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Merry Christmas

Here’s to wishing all our Members, and bowlers everywhere, a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year. Keep safe and enjoy the Christmas break and let’s look forward to a brighter 2022 and lots more bowling!

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Covid Restrictions

Members may be concerned about the new Covid strain and increasing prevalence of the virus, along with the latest restrictions announced by the Government. The Club is awaiting further guidance off the British Crown Green Bowling Association, but there is … Continue reading

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New Teams

Following the recent requests to members to see who fancied playing for teams the Club’s Committee has met and decided that three new teams should be entered into the leagues, subject to confirmation from members that we can raise a … Continue reading

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Winter Bowling

It was a little bit chilly this morning, but some brave (foolhardy?) bowlers carried on playing regardless! The green went from lightning fast to extremely slow. Thanks to James Read for the cinematography. Did you know we have a YouTube … Continue reading

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Away Shelter Put Back

The strong winds on Friday night amazingly blew the large away shelter by the grass green completely over and into the fence behind it. The smaller shelter had also moved off its base. This morning a group of members manged … Continue reading

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Teams for Next Year – Reminder

We are looking at numbers for teams next year and will probably want to start a beginners team. If you haven’t already filled out the form previously circulated on a previous post please can you do so in the next … Continue reading

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Hot off the Gutter Press

Great work from Peter Bailey and Eric Barklem, who have put guttering on our pavilion. The front was done a few weeks ago and the back has also now been completed. Thanks for your efforts.

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Junior Bowling at Ormskirk Bowling Club

Do you know of any children who may be interested in giving bowling a try? See our short video above. Bowling is a great fun non-contact activity for children of all ages, who can not only compete with differing ages … Continue reading

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Winter Update

The Winter Bowling Ladder has now got its highest number of participants ever – 40 people are on the Ladder now. It has also already experienced its highest ever monthly total of matches – 37 – and the month is … Continue reading

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100,000 Hits

The first post on this website, after it was created, was on 24 June 2013, and was to inform about the planning consent granted on the Comrades Club site in Ormskirk. This eventually led to the monies that largely helped … Continue reading

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