Interested in joining?
Hoole Village Hall Bowling Club welcomes visitors to their green, either as members of other Crown Green Bowling Clubs or members of the public.
Our Club members take part in many of the scheduled League Games held on most afternoons and evenings through the summer months from April to September.
New members are always welcome – please see Membership page for details.
We also run social bowling sessions on Friday and Sunday afternoons, see the Social Bowling page for more details.
Latest News
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Social Bowling Competition Results 2026
On Sunday 30th August, the Social Bowling Competition finals were held, and the quality of the bowling did not disappoint the crowd! But let’s have a look how the finalists got there first. Sixteen participants were divided into 2 groups of 8 bowlers, and each one would play every other player in the group once,…
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Gerry Flaherty Memorial Shield Winner 2026
This week saw the conclusion of the Preston & District evening league games for 2026. As has become tradition, the Hoole Village Hall team captain hands out the Gerry Flaherty memorial shield each year to the player they feel deserves it the most. The shield was introduced in order to recognise a relative newcomer to…
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Village Hall Cup 2026
This year’s Village Hall Cup marked the last club competition of the summer season. With the Classic Car Show going on at the Village Hall on the same day, it promised to be a lively and interesting day. The weather kept itself together and gave a pleasant 20 degrees all day long, with only the…
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Replacement Floodlight Successfully Installed!
For anyone who might not realise, we’ve been operating without one of the floodlight units for a few months now. A new unit was ordered earlier in the season, but after attempting to put it up, the replacement was also found to be faulty! But the good news is that thanks to a team effort,…
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President’s Day 2026
This year, Gill Johnston is our chosen President and she made sure the annual President’s Day competition was a memorable one. Arriving laden with cakes and drinks for all, her generosity and intention to make it a special day was immediately obvious. And with wall-to-wall sunshine and temperatures set to reach 27 degrees, the day…
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Tony Brogden Cup 2026
As you can see from the main photo, Anne Brogden, wife of late husband Tony Brogden, lifted the trophy on what turned out to be a very emotional day. But let’s go back to the beginning and see how she achieved this. Under grey skies, the competition began with 16 players in a round robin,…
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Green Closed for Maintenance
Bowlers! Please note that the green will be closed for maintenance on Wednesday 10th June from 5.30pm, and will reopen again on Thursday morning. Thank you for your patience!
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Some Sad News
It’s with great sadness we announce that Richard Aughton has passed away. Many will know him as our greensman and Preston Vets team captain, but many know him simply as a lovely, kind friend. Richard’s funeral will be held at Burscough Crematorium at 1.30pm on Friday 12th June. All welcome.
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Eastwood Cup 2026
Believe it or not, the Eastwood Cup this year was not run by humans alone. With 10 entries into the Eastwood Cup, Janice turned to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help her design a suitable competition format for 10 players. AI not only decided that a round robin with 2 groups of 5 players would be…
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Green to Reopen 19th March!
We’re pleased to say that the green will be fit and ready for you all to visit again from Thursday 19th March 2026. It’s been a long Winter and I’m sure this will be very welcome news. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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Green Almost Ready for the 2026 Season!
In the past few days, a lot of work has been going on at the green…
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Thanks For Supporting Our Club!
Holidays are coming…. holidays are coming… As we enter the season where we often spend more than at other times of the year, it’s worth a reminder that every time you use ‘Easyfundraising’, you are helping your club to a few extra pennies or even pounds in donations, at no cost to you! This month,…