Welcome to Cambridge Chesterton
Indoor Bowls Club

At our recent AGM, Chairperson Michael Douglas announced that the club would be renaming the indoor arena in honour of our CEO and Finance Director, Kevin Kent.

The Arena will now be known as “THE KENT ARENA”

Kevin has been a member of our club for 47 years. He has been our Finance Director for 35 years and more recently our CEO for the last 5 years.

In Kevin’s time as CEO he has raised more than £700,000 in non-bowling revenue, which has allowed the club to undergo major rennovations and make it one of the leading facilities in the country.

These upgrades have culminated with the club being awarded the World Bowls Tour UK Open, in March 2026. This will bring the top 16 ranked players in the world to our venue, to compete for a major title.

In accepting the honour Kevin said that he was very grateful to the Board of Directors for their recognition of his work and commitment, but is very proud that the KENT name is being used in the naming of the club, as his father was also Building Manager at the club for 10 years and he had passed away earlier this year. Kevin felt that his fathers contribution would also be remembered with the new club arena name.

Kevin requested to have the tagline “Where every end is just the beginning” added to the sign

Congratulations to Pat Stanley who was made a Life Member of the bowls club at our recent AGM.

The World Bowls Tour (WBT) is pleased to announce Cambridge Chesterton Indoor Bowls Club as the host venue for the reformed WBT UK Open. It will take place from Tuesday Thursday, March 3
5, 2026.

Thanks to the £1 million sponsorship agreement with Potters Resorts earlier in the year, the event, last staged in 2022, will return to the calendar for the coming season.

This will be the first time that the WBT has been able to run three of its leading events in the same season since 2017/18 and provides a stability that the WBT Board have been working towards for some time.

The UK Open will follow the model made successful by West Lothian Indoor Bowls Club hosts of the Scottish International Open for the last three years. It will see 32 players from around 12 countries compete in exciting knockout action over the three days. The final of the competition is scheduled for Thursday 5th March at around 4pm.

The event will be streamed live on the WBT Facebook and YouTube channels, while there will be around 400 spectators present in the club each day of the event.

7 UK Qualifying venues and dates have been set for this event and can be found on the World Bowls Tour website (www.worldbowlstour.org).

Cambridge Chesterton is one of the leading clubs in England and has changed radically as a club since re opening after hosting a Covid Vaccination Centre in 2020/21.

Gordon Woods, WBT Events Manager, said: “We are delighted to partner with such a vibrant club in Cambridge Chesterton for the 2026 WBT UK Open. This event marks a culmination of a number of years work to stabilise the World Bowls Tour and we are pleased to have secured a three event season for the first time in seven years. We will not only crown the 2026 UK Open champion at this event, but it will also be the last ranking event of the season with the new World No 1 player crowned at the end of the tournament. We look forward to a fantastic few days at Cambridge in March.”

Kevin Kent, CEO of Cambridge Chesterton, said: “We are honoured to have been chosen to host such a prestigious event as the WBT UK Open. It’s a testament to the strength of our membership and dedication of our management team and our shared vision for excellence. We look forward to playing our part in delivering an unforgettable experience for all involved.”

Congratulations to Alan Benton who has qualified for the National Over 60’s Singles finals.

Alan beat John Greaves from Wellingborough 21-15 in the area final.

He will now play Will Anderson from Ilminster bowls club in the 1st round of the National Finals at Nottingham IBC on Wednesday 2nd April.

Many congratulations Alan and good luck in the finals.

Congratulations to Heather Bell who won the Fixed Jack bowls singles competition at Cambridge Chesterton Indoor Bowling Club at the weekend.

Heather played fantastic bowls throughout the day, defeating Andy Nightingale on the last end of a tremendous final.

Heather takes home the trophy and a cash prize of £400. Andy received a runners up prize of £150.

Losing semi finalists Mark Sebley and Paul Aspinall received prizes of £50 each.

The photo shows the prizes being present by club President Colin Banks.

On Saturday 15th February 2025 we will be holding our annual fixed jack singles competition. (Poster attached)

This has proved a very popular day over the years, with some fantastic bowling and once again this year we have managed to secure sponsorship from Peasgood and Skeates, which has enabled us to offer a first prize of £400. The losing finalist will receive £150 and losing Semi-finalists £50 each.

Entry fee is just £10 per player, payable on the day, by either card or cash.

All entrants will play group matches first, with everyone guaranteed at least 3 matches of 8 ends. The winners of the groups will then progress to the knockout stages.

Play will commence at 10am and we hope to finish around 7pm.

To enter please add your name to the list in the club or contact the office and we can add your name. This competition is open to Members only and will be oversubscibed, so please get your entry in early to avoid disappointment.

Judi Jarvis presenting a cheque to her chosen charity, East Anglian Air Ambulance, for her fantastic fund raising achievements, during her Presidential year at Cambridge Chesterton Indoor Bowling Club. A record £4,250 was raised and this gratefully received by the charity.

Musician Marc Salmon will be performing at the bowls club on Saturday 23rd November from 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Tickets priced at £12 are on sale to members now.

Congratulations to Jake Pankhurst on his selection for the Engalnd U18’s squad day on Sunday 8th December 2024. This is a fantastic achievement and all of us at CCIBC are very proud of you.

Musical duo Glitz will be performing at the bowls club on Saturday 19th October from 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Tickets priced at £10 are on sale to members now.

Our new bowls system BOWLR is now live.
This system is web based and can be opened on any device.
It enables you to look at and book rinks remotely.
It contains all league tables and fixtures.
All members contact information is available.
All club competition entries will be shown here when the draws are live.
Full instructions were recently emailed to members. These instructions are available from the club office.
You can also use the club touchscreen to log in to BOWLR.

Give it a try, it is a great system.

The Bar has undergone a major refurbishment in the summer. We hope you agree that it looks stunning. We have now moved from Greene King to Woodfordes as our in-house brewery.

A massive thanks to Law & Lewis and Paul Collett for their expert renovation.

Congratulations to both Alan Chandler and Slim Coleman who were both made Life Members of the bowls club at our recent AGM.