Carreras is a member of Basildon & District Lawn Bowls Association and Thurrock & District Lawn Bowls Association, and is affiliated to Essex County Bowling Association, Essex County Women’s Bowling Association, and Bowls England. We play in the Essex County Group 9, County Group 9 league, the Basildon League (2 teams), the Ladies 2020 League, and in the club and individual competitions organized by both Essex County and Basildon Associations.
In addition Carreras has a full programme of mixed friendly matches played at weekends against mainly local clubs.
There are numerous club knockout competitions for members of both sexes for which trophies are awarded and presented to winners and runners-up at the end of season Presentation Lunch.
Social bowlers are just as welcome if you choose not to play competitively and we have Club Days on each Tuesday afternoon and Friday evenings where you can have a ‘roll up’ and socialize with other members.
The Club’s membership fee is £20 per year, plus annual match fees £18.00 per season and £2 for each club competition entered. There is also an annual ‘green fee’ payable to the Basildon Council, who own and maintain our green, and this allows match play as a Club team member on any of the Council’s greens.
CARRERAS BOWLS CLUB 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to everyone who took part in winning both the Basildon Sports Trophy and the Basildon & District Charity Day Trophy.
Congratulations to Beverley Groves, Kevin Knowles and Antony Carter for winning the Mixed Triples Trophy at the Basildon & District Finals Day.
CARRERAS BOWLS CLUB 2025 AWARDS
| NAME OF COMPETITION | NAME OF WINNER | NAME OF RUNNER-UP |
| MENS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP | Dean Peters | Kevin Knowles |
| MENS HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP | Kevin Knowles | Dean Peters |
| LADIES SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP | Sandra Cavanagh | Jacqui Taylor |
| BREFFIT PLATE (LADIES) | Beverley Groves | Margaret Parratt |
| GEORGE FOWLES SHIELD | Kevin Knowles | Alan Barden |
| ARTHUR GODFREY TROPHY | Dave Lee, Chris Morris | John Turley, Steven Flack |
| PRESIDENT’S TROPHY | Barry Tasker, Dave Marks, Kevin Knowles | Martin Villar, Jenny Flack, Alan Chapman |
| COMPANION BOWLS | Beverley Groves, Dean Peters | Sandra Cavanagh, Bert Newman |
| PARMENTER TROPHY | Dean Coombs | Alan Barden |
| IVY & TOM STRAW 2 WOOD CUP | Alan Chapman | Dean Peters |
| IVY & TOM STRAW 2 WOOD PLATE | Beverley Groves | Dave Lee |
| FRED KNIGHT TROPHY | Sandra Cavanagh | Steven Flack |
| MAIDEN PLATE | Sandra Cavanagh | Dean Coombs |
| CLUB PAIRS CUP | Dean Peters, Sandra Cavanagh | Martin Villar, Alan Chapman |
| JOYCE ROBERTSON SHIELD | Men’s Captain | |
| MOST IMPROVED PLAYER | Jenny Flack |
The JOYCE ROBERTSON SHIELD replaces the Captain v Ladies Captain.