Ormskirk Bowling Club

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Discussions are ongoing with the preferred tenderer and we are expecting revised prices soon.  The details for a clubhouse and utility connections are also being finalised.  We expect to have some clarity soon on all this.  The planning application will now be considered at the Planning Committee in early October.

Members may have noticed that a planning application has now been received for the Windmill Inn, which includes development on the bowling green.  The applicant has promised a unilateral undertaking which will provide further monies towards the completion of our project. The Club will be writing to support the application on this basis and will negotiate the amount with the developer.

Rest assured that we are still on track to have the artificial green up and running for the start of the 2016 season.

We are just starting the search for sponsors, so if anyone knows of any business that might be interested then please let us know.

There have been three tenders received for the construction of the greens.  These are being examined at the moment.  We will need to either see if we can reduce the tender price of the lowest tenderer, reduce the spec or get a bit more money from somewhere if we want to do everything.  This will be worked on over the next three weeks or so.

I can confirm that the Planning Application was submitted on Thursday 25th June.  Tenders will go out by the close of play on Tuesday 30th June at the latest.  Progress at last!!

The planning application should be in soon – bit of a delay waiting for the toilet block plans to be completed.  Once the application is in the tendering will start for the construction.

The Club now has a Facebook page and all posts on this blog will automatically be published to that page.  Just go onto Facebook, search for Ormskirk Bowling Club and ‘like’ us.  The page will be developed further over time so keep your eye on it.

The AGM held in the Cricket Club pavilion was a big success with 30 people turning up, 19 of which hadn’t yet even joined the Club yet.  On the night the Club increased its membership by a further 16 people and the total membership now stand at 48 – not bad considering we have nothing to play on yet.  A copy of the Minutes are attached – AGM Minutes Feb 2015