Spencer Melksham Ladies Bowls Club is the ladies bowling section of Spencer Sports & Social Club. At the discretion of Bowls Club Members, female persons not less than 16 years of age are eligible for full membership and those younger than 16 shall be eligible for reduced membership.

The object of the club is to promote outdoor and indoor bowls for the female members, in accordance with the English Women's Bowling Association and the Wiltshire County Women's Bowling Association Rules & Regulations.

A signing-on night is held in January of each year and the outdoor bowling season runs from April to September with an AGM in November. During the winter months most of the members belong to Christie Miller Indoor Bowls Club.

During the summer there are opportunities to play at all levels. There is a weekly roll-up evening every Thursday starting at 6:30pm. This includes coaching sessions, practise and friendly games.

Any lady is welcome to come along and try out bowls. They can sign up for six sessions and only pay £1 per session. If they then want to join £6 will be deducted from their annual membership fee of £35. Bowls can be provided but flat soled shoes must be worn. For anyone taking up bowls there is an initial outlay for woods (bowls) and clothing. These items bought new can cost in total approximately £150 but good second hand equipment is often available.

For members there are regular friendly and league games against other local clubs and there is the opportunity to enter club and county competitions for a small fee. Our two ladies league teams compete in the Wiltshire North West League and the friendly games can be held in the afternoons, the evenings or at weekends. We also have weekend mixed friendly and league games where we join with the two Mens Bowls Clubs based at Spencers. Games are played on a home or away basis (these can be local or further afield to Swindon, Malmsbury, Bath etc).

Bowls is often seen as a pastime for the more mature but all ages are welcome and younger members find that they are involved in a sport that is challenging, competitive and fun and the opportunities are there to take as much or as little as one likes from the game.

What you will find in the bowls section at Spencer Sports & Social Club is a very sociable, lively group of all ages from 11 to 85 and of all abilities, from County players and those who have had International trials to those who just play for the pleasure of being in the open air and getting some exercise.