Entries by HL & LL
Success Continues for Resolven Bowlers
Congratulations to Ceri Holmes and Stephen Allen on winning the Welsh National Bowls Championships Mixed Pairs at Llandrindod Wells. ~ ~ ~
‘The 93’ RBC Tournament Report 2025
This year Resolven Bowls Club (RBC) celebrated 93 years since the formation of the Club and the Pavilion which was opened as a Community Hall for the first time in 1932. The original Pavilion was a striking green wooden building with a front porch which saw great service for many years. Due to its age […]
Country & Western Style Bowls
On Sunday 10th of August 2025 on a glorious, sunny afternoon Resolven bowling green came alive with Cowboys and Indians and was transformed into a Country & Western scene with the outdoor marquee renamed the Saloon, along with the sounds of honky-tonk country music playing in the background. The event was organised, for the second […]
Enquiry from Louise Gregory née Newbury
“I have recently found a box in which was a photo on a newspaper clipping which contained information on the drowning of a Private Newbury during a bathing drill. It states that they lived in Yeo Street Resolven. There is not much information on there and the clipping. Is not in good condition. I think […]
National and International Bowlers Visit Resolven
On Monday 28 July Resolven Bowls Club with the cooperation of the Resolven Community Council were hosts to the Welsh Lawn Bowls President’s side against the Welsh Under 25’s Academy, so the ages of the 48 bowlers on the green ranged from 10 to 80+ showing that there is no age barrier in the sport […]
Recycling Summer Tour Venues
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Resolven’s Latest International Bowler
The name change of the Governing body of bowls in Wales to ‘Welsh Lawn Bowls’ was only a couple of years ago so the number of new ‘Caps’ since the change has been few. Resolven Bowls Club’s Stephen (Steve) Allen has just completed playing in his first Outdoor International Series at Llandrindod Wells against International […]
Resolven & District Amateur Operatic Society – The Late 50’s
Part 3 1955 – 1959 The time before the start of 1955 proved a sad and difficult time for R&DAOS when they lost two valuable members of the same Family, Blodwen (Blod) Davies a leading soloist and a very popular lady in the community and her brother W. Evans Davies, Committee member and Wardrobe Master, […]