Author: Janice
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AGM – 21ST NOVEMBER 2022 – 7PM
This year’s AGM will take place on Monday 21st November at 7pm in the Bowling Clubhouse. All bowling members are welcome to attend.
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Winter Green Maintenance Continues
Winter green maintenance continues, with the team seeding and adding two tons of top dressing to the green.
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Winter Green Maintenance Underway
This week the grounds team began the Winter maintenance process on the Hoole green. They started by scarifying the surface to remove dead grass, or thatch as it is known – this would otherwise hinder growth of the green if left in place. Slits were also placed a few inches down into the green to…
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Who’s Who? A Fun End to the Season
At the final Social Bowling afternoon of the 2022 season, Phil Dagnall kindly organised an extra bit of entertainment – a Who’s Who photo competition! Bowlers were asked to bring a childhood photo, and all were pinned to the board anonymously, with everyone then trying to guess which photo belonged to which person. “Look at…
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Green Closure
The green will close for the season after the final Social Bowling session of the year on Sunday 9th October. This will allow us to tend to the green to get it in the best possible condition for the new season. Thank you for understanding! Check the Events Calendar and News items for dates for…
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In-House Doubles and Singles Results
This week saw the culmination of the Hoole in-house doubles and singles competitions for the 2022 season. The final of the doubles was fought between Gail Cafferkey/John Medcalf and Bob Clark/Phil Smallshaw, with Gail and John (pictured above) taking the doubles crown. In the singles final, John Medcalf triumphed against Phil Smallshaw, giving him the…
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Cartmel Cup Results
Sunday 18th September 2022 saw 24 players take to the Hoole green in the Cartmel Cup competition. Despite the combination of sunshine and showers changing the green conditions as the day progressed, an extremely high standard of bowling was produced. The overall winner was Chairman, Peter Carr (pictured above), who retained the title this year,…
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Bernard Flaherty Shield Awarded
This week, the Preston & District league games were concluded for the 2022 season. After the last match, Hoole Village Hall team captain, Mike Slinger, presented the Bernard Flaherty shield to Dave Rostron (pictured). The shield was originally presented by Bernard Flaherty for use by the Hoole Village Hall team in memory of his brother…