Gordon Ridout Trophy

The Gordon Ridout Trophy Match will be held on the afternoon of Thursday 5th September at the de Havilland Bowls Club, Hatfield. SADBA Clubs are each invited to enter a team of four. Extra teams may be added if space permits after the closing date for entries which is 25th August.

The Gordon Ridout is always a enjoyable and competitive event and at only £2.50 per player is excellent value. Proceeds of the day go to the RNLI, the Presidents Charity. So don’t delay. Enter a team from your Club now.

Full details of the Match and how to enter a team can be download here.

President's Welcome Message

This year, for the first time in our history, we do not have a President in post so matches and other functions during the year will each be led by one of our Officers. We do, however, have a Deputy President, Jan Southwell, who was our President in 2018. Jan is unable to fulfil full Presidential duties this year but looks forward to being our President in 2025.

Despite the fact that we have few new faces wanting to step forward to lead SADBA into the future, we have an exciting and promising year ahead, both outdoors and indoors. As usual our Inter-Club League matches are fully subscribed and our Competition entries are up once again reflecting the keen interest in the association and competitive bowling.

With a Deputy President in place our Bob Vise final will be at Jan’s own Club, Potters Bar, on August Bank Holiday Monday. Our Finals Day will once again be at Harpenden Bowls Club which proved to be an outstanding venue in 2023 with excellent facilities and support from the Club.

M J Woodhams, Secretary & Past President