Firstly on behalf of the committee we want to send our best wishes to all of you whether you are affected by the current outbreak or not. We are aware that we have a club that is part of the community and if anyone who is experiencing difficulties or needs any assistance due to the current climate please let us know as we have the resources to assist in any way we can.

You may be aware that the BCGBA has suspended all league matches until further notice and we are obviously complying with this directive as well as suspending any club competitions including the winter ladder. Whilst we have not taken this decision lightly we have decided to close both of the clubs greens until further notice to abide by the government directive and in recognition of the fact that Ormskirk Cricket Club and most other sporting clubs have closed their operations for the time being.

Additionally we are cancelling this Saturdays ground force day and the subs/social night scheduled for 23 March 2020.

We are requesting that members who are able pay their annual subscriptions online via the Join tab on the clubs website, if you are unable to do this please pay via other means to the secretary or the treasurer. We are sure that you will appreciate that the club has a number of fixed costs which must be paid irrespective of the current circumstances and to give you a flavour of this the costs we need to generate are around £3100 to maintain our current position by the year end. Having said that, for those who do not feel able to pay the full amount, we are agreeable to a reduced subscription of £25 for adults, £20 for cricket club members and £5 for juniors if this helps.

Finally we hope that we are soon able to resume the sport we love and we wish you and all your family and friends best wishes in these unprecedented times.

Kind regards

Ormskirk Bowling Club Committee