The Indoor Bowls Hall in Gainsborough closed in 2018, devastating members of the RIB. Now, they are hoping that with the help of the community, they can bring the sport back to the town.
In 1991, West Lindsey District Council supplied an Indoor Bowls Hall for indoor bowlers, allowing outdoor bowlers to play bowls all year round.
Linda Grocock, the RIBs Trustee, said: “Outdoor and Indoor Bowls provided many skills, fitness, and well-being, and lifetime friendships were forged.
“Bowls also provided self-esteem and confidence, challenge, competition, self-discipline, personal enjoyment, activity and the pleasure of social interaction, all things health professionals recommend.
“Very few other sports in West Lindsey are suitable, especially for older people.
“Our indoor bowls club was one of the best in the area allocated to this social activity, inside Gainsborough Leisure Centre.
“It was ideal, a reception, toilets, refreshments, exercise with like-minded people, refreshments, secure, well planned, irreplaceable well supported, well run and with an excellent history.
“Players were saddened by the closure in 2018, and there was no realistic opportunity to save it.
“Some of our indoor bowlers lived for their bowls. It was such an addictive hobby that it made a difference in their lives.
“There are still some fantastic outdoor bowlers in the district, enjoying their game, who can pass on their knowledge and skills to future generations.
“Please speak with your councillor and encourage them to rejuvenate this amazing sport that has given so much pleasure to past generations.
“Outdoor players have finished playing for the winter now and, in the past, would play indoors but won’t be playing bowls until next Spring.
“This is one of the reasons the Indoor Bowls Hall was so important, no interruption to their game. However, it was a lifeline for many to partake in regularly throughout the year.
“Please support RIBs in returning Indoor Bowls.”
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