{"id":50243,"date":"2021-02-16T13:51:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=50243"},"modified":"2021-02-16T13:51:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:51:20","slug":"bowls-club-members-cross-their-fingers-for-a-new-season-after-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/16\/bowls-club-members-cross-their-fingers-for-a-new-season-after-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowls club members cross their fingers for a new season after lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whitchurch older players especially keen to see friends again after a year being forced apart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WHITCHURCH Bowls Club is unsure what the 2021 season will look like, but players are looking forward to returning to the green however they can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For members, some of whom have not seen each other in over a year because of the pandemic, the sport is an important part of their social lives that has been interrupted throughout the last 12 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Welsh Bowling Association has agreed on a calendar of events for the summer, but has said it is “too early to decide on what the season will look like”.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whitchurch’s men’s teams play in the East Wales Private Green leagues. They expect their season to start in May and end in August, but the calendar could be pushed back by a month if required by Covid-19 regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

League fixtures for Whitchurch women\u2019s team, who are affiliated with the Glamorgan County Women’s Bowling Association, have already been cancelled following a decision by the Welsh Women’s Bowling Association. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club, which was established in 1924, has about 100 members aged between 10 and 98. Last summer, the club was limited to playing in-club competitions and friendlies against local clubs, such as Rhiwbina, Pentyrch, Penylan and Cardiff Athletic Bowls Club, with social distancing measures in place and restrictions on the number of players allowed on the green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n