Category: News
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Tony Brogden Cup 2024 Results
The first Sunday in June brought a dry, partially sunny day to Hoole bowling green, just in time for the Tony Brogden Memorial Cup competition. As usual, the cup was run as a singles knockout, with first round losers going through to the consolation round for another chance to make their way to the end.…
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Green Receives A Spanking New Makeover
Today saw the green receive the full treatment. John, Graham, Paul and Gail spent six hours from 7:30 Saturday morning giving the green its long awaited overhaul, which has been delayed for a number of weeks by rain. The green was solid tined, verticut, mowed both ways, edges strimmed, lightly seeded, treated with a feed…
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Eastwood Cup Results 2024
On Sunday, members gathered at Hoole for the Eastwood Cup club competition. The weather was superb, the standard of bowling exceptional, and the Jacob’s Join food provided by those attending kept our hot, hungry bowlers going well into the afternoon. On the green, there were many closely fought games and some precise bowling, which pleased…
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Full Day of Green Maintenance Complete
Today saw a full day’s work carried out on the green by our very own volunteer grounds people. The green was scarified both ways, cut both ways, solid tined and fertiliser put on. Hopefully green will now improve after all this wet weather and we can all get back to enjoying more time at the…
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Social Bowling Delayed
After careful consideration, the Greensmen have requested that the Social Bowling afternoons be delayed. As you are all aware, we have had relentless rain for months and the green has been saturated. League games are also suffering and we are only two weeks into the season. Spring work has not taken place as yet either,…
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Green Opening 23rd March at 1pm
The green will open on this coming Saturday 23rd March 2024 from 1pm. The green’s team has asked that you do not practice on the green if it is raining. As you may be aware, it has been an extremely wet winter and the team have found it difficult to fulfil all the jobs required on…
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February Social Event
With the bowling season just a few weeks away, we will be holding a social get-together at The Venue, Hoole Village Hall, on Friday 23rd February from 7.30pm. It would be great to see everyone and have a catch up, so save the date in your diary today!
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Ann Dixon’s Funeral arrangements
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the passing of Ann Dixon on Monday 1st January 2024. Ann played for many years for various teams at Hoole. She will be sadly missed by all her friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this sad time. The family…
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Mike Slinger – Funeral Arrangements
The service for Mike will take place at St Andrews Longton at 10.45am on Thursday 14th December followed by a committal at Burscough Crematorium. Following the service, everyone is invited to join the family at Longton bowling club.
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Green Maintenance Continues
The bowling season might be over but the green is still being tended to by our very own team of volunteers
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