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What does our bowls club look like Now?

Posted on May 19, 2012 by John
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Having a clear picture of your club’s current standing is essential before you can even start to thnk about the future. Without this picture of the situation as it is Now, you can’t possibly decide where you are going in … Continue reading →

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Bowling Club Survival-Action not Words required

Posted on May 16, 2012 by John
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  Last year John Woodcock, MP for Barrow-in-Furness has raised a Bill in Parliament to try to prevent bowling greens from being too easily sold off to developers. The current planning laws say that amenity areas like bowling greens should … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Management | Tagged compaction, critical issues, finance, Legal | Leave a reply

I want to start a bowling club; what steps do I need to take?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by John
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This is an encouraging question that has cropped up a few times in the searches that brought new visitors to the site. The answer is not straightforward, but if I was to advise a group on this I would suggest … Continue reading →

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Club Turnaround Success Story

Posted on May 13, 2012 by John
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I recently received this inspiring message from one of our Bowls Mastermind Network Members that I know will be of great interest to many of you: Dear John I am chairman of a Bowling Club that has risen from the … Continue reading →

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Bowling Green Performance v Tradition

Posted on May 12, 2012 by John
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Over the years I have come up against a lot of friction when I have proposed that a club stops top-dressing its green with sand laden top-dressing compost. The reasons for stopping this practice are well documented on this site … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Management | Tagged localised dry patch, mowing frequency, performance greens, top-dressing, tradition | 2 Replies

Teamwork

Posted on May 10, 2012 by John
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This week we have been looking at growing club membership and retaining current members. One of the most important requirements for a project of this nature to be successful is a cohesive team where every member is aware of the … Continue reading →

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Barriers to Club Survival and Turnaround

Posted on May 8, 2012 by John
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When thinking about turning your club’s fortunes around it is easy to get sidetracked by barriers; and even easier to think that all barriers are the same. However, if you look closely at the barriers to starting the process of … Continue reading →

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Delivering exceptional service

Posted on May 6, 2012 by John
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Yesterday we looked at how your club might be organised in order to fulfil the expectations of its target audience and we boiled that down to a very distinct goal that any club would do well to work towards: Deliver … Continue reading →

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Take a Business View for Club Success

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin
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Committees are difficult structures with which to run a business, but there can be no doubt in any bowling club official’s mind that the only way for clubs to survive and prosper in the future will be for them to … Continue reading →

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Who would you meet at your club in the good old days?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by John
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Funny question you might be thinking. However, I believe that the answer to that question lies at the heart of the current decline of bowling and bowling clubs. If you can answer it thoroughly and properly you have one piece … Continue reading →

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