Welcome to the
Barlaston Plume of Feathers B.C.
All 2024 fixtures now on.
1st Game 11th April.
We are looking for new members for the 2024 season.
email -pofbowls@talktalk.net
see our new facebook page
2024 Leagues
Links to other sites
President Cup 2023
Simon Amos
Winner Presidents Cup 2023
Simon receiving his trophy from Club President Pat Simpson
Karl Machin
Runner up Presidents Cup 2023
Karl receiving his trophy from Club President Pat Simpson
IDRIS BRYANT
It is with great sadness to announce the death of Idris. A member of our club for many years, being a former Captain, Life member and Club President.
His presence at the green will be hugely missed.
Contact
- Station Road, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
- ST12 9DH
2022 Trophy Winners
Latest News
Welcome to Barlaston Plume of Feathers Bowling Club
For membership details ask any member at the Club, telephone our secretary
on 07760243280 or email pofbowls@talktalk.net
NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME FOR SOCIAL or LEAGUE BOWLING.
Welcome to our new site, some changes but the links to all the leagues are still available.
LAWS OF THE GAME - SETTING A MARK
It seems that quite a number of clubs & bowlers believe a new rule came into force that if the 1st bowler bowls the jack and they do not think they have set a mark ie:- not 19 metres, that they are entitled to retrieve the jack and once more try to set a mark. THEY ARE WRONG, BY ADMITTING THEY DO NOT THINK THEY HAVE SET A MARK THEY CAN PICK THE JACK UP, BUT MUST HAND IT TO THEIR OPPONENT TO TRY AND SET A MARK FOR YOU. I HAVE BEEN A DELEGATE TO THE B.C.G.B.A. FOR OVER 34 YEARS AND HAVE ATTENDING ANNUALLY FOR THAT PERIOD THE RULES REVISION MEETINGS OF THE B.C.G.B.A. AND AT NO TIME HAS THEIR BEEN A RULE TO CHANGE.
BARRY MASSEY
LATEST ON THE PARKING
No change yet, we will contact the owners to see if they will allow some parking again.
Would members please forward their email addresses to:-
pofbowls@talktalk.net
Mixed Doubles Competition Results
| 1st ROUND | QUARTER FINAL | SEMI FINAL | FINAL | |
| C Evans & P Simpson 21 | C Evans & P Simpson 19 | J Farmer & B Evans 21 | WINNERS J Farmer & B Evans 21 | |
| S McCall & S Amos 6 | ||||
| BYE | J Farmer & B Evans 21 | |||
| BYE | ||||
| BYE | R Kelsall & J Shenton 8 | L Pointon & L Stones 12 | ||
| BYE | ||||
| BYE | L Pointon & L Stones 21 | |||
| BYE | ||||
| BYE | D Henry & G Henry 21 | D Henry & G Henry 11 | R Watson-Smith & B Hewitt 17 | |
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| BYE | J Cooper & D Lewis 19 | |||
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| BYE | R Watson-Smith & B Hewitt 21 | R Watson-Smith & B Hewitt 21 | ||
| BYE | ||||
| S Brassington & J Carnall 21 | S Brassington & J Carnall 15 | |||
| H Punchard & D Lyth 13 | ||||
GREEN OPENS 26th March
We held our AGM on 21st February 2022
2022 Committee
President Pat Simpson
Vice President Jane Cooper
Chairman Lynne Stones
Vice Chairman Elaine Philpott
Club Secretary Ron Kelsall
Treasurer Jenny Shenton
Vice Treasurer Lynne Stones
Match Secretary Idris Bryant
Auditors Lynne Stones & Jane Cooper
General Committee
Robert Watson Smith, Sue Mc Call, Simon Amos,
Green Committee
Ron Kelsall, Idris Bryant, Brenda Hewitt, Derrick Lyth
History
THE BARLASTON PLUME OF FEATHERS BOWLING CLUB 2019
The Club enters its 93rd recorded year with encouragement from its continuing successes last season, this success reflects the tradition of Crown Green bowling in our Club and village. Folk of all ages and both sexes are afforded the opportunity to engage in a sport and social activity for most of their lives. The Club has always provided for both first class competitive bowling in several leagues and also for social bowling, over the years alongside senior and junior County representatives, as many members have just enjoyed playing with friends socially. A truly family sport and a Club where grandparents, parents, husbands and wives, brothers, sisters and offspring and friends all continue to play together. Ironic that it was not until 1941 that ladies were first invited to become members of our Club that last season both teams did really well. Our ladies have always been stalwart supporters and captains and we feature two teams in the Ladies League.
