Saturday 12 September 2015

Today's opponents - Powick

Formally called Powick Hospital Bowling Club, the club was formed in 1961 by the staff of the Hospital at Powick near Worcester. The games were played wthin the grounds of the hospital and games were more often than not watched by some of the patients.

However, when the hospital closed in 1983 the club moved to the Cinderella grounds in Worcester, Cinderella being a shoe factory on the outskirts of the city at St. Johns. The club shared the Cinderella greens with Kay’s Bowling Club who had been at the Cinderella ground for some time. The Powick Hospital Bowling Club subsequently dropped the name Hospital from their title and remained with the Kay’s club for twelve months.

Cripplegate back in June when we played Grosvenor

Moving to Corporation greens in Cripplegate park by the New Road Worcester Cricket Ground, the club enjoyed twenty years and well established itself, and later was one of the the six clubs that formed the Consortium of Cripplegate Bowlers Club.
All the facilities over the past twenty years to-date have been restored and managed by Peter and Pat Stokes who are also the trustees of the Consortium.

Information taken from Cripplegate Bowlers' website