NIWPGL

LARNE

Larne Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club Ladies Bowling Section

The formation of Larne Bowling and Lawn Tennis club started with meetings in 1907
when the current site was offered with a 2000 year lease. A six man committee were
tasked with drawing up the rules for the management of the club and after these were
approved at a meeting on 9th November 1908 the Larne Bowling and Lawn Tennis club
came into being. The Larne green was laid in 1909 using fine West Cumberland Turf
laid in a diagonal pattern. The green was a good one right from the start and with
careful maintenance remains one of the best bowling surfaces in Ireland.
Ladies are first recorded as playing bowls in 1937 and it was only in 1951 that the wives
male members organised themselves into a Ladies Bowling Section. Then in 1999 the
club rules were changed and the Lady bowlers were granted the same rights and privileges
as their male counterparts and they have not looked back since.

The Ladies Bowling Section is well organised and bristling with enthusiasm. They run a
popular rinks day on Tuesdays and field a senior and a junior team in the N.I.W.P.G.L.
The club has been fortunate in obtaining £500K from Sport N.I. to develop and improve
the clubhouse facilities and work is due to start in autumn 2007. This is part of the Club's
five year sports developement plan which includes encouraging new players,developement
of existing players, coaching courses, evening and weekend bowling, facilities for the local
schools, encouraging young people and facilities for the disabled.

The renovated clubhouse should be ready for the celebration of our centenary year in 2008.
Please see our website on http://www.lbltc.co.uk for further details of all our activities.

Senior International Players
1970's Nora Potter & Agnes Doherty
2003 - 2005 Sally McGarel
2004 - 2007 Lisa McDonagh
2006 - 2007 Debbie Bell (nee Atkinson)
Present Elizabeth Woods

Triples 1977 Nora Potter,Sally Sutter,Margaret Sheppard (Presented current Triples Trophy--Larne Trophy)
2004 Sally McGarel,Myrtle McAuley,Liz McMaster.

Triples 2004 S.McGarel,M.McAuley,L.McMaster (represented Ireland at British Isles Championships 2005)

Senior Inter Association Players for NIWPGL Junior Inter Association Players for NIWPGL

Lisa McDonagh (nee McKee) 1996 Under 25 Irish Champion 2005 Bronze Medal Atlantic Rim Games

Northern Ireland Womens Private Greens League

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