04/09/2026
Congratulations Palatine Bowling Club and the green of dreams!
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Press release on behalf of Palatine Bowling Club in Lancaster 😁 - they welcome new members of all ages and abilities. Fixtures and results are posted weekly on the club noticeboard (LA1 4EX).
PALATINE’S GREEN OF DREAMS RISES AGAIN 💚
Since being re‑established a few years ago, Palatine Bowling Club has been the small, determined team whose biggest celebrations were the seasons when they managed not to finish bottom of the league. This season however, there has been a minor miracle - Palatine have finished in second place and secured promotion to Division Three - and nobody is more surprised by that remarkable turnaround than the team themselves. It’s a milestone built on transformation both on and off the green.
This year began with a major fundraising effort, where members and supporters raised money to match‑fund a Sport Lottery grant. That £11,500 funding allowed the club to make significant improvements: new benches, new junior bowls, essential green upgrades all built on the previous year’s installation of new green railings. The wider Palatine site has also been revitalised, with new tennis courts and other noticeable improvements making a more welcoming environment for
everyone.
Community support has been extraordinary. Home fixtures and results have been advertised on the club noticeboard each week and have drawn a real gathering of people coming to watch. Many local residents grew up around Palatine and have shared positive comments, pleased to see the space back in proper, active use. More than twenty sets of bowls have been donated by local bowlers who want to help new players get started. One friend has even built a bespoke bowling cupboard, enabling the club to lend bowls to novice bowlers next season.
“The Palatine squad is largely made up of the same players who were competing five years ago who were all new to bowling”, said number one player Barry Kendall, “but this season things really seemed to fall into place for us.” Palatine lost only one home game all year, a testament to how far the team has come.
Team captain Janine Bebbington said, “This promotion belongs to everyone — our players, our supporters, our volunteers, the City Council, and everyone who has helped bring Palatine back to life. What a year! We’ve even written to Stagecoach to see if they’ll lend us an open‑top double‑decker bus for a victory parade up Bowerham Hill to the Palatine Green of Dreams.”
For now, the team plans to enjoy the win. Next year obviously brings a new challenge — trying not to get relegated from Division Three!
