Last July, Leominster celebrated their 100 year anniversary. Here's a snippet of an article on the milestone from the Hereford Times, including some key dates in their history. The full article can be found here (link).
The club, which was established in 1914, saw initial membership restricted to businessmen in the town along with holders of executive positions in the local authority.
But in the 1930s that restriction was dropped and post-war membership was extended to women.
When Leominster's municipal bowling green at the Sydonia closed it resulted in a further influx.
While matches with other bowling clubs were originally male only, when more females joined, women's matches were also arranged.
Over time, more and more clubs became gender-integrated and in 2000 it was decided that all matches would be mixed.
