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Children of Years 4, 5 and 6 were invited by 'The Northern Club to a series of Taster Days for the sport of Crown Green Bowling. Donning their Games kits, the children walked the short distance to Chestnut Avenue. On their arrival, they were welcomed by club members who gave a brief introduction to the sport before taking the children on to Bowling Green 2 to practise their skills. |
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Bowling uses two types of small wooden balls - a bowl and a jack. The jack (the yellow ball in the pictures) is the smaller of the two balls and is bowled first. Two players then take turns to bowl. |
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The name Crown Green Bowling comes from the fact that the playing surface is not flat but slightly raised, with the highest point or 'crown' at the centre. The crown and sloping surface causes the bowls to turn in different ways, depending on where it is bowled. The bowls have a 'bias' on one side that also make them turn. The skill lies in using the bias and the slope of the green together to make the bowl travel the way the bowler wants it to. |
The aim of the game is to place your bowls nearer to the jack than your opponent. This is not as easy as it first appears and takes a lot of skill and practise, as the children (and adults!) found out. |
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Crown Green Bowling is a slow-paced sport, requiring a lot of thought and strategy as well as skill. Despite this, the children were excited by the game and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Members of the Northern Club commented on the natural skill of many of the young players and hoped that they would take up the sport in the future. We would like to thank the Northern Club for their hospitality and hope that we can have more taster days in future years. |
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