Well, we tried, but it was not to be. Lenton Recreation Ground was not swamped with bowlers on Wednesday (1 September) coming along to mark the 100th anniversary of the bowling greens. As the previous blog entry records, the bowling greens were officially opened on 23 August 1910 by the then Mayor of Nottingham and the Chairman of the Parks Committee and we marked the day with our own event.
The anniversary coincided with news that Lenton Recreation Ground had been awarded its 6th successive Green Flag, so Fliss, the Parks Development Officer we work with in Lenton, suggested a joint celebration — which how I came to produce a poster inviting all those who play bowls in the park to join us on 1 September 2010. The Nottingham Evening Post came and took pics for a spread which we hope will be published tomorrow (Saturday) and Dave Trimble, the local city councillor came along too. Dave is also the Portfolio Holder on Nottingham City Council for Parks and Leisure, so he came along and hoisted the Green Flag and had a roll-up.
The pic shows, from left, Robert, Alan and Frank looking on as Dave bowls a wood during the roll-up.
And here is Dave about to hoist the Green Flag surrounded by West End Bowlers, who turned out in force to make this a special day. Let's hope that the resulting publicity will help us recruit to some new members for the 2011 season. We shall see. For now, just let's remember what was yet another good afternoon for a great bunch of bowlers and their very special Club.
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