Ormskirk Bowling Club

Ormskirk Bowling Club is starting a 6 week series of sessions to help you meet new people, learn a new skill and get a bit of gentle exercise. Starting on Thursday 4th May at 7pm you will be welcome to come along and give bowling a go. You can attend as many or as few sessions as you like – each session is £2. The sessions will be run by our trained coaches, but the emphasis will be on you having a bit of fun and the chance to socialise with a tea or coffee at the end. You can register your details at https://ormskirkbowlingclub.com/interested-in-bowling/ and we will contact you with further information, but if you are not sure yet just turn up on the night.

If any of our members would like to come along and help on the night then you would be more than welcome. Please pass the information on to any friends or relatives who may be interested.

We have added this additional club trophy for the new season. It is open to all members and potential members and entry is £2 per head. Please arrive by 12.45pm for a prompt start. Pairs will be drawn from a hat and the winners will receive the trophy on the day and a replica in due course.

An event for several primary schools to come and have a try at some fun bowls games is being held indoors at Burscough Sports Centre on Monday 24th April (this coming Monday), from 12.30 to 3pm. We have a few volunteers already to assist on the day but could do with a few more. You will be briefed on what to do prior to the start but you do not need to be an expert bowler to help. If you are interested in helping or would like more info please contact Ian Gill by email at iangilly66@gmail.com or call him at 07500 918 081.

The first division of this year’s Winter Singles League was hard fought with some great matches. Steve James came out on top, only losing one game against Ted Baker. Aaron came second just pipping Ian Gill and Mike Fagan by one point, although he still had one game left to play. Some good performances saw relative newcomer, John Leadbetter, soar to a very creditable 5th place.

Congratulations to Hayden Preece who finished top to the Club’s Winter Singles League, Division 2, just pipping Steve Brookfield by one point. Graham Lucy followed closely on 3rd place, just one point behind Steve. The final table and all the results are set out below.

We held a very successful night at The Aughton Institute on Thursday. As well as presentation of last year’s trophies we had some exciting horse races courtesy of Ian Gill and two bowls games. Also Alan Bellis kindly donated another meat pack which contributed to over £200 raised for the club on the night.

Thank you to all those who attended and a special mention to Ian Gill for organising the games and Alan Bellis for his kind donation.

Some of the winners are highlighted below.

This was conducted at the Presentation Night on Thursday and this months lucky winners were:

1st Prize £40 Steve Brookfield

2nd Prize £27.50 Eric Barklem

If anyone is interested in joining it costs £5 per month and details are on the 100 Club tab on the website.

A big thanks to all those that turned out this morning to fill in holes, cut back and dispose of vegetation and line the gutters around the grass green. It is certainly true that many hands make light work!

Marvellous work today from Margaret, Pauline and Peter who gave the pavilion a good spring clean. Please could all Members leave the pavilion in the state in which they found it so it remains nice and tidy for everyone.

Also a reminder that we will be having a general tidy up of the gutters and other bits and pieces in the morning (Sunday) starting at 10am, so please come and help if you can.

Our first Junior session will be held at 10.30am this coming Saturday (1st April). Anyone under the age of 16 is welcome to come along and have a try at bowling. All equipment is provided and you just need to wear trainers. What’s more the first session is free. You can find us at the back of Ormskirk Cricket Club on Altys Lane. Visit Ormskirkbowlingclub.com/junior for more details and see our short video below.