The Ribblesdale Classic is back for 2023 and has a record prize fund this year. With £6300 in total prize money on offer and £1200 to the winner it is currently the largest prize money on offer for a competition with 128 entries in the sport!

This event, now in its fourth year, is taking place at Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket and Bowling Club, Clitheroe in the picturesque Ribble Valley. The competition has a who’s who of bowlers with many of the games elite coming to the Ribble Valley to try win this years competition. 

Fancy coming to watch? It’s one of the best competitions in the sport and needs YOU, as one thing the competitions success is determined on the number of spectators it attracts. It’s great to get big crowds watching and supporting events like this and creating a brilliant atmosphere. It would be great to see so many of you at this years event once again. Attracting bowlers locally and nationally the competition standard will be superb once again.

When is it?

Qualifying gets underway on Saturday 15th April at 11am, when the first of eight qualifying sessions takes place. Then after the 8 qualifying sessions it is the Finals Day, when the 16 qualifiers battle it out to win the title, the trophy and the £1200 first prize. Below is the dates for this years event and it would be great to see you especially on Finals Day! (Sunday 28th May 3.30) 

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Qualifying Dates:

Q1 – Saturday 15th April 11am

Q2 – Saturday 22nd April 6pm

Q3 – Saturday 29th April 6pm

Q4 – Friday 5th May 6.30pm

Q5 – Saturday 6th May 6pm

Q6 – Sunday 14th May 6pm

Q7 – Friday 19th May 6.30pm

Q8 – Sunday 21st May 10.30am

Finals Day – Sunday 28th May 3.30pm

(All qualifying sessions have 30 mins Practice beforehand)

(Finals Day has 1 hour practice beforehand)

Total Prize Money £6300

Winner £1200

Runner Up £700

Semi Finalists £400

Quarter Finalists £250

Last 16 £150

Losing Qualifying Game £80 

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Want to know what’s going on?

Look out for regular updates on the event on our Facebook page ‘The Ribblesdale Classic’ and also on local and national bowls pages including ‘North Lancs and Fylde Bowling Association’.

Also check out our website www.ribblesdalewanderers.com and the county website https://nlfcba.com/

The competition is affiliated to the North Lancashire & Fylde County Bowling Association and to the British Crown Green Bowling Association. 

Main Competition Sponsors of The Ribblesdale Classic include Greenacre Honda, Drakes Pride, Modern Mobility, APWireless and Bowland Brewery.

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Green Location:

Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket & Bowling Club, Church Meadow, Brownlow Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1DW 

Want to know more?

Contact Josh Mordue on 📞 07780361147

Or visit the competition Facebook page ‘The Ribblesdale Classic’ https://www.facebook.com/groups/616390679450370