OVERBURY BOWLING CLUB | |||
(Founded 1963) - Tel: 01386 725525 | |||
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The Bowling Green, rear of Cricket field, Overbury. Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 7NT |
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Location of Bowls Club: | Find Me | ||
Website: | Website | ||
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Approved Coloured Shirt: | White shirt, Grasshopper emblem on left shoulder panel, dark green collar & sleeves |
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Club smoking policy: | No smoking in Clubhouse or on the Green | ||
Email Contact: | [email protected] | ||
President: | Penelope Bossom | Tel: | 01368 725111 |
Email: | [email protected] | ||
Men's Captain: | David Jones | ||
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Ladies Captain: | Gillian Pearce | Tel: | 01242 621099 |
Mens Singles Champion: | Dan Mason | Tel: | 01531 828340 |
Ladies Singles Champion: | Yvonne Cole | Tel: | 01242 673059 |
Club Secretary: | Susan Robinson |
Tel: | 01242 675791 |
Email: | [email protected] | ||
Ladies Secretary: |
Yvonne Cole |
Tel: | 01242 673059 |
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Fixture Secretary: | Dave Rowlatt | Tel: | 07505 236307 |
Email: | [email protected] | ||
Exec. Council Member 1 | Dan Mason | Tel: | 01531 828340 |
Email: | [email protected] | ||
Exec. Council Member 2 | Christine Dickson | ||
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The Club's History: | |||
In 1962 Kemerton Bowling Club lost the use of their green and approached interested people in Overbury suggesting that a bowling club be set up there. One of these receptive was the butcher at Overbury Court, who suggested to the Overbury Estate owner Mr Edward Holland-Martin that the derelict court at the rear of the cricket field could be developed as a bowling green. Mr Holland-Martin agreed, as the Club would increase the village amenities, with the stipulation that the membership should be limited to residents living within one and half miles of Overbury. The butcher managed to recruit a few Estate workers, and farm workers. At the end of the harvest work started. The Kemerton contingent was mainly quite aged and muscle power was at a premium. By the Spring of 1963 we had a green, with possibilities of extension to full size, a basic pavilion, again with possibilities for extension. There was a modest list of fixtures, but a chronic shortage of bowlers. Luckily, our relationship with Bredon Bowling Club was excellent and they helped us out on numerous occasions. It was obvious we were not going to recruit locally, and eventually Mr Holland-Martin waived his restriction. The Club was fortunate that no other Club existed between Overbury and Cheltenham, this being a large catchment area we have been able to maintain a good membership ever since. The planned extension of the Green and Clubhouse both happened in the 1980s giving us the Overbury Bowling Club we know today. |
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Updated March 4th 2021 |