The latest league tables and results have ben updated and can be viewed at Winter Singles League. In Division 1 Mike Fagan sits on top, but has played all his games and is being caught up. Favourite to win must be Steve James, so long as he doesn’t fluff up his remaining matches, although Aaron ‘Yorkshire’ Backhouse also has a chance depending on his last few results.
In Division 2 Graham Lucy is looking strong at the top but could still be caught. All to play for in these final few weeks – please get your matches in if you are lagging behind, the weather is much improved and is good for bowling!
Ormskirk Bowling Club has signed up to Easy Fundraising. This is a British Crown Green Bowling Association initiative and is used by many other clubs and organisations to help fundraising efforts. You can get more information and sign up yourself at Ormskirk BC Easy Fundraising link. You can also download an app for your phone via the app store.
It is important to note that this does not cost you anything and you are still directly buying off a wide range of popular shops (eg Tesco, John Lewis, Asda, Currys, Amazon etc). When you shop online from one of the businesses that support Easy Fundraising, then that business makes a small donation to British Crown Green and, more importantly, a larger donation to our Club. This is usually a percentage of the cost. Please go and have a look. If you were to purchase holidays or big money items online then the donation will be bigger, but, as Tesco’s say, every little helps! A club reported at the North Lancs & Fylde County AGM that they had raised £900 in one year through their members using Easy Fundraising. This is a great way to support your Club.
Usually the system does a reminder before you purchase and asks if you would like to use Easy Fundraising. If you have any queries just get in touch with Nigel or Ian. A short video is available below:
Jack McLean, who used to bowl for the Cockbeck Bowling Club (for over 30 years), has sadly passed away a few days after Christmas, at the age of 92. Whilst Jack wasn’t a member of our Club we will have members that bowled with him and remember him. Jack was also very much involved with the Junior Bowls Forum and was the Treasurer of that organisation for a number of years.
Jack was a lovely man who put so much into the sport and was so keen on bringing young people into the sport and working with local schools. His health deteriorated during the pandemic. The funeral will be held on Tuesday 17th January (12 noon) at the West Lancashire Crematorium, Pippin Street, Burscough. Jack’s family have said that he would have loved any former friends from the bowling community to attend. Jack’s granddaughter, Tiffany (pictured below with Jack) ), got in touch with us and provided some of the pictures below.
The committee would like to wish all our members best wishes for the festive season and we look forward to another enjoyable season of bowls next year.
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