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.