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Bowls, Crown Green Bowls, Ten Pin Bowling.
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Dumfries and Galloway
Bowls & Ten-Pin Bowling
Bowls
NEWTON STEWART INDOOR BOWLING
CENTRE
Cumloden Road, Minnigaff, Newton Stewart,
Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 6AA Tel: 01671 403319
Fax: 01671 403319 Web:
www.indoor-bowling.co.uk
Indoor bowls is a game
which any age group can participate and can be
played all year around. Indoor bowling is a
simulation of outdoor bowling in which green
strips are used as bowling; carpet or short mat.
There are slight rule changes and condition in
indoor bowls as compared to outdoor bowling. The
benefits of playing the game are better physical
health, release of stress, social interaction
and mental fitness.
There are two types of
indoor bowls based on the type of green strip
they are: Carpet Bowls - Usually played
in social centres and local meeting places it
can be used as a means to generate revenue for
village halls and brings the community together.
Short Mat Bowls - a smaller version of
outdoor bowls, short mat bowls has become very
popular here as well as in Ireland.
Spalding Bowling Club
Main Street, Dalry, Nr Castle Douglas Tel: 01644 430577
This well maintained flat green established in
1912 has superb panoramic views of Kell’s Range.
The club welcomes visitors of all standards,
where you can enjoy a relaxing game with the
facility of bowls and shoes provided. The club
is situated just off of the Main Street in
St.Johns Town of Dalry, with the entrance being
opposite W Bones petrol station, Ayr Road.
