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KESWICK

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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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Welcome

Karen Hind (Ben Challis)
Gillian Stuart (Ben Challis)
Jackie Grundy (Ben Chalis)
2023 Womens' Pairs champions Karen Hind and Gillian Stuart, Cub President Keith Prince, an
2023 Womens' Pairs champions Karen Hind and Gillian Stuart (Ben Challis)
Caroline Forsyth (Ben Challis)
Ryan Brannan (Ben Challis)
Peter Tremble (Ben Challis)
Mixed Pairs champions Shiela Sunderland and Colin Mason (Ben Challis)
Ladstock Cup winner Graham Harrower receives the trophy from Club President and losing fin
Ladies Pairs champions Lynn Hazell and Christine Mills (Ben Challis)
Jill Preston on the winnng triple in Caldbeck (Ben Challis)
Inrto the Womens' Pairs Final - Lynn Hazell (Ben Challis)
President's Prize winner Sid Horsfield with Club President Cliff Harding (Ben Challis) 202
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Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick
Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick
Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick
Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick
Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick
Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick
Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick
Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick
Fitz Park Bowling Club Keswick

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.

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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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2023 Fixtures

01 April 2023

We are pleased to announce our fixtures for the 2023 Season.

For all the the league fixtures
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Coming Soon

01 April 2023

News articles will be updated during the new season.

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Weekly Reports

24 August 2023

All our weekly match reports and photos will be updated every Thursday.  

Written by Keith Richardson.
Photos by Ben Challis. 

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Coming Soon

01 April 23

News articles will be updated during the new season.

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Club Shirts

04 April 2023

Club shirts of a new design have been introduced this year.

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Storm Desmond

4th December 2016

On Saturday 4th December, it was suppose to be the Clubs Christmas Party in the Club house...

Latest news

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

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2023 Fixtures

league

For all Club General Fixtures

Click here for fixtures
and league table

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2023 Monthly Events

Watch this space for monthly news throughout the season. For all the latest news follow us on Social Media

 

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Club Honours

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 

 

 

FITZ PARK BOWLING CLUB KESWICK

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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If you have any images please email them together with a description to drcorrighan@gmail.com and we will do our best to feature them

Gallery

Gallery

Media

Media

contact

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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