FITZ PARK
BOWLING CLUB
KESWICK
fitz park
bowling club
KESWICK
Contact Dixon Barwise - Tel: 07739 172756 Email: dixy3@btinternet.com
Welcome to
Fitz Park Bowling Club
Keswick, Cumbria
Welcome to
2023 season
Bringing the community together through sport, recreation and social activities
Our website is kindly sponsored by:
Thanks to Ben Challis for website photography.
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So with the bowling club being located in a very popular tourist area and only a five minutes walk from town the seating around the green makes for a very pleasant place to spend an afternoon or evening enjoying bowls most days in the summer. If you wish to come down to play while you're in the area or a local wishing to try the sport out, Please contact the club by email or phone to arrange for a member to meet and greet you.
Green fees will apply to visitors, and a taster session with a member will be arranged for potential new members.
Fitz Park was opened in 1882 and although it is assumed that two bowling greens were then laid there is no documentary evidence of this. There used to be two separate bowling clubs in the park – Greta Side and Fitz Park No.1, both being admitted to the then Cumberland Bowling Association in 1930. In 1972, because of dwindling membership, the two clubs joined and Fitz Park Bowling Club was formed. The Greta Side green is the original green and is now a public green.
The club boasts one of the finest, if not the finest, greens in the county and hosts many county competitions and matches, this is thanks to an enormous amount of hard work from the members which is ongoing. Sadly the clubhouse was badly flooded in 2005, 2007 and 2015 but on all these occasions, the resilient spirit of the club's members ensured that the clubhouse was fully repaired and restored. The club currently participates in four leagues – the West Cumbria Men's Fours League, The Eden Valley Mixed Fours League, the Eden Valley Ladies Triples League and the Eden Valley Mixed Triples League – and has many internal competitions, friendly matches with both other cumbrian clubs and touring teams, and though the needs of non-competitive bowlers are also well provided for.
Keith Price, President
The club is situated in the beautiful surroundings of Upper Fitz Park in Keswick, which itself is located amidst some of the most magnificent scenery in the English Lake District
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Coming Soon
01 April 2023
News articles will be updated during the new season.
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Latest News
League
Eden Valley Mixed Triples League
- DIV 1 & 2
Tuesdays
Starting Time 2:00pm
All matches play 15 ends with no trials,
Visitors choice of jack
Eden Valley
Mixed Fours League
Thursdays Starting Time 6:30pm
All matches play 18 ends with no trials,
Visitors choice of jack
Eden Valley Ladies' Triples League
Thursdays Starting Time 6:30pm
All matches play 15 ends with no trials,
Visitors choice of jack
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West Cumbria Fours League
Fridays
Starting Time 6:30pm
All matches play 18 ends with no trials,
Visitors choice of jack
2023 Fixtures
For all Club General Fixtures
Click here for fixtures
and league table
2023 Monthly Events
Watch this space for monthly news throughout the season. For all the latest news follow us on Social Media
2018 Monthly Events
2023 Officers
OFFICERS
President Keith Price
Vice-Pres. Vacant
Junior Vice-Pres. Vacant
Secretary Dixon Barwise 01900 829300
Treasuer Philip Pridmore 07753 175866
Fixture Secretary Jill Preston
County Rep Cliff Harding
Club Captain Mike Davies
Team Captains:
West Cumbria Fours League
Craig Phillips
Eden Valley Ladies Jill Preston
Eden Valley Mixed Fours League - A team
Sean Mills
Eden Valley Mixed Fours League - B Team
Keith Price
Eden Valley Mixed Triples League - A team
Sean Mills
Eden Valley Mixed Triples League - B team
Keith Price
GENERAL COMMITTEE
with Phil Barnes, Yvonne Davies, Vic Emmerson, Donald Holme, Syd Horsfield, Colin Mason and Peter Tremble.
CATERING & SOCIAL SUB COMMITTEE
Chair Lady Yvonne Davies
GREEN COMMITTEE CHAIR
Cliff Harding
COMPETITION SUB COMMITTEE
Chair: Mike Davies
COACHES
Vic Emmerson
UMPIRES
Sandy Emmerson & Vic Emmerson
Safeguarding Officer
Vic Emmerson
PRESS OFFICER
Keith Richardson
LIFE MEMBERS Alan Dalzell, Donald Holme, Harry Garrity, Alan Rothwell and John Rothwell.
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Gallery
Media
Contact
Throughout the season we will be uploading various video highlights - so watch this space.
In the meantime please find below some interesting clips showing the floods and fitz park in all it's glory.
We are always happy to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact us using the form below and we'll get back to you soon
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