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Our illustrious Secretary, Nigel Whitehurst, celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday at the away game at Victoria Park. Nigel is pictured receiving his cake from Captain Nick Slater. Nigel does so much great work for the Club quietly behind the scenes … Continue reading →

This years’ ‘Bowl for Fun’ sessions have been a great success with 41 different people attending over the course of the six sessions on a Thursday evening. This culminated in a special pairs competition held last Thursday for our attendees. … Continue reading →

Frank Cosgrove’s funeral will be held on 3rd August at 4pm at the West Lancashire Crematorium, Burscough for those that wish to attend.

The Club is very sad to inform you that Frank Cosgrove passed away on Wednesday. Frank played for our Ormskirk Castle team. He was a lovely friendly kind man who was always keen to encourage both new bowlers and our … Continue reading →

Sixteen bowlers entered the annual ‘Chairman’s Cup’ and an enjoyable afternoon was had by all. The  draw produced a number of strong pairings, who were split into two groups of four. The winners of each group progressed straight to the … Continue reading →

A superb days bowling in fantastic weather saw 28 people competing for the new Ken Knowles Memorial Trophy, in honour of our former Treasurer. it was great to see some of our newer bowlers coming along and taking part. The … Continue reading →

So far a magnificent 43 people have been introduced to bowls over our 3 Bowl for Fun sessions. There was a great turnout this evening with 28 people turning up to sample the delights of crown green bowling. Congratulations to … Continue reading →

There was a good turnout for our Bowls’Big Weekend event, with 19 people showing up to sample some bowls down at our club. When you add this to the 25 people that came along to our ‘Bowl for Fun’ session … Continue reading →

A reminder is attached of the Beer Festival details, which starts tomorrow ( Friday) and runs to Monday. There will be no access for cars from Altys Lane on those days and you will need to drive in via St … Continue reading →

Ormskirk Bowling Club is taking part in the national Bowls’ Big Weekend this coming Saturday from 11am-3pm. Anyone is welcome to come along to our bowling greens and have a go for as long or short a time as you … Continue reading →