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June 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to the June 2026 Newsletter. This Newsletter will contain all information from Monday 1st June 2026.

Vilamoura Mixed League Epsom played against Chipstead on Tuesday 30th June 2026. They won at home, lost away & won overall 35 - 34 (4 - 2)After 9 ends across the 2 rinks Epsom were 14 - 20 down & 4 shots behind (23 - 27) on ends 15. They outscored Chipstead 12 shots to 7 to win by 1 shot. Details: Home: Janet Newman John Wellard Trish Southgate won 25 - 16 Epsom led 11 - 6 after 9 ends & 15 - 11 on end 15. They dropped 5 shots on end 17, but came back well to score a count of 6 on the final end to win by 9 shots. Away: Elaine Coe Fred Read Phil Sims lost 10 - 18 Epsom were 3 - 14 down after 9 ends & 8 - 16 behind on end 15. They lost by 8 shots. Final Score: Epsom 35 Chipstead 34 Epsom 4 points Chipstead 2 points. John Wellard played in his first Vilamoura Mixed League match for Epsom Bowling Club.

Chrystie League Epsom played away against Esher on Monday 29th June 2026. They won on both rinks & the match 35 - 22 (4 - 0). After 9 ends across both rinks Epsom led 16 - 11 & went on to win by 13 shots. (Rink 3 for Esher only had 3 players - their lead & 2 played with 3 bowls & 25% was taken off their final score). Details: Rink 2 Don Indran Nick Rowan John Hart Phil Sims won 17 - 14 The scores were level 6 - 6 after 9 ends, 12 - 12 on end 15 & still level 14 - 14 going into the last end. Epsom scored 3 shots on end 18 to win by 3 shots. Rink 3 Dennis King James Henderson Mick Cooper David Fearn won 18 - 8 Epsom led 10 - 5 after 9 ends & 15 - 10 on end 15. As Esher only had 3 players Epsom won by 10 shots. Final Score: Epsom 35 Esher 22 Epsom 4 points Esher 0 points

Ladies' Smiths League Epsom ladies played against Chessington on Monday 29th June 2026. They won at home, lost away & won overall 27 - 23 (3 - 2). After 9 ends across both rinks Epsom led 18 - 9 & were 4 shots ahead (22 - 18) on ends 15. They won by 4 shots. Details: Home: Lynn Phillips Mary Green Frances Suttonwood won 15 - 8 Epsom led 9 - 3 after 9 ends & 11 - 6 on end 15. They won by 7 shots. Away: Liz Hind Elaine Coe Annette Jordan lost 12 - 15 Epsom led 9 - 6 after 9 ends & the scores were level 12 - 12 on end 16. Epsom lost the last 2 ends to lose by 3 shots. Final Score: Epsom 27 Chessington 23 Epsom 3 points Chessington 2 points

East Surrey League Epsom played away against Croydon on Sunday 20th June 2026. They won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 54 - 55 (2 - 8). After 9 ends across the 3 rinks Epsom led 35 - 25 & were 6 shots ahead (50 - 44) on ends 15. They were outscored 4 - 11 over the last 3 ends to lose by 1 shot. Details: Rink 2 Keith Roberts Phil Sims John Warren David Fearn won 28 - 13 Epsom led 17 - 8 after 9 ends & 24 - 12 on end 15. They won by 15 shots. Rink 3 Roger Jackson John Wellard John Hart Les Owen lost 12 - 26 Epsom were 8 - 10 down after 9 ends & 12 - 20 behind on end 15. They lost by 14 shots. Rink 4 Stefan Tomm Mick Cooper Bob Blaker Norman Mann lost 14 - 16 Epsom led 10 - 6 after 9 ends & 14 - 8 on end 14. They lost the last 4 ends to lose by 2 shots. Final Score: Epsom 54 Croydon 55 Epsom 2 points Croydon 8 points.

