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Congratulations to Lorraine Birchall who finally got her first win of the season this evening whilst playing for the Ormskirk Magpies. All that practice with husband Phil is finally paying off!

FINAL Ian Gill 16 Aaron Backhouse 7 Semi Finals Ian Gill 11 v Dave Hulse 10Aaron Backhouse 15 v John Leadbetter 6 There was a superb afternoon’s bowling in the sun today with 16 people battling it out to be … Continue reading →

The final of the 2nd Division Knockout Cup held at Scarisbrick NSC on Wednesday 20thJuly 22 saw a thrilling, exciting and a very friendly derby match between Ormskirk Castle and Ormskirk Phoenix. It was close all through the 1st 4 games. After … Continue reading →

Please note that there is a red weather warning in place for Monday and Tuesday. Ideally do not play at all if you are susceptible to the heat, but if you do please take great care if you intend to … Continue reading →

A big thank you to Ian Jones for the beautiful hanging baskets that he has provided for the Club. They look absolutely outstanding as the pictures show.

The sun shone all day on a very enjoyable Chairman’s cup. Twenty-Four bowlers played five games each with each game played half on the grass and half on the carpet. The winners of Group A, Peter Bailey and Nick Slater … Continue reading →

Some of you may recall that our club was the subject of a photographic project sometime ago. A photographer called Michael Carney, who is based in Liverpool, came and got some great shots and these can be viewed at http://michaelscphotography.com/projects/ormskirk-bowling-club/. … Continue reading →

Just a reminder that the Chairman’s Cup competition will be held today. All abilities welcome to attend including any new bowlers who have been along to any of our recent sessions – you will be paired with one of our … Continue reading →

See below the latest newsletter from the BCGBA. You will note the article about Easyfundraising – Ormskirk BC has signed up to this and more information will be circulated shortly. Also note the donation that this club will get if … Continue reading →

The Club hosted 27 members of the EPOTS Running Group last night, with most getting their first ever taste of crown green bowling. There were some extremely good bowlers amongst the group and topping the first round robin groups were … Continue reading →