OPEN DAY view from a new member - Alice Florence
Norbury Bowling Club
Lawn bowls. A game for old folks, right? Well, yes! But also for us young forty year olds! It’s actually a game for all ages to enjoy. And we very much enjoyed ourselves when my family and I attended the recent open day. In fact, we enjoyed it so much we quickly signed up as members and have now started attending coaching sessions on a Saturday morning with a hope that we could be playing in real matches very soon!
My partner and I spend so much time ferrying our two kids around to various sports and activities that we thought it would be nice for us to have something that we can do together and lawn bowling is perfect. When it’s quiet, the kids can join us outside and when it’s busy, there’s a lovely club house they can hang out in, with a much appreciated supply of snacks and juice (and tea, coffee and beers etc for the adults!).
Entry couldn’t be easier. You need flat shoes and that’s it. For the first couple of sessions, the existing members have been more than happy to share their bowls with us which has allowed us to try it out before committing to buying any equipment but now we’re signed up, we’ll be buying bowls of our own, based on advice from the club. I was also very kindly donated a pair of proper lawn bowls shoes - which has cemented my initial impression that the club is a very friendly and welcoming bunch of people.
I highly recommend you give this club a visit. To have such a wonderful facility in our local neighbourhood is amazing and I wonder why more Norbury residents aren’t active members. I love the range of accents I hear and the diversity of the membership. I hope to be spending many more Saturdays and evenings playing bowls with my partner and making the most of a fantastic club.
Alice Florence
Contact Information
Merryl D'Souza
- 07882659002
Find Norbury Bowling Club
Turle Road, Norbury, Norbury, Greater London, SW16 5QN