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Gilmartin and Ross win Carlisle Open Pairs

The Indoor bowls season often ebbs away slowly allowing the outdoor to take over in late April. Not this year however for there have been five tremendous days of bowling on the Viaduct Estate in Carlisle with two major events being staged.

Last updated 26 April 2012
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Coward and Westmorland land Ladies Restricted Pairs title

The second half of Cumbria Indoor Bowls Club’s Final week provided excellent fare for the good crowds which attended.

Last updated 19 April 2012
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Crozier and Gall win Gents Restricted Pairs title

The first of four nights of competitive play got under way on Tuesday evening when three of the 14 domestic finals were completed.

Last updated 12 April 2012
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Carlisle quartet land the Famous Grouse event

The 24th Famous Grouse American Fours Tournament has been won by Carlisle Indoor Bowls quartet Gerry Bardgett, Laurence Kelly, John Baird and Mark Nanson.

Last updated 22 March 2012
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Eagles and Cobras battling for double triples title

Sunday was a crucial day for the inter club Double Triples League with the Eagles v Lions game likely to be a major factor in the destination of the league title.

Last updated 8 March 2012
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Defeat spells end of Cumbria's national indoor bowls hopes

Cumbria Indoor Bowls Club’s last chance of a representative in one of the four main disciplines at the National Championships was scuppered on Sunday when Paul Barlow, Trevor Taylor and Stephen Farish went down to Alan Foulds, Tony King and Mark Dawes of Blackpool at Penrith.

Last updated 1 March 2012
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Copeland's David Forster edged out in singles final

There were two national area finals completed at Carlisle on Saturday and a good crowd was treated to some excellent bowling especially in the singles final between Copeland’s David Forster and Blackpool’s Dominic McVittie.

Last updated 23 February 2012
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Cumbria indoor bowls ladies target success in Mason Trophy finals

Cumbria Indoor Bowls Club’s Ladies will be making the trip to Northampton on Monday, ready for their semi-final match against City of Ely in the Mason Trophy Tuesday morning.

Last updated 9 February 2012
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Copeland IBC storms into last four in national Denny Plate

Copeland Indoor Bowls Club tends to exist in the shadow of its higher profile neighbour in Carlisle but currently it is the Cleator Moor club which is making the headlines.

Last updated 26 January 2012
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A great weekend for Cumbria and Copeland

It was a good weekend for Cumbria Clubs as both Cumbria IBC and Copeland IBC had excellent team victories to take both of them into national semi and quarter finals.

Last updated 19 January 2012
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Cumbria ladies ease through in Yetton Trophy

Cumbria Indoor Bowls Clubs ladies got the week off to an excellent start when scoring an excellent 24-shot win over South Shields in the fourth round of the national inter-club knockout for the Yetton Trophy.

Last updated 12 January 2012
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Revenge is sweet for Cumbria in Egham Trophy

The Egham Trophy game against Hartlepool was expected to be a difficult one bearing in mind the recent Denny Cup result but no one imagined that Cumbria’s trouble would start before play began.

Last updated 22 December 2011
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Harrison steps it up to beat in-form Nanson in national singles

The National Singles clash between Mark Nanson and Kevin Harrison promised to be a really competitive game but on the day it was Harrison who proved much the better.

Last updated 15 December 2011
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Disaster as Cumbria IBC crash out of Denny Cup

Disaster struck on Saturday as Cumbria IBC failed to rise to the occasion and went out of the Denny Cup to Hartlepool by eight shots.

Last updated 8 December 2011
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Cumbria make easy work of Blackpool

Cumbria IBC has occasionally struggled against Blackpool in recent seasons. But on Sunday, in the Egham Trophy, the Carlisle Club proved too strong for the Seasiders and triumphed by 17 shots.

Last updated 1 December 2011
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Denny Cup revenge is sweet for Cumbria

After the disappointment of losing to Stanley IBC in the Denny Cup last year, it was good for Cumbriab to get revenge on Saturday when beating our old rivals albeit by just six shots.

Last updated 24 November 2011
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Great game by Harrison and Menzies in National Singles

Joe Menzies and Kevin Harrison provided spectators with an excellent game in the National Singles on Sunday.

Last updated 10 November 2011
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Carlisle's Miles grabs notable singles win over Graham

The lack of interest in national competitions means that there are few results to date.

Last updated 20 October 2011
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Quality still there as PBA Qualifiers return to Carlisle

The PBA Qualifiers returned to Carlisle at the weekend and whilst the quantity was somewhat reduced those who came to watch found the quality to be as good as ever.

Last updated 29 September 2011
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