Category: News
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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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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…