Ormskirk Bowling Club

In view of the poor forecast for tomorrow a decision has been taken to postpone the above event until 12 June at 1pm. Just a reminder this is a pairs competition open to all new and prospective members with partners drawn out of a hat. Hope to see you next week.

The club had a great turnout of 22 people today, all of whom are new to bowling, at its Bowls Big Weekend event. A massive thank you to all the members who helped support this as we couldn’t have done it without you.

The first of our annual cup competitions will take place on the above date and is open to all members and prospective members. It will take the format of a pairs competition with names drawn out of a hat on the day.

Please just turn up on the day and if anyone is interested in organising the competition or future competitions this season please contact Nigel Whitehurst Club Secretary at nigel.whitehurst@gmail.com.

The Club will be holding its ‘Coffee. Cakes and Bowls’ open day event as part of the Bowls’ Big Weekend (BBW) this coming Sunday. Visitors are welcome anytime between 1pm and 4.30pm to try bowls out for the first time. You can sign up via our BBW page on this website or simply turn up. It is all free. Members are welcome to bring friends or relatives along to give the sport a go.

If any of our members would like to bring along a cake and help out in any way, and for any amount of time, you would be more than welcome.

If people cannot make it to our club on Sunday, the Saracens Head Bowling Club will be holding a similar event on Saturday, starting at 11am

Some of the Clubs teams are seeing successful starts to the season in their various leagues. In Division 2 of the Aughton Senior Citizens League our Ormskirk BC team sits top followed by our new Ormskirk Academy team in second.

In the Ormskirk League Premier Division there has also been a good start from our teams, with Ormskirk sitting in 2nd place and Ormskirk Castle not far behind in 4th.

In the Westhead League, Ormskirk BC sit top of Division 1 and Ormskirk Castle are second in Division 2.

In the 2nd Division of the Aughton League Ormskirk BC are in second with Ormskirk Castle just behind in third.

All fixtures, results and latest league tables for all our teams can be found via our Bowlsnet Portal at https://bowlsnet.uk/OrmskirkBC.

On Sunday (24th April) at 12 noon our Club is hosting the Ormskirk West Lancs v Mid Cheshire Federation match. This home leg on our artificial green will see 12 of the finest bowlers in the area, including two from our own club, take on the best from Mid Cheshire.

Steve James and Aaron Backhouse will be amongst the other local bowling superstars playing, so come along, see some high quality bowling and support your local bowlers. It is sure to be a great match and played in an intense atmosphere.

Just a gentle reminder to all our members that your subs are now due. Please complete the ‘Existing Members Renewal Form‘ and, ideally, do a bank transfer following the instructions on that page (all the various fees are shown). Many thanks for your prompt payment. If you have any queries please contact Nigel (Secretary) or Martin (Treasurer).

Just to make you aware Michael Carney, who is completing a Digital Photography degree at Uclan, will be undertaking test shoots at the club on match evenings this week and final shoots the week after as part of his project highlighting the club including it’s history.

Permission will be sought for those willing to take part in the photos noting that there is potential for the body of work to be shown at the Open Eye Gallery at Liverpool Albert Dock. Please make him feel welcome if he approaches you. His website if you are interested is http://www.michaelscphotography.com and instagram @michael_sc_photography.

The Club’s new sign has now been fitted, we hope that you like it.

Our new car stickers have also now arrived, if you would like one then just speak to Ian Gill. See the picture of one below.

Last weekend a magnificent day’s bowling saw a delighted John Leadbetter crowned the Winter Ladder winner for 2021/22, beating Steve James 21-13. The top 8 positions played off for the trophy and the quarter finals saw some very close bowling, with the closest being Steve James just pipping Mike Fagan 21-19. Into the semis and there were some further exciting close matches played. Steve again just scraped through 21-19 against Nick Slater and, in the other semi, John Leadbetter beat Alan Bellis 21-17.

The final was a more one side affair, with John steamrollering Steve with an immaculate performance. His superb play and consistency all day made him a worthy winner of the 2021/22 title. Congratulations John, having virtually lived on the green for the past year your title is much deserved.

This year’s Winter Bowling Ladder has been the biggest yet and has seen far more games played than in previous years. It has been a magnificent achievement for the club. The full results can be seen on our Winter Ladder 2021/22 page.