Glasgow Corporation Bowling Club
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Glasgow Corporation Transport Department’s bowling green at the Helenvale Recreation Ground off Helenvale Street, Parkhead. The facilities were open to all members of staff. In the distance is Parkhead Garage.
In the 1960’s I used to go in through the door( a wooden locked door through a corrugated fence) with my father . It seemed like a special place where all these “OLDER” people played their game of bowls.I can still remember the unique sound of the balls clanking together when the guys use their feet to gather the bowls at the end of each END. There was the clubhouse where most people kept their bowls in lockers. my father would bring his from home in his special bowls bag. We lived in Mcewan street which was just across from the Helenvale sports park and bowling greens. the clubhouse had a unique musky smell. There was a green house where Bobby the greenskeeper kept his equipment for taking care of the two greens. I was lucky enough to have helped Bobby on several occasions doing different chores on the bowling greens and sometimes also in the sports fields. good memories.
Has Belvedere Bowling Club ever been part of Lanarkshire
Has Belvedere Bowling Club ever been in Lanarkshire