Ladies Friendly Epsom played at home against Cuddington on Thursday 18th May 2026. They won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & won overall 24 - 23. After 7 ends across the 2 rinks Epsom were 5 - 14 down, but came back well to win by 1 shot (15 ends played). Details: Rink 1 Elaine Coe Mary Green Fi Drinkall lost 12- 15 Epsom were 2 - 9 down after 7 ends & lost by 3 shots. Rink 2 Janet Newman Lynn Philips Christine Summerfield won 12 - 8 Epsom were 3 - 5 down after 7 ends & 7 - 8 behind on end 12. They won the last 3 ends to win by 4 shots. Final Score: Epsom 24 Cuddington 23

Ladies' Smiths League Epsom ladies played their second Smiths League game against Malden Manor on Tuesday 16th June 2026. They won at home & away & won overall 37 - 26 (5 - 0). After 9 ends across the 2 rinks Epsom were 10 - 13 down, but led by 6 shots (28 - 22) on ends 15. They won by 11 shots. Details: Home: Penny Payne Elaine Coe Mary Green won 16 - 13 Epsom were 5 - 7 down after 9 ends, but led 12 - 10 on end 15. They won by 3 shots. Away: Sandy Cooper Trish Southgate Christine Summerfield won 21 - 13 Epsom were 5 - 6 down after 9 ends, but led 16 - 12 on end 15. They won by 8 shots. Final Score: Epsom 37 Malden Manor 26 Epsom 5 points Malden Manor 0 points

Men's Friendly Epsom played away against Leatherhead on Tuesday 16th June 2026. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & won overall 53 - 52. Epsom led 23 - 19 after 9 ends across the 3 rinks & by 7 shots (47 - 40) on ends 15. Rink 5 were last to finish & going into the last end the scores were level 52 - 52. With the very last bowl of the match Bob drew the shot to enable Epsom to win by 1 shot overall. Details: Rink 3 Richard Price Fred Read David Fearn lost 12 - 24 Epsom were 4 - 10 down after 9 ends, but drew level 11 - 11 on end 12. They lost 5 of the last 6 ends to lose by 12 shots. Rink 4 Roger Jackson Frank Thompson Les Owen won 20 - 15 Epsom led 6 - 4 after 7 ends, but lost the next 6 ends to go 6 - 13 behind. They scored 2 5's over the next 2 ends to lead 16 - 13. They won by 5 shots. Rink 5 Barry Coe David Tinney Bob Blaker won 21 - 13 Epsom led 13 - 2 after 9 ends & 20 - 9 on end 15. They won by 8 shots. Final Score: Epsom 53 Leatherhead 52

East Surrey League - Top Club Epsom played at home against Croydon on Sunday 14th June 2026. They won the Triples & Fours, lost both singles & the pairs and lost overall 2 - 3. Details: Singles: David Fearn lost 12 - 21 David led 11 - 10 after 10 ends, but lost the next 6 ends to go 11 - 19 down. He lost 12 - 21 after 18 ends. Two Wood: Keith Roberts lost 14 - 17 Keith was 6 - 8 down after 8 ends & 11 - 15 behind on end 17. He lost by 3 shots after 20 ends. Pairs: Roger Jackson Les Owen lost 13 - 21 Epsom were 7 - 10 down after 9 ends & 12 - 13 behind on end 13. They lost by 8 shots. Triples: John Wellard John Warren Martin Harbottle won 20 - 11 Epsom led 15 - 3 after 9 ends, lost the next 4 ends but still led 15 - 8. They won by 9 shots. Fours: Phil Sims John Hart Bob Blaker Norman Mann won 21 - 18 Epsom were 8 - 15 down after 11 ends, but won the next 6 ends to lead 20 - 15. They won by 3 shots. Final Score: Epsom 2 Croydon 3 Roger played in his first game in this Competition.

Mixed Friendly Epsom played away against Bookham on Saturday 13th June 2026 and won on 2 rinks, drew on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & lost overall 63 - 66. After 9 ends across the 4 triples Epsom led 34 - 29 & were 6 shots ahead (59 - 53) on ends 15. They were outscored by Bookham 4 - 13 over the last 3 ends and lost by 3 shots. Details: Rink 2 Karen Pitt Kevin Phillips Frank Thompson lost 12 - 26 Epsom were 8 - 12 down after 9 ends & 11 - 23 behind on end 15. They lost by 14 shots. Rink 3 Lynn Phillips Roger Jackson Annette Jordan won 20 - 10 Epsom led 12 - 3 after 9 ends & 20 - 6 on end 15. They lost the last 3 ends & won by 10 shots. Rink 4 Elaine Coe Richard Price Phil Sims drew 17 - 17 Epsom led 10 - 5 after 9 ends & 17 - 12 on end 15. They lost the last 3 ends and tied the rink. Rink 5 Barry Coe John Wellard Christine Summerfield won 14 - 13 Epsom were 4 - 9 down after 9 ends & 11 - 12 behind on end 15. They won the last 2 ends to win by 1 shot. Final Score: Epsom 63 Bookham 66 Karen played in her first mixed match for Epsom Bowling Club.

