Author: Janice
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Social Bowling Comes To A Close For 2023
Sunday 1st October brought the this year’s hugely enjoyable social bowling season to a close, just one day prior to the green closing until next year. Bumper numbers turned out for the final roll of the year, with a few members bringing food to share around – John Medcalf’s pizzas and Rose Yates’ brownies were…
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Club Competition Updates
As the bowling season draws to a close, we have 3 club competition results to bring you. The Village Hall Cup took place in August. This was a doubles competition, and it was nice to see many of the club’s newer players entering. The day was hugely entertaining and the eventual winning pair were John…
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AGM – 13Th NOVEMBER 2023 – 7PM
This year’s AGM will take place on Monday 13th November at 7pm in the Bowling Clubhouse. All bowling members are welcome to attend.
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South Ribble In Bloom 2023
Last week, a flyer advertising the 2023 South Ribble in Bloom competition was brought to the club, and we decided to enter! After Graham Moon made sure the floral displays around the periphery of the green were in good shape and tucked in a couple of fresh pots of flowers, photographs were taken from various…
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Upgrades to the Tennis Section of the Clubhouse
After the tennis section at Hoole closed a few years ago due to declining membership, the rear half of what we know as the bowling clubhouse was left untouched. Furniture and equipment were left inside, and the outside was no longer being maintained. We decided it was in the interests of the bowling club to…
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Billy Miller Cup 2023 Results
You wouldn’t be wrong in thinking that the Billy Miller Cup had a very wet ending on Sunday, after a hot and humid day that included some very close results and high quality bowling on display. With the 2 finals (main and plate competition) in progress, the dark clouds moved in and brought with them…
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Tony Brogden Cup 2023 – Results
On one of the most beautifully warm and sunny days of the year so far, the Tony Brogden Cup was taken home by none other than Tony’s son, Andrew Brogden. Andrew put on a fantastic show of bowling to beat Paul Cafferkey in a tense cat and mouse final. With many of Tony’s family members…
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Knockout Competition Update
With the singles and doubles knockout competitions now in full swing, entry fees of £5 per person per competition are due asap. Players should hand money to Phil Dagnall, who has kindly offered to collect entry fees this year. You can catch Phil at social bowling sessions or at any of the league matches he…
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Floral Displays Added to the Green
On this Coronation weekend, new floral displays have been added to the green’s bordering paths in the form of miniature benches filled with multi-coloured begonias. The benches, handmade my club member, Don Lowe, compliment the colourful borders and pots, previously planted by Graham and Susan Moon, shown in the gallery of photos below. Bunting has…
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Club Knockout Competition Draws Are Live
This years club singles and doubles competition draws have been made!
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2023 Eastwood Cup Results
Today’s Eastwood Cup was characterised by an extremely high standard of bowling and a great social atmosphere. A short period of rain threatened to dampen spirits early on but this soon passed and conditions only improved as the day went on, with sunshine prevalent for the final few games. In the main competition, the top…
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Green to Reopen Wednesday 22nd March
Today the green was inspected and the news is good — it will reopen on Wednesday 22nd March! Over Winter, patches on the crown of the green have been tended to, and are fine to bowl over, but we ask that bowlers avoid walking directly on these patches to give freshly seeded areas time to…