminster)

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Our green is situated in Clockhouse Gardens, St Marys Lane, Upminster, close to Waitrose, in delightful surroundings. We play in competitive leagues for both men and ladies. There are also friendly matches with other local Clubs and, if you so wish, just some social bowling. We are a friendly social Club and run several social events throughout the year.

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​Sunday 3rd July - Ladies County 2 Wood Day at Prittlewell BC

​On Sunday, 5 Ladies contested the County Two Wood Day knock-out competition at the Prittlewell Club, Southend. Michelle Carlin made it through to the Area final where she was up against Alison England of Kings Chase. In a close fought affair, at 13-13 after 20 ends, a last end shoot out went in favour of England.
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Saturday 2nd July - Ladies County Top Club

On Saturday morning at Elm Park the Ladies team, with only 5 of the 10 who beat Kings Chase of Brentwood 4-0 last weekend, were flying the flag for Clock House in the next round of the County Top Club competition. 10 Ladies plus reserves were up against it and an injury to Sandra Ringshaw in the first few ends of the Singles game meant the reserve, Jan Manley, was unusually called upon. 
The pairs, Margaret Tinton & Debbie Walmsley, lost 20-28, the fours, Val Baker, Jan Tallentire, Jenny Bullock & Hazel Pudney, lost 8-23, with the only win coming in the triples, Patricia Heather, Angela Ueckermann & Val Hayes, 17-15. The overall result was a 3-1 loss for Clock House.
The Ladies still have an interest in the National Top Club competition of which they are in the last 32.
Friday 1st July - British Isles Championships in Llandrindod Wells

On Friday morning In Wales, the England Fours champions, Hayley Kenny, Michelle Squires, Serena Madgewick & Rebecca Smith, contested a preliminary round against Jersey. After a slow start and 2-6 down, 5 shots on end 6 took the England Four into the lead which they held to win 23-14. Friday afternoon saw a semi-final tie against Scotland. In contrast to the morning game, a good start took England into a 7-1 lead after 5 ends, however with only 4 points won over the next 13 ends, Scotland went through to the final 15-11.
Sunday 12th June - National Women's Top Club
 
The Ladies of Clock House came up against their old adversaries, Wanstead Central, in the Essex Area Final of the National Top Club competition on Sunday 12th June at the neutral green of Rainham.
This adventure into the National Competition is centred around the strength of having the English Fours Champions as a backbone of the team. This competition involves 4 teams of singles, pairs, triples and a rink, combined for an overall result.
​The pairing of Margaret Tinton and Rebecca Smith always had the upper hand and triumphed 18-10.

The triples, Val Hayes, Michelle Carlin and Serena Madgewick started well and with a 10-7 lead after 10 ends, the Wanstead Ladies fought back to take the game 17-11.

The rink, Hazel Pudney, Jan Tallentire, Debbie Walmsley and Michelle Squires looked to be comfortable with a 14-8 lead after 15 ends only to be pegged back to a 14-14 result.

With the score standing all square and Hayley Kenny fighting out a very close singles game against Maureen Norgate, the result could have gone any way. At 20-19 in favour of Wanstead the game looked to be over for Clock House, but Hayley had other plans and pulled off 2 shots on the next end to win 21-20, giving Clock House a 2.5-1.5 overall win.

​Angela Ueckermann was the travelling reserve.
​Sunday 12th June - Hetty Foster

A rather long but lovely sunny afternoon was enjoyed by 32 people playing in the Hetty Foster 4’s competition.
Each team played 4 rounds of 6 ends with 2 points for a win.
The winners with a maximum 8 points in total were Patricia Heather, Alex Stevenson, Maureen Haddon and Barry Watkins.
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Winners - Alex, Patricia, Maureen and Barry
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Runners-up - Sue, Derek, Jean and Bernie
Runners-up with 7 points were Derek Churchill, Sue Shorey, Bernie Finch and Jean Hilditch.
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Congratulations to them all and thanks to the five members who also came in as reserves at the last minute.
Monday 30th May - Mens Selected Pairs Club Comp.

The rinks were full for the Men's Selected Pairs one day Club Competition, 12 pairs had been drawn, based on handicaps with each pair playing 4 rounds of 8 ends each. With 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw, there was no pair with maximum points but a lot of pairs with 3 wins and 6 points.
The runners up on 6 pts and shot difference of  +17 were Chris Baker & Les Spicer. Winners with 6 pts and shot difference of +20 were Peter Lowe & Bob Pudney.
​Sunday 22nd May - The Earls Mixed Triples

Sunday saw 25 bowlers take to the rink in the first one day club competition of the season. The sun shone and everyone had a good time. 8 mixed triples teams played 3 games of 6 ends. We ended the afternoon with clear winners as team C -  Patricia Heather, Derek Petrie and Bob Pudney were the only team to win all three matches.  The runners up were team A - Barbara Williams, Barry Watkins and Chris Baker with 2 wins and shot difference of +17.
Saturday 21st May - County Top Club Area A Round 2

The Ladies started their County Top Club campaign on Saturday 21st May at home with a 2nd round match against local rivals Gidea Park. Last played in 2019, as the current holders of the County Top Club title and with four players fresh from their England playoff win the previous weekend, hopes were high.
This competition involves 4 teams of singles, pairs, triples and a rink, combined for an overall result.
Hayley Kenny competing in the single event, had a tough game going down 18-21 to Sue Glozier.
The pairing of Margaret Tinton and Rebecca Smith triumphed 28-13 and the triples, Sandra Ringshaw, Debbie Walmsley and Serena Madgewick had an easy 34-5 win. The rink, Hazel Pudney, Jan Tallentire, Michelle Carlin and Michelle Squires had a 27-12 win, resulting in a 3-1 rink win with overall 107-51 points to Clock House.
The next round will be on 25th June at home to Kings Chase of Brentwood.
Sunday 15th May -  Bowls England Playoffs at Oxford City & County Bowls Club

Bowls England held playoffs at Oxford City & County Bowls Club on Sunday 15th May, between 2019 and 2021 National Champions to decide their representatives for the British Isles Championships to be held at Llandrindod Wells, Wales, at the end of June.
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​As 2021 Women’s National Fours Champions Hayley Kenny, Michelle Squires, Serena Madgewick & Rebecca Smith from  Clock House were representing Essex and were facing a tough task against the 2019 Champions, Kings Club, Devon team, Lauren Hackett, Carole Blackwell, Hayley James & Emma Cooper. A steady start by Essex put them in the driving seat, until a 5 shot winning end by Devon pulled them back to within striking distance, however the Essex girls rallied and booked their places to Wales, with a 23-16 point win with Devon conceding after 20 ends.

​If that wasn’t enough entertainment for the Barmy Army supporters from Essex, Hayley Kenny returned to the green, teaming up with Jasmine Wilson of the Radwinter Club, as 2019 Women’s National Junior Pairs Champions, to face a playoff against Rebecca Moorbey & Chloe Brett of Huntingdonshire. The Essex pair had a fairly comfortable win 21-12 after 17 ends.
Sunday 24th April Ladies Challenge

What a cracking day. With a total of 56 club members taking part on a very sunny day, plus Hazel, Jo, Wendy handling the catering in a first class manner, along with a number of members coming along to watch, Clock House can be proud of a very successful day. The result - Men 122 Ladies 88.
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