Ferntree Gully Bowling Club has many opportunities for informal, or “social” bowls.
Regular events throughout the year:
- Tuesday – Winter – Carpet Bowls
- Thursday – All-Year-Round – Mixed Pairs
- Thursday – All Year Round – Twilight Bowls – Pairs / Triples
- Friday – All-Year-Round – Pairs
- Saturday – Winter – Mixed Pairs
Check noticeboards or organisers around the Christmas, New Year and Easter periods.
Members of other Clubs will be made welcome, and, indeed, many members of nearby Bowling Clubs regularly attend.
Entry sheets are found in the corridor behind the Clubrooms.
TUESDAY CARPET BOWLS – WINTER
When: Tuesdays in April to September each year (between the Pennant seasons)
Start: 12:30 pm
Registration: at least 15 minutes prior to the start time
Cost: $5.00 per bowler
THURSDAY MIXED PAIRS BOWLS – ALL-YEAR ROUND
Mixed Pairs on Thursday Mornings throughout the year.
When: Thursdays all year
Start: 10:00am
Registration: at least 15 minutes prior to the start time (ie 9.45am)
Cost: $8.00 per bowler
Format: 2-4-2, 10 ends each, 2 games. BYO lunch, bar-meals available.
HEAT POLICY – Thursday Social Bowls
- FORECAST FOR FTG
- Less than 30ºC
- 30ºC – 35ºC
- 36ºC and Over
- GAMES
- 2 Games x 10 ends
- 1 Game x 15 ends
- NO GAMES HELD
- BREAKS
- Lunch Break
- No Break – Lunch after game
- 36ºC and Over
THURSDAY TWILIGHT BOWLS
When: Every Week
Start: Summer (Daylight Savings) 7.00pm (Registration 6.45pm)
Winter 6.00pm (Registration 5.45pm)
Registration: at least 15 minutes prior to the start time (ie 5.45pm)
Format: 3 Bowl pairs or 2 bowl triples, depending on numbers
One Game, 16 ends
Uniform: Not Required
Prizes are on offer.
FRIDAY PAIRS BOWLS – ALL-YEAR ROUND
When: Fridays from January to December each year
Start: 10:30am
Registration: at least 15 minutes prior to the start time
Cost: $8.00 per bowler
Format: 2-4-2, 10 ends each, 2 games.
Uniform: Not Required
Prizes are on offer.
Members and their guests enjoy the conviviality of Friday Pairs.
SATURDAY MIXED PAIRS BOWLS – WINTER
When: Saturdays over Winter from April to September each year (between the Pennant seasons)
Start: 12:00pm
Registration: at least 15 minutes prior to the start time
Cost: $8.00 per bowler
Perhaps grab a bar-meal before or after the games.