Welcome to the Burnside Lawn Bowling Club.
We are open for play and all regularly scheduled draws and coaching clinics are now underway.
Check out the Member News and Announcements section below for club activities to kick off the 2026 season.
The Calendar of Events Page will continue to updated throughout the season with information on club hosted tournaments, special events and other fun days planned for 2026.
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Registration and Membership:
Information on membership dues for 2026 can be found in the Membership Page.
For current members, your membership dues must be paid before the end of May.
If you're are interested in joining us, please use the form on the Contact page of this website. We will get back to you with opportunities to visit Burnside LBC and try this wonderful sport.
Note: The first 3 visits to our club are free, and lessons are available for a $20 fee that will be applied to your membership dues should you join our club - come try Lawn Bowling!
Member News and Announcements
2026 Bowls South Island Tournaments:
- Click here to access the page where you can find the full list of BSI tournaments for this year.
May Special Events:
- Burnside Cup - Date Change Alert!
- Normally on Victoria Day, this year's Burnside Cup will be played on Saturday May 23rd.
- Registration starts at 11:30 with play beginning at noon.
- Entry $5 pp plus 50/50 tickets will be sold.
- Teams will be constructed by random draw based on the number of registrants.
- Barry Skinner Memorial Tournament
- Mon - Wed May 25 - 27
- 2 draws per day - afternoon @ 3:30 and evening @6:30
- Note Tues May 26 skills dev/coaching session and Wed May 27 eve draw are both cancelled.
- Spectators welcome & volunteers needed!
- Please see the sign up on the sheet posted on the club's volunteer bulletin board
- 2 draws per day - afternoon @ 3:30 and evening @6:30
- Mon - Wed May 25 - 27
Important Dates from Bowls South Island:
- April 30th & May 1st 9 am – 4 pm (Competition Coach Course $150)
- May 6th 1:00-4:00 at Oak Bay (marker course)
- May 9th 9:30-12:30 at Sidney (markers course)
- May 14th 9:30-12:00 at JDF (Umpires course - $50)
Questions?
Information on membership dues for 2026 and associated form can be found in the Membership page. Scheduled Draws page includes details about regular draw times and scheduled skills/coaching nights. The Calendar of Events page lists ALL of the BLBC hosted tournaments. Member restricted, club tournament information can be found on the About the Club page.