Men's Friendly Epsom played at home against Chessington on Wednesday 10th June 2026. They won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 42 - 57. Details: Rink 1 David Tinney Ray Evans Bob Blaker lost 15 - 21 Rink 2 Paul Maskell Richard Price John Warren won 20 - 11 Rink 3 Barry Coe Terry Mears Stefan Tomm lost 7 - 25 Final Score: Epsom 42 Chessington 57

Vilamoura Mixed League Epsom played against Croydon on Wednesday 10th June 2026. They won at home, lost away & lost overall 29 - 37 (2 - 4). Details: Home: Don Indran Trish Southgate Ruth Baker won 21 - 10 Away: Karen Pitt Lynn Phillips Fred Read lost 8 - 27 Final Score: Epsom 29 Croydon 37 Epsom 2 points Croydon 4 points Karen played in her very first match for Epsom Bowling Club.

Ladies' Smiths League Epsom ladies played their first Smiths League game against Cheam Fields on Tuesday 9th June 2026. They won at home, lost away & lost overall 27 - 29 (2 - 3). Details: Home: Sue Skinner Elaine Coe Mary Green won 15 - 12 Away: Penny Payne Karen Wellard Christine Summerfield lost 12 - 17 Final Score: Epsom 27 Cheam Fields 29 Epsom 2 points Cheam Fields 3 points.

Chrystie League Epsom played away a Leatherhead on Monday 8th June 2026. They lost on both rinks & the match 20 - 56 (0 - 4). Details: Rink 5 James Henderson David Tinney Mick Cooper David Fearn lost 7 - 35 Rink 6 Nick Rowan Richard Price John Hart Phil Sims lost 13 - 21 Final Score: Epsom 20 Leatherhead 56 Epsom 0 points Leatherhead 4 points David Tinney played in his very first game for Epsom Bowling Club.

East Surrey League Epsom played at home against Croydon MO's on Sunday 7th June 2026. They lost on all 3 rinks & the match 40 - 64 (0 - 10). After 9 ends across the 3 rinks Epsom were 21 - 32 down & 23 shots behind (33 - 56) on ends 15. They lost by 24 shots. Details: Rink 2 Stefan Tomm Keith Roberts Bob Blaker Norman Mann lost 16 - 27 Epsom led 12 - 2 after 6 ends, but lost the next 6 ends to be 12 - 20 down. They lost by 11 shots. Rink 3 Paul Maskell John Hart John Warren David Fearn lost 14 - 15 Epsom led 10 - 7 after 11 ends, but were 12 - 13 down on end 15. They went into the last end 12 - 15 down & scored 2 shots to lose by 1 shot. Rink 4 Dennis King John Wellard Martin Harbottle Les Owen lost 10 - 22 Epsom were 3 - 16 down after 9 ends & 6 - 20 behind on end 15. They lost by 12 shots. Final Score: Epsom 40 Croydon MO's 64 Epsom 0 points Croydon MO's 10 points Did you know John Hart played his 200th game in this League & Martin reached 300 appearances. Martin becomes the 3rd member to play in 300+ matches (Peter Miller, ex member, 319 & Les Owen 312).

Mixed Friendly Epsom played away against Esher on Sunday 7th June 2026. They won on all 3 triples & the match 58 - 27. After 9 ends across the 3 rinks Epsom were 15 - 21 down, but led by 20 shots (45 - 25) on ends 15. They won by 31 shots. Details: Rink 2 James Henderson Don Indran Christine Summerfield won 24 - 10 Epsom were 5 - 7 down after 9 ends, but led 14 - 10 on end 14. They won the last 4 ends to win by 14 shots. Rink 3 Karen Wellard Ray Evans Frank Thompson won 13 - 10 Epsom were 6 - 7 down after 9 ends, but led 12 - 8 on end 15. They won by 3 shots. Rink 5 Penny Payne David Tinney Frances Suttonwood won 21 - 7 Epsom were 4 - 7 down after 9 ends & won all the remaining ends to win by 14 shots. Final Score: Epsom 58 Esher 27 David Tinney played in his first match for Epsom Bowling Club.

