While Amherstburg doesn’t have a lawn bowling club, residents are being encouraged by a Windsor club to make the drive.
The Windsor Lawn Bowling Club, located on Memorial Dr. near Jackson Park, consistently welcomes new members with more and more coming in from Essex County. One of those is retired General Amherst/North Star teacher Greg Scott, who has taken up the sport in recent years and has grown to love it.
Scott said he wanted to let people in Amherstburg and surrounding areas know about the sport and that people can try it out and play nearby.
“It gives another opportunity for something to do,” he said.
Don Caswell, the club’s competition chair, and club president Wayne Wright have both coached and competed successfully at the national level.
“It’s a great place,” said Wright.
Caswell estimated 98 per cent of members join simply for the fun of it but people can be competitive if they want to.
“It’s really all about fun,” he said.
Members range in age from teenagers to one member who is 93-years-old. There are clubs in the region as far as Leamington, Dresden, Chatham and Ridgetown.
The sport is like curling, they explained. The playing surface is maintained similar to that of a golf course putting green. The Windsor Lawn Bowling Club also has a clubhouse they use for their own purposes as well as private functions.
Caswell indicated he has had discussions with Amherstburg officials to see if there could be any chance of the sport spreading here. He suggested the indoor turf field could be a good spot for them to try and utilize.
There are 13 tournaments the club participates in but emphasize the sport doesn’t have to be competitive. It is open to everyone, and Wright said they have people with a wide range of backgrounds participating. The season typically runs from the first Saturday in May to October.
For more information, visit www.wlbc.ca or call 519-868-5503. Amherstburg residents being encouraged to try lawn bowling
By Ron Giofu
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