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Winter Social Events

The next events are the Curry Night on Friday November 28th, a Bar Night on 4th December and a Mosaic Making Session on December 6th. You must book your place for Curry Night and Mosaic Making. (see Events Page for details).


MDL Division 4 Cup.

Our 'B' Team won Division 4 of the Mid Devon League this season and are promoted to Division 3 for next year. Men's Captain Paul and representatives of the 'B' team went to the MDL AGM recently to receive the trophy which is now on display in the Clubhouse. We also received a certificate containing the names of all the players involved, to display in the clubhouse, and the players involved can get a copy from Ray O'Brien if interested.


Indoor Bowls - at Derwent Hotel Torquay (TLH Complex)

We have been invited to send teams to play against Guests at the TLH Hotel group on their indoor green. If you are interested in playing in any of these games please check Rink Diary and advise Ray O'Brien, as he will be organising our teams for these games.


Short Mat Bowls

The Short Mat Bowls in the Village Hall re-started on Wednesday October 1st 2025 at 2pm. All members are welcome to take part, cost is £2.50 a session. Take your own woods and shoes. Gordon Page may also require additional players for the shortmat league which takes place on Monday and Tuesday Night at Marldon BC and various other clubs around Torbay, Contact Gordon if you are interested in playing in this league.


AGM 2025

This took place on Saturday, October 11th at the village hall. Les Clarke was appointed as President for 2026. Retiring Presidents Dave and Sue donated a cheque for £1500 to Devon Air Ambulance

Picture of cheque being presented

Captains' Day 2025

We had an enjoyable day with a game followed by a barbecue and prize giving. a few pictures (taken by Martin) can be seen at Captains Day. You can click on the pictures to see larger versions.


CCTV

We have updated our privacy notice by adding the following paragraph, to remind members that we have CCTV operating on site at all times.

"To capture images of individuals engaged in theft, vandalism, or trespassing. To both act as a deterrent and toidentify person or persons involved. This will be helpful when pursuing criminal or management committee investigations".

The policy can be accessed on this site from the "About us" Page

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Members Only

We have a Members only area of this web site which is password protected. Members should contact Bob Tame for the password or to advise of any content they would like to see in there.


Finals Weekend/Competitions

See COMPETITIONS page for latest news about the results from Finals weekend.

Entries into the 2026 county and national competitions are now closed and submitted and if you haven't yet paid then please do so as soon as possible, preferably by BACS to Club account.


Marldon Fours - Sunday August 10th 2025

This event took place as planned on a bright sunny day and the £200 first prize was won (for second time!) by Ian Bristow's rink from Torbay B.C. The runners up, collecting £100, were from Kingsteignton BC and third place (£72) went to first time entrants Pymouth and District Retired Civil Servants B.C.

Marldon 4s winners

From Torquay B.C. Ian Bristow, Zoe Bristow, Christine Marshall and Gerry Coffield.

Marldon 4s runners up

From Kingsteignton, John Saunders, Margaret Sole, Hilary Downing and Ray Blair

Marldon 4s third

Plymouth Retired Civil Servants, Phil Toms, Gloria Taylor, Steve Creed and Joyce Goad.

You can find more pictures from the day by visiting our GALLERY page and clicking on the appropriate link.

Bill George

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Bill George, who was our Fixture Secretary, Maureen Morgan’s partner for 43 years.

RIP Bill, our codolences to Maureen


Rink Diary

Rink Diary is being used through the winter for booking friendly games at the Derwent Look in the TEAMS section for the games now available and get your names down early, please. Rink Diary can be accessed from Computers,Tablets or Smartphones and a computer will be available at the club when it is open, for anyone who does not have a suitable device.


The link is www.marldon.rinkdiary.co.uk.

If you have forgotten your Rink Diary password then you can generate a new one by using the 'Forgot Password' option: https://www.marldon.rinkdiary.co.uk/forgot-password/

Training and support is still available for anyone who still requires it, contact Les Clarke to arrange or have a look at the training information below.

Training 1 - How to register and put name down for games. Register/Name down

Training 2 - Booking a rink (for competitions etc) (Note Booking a rink for a rollup is is optional.) Booking a rink


Presidents' Charities

Our Presidents for 2025, Dave and Sue, have been raising funds for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust.

At the AGM in October they revealed that they had raised £1500 during their year as Presidents and presented a cheque to a representitive of Devon Air Ambulance.

Our incoming President Les Clarke announced that his charity would be "Rowcroft at Home".

Rowcroft Image

Cashless Bar/ Rink Fees

Please note, we will continue with the cashless bar at social events through this winter, as it makes life much easier for the team of bar volunteers and the bar manager.


Club Nights/Heath Triples

Club nights and Heath Triples Nights have now finished for this season. Many thanks to all the members who supported these weekly events which were very good for giving new members an opportunity to play in organised matches, whilst also raising funds for the club.




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Page updated 15th November 2025.