Community Initiatives

At Eastbourne & District Indoor Bowls Club we are committed to playing our part in supporting our local community and its organisations. Here are some examples of our community initiatives.

Bowling for the visually impaired

Our community work is expanding and we now provide facilities for visually impaired bowlers to play on a weekly basis, and a local care home has taken up a Corporate Sponsorship which enables them to bring a small group of residents to our club once a week during our winter season to enjoy an afternoon out with tea and cake and for four of them to have a roll-up.

Memory Lane

Memory Lane Eastbourne
Social Activities for People with Dementia & their Carers

We recently welcomed Members and their Carers from ‘Memory Lane’ to have their first try at bowls. We started the session by having a go at delivering the bowls, followed by scoring points using the floor target and ‘goal’. A cuppa and cake finished off a fun afternoon and we look forward to their next visit. Visits are planned for the 4th Friday in the month.

Memory Lane contact details: Carol 07800874361
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Younger bowlers

We are trying to introduce younger players to our sport and have thoroughly enjoyed entertaining a couple of local Scout and Cub groups giving them a chance to bowl under supervision using various targets, obstacles and goals to make it fun. These evenings have been received with great enthusiasm and one group even brought their mascot

 

Captain’s Charity Over The Years 

From the start of the winter season 2018 to the end of the summer season 2023 our Captain’s Charity was Children With Cancer Fund, Polegate (www.childrenwithcancerfund.org.uk) whose aim is to grant wishes to children up to the age of eighteen, and their families, who have, or have had, cancer and who primarily live in East Sussex. 

Our members have been so supportive of this charity enjoying the various events that we have organised, such as a Captain’s Charity Tournament, President’s 5’s Tournament, various Mixed Drives, Penny Pots around the club, collecting used printer cartridges for recycling and inviting the charity to run their own raffle and games tables at our annual Spring and Christmas Fayre’s.

Total raised from Sept 2018 to Aug 2023  £12,239

Our club continues to support Children With Cancer Fund, Polegate through the recycling of members printer cartridges, a full box earns the charity approx £80 which they use to counteract their stationary costs, however since the start of the winter season 2023/24 our Captain’s Charity has been St Wilfrid’s Hospice . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastbourne and District Indoor Bowls Club are proud of our long standing history of regular donations to St Wilfrid’s raised by our book corner and jigsaw puzzle table. Originally set up as a craft table selling greetings cards made by Club members, the book corner and puzzle table is an established feature in the Club where members can donate, buy or rent jigsaw puzzles and books. The total amount raised has now reached £32,000 and the table continues to raise money year on year. 
 
 
The Men and Ladies Club Captains Charity match in March 2024 raised £1,055 and we held a Christmas Jumper Charity Afternoon in December 2024 raising £TBC.
 
Fund raising by members includes John Mason (London to Brighton bike ride), Lyn Garrett (Rainbow Walk) and Jo Brand (Himalaya Trek 2024 & Great Wall of China 2025) 
 
Over the years many of our members have had a connection with St Wilfrid’s and their support of our fund raising activities remains as strong as ever. We are delighted that our Club has recently signed up to become a Business Partner of St Wilfrid’s
 

Fundraising For The JPK Sussex Project 2025/2026

On Sunday 8th March 2026 the Eastbourne and District Indoor Bowls Club, at Hampden Park held their annual ‘President’s Five Tournament’, one of a series of events in support of The JPK Sussex Project, a local charity which provides support and services to adults with learning disabilities, which includes amongst other services, Supported Living ‘Gow Lodge’ and a Training and Work Experience Centre, managed by SASBAH, a well established East Sussex based Charity.

The JPK Charity was chosen by Mike Taylor, Men’s Captain and Marilyn Doust, Ladies Captain, as the Captains Charity for the 2025/2026 Season and supported by the Club President, George Brown and the Club’s Management Committee, to benefit from their charity events during the current season.

Jill Parker, Chairman to the JPK Sussex Project was invited to attend this Tournament where she was warmly welcomed, invited to draw the £100 Mystery Prize Raffle and give a short presentation on the aims and objectives and history of The JPK Project.

She was presented with a Charity Cheque to the value of £2,075. Being the amount raised during the season thanks to the generosity of the Club Members. Jill thanked everyone for their wonderful support and hard work over the months and stated “ you will be making a difference to the lives of so many people who, through no fault of their own, cannot help themselves”.

 

 

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