Tag: club updates
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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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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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Social Bowlers Progress in the League
In 2024, club member and seasoned bowler, Phil Dagnall, took it upon himself to do something selfless for the club’s social bowling members. He offered to give any bowlers, who may not have been confident enough to join one of the club’s existing teams, the opportunity to form a new team and enter the Chorley…
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Gerry Flaherty Memorial Shield Presentation 2025
This week, the Preston & District league games were concluded for the 2025 season. After the last match, Hoole Village Hall team captain, Dave Rostron, presented the Gerry Flaherty shield to Andrew Hill (pictured). The shield was originally presented by Gerry’s brother, Bernard, for use by the Hoole Village Hall team in memory of his…
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Village Hall Cup Results 2025
The Village Hall Cup day began under dreary skies for the 16 competitors, with the first of the round robin games taking place in drizzly conditions. But by midday, the sun was peaking through and made the rest of the day very pleasant both for players and spectators. The round robin produced some really tight…
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The Green Is Open for the 2025 Season!
What a week for the green to open to bowlers again – beautifully sunny weather and a well-tended green. And already, we have some lovely pots of flowers placed around the edge of the green, giving a real flavour of Spring. This Sunday, Social Bowling starts up again in its usual slots of Sundays and…
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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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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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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…