Above, is our Child Protection officer, Keith Skermer. And you can read
our Child Protection Policy
here.
We take our Youth Section very seriously and already have a record of which we are extremely proud:
Lee Clark - at the age of 14 became the youngest-every player to be selected to play for Lancashire at that time: in 2008, Anthony Booth-Young, aged just 11, played for Lancashire on more than one occasion.
John Walker - went on to be invited to the Bowlers School of Excellence in Nottingham and played regularly in the Lancashire 'A' team before moving to Cumbria.
Young Laura Wilson played so well when she was aged 12 to 15 that everyone dreaded being drawn against her in a competition - in case she won (and she often did!)
David
Holt went on to be the National Singles Champion in 1987
and, that same year, with Tommy Armstrong, won the National Pairs
Championship
In 1988, again with Tommy Armstrong, won the British Isles Pairs.
Then, that same year, David won the Northern Counties Under-25's
Singles
In 1989 David was selected to play for England and he remained in
the team for the next eight years.
He
has now turned professional and lives in Australia.
In
1996: Jason Parkinson became the
National Junior Singles Champion and -
Ian Mayne became a Junior
Internationalist
In 1997 Jason Parkinson became a Junior Internationalist
To name but a few...!
Nicola Howlett-Jones, now aged
12, once again entered the Ladies Singles
competition last year (2008) and she acquitted herself extremely well.
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Another of our current youngsters, Anthony Booth-Young made it into the Lancashire County 'B' Team last year.
Aged just 11, Anthony was the youngest player ever to play for the County.
Well done Anthony!
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Q - I
thought bowling was just for the old fuddy-duddies?
A - Wrong! See the above! and, look at any of the televised bowling
events - there aren't ANY fuddy-duddies
Q - What is the attraction in
the sport for youngsters?
A - Some youngsters find moving-ball sports difficult. In bowling you
control the speed of the event and, you will develop a whole range of
other skills - leadership, teamwork, concentration, forward-planning,
responsibility
In fact, it's one of the few sports where grown-ups and youngsters
can compete on completely equal terms.
There is neither advantage nor disadvantage in being young, old, male,
female, large, small - whatever!
Q - What is the difference between Flat and Crown
bowling?
A - Very little actually. They both require similar skill-sets - it's
just the code-of-play that is different.
Q - how can I find out more
and, perhaps, try the sport for myself
A - We'd rather you made an initial approach through your school or
youth club so that the activity is properly 'managed'. But, if you wish,
you can simply leave your details at the Club and we
will get in contact to make the necessary arrangements.
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If you are at all
interested in trying the sport just turn up at the Club on a Monday
evening.
You could also leave your details at the club at any time. We will then get in
touch with you and make the necessary arrangements.
Remember - tell your parents where you are going because, the first
thing we'll do is phone them, to tell them where you are...
April 2009
