Plymouth (Sir Francis Drake) Bowling Club - Whiteford Road, Mannamead, Plymouth

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#009900" VLINK="#009900" ALINK="#009900"> <P>About Plymouth (Sir Francis Drake) Bowling Club<BR><BR>The club has one green which usually uses 6 rinks but can accommodate up to 8 rinks for friendly matches, the game played is flat green bowls. We are situated in Plymouth in a residential area of the city called Mannamead, not on the Hoe which the club left in 1922. As most bowlers know Plymouth is supposedly the home of bowls. The club was first founded in 1907 on the Hoe but moved to our present location in 1922, it was a male club until 2001 when a Ladies section was formed we are in the county of Devon on the border of Cornwall.<BR><BR>The club plays mostly friendly games but we do play in competition matches so that all avenues of bowling can be enjoyed by our members, we are affiliated to the English Bowling Association, English Women's Bowling Association, Devon County Bowling Association & the Plymouth & District Bowling Association. Due to the fact that this is a private club and the grounds are owned by members we have trustees who oversee the running of the club.<BR><BR>Several of our members have made it to Worthing in the National competitions and we have as a member an International player.<BR><BR>The colours of the club is green with stripes of black and silver in the tie, see photo, the club badge is oval with a green cross and four castles therein, see photo, the members also must wear a green blazer. We have not as yet decided to wear coloured shirts, but staying with white. The full name and address for the club is Plymouth (Sir Francis Drake) Bowling Club, Whiteford Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, PL3 5LZ Telephone 01752 662294, how to find us ,see attached instructions. (Bottom of report) <BR><BR>The club is privately owned and we have large changing rooms, two roomed lounge with bar, run by members, and a recently renewed kitchen, most catering is sandwiches or hot pasties, there is no call for cooking of food on premises. We are always welcoming new members, we have a club night once a month, as this time is a good occasion to introduce and invite prospective new members, application is by the secretary who will supply application forms, we hold several social occasions during the season and during the closed winter period to bring members together and at the same time to make some profit to assist in the running of the club, during the winter months we hold friendly matches with nearby indoor clubs again so that members may meet. <BR><BR>Visitors and spectators are warmly welcomed and we have an excellent viewing area where spectators can observe the games in comfort out of the cold and wet. We do have some members who have attended coaching courses and if a member has not played before they are encouraged to have a few lessons before playing in games, it is surprising how much damage can be caused unintentionally by an untutored player. <BR><BR>During the season we hold friendly matches with touring teams from all over the country and are always looking for more. The main contact to arrange matches would be through the match Secretary. <BR><BR><BR><A HREF="bciam2.htm" TARGET="_self">About</A><BR><A HREF="bciaf2.htm" TARGET="_self">How to Find Us</A><BR><A HREF="bciac2.htm" TARGET="_self">Contacts</A><BR><A HREF="bciah2.htm" TARGET="_self">History</A></P> <P>Web site designed and hosted by: www.bowlsclub.info</P> <P>*Your browser does not support 'frames' - this is a text only synopsis of the site.</P> </BODY>