Ormskirk Bowling Club

Our first Junior session will be held at 10.30am this coming Saturday (1st April). Anyone under the age of 16 is welcome to come along and have a try at bowling. All equipment is provided and you just need to wear trainers. What’s more the first session is free. You can find us at the back of Ormskirk Cricket Club on Altys Lane. Visit Ormskirkbowlingclub.com/junior for more details and see our short video below.

We are requesting help to get the club ready for the new season this Sunday.

Please can you bring hoes to clear the debris off the carpet in the gutters to install the covering. Also cutters/loppers to trim the branches from the trees. The pavilion also probably needs a tidy up and a general pre-season spring clean is appropriate. Some of the pot holes also need refilling.

Thank you for your support.

Since starting to use easyfundraising at the start of February the Club has already raised over £55! Have you signed up yet? It doesn’t cost you a penny but the Club gets a donation every time you shop online with a wide variety of retailers, holiday & insurance, and many other companies. Also sign up your partner, relatives and friends if they are the ones who shop online.

Please help Ormskirk Bowling Club WIN from a £2,000 prize fund in the easyfundraising ‘Refer to Win’ giveaway! The Club will get a FREE entry each time a new supporter signs up before the 31st March! It only takes a moment and it’s completely free, so please get involved if you haven’t already! Sign up here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?invite=p1hccv&char=285803&referral-campaign=c2s&utm_campaign=r2wmar-2023.

Just a reminder of the above event taking part at the Aughton Institute. There will also be an opportunity to pay your annual membership fees if you prefer to do this by cash or cheque rather than BACS.

Please reply, if you have not already done so, if you intend to come along just so we can gauge numbers.

Thank you.

I am delighted to advise that the grass green is open from Saturday 18 March. Please do not use if there is snow, ice or frost as this will damage the grass.

Thank you to Eric for your ongoing care and attention, it is certainly looking better for the post season work last year.

Today’s draw was made by Chris Ellis at the Maghull Winter Pairs League.

Winner-£40 Keith Knaggs

2nd-£22.50 Steve Brookfield

Congratulations to the winners and if you want to join in please see the 100 Club tab on this website.

A big thank you to all the members who turned out to help repair the potholes last Saturday. It is much appreciated when so many rally round to help.

Thank you again and we will be in touch next month when the pre-season clean, tidy and pavilion treatment will be required.

We are holding a pre-season social at the Aughton Institute on Thursday 6th April at 7.30pm. The evening will commence with the presentation of trophies for last season followed by a couple of indoor bowling games and Ian’s famous horse racing game. Please bring some change if you would like to join in.

There will also be an opportunity to pay your annual membership fees, if you prefer to do this by cash or cheque rather than online.

We look forward to seeing you then. Please e-mail back if you will be attending so we can advise the venue regarding numbers.

We are looking for volunteers to move the stones from the hedges and fences to fill in the potholes on the drive. Please bring rakes and spades if you can attend.

Please do not park past the gate leading to the school field.

Thank you for your support.

Following the very popular Winter Pairs Knockout competition held last year by the Maghull & District Bowling League @OBC; it is planned that this competition will be run again for 2023.  Interested Ormskirk Bowling Club members that have not participated in the Winter Pairs League are also invited to enter the Pairs Knockout Competition (32 Pairs total) which will be run by the Maghull & District Bowling League on the Artificial Green over 3 Tuesdays.

The Maghull Winter Pairs League which has been held each Tuesday over the winter on our Artificial Green, is scheduled to finish on Tue 7th March. The Winter Pairs Knockout competition is planned to commence on completion of the Winter Pairs League, Tue 14 Mar 23.

The Knockout Heats will be held in 4 groups over 2 days, Tue 14 Mar 23 (am/pm) and Tue 21 Mar 23 (am/pm), with the Finals on Tue 28 Mar 23. There will be an entry fee of £2/Player (£4/Pair).

ALL dates are subject to change due to weather etc.

If interested, full details can be found by contacting Chris Ellis on 07799305463 or Martin Roberts on 07796938600.