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Welcome. This is the web presence for the Hickings Lane Bowling Club based in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.

Background

Founded in 1927, we are a small club who play men's outdoor lawn bowls under the English Bowling Association's code, with a proud tradition of competitive bowling and of being part of the nascent careers of a number of the region's finest bowlers.

Competitions

The club has teams which compete in the Nottinghamshire E.B.A. leagues, in their Tuesday 3 rink league and Saturday 3 rink league.

Despite our modest size, we have had club members representing the Nottinghamshire E.B.A. at the national championships at Worthing on two occasions. (details)
The club also managed to reach the final of the The Cook Trophy is the annual inter-club knock-out for clubs affiliated to the Nottinghamshire E.B.A. Cook Trophy in 2001.

Undoubtably, our most prolific player is Ian Farmer, who is a regular skip in the Nottinghamshire E.B.A.'s The Middleton Cup is the premier inter-county competition competed for by all counties affiliated to the English Bowls Association Middleton Cup team, and who has represented the county on over 180 occasions. (details)

Beeston B.A.

The club is also affiliated to the The Beeston Bowling Association is an affiliation of clubs in the Beeston, Stapleford & Chilwell area. Beeston Bowling Association and has had club representatives consistently win their competitions over the years (Ian Farmer, for instance, has won their Singles competition on 6 occasions, often beating other Hickings Lane players in the finals).

The club has also won the The Malkinson Trophy is the annual knock-out competition for clubs affiliated to the Beeston Bowls Association Malkinson Trophy on a number of occasions.
See here for more details.

We are always happy to welcome new members, both beginners or experienced players. Please feel free to contact the club, if you're interested; details can be found here.