Ormskirk Bowling Club

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Just a reminder that this will take place on Sunday 4 July at 1pm. All members invited. Format is a pairs competition with names drawn out of a hat.

We hope you are all enjoying the return to the greens and we are pleased to announce the following dates for this years club cup competitions which are open to all members.

Chairmans Cup Sunday 4 July-This is a pairs competition with names drawn out of a hat. 1pm start please just turn up on the day if you wish to participate.

Roy Ashcroft Memorial Trophy Sunday 1 August-Pairs competition.

Autumn Pairs Sunday 5 September

Club Singles Competition-To be advised

Finally please note that the committee has decided that with immediate effect the £1 match fee for all teams will be cancelled for the rest of this year.

We have received the sad news of the passing of Frank Allt, the father of Steve Denning and who played with some of us at the Windmill. Frank was 77 years old and will be remembered as a kind, polite and gentle man who always had a positive outlook and a good word to say about people. Frank is pictured above with the President’s Day Trophy which he won with Peter Mercer in 2009. Our condolences go to all the Denning family for their sad loss.

Another fantastic day of Bowls’ Big Weekend taster sessions saw a fabulous 38 more people through our doors to have a go at crown green bowling. Club Members gave fantastic support and hopefully we will be seeing quite a few new members as a result.

An amazing 30 people turned up for our Bowls’ Big Weekend event last night, and it was great to see so many people of all ages mixing and having a brilliant time. Some of the comments included “Really enjoyed it”, “Good atmosphere, friendly people, good laugh”, “Relaxed atmosphere, made to feel welcome”, Very well organised, everyone very friendly” and “Thanks for being boss”. All 11 of the club volunteers were fantastic and made everyone welcome and helped them with their bowling.

Congratulations to Rob & Harri who won our mini pairs tournament (commiserations to John & Cathy the gallant runners-up who just missed out) and to Paul who triumphed in the ‘Spider’ competition.

We have two more sessions as part of the Bowls Big Weekend being held on Bank Holiday Monday so if you haven’t tried bowls yet you can come and see what all the fun is about – these are at 10am -12.30pm (anyone can come but great for families) and at 2pm -4.30pm. You can register via this site or just turn up if it is a last minute decision.

A great start in the Aughton League Division 2 for our three teams who all lead the way in the league after the first matches. Ormskirk Castle romped their match at home to Saracens with 7 winners.

Ormskirk Phoenix had 6 winners away at the Dog & Gun, with Andrew Arnold getting his first win and Hannah Jones having a superb 21-8 win.

Finally the other Ormskirk team had 5 winners at home on the carpet against Tute B.

Visit our Big Bowls’ Weekend page (alongside our Home page) and book on to one of the sessions. If Members could help to spread the word through social media and word of mouth, and get their friends and family to attend that would be great. We will be doing a BBQ on the Saturday evening session and the bar is open at the cricket club.

I am sure you are all aware of the new rules which come into effect from Monday. Please note that now we are allowed up to 30 people at the club the current booking system will cease from Monday and you can come and play within the above guidelines provided you complete the sign in sheet located at the main pavilion.

Please familiarise yourselves with the BCGBA guidelines for stage 3 return on their website.

The pavilion can be used from 17 May and I will e-mail all members with the code for entry.

Please stay safe, follow the guidelines and enjoy your bowls.

The club is taking part in the Bowls Big Weekend that is being held on the bank holiday weekend at the end of May. We have now registered on the national website and places can be booked via that website at https://www.bowlsengland.com/bowls-big-weekend-2021/. Sessions are being held on the evening of Saturday 29th May, a special family session on the morning of Monday 31st and a general open afternoon on Monday. Come along, bring all your friends and have a go for yourself.