HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars have been spent on Bannockburn Bowls Club\u2019s facilities and now the group\u2019s members want to share them with the community.<\/p>\n
Greens keeper and committee member Hugh Mitchell said people are invited to turn up to the club\u2019s barefoot bowls evenings each Friday from 5.30pm throughout spring, and into early summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone is welcome, and age is no barrier,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have about eight or 10 members on hand to give people lessons and share the basic techniques of bowling.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about exercising, people meeting one another, or networking, particularly if businesspeople come along.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have the best synthetic green in Geelong region, with lighting, and want to promote the bowling club within the Bannockburn area.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got 33 sets of new bowls, which are the best on the market, so everybody playing is on a level playing field. We’ve even got the smallest size to encourage school kids to give the sport a go.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Friday casual bowlers would like to progress with the sport, Mr Mitchell said the club can offer the services of coaches and support to become a member.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we get enough enthusiasm, then we will do some makeshift teams so they know what a little bit of competition is like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The club\u2019s Jack Attack corporate bowling program will begin in February and run for six weeks, inviting up to 30 teams of non-bowlers to have a social roll, and represent their business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars have been spent on Bannockburn Bowls Club\u2019s facilities and now the group\u2019s members want to share them with the community. Greens keeper and committee member Hugh Mitchell said people are invited to turn up to the club\u2019s barefoot bowls evenings each Friday from 5.30pm throughout spring, and into early summer. […]<\/p>\n