Walkington Bowling Club
East End, Walkington, East Yorkshire
Chairman: Christine Elston - 01482 860336
Secretary: David Foster - 01482 882259
Publicity: Christine Elston - 01482 860336
Number of rinks: 6/7.
Photograph by Ian Beardsley
Club Finals Weekend
This year the club finals weekend on Saturday and Sunday 3/4 September. Over the two days there will be keenly fought contests for club championships in Singles, Pairs, Mixed Pairs, Vets, New Challenger, Masters and the new two wood singles, played under EBF rules, for The Roger Sparkes Trophy.
If anyone would like to see club bowling at it's beat come along and watch. Competitions will commence each day at 11:00am. Tea and coffee will be available from the clubhouse.
Club Information
Walkington Bowling club was formed on 31 January 1977 on land leased from the Sherwood Charity. Funds to complete the laying of the green were provided by the Playing Field committee and subsequent work to build the original clubhouse and two further extensions have been raised through the Playing Field committee and the Bowling Club committee.
In 1977 the fees to play bowls were £6 per person, this year 2011, the playing fees are £52 per playing member which is still a very modest fee when compared with the cost of other sports. The club has welcomed 8 new members at the beginning of this season and coaching is available from our two trained coaches, Alan Shingles and Dennis Cheater.
Activities 2011
This years ladies captain is Delia Bingham
Hull and District and Yorkshire cup matches are captained by Delia Bingham
This years men's captain is Peter Bingham
The men's captain will lead mixed friendly matches between Brandesburton, Little Weighton and Beverley.
Teams are also entered in
Humberside EBA captain Graham Stephenson
Driffield league rinks captain Keith Bevitt
Driffield Triples A team captain Gavin Maynard
Driffield Triples B team captain John Elston
Driffield Vets 1 team captain John Turgoose
" " 2 team captain Mike Kiddle
" " 4 captain ted Anderson/Pauline Blizzard
" " 5 captain Julie Shingles
Plus many external cup and individual competitions from county to national level.
All in all it is a busy but enjoyable season and we are always happy to welcome new members, who should contact the club Secretary, David Foster ( tel 882259) in the first instance.
Interested?
If you are an experienced bowler or a novice I am sure we can meet your needs and would be delighted to hear from you. If you just want to watch you will find games being played on most afternoons and evenings.