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Charity Long Mat Bowling Event Raises £500 for NHS
This weekend saw thirty six bowlers, local councilors and spectators flock to the centre to take part in an NHS Charity event sponsored by fellow Etherow IBC member, Gerry Thackery. The event, which saw teams of three battle it out on the rinks with 21 games taking...
York SMTP Practice Evening
To help support our bowlers competing in the Short Mat Players Tour British Open, we are hosting a practice evening on Wednesday 3rd January. If you would like to join us, please let Pete Roberts or Dave Almond know as soon as you can who can provide you with more...
Etherow IBC Christmas Knockout 2023 Winners Announced
Today saw the inaugural long mat Etherow IBC Christmas Pairs Knockout competition take place at the centre. The event saw 12 pairs of bowlers battle head to head across eighteen round robin group games, before the top pair from each of the three groups, along with the...
NHS Fundraiser Raffle and Bowling Competition
Etherow IBC are hosting a charity bowling competition in aid of the NHS on Saturday 6th January 2024. Whilst the event filled up very quickly, you can still participate by purchasing raffle tickets for the chance to win a Fortnum & Mason hamper amongst other...
Christmas Opening Times
Etherow IBC will close for the festive holidays on Friday 22nd December after the Social Bowling in the evening and will re-open again on Wednesday 3rd January 2024. May we take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and best wishes for 2024.
Another Weekend, Another Successful Competition at Etherow IBC
This weekend was another busy one at Etherow IBC with the Greater Manchester Short Mat Bowling Association's Over 55 Pairs National Qualifier Competition taking place. The event saw 24 short mat bowlers battle it out in 34 games that took place on 6 short mats. There...
Winter Newsletter Available Now
Have you seen our Winter Newsletter yet? You can download your copy here. Happy reading!
Three more prestigious Short Mat events take place at Etherow IBC
Over the course of the last two weekends, we saw Greater Manchester Short Mat bowlers flock to Etherow IBC to compete for places in the ESMBA National finals in Solihull and Melton Mowbray next year, and to be crowned 2023 Greater Manchester champions in their...
Another Action Packed Weekend Ahead at Etherow IBC
This weekend will see another action packed weekend here at Etherow IBC kicking off on Friday evening with our regular Friday evening social bowling and Short Mat Merit knock-outs (more details here: https://etherow-ibc.co.uk/index.php/short-mat-merit-leaderboard/)...
Etherow IBC Members Bring home Plate from World Fours Masters and finish well in World Pairs Masters
Over the weekend, bowlers from all over the world travelled to Chelmsford in Essex to take part in the Short Mat Players Tour World Fours Masters and World Pairs Masters competitions. The line up included just under 250 players on Saturday in the World Fours and 256...