Ormskirk Bowling Club

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 Helens Road and park on the school field.

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 wish. All equipment is provided, just wear trainers or flat soled shoes, and it is totally free. You can register on the Bowls’ Big Weekend website at https://www.bowlsbigweekend.com/register/ and we will contact you with further information. If any club members would like to assist with this event you are more than welcome to come along – it coincides with the Beer Festival at the cricket club so there are plenty of refreshments available!

Our next club competition as above (replacing the Roy Ashcroft Trophy) is a pairs competition with names drawn out of a hat. Please arrive by 12.45pm for a prompt start. Entry fee is £2 and Ian Gill will be co-ordinating the event. All welcome.

Please note that, due to the Ormskirk Beer Festival being on next weekend, the cricket club entrance from Altys Lane will be closed to vehicles from Thursday 25th May to Monday 29th May inclusive. There will be pedestrian access available. All vehicular access will be via the playing field entrance off St Helens Road. This should be open whilst the Beer Festival is on but Steve James is looking to get a key just in case, so please contact him if there are any issues or concerns. Below is a plan showing where the St Helens Road access is.

The Club held its first ‘Bowl for Fun’ session on Thursday evening. There was a fantastic attendance of 22 people new to bowling looking to have a go, with more who couldn’t attend! Bowl for Fun is designed as a 5/6 week series of coached sessions to attract new people into bowling. If anyone else who hasn’t bowled before would like to come along sessions are £2 each, start at 7pm on Thursdays and there will be discounted club membership at the end for beginners who take part. You can just turn up on the night, no booking necessary and all equipment is provided.

This Sunday, 14th May, the Ormskirk West Lancs Federation team will be taking on Rochdale on our artificial green in the National League. The match will start at 2pm and the team contains two of our very own talented players – Mike Fagan and Aaron Backhouse. Spectators are welcome to attend to come and support the team in what is sure to be a competitive fixture.

Parking may be a little limited as there is also a big cricket game also on so please be mindful of this fact, and that there be quite a few people about, and drive carefully into the site or park elsewhere.

Unfortunately our Junior and Adult coaching sessions have been cancelled this evening due to the weather. Hopefully we will be playing next week!

With superb weather for competition day, a select few turned up for a good afternoon’s bowling on Sunday.

After 3 hours of nearly continuous bowling Dave Hulse and Keith Knaggs took the inaugural  Spring Pairs Title closely followed by Peter Grimes and Karen Jones as runners-up.

Big thanks to all those that turned up to play, the Arnold household who turned up en masse to provide support, and John Leadbetter for helping run the event.

The next competition is to be held on Sunday 4th June – the Ken Knowles Memorial Trophy. All members or prospective members are welcome to attend and pairs will be drawn out of the hat on the day. £2 entry with funds raised going to help the Club. Please attend if you can.

Congratulations to the winners who were selected at last night’s fixtures.

1st Prize Pauline Snelson £40

2nd Prize Pauline Silvester £27.50

Please see the 100 Club tab on the website if you wish to join.

I big thank you from the club to the ‘Castle’ members for their kind donation of the above seats and table set. I am sure they will get plenty of use.

Thanks again it is much appreciated.