Ormskirk Bowling Club

The next club competition open to all members is a pairs comp with names drawn out of a hat. Entry fee £2 please arrive by 12.45pm for a prompt start. Our Chairman, Steve James, will be coordinating.

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

1st Prize Roland Wilkinson £40

2nd Prize Pauline Snelson £25

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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 semi finals were fairly one sided affairs with Mike Fagan & Ian Prescott winning one and Peter Grimes & Keith Knaggs the other. The final proved to be a close tense affair. Peter & Keith took an early lead but it was level pegging going into the final end on a grass green that was flying. Ian put one within a couple of feet and that was enough, with one of Peter’s woods just trickling through and Keith’s last wood just pulling up when it looked like it might reach. Thus Ian & Mike took the first Ken Knowles’ Memorial Trophy.

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 Jim who took the ‘spider’ game trophy. Also a big thanks to Emma, Nigel, Dave, Pauline and Mike who assisted. Hopefully some of these new bowlers will come along to the Ken Knowles Memorial Trophy comp on Sunday.

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 on Thursday evening, we are doing really well at attracting new people into the sport this year.

A big thanks to Nigel Whitehurst and Dave Roper who did a lot of the work coaching, you earned your pints in the beer festival afterwards!

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.