Bowls England Top Club Epsom played at home against Leatherhead in the Bowls England Top Club on Thursday 4th June 2026. They lost 2 - 3. Epsom won the Two wood Singles & Pairs & lost the Singles, Triples & Fours. Details: Singles: Keith Roberts lost 11 - 21 Keith was 3 - 12 down after 9 ends & 9 - 15 behind on end 15. He lost by 10 shots after 19 ends. Two Wood: Stefan Tomm won 17 - 7 Stefan was 10 - 2 ahead after 9 ends & 13 - 7 in the lead on end 15. He won by 10 shots after 17 ends. Pairs: Roger Jackson Les Owen won 20 - 12 Epsom led 8 - 7 after 9 ends & 16 - 12 on end 15. They won the last 3 ends to win by 8 shots. Triples: Paul Maskell John Warren Martin Harbottle lost 12 - 25 Epsom led 9 - 6 after 9 ends, but were 12 - 15 down on end 15. They dropped a total of 11 shots over the last 3 ends to lose by 13 shots. Fours: Dennis King John Hart Bob Blaker Norman Mann lost 13 - 15 Epsom were 7 - 12 down after 9 ends & 8 - 14 behind on end 12. They won the next 5 ends to be 13 - 14 behind. They lost the last end to lose by 2 shots. Final Score: Epsom 2 Leatherhead 3 Epsom 73 shots Leatherhead 80 shots. Paul & Dennis played in their very first game in this Competition. Did you know This was the first time that these 2 clubs had met in the Bowls England Top Club. Epsom first entered this Competition in 2004. Of our current members Martin Harbottle, Stefan Tomm & Les Owen played in this first game. Epsom beat Old Coulsdon 3 - 2 (they won the Two Wood, Singles & Pairs). Epsom lost in the 3rd round to Cheam Village.

Ladies Friendly Epsom played away against Carshalton on Thursday 4th May 2026 in a Triples game. They lost 22 - 32. After 9 ends across the 2 rinks Epsom were 8 - 19 down & lost by 10 shots. Details: Rink 3 Penny Payne Mary Green Fi Drinkall lost 10 - 12 The scores were level 5 - 5 after 9 ends, but Epsom were 9 - 10 behind on end 15. They lost by 2 shots. Rink 4 Sue Skinner Sandie Harvey Christine Summerfield lost 12 - 20 Epsom were 3 - 14 down after 9 ends & lost by 8 shots. Final Score: Epsom 22 Carshalton 32

Bowls England Ladies - Top Club Epsom travelled away to play against Bookham in the Bowls England Top Club on Tuesday 2nd June 2026. They lost on all disciplines & the match 54 - 81. Details: Singles: Annette Jordan lost 15 - 21 Annette was 5 - 12 down after 9 ends, but drew level 15 - 15 on end 19. She lost the next 4 ends to lose by 6 shots. Pairs: Sandy Cooper Christine Summerfield lost 15 - 28 Epsom were 9 - 15 down after 9 ends & lost the next 4 ends to be 9 - 23 behind. They lost by 13 shots. Triples: Trish Southgate Mary Green Ruth Baker lost 13 - 17 Epsom led 8 - 6 after 9 ends & 11 - 7 on end 12. They lost the next 4 ends to go behind 11 - 17. They lost by 4 shots Fours: Penny Payne Sue Skinner Sandie Harvey Frances Suttonwood lost 11 - 15 Epsom led 8 - 4 after 9 ends, but were 10 - 12 down on end 15. They lost by 4 shots. Final Score: Epsom 54 Bookham 81

East Surrey League - Top Club Epsom travelled away to play against Purley in the East Surrey League Top Club on Tuesday 2nd June 2026. The game did not take place because of bad weather. Epsom won the toss. Epsom play Croydon in the next round.

Chrystie League Epsom played in their very first Chrystie league game against Bookham on Monday 1st June 2026. They won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & won overall 33 - 27 (3 - 1). After 9 ends across the 2 rinks Epsom led 20 - 11 & by 5 shots (28 - 23)on ends 15. They won by 6 shots. Details: Rink 2 Dennis King Terry Mears John Hart Phil Sims lost 15 - 17 Epsom led 10 - 7 after 9 ends, but were 12 - 14 behind on end 15. They went into the last end leading 15 - 14, but dropped 3 shots to lose by 2 shots. Rink 3 James Henderson John Wellard Mick Cooper David Fearn won 18 - 10 Epsom led 10 - 4 after 9 ends & 16 - 9 on end 15. They won by 8 shots. Final Score: Epsom 33 Bookham 27 Epsom 3 points Bookham 1 point Dennis played in his very first Chrystie League match. He becomes the 93rd member of Epsom Bowling Club to play in this league.