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WITH THREE POINTS at Harpole, the women's team returned to winning ways, shoring up their 3rd-placing in the Friday league after four matches. A 20-8 win for Lynne Whitlock, Christine Ball and Barbara Astle secured the aggregate victory to lift Abington back level with Roade on points, though Kingsthorpe continue to blaze away at the top. Their record remains unblemished.​

 

​​​​​​​ Less glory for the men's Monday set-ups, but the B-team earned plaudits with a determined 5-0 at home to Heyford, who had taken a maximum 10 points from their opening two matches. Even a victory by 17 shots was not quite enough to turn shot difference in Abington B's favour at the top of Division 3, but their display contained enough mettle to suggest they won't need to worry about that come the business end.

 

Rob Archer's rink calmed the potential storm by consistently scoring. Their final mark of 21-8 allowed the other two rinks - skipped by the Browns, Adam & Terry - to snatch two further points at the end of long, hard tussles, both of which climaxed with final-end shootouts.

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Less happily, only two of the other six Abington triples were successful on the night, although this did include Abington C's first point of the campaign, at Kislingbury. Still small potatoes, and they are already six points from safety, remaining 8th and last. But only four points seperate 1st from 6th. As with Division 3, any team is vulnerable to any other.

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Up in Div 1, the A-team slipped back from the front-runners with their own 1-4 reverse at Kingsthorpe, whose A-side now assume the lead in the title race. Iain Walker's rink were the sole heroes here, winning 14-12.

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31/05/2026: DOUBLE SUCCESS for Abington in the National 2-Fours. Both the A and B-sides negotiated potential banana skins to reach the 2nd round. ​​​​​​​​The former defeated Northampton Express B fairly comfortably, 37-21. The latter prevailed 32-23 at Northampton West End, to beat their B-team. The Abington sides could face each other soon, but only if they both come through against their 'A' & 'B' equivalents from Kingsthorpe.

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28/05/2026: ABINGTON BOWLING CLUB has received notice from KIER, the company responsible for laying down the proposed new cycle lane on Park Avenue South, as part of West Northamptonshire Council's 'Active Travel Scheme' for the Abington area. The work will begin on Monday, 8th June and is scheduled to run through to October, with traffic management being in situ 24/7. 

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The club will remain open as usual throughout, but any vehicle-parking on the road outside will be prohibited for several months. Abington B.C. understands how this could negatively impact on people's access to our grounds. The club expressed its concerns during the consultation stage about the timing of the work possibly coinciding with the outdoor season, our busiest period of any year (as well as the longer-term restrictions on parking space that the cycle lane will bring), but they do not appear to have been heeded.

 

Nevertheless, it is Abington Bowling Club's firmest intention to continue providing a top-class venue, for bowls and so much more. We hope all members and guests continue to enjoy their visits.

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Click here to download a PDF from KIER, detailing how this phase of the Scheme will unfold.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​