Ormskirk Bowling Club

As it is family day today at the Beer, Wine and Food Festival at the Cricket Club, we will be throwing open our doors to anyone attending the Festival that would like to come along and have a go at bowling.  If anyone would like to come along and assist or have a bit of a game you would be welcome.  We will be there from approximately 12.30 to 3.30pm.

It was an absolutely brilliant day’s bowling today in our special fundraising competition. It looks like about £200 was raised, so a big thank you to everyone that came. Congratulations to Peter Ashcroft and Dave Ball who beat Pete Bailey and Kevin Wilcox in the final. I will put some more pictures on our Facebook group in due course.

Fantastic achievement for our Friday night side who last night achieved promotion from the 2nd Division into the top division of the Westhead League by overcoming a depleted Stanley Arms team.  We will have to wait until next week’s clash between the Stanley Arms and Village Inn to see whether we have achieved top spot or not.  Well done to all players who have turned out over the season.

This follows hot on the heels of our Ormskirk League side who finished third in the Premier Division.  Pretty good for our inaugural season on our new green and with plenty of new talent coming through the future is bright.

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See attached poster regarding a competition to be held at our club to help one of our members fund raise for her Guiding trip to India to carry out community projects.  It is being held on Sunday 18th September and will start at 11am.  Bowlers from other clubs will be invited too so get in quick if you would like to enter – pre-entry required by 12 noon on Saturday 17th September.

The Club will hold its first competition (Chairman’s Cup) for its members on Sunday 11th September and all are welcome to attend, whatever ability you are.  This will start at 1pm, so please arrive promptly so we can proceed quickly with the draw.  Entry will be £2 per person, with monies paid out as prizes and some retained for trophies.  Pairs will be drawn out of the hat from those there on the day (so you don’t need to bring a partner) and matches will be round robin.  If there are young players who would like to play with their relatives this will be accommodated.  The Club looks forward to seeing as many members as possible there on the day as this will be a friendly afternoon where everyone can come and enjoy the bowling. Contact Ian Gill if you have any queries.

The Club has secured 12 free tickets for the Waterloo Handicap Final Day (Wednesday 21st September) thanks to our sponsors Co-op Funeralcare.  We have had a few people interested so far for what is one of the biggest days in the crown green calendar.  The final day will be broadcast live on ITV4 but it is far better sampling the atmosphere at the event itself.  If you are interested in attending please let Ian Gill know as soon as possible.  We will try to car share and arrange lifts between ourselves.

The event is held at the Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool and the final day will see the 4 quarter finals, two semis and the final itself being played, so you get a full day of entertainment.

The latest BCGBA Newsletter can be found by clicking on this link http://www.bcgba.org.uk/newsletters.html

Just a reminder that we have set aside Monday and Tuesday afternoons for members to turn up and do some social bowling, from 2pm.  Numbers haven’t been that great so far so we might review if these time are convenient.  Look out for an email or some form of communication in due course.