Another pub bites the dust

[Dub]

Still play?

No mate, I stopped playing when the Railway changed shifts around, meaning a lot of members could suddenly turn up to play, and the committee decided that railwaymen should get first dibs on team places, and despite my not having lost a game that season, I got bumped. My dad, who was a railwayman, was also a skip and he told the committee he'd never play again for them, so we both left.

 

[Gorgiegreens]

No mate, I stopped playing when the Railway changed shifts around, meaning a lot of members could suddenly turn up to play, and the committee decided that railwaymen should get first dibs on team places, and despite my not having lost a game that season, I got bumped. My dad, who was a railwayman, was also a skip and he told the committee he'd never play again for them, so we both left.

So narrow minded
Most clubs now can't afford for members to leave. But there still is and still will be internal politics that folk get pissed off with and leave.

 

[blue toon hibby]

Constituent Clubs – Edinburgh Bowling Association <- linky thing

Thanks mate - memories flooding back. Trying to remember the name of one in particular though. I think it would have been off Corstorphine Road and had a steep embankment beside it, leading down to water.

 

[hibbybilly]

Gorgie Mills
Ardmillan
Fountain
Colinton
Sight hill
Slateford
Edinburgh West End
Gilmerton
Parkside
Currie
Balerno
Blackhall
Carrick owe
Braid
Brunstane
Dean
Craigentinny
Corstorphine
Dudley
Golden acre
Dean
Jess Field
Leith
Hillside
London Road Foundry
Liberton
Leith
Maitland
Lutton Place
Merchiston
Mayfield
Northern
Parkside
Pilrig
Portobello
Queensbery
Sea field
Postal
Wardie
Trinity
Tanfield
Summer side
Trinity
Whitehouse & Grange
Willowbrae
Coltbridge

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