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Hall Lane Bitteswell LUTTERWORTH LE17 4LN |
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Email to:
bowls@wycliffebowls.org.uk |
Wycliffe Bowls Club History
Formed in 1956 as part of the Follsain Foundry
Sports & Social Club, employees created a four-rink bowling green on
unused foundry land. In 1982 the Foundry was forced to close. The Bowling Club continued to
function, playing all its matches away and raising funds to find its own
independent site. Eventually it leased land adjacent to
the Lutterworth Town Football Club pavilion, off Dunley Way. The area was
large enough to create a six-rink bowling green. The Chairman of the Leicestershire
County Council at that time officially opened the new green in 1985. The
membership increased and they enjoyed bowling there until around 1990. At
this time, the Football Club decided to sell its whole site and move to the
current Hall Lane address. The football club built its own very
substantial clubhouse and car park. The new bowling green was situated on a
triangular area of land bounded by the A426 and Hall Lane The Bowling Club purchased the land
giving itself absolute security of tenure, which could then provide its own
car parking, together with room to extend its clubhouse when appropriate. The Bowling Club is now well
established with growing male and female membership. A brick clubhouse has
been built using members labour. This year we celebrate our “Jubilee”. |