We have a new President this year and welcome Elaine Philpott to this position and wish her all the best.
Sadly during the 2018 season we lost Peter Nichols who over the years devoted a lot of his time and effort to help our club. He helped hugely when the club needed grants to carry out improvement work and was involved with the new lease. He was a past President and over the years held most positions in the clubs committee's. Even during periods of ill health he still tried to continue with his bowling , both league and social. He will be sadly missed by everyone at the club.
We still try to encourage social and beginners bowling on Friday afternoons and the Clubs policy of reduced fees for both non members and social bowlers has proved successful.
Besides all this the Club, who were playing when the Plume of Feathers was still a Coach House on a different site, welcomes the current refurbishment and development and wishes the new landlords every success.
New members either experienced or novice bowlers are most welcome to join and spectators can enjoy sitting and watching matches perhaps supping a tincture, an ancient tradition the Club continues to provide in Barlaston. During the season we run two teams in several leagues which means generally three evening matches and three afternoon matches are on view each week. Enquiries can be made to Club Secretary Ron Kelsall on 07760243280 or email to pofbowls@talktalk.net
Our Club
OUR BOWLING CLUB
Welcome to Barlaston a beautiful and historic Staffordshire village. There was certainly a village here before the time of the Norman Conquest – indeed a Pagan Anglo Saxon grave about 600AD has been discovered. The Normans recorded the village as BERNULVESTONE. Today’s visitors know Barlaston as the gateway to the National Trust ‘Downs Banks’ It is home of Wedgwood and hosts scenes like multi-coloured narrow boats on the Trent and Mersey can and traditional sports like Crown Green bowls.
Parish records show there was a bowling green here as long ago as 1737.
Barlaston Plume of Feathers Bowling Club, the oldest current club by several decades was established in 1926. Villagers constructed the green on land belonging to the clubs first President, the village butcher. Originally the Plume of Feathers was a coaching Inn by the canal bridge and the green was fronted by a tearoom enabling folk to play, rest and view the bowling. The land was sold to the Bents Brewery, the old coaching Inn was demolished and a ‘new’ Plume of Feathers was erected on its present site
replacing the tearooms. During the 1950’s the Plume was sold to Bass Brewery and eventually to Punch Taverns.
The Bowling Club continued bowling throughout the years including the war. At one time Punch Taverns closed down and boarded up the Plume for a couple of years yet the bowlers continued to field league teams and casual bowling. A trying period wondering if the Plume would ever open again. Happily the Plume was refurbished and re-opened again in 2002 but no development plans, improvement or funding was available for the Bowling Club or its surrounds. The Club took the decision to underline their independence by seeking and signing a formal lease finally on 4th June 2003. Since then the Bowling Club by their own hard work, fundraising and a little grant aid have continued to improve the green and surroundings to a high standard so that bowlers of all ages and both sexes can play in comfort and visitors enjoy the park like environment. Families continue to bowl together. We have 9 year olds upwards, probably a record was held by Keith Banks who was a continuous member for 66 years,
The Club has acted as a catalyst for local bowling and will always do so and clubs help each other out. When Meaford Power station closed down the loss to employees and villagers included the loss of an excellent Social club and bowling club and green. The two Meaford teams wished to keep the name and happy traditions alive and moved to our club at the Plume where to it is today. They still play as Meaford A in the Industries League. Ironically a few years later some of the Plume club members were able to arrange the resurrection of the old Meaford Club and so they left to form a new club now called the Barlaston Bowling and Tennis Club.
Barlaston Plume of Feathers Bowling Club will continue to thrive as a registered Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) and will continue as it has always done to cater for bowling at all levels. We have several successful league teams for gentlemen, ladies, mixed teams and juniors. Many bowlers just prefer to bowl socially and new members will be always made welcome whether
experienced, social, total beginners or juniors.
All are welcome.
Peter J Nichols
Events
The Presidents day competition was held with a 'round robin' knock out. The final was won by Ron Kelsall who just beat Stan Brassington.
officers
Ron Kelsall
Secretary
