Everyone at RBBG wishes you a very Happy New Year. The end of 2010 was badly disrupted by heavy snowfalls, and it is great to be back on the rinks, again, in 2011.

  FIRST CHRISTMAS Pat booked a party of us into an early Christmas dinner, to get
  DINNER us into the festive spirit!

  RBBG KO'd  Were we robbed at the Rainham Neighbourhood Watch
  in EXTRA TIME  Quiz? Find out in this report!

  RBBG   Our Quiz Team, went to Sevenoaks to defend our title of
  Quiz Team  Inter Club Champions

  Farewell   Members of RBBG attended the funeral of Stanley Merricks
  to Stan  at Vinters Park Crematorium

  RBBG v   A great day, with our new friends from North West Surrey
  NWSVIBG  Visually Impaired Bowling Group

  August Bank  Brian M writes of a great day, at this autumn's Drive and quiz.
  Holiday, 2011  Who won the drive - and who were the quiz champions?

  Cranborne  This Was the RBBG That Stan Loved - reports Brian M, as we
  v RBBG  take on our friends at Cranborne

  NWSVI  RBBG take part in their first VI tournament, in Woking, Surrey.
  TRIPLES  Brian M reports on our baptism into the competition.

  BEXLEY  At last, RBBG make the journey to Danson Park, for a return
  v RBBG  match against Bexley Blind Bowling Group

  VICTORIA Victoria Park turn up trumps, again!
  V RBBG

  HAYLING '11  Read about our 2011 trip to Hayling Island, where Pete B and
  Bob F stormed to victory.

  CHATHAM  RBBG put up a strong fight, against Chatham Bowls Club,
  v RBBG   on Monday, July 25th, 2011.

  CLIFFE CHARITY  A great success, as an event, and for RBBG bowlers!
  TOURNAMENT 

  TENTERDEN   "I thought the sun always shone, in Tenterden,"
  V RBBG   ..... writes Brian M

  Gravesham  A Tough Day at this great tournament - writes Brian M -
  2011   RBBG bowlers toil in the July sunshine.

  Biddenden   A minor miracle, as our match gets the go ahead - despite
  v RBBG  the dreadful weather.

  Birchington  Gales - of laughter - at Birchington. RBBG win on two rinks and
  v RBBG  lose on two ... on a blustery June afternoon

  Cranborne  Cranborne's May Drive & Quiz a 'Great success' - says Graham,
  Drve & Quiz  the club captai.

  MARDEN  Our first outdoor match, of 2011, in the beautiful Kent village
  IN MAY  of Marden

  Betteshanger  NEARLY A CLEAN SWEEP FOR RBBG, AT BETTESHANGER -
  v RBBG  (well, in the raffle, at least)! See match repor here

  ELEMENT  Brian, Chris and Hans appearing in this opera, at Slip 3, in the
  BEYOND  Chatham Historic Dockyards - on
  GRAVITY  Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

  ON THE GREENS  Summer is a'coming - RBBG are rolling out the woods on grass,
  again. See our fixtures list!

  COUPLES  Marian and Terry retain Couples title after beating Trudy and Bill

  If you are looking for articles from last year (or earlier), then click on Old News.

  Already, there is plenty that we can look forward to, including a delayed Christmas Dinner.

  Our summer fixtures have been arranged, and you can see them online, as well as
  in our calendar.

  Watch this space for more RBBG news, as it happens.