Picnic on the green

DSC01844Friday 9th September: bye bye green.
After 70 years, members of Farnborough Bowling Club said farewell to their green. Yesterday Farnborough members and their friends had a picnic lunch on the green followed by an exciting game of Crown Green.   It was fast, furious and great fun.
Monday the contractors arrived to create us a new green.

 

Farnham & District Finalist

Last night Farnborough Bowling Club secured a place in the Farnham & District Boyd Shield final by beating Tongham 68 – 58.  Our team will be going, along with Geoff Ringrose and Harrison Ash who qualified for the Men’s Pairs with a well deserved win over a very strong Cove pair, on the 4th September to Farnborough Gate.  We are still in the Mixed Pairs so we could have a third entry.

County Badges for our bowlers

County BadgeYesterday, after the game between Bowls Hampshire and the Banks Bowling Association, Ken Eichen, President Bowls Hampshire, presented Keith Dunstone and Michael Andrews with their County Badge.

These were awarded because both bowlers had competed in over six qualifying county games since 2015.

Well done to both bowlers and Farnborough Bowling Club for giving the bowlers the support and facilities to develop.

BTW Keith and Michael had a win on their rink in the game.

Work on new green starts 12th September

Yesterday Farnborough Bowling Club signed contracts with Kestrel (Contractors) Limited for the relaying and reseeding of our bowling green which will commence on the 12th September.

This is an exciting day for the club and we are extremely proud of the club members’ hard work. We hope this is just the start of many improvements the club can make.

A lot of hard work has gone in to securing funding for this project. We have been awarded a £3,500 grant from the TAG fund. Many of our members have given generously to the Smile Fund.

Extract for Local Newspaper Article

A total of £3,500 will be passed to Farnborough Bowling Club to help with the renovation of its bowling green. T he club, in Canterbury Road, has been established for nearly 70 years and has 90 members.

Councillor Martin Tennant, cabinet member for environment and service delivery said: “These are two great local projects, which we are delighted to be able to help and it’s great to see residents of all ages benefiting from the fund.

The bowling green renewal will ensure that Farnborough Bowling Club continues to thrive into the future and attracts new membership.

 ”The club encourages members of the community to keep active, enjoy the outdoors and the social side of the sport with regular events and club meets.”