Ormskirk Bowling Club

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.

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.