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The Charity Pairs Competition held today was a great success with 42 people of all ages taking part.  In total £470 was raised on the day which will rise to £970 for Queenscourt Hospice, as Barclays will match the amount … Continue reading →

We have a very proud Chairman and he has written this piece setting out the Club’s successes over the last few weeks…… It has been a remarkable few weeks for OBC.  A number of our teams have had very successful … Continue reading →

Our planning consent for the lighting and shelters etc has now been granted by the Council.  Thanks to Ken Knowles for his work on this. One of our planning requirements was that we had to paint our container green and … Continue reading →

A cracking day’s bowling today saw Ian Gill crowned as the Ormskirk Bowling Club’s Singles Champion for 2018 after defeating Ian Mayne in the final.  A large field of 24 bowlers turned out and there will be a full report … Continue reading →

A Charity Pairs Competion to be held in aid of Queenscourt Hospice will be held at our club on Sunday 16 September.  Details on the link below.  Please note that the Autumn Pairs competition planned for that date will be … Continue reading →

Congratulations  to Ian Mayne who was part of the victorious Lancashire team who won the Men’s National Triples today in the flat green game, beating Devon in the final.  This is a marvellous achievement when you consider how few flat greens … Continue reading →

The lights were given their first trial this evening

There was a very reasonable turn out of 20 bowlers on a glorious sunny day for this year’s Roy Ashcroft Memorial Trophy, and it was good to see some of our newer members coming along and giving it a try. … Continue reading →

The Roy Ashcroft Memorial Trophy will be held this Sunday at 1pm.  Try and arrive for 12.45pm so we can draw pairs and get started as quickly as possible.  All members welcome, beginners will be drawn with more experienced bowlers.  … Continue reading →

Our Ormskirk BC team will be playing in the Knock Out Cup Final for the 2nd Division tonight (Wed 1st August) at Aughton Institute against the Botanic Gardens.  Play starts at 7pm so nip along and give them some support … Continue reading →