History
Our club was formed in the late 1970s.
“G” Ferrari (still bowling with us!) Charlie
Goddard, Brian and Cheryl Kidd, Bob and Margaret Tunbridge
and Vi and Wally Weaver were primarily responsible for
the early work and administration. The construction
of the green was a long struggle. The initial green
contractor failed to complete the job and a new contractor
had to rescue the project., but this led to two years
delay before the green reached a reasonable standard.
When it came to the erection of the club house (formerly
a chicken hut!) the founder members received help not
only from some of the younger members of the club, but
also skilled tradesmen in the village who gave their
time to help the club progress. During the past 35 years
members have worked hard on refurbishing the structure
and developed other club facilities including a toilet,
basic kitchen facilities, storage huts, changing pavilions,
improvements to the green surroundings, the installation
of the automatic watering system and the construction
of new perimeter fencing. This year the club has embarked
on a complete refurbishment of the club house (still
referred to as the ‘Bowls Hut’), our facilities
now are first class, and improved glazing and insulation
has improved our carbon footprint.
Over the years our club of just over 50 members has
enjoyed success in winning a number of divisional championships
and county charity cups and in 1987 carried off the
County Junior Cup. Some members have been successful
in competitions at League, Area and County levels with
one Ladies Triple reaching the National Finals in 1996
following victory in the County Championship. Members
have also regularly been selected to represent their
leagues in inter-league events. In 2008 the quality
of our facilities was recognised when we were asked
to host the Samford Area Finals.
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