ABOUT MELTON BOWLS CLUB

The club was formed on 27th February 1905 and is one of the oldest clubs in the area. We celebrated our centenary in 2005 with various events including a match against the Royal Household Bowling Club at Home Park in Windsor.

The club has always played “Federation Bowls” and in 1934 was one of the founding members of the Suffolk County (EBA) Bowling Association.

The club’s first green was behind the Melton Parish Room, moving to our current location in 1933, on land given to the club by H W Burness. Since then the club has developed considerably and has over 60 members.

To access a fascinating book about the 100 years of history of Melton Bowls Club up to 2005 by Ian Harvie please click here 100 Years of Melton Bowls Club

We have over 60 members playing bowls under Bowls England and Federation rules with predominantly mixed teams of all ages.

We enter teams in  six leagues and several cup competitions each year, so we have a very full schedule, playing over 90 matches

Currently Melton Bowls Club are playing teams in the following local Suffolk leagues:

Bowls England Leagues

Mixed Triples League        Mixed teams playing Monday evenings

Mixed Fours League          Mixed Teams playing Friday evenings

Federation Leagues

Woodbridge & District      Mixed teams playing Tuesday evenings

Ipswich & District               Mixed teams playing Wednesday evenings

Fynn                                     Mixed teams playing Thursday evenings

Samford                               Mixed teams playing Wednesday afternoons

For a list of current Fixtures please click here 2026 Fixture List

We hold four invitational tournaments a year. Two in June and two in September with cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. If you would like to know more or put forward a team please email meltonbowls@gmail.com and someone will contact you.

Informal but competitive roll up is held every Monday and Friday afternoon from 2:00 until 4:00. Teams are made up on the day depending on turnout and it is a great opportunity for some practise and to catch up with club members.

During the off season when the green is closed (mid September to mid April) we hold a darts evening with bar every Thursday  at 7:00