Competitors along with Dorset Mens and Ladies presidents. Our annual Dorset outdoor U12 and U18 tournament took place on the August bank holiday Monday at Poole Park. Twenty of the top under eighteen bowlers from various clubs competed across two age categories to determine the Dorset outdoor singles champions for 2026. The morning featured highly competitive round-robin groups, culminating in finals during the afternoon. Participants who did not advance to the singles final

Sunday 30th August saw the Academy team take on Branksome Park in the final outdoor friendly of the season. This fixture was especially significant because Branksome Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. As always, the match was played in a great spirit, with all four sets of triples from both teams enjoying the occasion whilst still battling hard to come away with the win. In the first triple, Tom, Lee, and Hannah had to fight right until the very last end to

Academy sessions 2025 Dec 7 th at Dolphin IBC 2-5pm Academy sessions 2026 Jan 4 th at Dolphin IBC 2-5pm Feb 1 st at Dorchester IBC 2-5pm Mar 1 st at Dolphin 2-5 IBC 2-5pm Apr 5 th at Dolphin IBC 2-5pm Apr 12 th at Dorchester IBC Under 12’s & 18’s Indoor tournament 10-5pm Winter friendlies 2025/26 Sun Jan 25 th at Dorset Resort IBC 2-5pm Feb 20 th – 22 nd at Bristol IBC Summer friendlies 2026 Sun May 10 th Wimborne BC 2-5pm Sun May 24 th Patrons @ Poole Park (