{"id":1026,"date":"2026-03-08T16:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2026-03-08T16:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:40:31","slug":"eibc-spring-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/eibc-spring-2026-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"EIBC Spring 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we move towards our summer season, I\u2019d like to thank all our members for their support throughout the winter indoor bowling season. Furthermore, as we continue to improve the club\u2019s facilities, we would also like to extend our sincere thanks to all our volunteers and trustees who generously give their time so that members can continue to enjoy their sport in a welcoming, inclusive and pleasant environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Congratulations to Our Teams<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us in congratulating our home-grown Short Mat teams on their excellent performances in the SMIBL league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The B Team, captained by Dave Quinn, finished top of Division 5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The A Team, captained by Paul Norbury, finished top of Division 4 and also won the Knockout Cup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a fantastic achievement for the club and we are very proud of everyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1007\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EIBC-team-1-1007x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9834204630321135;width:753px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EIBC-team-1-1007x1024.jpeg 1007w, https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EIBC-team-1-980x996.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EIBC-team-1-480x488.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1007px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>EIBC Short Mat A Team<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Summer Season<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Summer Season Dates: <\/u><\/strong>Friday 3 April \u2013 Sunday 27 September 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Centre Summer Opening Hours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday: 9:00 \u2013 11:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday: 9:00 \u2013 15:00 (2-hour slots) \/ Single\u2019s League \u2013 Dates and Times TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday: Closed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday: Closed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday: Triples League \u2013 Dates and Times TBA \/ Short Mat Club \u2013 16:30 \u2013 21:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For members who will not be continuing with indoor bowls throughout the summer season, we wish you an enjoyable outdoor bowling season and look forward to welcoming you back later in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><u>Winter Season 2026\/2027<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><u><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Monday 28 September 2026 to Friday 2 October 2026 &#8211; between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm daily &#8211; we will open in preparation for our winter season. During this period, we will be open for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bookable practice sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership renewals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team captains to collect league fixtures and team forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Maureen Meek. Club Secretary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we move towards our summer season, I\u2019d like to thank all our members for their support throughout the winter indoor bowling season. Furthermore, as we continue to improve the club\u2019s facilities, we would also like to extend our sincere thanks to all our volunteers and trustees who generously give their time so that members [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1030,"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1026\/revisions\/1030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}