Ormskirk Bowling Club

Yet more great progress with the floodlighting columns. Eight have now been put up and the rest will be put up next weekend. The actual floodlights themselves will come in about 4 weeks.

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Great progress was made yesterday in digging out the holes ready for our lighting columns to be erected, and in putting in the electric cabling. One column was also put in.

On behalf of our club, our Chairman Steve James would like to wish all the best to Matthew who leaves for America on Sunday for 3 months.  Matthew was our ‘Player of the Year’ last year and has now not lost in the Ormskirk League since August 2016.  Matthew will be sorely missed by the Ormskirk and Westhead teams that he plays in.  He has come a long way since his earliest playing days, so we have thrown in a reminder of how he used to look all those years ago!

The Club has received some good coverage in the Champion and Advertiser for its taster sessions. Last taster session is this coming Thursday at 7pm.

The Club has had a great turnout at its taster sessions and would like to welcome those new members that have joined as a result. Thanks to those Club Members thathelped out at the Sessions. The final taster session will be held this coming Thursday at 7pm.

The club will be holding further taster sessions today (Thursday 24th) and next Thursday 31st, both at 7pm. Just turn up, no need to book.

A big thank you to all those club members who came and helped move the 13 heavy floodlight poles up to the green – the chiropractors and osteopaths will be busy in the area for some time to come!!  The poles should be installed over the weekends of 2nd/3rd June and the 9th/10th June.  The lights should then be installed the following weekend.  Exciting times, it will be great to get both greens floodlit.

Ian Mayne and Ian Gill are representing the Club today at the ‘Wembley ‘ of crown green bowls, the Waterloo, in a pairs competition. Update: they lost 21-17😩

The Club will be holding a free beginners taster session at 7pm this coming Thursday (17th May).  Everyone is welcome and have a try at bowling on our superb facilities whatever age or ability – just turn up. No special equipment or clothing is necessary, just wear trainers or flat soled shoes.  If any members would like to come along to help out they would be more than welcome – why not bring a non-playing friend along?  Crown green bowling is a great cheap sport to get some gentle exercise and to socialise so come and give it a try.

There were 7 Members of our club representing Lancashire Juniors today. Well done to all those who represented the County against South York’s, both in the home leg at Wigan Subs (Emma Gill, Rylan Irwin, Chris Farrell and Brandon Deegan) and in the Away Leg in Sheffield (Andrew Arnold,  Lily Copeland and Harry Copeland). This demonstrates the growing strength of our junior section who should be honoured to represent their county.